[ Ereshkigal freezes on the spot after what he's just said. That's... She'd invited him to try and help him, even knowing he wouldn't make it easy on her. That much, she had expected.
What she hadn't expected was for him to pick at her insecurities. For him to accuse her. She's aware it's her failing. She'd voted to stay, but it hadn't been enough. She knows as a goddess, she should have found a way to convince everyone. But she didn't. ]
...
[ Ereshkigal remains silent a moment longer, staring absently at the cash register. Is that what she'd been trying to do...? To feel better about herself? Is that why she's contacted him and others? It's true, she doesn't do that usually. But... ]
... The store is closing.
[ Her voice is cold, her tone distant. She turns her back to Ratio and moves some things on a nearby shelf. She utters but one more word: ]
no subject
What she hadn't expected was for him to pick at her insecurities. For him to accuse her. She's aware it's her failing. She'd voted to stay, but it hadn't been enough. She knows as a goddess, she should have found a way to convince everyone. But she didn't. ]
...
[ Ereshkigal remains silent a moment longer, staring absently at the cash register. Is that what she'd been trying to do...? To feel better about herself? Is that why she's contacted him and others? It's true, she doesn't do that usually. But... ]
... The store is closing.
[ Her voice is cold, her tone distant. She turns her back to Ratio and moves some things on a nearby shelf. She utters but one more word: ]
Out.