Intimidation wasn't something that she necessarily understood yet. She knew that there were things others found frightening, but how that differed from intimidating she wasn't actually sure. Hares and mice were afraid of wolves, but were they intimidated by them? When they realized they had been cornered and were about to be devoured, surely they would feel terror. Where did intimidation fit in? Was the only difference whether or not the outcome was fixed? One was only merely intimidated if there was hope that the imminent threat would not come to pass?

If that was it, then likely there was no chance of her being intimidating, even though she towered over her older cousin. But maybe Ros should have thought twice, if Pokemon has taught us anything, it's that electric-types aren't very effective against ground-types. And given how Isopia's hooves were currently blending into the floor of the cave, and given how that rock was now bleeding up her extraordinarily long limbs, any lightning thrown her way was going to be harmlessly dispersed onto the crystal-shattered floor. Then again, even if Isopia knew what was going through her cousin's mind (not that she could understand it, even if it was explained to her. Such emotional responses were out of her league), such a reaction was probably to be expected. This was an emotional response, not a rational one. To hell with types and strength. This was about kicking ass and taking names, not making good decisions.

"You felt like it, but you dunno why you felt like it?" The words dropped from her dark lips, like small pinballs bouncing onto the floor. There was no understanding, no meager attempt at compassion, there was only cold hard judgement. It was pathetic. That her cousin hadn't even attempted to lie showed just how little she cared about the environment, and of course for Isopia, there was nearly no greater crime than that. I dunno- the words hung flat in her mind. The irrationality of it was almost as great as the complete disregard for the lives that her carelessness upset.

Isopia's great big youthful eyes seemed to grow impossibly large, making her look like some comical owl. Only her expression wasn't one of doe-eyed innocence, but stupefied fury. "You just felt like destroying an entire ecosystem of creatures. Because you felt like it." She was repeating herself, stammering through her anger, but it couldn't be helped. Maybe she thought if she repeated the words enough they would start to make sense. So far, they weren't. "But you dunno why you felt like it. You acted on some irrational emotional state that you were in, and just decided to lash out and destroy something. Did that make you feel better? Did it soothe whatever emotional turmoil you were in, to know that big strong you could decimate an entire ecological support structure?!" Isopia had no idea what it was to experience emotional turmoil - she actually didn't experience any emotions that strongly (other than arguably her anger at this moment) - but she could certainly look down upon that state of mind and judge it.

Disdain wrapped in a condescending academic tone dripped from her lips as she moved even closer to her cousin. Her nose dipped lower so that she could be eye to eye with her stouter counterpart, not realizing that that act in itself would likely be viewed as hostile. In Iso's defense, she really was just trying to make it easier for Ros to glare at her in such a way that would strain her neck.