[HE HISSES AND CURSES UNDER HIS BREATH but otherwise he doesn't actually seem to do much. he presses a hand against where he was hit immediately out of reflex, and does seem like he's prepared to jump back in case she wants to hit him again but]
Fuck. Okay. Deserved. Give me a second.
[he'll understand if punishment gets worse but let him catch his breath at least]
wheezes a little bit and - okay, the mention of takeru brings a level of emotional pain into this, like he's been stabbed a bit. the guilt is much more poignant, and a lot more focused.]
[she can point at him all she wants - for some reason this is what gets mineo's backbone to show up a little as a flare of some odd protectiveness jumps out. it's hard to say what for, but it doesn't seem to be for himself]
... that it's between me and him, and I don't need to be told how to work with my partner.
I know you care, Queen Medb, and I appreciate it - I always appreciate when people care about Takeru.
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[HE HISSES AND CURSES UNDER HIS BREATH but otherwise he doesn't actually seem to do much. he presses a hand against where he was hit immediately out of reflex, and does seem like he's prepared to jump back in case she wants to hit him again but]
Fuck. Okay. Deserved. Give me a second.
[he'll understand if punishment gets worse but let him catch his breath at least]
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Yeah, it really was deserved, but that's all of the physical punishment I have for you.
[ She waves a hand. ]
But you must have done something bad to get Takeru that angry.
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just
wheezes a little bit and - okay, the mention of takeru brings a level of emotional pain into this, like he's been stabbed a bit. the guilt is much more poignant, and a lot more focused.]
.... he's -
Always angry at me.
[okay now he's just being obtuse on purpose]
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You're stupid, but you're not that stupid.
[ She points at him with her riding crop. ]
What do you have to say for yourself?
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... that it's between me and him, and I don't need to be told how to work with my partner.
I know you care, Queen Medb, and I appreciate it - I always appreciate when people care about Takeru.
But doing right by him is all I care about too.
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That's not what I was criticizing. [ Not exactly. ] But if you can work it out, all right.
And Endorsi?
[ She walked away, looking quite angry after his confession, after all. ]
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... yeah. I know that we have stuff to work out between us - but I don't plan on letting things stay bad.
[a beat, and then with a note of appreciation]
You really care about her, huh?