[Ginger stares at his response for what feels like a long, long time. She could say all those things. In fact, normally she might say some of those things. Maybe not about revenge, because she's never really dealt with that sort of thing, but she'd offer to talk and admit she doesn't think that beating people up is ever a good thing to do under the worst of circumstances...but no. This is Beckett. Her normal attitude has never done much for him, and she's not in the mood for more verbal berating.]
No, nothing. I promise. Nobody knows what they may or may not need better than you do and it isn't any of my business. All that matters to me is that you don't need first aid.
[It felt like a struggle to write it. She tried so many different phrases before she found one she liked, and it still feels wrong. She wants to tell him he can talk to her, only if he needs it, only if he wants to. Maybe if they were still face to face, she wouldn't have been able to help herself. But here, she can help herself. She has all the time she needs to be careful. And her face and her voice isn't there to betray her more sincere feelings on the matter.]
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Date: 2016-03-04 08:48 pm (UTC)No, nothing. I promise.
Nobody knows what they may or may not need better than you do and it isn't any of my business.
All that matters to me is that you don't need first aid.
[It felt like a struggle to write it. She tried so many different phrases before she found one she liked, and it still feels wrong. She wants to tell him he can talk to her, only if he needs it, only if he wants to. Maybe if they were still face to face, she wouldn't have been able to help herself. But here, she can help herself. She has all the time she needs to be careful. And her face and her voice isn't there to betray her more sincere feelings on the matter.]