[ oof. it's fine, he adjusts for balance and he kind of huffs a little when she's nosing at him. ]
...do you feel a little better like this? [ because even in spite of all of this, he knows she's been having a Time this week not being able to transform. he kind of hopes having the wolf form for even a short amount of time helps a little. ]
[she nods a bit, letting out a little grrruff sound of agreement.
it's not a perfect solution, but it'll get her through the weekend. just the act of shifting makes her feel a little less like she wants to crawl out of her skin. it'll hurt less.]
I'm glad for that, at least. [ softly. ] ...it'll be over soon, and we can all swap back and go back to using or not using our powers as much as we want. But...tomorrow we'll probably have to do an actual power check to make sure people aren't lying about what they have.
[another little nod, but - at using or not using our powers, she noses a little at his face with her dumb wolf nose. obviously she doesn't know what's up with him and his powers, but she knows he was missing earlier in the week, and she knows reigen left abruptly.
Your nose is cold. [ he says, as if he doesn't have italian ice hands constantly. but he does consider this briefly. ] ...I'll be fine. Rita usually tracks the powers, and if I ask her to give me a pass on having to demonstrate she might. I got away with skipping last week.
she makes a whiny noise, but that's fair. rita's got them. and there's a lot of people who will just t-pose around nico to make sure he doesn't get upset, so.
anyway i'm tired of playing an animal who can't talk so i'm skipping forward in like a tag.]
[ pats for the cute wolf nose. he would explain his issues with his powers, but nimona can't talk and i don't want to force you to listen as a wolf and he also thinks maybe it's not that important, so he's fine with this. ]
but eventually, she'll shift off to the side, and schwoop right back into a human form, which is a little disorienting like this. but hey. for the first time since this week started, she's not trying to massage her bones back into place. she looks like the way people look after they've had a good night's sleep.]
[ she shifts and he adjusts slightly to accommodate the sudden growth back to a human, but he's still kind of blanketed around her. but he does give her a little smile. ]
Welcome back. It's been...a really long week already.
[that's fine, she will also adjust to make him comfy. she also doesn't pull away because she kind of just likes the ability to comfortably drape on someone without thinking they're going to hurt her.
kind of funny, that. how fast she trusted him to not hurt her.]
No kidding. Monday felt like Thursday. [she rests her head on his shoulder.] ... Are you good, Nico?
[just, y'know. because he always looks out for her. she has to ask. wants to.]
[ likewise, usually he's very anti-touch, but he's been acclimating himself and getting more used to it with strangers when he's realized it helps. maybe that's just been the thing. the two of them teaching each other how to handle strangers and learning to trust someone won't hurt them all over again.
he's definitely thought about this. but he'll never tell her these things. instead, he tilts his head to rest on hers. ]
It's crazy, isn't it? It's just been, like...extended Thursday for the last four days. [ but sarcasm aside...he chews his lip briefly. ] ...considering Janeway had that device thing that could pinpoint someone so easily, I'm not surprised by this. But I can't imagine who would do this to Whisper.
[ maybe that's not what she meant, but no. he's not happy about that. ]
I can't figure it out either. I'm not gonna like the answer. [...] I almost wonder if it was an accident but - she was tied to a chair, right? So... I guess it wasn't.
It's not going to be like last week where it was self-defense gone wrong. Not with that set-up. And not with Whisper. There's no way I could ever believe she'd be the one to strike first.
[ there's no way she'd willingly wake up with the intent of taking someone else's life. ]
Or maybe she knew something someone else didn't want spreading around. Like this was just a method of silencing her. [ ...he hates that option. ] I would also love to believe there isn't anyone cowardly enough to stoop as low as taking out someone "weaker" than them just because they could, but I can't confidently say that's true.
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...do you feel a little better like this? [ because even in spite of all of this, he knows she's been having a Time this week not being able to transform. he kind of hopes having the wolf form for even a short amount of time helps a little. ]
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it's not a perfect solution, but it'll get her through the weekend. just the act of shifting makes her feel a little less like she wants to crawl out of her skin. it'll hurt less.]
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she just worries, is all.]
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Your nose is cold. [ he says, as if he doesn't have italian ice hands constantly. but he does consider this briefly. ] ...I'll be fine. Rita usually tracks the powers, and if I ask her to give me a pass on having to demonstrate she might. I got away with skipping last week.
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she makes a whiny noise, but that's fair. rita's got them. and there's a lot of people who will just t-pose around nico to make sure he doesn't get upset, so.
anyway i'm tired of playing an animal who can't talk so i'm skipping forward in like a tag.]
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Thanks for the sympathy.
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but eventually, she'll shift off to the side, and schwoop right back into a human form, which is a little disorienting like this. but hey. for the first time since this week started, she's not trying to massage her bones back into place. she looks like the way people look after they've had a good night's sleep.]
... Better.
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Welcome back. It's been...a really long week already.
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kind of funny, that. how fast she trusted him to not hurt her.]
No kidding. Monday felt like Thursday. [she rests her head on his shoulder.] ... Are you good, Nico?
[just, y'know. because he always looks out for her. she has to ask. wants to.]
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he's definitely thought about this. but he'll never tell her these things. instead, he tilts his head to rest on hers. ]
It's crazy, isn't it? It's just been, like...extended Thursday for the last four days. [ but sarcasm aside...he chews his lip briefly. ] ...considering Janeway had that device thing that could pinpoint someone so easily, I'm not surprised by this. But I can't imagine who would do this to Whisper.
[ maybe that's not what she meant, but no. he's not happy about that. ]
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she exhales slow, closing her eyes.]
I can't figure it out either. I'm not gonna like the answer. [...] I almost wonder if it was an accident but - she was tied to a chair, right? So... I guess it wasn't.
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It's not going to be like last week where it was self-defense gone wrong. Not with that set-up. And not with Whisper. There's no way I could ever believe she'd be the one to strike first.
[ there's no way she'd willingly wake up with the intent of taking someone else's life. ]
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[she agrees.]
I just can't think of a reason. Maybe they thought nobody would miss her, or that they could take her, or...
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