[A sigh escaped her lips. Negative as their previous conversation was, she would have preferred it to his outbursts. All of her earlier attempts to explain why she was so ambivalent had been ignored. She doubted he would listen this time.

I'm sorry J-... Dad. I'll try harder.

She hoped that the 'gear didn't pick up on the shudder that rocked through her. These were the exact sort of habits she didn't want to get into. It was too easy for her to become subservient to him. It was impossible for her to assert her independence with him looming over her.

I don't have much to talk about. I have been recharging since I arrived. Occasionally Athena and I... {She trailed off, knowing that despite what he had said, Jack didn't want to hear anything having to do with the gladiator.] I have just been with friends. There isn't much to report.