[ she does actually pause at the firm voice, out of instinct. and then, belligerent, she grabs the bottle and takes a drink, pointedly staring at him. you're not the boss of her.
[He's going to tattle to Jonas on her. He just looks at her exactly like he would probably look at his sibling, but he isn't about to fight her over booze.]
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You don't have to apologize. It is undoubtedly a side effect of this new week, one of the more irritating ones. Anything can be on display.
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[ reaches
for her alcohol, where is it at ]
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Vi.
[It's to stop her, so it's firm, but it's gentle. He doesn't raise his voice at all. Stop drinking, you alcoholic.]
I suppose this is how Verin may feel about me.
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a pause, though. ]
Who's Verin?
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My younger brother.
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Oh. [ ... ] Do you still talk?
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Yes, when we have time. He was the only one who still supported me even when I made wild claims against our religion.
When I tried to just find the truth; I know he wished I would just keep my nose out of things.
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Hah. [ ... ] What kind of claims? That's - that's what you do, you know. For a sibling, you support them. Always.
[ which... he knows she has tried to do, at least. ]