Lup knew her brother pretty damn well, and it wasn't like she hadn't figured out that he had a crush on Death. But she sure as hell didn't expect him to pursue it in the midst of all the rest of this shit. And she was really, really annoyed that he brought the Umbra Staff along. Sure, from his perspective it was just like a wand or anything else, and given that the conversation was equal parts flirtation and… well, whatever the rest of it was, he probably wanted his weapon on hand just in case. But DAMN it was awkward. She tried not to listen, and did a pretty decent job of it until Kravitz had a good old-fashioned freak out at her.
"There's something here. It was in the Millers' lab too, I could feel it. It's dead and it's powerful and it's extremely close. Are you harboring a dark spirit, Taako? Do you – do you have suspicions that you might be some sort of vessel?"
Lup swore.
"Maybe? I mean, it's been, like, a few years. Was that a thing for a while? I eat old dead dudes with my umbrella, is that a possibility, maybe?"
She swore again. She was definitely going to have to do something quick, or she would be exchanging one prison for another. She gathered her power and raised the staff to point at Kravitz's back.
But Taako fought back. And she could not override him. And then it was too late, and her scorching ray shot harmlessly into the sky.
"Son of a fucking fuck!" she shouted.
And then Taako was handing the staff over to Kravitz directly, completely unaware that he could well be damning his own sister, and she was panicking-
But he barely examined the staff before he handed it back. He must not have known - must not have realized - and she was safe. It was over. She slumped back against her curtains and started gathering her power again for another try at - well, at something.