&quot;Huh?&quot;

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“It’s not selfish–I’m doing it for Tailor! You didn’t see how b-beat up he was!” And that’s a bit of a lie–Onyx is at least partially doing it for herself. Still, she needs to convince Lance.

“Just let me help? Pleeeeeeeease?”

Taking a deep breath, he slowly looks her over, nodding a small bit later.

“…Very well. You can help. But if I notice that you are in this less for him and more because you want to cause pain, I will stop you. Do you understand?”

"Yes!" Her eyes light up in delight, and Onyx grins wildly.

"I'm gon--Thank you!" She's going to destroy them. No mercy--none.

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“Cuz they beat Tailor up!” She’s bouncing eagerly now, hands on Lance'a desk. “That’s f-fair, right? Someone oughta teach THEM what it feels like, and g-give them a reason not to do it again!”

That, and she likes fighting. A chance at a parent condoned excuse to attack someone is too good to pass up.

“It´s simply…I don´t want you to fight them for selfish reasons, because hurting someone out of enjoyment is a step in a very bad direction. I don´t want you to end up as someone who hurts people, just because you think it´s fun to hurt people. I´ve seen too many people in Rocket end up like that, I´d rather not have you be one of them.”

"It's not selfish--I'm doing it for Tailor! You didn't see how b-beat up he was!" And that's a bit of a lie--Onyx is at least partially doing it for herself. Still, she needs to convince Lance.

"Just let me help? Pleeeeeeeease?"

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“I wanna beat THEM up!” Onyx had asked around, but she doesn’t know many people and isn’t well liked. Either no one knew who had assaulted Tailor, or no one wanted to tell her.

“Let me help!”

Now that…was a difficult request for him to fulfill. He could see the desire to do something in Onyx’s eyes, but he didn´t want her to do this out of rage, it would only end up causing trouble.

“…Let me ask you…why do you wish to beat them up?”

"Cuz they beat Tailor up!" She's bouncing eagerly now, hands on Lance'a desk. "That's f-fair, right? Someone oughta teach THEM what it feels like, and g-give them a reason not to do it again!"

That, and she likes fighting. A chance at a parent condoned excuse to attack someone is too good to pass up.

@atknifepoint

Onyx frowns deeply. “Someone beat Tailor up… Like–REALLY beat him up! He was a mess… And he wouldn’t s-say who did it! But he was really hurt, and it sounded like whoever did it’s done it before…”

She sighs, fingers twitching at the crowbar clipped to her belt. She wants to HURT them. “He told me not to tell anyone, but I…”

“…in moments like this, sometimes you have to go against someones wishes. If they don´t get punished, they might continue their behavior. Thank you for letting me know, I´ll see if I can find out who they were.”

Tailor…the boy was far too timid for this team and an easy target for those too cowardly to fight someone on their level.

"I wanna beat THEM up!" Onyx had asked around, but she doesn't know many people and isn't well liked. Either no one knew who had assaulted Tailor, or no one wanted to tell her.

"Let me help!"