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[nakesnakecobracobra]

[ Video ]

[ Medusa addresses the network solemnly. She’s recovered from her death toll, and considering she hasn’t been attacked she thinks it’s safe to show her face again. ]

I want to… apologize, for any trouble I caused during port. [ She forces the word ‘apologize’ out, like the very idea sickens her. In reality, this is all a planned speech, but she makes it sound candid, organic. ] I wasn’t myself.

[ She pauses, and looking very much like this has been forced out of her, she adds: ]

I do have some restraint.

[ Private to Red ]

Are you happy now? [ She sneers. ] Did it make you feel better?

[ Private to Lua ]

[ She looks just a touch less grudging now. Almost more genuine. ]

I didn’t mean what I said before. You’re not entirely useless.

Comments

private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Considering I'm still alive I presume you haven't told your boyfriend what happened.

private

[surrenders]

Doesn't need to know. [She hates having to lie to him, but telling the truth's going to lead to no good end.] He'd do it to try and teach you something, but it's nothing you need to learn.

Re: private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

That was generous of you.

[ She pauses, to emphasize how difficult this must be for someone like Medusa. ]

Thank you.

Re: private

[surrenders]

It's all right. Even if...

[How should she say it? "We don't get along", "you hate me", everything like that sounds too harsh.]

Even if I don't know how to talk to you, I know it wasn't really you.

private

[nakesnakecobracobra]

Shall we call it a truce, then? [ It seems like the next natural step, assuming that someone like Medusa wouldn't expect that sort of behavior from someone like Lua. A revelation, perhaps. ]

private

[surrenders]

[An agreeable look, and a faint nod. She did try to shoot Medusa, even if it was self-defense.]