( ugh. even the hypothetical added amusement the captain would get if she were to show up at the bridge door with a face full of clown makeup and doing an interpretive dance absolutely stings like a slap across the face. no, clarke's not out here trying to be amusing or "interesting", she's just going to keep her nose to the grindstone and try to pretend it doesn't hurt on a personal level to be so staunchly ignored. )

It's fine. So long as he'll talk to you, we've got an in. And as long as Skulduggery keeps sending out synopsis texts, we've got even more insight on how to go into the next conversation.

( it's still so frustrating she wants to put a hole in the wall sometimes, but it's fine it's cool everything's acceptable. )