I asked her if she wanted to come with me somewhere. I think I... I asked if... [nope. that memory is gone. she shakes her head, frustrated.]
I just don't want her to have to go back to where she came from, because it sucks, and she said yeah, she'd go with me anywhere. But she - she might not look the way she does now when we leave, so.
[ considering he's draping an arm over her again, yeah, she's allowed. will has the cocoa puff to cuddle so he's not worried about him sleeping alone in his room while he's with nimona. ]
...yeah. I didn't know if Reigen told anyone. I think I saw it in a memory of hers though. [ which he's softly pondering, but he doesn't think too much on it. instead, he rests his eyes a little but he's very much present for the conversation besides soup brain. ]
Saya's very herself. [ this is a compliment because he does like saya a lot. and because he's curious: ] What do you like about her?
I saw a little bit of her memories, yeah. [like, the worst of it, but. it's fine. she has to think a little about what it is she likes about saya, not because it's hard but because she's not very good at listing that sort of thing. nimona's like this person's vibes are excellent, they're mine now.
huff.] She's funny, and if people screw with her or the people she likes, she's not afraid to hurt them back.
... And we're similar, I guess. [in the sense that most people were afraid of them before getting here.]
[ he's nodding into the couch cushion because yeah, this tracks. memories are weird and they aren't always the best representation of stuff. but nimona knows a little and maybe that's good enough.
and her assessment of saya is also true, even if it gets him to grin just a little. ]
I wouldn't disagree. You're both pretty outspoken about things when you want to be. I don't think Saya likes being around people for the sake of politeness. She knows how she wants to spend her time.
[ thanks for not murdering, he's tired of covering for murderers. ]
I'm glad you had each other. [ honestly said. he's mostly glad nimona has someone else she feels like she can trust enough to talk to and want to be around. ] Do you mean the animorphing thing...? Or you want something else for her?
Yeah, that. [ it's really funny because it's straight up called shapeshifting in riordanverse, he's just making up bullshit. animal morphing. animorphing... ] She'd be a cool bird. Or something huge like...a bear. Or something cute like a gecko.
[ what the absolute fuck are you even talking about anymore, nico. ]
You could both be whatever you want. Maybe that's a win condition we can build in somehow. People can keep the powers they got here, or pick another one they wanted, or give up everything. Then she could just borrow yours, and you could both do it. May as well ask for something big when we win, right?
[she actually never thought about this - the idea of not having to go back to her world was enough for her. asking for more wasn't ever on the table for her, but now that he's saying this...]
It'd be pretty awesome if we could make that a thing. [...] Maybe Reigen really could summon a bunch of apples with that.
[ that gets him to laugh because he's imagining reigen somehow using an apple trick to scam people anyway. ]
I think...after everything we've done and if we're really "heroes" in the end, we deserve something greater. Especially if we're kicking the moon's ass next week and saving the city. Besides, what does it hurt to ask? Going home or going to a new home is enough, but if more's an option I don't mind being selfish this time.
[ in the sense he doesn't mind asking for other people, there is zero chance in hell he is going to want these powers, thanks. ]
What makes you think I'm a good speaker on this kind of thing? [ he says, as if he wasn't busy talking about how bullshit executions are earlier today. ] I will never say no to back-up though for a fight. Shark teeth look like they'd be pretty painful.
...I guess that's not wrong. [ he is extremely not scary right now as a puddle of darkness, but he understands. ] I can be a lot meaner than I have been if it'll get us what we want. They won't get the option to say no between the two of us.
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I just don't want her to have to go back to where she came from, because it sucks, and she said yeah, she'd go with me anywhere. But she - she might not look the way she does now when we leave, so.
[she rubs her face, like she has a headache.]
I don't want to go back to my world. At all.
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[ he shifts to lay back down again. ]
...have you seen what she looks like?
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Kind... of. [sweats] Reigen had her power that one week.
She said she'd show me sometime, but I don't really care what she looks like. I like her because she's her.
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...yeah. I didn't know if Reigen told anyone. I think I saw it in a memory of hers though. [ which he's softly pondering, but he doesn't think too much on it. instead, he rests his eyes a little but he's very much present for the conversation besides soup brain. ]
Saya's very herself. [ this is a compliment because he does like saya a lot. and because he's curious: ] What do you like about her?
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I saw a little bit of her memories, yeah. [like, the worst of it, but. it's fine. she has to think a little about what it is she likes about saya, not because it's hard but because she's not very good at listing that sort of thing. nimona's like this person's vibes are excellent, they're mine now.
huff.] She's funny, and if people screw with her or the people she likes, she's not afraid to hurt them back.
... And we're similar, I guess. [in the sense that most people were afraid of them before getting here.]
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and her assessment of saya is also true, even if it gets him to grin just a little. ]
I wouldn't disagree. You're both pretty outspoken about things when you want to be. I don't think Saya likes being around people for the sake of politeness. She knows how she wants to spend her time.
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Yeah. [...] She's told me a lot of stuff, and like, after Reigen died, we talked a lot about what we wanted to do about it and that felt good.
[spoilers it was murder that they never followed through on but REGARDLESS]
Like I said, I don't care what she looks like and I don't think anybody should, but it'd be cool if I could let her do what I do sometimes.
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I'm glad you had each other. [ honestly said. he's mostly glad nimona has someone else she feels like she can trust enough to talk to and want to be around. ] Do you mean the animorphing thing...? Or you want something else for her?
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The - what? You mean my shapeshifting? [she sounds amused.] No, that. I think she'd like it if she could be whatever she wanted.
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[ what the absolute fuck are you even talking about anymore, nico. ]
I think she'd like that. Picking how she feels.
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She could be all of those. [she kind of laughs a bit because she can tell nico has soup brain.] ... I think she'd like it too.
I guess we gotta get to the end first though.
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[ who is we. ]
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[she actually never thought about this - the idea of not having to go back to her world was enough for her. asking for more wasn't ever on the table for her, but now that he's saying this...]
It'd be pretty awesome if we could make that a thing. [...] Maybe Reigen really could summon a bunch of apples with that.
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I think...after everything we've done and if we're really "heroes" in the end, we deserve something greater. Especially if we're kicking the moon's ass next week and saving the city. Besides, what does it hurt to ask? Going home or going to a new home is enough, but if more's an option I don't mind being selfish this time.
[ in the sense he doesn't mind asking for other people, there is zero chance in hell he is going to want these powers, thanks. ]
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I'll let you do the talking. [she jokes.] Bet you could convince them.
Though I guess if you need someone to beat the snot out of someone for rewards I'm your shark.
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[mad nico is scary.] With my teeth it'd be even better.
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