and i saw the heavens and the earth

[ultraviolins]

[ I won't be the one left behind this time!

Brady's scowling as usual, but with real anger this time. Anger, and a mounting sense of dread. Giving the frosted glass of their new prison a resentful punch only makes his knuckles throb with pain, but that's fine. Maybe it will clear his head a bit, make it possible to think again.

He can hardly stand to look at the knife and the bottle with the ominous markings.]

Comments

[dueltails]

You're very calm about the matter! [ Sniff. ]

I bet you're just relieved that I'm going to do it all on my own if I have to and that's why you're not freaking out. What if I said you had to help me, then what, you big crybaby?!

[ultraviolins]

[Somehow, miracle of miracles, he resists throwing both hands up in the air. That particular breaking limit has not yet been reached.]

I wouldn't be any damn good to ya as a blubberin' mess, that's why! [And yet tears are welling up again anyway, already on the brink of falling. Blame her bringing up that deeply unsettling possibility.] And of course I'm gonna help ya if it comes to that! What, d'you think I'd turn my back on ya or something?!

[dueltails]

[ Give her a few more minutes and he just might. ]

Gods, just shut up already! You're just making more more upset with every stupid thing you say!

[ More like she keeps working herself up and looks for reasons to be mad. ]

[ultraviolins]

[His mouth opens to fire off another retort....

....only for his teeth to clench in resignation. Fine. If it's what she wants, he'll button his cakehole.]

[dueltails]

Don't actually shut up!

[ There's no winning when it comes to Severa, hasn't he learned this by now? Only thing he can do to calm her down is offer a shopping trip and even that's negated by the decision looming over their heads. ]