[ she stares at him for a moment. she just needs him to understand. she could argue in circles all the live long day, but... it's not going to help. not like this.

so she just... sighs.

she almost looks mournful. ]

...think about it. at least for hannah's sake.

[ and then she walks off. ]

...you're afraid of him.

[ she sighs. ]

and you're right for it. you need to get out, before he decides to throw you away too.

[ she's somber here. it's a far cry from that familiar irritation. ]

[ ...but she feels it.

and she hates him so, so deeply. ]

he's listening. i know. i don't give a fuck if he hears me.

i'm trying to warn you. you can ask hannah too. he fucking ruined us.

no matter how much i do or don't like you... i don't want him to ruin you too.

so did i. he put something in me that let him CONTROL me. like a fucking video game character. and i allowed that. i played his game, i did everything he asked.

...and then he took my world and burned it to nothing. hannah and i are the only ones that lived.

i'm lucky he hasn't finished the job.

[ ...she tilts her head confusedly. ]

why do you care?

[ it's less of a sarcastic remark and more of a genuine question, despite her flat tone. ]

[ she looks at him with a dry glare. ]

uh huh. lying to yourself also counts.

takes one to know one.

i'm fine.

[ she isn't. ]

for fuck's sa- i'm trying to help you! do you think i was the first? do you think i'm the only person he f-fucking ruined?

i don't care if you don't listen to anything else i say, but this?? this goes past screwing me over. this is mass murder. he will BREAK you if you keep on with this.

no. you don't. you have people that care for you. you have tenna, you have mike, you... mm. you have hannah. you have dollie. you're not alone, and whatever he may offer you isn't worth the cost.

deals with the devil are never worth it.

...

...i'd know.

...i don't like you, but i wouldn't wish that on my worst fucking enemy. what he did to me, what he'll do to you... you don't just get over that.

spamton.

[ she takes a slow breath. ]

look. i'm sorry for getting pissed at you. i am. but you need to get out of there. he's a fucking parasite. he will drain you of all that you are, and then throw you away.

it's what he always does. i've been there, i've seen it myself.

i've probably talked with him more than you. he... chose me, for the same reason he chose kris.

i'm sorry. he's not going to sleep with you.

[ a so-so gesture with her hand. ]

also, i'm pretty sure he's aroace. he's not gonna sleep with you.

think about it for a moment. he has destroyed universes. he has connections that you cannot dream of. no offense to you, despite how i feel about you, but what could you possibly offer that he doesn't have?

[ squints. ]

...are you that fucking stupid? do you seriously BELIEVE that motherfucker?

[ ...uh. ]

you said it like you were fucking mocking me??

[ oh no. had she misinterpreted that whole thing. ]

and that you work with the man who destroys worlds for fucking sport??

...because you did? i actually opened up for a moment, told you about what happened to my world, and you looked me in the eye and told me "oh yeah, sucks haha".

should have known you were a fucking bootlicker.