[ the repetition of his condition, that he'll leave when nina comes back, only causes her lips to press together into a thin line. it's hard to see him, in the flickering dark of the cabin that he has apparently put her in.
she should let it go. it was pointless to argue, and it was equally pointless to open her wound over his incompetence. but how many times has she just let it go. how many times has he degraded her, and inej has kept her mouth shut. know your place, inej. we just need your skills, not you, inej. i have to protect my investment, inej.
had anyone else in the slat dared to say something so offensive to her, inej would have clocked them in the face. but not him. she has always just let it go, and moved on.
that bubble of anger resting in her throat finally pops. ]
Why? So you can ensure your investment is still breathing? Or, so when I do drop dead, you have enough time to replace me?
[ it's said coldly, her voice still a faint whisper. and she loops her arms around her middle, to assist in holding herself up, one hand finding the bandaging against her wound. still dry, not bleeding through. ]
I have had my fill of men who use me and throw me aside when they have had their fill; I do not need it from you. So you have what you want; I am alive, and capable of doing what I need to do in order to pay my debt and relieve you of your burden.
[ and she scoots herself forward a little, so that her feet hit the floor of the ship. she sways for half a moment, removing one arm from her middle to catch the bed to stabilize herself, but she grits her teeth, stubbornly moving to the door. ]
I will find my own room, keep this one for yourself and your insufferable ego.
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Date: 2021-01-29 08:00 pm (UTC)she should let it go. it was pointless to argue, and it was equally pointless to open her wound over his incompetence. but how many times has she just let it go. how many times has he degraded her, and inej has kept her mouth shut. know your place, inej. we just need your skills, not you, inej. i have to protect my investment, inej.
had anyone else in the slat dared to say something so offensive to her, inej would have clocked them in the face. but not him. she has always just let it go, and moved on.
that bubble of anger resting in her throat finally pops. ]
Why? So you can ensure your investment is still breathing? Or, so when I do drop dead, you have enough time to replace me?
[ it's said coldly, her voice still a faint whisper. and she loops her arms around her middle, to assist in holding herself up, one hand finding the bandaging against her wound. still dry, not bleeding through. ]
I have had my fill of men who use me and throw me aside when they have had their fill; I do not need it from you. So you have what you want; I am alive, and capable of doing what I need to do in order to pay my debt and relieve you of your burden.
[ and she scoots herself forward a little, so that her feet hit the floor of the ship. she sways for half a moment, removing one arm from her middle to catch the bed to stabilize herself, but she grits her teeth, stubbornly moving to the door. ]
I will find my own room, keep this one for yourself and your insufferable ego.