>>19365461>Watch it, Jefferson.Ash cuts through.
>I didn't say any of that.>If you wanna keep jumping to conclusions like you're accusing me of doing, you keep that shit to yourself.Ash takes a deep breath, fingers curling before relaxing.
>You think I'm taking the easy way out?>You think THIS is the easy thing? To be forced to look at everything because nobody could be fucked to call my god damn cell phone.>To come back to a place I've sacrificed and suffered for, just to see that it's ablaze again?>With someone aligning with a psychopath jobber who hurt MY students - MY friends.>And the other with the woman who orchestrates many stunts just like this.>Is that easy?>"Easier if you're the enemy" - get a grip.>This isn't a war, it's a natural disaster.Ash runs a hand through her own hair, sighing.
>None of this is fine.>I'm not pretending it is.>and the fact that you choose to imply such a thing is...>Hurtful.>To me. To Paule. To anyone that isn't you and yours.Romero gazes upward into empty space. Her voice softens.
>I'm not gonna let how I feel about Priscilla - What I've WITNESSED inform what I think you should do.>It's a great opportunity. You're not evil for wanting better.>But I know damn well Priscilla likely has not extended the same courtesy to me. To us. To this place.>She's probably said some pretty unkind things about a dojo she helps fund.>Isn't that right?>To you, that's not a big deal. But that's not the case to everyone....
>People aren't all one way or the other.>They're just people.>That's what you just said, right?>I hope you really believe that, thoroughly.>And believe it enough to apply it all the time. Not just when it's convenient.Ash approaches the whiteboard and stares at Carmody's name.
>Good luck.>That'll be all.>And my wife made cupcakes. Feel free to grab one on your way out along with your gifts. 