This is starting to suck

Mercy let out a loud bark of laughter at the young adult's snappy words, purple gaze taking in her angry stature. "My my, this one has a temper!" she cooed, elongated tail flicking behind her to try and swat the blue and white female on the rump. It was oh so much fun to try to get a rise out of others, Mercy just loved to cause trouble. Plus she was new meat, she had never had the opportunity to get a rise out of this one. It wasn't often that she even interacted with strangers, but this dame was too interesting to pass up. She really wanted to ask if she was another one of Valentine's children, but she bit her tongue -- for now. She was able to circle around her, and she could feel the girls heated blue eyes on her the whole time. She saw her hackles rise slightly and let out a giggle, her tail starting to wag behind her. "Down, tiger. I'm not here to hurt you." Not yet. Not unless that is what she wanted.

A single brow rose as the female licked at her chops and stood in a more submissive posture. Mm, interesting. Mercy stood in front of the stranger where she could see her see her face. Head tilted slightly to the side as she studied her, letting out a small huff. She seemed quite proud of her name, which surprised Mercy enough to stun her into silence for a moment, blinking her violet eyes several times. Mmm, interesting indeed. Her rudely spoken comment didn't shake Mercy, although her ears twitched back slightly. Okay so it bothered her a little, but not enough to actually do something about it. "I'm Mercy Guerrero," she said, at last feeling the pride in her name after all these years, "a warrior of Imperium."

"Speech"