Same goes for most of us, Sunshine. [ meg sighs. ] Really, you’d think I’d have learned better than to accept a deal without reading all the fine print by now.
[ if there’s a prize for rotten judgment… ]
With that stunt of hers at Wondergirl’s execution? I think it’d be more surprising if someone didn’t take the chance when it came up, honestly. She made a lot of people angry with that.
We're all reasonably intelligent people... [are you, though.] But I guess when there's something you want badly enough... you don't really think about things like that when you get a chance to achieve it.
[meg,,, your judgment,,,]
Well - that's true...
[but why wait until the following week? why not just cut her down that sunday, if they were that mad about it...
there's got to be some reason there (it's because that's how murder proposals work), but she just doesn't know what it is.]
[ that's what meg had thought, anyway. she hadn't realized her life might be on the line, as well as her soul.
...she feels bad for sqx, though, watching her struggle with this. meg isn't a good person, and never pretended to be, but... when she finds someone who really is good, it makes her want to try. so her voice softens, and she reaches out to touch sqx gently on the shoulder. ]
Hey, if I understood why murderers do the things they do, I'd tell you, Sunshine. Really, I would. But - in light of this whole "confession" thing, I can honestly tell you that I don't know, and I'm honestly not sure that I'd want to.
But I do think we're lucky to have you here. It'd be a lot harder to remind some of these people of what's right and wrong without you, you know.
[that's really, truly, honestly not something shi qingxuan was expecting to hear. she's visibly taken aback for a moment - but then her expression softens into something that makes it clear that she's very touched by that.
she smiles, and brings up a hand to rest over meg's.]
...thank you, Meg. [it's been a long, tough week. exhausting. and sometimes, it's hard to figure out why the hell they keep going on like this when people just keep dying and they never seem to be able to figure it out.
even now, she's terrified they're going to fail, again. really, what's it going to do for their morale if they vote and it comes back with "you voted incorrectly"?]
This is all... incredibly difficult. But it's having people like you here that's made it easier to keep trying. [she smiles] I'm grateful to have met you. This must be difficult for you, too, and here you are comforting me... you've got a kinder heart than I think you want to admit, sometimes.
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[ if there’s a prize for rotten judgment… ]
With that stunt of hers at Wondergirl’s execution? I think it’d be more surprising if someone didn’t take the chance when it came up, honestly. She made a lot of people angry with that.
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[meg,,, your judgment,,,]
Well - that's true...
[but why wait until the following week? why not just cut her down that sunday, if they were that mad about it...
there's got to be some reason there (it's because that's how murder proposals work), but she just doesn't know what it is.]
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[ that's what meg had thought, anyway. she hadn't realized her life might be on the line, as well as her soul.
...she feels bad for sqx, though, watching her struggle with this. meg isn't a good person, and never pretended to be, but... when she finds someone who really is good, it makes her want to try. so her voice softens, and she reaches out to touch sqx gently on the shoulder. ]
Hey, if I understood why murderers do the things they do, I'd tell you, Sunshine. Really, I would. But - in light of this whole "confession" thing, I can honestly tell you that I don't know, and I'm honestly not sure that I'd want to.
But I do think we're lucky to have you here. It'd be a lot harder to remind some of these people of what's right and wrong without you, you know.
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she smiles, and brings up a hand to rest over meg's.]
...thank you, Meg. [it's been a long, tough week. exhausting. and sometimes, it's hard to figure out why the hell they keep going on like this when people just keep dying and they never seem to be able to figure it out.
even now, she's terrified they're going to fail, again. really, what's it going to do for their morale if they vote and it comes back with "you voted incorrectly"?]
This is all... incredibly difficult. But it's having people like you here that's made it easier to keep trying. [she smiles] I'm grateful to have met you. This must be difficult for you, too, and here you are comforting me... you've got a kinder heart than I think you want to admit, sometimes.
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[ the teasing fades from her eyes as quickly as it came. ]
It's hard on all of us. Just - don't try to do everything on your own again, alright? We'll only get through this if we help each other, right?
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[she puts a finger to her lips. her lips are sealed!]
...you're right. We do need to work together to get through this - so I'll be depending on you. I hope you'll depend on me, too.
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[ ...after a moment, megara smiles. ]
But I suppose I can make an exception for you, Sunshine. I trust you.
[ she’s realizing now just how true that is... and that alone is terrifying. but that is megara’s problem, and she’ll deal with it later. ]
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I trust you, too. I'm really happy to have met you.