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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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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