Sure. The Squid. [She does at least manage a soft giggle.] No one ever got that stupid computer's name right, but we shouldn't start now.
[It doesn't deserve that amount of respect. Jeremy's or... hers.
She hesitates a bit at the rest of Steven's words, trying to avoid eye contact.]
I... I'm angry at the Phantom too, right now, but I don't think what's happening is his fault. I want to... I know it's a long shot, but I want to believe he can change. Same with Jeremy.
You can love someone and still be in a fight with them sometimes. That's just the way feelings work sometimes.
[And she still cares for Jeremy, so she feels like she has to extend that same courtesy to the Phantom.]
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[It doesn't deserve that amount of respect. Jeremy's or... hers.
She hesitates a bit at the rest of Steven's words, trying to avoid eye contact.]
I... I'm angry at the Phantom too, right now, but I don't think what's happening is his fault. I want to... I know it's a long shot, but I want to believe he can change. Same with Jeremy.
You can love someone and still be in a fight with them sometimes. That's just the way feelings work sometimes.
[And she still cares for Jeremy, so she feels like she has to extend that same courtesy to the Phantom.]