Mean. [Said blankly, pointedly and probably more confidently than she ever had in all her 26 summers.
Still. Zhian realized that wasn't a very helpful description. But you know, she couldn't go calling Jehna a bitch.
Even if it was true.]
The lass is a pushy one, damn aggressive and rude as all hells. 've never worked with someone more vindictive. Seems t'have some manner of beef w'th just about everyone. [A pause.] But she's good w'th a lance. I guess.
[There are plenty of Miqo’te in Eorzea. And Rose is sure that many of them have anger issues. And that many more share features similar to her. All of this could simply be a coincidence. She hopes it is.]
[But something in her gut tells her that it’s not. And so she can only sigh, and frown. There’s only one way to tell.]
[Don't give her that look, Rose. She's scared enough of you as it is. Still... maybe Rose did know her after all. Or maybe she didn't and just had to make sure much like Zhian... Either way...]
[Rose isn’t scary. She’s callous, to be sure, and often unkind. But she’s not scary.]
[Her sister, on the other hand, is terrifying. Rose has a smoldering frustration about her, a low key hatred of everything. Despite this, she doesn’t care enough to act on most things. Jehna, on the other hand, is a fire cracker. She’s liable to go off at any moment, about anything.]
[And Rose hasn’t talked to her in five years.]
[She’s screwed.]
[Rose can’t only lay her head down on the table in defeat. She’s having a lot of emotions right now. A lot of emotions. Maybe she should get another drink.]
D-did I say somethin' bad...? [Of course she did, why else would Rose react like that, godsdamn it all why couldn't she be an eloquent speaker as Takame or as charismatic as Hina?
Bugger it all.]
I-I'm sorry, m'lady... I-I didn't mean to upset you or nothin', m'sorry!! [Damn, damn, damn she should just leave, she's half up out of her seat now.
Before she considered that something else may be wrong here. And if she left... then what if no one else came around to make sure Rose was okay? Zhian is quiet for a moment, clutching at the soft cloth of her veil to calm herself down.]
... Is somethin' the matter...? ... Are you okay...?
... r... really... [Was that all it was? She wouldn't have that much of a reaction if Jehna was just an acquaintance. That much was obvious just based on how much softer she looked when Zhian mentioned Takame.
She was a reactionary sort, this lass. At least from what Zhian could tell so far. Not that she was going to point that out, she already seemed to upset Rose. She didn't want to keep screwing up.
But that just made Zhian more concerned. If Rose was a friend to Takame... no, Rose was just another person who shouldn't have to feel unsettled or afraid.]
A-aye... that she is. [A pause.] B-but... are... a-are you alright?
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Still. Zhian realized that wasn't a very helpful description. But you know, she couldn't go calling Jehna a bitch.
Even if it was true.]
The lass is a pushy one, damn aggressive and rude as all hells. 've never worked with someone more vindictive. Seems t'have some manner of beef w'th just about everyone. [A pause.] But she's good w'th a lance. I guess.
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[But something in her gut tells her that it’s not. And so she can only sigh, and frown. There’s only one way to tell.]
Did she give you her name?
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A-aye... Jehna's her name.
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[Her sister, on the other hand, is terrifying. Rose has a smoldering frustration about her, a low key hatred of everything. Despite this, she doesn’t care enough to act on most things. Jehna, on the other hand, is a fire cracker. She’s liable to go off at any moment, about anything.]
[And Rose hasn’t talked to her in five years.]
[She’s screwed.]
[Rose can’t only lay her head down on the table in defeat. She’s having a lot of emotions right now. A lot of emotions. Maybe she should get another drink.]
This is bad.
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Bugger it all.]
I-I'm sorry, m'lady... I-I didn't mean to upset you or nothin', m'sorry!! [Damn, damn, damn she should just leave, she's half up out of her seat now.
Before she considered that something else may be wrong here. And if she left... then what if no one else came around to make sure Rose was okay? Zhian is quiet for a moment, clutching at the soft cloth of her veil to calm herself down.]
... Is somethin' the matter...? ... Are you okay...?
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[This is bad.]
[This is so bad.]
[Forget about what Jehna says to her, she's going to eat her friends in the Scions alive. Goodbye, Alphinaud, it was nice to know you.]
[Eventually, she lifts her head, avoiding eye contact entirely.]
She's...an acquaintance of mine. And she's aggressive.
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She was a reactionary sort, this lass. At least from what Zhian could tell so far. Not that she was going to point that out, she already seemed to upset Rose. She didn't want to keep screwing up.
But that just made Zhian more concerned. If Rose was a friend to Takame... no, Rose was just another person who shouldn't have to feel unsettled or afraid.]
A-aye... that she is. [A pause.] B-but... are... a-are you alright?