I'm not sure what my liking the booze has to do with liking you. I can multitask.

[ She huffs. Displeased, but not with Wukong, since she stays right where she is. ]

I asked him to leave it alone. But that's neither here nor there.

Maybe it wasn't what you intended to say, but it's what I know. And what I have to believe. If I let myself think I can relax, get complacent, I could go out of control again.

Continuing to believe that I need to keep a tight hold on my self-control is important. The stakes are too high not to. I don't hesitate to fight or even kill when I'm myself and there's no other choice, but another senseless massacre just isn't worth it. Maybe it's bad for my self-esteem but that's nothing when measured against the potential consequences.

So I'm asking you to leave it alone, too. Please.