Room 504, Monday Evening

[intraspective]

By the time Ino got back to her room she had a headache from forcing herself to keep her temper. She opened the door, with slightly more force than was necessary, stepped inside then shut it. Oh-so-gently.

Then, almost calmly, she picked up one of her potted plants and flung it with all the force she could muster at the wall over her bed. The pot smashed satisfyingly but it wasn’t enough, not near enough, to make her feel better.

Another pot. Another crash against her wall.

How. Crash. Dare. Crash. He. Crash.

How. Crash. Dare. Crash. They. Crash.

Eventually she’d have to stop, either from running out of pots, or from spending her rage. Eventually she’d have to clean this mess up so she could sleep.

Eventually.

CRASH!

[Door is shut, post is very very open. ETA: Romeo showed up last, please. Everyone else is before him.]

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[intraspective]

"No."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Who else are you mad at?"

[intraspective]

"Yondaime-sama," low and furious, "Cable-san."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Ah."

A moment's pause.

"Are you going to do anything? Or will you vent your anger and go on as usual?"

[intraspective]

A sidelong glance. "It's not like what I do will matter to them." Not that she was bitter about that, really.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"But it will matter to you," he said.

Frankly, he didn't care about the others except in how they affected Ino.

[intraspective]

"Yeah, well," she flung a plant, just to distract herself, "it's not like having my feelings trampled is new."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"It isn't in general," he agreed.

"Do you see any reason for it?"

[intraspective]

"Because I care more than they do."

Voice low, and furious. It was easier to get angry than to cry.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"They question your ability to be objective? Or they think it'll cause you pain?"

[intraspective]

"Who knows?"

With a pained shrug.

"They don't bother to tell me that either."

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Ah."

He leaned against the wall and tipped his chin up as he leaned his head as well.

[intraspective]

That got a frown.

"What's that supposed to mean?" she asked after a few minutes.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"'Ah', a brief, noncommittal noise, said to assure you that I'm listening and thinking."

He looked at her.

"That's all."

[intraspective]

"I'm not saying anything," Ino retorted crossly.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"You don't have to."

He was content in silence.

[intraspective]

...

"You'll have to go at some point." Ino said mutinously.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Yes," he agreed.

"But I'm patient enough."

[intraspective]

"Patient enough for what?"

And another plant was flung at the wall. She didn't like this conversation much.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"Nothing specific. To sit here for a while."

[intraspective]

"You're. Not. Making. Sense." Crash!

Really, it was Ino that wasn't making sense but... yeah.

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

"How so?"

He moved a bit of pottery aside so he wouldn't cut his leg.

[intraspective]

She ignored him. And flung another plant.

Logic? What use was logic right now?

[new-to-liirness.livejournal.com]

And he didn't say anything.

There wasn't really anything to say.

He just watched her thoughtfully.