If I go downstairs to find a lucky cat, I'll leave it to Morgana to deal with.
And I'm glad to hear that. I value your judgement, you know, as much as I did when I arrived. We're the only two here in our respective roles. Akechis, I mean.
True, but the differences between us are rather clear as well.
It's astonishing how you were able to keep a cool head throughout all of that. I like to think I'm typically better than that, but I suppose everything added together pushed me too far.
Then again, perhaps you haven't spent so long repressing anger.
[What Drake said about his mother was bad, but he's heard far, far worse.]
The whole problem is that half of us are defending some part of the team *from* the team. And I didn't keep control. Not really. I just kept quiet, which isn't the same.
Yes, that would put a wrench in things, but that's also why I put so much blame on myself. My contentious relationship with Glitch, my bond with Magpie... Remove all of it, and the friction goes away.
But that isn't possible. We must continue, and we will all have to tolerate each other to the best of our abilities.
I meant what I said about keeping a close eye on Magpie. It's not so much that I distrust him so much as Ren and I can understand him better due to the sheer amount of time we've spent under the same roof.
When you only see one side of someone, everything else disappears. With Glitch, it's because we were on friendly terms that it hurts so much. It's a different sort of anguish, I think.
She values Drake above all else, and I can't even fault her for it. Meanwhile, I'm stuck in the middle. And here you are, also stuck in the middle by virtue of having to coordinate everything.
Morgana and Ryuji are laughably tame by comparison.
Morgana and Ryuji aren't so bad. They figured a few things out in my timeline.
[Admittedly, it helped that they had a far bigger duck to fry.]
I trust you to guide Magpie. You do know him best, by far. But in the same way, unless Glitch is breaking ranks to attack a team member—[which Frog is convinced she won't do]—your confronting her will only make matters worse. It's my job to keep you out of the middle, after all.
But with her refusal to accept any apologies or attempts to make peace, I suppose I'll just have to bear the lingering tension. I know you can't force reconciliation, but it's so irksome when attempts to make amends fall short.
I certainly don't intend to confront her, however, and I trust that you will be able to keep her in line.
I appreciate your understanding. All things considered, you could have been much harsher.
What good would that have done? You're no fly to be caught with a bit of honey, but you deserve understanding just as much as anyone else here. And you can reach your own conclusions just as well.
If we could make everyone get along, I'd have done it beforehand. And one miracle tomorrow is more than I dare to hope for. [Drake and Magpie, of course.]
All things considered, it is rather miraculous. I was so worried that our conversation with Magpie would leave him hurt and ostracized, but we managed to reach an understanding despite some initial missteps.
Judging by our conversation, I think it'll be all right, and "all right" is better than abhorrent.
But I suppose we should both get some rest, if we're to be in top form tomorrow.
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And I'm glad to hear that. I value your judgement, you know, as much as I did when I arrived. We're the only two here in our respective roles. Akechis, I mean.
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It's astonishing how you were able to keep a cool head throughout all of that. I like to think I'm typically better than that, but I suppose everything added together pushed me too far.
Then again, perhaps you haven't spent so long repressing anger.
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[What Drake said about his mother was bad, but he's heard far, far worse.]
The whole problem is that half of us are defending some part of the team *from* the team. And I didn't keep control. Not really. I just kept quiet, which isn't the same.
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But that isn't possible. We must continue, and we will all have to tolerate each other to the best of our abilities.
I meant what I said about keeping a close eye on Magpie. It's not so much that I distrust him so much as Ren and I can understand him better due to the sheer amount of time we've spent under the same roof.
When you only see one side of someone, everything else disappears. With Glitch, it's because we were on friendly terms that it hurts so much. It's a different sort of anguish, I think.
She values Drake above all else, and I can't even fault her for it. Meanwhile, I'm stuck in the middle. And here you are, also stuck in the middle by virtue of having to coordinate everything.
Morgana and Ryuji are laughably tame by comparison.
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[Admittedly, it helped that they had a far bigger duck to fry.]
I trust you to guide Magpie. You do know him best, by far. But in the same way, unless Glitch is breaking ranks to attack a team member—[which Frog is convinced she won't do]—your confronting her will only make matters worse. It's my job to keep you out of the middle, after all.
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But with her refusal to accept any apologies or attempts to make peace, I suppose I'll just have to bear the lingering tension. I know you can't force reconciliation, but it's so irksome when attempts to make amends fall short.
I certainly don't intend to confront her, however, and I trust that you will be able to keep her in line.
I appreciate your understanding. All things considered, you could have been much harsher.
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If we could make everyone get along, I'd have done it beforehand. And one miracle tomorrow is more than I dare to hope for. [Drake and Magpie, of course.]
In the end, Glitch will take her lead from Drake.
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Judging by our conversation, I think it'll be all right, and "all right" is better than abhorrent.
But I suppose we should both get some rest, if we're to be in top form tomorrow.
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Stay on guard tomorrow. I'm counting on you.
[A little manipulative? Sure. But it's also true.]