[ He laughs at that, sounding actually amused even as he drew back the fangs. ]
You literally heard nothing I said, did you? Like it all went right over your head?
This is literally a warning, not a threat, because I don't even want to see bullies killed. Though you can't accept how horrible you are, so you just assume everyone else is the bad guy hurting poor old you. About it?
Because I don't think those that take advantage of other victims have the ability to honestly judge how nice others are, or not. I don't think it's something you actually comprehend. Or you choose not to.
Don’t you think I know I’m horrible? See? This proves your stupidity. Me, all along I have said I am horrible. I’ve said I’m a bitch, I’m a whore, I’m a slut. I know</>. I know, okay? And you know, I shan’t apologise for it.
[She laughs, but it’s mean and callous.]
People here have called me the victim. Told me tales of what’s happened in my past. Told me I’m not a whore or nothing. They’re wrong. I know what I am. You don’t have to tell me. The thing is, I don’t care any more.
[Its bravado. She does care and Kyle’s words cut her to the bone. No wonder everyone hates her if she’s so vile. There is nothing in her body language or defiant expression that would betray that.]
I think more my stupidity is in thinking like knows like and that maybe, just maybe, you didn't realize how bad it was, or that you have choices to make here.
Because, see, I was the bully too. I was mean and I was spiteful out of fear. I hurt people I loved. Then one day, I pushed too far and someone I loved showed me how horrible I was being and I made a choice.
One you have before you now, Nina. You know what you want to be, and how to make your life easier instead of doing the hard things. Because being kind and compassionate is so much harder than being like this.
[ He sighs, shaking his head as he pushes back from the table, standing up slowly to make it clear he means he no harm. Even if he could move in less than the blink of an eye and have her pinned to the wall. But that isn't the man he is, no matter what he's been turned into. ]
So the pity party here about poor you the bad guy who can't help it? Is a game, a façade even. Because I wore the same mask once and I threw it in the fire. If you didn't want to be all those things you've been called in the past, you would change it here where very few people know who you were, but that's your call to make.
My call? Is to try and protect those you would harm. Whether you think they deserve it or not. I've done it with everything from the Creator to killers to bullies. Maybe one day you'll decide to grow up and learn to be a better person. I really hope you do. You deserve to know the person you can be.
[ He laid a couple of bills on the table between them. ]
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Date: 2024-04-09 04:52 pm (UTC)So kill me then. Drink my blood. I’m not afraid of you. Perhaps it will poison you too?
[She’s not scared of anything. In fact, she’s feeling just a little bit reckless.]
Lecture me if you want but I don’t care. Tyler deserves a lot worse than me asking for his money. He is not nice, that man.
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Date: 2024-04-09 04:57 pm (UTC)You literally heard nothing I said, did you? Like it all went right over your head?
This is literally a warning, not a threat, because I don't even want to see bullies killed. Though you can't accept how horrible you are, so you just assume everyone else is the bad guy hurting poor old you. About it?
Because I don't think those that take advantage of other victims have the ability to honestly judge how nice others are, or not. I don't think it's something you actually comprehend. Or you choose not to.
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Date: 2024-04-09 05:59 pm (UTC)Don’t you think I know I’m horrible? See? This proves your stupidity. Me, all along I have said I am horrible. I’ve said I’m a bitch, I’m a whore, I’m a slut. I know</>. I know, okay? And you know, I shan’t apologise for it.
[She laughs, but it’s mean and callous.]
People here have called me the victim. Told me tales of what’s happened in my past. Told me I’m not a whore or nothing. They’re wrong. I know what I am. You don’t have to tell me. The thing is, I don’t care any more.
[Its bravado. She does care and Kyle’s words cut her to the bone. No wonder everyone hates her if she’s so vile. There is nothing in her body language or defiant expression that would betray that.]
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Date: 2024-04-09 06:17 pm (UTC)Because, see, I was the bully too. I was mean and I was spiteful out of fear. I hurt people I loved. Then one day, I pushed too far and someone I loved showed me how horrible I was being and I made a choice.
One you have before you now, Nina. You know what you want to be, and how to make your life easier instead of doing the hard things. Because being kind and compassionate is so much harder than being like this.
[ He sighs, shaking his head as he pushes back from the table, standing up slowly to make it clear he means he no harm. Even if he could move in less than the blink of an eye and have her pinned to the wall. But that isn't the man he is, no matter what he's been turned into. ]
So the pity party here about poor you the bad guy who can't help it? Is a game, a façade even. Because I wore the same mask once and I threw it in the fire. If you didn't want to be all those things you've been called in the past, you would change it here where very few people know who you were, but that's your call to make.
My call? Is to try and protect those you would harm. Whether you think they deserve it or not. I've done it with everything from the Creator to killers to bullies. Maybe one day you'll decide to grow up and learn to be a better person. I really hope you do. You deserve to know the person you can be.
[ He laid a couple of bills on the table between them. ]
Coffee's on me.