[ can mako hear that exasperated inhale? because luke's exasperatedly inhaling. when he speaks, his voice is sober, lacking its mirth and his smartassery. ] That ... sounds like Clarisse. [ being a dick for no reason other than it being written in her genetic code. luke almost sounds disappointed, as though he expected better of a girl he knows like the back of his own hand when it comes to her hot buttons and the way she operates. ]

[ he's usually the one being antagonised by her ... after he antagonises her. it's all semantics there, really. ] She's the daughter of war. Instigating shit like this is in her blood. [ that's the reason. it feels like a poor answer, like someone asking him why the sky's blue and he simply responds with a it just is. ] You won't succeed in talking her down — you'll only manage to antagonise her even further.

[ his face scrunches up, tone shifting into something a little lighter. ] Sense and logic don't quite sit well with Ares' kids.