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[Once Niko's comfortably back in his home (because he had to check on his beast, which is scarfing food in the background and his big giant hound is sniffing at it like nothing at all was wrong in the past day), Niko decides to let people know he's alive.]

[He's so angry that he flipped Jeffer's network sensor on by accident. So his swears get replaced by madlib holes of hateful silence. He's still dirty, and tired, and looks like he's ready to tear off someone's face.]

What is that ▬▬▬ English saying about death being exaggerated. Yeah. Something like that.

I know a certain traitorous piece of ▬▬▬ I would like a word with, though. Where are you?! You ▬▬▬ coward son of a ▬▬▬! I'm going to find you even if you don't tell me, so might as well make this easy and not make me any more ▬▬▬ off, ▬▬▬.

[He doesn't actually stick around. He's seen turning it off and leaving. He'll be back later. But he's too pissed.]

OOC: All responses on the network will be after the actual spam thread. No worries, he's not actually going to do anything. He's leaving that to other people.

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[What.

What.]

I'm going to murder him.

[Wait. Wrong answer.]

My god, I'm so glad you're all right after all.

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It is very fortunate for him that I am not the man that I used to be, that I do want to live differently here.

But I know a lot of other people who have made no such promises to themselves.

[Wait, she's pretty mad though. That can't just be him.] Is this more than him just lying to you?

[Snappishly:] And what if it is?

[And immediately thinking the better of it:] I'm sorry. You of all people I shouldn't be snapping at. I'd better save it for those who deserve it. Like people who knowingly leave other people to get shot to bits and lie about it.

[So far she only thinks Belloq lied about the "saw him die" bit.]

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Leaving me to be shot? No. We found treasure up there. He left me to die so he could keep it for himself. [The problem being not that Niko cared about him selling it, because whatever, but he cared about who he was selling it to.] I was meant to die in that temple by starving in a fucking trap room.

What did he do to you?

[Oh.

It's even worse than she thought. Fantastic.]

That—that—выродок.

[Sometimes even a native Anglophone has to resort to Russian to communicate just the right level of rage.

As for the other thing—it's not that she's necessarily ashamed of herself; she's furious because she knows how the lie contributed to her sympathy for Belloq and what happened as a result.]

I made a very bad error of judgement.

[From Russian insults to the most English of understatement.]

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[It takes him a moment to realize what she's implying.] Shit. He fucked us over but you were the one that got the dick. [For all that it's crass, he sounds pretty disgusted with him.]

If I had known that, I would have done more than shove him around and yell at him.

Maybe is better if you punch the shit out of him for it, though. I don't know where he was headed. I let him go. I figure towards the hangar. That's where the teleporters are.

[She has to laugh at that, because it's true. And funny.]

Punching's too easy. I—no. I know what I'm going to do. I'm going to give him something to think about. I'm sure I can find him easily enough.

[That grim look on her face ought to worry anyone.]

[Except for Niko, whose expression is permanently set to "angry" no matter how he's feeling.]

Hey, as long as I never have to see his face again, I am happy.

I think getting back at someone is about two things. It's to defend your pride, not allow yourself or those around you to be walked on. And it is to keep them away from you.

If you can contribute to either, I will be in your debt. [He's sure whatever fate she has in store for him will be kinder than that of the Orions.]

Something like that. I'm fairly certain that I can accomplish one, if not both.

[Heavy sigh.] God save me from charming men.

You might as well put all of us under that header. If it is male, it's likely to be nothing but trouble. It just depends on how much you're willing to put up with.

[He doesn't have a great opinion of men, even if they make up the majority of his friends.]

You have a very good point. But it's the charming ones who always seem to bring me the most grief. One generally knows where one stands with the rest.

Yes. Well. This is the third time I have had a friend do this.

Maybe not much for someone with as much experience as you, but it three times too many for me.

It's too many times for anyone.

I'm sorry you've been through this.

The worst part is?

He actually made me feel as though I were smart. No one hardly treats me like this.

Now I see I am foolish all along.

[Somehow that's the final straw for Una. Her anger at Belloq for manipulating her is one thing, but this? Breaks her heart. The set of her jaw is even grimmer now, her grey eyes colder—though of course it isn't for Niko.]

Intelligence only goes so far when you're dealing with evil, cunning bastardy, Niko. Case in point. [She points to herself.] This isn't anything to do with you. This is entirely him.

I know. I have run into it before. And each time, I come out of it feeling a little more like an idiot.

Maybe I am lucky I didn't find him all that handsome. [He can at least take the piss out of the situation a little bit.]

[An amused snort.]

I suppose I can at least say that I had a better time than you.

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