How dare he. No, how dare HE. His fist curl up at his sides. Shoulders shaking from anger and a deeper feeling.
"You... you're the one who's been running away." Sampo said, keeping his rage tempered. "From the very start you ran from your feelings. And now that he's finally at peace you're here to destroy it?!"
The playful Fool's hands grip at his shirt. His emerald eyes are glaring daggers at Ratio's eyes. And... Tears.
"Not once have you confronted your feelings. So don't you dare, don't you FUCKING dare come to MY home planet and lecture ME about what I should be feeling and doing."
Out of respect for Ven's feelings he wouldn't hurt the man. But Qlipoth help him if he won't fight to keep him safe. Even if it means going against the man who he called a friend.
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The chip is still in his hand. The one Aventurine had left behind. The one he had noticed that Sampo recognised that first time the other man had seen him fidget with it. It had been a brief look, but Veritas had caught it. Since then, he had tried to coax things out of his guide about the Gambler, but to no avail.
"I know you're hiding something. You know more than you're telling me," he eventually said, having had enough of too-wordy-yet-empty answers from Sampo.
What he hadn't expected was the man's reaction. Suddenly, he's right there. Right in front of him, way too close. Veritas' eyes widen a fraction, his fist clenching around the chip.
"Unhand me you-" Anger flares up inside him, but then he realises what Sampo says. Noticing the tears and he frowns. The anger is still there, but so is confusion. Destroy him? Destroy who? The Gambler? And run from what? He hasn't been running from anything.
"You make no sense, Fool," he clip. "I have not run from anything and I'm not here to destroy for anyone." Sometimes, he just doesn't understand people. How could Jing Yuan call this Fool his close friend?