The way one of them explained it, [Said, leaning up against a wall.] there's platonic hate and romantic hate. The first one's just hate. Grind your teeth, want them dead, that sort of thing. The second's more like a rivalry. They irritate the hell out of you, piss you off, but you want to be the one that hurts them, only it's no fun if you kill them. That ruins the game. So, there's a lot of posturing.

Heh, somedays, I have trouble taking it seriously... and then some days, he says something that sets me off and I can't stop railing at him.

[She shrugged.] I honestly think this is only working, a little, because I'm not human either. As for the pity thing, it sounds a lot closer to love the way I've heard it. Just more co-dependent and protecting.