[ it's hard for her not to instinctively bristle at nelson's urging for her to be reasonable -- as if she weren't being reasonable already. she isn't, not really, but that's beside the point. she's always disliked being managed and placated and being told to be reasonable. those are the kinds of things that remind her of madison -- and maybe part of this whole affair had been a sloppy attempt at forgetting a little.

she gives both men a pointed little look before glancing away, head tilted up in an annoyed way. ]

You should get this better than anybody, Nelly. I mean -- [ an irritable exhale. ] I wasn't expectin' Rick t'understand it too much, but I know you know exactly how goddamn much this sucks.