179 - turncoat

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??? [in qxøxøpa]: "... so you sold out."
zvïklïng [qxøxøpa]: "sure. you could say it that way."

??? [qxøxøpa, gesturing wildly] "UNBELIEVABLE. You siding with those good-for-nothing conquerors over your own--"

zvïklïng [interupting by yelling in english, hands cupped near mouth]: "HEY ZALICERG! YOU WERE LOOKING FOR COMPLAINERS TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF? HERE'S ONE!"
(the others are horrified)

zalicerg [effortlessly dragging off the dissenter]: "I'm so glad I have a new victim to inflict my tools upon. It'll be fun, especially for me! It's been a while since I last got to torture someone..."

[beat. zvïklïng puts their hands to their hips. mei, aghast, covers her mouth; xat leans slightly away from zvïklïng]

mei [in qxøxøpa]: "... wow, that... yikes."
xat [in qxøxøpa, simultaneously]: "that... uh..."
zvïklïng [in qxøxøpa, shrugging]: "quiet, you two. don't think I'm above reporting you because we know each other."