[Natsuno doesn't move from the door--of course he doesn't--and the hand that had been pointing towards the bed drops, as Jade folds his arms once more. He'd been half-expecting some form of defiance in return, perhaps, but...in the end it's still not so surprising, when nothing of the sort comes. When Natsuno remains quiet and resigned where he's standing. Though it's clear enough by the look on his face that the sarcasm's at least doing a decent job of striking some chord or another...
(...Used to be, some vindictive satisfaction could have been readily derived, from a reaction like this. Not the first time Jade's ever verbally torn someone open--and he'd never had any reservations about doing it those countless times before, not really. Yet here, the sight of his words landing sharply...does nothing at all, really, to alleviate the terrible ache still weighing in his chest. Not the way he'd almost hoped it would. ...Hm.)]
Of course you wouldn't. [More frigid, now, this flat acknowledgment of Natsuno declining to pretend at this point. ...But the honesty can't be entirely ignored. Maybe it's even appreciated. That's a feeling still quite buried, however, under the seething anger that still persists.] ...But yes, I'm surely quite interested to hear what you have to say for yourself. I imagine you've already been rehearsing something, on your way here since your talk with Palamedes.
[Alas, the scathing sarcasm lingers, slightly reduced with the strongest sentiment spoken out of the way but going strong regardless. For better or worse (well, definitely worse, in this case), Jade never really has been one for open and direct anger. No, when it's this bad--has it ever been this bad?--there are always far crueler ways to deliver it than plain shouting. Especially by placing the burden of direct sincerity on the recipient, instead...and why shouldn't he, now? When the uncertainty of yesterday, and the gore in that closet, and the looks on everyone's faces, will ever remain a clear-cut picture in his mind's eye going forward here?]
I can guess by now you walked into that closet fully aware of that bomb--perhaps even detonated it yourself. Had everything quite nicely arranged and concealed enough, it seems. But I cannot imagine what sort of deal you might have possibly cut out with Jinx, to consider something like this worthwhile.
[In fact, Jade's already almost certain there isn't actually going to be any answer good enough to justify this. He has a few suspicions of his own...
May as well hear it from Natsuno's mouth now, however.]
so glad to finally be getting mileage outta these icons at last
(...Used to be, some vindictive satisfaction could have been readily derived, from a reaction like this. Not the first time Jade's ever verbally torn someone open--and he'd never had any reservations about doing it those countless times before, not really. Yet here, the sight of his words landing sharply...does nothing at all, really, to alleviate the terrible ache still weighing in his chest. Not the way he'd almost hoped it would. ...Hm.)]
Of course you wouldn't. [More frigid, now, this flat acknowledgment of Natsuno declining to pretend at this point. ...But the honesty can't be entirely ignored. Maybe it's even appreciated. That's a feeling still quite buried, however, under the seething anger that still persists.] ...But yes, I'm surely quite interested to hear what you have to say for yourself. I imagine you've already been rehearsing something, on your way here since your talk with Palamedes.
[Alas, the scathing sarcasm lingers, slightly reduced with the strongest sentiment spoken out of the way but going strong regardless. For better or worse (well, definitely worse, in this case), Jade never really has been one for open and direct anger. No, when it's this bad--has it ever been this bad?--there are always far crueler ways to deliver it than plain shouting. Especially by placing the burden of direct sincerity on the recipient, instead...and why shouldn't he, now? When the uncertainty of yesterday, and the gore in that closet, and the looks on everyone's faces, will ever remain a clear-cut picture in his mind's eye going forward here?]
I can guess by now you walked into that closet fully aware of that bomb--perhaps even detonated it yourself. Had everything quite nicely arranged and concealed enough, it seems. But I cannot imagine what sort of deal you might have possibly cut out with Jinx, to consider something like this worthwhile.
[In fact, Jade's already almost certain there isn't actually going to be any answer good enough to justify this. He has a few suspicions of his own...
May as well hear it from Natsuno's mouth now, however.]