I doubt it would ever be as simple as unlocking a door. The distortion runs deep, and Magpie is a significant part of it. Seeing the conversation in its entirety, I cannot deny that there was no reason to act as he had.
We made our feelings on the matter clear to him.
To be frank, I wasn't thinking in the heat of the moment. Seeing those words set something off inside me. Whether it was fear or denial, I spoke out because I was afraid of what would happen if I didn't. Obviously, I should have waited patiently for Drake to reach us and for Drake to react, but a voice in the back of my mind kept thinking of Glitch and what she might say or do.
Knowing the context, I certainly understand her anger and distrust significantly more, but that doesn't mean I'm happy with her. Obviously, that doesn't justify the way I behaved, but I was also outraged that she believed the mission was destined to fail before it had even begun.
Again, mere explanations, not excuses. I'm sure you can at least understand what it's like to care for someone, to want to believe in the best in them even when all signs point to them being at their absolute worst (and I never once believed those words were justified, regardless of what led to them).
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We made our feelings on the matter clear to him.
To be frank, I wasn't thinking in the heat of the moment. Seeing those words set something off inside me. Whether it was fear or denial, I spoke out because I was afraid of what would happen if I didn't. Obviously, I should have waited patiently for Drake to reach us and for Drake to react, but a voice in the back of my mind kept thinking of Glitch and what she might say or do.
Knowing the context, I certainly understand her anger and distrust significantly more, but that doesn't mean I'm happy with her. Obviously, that doesn't justify the way I behaved, but I was also outraged that she believed the mission was destined to fail before it had even begun.
Again, mere explanations, not excuses. I'm sure you can at least understand what it's like to care for someone, to want to believe in the best in them even when all signs point to them being at their absolute worst (and I never once believed those words were justified, regardless of what led to them).