Red looks visibly shocked for a moment. The echo isn't lost on her, but in her mind there's no way Lance could know that's what Ryoji said to her before. It's not his fault he triggered some rather bad memories.
But still...
If it were a normal day, Red probably would have been able to contain it. She's gotten pretty good at forcing her feelings down and keeping a neutral face. But she just got done saving the asses of everyone in camp and she's utterly exhausted.
So she just lifts a hand up to cover her face, specifically her eyes. But even covering them doesn't quite conceal the wet streaks that had started to roll down them.]
You need to go now.
[That's about all she can get out before she will usher him out the door and shut it behind him.
Good job Lance. You're the first person to make her cry this year.]
[...Oh. Oh god that is absolutely not what he thought would happen, and it's only in retrospect that he realizes he shouldn't have even entertained the thought. But as they say, hindsight is 20/20, and watching Red cry feels terrible. He'd flail and offer to find her tissues or back pats or something, but she's already booted him from the room and...]
Red? Red, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to upset you, I--
[But then his voice sputters into silence. Best be respectful and leave her be.]
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Date: 2018-06-13 05:57 am (UTC)Wow.
Way to use her past against her.
Red looks visibly shocked for a moment. The echo isn't lost on her, but in her mind there's no way Lance could know that's what Ryoji said to her before. It's not his fault he triggered some rather bad memories.
But still...
If it were a normal day, Red probably would have been able to contain it. She's gotten pretty good at forcing her feelings down and keeping a neutral face. But she just got done saving the asses of everyone in camp and she's utterly exhausted.
So she just lifts a hand up to cover her face, specifically her eyes. But even covering them doesn't quite conceal the wet streaks that had started to roll down them.]
You need to go now.
[That's about all she can get out before she will usher him out the door and shut it behind him.
Good job Lance. You're the first person to make her cry this year.]
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Date: 2018-06-13 06:10 am (UTC)Red? Red, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to upset you, I--
[But then his voice sputters into silence. Best be respectful and leave her be.]