[ Her eyes kind of widen when he tears into her like that. But it probably doesn't have the effect he wants it to have. Maybe he wants a shouting match? To justify how terrible he feels? The hell would she know. All she knows is how she feels, watching Battler lash out like this. And the anger on her face will slowly drain away, leaving a brow furrowed low over a faint frown. ]
... you are a fucking idiot, [ she agrees, simply, but entirely without heat. Vriska will turn away from him to face the fading sun, pulling her hair back over her shoulders. ] But not for the reasons you seem to think you're a fucking idiot.
[ She sighs, the sound quiet. ] You know, Raven and I actually talked about you. About how you'd handle being one of the Sirens. We both thought you'd probably have the toughest time out of all of us. It doesn't surprise me we were right about that!
[ Now she'll look at him again, cool and thoughtful. ] Yell all you want about betrayal. You and I both know that's not really the problem. You just feel really fucking guilty for having to be involved in this, so you're blaming yourself for a situation you got forced into.
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... you are a fucking idiot, [ she agrees, simply, but entirely without heat. Vriska will turn away from him to face the fading sun, pulling her hair back over her shoulders. ] But not for the reasons you seem to think you're a fucking idiot.
[ She sighs, the sound quiet. ] You know, Raven and I actually talked about you. About how you'd handle being one of the Sirens. We both thought you'd probably have the toughest time out of all of us. It doesn't surprise me we were right about that!
[ Now she'll look at him again, cool and thoughtful. ] Yell all you want about betrayal. You and I both know that's not really the problem. You just feel really fucking guilty for having to be involved in this, so you're blaming yourself for a situation you got forced into.