[ Is he being pointed at like a dog??? Lalo is quietly stunned. But he also knows that nothing has changed in the past couple of minutes, and that he doesn't have the advantage here in any sense. If anything, he knows Rorschach could be a lot crueler to him right now, if he wanted to.
"An injured, unwell mess who just insulted someone" is Lalo's appraisement of his own situation too right now. He's arrogant but he's not stupid.
So he slinks back to bed, obediently. He doesn't even glare, choosing to keep his eyes down to avoid conflict. He can think of a million jokes he could make, but he doesn't want to risk making any of them, not sure how Rorschach will take them. Maybe he'd appreciate them, who knows, but Lalo doesn't want to risk them being taken as disrespect.
When he's laying down again, Lalo finally looks up at Rorschach and asks: ]
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"An injured, unwell mess who just insulted someone" is Lalo's appraisement of his own situation too right now. He's arrogant but he's not stupid.
So he slinks back to bed, obediently. He doesn't even glare, choosing to keep his eyes down to avoid conflict. He can think of a million jokes he could make, but he doesn't want to risk making any of them, not sure how Rorschach will take them. Maybe he'd appreciate them, who knows, but Lalo doesn't want to risk them being taken as disrespect.
When he's laying down again, Lalo finally looks up at Rorschach and asks: ]
Now what?