[Of all the people - of ALL the people - to be the first one in two years after Erol to rape someone, it was Jinx. This lifts his mood considerably, if temporarily. He's spent long enough hiding how much Razer's disappearance wounded him; now it's time to hurt someone else.]
I would say it's always whom you least expect, but, well. There is me
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People are not targets unless they are you
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You're so modest. Is that what you told what's-his-name before he passed out~?
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Really, he's still hasn't completely forgiven Jinx, but he doesn't like seeing him kicked while he's down.]
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[She can has mockery too?]
Just who is he trying to convince?
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You may have to ask someone who's been afflicted with a conscience.
[Because Precursors know Erol doesn't count.]
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[There's no condemnation or judgment in her tone. Her words are filled with curiosity, just as she said she was. Apparently all sorts of bad people on board this ship fascinate Riley.]
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[Translation: he says what's necessary to get what he wants, regardless of truthiness.]
But I've never been particularly apologetic.
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That does sound in line with your personality...
[She pauses a moment before continuing. What follows is a comment which he can choose to explain or not. Riley figures it's a better move than to ask him if everything is alright.]
...you've been awfully quiet lately, by the way. I had begun to wonder if you'd disappeared.
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... No. I'm still here.
[The "unfortunately" is left unsaid. He's already snapped at Giselle for daring to offer generic condolences to anyone who's lost someone, so it ought not to be too difficult to figure out what's bothering him, if the inflection wasn't enough.]
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