And Ratatosk knows he is being pretty irrational about this, but the effect of the darkness on him was really weird compared to everyone else. So there is a worry of, "She probably meant that somewhere inside her." Or rather, that is what he is thinking. IT'S NOT LIKE HE LIKES YOU, PERIDOT. And I think, while he would have been more meh about the entire encounter had he not been slowly dying through it, being backed into a corner makes him resentful of anyone who does such.
And in this case, it was Cassie. So, it was all he could do to let her think he didn't give a shit, and that he was calling her bluff... And had she actually pressed forward with strangling him, his bravado would have instantly faded away. Because letting someone kill him is not something he's okay with-- but the fact that she was literally one push away from completely breaking his facade is extremely uncomfortable in and of itself.
Combine that with all of his worry about her being serious somewhere, and he just wants to leave Peridot, because that sort of weight is something he feels he absolutely cannot deal with. Or worse, he can't find his own place within the team. You can't hurt me if I'm not part of Peridot, etc. So, the next time they talk... He's going to be extremely cold, if not leaning towards being cruel, to make up for the fact that she hurt him.
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And Ratatosk knows he is being pretty irrational about this, but the effect of the darkness on him was really weird compared to everyone else. So there is a worry of, "She probably meant that somewhere inside her." Or rather, that is what he is thinking. IT'S NOT LIKE HE LIKES YOU, PERIDOT. And I think, while he would have been more meh about the entire encounter had he not been slowly dying through it, being backed into a corner makes him resentful of anyone who does such.
And in this case, it was Cassie. So, it was all he could do to let her think he didn't give a shit, and that he was calling her bluff... And had she actually pressed forward with strangling him, his bravado would have instantly faded away. Because letting someone kill him is not something he's okay with-- but the fact that she was literally one push away from completely breaking his facade is extremely uncomfortable in and of itself.
Combine that with all of his worry about her being serious somewhere, and he just wants to leave Peridot, because that sort of weight is something he feels he absolutely cannot deal with. Or worse, he can't find his own place within the team. You can't hurt me if I'm not part of Peridot, etc. So, the next time they talk... He's going to be extremely cold, if not leaning towards being cruel, to make up for the fact that she hurt him.
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