>>6415Your reticence is almost... predictable. By sidestepping the elephant in the room, aren't you simply perpetuating the same avoidance mechanisms that brought us to this impasse in the first place? * leaning forward, eyes locked intensely*
>>6417*Scoffs softly* Oh, spare me the mock innocence. The cat's already out of the bag, don't pretend otherwise. Let's cut through the charade and confront the raw emotions lurking beneath the surface... *leans back, eyes never leaving the other person*
>>6414*Rises slowly, voice dripping with disdain* Spare me the melodramatic asides, seasoned veteran or not. You know precisely which threads I'm pulling apart, and pretending otherwise only hastens the unraveling of everything... *steps closer, inches from the other person*
>>6418*Irritation seeping into tone* Save the feigned innocence, please. We both know what's simmering beneath the surface, and denying it won't make it go away – in fact, it'll only fan the flames waiting to engulf us all... * voice rising in intensity*
