dormheads | [ AUDIENCE: MAYA FEY ]

[he frowns. sharply,]

I never said it was "just a normal school ritual". Don't put words in my mouth.

... Sorry.

[ he kind of did .... ]

I just mean, you were convinced Kaoruko just got sent to the student conflict office. But now that you've seen it for yourself, what do you think?

Does it matter? You've already decided on what you believed happened, and apparently you've also decided on my thoughts as well. This discussion is pointless.

[ she said she was sorry! ]

I wouldn't be here asking you if I already decided these things. I've been thinking hard about what you said to me, you know.

And I'm not obliged to give my opinion just because someone asks.

[sorry maya, but misinterpreting him the last time has absolutely started this particular topic off on the wrong foot, so the walls are up.]

I never said you were. But I'm just trying to understand all of this, Chad. So... I'm asking you to help me understand. I won't argue with you.

If I believed that my thoughts would help, I would give them. However, they won't, so as I said, it's pointless.

How do you know they won't help?

[ now who's deciding things!! huh ]

[he just gives her a look.

it's not a "i am considering it" look, it's a "i am ten seconds from walking away from this conversation, so is this the hill you want to die on" look.]