[ He is silent for a moment, trying to assimilate what happened and why is Minimus so angry. Frankly, he would be just as pissed off if he were in the bot's skin. Metal skin. Uh, whatever applies. He frowns visibly, lips pursing when Minimus blames himself. ]
Ey no, none of that. Other people's mistakes are not your fault.
[ Peter is a jealous person. He is not proud of the fact, but he is aware that it is a bad trait he has. He also knows that the reason he got so annoyed when Gamora looked at other people, or when others showed interest in her, was that he wouldn't know what to do if she wasn't part of his life. Being loyal to your partner means a lot to him, but he also understands what it's like to be alone, to think that you'll never get to see your loved ones. When loneliness and pain claw at your chest and make an empty hole to crawl into and stay there. It never ends well. ]
I'm not sure how relationships are for you, guys, with your long lives, but I figure it's not that much different from any other sentient creature. We're not so different. [ The guardian starts, his voice conciliatory and a little careful, but honest. ] Â Admittedly, I don't know Megatron and Drift as well as I would like, but I know they have a complicated past together. They might have felt really lonely on this ship, with no one else they knew or trusted around, and not knowing it that would ever change.Â
[ Peter reaches out to touch the holoform cheek, to try and get her to look at him. ]
I'm not trying to excuse them, they should have talked to you about it when you got here. You have all the right to be furious and to never speak to them again if you don't want. I'm just trying to say that broken-hearted people would try anything to make the hurt go away. Even if it's only temporary, even if causes bigger problems in the long run. We shouldn't judge others by their lowest points, but by how they answer to their mistakes.Â
[The Verity avatar wipes invisible tears from her face.]
I could have done something differently! I could have asked him if he had anything important about our relationship to say about! About which to say! [He's slipped up on his grammar; he knows now that he's in far too much distress, but he can't stop himself.]
If that's what made him happy, why didn't he tell me? If it brought him comfort, why did he believe that hiding it from me was more important than what we wanted for centuries? I thought he trusted me. I thought I could trust him. I knew it was naïve for...whatever we had to work smoothly, but just this once, when I let my guard down...
[And like the last time he put his faith into Megatron, he was hurt. Feeling vulnerable is comforting only for a brief moment before the regret sets in. He knows, when Peter holds her cheek and the avatar inevitably turns towards him, that looking at Star-Lord in the eye will lead to a cascade of emotions that should have been left inside before it destroyed another friendship.]
...We're here together. It makes sense to have a professional relationship with them. [Verity's mouth twitches.] At the very least.
[ If the holoform is connected to Minimus's emotional state with such accuracy, it's no wonder she might cry. Peter wishes he were better at these things, so that he could comfort his new friend properly. As it is, he can only be honest. ]
When we first met, I've got the impression that you like things to be under control, but people are unpredictable, and our feelings hardly make sense to ourselves on a daily basis. Megatron's choices are only his fault, for good or bad, and torturing yourself with 'what if' will only hurt you further.
[ Peter is the last person who would call Magnus out for slipping up on his grammar, much less now that the poor Cybertronian is so clearly troubled. It's good, however, that Minimus is letting it all out instead of bottling his feelings up, even if he might regret it later. ]
That, I cannot tell you. Maybe he was scared that you would not return his feelings. Or maybe Megatron believed that he wasn't deserving of them.
[ As much as Peter loves Gamora, he's had those kinds of thoughts before. She is better than him in a possible way, something other people had reminded him of plenty in the past, and he sometimes wondered if she wouldn't have been happier with someone else.
When the Verity avatar turns to face him, Peter's own eyes are filled with sadness and sympathy. He's no stranger to betrayal, although not of this kind. ]
Then don't talk to him, you don't have to forgive him. Forgive them. You all might need some time, and Megatron certainly needs to work to earn your trust again. I know things are bad now, and you have all the reason to be angry and frustrated, but don't let it harden your heart to life’s other joys.
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Ey no, none of that. Other people's mistakes are not your fault.
[ Peter is a jealous person. He is not proud of the fact, but he is aware that it is a bad trait he has. He also knows that the reason he got so annoyed when Gamora looked at other people, or when others showed interest in her, was that he wouldn't know what to do if she wasn't part of his life. Being loyal to your partner means a lot to him, but he also understands what it's like to be alone, to think that you'll never get to see your loved ones. When loneliness and pain claw at your chest and make an empty hole to crawl into and stay there. It never ends well. ]
I'm not sure how relationships are for you, guys, with your long lives, but I figure it's not that much different from any other sentient creature. We're not so different. [ The guardian starts, his voice conciliatory and a little careful, but honest. ] Â Admittedly, I don't know Megatron and Drift as well as I would like, but I know they have a complicated past together. They might have felt really lonely on this ship, with no one else they knew or trusted around, and not knowing it that would ever change.Â
[ Peter reaches out to touch the holoform cheek, to try and get her to look at him. ]
I'm not trying to excuse them, they should have talked to you about it when you got here. You have all the right to be furious and to never speak to them again if you don't want. I'm just trying to say that broken-hearted people would try anything to make the hurt go away. Even if it's only temporary, even if causes bigger problems in the long run. We shouldn't judge others by their lowest points, but by how they answer to their mistakes.Â
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I could have done something differently! I could have asked him if he had anything important about our relationship to say about! About which to say! [He's slipped up on his grammar; he knows now that he's in far too much distress, but he can't stop himself.]
If that's what made him happy, why didn't he tell me? If it brought him comfort, why did he believe that hiding it from me was more important than what we wanted for centuries? I thought he trusted me. I thought I could trust him. I knew it was naïve for...whatever we had to work smoothly, but just this once, when I let my guard down...
[And like the last time he put his faith into Megatron, he was hurt. Feeling vulnerable is comforting only for a brief moment before the regret sets in. He knows, when Peter holds her cheek and the avatar inevitably turns towards him, that looking at Star-Lord in the eye will lead to a cascade of emotions that should have been left inside before it destroyed another friendship.]
...We're here together. It makes sense to have a professional relationship with them. [Verity's mouth twitches.] At the very least.
But I am not ready to talk to him.
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When we first met, I've got the impression that you like things to be under control, but people are unpredictable, and our feelings hardly make sense to ourselves on a daily basis. Megatron's choices are only his fault, for good or bad, and torturing yourself with 'what if' will only hurt you further.
[ Peter is the last person who would call Magnus out for slipping up on his grammar, much less now that the poor Cybertronian is so clearly troubled. It's good, however, that Minimus is letting it all out instead of bottling his feelings up, even if he might regret it later. ]
That, I cannot tell you. Maybe he was scared that you would not return his feelings. Or maybe Megatron believed that he wasn't deserving of them.
[ As much as Peter loves Gamora, he's had those kinds of thoughts before. She is better than him in a possible way, something other people had reminded him of plenty in the past, and he sometimes wondered if she wouldn't have been happier with someone else.
When the Verity avatar turns to face him, Peter's own eyes are filled with sadness and sympathy. He's no stranger to betrayal, although not of this kind. ]
Then don't talk to him, you don't have to forgive him. Forgive them. You all might need some time, and Megatron certainly needs to work to earn your trust again. I know things are bad now, and you have all the reason to be angry and frustrated, but don't let it harden your heart to life’s other joys.