[He listens to her assessment and her own reasons and his expression shifts from wary to touched and even very fond. His gaze isn't pitying, now, just warm.]
... yeah... [He wasn't surprised either. That made sense.]
I—really hate you. [It's spoken too fondly to be that, really.]
[Compartmentalizing it's what he does best! Or maybe he's not actually that good at it, but he gets numb to it all, so he can keep going, even if he also keeps trying to relate to his enemies, even ones he's already decided to kill, and that can't be good for his mind, but he's a contradictory people person who's also a violent criminal.
Even so... he walks with a lighter step, feeling more at ease, now that he doesn't feel like he's hiding anything from Mayday, and even starts to smile. The small smile then takes on a wide, wolfish edge.]
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... yeah... [He wasn't surprised either. That made sense.]
I—really hate you. [It's spoken too fondly to be that, really.]
[Compartmentalizing it's what he does best! Or maybe he's not actually that good at it, but he gets numb to it all, so he can keep going, even if he also keeps trying to relate to his enemies, even ones he's already decided to kill, and that can't be good for his mind, but he's a contradictory people person who's also a violent criminal.
Even so... he walks with a lighter step, feeling more at ease, now that he doesn't feel like he's hiding anything from Mayday, and even starts to smile. The small smile then takes on a wide, wolfish edge.]