"Reconciliation, Jasper," she sighs. She then looks at her, fanning out her hand demonstratively. "As well as a mutual respect for one another. I realize I've been‐" Pearl bites her lip. "—um, well, quite..."
She doesn't want to use words like 'willful,' or 'rude.' She doesn't want to even faintly stimulate those associations, yet.
"...a... jerk."
There you go.
"But! I also want you... to understand that I'm a person, too."
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"Reconciliation, Jasper," she sighs. She then looks at her, fanning out her hand demonstratively. "As well as a mutual respect for one another. I realize I've been‐" Pearl bites her lip. "—um, well, quite..."
She doesn't want to use words like 'willful,' or 'rude.' She doesn't want to even faintly stimulate those associations, yet.
"...a... jerk."
There you go.
"But! I also want you... to understand that I'm a person, too."