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[rationalizations]

[ he doesn't have a voicemail box set up. ]

Comments

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

It wasn't a person.

[maybe still a tiny bit delirious]

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

Someone did this to you. Even if they weren't present.

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

...I would have done it to them if I could. If I were them, would you want to know who I was?

[there was a coherent thought somewhere in here]

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

... Are you asking if I would be upset with you if you hurt someone else? Or saying that it's unfair to be upset with them because they were just following the rules of the scenario?

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

Second - second one. I'm not angry with them.

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

[ a beat or two of silence ]

Maybe- we could find a way to deter them from ever doing this again. Maybe we could be prepared for it in the future.

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

Deter them from trying to save their teammate? Would you be deterred by anything?

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

Deterred from hurting you.

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

It is... a little late for that.

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

That's why I said "from doing it again." If there's another scenario like this. If they look at you as an option again.

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

Maybe.

[thinking too much about this hard]

We should talk later.

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

Sorry. It hurts, doesn't it?

[ like halfway down the forearm now ]

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

I'll be fine.

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

That's a funny thing to say to the person handling your injuries...

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

I'll be fine because you're handling it.

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

[ oh ]

Oh.

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

[normally she would be more embarrassed about having said this but filtering is hard right now]

So it's fine.

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

... I'll try.

Thanks.

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

You're thanking me...?

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

For trusting I can do it.

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

[falls silent to have a small crisis upon realizing she does trust him to do it]

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

[ down to the wrist now. he's okay with silence, and looks down at what he's doing instead of at her face. giving her a minute ]

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

[she'll probably be silent until it finishes, and at that point:]

...Thank you. What do I owe you?

[immediately back on her bullshit]

Re: cw dismemberment

[rationalizations]

Is that a joke?

Re: cw dismemberment

[allomantic]

[no]