Thunder Cloud

*Thor* · 04-01-2014, 07:40 PM

A what? "A bear trap?" He rumbled, doubting the authenticity of her story, but letting it slide anyway. He didn't care--a fact he had to keep reminding himself. She was wearing him down and he knew it. He wanted to remain the way he was and she, tiny as she was, was threatening him. It was like all of his mistakes were piled behind a rock wall and she was beginning to pull stones from it, weakening the one thing that kept him safe. His circle of of protection was eroding and her presence was only speeding up the process.

They momentarily lapsed into silence and Thor was grateful, but it didn't last long. She wasn't going to let it go, he realized as she spoke, and the brute found himself regretting saying anything. He should have just said he had a crappy family and moved on. Asked her name or something. "I'd rather not." Explaining what he kept replaying would only give it life again. This time, without a critical gaze bearing down on him, the brute wasn't sure he could simply grit his teeth and carry on. "Maybe I can help you?" A fit of explosive, bitter laughter shook him. "No one can help me and unless you can scrounge up a witness, I'm inclined to not believe you."

He was beginning to get annoyed with her for reasons he didn't fully understand. They hadn't said more than a fistful of meaningful words to one another and yet she was challenging him, presenting herself as an emotional obstacle. Really, she was beginning to push his buttons and if she wasn't careful, the whole of his anger would come down on her simply because she didn't understand what she was doing. At what point would she realize that it wasn't wise to keep poking this particular bear? She'd done her good deed for the day and it now time to walk away. "Please, if we're going to talk, let us talk about something else." He defaulted to the most basic conversational starter. "What's your name?"

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