E-Mail to Manuel

[x-shinobi.livejournal.com]

To: [manny]
From: [shinobi]
Subject: Well.

Jubilee and Amanda tried to kill each other this afternoon.

I do hope your libido is satisfied. Keep it away from me until I calm down.

-Shinobi

Comments

They did?

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That's unacceptable.

Guess I should go fix it.

Manuel

Oh, no.

[x-shinobi.livejournal.com]

You've fixed enough for one lifetime, Manuel. You told me you were going to tell Jubilee she had no chance in Hell, and I trusted you to do just that. Clearly, we had a miscommunication.

Stay. Put.

-Shinobi

Re: Oh, no.

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

And I DID!

That's just the thing! She wouldn't listen to me!

And I am Staying Put, as much as I would like to talk to both of my women, settle things out without it turning any more into World War Three.

Oy. I could settle this in about a half-hour. Without my power.

Manuel

Uh-huh.

[x-shinobi.livejournal.com]

I don't suppose you tried using the word 'no'? Because I don't think Jubilee was quite that desperate to get into your pants, Manuel. That could get her arrested.

How, precisely, do you think you could settle it this time?

Talk to Moira or somebody equally qualified to tell you if you're being a dolt or not before you try anything. Beyond helping Amanda put herself back together, I'm done with this entire messy affair.

-Shinobi

Fair enough.

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

I did, and she was.

I was there, I felt the entire thing.

And I could settle it fairly easily. Explain things to both of them, maybe make a fucking breakthrough into the witch's brain that I am not her toy, and I expect the same consideration that I give her in return.

To the other, I would just have to ONCE AGAIN explain the realities of things to her.

Manuel

Uh-huh.

[x-shinobi.livejournal.com]

You, more than any other person on this planet, should know how stupid and impulsive peoples' hormones can make them. You can bloody well see it.

You do realize that you fucking Jubilee is, in Amanda's mind, exactly like her fucking Angelo would be in yours.

Asshole.

-Shinobi

It's not even close.

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

I don't have any interest in Jubilee outside of a sweet little body and a willingness to explore.

She _loves_ Angelo. The circumstances aren't anything like one another. It would be like me going postal because she tapped Beth.

Which, I might add, I didn't. Not even close.

I am tired of the hypocricy, and I'd be lying if I said that to a certain extent revenge is sweet. She can do whatever she wants behind my back with people I absolutely hate, but when I have a little bit of fun she falls apart?

I don't think so.

Manuel

On the contrary.

[x-shinobi.livejournal.com]

You think that matters to her? Do you - well, I was about to ask if you had any idea how insecure and terrified Jubilee makes her, but as you're so keen on reminding me, you're an empath. So of course you know.

She loves Angelo, yes, but she's never fucked him! She knows it would hurt you, so she exercises some restraint! She pays you a courtesy because she loves you, even if it scares her to death to say it, after Rack, but you can't bloody well focus on the positive for five seconds, can you?

Go downstairs. Look at the property damage your little bit of fun has caused. Then beg someone down in medlab for the right to ask if she wants to see you, so you can apologize for being such a selfish, immature prick.

Now. I'm going to put this away, and pace around my room until I trust myself to go check in her without causing a scene. I reccomend you stay far, far away from me until this all gets sorted out, brother.

-Shinobi

Yes, I think it does.

[x-empath.livejournal.com]

And if it doesn't, then it _should_.

And she can't say it, so how real is it, really?

And I've seen the damage. I'm real not happy with this whole series of events. And I'm not going downstairs, not for a little while yet. It wouldn't do me any good - they're not willing or ready to listen.

Manuel