[ he's back at the vending machines, but he's no longer pikachu. this time he's in his goth attire and he looks a little annoyed as he puts money in a machine and jabs a button to retrieve a slice of pizza. he doesn't even really look away before he addresses ace. ]
I haven't decided if it's better or worse that they're almost as clueless as we are.
[ he's still shirtless but now it's because he is wearing shorts! also he like, took a shower, so there is no more blood. just. still visible bruises and healing wounds that's fine. and he has a cowboy hat. anyway he's literally already eating something ]
[ i think this is the last place nico would ever be so i'm forcing you to the arcade so he can see ace look both intrigued and completely overwhelmed by all the flashing lights ]
[ you're right, considering he was locked in a casino hotel for 70 years. but he's doing due diligence to check out everything which means now he's in the arcade and he can kind of see the gears turning in ace's head. ]
Terrible. [ THANKS. ] I suppose it's this city's way of providing a little entertainment to their citizens.
[ usually the sounds of sirens aren't great. and then there's the news, and nico's standing around by the blocked off area of the storybook cafe frowning heavily at the police tape. fuck you prinnies. anyway hi ace. ]
[ SORRY TO BE THIS PERSON NEAR A TEENAGER but well nico can find ace when he sees the newspaper and gets the Second News of the day, because that newspaper is being set on fire when his form flickers on it. he can't do much more than slightly singe it and he's throwing it down with a snarled out swear, punching at the nearest wall. probably leaves a crack but since i don't know where this is i'm not putting it in location changes just know it is there and ace still hasn't noticed nico ]
[ to be fair. this is probably one of the best teenagers to do this around given how he tends to react to news of people close to him dying. he wasn't nearly as close to norma or chiemi as ace was, but they were still people he considered better companions than some of the others here.
sometimes you do a jailbreak and claim people as a new group.
so he's watching this happen, letting ace singe the paper and punch a wall and he lingers for only a few moments before he speaks up from his place in the shadows. ]
What do you want to do right now, Ace? [ if he would prefer to be alone, he'll happily split. but if he doesn't mind company, he'll stay. it's fairly obvious he's pissed, too. ]
[ that's fine ace forgets to use his phone half the time. he's just sitting somewhere looking at the stars. or the sky if it's not that late. i don't know what timezone this game runs on. his mood seems a bit of a mystery, but he shrugs with a weird smile when he sees nico ]
... I don't know. [ his mood might be just that: weird ] Can't exactly ask her what the fuck she was thinking when she's dead.
[ it's hard to be properly mad at argalia when he's busy being ?! at chiemi probably killing norma still. ]
[ no we're in the dorm fuck off. will's here and asleep and nico's protectively wrapped around him despite being bandaged himself. he's under a blanket, but he does have a bandage on his face covering those claw marks.
[ ace is on top of the roof of the casino/hotel/thing, leaning against the railing I assigned there that can be retconned at any time and looking over towards the ocean. unsurprisingly he seems a little lost in thought, but not enough that he doesn't turn his head when he hears nico walking up ]
Hey. [ he nods towards the railing like care to join me in being needy at the ocean ]
[ the thing about it is, ace could be sitting in the middle of the sidewalk and nico would still join him, so yes. he will wander over to the railing and follow his line of vision to see where he's looking. ]
Is this what I looked like last week sitting in front of the Halloween store?
[ i was kidding at first but also he does not think that ace would, like, actually be resting so he is going to go seek him out on the roof of the penthouse first and i'm forcing you to tell me if he is there and what the state of the ace is. ]
[ sure he can be there. it's funny if he's there leaning on the railing but looking worse. he's got bandages over half his face, one leg, one arm and his entire torso, but the good news is he has bandages on and they are not, currently, bleeding? soooo?
he turns his head to look at nico when he hears him except it's reflexively the Wrong Side so he has to turn around completely and he looks unamused. at that ]
[ i keep wanting to write week 5 im tired. anyway ace finds nico at the park. he looks pretty much the same as during curfew but sad, which is to say, bandaged up and wearing a shirt. nico's looking at the news and he just finished so ]
... You find anything before this? [ whisper didn't deserve this kind of end but they don't get a choice what happens and it's a little exhausting actually ]
[ yeah me. anyway he is also sad which is why he's just sitting here still fucking wet and sort of staring off into space. ]
...clothes in the water. Like a uniform, kinda. And glittery. [ he will tell ace but: ] I don't think it would be connected to Whisper. Datz and Adlet found some stuff, too.
[ ace is probably enjoying his nice (?) walk when he'll hear someone hidden in the shadows. ]
Again, you probably should at least pretend to rest a little in between stuff. [ but this is said in the way that implies literally none of them are resting right now. ]
[ when it's his turn for solo ace visits, he just walks into the jail and drops pretty hard onto the ground to sit, leaning his forehead against the bars. somehow he's even more pale than usual outside of the shadows under his eyes and how red they are, but he stares at the floor for a minute. ]
anyway ace is at the beach and he is NOT a penguin and he IS wearing a shirt and he has TWO EYES and NONE INJURIES, incredible. anyway his vibes are kind of vague longing and some kind of nervous, anxious energy. and then he spots nico!!
and his vibes are like, happy excited nervous worried now despite him just grinning wide from his spot sitting on the sand ]
[ im tagging them back to wrap but KICKS THEM OUT. anyway i am proud of ace wearing a shirt. nico is in a baggy hoodie and a crop top with distressed black jeans. he has once again put on eyeliner so there's your fit check.
anyway his vibes are just...quiet. they're very quiet and tense and anxious before he wanders a little closer and sort of drops down into the sand to faceplant into ace's shoulder. ]
Your opening sucks, Ace. [ hey yourself, dude. but amongst the anxiety there is just mass amounts of relief and excitement. ]
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weekend 0, sunday
I haven't decided if it's better or worse that they're almost as clueless as we are.
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If they're telling the truth? Worse.
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week 0, monday
What's with all this?
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Terrible. [ THANKS. ] I suppose it's this city's way of providing a little entertainment to their citizens.
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w0 friday 2
Did you get locked in last night somewhere, too?
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...how soon do you think is soon? [ let him in!! ]
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What's Halloween anyway?
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week 1, friday
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so he's watching this happen, letting ace singe the paper and punch a wall and he lingers for only a few moments before he speaks up from his place in the shadows. ]
What do you want to do right now, Ace? [ if he would prefer to be alone, he'll happily split. but if he doesn't mind company, he'll stay. it's fairly obvious he's pissed, too. ]
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...well. We did figure out both cases. But at what price?
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[ it's hard to be properly mad at argalia when he's busy being ?! at chiemi probably killing norma still. ]
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w2 monday BEFORE HES A REINDEER I GUESS I HATE THIS GAME
This is not the way anyone should ever be introduced to movies.
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... What's wrong with it?
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... Is your head okay? Reigen said it was some kind of psychic attack. [ and nico keeps staring so surely ]
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...it was very, very different than last time.
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Hey. [ he nods towards the railing like care to join me in being needy at the ocean ]
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Is this what I looked like last week sitting in front of the Halloween store?
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w3 thursday
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Hey. [ it counts as resting!!! ]
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... You find anything before this? [ whisper didn't deserve this kind of end but they don't get a choice what happens and it's a little exhausting actually ]
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Again, you probably should at least pretend to rest a little in between stuff. [ but this is said in the way that implies literally none of them are resting right now. ]
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[ he sounds rather restless anyway! and angy. but also turning (fully) (stupid eyeball) to look at nico ]
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w4 monday
It's taken us this long to get a bar. I'm a little impressed.
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w4 thursday
...are you a little more yourself now?
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... Yeah? Was I someone else?
[ he thinks he is so fine. ]
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anyway ace is at the beach and he is NOT a penguin and he IS wearing a shirt and he has TWO EYES and NONE INJURIES, incredible. anyway his vibes are kind of vague longing and some kind of nervous, anxious energy. and then he spots nico!!
and his vibes are like, happy excited nervous worried now despite him just grinning wide from his spot sitting on the sand ]
Hey, Nico.
[ Don't Just Hey ]
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Your opening sucks, Ace. [ hey yourself, dude. but amongst the anxiety there is just mass amounts of relief and excitement. ]
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We did it.
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