"It's more than just --" But he paused, without finishing the thought, his eyes taking in her expression, and then all at once blew out a breath through his nose. Absently, he reached for his hat, shoving it back on his head and rolling out his shoulders. Done with this encounter. He wasn't going to convince her, and she wasn't merely being obstinate: it was a failure to communicate that he couldn't solve here, in this setting, with her hackles raised.
"You're dismissed, Captain." She wanted discipline, let her have it. No smiles, now, it came out even, with a little wave. More what she was used to, perhaps, even if it sat wrong on Ilmenite's skin.
"Be nice. Find me if you need a new place."
ChibiGingi
Wanna wrap, do the buddy thread...?
