"Serena," Rei drew herself up to her full height and looked right at the blonde, her jaw set tight. This wasn't something she was going to stand for.
"Let me make some things perfectly and completely clear. I, not you, dictate who and what I spend my money on. And I, not you, get to decide what is and isn't too much. You clearly came with Alex and Di to do something for me. You won't disclose to me who or what I am. I understand you want me to be patient. I accept that. However, I want to help. I'm strong enough to lift a small car, and I can feel how much being around me hurts you. I cannot use those talents yet, presumably because the individual who brought me here is keeping tabs on me."
She exhaled, fists clenched tightly.
"So you are going to let me help you. It's not much, and it's money that I can pass off as spent on myself in the wake of a failed relationship. I'll also be sending you home with gift certificates for the other two. I don't understand fully what's going on, but I was brainwashed. I know that. I figured that much out. I don't even know how far I can rebel, but I know that I'm becoming more myself. And I know that person isn't the sort of person who wouldn't help someone doing her a favor."
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"Let me make some things perfectly and completely clear. I, not you, dictate who and what I spend my money on. And I, not you, get to decide what is and isn't too much. You clearly came with Alex and Di to do something for me. You won't disclose to me who or what I am. I understand you want me to be patient. I accept that. However, I want to help. I'm strong enough to lift a small car, and I can feel how much being around me hurts you. I cannot use those talents yet, presumably because the individual who brought me here is keeping tabs on me."
She exhaled, fists clenched tightly.
"So you are going to let me help you. It's not much, and it's money that I can pass off as spent on myself in the wake of a failed relationship. I'll also be sending you home with gift certificates for the other two. I don't understand fully what's going on, but I was brainwashed. I know that. I figured that much out. I don't even know how far I can rebel, but I know that I'm becoming more myself. And I know that person isn't the sort of person who wouldn't help someone doing her a favor."
A beat.
"Do you understand?"