[ the proper response would have been to grovel and beg for forgiveness at his feet, of course, but he has to admit that her tendency to backtalk can be entertaining. She'd been such a sniveling worm at the beginning; he'd watched a bit of this foolish courage grow in her the first year, and it had only continued to strengthen in the time he'd been away and following his return.
But it's still foolish. And she's still backtalking him. And Neuro hasn't grown a whit more mature over the years. So his response, naturally, involves a middle finger suddenly shooting out in that ever-so-impossible way he likes to employ for the purpose of issuing her a friendly uppercut to the nose. ]
Hoh? And what do you mean by that? It was a fun and relaxing experience, as I recall. [ for exactly one of them, of course. The elongated finger doesn't snap back to his hand once he's smacked her; rather, it rears up, like a snake (a bit too much like a snake, really), and prods the center of her forehead. ] However, your words are thin. There is something of more substance going on in this feeble brain of yours.
[ There's almost an unspoken question at the end of that sentence, an "isn't there?", because Neuro doesn't know for sure - he can only assume based on his observations of Yako's normal behavior in comparison to her recent self. He doesn't know anything beyond 'there's been a change,' and she'll probably be able to tell he doesn't know - not that it's surprising. ]
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But it's still foolish. And she's still backtalking him. And Neuro hasn't grown a whit more mature over the years. So his response, naturally, involves a middle finger suddenly shooting out in that ever-so-impossible way he likes to employ for the purpose of issuing her a friendly uppercut to the nose. ]
Hoh? And what do you mean by that? It was a fun and relaxing experience, as I recall. [ for exactly one of them, of course. The elongated finger doesn't snap back to his hand once he's smacked her; rather, it rears up, like a snake (a bit too much like a snake, really), and prods the center of her forehead. ] However, your words are thin. There is something of more substance going on in this feeble brain of yours.
[ There's almost an unspoken question at the end of that sentence, an "isn't there?", because Neuro doesn't know for sure - he can only assume based on his observations of Yako's normal behavior in comparison to her recent self. He doesn't know anything beyond 'there's been a change,' and she'll probably be able to tell he doesn't know - not that it's surprising. ]