...Yeah, this was never going to go well.
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Mel: Is that it?
Talita is taken aback.
Talita: Well he did it, like, maliciously! He was trying to hurt me!
Her face begins to bristle in frustration, and she grips her neck, back hunched to keep her head from knocking the ceiling.
Talita: And he’s– he’s been– saying really rude things “out of earshot,” misgendering me, not listening to instructions in the field–
Mel: I’ll talk to him about it tomorrow.
Talita's eyes widen.
Talita: No! Don’t– That wouldn’t help.
9 thoughts on “Runaway to the Stars: Page 231”
tyrone
And….There is the workplace-relationship fracture. I think everyone can see where this is going now.
HAL9000
girl its time to run away
sugar-goat
I really like how the “is that it?” is frameless. Really makes The Vibe
Accursed Dirt Boar
Oh yeah that exactly the kind of reaction i expected
I guess we have to poke Mel whit sticks now as well…
Greenjoe
Does Mel actually work as the site’s HR? Or is there some person Talita would be better off going to (if there even would be anyone…)
Matt
Talita I love you, but we gotta work on your communication skills
Bravo
Agreed. This is a violation of personal space and should get Adam sent off on the next ship.
laika wallace
i love the the perspective on these past couple pages, making talita seem like she’s towering over mel (which she is, i guess, but the deliberate choice to show it that way is what i’m talking about). to me it’s really nicely showing how talita feels in this situation, hyperware of her size and her species while trying to get help for harassment that specifically is targeting these things
NotOkapi
Oh Talita, I’m so proud of her for saying anything but of course there’s nothing Mel would think to do that would actually help.