[center][color=0076a3][h2]Zachary Ackerson[/h2][/color] 
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Up until now, Zachary never really had a reason to dislike anybody other than Cyrus, who had insulted him during the last trial, and even then, it was not as though Zachary could hold that grudge forever. It was silly, after all. During that trial, emotions and revelations ran rampant. There was almost nobody who had kept a cool head and so things had obviously gotten out of hand. The Infinite Archer could realize this much and with some talking, he was sure that he and Cyrus could return to having a neutral relationship, at the very least. Since he was the one to inform Zachary of their situation when he first arrived, Zach had a positive opinion of him initially. So there was absolutely no true dislike for the politician or anybody else alive, for that matter. 

Ignoring 'friends' he made online and the various people he placated with a public face, Zachary quite honestly had only one real relationship. It was his father. The man who meant the world to him. It was only very recently that he'd made his first actual friend in Jezebel, an older woman whom he looked up to for her maturity and kindheartedness. The latter of these two traits, however, was called into question. Her response to this situation had come to Zach's surprise. Sure, he was aware that Jez may not prefer Krista's company, what with that whole deal during the trial, but he wasn't expecting this!

Zachary was almost overwhelmed by the different emotions he experienced in this moment. On one hand, an almost sick feeling took him as he saw his one friend quite obviously in emotional pain. It was clear there was more to this than just some lingering resent after the trials. However, the young man could not offer any form of support to his friend, as he also felt both disappointment as well as anger towards her for deciding that Krista should die. The best he could do was not go ballistic. At least, not yet. 

It might be wise to clarify that Zach adamantly believed that offering up Aleecia to the Carnage Sister would effectively get both Krista and her killed, at the very least. If what Davis said was true, that Krista visited the Sister willingly, then it could be inferred that she was tricked and that was why she was now in this situation. Who was to say that the Sister would even keep her word, then? What if she just offed all three of them? And what would the group get in return even had she not? They would be down two people and it was always possible that the Nariko would simply ask for more and more. Currently, Max and Zachary were on the same wavelength when it came to this particular option. And with the alternatives being "Let Krista die" or "Try to save her", it became painfully obvious that anybody who was not for saving Krista was in the wrong. Leaving a fellow survivor, no matter whom it was, to this kind of fate simply was not something Zachary was capable of. He'd reach the same conclusion if it were Cyrus locked away instead. 

[color=82a327][b]“So we’re basically fixing your mistake? And for what, a violinist that can give us nada in return? I don’t know about you guys but the lives of the people in this room seem so much more valuable than that of one violinist."[/b][/color]

Braden's line was what set Zachary off. Anger that had been boiling since Jez, of all people, opted out of saving a fellow member, finally reached the point where Zach could no longer remain quiet.  

[color=0076a3]"How fucking ironic that the person suffering DID and disguising it with puppets is talking about how is useful and who isn't. It's also pretty fucking disgusting. Really shows what kind of character you are behind those masks. The kind I really would rather avoid if I'm alone. Remind me not to turn my back on you since I don't want to end up a victim."[/color] Zach was furious. That this guy mentioned valuing lives over another was something he could not forgive. He hated this prick, even if this was the first time they'd interacted. He hoped it'd be the last, too. [color=0076a3]"And, I can't understand why anybody actually believes the robot death machine that probably JUST lied to Krista would not go ahead and do the same to us once we hand over Aleecia. And in that case, there's only one viable course of action."[/color]

He glared at his friend but doing so probably hurt himself more than her. That he was even in such a rage and that it was partially directed towards her wasn't something he was happy about whatsoever. But still, something like this was no joke. [color=0076a3]"You can't be serious, Jez. 

How can you justify throwing a life away like that?" [/color]