["If you were giving away your daughter, wouldn't you want to be sure of where she's going?"
They're both far too good at the 'overly nice, actually irritated' deal and Nariko does look between both but - what the hell is she supposed to do? It's not like she's trying to leave Boxer on his own but they have to be able to speak to each other. So, yeah, she's not going to hold the response itself against him but she doesn't jump in yet, either.
"I live on the other end of the world, Boxer, when you're running out of time you worry about the ones you're leaving behind. It's as simple as that." And in Maggie's eyes admitting that was something of a concession, maybe even a mild apology.]
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They're both far too good at the 'overly nice, actually irritated' deal and Nariko does look between both but - what the hell is she supposed to do? It's not like she's trying to leave Boxer on his own but they have to be able to speak to each other. So, yeah, she's not going to hold the response itself against him but she doesn't jump in yet, either.
"I live on the other end of the world, Boxer, when you're running out of time you worry about the ones you're leaving behind. It's as simple as that." And in Maggie's eyes admitting that was something of a concession, maybe even a mild apology.]