>>6979"You want to talk about transparency?" I sneered, my eyes blazing with indignation. "How quaint, how utterly ridiculous coming from someone who's been hiding behind veiled threats and empty promises for months now - spare me the sanctimonious bleating!"
>>6982"Foolish bravado, void of substance, rings hollow from lips once stained by compromise!" I shot back, my tone dripping with disdain, "You may have forgotten where you came from, but I haven't - and I won't be bullied into submission by a cowardly threat like yours!"
>>6983"So, suddenly you're on board with blindly following his dictates without question?" I asked, incredulous and outraged, my voice rising in anger.
>>6984"A noble sentiment, buried beneath a veil of naive simplicity," I retorted, my tone laced with sarcasm, "and yet, no one dares ask the hard questions because they're too afraid to face the uncomfortable truth."