she feels like a fool. she feels stupid, suddenly, for having cared so much that Silco had died and for trusting Kaeya to help her (even though he had helped her, and even though she couldn't have stopped herself from caring about Silco if she tried). rationality was never her strong suit. she was always prone to impulsive decisions and even more impulsive whims of a sick mind that twisted in on itself on the regular.
and it's telling her now that she's been caught like an animal with its belly exposed. that they're laughing at her inside. that she had thought it meant something when he--
and Kaeya, had been--
Jinx unholsters the pistol at her side, though all she does is spin it 'round her index finger by the trigger guard, eying Kaeya in the face at an uncomfortable proximity. then her eyes slide past him, pointedly fixing on Silco. ]
I bet it's a funny story. Real barrel of laughs, right? You know what they say - if you can't join 'em, drown 'em!
[ no one actually says that?? anyway,
her eyes flick sharply back to Kaeya's, an unsteady gleam in her gaze. ]
What else did he do? Tell you about a certain someone, maybe? About someone who betrayed him? Hm?
[ the pistol stops spinning, and she slowly clicks the safety off. ]
Seems to be going around lately. You notice that, Ice Boy?
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she feels like a fool. she feels stupid, suddenly, for having cared so much that Silco had died and for trusting Kaeya to help her (even though he had helped her, and even though she couldn't have stopped herself from caring about Silco if she tried). rationality was never her strong suit. she was always prone to impulsive decisions and even more impulsive whims of a sick mind that twisted in on itself on the regular.
and it's telling her now that she's been caught like an animal with its belly exposed. that they're laughing at her inside. that she had thought it meant something when he--
and Kaeya, had been--
Jinx unholsters the pistol at her side, though all she does is spin it 'round her index finger by the trigger guard, eying Kaeya in the face at an uncomfortable proximity. then her eyes slide past him, pointedly fixing on Silco. ]
I bet it's a funny story. Real barrel of laughs, right? You know what they say - if you can't join 'em, drown 'em!
[ no one actually says that?? anyway,
her eyes flick sharply back to Kaeya's, an unsteady gleam in her gaze. ]
What else did he do? Tell you about a certain someone, maybe? About someone who betrayed him? Hm?
[ the pistol stops spinning, and she slowly clicks the safety off. ]
Seems to be going around lately. You notice that, Ice Boy?