[stepping a little closer, holding one hand out, palm up]
. . . I'm sorry. I was too defensive. I forget, sometimes, that not everyone is equipped to deal with that—generally, I don't particularly care. But I do care about what you think. However, don't you think that it hurts us as well, to have our own feelings or decisions rejected or dismissed so thoroughly, as if repulsive?
We are not criminals. We are perhaps strange, or jaded, or . . . well, Beatrice. But we are also not cruel. And the most important thing to us is to protect each other—not to win. Certainly, we do have different personalities, and different conceptions as to the lengths we would each personally go. But we are also capable of holding ourselves in check for the betterment of the team. Does that make a little more sense to you?
Re: Discuss
[stepping a little closer, holding one hand out, palm up]
. . . I'm sorry. I was too defensive. I forget, sometimes, that not everyone is equipped to deal with that—generally, I don't particularly care. But I do care about what you think. However, don't you think that it hurts us as well, to have our own feelings or decisions rejected or dismissed so thoroughly, as if repulsive?
We are not criminals. We are perhaps strange, or jaded, or . . . well, Beatrice. But we are also not cruel. And the most important thing to us is to protect each other—not to win. Certainly, we do have different personalities, and different conceptions as to the lengths we would each personally go. But we are also capable of holding ourselves in check for the betterment of the team. Does that make a little more sense to you?