He's not giving this asshole the satisfaction he wants.
He closes his eyes and heavily exhales, shakily taking a drink. The glass slams down onto the counter when he's done. He could be a bit more successful pushing his rage down, but he at least has a semblance of control in the delivery of his reply.]
Say what you want about my desire for validation, but this goes far beyond that, and further still in regard to whatever petty hatred you two have for one another. I will fully admit that yes, perhaps I was all too willing to cling to any source of flattery at the beginning of this ridiculous game. [His first interaction with the Lady proved that all too well.] But the more we have spoken and learned about each other, Iago has more than proven himself to me as a source of support- something I never had back in my world.
[And yeah, that says even more about him, but he's so entirely used to being called useless and a joke, it's just entirely hollow to him at this point.]
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No.
He's not giving this asshole the satisfaction he wants.
He closes his eyes and heavily exhales, shakily taking a drink. The glass slams down onto the counter when he's done. He could be a bit more successful pushing his rage down, but he at least has a semblance of control in the delivery of his reply.]
Say what you want about my desire for validation, but this goes far beyond that, and further still in regard to whatever petty hatred you two have for one another. I will fully admit that yes, perhaps I was all too willing to cling to any source of flattery at the beginning of this ridiculous game. [His first interaction with the Lady proved that all too well.] But the more we have spoken and learned about each other, Iago has more than proven himself to me as a source of support- something I never had back in my world.
[And yeah, that says even more about him, but he's so entirely used to being called useless and a joke, it's just entirely hollow to him at this point.]