[ This should be expected as far as common denominators go, but the girl's forwardness takes her by surprise all the same. A bad habit, she harms when she is hurt. Her next words are sharpened, laced with intent, quick to counter. ]
(Shouldn't you know him better?)
[ Jealousy stems from insecurity and insecurity has little to no bearing on the worth of oneself and the subject caught in the middle. It is an arbitrary measure, and so a useless one. Her retort is equally useless, revealing the gaps in her defenses rather than dealing any damage, showing Clarke where exactly to aim to strike a fatal wound. What was it he had said? There is a river as wide as oceans between man and woman Between men. But perhaps not between minds to inextricably linked.
She squares her shoulders and frowns at the unfolding game before them. ]
(That's not what you want to ask.)
[ Likewise, a question posing as a statement. Go on. ]
no subject
( Shouldn't you know him better? )
[ Jealousy stems from insecurity and insecurity has little to no bearing on the worth of oneself and the subject caught in the middle. It is an arbitrary measure, and so a useless one. Her retort is equally useless, revealing the gaps in her defenses rather than dealing any damage, showing Clarke where exactly to aim to strike a fatal wound. What was it he had said? There is a river as wide as oceans between man and woman Between men. But perhaps not between minds to inextricably linked.
She squares her shoulders and frowns at the unfolding game before them. ]
( That's not what you want to ask. )
[ Likewise, a question posing as a statement. Go on. ]