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“Stop that...!” She spats, azure eyes stab daggers into your chest with sudden, but sadly expected fervor. She won’t let the previous assault on her slide easily. Yet, she hesitates, proffered hand quavers back close to her chest. “That hag. That violent hag... Why are you even covering for her pet so much? What is in it for you? …You already have me- us, Aki.”
Sighing, you sit still awaiting her outburst to pass, when Jaq’s wannabe butler, Alex, finally makes his move. Carefully, he puts his hand on her shoulder in reassurance. His black, elegant suit and dark-brownish hair a stark contrast to Jaq’s gold-blonde mane and sterile-white lab coat... You almost forgot he is still here. He always seems to walk on eggshells – and he owes you an explanation why.
Noting his lack of support for your case, probably to not agitate Jaq further, you let it slide and continue, now calmly. “Yes, the Sex-Ed teacher. She probably can’t wait for us to make our move so she can get her hands on us, I’m afraid. I believe we should find another way of handling our overseer-” As you say, a spark of an idea shocks you to a stop. A spark of an idea that invalidates the proposal entirely.
...Angelina’s character. Her very personality.
Seizing the opportunity, Alex says tiredly. “Pardon me, but Madam Aki has a point. Let’s try safer solutions first, before we-”
“Wait.” You butt in and carefully slam your palm into the countertop with a satisfying, light *thud*. The spotlights on you once more, as even Jaq was taken aback by your sudden assertiveness. Further, in a blink, it's your chair that creaks and echoes against the library’s ceramic tiles. Now towering over them you lay down your findings. “Jaq, I’ve done my scouting, and I don't think it can work as well.”
Eyebrows raised; she cocks her head. “Scouting?”
Nodding, you continue. Maybe you can salvage her goodwill. “I’ve got to know her personality a little better, and perhaps your scouts were mistaken. Yes, she’s a coward when faced with danger, but not with other people. Ange- I mean Angelina, won’t be deterred by this at all. She sees everyone as fundamentally good, and if we hurt her, she will double down to understand why we would do it and try to solve what she sees as an underlying issue. She will simply double down and prod deeper into our activity.” You stop, letting your words sink in, and try to forget how many times she did it to you already.
Of course, you conveniently leave out that you were mild in your rejections, or that Ange only ever called you a good girl, but since she reasoned out Jaq and Alex’s involvement with literal nazis as a childhood trauma, you probably hit the mark. “I think we will need to find another method to deal with her, as violence is out of the question, thank you.” You finish with confidence and sit back down, but not before respectfully bowing... you don’t know why you bowed, but whatever.