... It's not about deserving, or anything. [ a little awkwardly because this? call out? he doesn't know what to say? so. moving on to explaining; ]
I thought about punching it. [ like. genuinely. ] But like I said, it wasn't saying anything new. So I just walked away and that's when I found Temenos. The dragon popped up not long after that, and it was guarding the way back.
[ could they have gone around the dragon. probably. will he say that? no ]
[ he decides not to press him on that part, because he understands not having words. ]
So you had a dragon blockade and you could only get past it by defeating it. Yeah, okay, I can't say I blame you. I would've turned around and fought, too, just to get back out of there. Whether my clone was saying something new or not.
[ he makes a face because he still hates that, actually. ]
...I'm starting to really get the picture that all of these adventures are not only confusing but really mentally taxing. [ how do these even happen. ]
[ that's the thing. he had been continuously worried about what would happen to the people who went on these trips because so far the experiences have not been great. actually, last week really sucked! he still has bandages on his face and neck and under his clothes to contend with, and the idea of any of his friends going through anything similar doesn't...help.
ace says he's alright and nico knows that, but nevertheless he had worried about it. ]
I think that might not be entirely your fault, you know.
... Maybe, maybe not. But it happened, so there's no point focusing on it. [ he's not stupid enough to outright say he's pretty sure Nico had it worse, is the thing, but his eyes linger on the bandages and he shrugs ] Besides, I'm strong enough one less eye isn't that big of a handicap. I'll get around.
Uh...internet cafe last I heard. Not exactly the best place for resting but I haven't actually been over there yet so I'm not gonna be the one to proest.
[ he would've assumed ace was invited anyway so. ]
Then I guess we're about to learn even more about it together. [ he says nothing about resting in worse places considering he's a hypocrite and has absolutely slept on the ground for days to recover. ]
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I thought about punching it. [ like. genuinely. ] But like I said, it wasn't saying anything new. So I just walked away and that's when I found Temenos. The dragon popped up not long after that, and it was guarding the way back.
[ could they have gone around the dragon. probably. will he say that? no ]
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So you had a dragon blockade and you could only get past it by defeating it. Yeah, okay, I can't say I blame you. I would've turned around and fought, too, just to get back out of there. Whether my clone was saying something new or not.
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[ he doesn't know. it was stupid. ]
Anyway, we fought a dragon, and when we beat it the world started to break apart and we jumped out of there. That's it.
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...I'm starting to really get the picture that all of these adventures are not only confusing but really mentally taxing. [ how do these even happen. ]
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I don't know if I would actually say you're fine, but for argument's sake I'll let it go.
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I still have one eye. [ so it's fine. ]
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[ :3 ]
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...I am glad it wasn't as bad as it could be. Let's just leave it at that.
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I'm alright. Really. Wouldn't even have this if I'd been better at dodging. [ gesturing at the eye ]
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ace says he's alright and nico knows that, but nevertheless he had worried about it. ]
I think that might not be entirely your fault, you know.
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Yeah, I'd believe that. [ he does actually mean that, but he just. frowns again. ] Can you just accept I was worried and we'll move on then?
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Yeah, alright. Sorry I worried you.
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...we're coming with you guys tonight. Nimona told me we could this morning.
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[ rude??? ]
Sure, that's fine. I... don't even know where we're going.
[ or that he... was... but he doesn't say that ]
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Uh...internet cafe last I heard. Not exactly the best place for resting but I haven't actually been over there yet so I'm not gonna be the one to proest.
[ he would've assumed ace was invited anyway so. ]
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[ ... because. eye. ]
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Not...what I was thinking but yeah. No. That's completely fair. [ but...sigh. ] Do you want to stay up here for much longer?
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Nah. S'fine. Time's almost up... We should probably go, before we wind up stuck here.
[ he doesn't seem thrilled about it but he doesn't expect there to be 17 people either he will regret that part ]
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Yeah, exactly. Let's get going then.
[ and they can both suffer under the weight of a million people. ]