[He kind of hoped he would be able to avoid this particular conversation for the rest of forever. Ruby had asked him to stay away and while he hadn't sought Neo out, he could have ignored her and not said a thing.
But he didn't, and he's not sorry for that. He doubts anything he had to say to Neo made much difference, but at least he can say he tried. He gave her a chance to back down before things got ugly- because he's very aware they will end up ugly. ]
We ran into each other, we talked. Well. I talked, she used the Fluid. Mostly about what she was doing.
[He's being purposefully vague because the horrible gut-wrenching truth is that he can see Neo's side too. Not against Ruby, oh no, never against her. But he's stood where Neo's stood. He's felt that all consuming rage. Where all you want is to lash out against the person you blame for your misery. Where you don't even care what the outcome is- if it kills you in the process. It was an eye-opener, seeing it from the other side. The reminder, the feeling of familiarity, doesn't sit well with him. ]
This is only going to end when either one of you is dead or she's incapacitated in another way. She's angry and she blames you for losing whoever the red-haired guy is. That sort of anger can't be reasoned with. She wants to destroy you, and she doesn't care how she achieves that or what happens to her afterwards. You might not be able to figure it out.
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[He kind of hoped he would be able to avoid this particular conversation for the rest of forever. Ruby had asked him to stay away and while he hadn't sought Neo out, he could have ignored her and not said a thing.
But he didn't, and he's not sorry for that. He doubts anything he had to say to Neo made much difference, but at least he can say he tried. He gave her a chance to back down before things got ugly- because he's very aware they will end up ugly. ]
We ran into each other, we talked. Well. I talked, she used the Fluid. Mostly about what she was doing.
[He's being purposefully vague because the horrible gut-wrenching truth is that he can see Neo's side too. Not against Ruby, oh no, never against her. But he's stood where Neo's stood. He's felt that all consuming rage. Where all you want is to lash out against the person you blame for your misery. Where you don't even care what the outcome is- if it kills you in the process. It was an eye-opener, seeing it from the other side. The reminder, the feeling of familiarity, doesn't sit well with him. ]
This is only going to end when either one of you is dead or she's incapacitated in another way. She's angry and she blames you for losing whoever the red-haired guy is. That sort of anger can't be reasoned with. She wants to destroy you, and she doesn't care how she achieves that or what happens to her afterwards. You might not be able to figure it out.