un: Accelerator | text

[levelshift]

According to Aurora, Echo loses something every time they bring someone in.

And don't bother asking her if there's a way to get back whatever the fuck you lose if you die. She said revival breaks the natural order of the world, so that's why there's a cost.

[There, important information disseminated. He needs a coffee.]

Comments

[levelshift]

I'm annoyed I wasn't more careful. I should have been.

[redheadcarrier]

liar.

[levelshift]

Stop calling me a fucking liar. I'm not lying.

[redheadcarrier]

if you're not lying to me you're lying to yourself!!!

[levelshift]

I'm not! I'm being realistic.

[redheadcarrier]

That's not being realistic!

[levelshift]

Why not? Because I'm not having some traumatic response instead? People don't always act the way you want them to.

[redheadcarrier]

People act like people!

[ DUH. ]

[levelshift]

[...........]

What's that supposed to mean? That I'm not acting like a person?

[redheadcarrier]

Maybe you're not.

[levelshift]

[Oof. And this is public, too.

He isn't all that offended, at least, he knows she's just being herself.]

You should go cool off.

[redheadcarrier]

[ She really is just... being a mess about how she's worried about him and projecting. ]

don't YOU tell me to cool off!!

[levelshift]

Then what, you want to keep on fucking yelling over texts?

[redheadcarrier]

fine.

do whatever you want.

[levelshift]

[He's going to leave the conversation as-is, because he's pretty sure if he says anything he's going to make thing worse.]