[this is one of those things that really would not be possible if nico had not opened the floor for her so many times. if it were anybody else, she'd skitter away from the emotions, just kind of awkwardly go that sucks and offer to blow something up, but... not with this.
when he says a pattern might work, she taps him three times with her paw, and then once long, and then another three paps. it's not ridiculous to her.]
Doesn't really matter if it was real or not, man. [she says, reinforcing her point, ears flicking. and then, a little more hesitant, but not unwilling:] ... You don't have to think about it too hard.
It was just some story they were telling you. [a long, long time ago, there was a kingdom that lived in peace...]
[ pap pap...he's still tense in a lot of ways, but the tapping seems to help him remember to breathe again, re-centering him for a second.]
You should know by now that I think too hard about everything. [ it's murmured like a joke, even though it's the least funny thing. he's back to petting her fur in slow, grateful movements. ] It may have been a story they were telling us, but...it was an important one. We wanted to make sure the people involved would have a happy ending. All of them, but especially the one who deserved a lot more than they were getting from a whole village. Just because a story usually goes a certain way doesn't mean the ending had to stay the same. I think we all knew that, and it's why we went to help.
Of course I do. [ his entire life has been one unhappy ending after another. but... ] But I think I always want to try when it matters. Especially when it seems like the people who need them to most won't be able to get them themselves, you know? It's what we did after we left the clothing shop. We went to Ballister's and we got weapons to go fight the director lady.
Yup. He's right. That was sort of our only plan...Reigen was actually sort of cool about it. He stayed below to try and distract the director so Will and I could climb the rafters to free you. It almost worked out the way we wanted it to.
...something went wrong. Like. Um. Really wrong? But it's okay, you and Reigen were able to talk and find a way to help us. He took care of the director, too.
And neither should you. [ just throwing that out there. ] Because...that's what it felt like. That this was a story you've lived through. And we wanted to fix the ending to make it better.
You're still here, aren't you? The story's going to end however you want it to end. It's like I told you before...you've got time to rewrite the ending if that's what you want. [ and they're here to help her, too. ]
[ i joke a lot about him being a bat, but he is also slight cat-kin which means he just bonks back gently. ]
Dude, like I know how I want mine to end either? I don't think you have to know right away. That's...kind of the cool thing about having the options, as long as people are giving them to you. You're a little more free to decide for yourself.
she'll think about this, but for now, she kind of just nods a little, and goes quiet. she doesn't want to talk about what's waiting for her as far as endings back home, not when he's been through whatever it was today, so... for now, she just will sit with him and keep him company until they figure out curfew.]
[ that's fine we are closing this since he won't press her more than he has. everything feels bad man for multiple reasons. but i'm just coming back here solely to say that if she lets him he's probably going to end up falling asleep while petting her and cuddling her cat form so nimona's stuck for a while until either he wakes up or she moves. goodbye. throws this thread away for new things. ]
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when he says a pattern might work, she taps him three times with her paw, and then once long, and then another three paps. it's not ridiculous to her.]
Doesn't really matter if it was real or not, man. [she says, reinforcing her point, ears flicking. and then, a little more hesitant, but not unwilling:] ... You don't have to think about it too hard.
It was just some story they were telling you. [a long, long time ago, there was a kingdom that lived in peace...]
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You should know by now that I think too hard about everything. [ it's murmured like a joke, even though it's the least funny thing. he's back to petting her fur in slow, grateful movements. ] It may have been a story they were telling us, but...it was an important one. We wanted to make sure the people involved would have a happy ending. All of them, but especially the one who deserved a lot more than they were getting from a whole village. Just because a story usually goes a certain way doesn't mean the ending had to stay the same. I think we all knew that, and it's why we went to help.
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she settles into his petting.]
Happy endings don't really happen a lot in reality. But I know you know that.
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... Reigen told me a little about it. [...] He said she didn't get the chance to say much.
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...yeah. How much did Reigen already tell you anyway?
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Just that you guys went in after a monster you thought was me. But not to kill it, to rescue it.
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... Almost. [she glances at him.]
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she doesn't. instead:]
Sorry. [...] You shouldn't have had to go through any of that.
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she looks away.]
That story's ended. [...] I guess that doesn't really mean it has to be done here, though.
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and shifts, so that she can lean up to bonk him with her head. she's a cat, so it probably doesn't hurt.]
I don't know how I want it to end yet.
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Dude, like I know how I want mine to end either? I don't think you have to know right away. That's...kind of the cool thing about having the options, as long as people are giving them to you. You're a little more free to decide for yourself.
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she'll think about this, but for now, she kind of just nods a little, and goes quiet. she doesn't want to talk about what's waiting for her as far as endings back home, not when he's been through whatever it was today, so... for now, she just will sit with him and keep him company until they figure out curfew.]
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