Then... yeah. Cross your fingers. If you get anything, will you tell me? [...] Even if it isn't talking to them. It has to be something, I bet it's from everybody.
[she finishes getting the sand off of him, actually.]
What makes you think you aren't going to be with me when this timer goes off? [ he says, letting sand fall out of his hair and trying to refocus and stop being sad for a second. ]
...most of us will be at the arena on Sunday. When that timer goes off, we'll be there. For whatever this thing does. I'm...going to bring it to tomorrow's trial just so everyone knows. I don't want anyone to miss a chance to talk to them if that's what this really is. Even if it's just a text.
[that first bit makes her laugh a little, and she leans in and kisses him against the side of the head. no impulse control makes it so easy to be affectionate.]
Yeah. Be careful with it. I'll make sure nobody tries to snatch it from you. [...] It'll be good. Even if we don't get to talk to them, we know they're not gone forever. Even Lillium. And we know how to get them back, we just have to wait for the right chance.
[she holds his face in both of her hands, tapping him with her pointer finger.]
[ first of all he's a little startled by the sudden affection from her in particular, but it does make him smile faintly. he's leaning into her hands and he's watching her quietly before he takes a breath and sighs out slowly. ]
Feels like I should be saying that to you instead. I'm not ready to give up, trust me. [ it's just hard. all the time. it keeps getting harder. ] ...I am a little worried about Tama as the last goat, but I need to find who did this to Lillium. He...we talked about it, you know? He was pretty sure he'd be next on our team. I'm angry he was right.
You've said it to me plenty, it's not like you gotta say it again. [she tells him with a huff.
she's okay. she's okay, right now, and he needs someone other than just will to rely on, she thinks, so she can do this, even if it's clumsy. it keeps getting harder, he thinks, and she doesn't let go of him.]
... I'm kinda worried about Tama too, but I don't think anybody is stupid enough to wipe her out. [a pause, and then:] I'll help figure out who, you know I will.
[taps him again.] ... You keep losing people and it sucks.
[ reigens horoscope:take a step back and give yourself a break nico: I must take care of everything myself.
but nimona holds onto him and he has the phone in his hand and he's trying to redirect his thoughts when she speaks. ]
They better not. Tama being alone doesn't mean she's an easy target now, and if anyone thinks so...[ angry. but he settles again. ] I know we should try to figure out Albedo, and we can do both. But...if anyone thought we wouldn't start to be biased I don't know what to say. When we found him it was almost...respectful? Like they buried him properly.
[ that said. yeah. there is that. ] I told Ace I had practice doing this, but I was sort of hoping it'd slow down after last week instead of continuing. Weird, right?
[she bonks her forehead against his. it is a little like a headbutt.]
It's not weird. [...] It means you care about a lot of people, man, it's not like that's a horrible thing. Kind of lame, but what do I know.
[she's not saying it to be mean, she's just incapable of doing this right. at least she means it more like gentle teasing?]
You have a heart that's easy to break. I don't think that's a bad thing at all. It just sucks to see you hurting and try to hide it. You don't have to.
[ ow? he makes a face but it's not really because it hurt, but more out of what she says. mostly because she's right. he does care about a lot of people, and he cares a lot about people in general despite the way he presents himself.
you'd think the pieces would stop fitting together by now.
but he shrugs instead. ]
I'm not...[ he's not sure which part to protest first, is the thing. ] I know I don't have to. But I'm still trying to figure out how to be less worried about being too much for other people. [ which is very funny that he'd been talking to at least three different people about this and why he's resistant to getting help sometimes and now all three of them are dead. fun! ] Part of it is also I don't need to worry everybody when we have things we still have to do.
[ oh. magical hat. he makes a surprised little sound but he allows it. ]
...thanks. [ tiredly. so they have...possibly a connection to dead friends. that's good. that doesn't solve what happened to lillium now though, and it's where his thoughts are at. ]
I don't know when, but he was a little prepared for this possibility. He left something for me and Jolyne.
[ he kind of snorts but otherwise shakes his head. ]
I'm gonna take it as a sign that he trusts us not to screw up at the finish line and do as he asks. I don't mind. Just kind of wish these weren't the circumstances is all.
[ headbonks gently. he can hear that thought, nimona. ]
We'll see. It might actually help to put together a timeline if we can prove Lillium suspected something might happen to him. If someone gave him time to leave them behind for us.
I'm not, I'm not. It'll be up to Jolyne if we bring them though. They might be safer at our dorm where we can watch them. Which...sounds creepy, but you know what I mean. [ there's a frown though. ] I have a feeling most people wouldn't even notice me for something like that, so I'll be fine.
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Then... yeah. Cross your fingers. If you get anything, will you tell me? [...] Even if it isn't talking to them. It has to be something, I bet it's from everybody.
[she finishes getting the sand off of him, actually.]
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...most of us will be at the arena on Sunday. When that timer goes off, we'll be there. For whatever this thing does. I'm...going to bring it to tomorrow's trial just so everyone knows. I don't want anyone to miss a chance to talk to them if that's what this really is. Even if it's just a text.
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Yeah. Be careful with it. I'll make sure nobody tries to snatch it from you. [...] It'll be good. Even if we don't get to talk to them, we know they're not gone forever. Even Lillium. And we know how to get them back, we just have to wait for the right chance.
[she holds his face in both of her hands, tapping him with her pointer finger.]
No giving up. I'm here with you the whole way.
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Feels like I should be saying that to you instead. I'm not ready to give up, trust me. [ it's just hard. all the time. it keeps getting harder. ] ...I am a little worried about Tama as the last goat, but I need to find who did this to Lillium. He...we talked about it, you know? He was pretty sure he'd be next on our team. I'm angry he was right.
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she's okay. she's okay, right now, and he needs someone other than just will to rely on, she thinks, so she can do this, even if it's clumsy. it keeps getting harder, he thinks, and she doesn't let go of him.]
... I'm kinda worried about Tama too, but I don't think anybody is stupid enough to wipe her out. [a pause, and then:] I'll help figure out who, you know I will.
[taps him again.] ... You keep losing people and it sucks.
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nico: I must take care of everything myself.
but nimona holds onto him and he has the phone in his hand and he's trying to redirect his thoughts when she speaks. ]
They better not. Tama being alone doesn't mean she's an easy target now, and if anyone thinks so...[ angry. but he settles again. ] I know we should try to figure out Albedo, and we can do both. But...if anyone thought we wouldn't start to be biased I don't know what to say. When we found him it was almost...respectful? Like they buried him properly.
[ that said. yeah. there is that. ] I told Ace I had practice doing this, but I was sort of hoping it'd slow down after last week instead of continuing. Weird, right?
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It's not weird. [...] It means you care about a lot of people, man, it's not like that's a horrible thing. Kind of lame, but what do I know.
[she's not saying it to be mean, she's just incapable of doing this right. at least she means it more like gentle teasing?]
You have a heart that's easy to break. I don't think that's a bad thing at all. It just sucks to see you hurting and try to hide it. You don't have to.
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you'd think the pieces would stop fitting together by now.
but he shrugs instead. ]
I'm not...[ he's not sure which part to protest first, is the thing. ] I know I don't have to. But I'm still trying to figure out how to be less worried about being too much for other people. [ which is very funny that he'd been talking to at least three different people about this and why he's resistant to getting help sometimes and now all three of them are dead. fun! ] Part of it is also I don't need to worry everybody when we have things we still have to do.
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a pause, and then she takes ace's hat off and puts it on his head. just for now.]
I can multitask. [you're not too much for me.]
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...thanks. [ tiredly. so they have...possibly a connection to dead friends. that's good. that doesn't solve what happened to lillium now though, and it's where his thoughts are at. ]
I don't know when, but he was a little prepared for this possibility. He left something for me and Jolyne.
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Yeah? [she frowns a little.] You wanna tell me what that was? You don't gotta.
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Lily eyes. And a note asking us to take care of her.
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Jeeze. Way to give you more responsibilities.
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I'm gonna take it as a sign that he trusts us not to screw up at the finish line and do as he asks. I don't mind. Just kind of wish these weren't the circumstances is all.
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Yeah, yeah. [still gonna beat him up when i see him next] Maybe don't take that to trial with you.
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We'll see. It might actually help to put together a timeline if we can prove Lillium suspected something might happen to him. If someone gave him time to leave them behind for us.
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Just don't accidentally get yourself under suspicion because you've got eyeballs on you.
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