[Miranda_]

Loki sighed. "Fine, we can talk. Just as long as it doesn't escalate into an argument, cuz I really don't need that right now."

Shaun replied, "I accept your apology, but only if you'll accept mine. I shouldn't have said what I did; I just get tired of the same thing you're tired of. In other words, having people treat me like a doormat. Maybe we ought to understand each other, rather than exchanging insults."