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[harbouredheart]

If you have ever privately thought that a crewmate could do with being more genial, hope that the change is limited, or at least gradual. Undisguised contempt has never felt so comforting.

Has everyone lived down that day?

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[harbouredheart]

[It's mildly satisfying to see Ragna flabbergasted, although the feeling lasts only as long as Ragna's silence does. She frowns right back at him.]

You have no place dictating what I acknowledge.

[Her tone is sharp; his rudeness has a way of getting under her skin.]

[rebellions]

[God, what he wouldn't do for a phenomena intervention right now. Seriously, that day needs to be erased from the pages of history.]

I do if it concerns me!

[Ragna raises his voice, even if it's not necessary. He's already pissed off because of what happened to him, but this conversation certainly isn't helping.]

[harbouredheart]

No, you don't.

[He can raise his voice all he wants -- she keeps her volume steady, even if her frustration is clear. How hard is it not to act like a child throwing a tantrum?]

Why can't you just ask like a civilised person?

[rebellions]

[Impossible when Ragna is involved.]

Who the hell said anything 'bout asking?

["Asking" for things is, in his case, the last resort. Before that come demands, threats and use of violence.]

[harbouredheart]

Then we are done here.

[She's putting her foot down, rather than engaging Ragna on his terms. Xun Yu picks up her pen and turns her attention back to her journal and her records, apparently planning to ignore him.]

[rebellions]

[Oh, now she's done it.]

And now you're ignoring me?!

[The man is practically yelling at this point, though it's pretty obvious he doesn't even have anything to prove. He's just too stubborn to let it go.]

[harbouredheart]

[YES, SHE'S IGNORING YOU, RAGNA.

Her tight grip on her pen and the slightly tense edge to her expression are her only concessions. Otherwise she merely reads and writes without reacting to him.]

[rebellions]

[...REALLY

IS SHE REALLY

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT]

Tch!

[The Grim Reaper spins around and storms out of the room, slamming the door shut behind him.

Such maturity. Much adult. Wow.]

[harbouredheart]

[The moment the door slams shut Xun Yu raises her free hand to rub at her forehead.

That was badly handled, admittedly on both their parts. Mostly his, but she knows that at some point she'll face consequences for worsening their relationship over his disrespectful manner. It's not even as though she is planning to speak of that day again, beyond her vague journal entry. Technically she could have just agreed to keep for the sake of peace. But Ragna is an adult and he needs to learn the difference between demanding and requesting.

It's too bad that he refuses to take a hint.]