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[Wrath comes rolling in fresh from another night of purposefully saying the wrong thing to people much larger than her. She waves at Wanda, and togoes over the cooler unit to retrieve a cold pack for her cheek.]

Hey Wanda. Whatcha up to?

[Wanda smiles in greeting as Wrath walks in. As she gets a good luck at Wrath's injuries, however, she immediately looks much more concerned.]

What happened to you?

Picked a fight.

[She rests the cold pack on her face.]

Pretty good one, too!

[Seeing Wrath is apparently rather cheerful about the ordeal, Wanda's tone becomes more playful.]

And does the other guy look as bad?

[She points to her cheek, indicating the spot where Wrath has put the cold pack on her own face.]

Oh, he looks way worse. And his four friends.

[She plops down across from Wanda.]

Four friends?

[An impressed look crosses Wanda's face before she returns to that sly smile.]

So five against one then?

Yep! So that was fun while it lasted. Then I got kicked out of the bar.

YOU were the one kicked out? Not the five "friends?"

I think they technically got kicked out too, but they had to go to the med clinic, so...

[Wanda's eyes go wide in realization.]

Ah...

[She then snorts and lets out a soft chuckle.]

So what exactly did they do that caused you to pick a fight?

They were kind of there. And the one guy did try to trip the waiter, which is a dick move. But mostly I felt like picking a fight.

You... felt like picking a fight?

[Wanda cannot help but look both confused and impressed. Was this really the same Wrath she had met before?]

Yeah. Like. I used to do that all the time back home. Makes you feel alive. And it's fun!

You just seem so... sweet.

Well, I try to be a kind and generous person? But fighting is different.

[Her lips quirk.]

And when I smile all the time, people kind of assume I'm just an idiot. Which is easier than explaining that I don't understand... Like anything. About how to be a civilian. But smiling is very good for morale, so it works out!

Edited 2016-10-11 16:22 (UTC)

[Was she... was she insinuating that Wanda found her "an idiot?" Wanda had certainly found her rather blunt with her words, but she did not necessarily think Wrath stupid for it. Wanda appears to be measuring her response to Wrath before she actually gives it.]

If you don't want to smile, you should not feel forced to. I understand what you are saying, but... I would not want someone to hide their true feelings from me.

[Come to think of it, this typically wasn't ever a problem for Wanda. Even without directly reading someone's mind, her powers tended to always be on in a sense in the way she could feel the emotions of those around her. It tended to be her way of sensing others' presence, and yet... she's now coming to the realization that Wrath seemed to somehow be an exception. And this thought was beginning to bother her.]

[It definitely wasn't what she'd intended to imply. More of a general statement; if Wanda thought she was an idiot, Wrath figures she wouldn't be talking to her right now.]

Oh, it's okay! It's not like I don't want to. Putting a happy face on things really helps too. And I normally am happy. My morale is good.

[That brings a flicker of a grin back to Wanda's face. She shakes her head, a soft chuckle as she does.]

I do not think you are an idiot, Wrath. Just odd.

[There's a playfulness to her tone that means she means it as a compliment. She then adds, more endearing:]

But then, the most interesting people always tend to be.

[Wrath laughs.]

Being odd is way easier than not being odd. That seems like so much work. I don't know how people do it.

Don't know how people do what? Not be odd?

[A wry smile on Wanda's face.]

Everyone is odd in their own ways. Some are just better at hiding it.

Yeah, not be odd. Everyone just seems to know how to act.

I guess so? It's hard to tell. I have a hard time understanding people when they don't like say what they actually think.

That's just how people are. If everyone said exactly what they were thinking all the time... well, we'd likely find it a lot harder to live with one another.

[And Wrath can trust Wanda on that one.]

I say most of what I think. [Shrug.] But maybe I shouldn't.

[Oop. Wanda just realized what her words are clearly implying to Wrath. She mentally kicks herself for this foot-in-mouth moment of hers.]

That's not what-- Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you should change anything about who you are. Speaking your mind, it's what makes you who you are. Makes you unique. I just know that... many others are not so upfront about their thoughts, and sometimes that is for the better. But that is for them, and not you to think about.

I guess? But what makes it good for others and not such a good idea for me? [She thinks.] You don't have to worry about my feelings or anything, Wanda. I know that I'm still figuring out how real people are supposed to behave.