[Simon's lip curls with a mixture of anger and disgust.]
The mark of the Apex is a badge of honor!
[the mark of the apex would not last through a hot summer's day, much less an intense makeout session- oh wait guess who's never had one of those
sux 2 b u]
Stop talking nonsense!
If you won't be of any use to me...
[He doesn't want to hear what she has to say. Despite the temper that bubbles to the surface, there are two voices at play in the young man's mind. The first, the loudest, and the one that he always seems to listen to is the one that values strength. Questioning everything he's supposedly learned so far is weakness, doing anything other than chasing the highest score is failure, and those who do not choose the right path will perish.
The second voice, however quiet, seems to present another viewpoint. Where is Simon's number? It was so high a moment ago... The only time he remembers moving about without those glowing lights of green was before, when he wasn't on the train at all-]
no subject
The mark of the Apex is a badge of honor!
[the mark of the apex would not last through a hot summer's day, much less an intense makeout session- oh wait guess who's never had one of those
sux 2 b u]
Stop talking nonsense!
If you won't be of any use to me...
[He doesn't want to hear what she has to say. Despite the temper that bubbles to the surface, there are two voices at play in the young man's mind. The first, the loudest, and the one that he always seems to listen to is the one that values strength. Questioning everything he's supposedly learned so far is weakness, doing anything other than chasing the highest score is failure, and those who do not choose the right path will perish.
The second voice, however quiet, seems to present another viewpoint. Where is Simon's number? It was so high a moment ago... The only time he remembers moving about without those glowing lights of green was before, when he wasn't on the train at all-]
I'm gonna need you to move.
[He ignores it.]