factoring | Homophonic: Libby

He did deserve it.

In the end her torment does kill him. She goes on, tormenting other terrible men until they die.

That last part sounds appealing until you remember she had to die before that. I'm sure she had other goals and dreams.

Yes. There are many stories similar to this, of women killed because of a man's inability to accept the word no.

I wonder why it's so widespread.

Fiction mirroring reality, I guess?

It's been going on for centuries, at this point.

That story... What makes you like it?

There's something satisfying about it. To know that even if a life ends violently, there will be some retribution for the perpetrator.

You don't have to, um, answer this... But is that something you're familiar with somehow?

Hmm...

[ Thinking about it. ] I'd rather not. [ Or at least, not at this time. ]

[she nods.]

Of course. I, um, I didn't mean to pry.

It's alright. Thank you for asking.