I doubt that they fully grasp your situation, and so they might be mistaking your intentions here.
[Which wasn't to say that she was on board. It was that... she sympathized. This part of Ange? It wasn't inherently different from one of her own weaknesses. She could be very sympathetic towards it, and she definitely hoped that turning an ear to her friend would help at least a little bit. It certainly couldn't hurt.]
You are still Ange, and what you want isn't a bad thing. I'd like to see if I can help you accomplish the protection of yourself and your friends. [She smirked.] Not that I'm not a tiny bit selfish in appreciating the protection as well.
[Of course, subverting certain problems in the name of protecting Ange from herself fit within it, but since when was she ever free of being guilty of twisting words a tiny bit?]
no subject
[Which wasn't to say that she was on board. It was that... she sympathized. This part of Ange? It wasn't inherently different from one of her own weaknesses. She could be very sympathetic towards it, and she definitely hoped that turning an ear to her friend would help at least a little bit. It certainly couldn't hurt.]
You are still Ange, and what you want isn't a bad thing. I'd like to see if I can help you accomplish the protection of yourself and your friends. [She smirked.] Not that I'm not a tiny bit selfish in appreciating the protection as well.
[Of course, subverting certain problems in the name of protecting Ange from herself fit within it, but since when was she ever free of being guilty of twisting words a tiny bit?]