[Bakura is not helping his case. 'Suspected' is not good enough. Especially not when it comes to starting a fight with someone like Valdis.]
[Raine gives his words a moment to sit in the air between them. Her jaw tightens a bit, but she nods, slowly, judiciously, like she's considering accepting his explanation as something perfectly reasonable. Like perhaps that was an acceptable risk to take.]
[Then she slaps him.]
[It's a quick snap of a movement, open-handed and sudden and barely telegraphed. Raine drops her hand to her side. Takes a breath. Then, counting on surprise and Bakura's general tolerance for her to still him, she takes two small, quick steps forward and pulls him into a tight hug. Her hands are a little shaky; so too when she speaks is her voice.]
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[Raine gives his words a moment to sit in the air between them. Her jaw tightens a bit, but she nods, slowly, judiciously, like she's considering accepting his explanation as something perfectly reasonable. Like perhaps that was an acceptable risk to take.]
[Then she slaps him.]
[It's a quick snap of a movement, open-handed and sudden and barely telegraphed. Raine drops her hand to her side. Takes a breath. Then, counting on surprise and Bakura's general tolerance for her to still him, she takes two small, quick steps forward and pulls him into a tight hug. Her hands are a little shaky; so too when she speaks is her voice.]
You idiot.