[ The stuttering retreat of her amusement is satisfying, though Seth's aware enough to know he's not scoring any points. That might make life difficult later on, but he'll cross that bridge when he comes to it. ]

That pisses you off, huh?

[ Not that it's such a stretch to come to that conclusion. ]

What I believe is that this is an opportunity to cozy up to the locals while they're feeling sympathetic, and half your team is...

[ Seth trails off. The sick-sweet bleed of intoxication and grief that's permeating the link speaks for itself. ]

But hey, maybe your standards are different than mine.

[ Like so many others who've prodded at his head tonight, Lexa doesn't wholly deserve Seth's ire. As hypocritical as it is for Seth to criticize, he can still recognize the wasted opportunity and the way things have come apart here in the middle of a job. Cathaway had gone out of her way to impress the importance of it on them. The only profit Seth's going to see is surviving it, and that's enough of a reason for him to be less than pleased with what he's come up against on the ground in his first introduction to the rest of the Nest. ]