You're the one who got the goggles enchanted, not me. [she points out, and then:] Stop apologizing. I already said I don't want to hear it. You have fuck-all to apologize for.

[she's not - good at this. she can never find the right words. she's not caduceus, she's not fjord, she's not caleb - the people who know what to say. but - it's a sticking point. she always fucks up, even when she's trying to protect other people from herself. thought you were gonna shove me off too - and the thing is, she probably was. not because of what he did or didn't do, but because she didn't want to inflict herself on anybody. she knows how she is. she was going to grab caleb, and hide, because that was easier. because it would've been easier for everybody if they'd distanced themselves.]

I'm sorry.

[she says, finally, because she doesn't know what else to do. she can't convince him if he won't believe her.]

You didn't do anything wrong. It's not a failing on your part that I was upset and not thinking straight.