Quoted By:
"No need to worry about lil' ol me! I got powers too! Better watch out; I might catch you with you any day now!" If you didn't know any better you'd believe she was peachy keen.
"Uh huh." You toss her a cloak and a bag of mud. She looks down at the items with obvious disdain but she really is trying to keep up her smile. "Look. Tell me how you actually feel. It's been a while since we talked one on one."
"I hate this." Her smile vanishes like sandy footsteps being washed away on a beach. "I really, really do."
You try to speak but she interrupts you before a single world can get out.
"I hate seeing how everyone else is cooler than me. I hate seeing how...competent everyone here is compared to me. Clover stared down a SNIPER and killed her in one shot. Benjamin told you that you guys beat up two guards with your powers and he actually makes medicine that helps people!"
"Well-" "Casey's cuter and better at talking to people than me." "Stat wise you two are on par-" Kiara's a cool robot who probably knows these places like the back of her hand. And you're you! How can I compete with that?" Globs of oils pools at the tips of her fingers. "And all of you act so...so cool and focused even when stuff gets dangerous!"
She mixes in the dirt and oil into her hair to make a complete mess of it. "All I got is my daddy's money." <<span class="mu-b">"Guess that's all I ever had. No wonder he freaked out back at the mines."</span>>
Ah shit. She's really beating herself up about this. This IS probably the most dangerous mission she's been a part of so you can't blame her for feeling like dead weight.
"I had to start somewhere too you know." You still remember when you could barely use your telekinesis without melting your mind. Now, fuck, you have more abilities than you can count. "And so what if you're not as 'cool' as the rest? A lot of my allies weren't 'cool' until they worked with me and got actual experience."
"If you spent your whole life being coddled and getting your feet rubbed all day without doing any work, then yeah. Of course you'd stay as some lame rich bitch. But you're actually TRYING. That's the thing."
Max struggles to drape the old cloak you gave her over herself but with some effort, she does so. You gotta admit that you wouldn't be able to tell she was a Krakatoa unless you saw her pants and shoes. She begins to dirty and tear those up as well. "I really am, Nicole, but it feels like everyone else has already gotten such a head start on being, you know, people who live in the real world."
[UNSTABLE RESOLVE] The only worldly wisdom she has is the fact she knows she knows nothing.
"If you were useless to me, I wouldn't even hire you to begin with. I brought you here for a reason and that reason is because, even if you think it's out of pity or for Benjamin's sake, I need you for this mission."
"All I ask of you is to keep your head on straight." You plant your hands onto her shoulders. "I can't believe I'm about to say this."
