"You're deflecting again." Not that he's surprised. It's one of Magpie's most well-worn tools. "Glitch likely sees it this way because she cares deeply for Drake and, in her eyes, what you said to him was unforgivable. It's easier to focus on the bad than confront the more layered reality, where a person may have reasons for their behaviors beyond pure malice."

Perhaps in some regards, it's the same for Magpie, though that goes unsaid.

"You questioned whether or not I have my own thoughts and feelings, and I'm not even human. You are, and so I should think the same courtesy should extend to you."