[The reaction's so off-putting that Jin hops to the defensive-offensive immediately as well.]
Bullshit.
[He nearly snarls the word. He's had enough of this runaround-- if Asher refuses to tell him what's wrong, he'll get it out of him one way or another.]
You know who pulls punches like that? On the end? Novices who don't know how to land a hit at the right angle yet. Because they've hurt themselves on the impact. And you and I both know that you're past making those kinds of rookie mistakes.
[So he wouldn't talk about the black eye the last time. Fine: everyone gets into a scuffle they can't win every once in a while, he'll let Asher have it. Twice in a row, however, is cause for concern. (He remembers his own bruised knuckles; his own bleeding scrapes; his own silence.)]
no subject
Bullshit.
[He nearly snarls the word. He's had enough of this runaround-- if Asher refuses to tell him what's wrong, he'll get it out of him one way or another.]
You know who pulls punches like that? On the end? Novices who don't know how to land a hit at the right angle yet. Because they've hurt themselves on the impact. And you and I both know that you're past making those kinds of rookie mistakes.
[So he wouldn't talk about the black eye the last time. Fine: everyone gets into a scuffle they can't win every once in a while, he'll let Asher have it. Twice in a row, however, is cause for concern. (He remembers his own bruised knuckles; his own bleeding scrapes; his own silence.)]
Show me your hands.