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Of course it happened like this. Angel didn't let her do anything fun or have friends or anything, anything! She'd try to kill this boy she just met and his lusus, and would probably hurt her too, again, later. Just because she could, and because Gnash was stupid enough to think she could defeat her in a silly game of meowbeast and squeakbeast. It always boiled over, and always ended with Gnash being on the losing side, the one who felt punished. The screams resonated in her head, without the soft muffling sound of the ocean to drown it out.

Mahmud pushed and pulled her for just a moment, until he crumpled on the ground, screaming and crying. It seemed sad, that she would make a friend and then be the cause of his death too. It's all you'll ever be good at. It's all your fault. Idiot. She felt frozen in place too, standing beside the orangeblood, eyes locked with her lusus, the tears threatening to seize her and make her sick, just like it had to Mahmud. She pressed a metal hand to her mouth, feeling the contents of her belly threatening to come out. She swallowed it down, refusing to give in. "Mahmud..." she said, before closing her mouth. She knew how he felt, and hated herself for it. This is your fault.

Angel screeched and hissed and whispered curses to the attacking lusus, despite the fact Harpommy couldn't understand. Your filthy family will not contaminate my child, disgusting vermin bird. I will swallow you whole and leave nothing to be mourned by your pitiful mudblooded child. I will raze this hive and crush him underfoot, and I will destroy everything that is here. Horrible pecking creature with your disgusting ways. Angel narrowed her eyes and attacked. She swung her tail to hit Harpommy, and pressed down on her foot with one of her own, trying to pin her in place. Her jaws opened, long teeth gleaming before she sunk into the wings of her attacker, pulling her closer.

"I am not going to let her hurt you too," she said quietly to Mahmud, a cold rage washing over her fear. Her body was shaking, when she lifted her hand to touch him. She decided against it, and pulled it back against her body, and ran over to where her lusus was fighting Mahmud's. "Stop it stop it stop it I do not want you to do this I will go home now you do not have to fight her or hurt her anymore or do anything we can just go okay I do not need the buggies or water or anything anymore!" Gnash yelled, getting as close between the two large lusii as she could. She hit her lusus with her bare hands, the pink metal not hurting her, but providing a sufficient distraction from her rampage. Angel whipped around, the brown blood on her teeth making Gnash shudder.

What do you think you are doing Gnash? I am trying to protect you, ungrateful child. Do you want to be corrupted by lowblood filth, to live in this hovel in the desert where you will surely dry out and suffocate without the ocean's water? Do you remember that is the entire reason you had to make this idiotic stop in the horrible desert, that you wanted to go to? She pressed her face close to Gnash's, the lure bouncing threateningly between them. Gnash could see purple blood coming out of pecking wounds left by the other lusus and felt dizzy. Shall I leave you here to die then? Or will you let me continue to save your useless life? She pressed a foot onto Gnash's chest, knocking her over.

"Just.... just stop hurting them," she said, her pumpbiscuit pounding.

Angel watched, eyes narrowed and a slow hissing slipping out of her maw. She was standing still, her tail swaying slowly. The attacks had stopped, for now. The large white anglerfish was still standing over Gnash, a thick foot resting by her small body, but slowly pulling back as she watched Mahmud skirt back towards the pile of wood and bring something over.

Gnash felt like the world was spinning as she watched it unfold too. He... he was getting them? Even now? She held the shirt full of squirming bugs, squeezing it tightly to her chest. She didn't care if this crushed some of them, the pressure was nice, and she hoped her lusus didn't make her throw it away. She wanted to hold onto this, and remember. He wasn't dead, and his lusus... well, maybe one day he would forgive her. She had had a lot of fun with him, even though everything went very badly.

"Thank you..." she said quietly, running her fingers on the shirt's seams, feeling the insects within bulging and wanting to escape. She wanted to apologize, and make him understand it wasn't her fault, that she didn't mean for this to happen. But it was her fault, and Angel lurked so close by... she wouldn't accept Gnash trying to apologize. "Angel we can go home now and I am sorry I will not do that again," she said, louder and with some urgency. She needed to end this quickly, before Angel changed her mind and did decide to kill them or something.

You don't owe him anything, Natash. He is only doing what he is supposed to, as a lowblood. Serving you, giving you what you desire. Do not thank him. Disgusting creatures, do you see what that vermin did to me? She huffed loudly, and reached down to pick up Gnash with her teeth, hooking the back of her swimdress and lifting her off of the ground. We are leaving immediately. Do not ever speak to him again, or I will kill him. Stay away from filthy lowbloods, Gnash. Do not entangle yourself in their affairs. How many times must I tell you this very simple thing before it will finally sink into your idiotic thinkpan?

Gnash nodded meekly and looked at Mahmud before her lusus took off. She held on to the shirt of insects with one hand, and waved with the other one to him quickly, before rubbing her eyes as the tears welled up. She hated her lusus, so so much. She ruined everything, the potential friends, the few things she took joy in. She could destroy even these small oases of pleasure she found all on her own, and she felt entirely hopeless to stop it.