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[ nyehehehehe even as he removes nico's face ]

Then that's the same thing, isn't it? What you guys are both into. [ NYEHEHE ]

I refuse to discuss this with you. [ the emotions are. conflicted. mostly embarrassed but also kind of confused and annoyed. ] If you're gonna make fun of me for something pick something else.

[ his emotions are still gremlin ]

You did this to yourself, you know. [ hehehe but he's not harping on it more ]

You're full of it. I didn't even do anything. [ no more gremlin emotions!! ]

Sure, sure. [ no. forever gremlin. although... he does go back for one second on it; ] I bet Will likes you being "mean" because he can tell you don't mean it, and then it's funny when you mean it on someone else.

[ no, that's ace, and it's a different kind of like, but he's assuming ]

[ he sort of makes a face, tilting his head up to look at him curiously. ]

He's stupid. [ idly. ] He liked me before we ever even really talked because I was "mysterious" and kept pushing people away.

[ but also. that is part of it and he does think ace feels similarly in a different like because ace is just like this. ]

[ oh help he's laughing ]

"Mysterious"? I guess I can see that. But weren't you guys just kids...?

That was his word, not mind. [ elbowing him. stop laughing!! but...hm. ] ...I guess so? Camp is and isn't all that big. I didn't even remember the first time I actually saw him until recently. But we didn't really talk much until last year.

[ he cannot stop laughing it's Funny ]

I get it. So he just thought you looked cool from afar. It's kinda funny he didn't get the guts to try to talk to you sooner.

[ never mind ace is the worst but also this big brother energy... ]

I guess to be fair to him, I wasn't exactly there that often. I stayed for a little while, but then I left again to go find Percy and...a lot of other stuff happened. [ an innocent blink. ] Plus he said something about how people would try to talk to me and I'd just be mean to them? Weird.

[ lmao. ]

Wow? Really? That doesn't sound like you at all.

[ :P ]

Yeah, see, that's what I said. [ shut up, both of you. ] It wasn't like...well. You get it.

[ he had his reasons. ]

And anyway I never thought Will was actually trying to be anything more than polite and the next time I did actually talk to him I nearly decapitated him, so it's not like he doesn't know the health hazards of being with me.

It's sounding like you've got more in common with me as a kid than I thought.

[ he shouldn't sound this amused about it, but he is ]

[ he rolls his eyes. ]

I don't know if I'd go that far... [ the emotion is embarrassed because. yeah. actually. that is maybe correct, he was feral in a different direction but also he nearly cut off will's head solely because will startled him. it's fine. ]

[ hehehe ]

At least you didn't mean to, right?

[ there's silence because. he hadn't meant to, but that doesn't mean he hadn't been considering it later because will annoyed him. in the end, he says: ]

He would have deserved it.

[ WHEEZING WITH LAUGHTER ]

[ HE REALLY JUST KIND OF WATCHES ACE LAUGH AND DOESN'T STOP HIM??? even if he's a little confused why this is funny. ]

You wouldn't have hesitated, huh? [ FOND ] And I thought I was bad.

[ He Was. And Is. ]

[ he frowns deeply. ]

We were in a war. Hesitating could get you killed just as fast.

I don't think killing your allies helps with war. [ nudges nico ] And I doubt you thought he would've deserved it for startling you.

[ he just makes a face and nudges back. ]

Well, don't tell him back. I have to keep something to hold over him, don't I? [ no. ]

Sure, sure. I'll keep your secrets. [ very real secrets ] Wouldn't want Will thinking you like him too much now.

Absolutely not. If he knows I won't be able to keep him on his toes. [ stop being so mean to will. ]

Is that what you're doing it for?

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