If she wants to be punched that badly I can, but there's no point to it.

[ And then Taiga falls silent. She knows she shouldn't feel annoyed, but something about how Ryoko was wording things feels like a thorn in her side. It's no surprise that, after literally watching the world crumble in front of you, someone would be affected by that. They can't be expected to act like it didn't happen, and it's only natural that they should both be... accommodating of that.

So you'd rather I left you in the Facility?

Is this your way of telling me to back off?

What do you mean, throw everything away again?

She can't say any of that, and she knows well enough that she wouldn't mean any of it if she did. It's not the point. Taiga's not even supposed to be the one who's upset, but it does bother her more than she cared to admit. ]

I-It's fine... I'm not gonna do anything stupid.