selfimmolation | catchall nimona

[it's fine she would've figured it out eventually.

this, though. this gets her, and she drags in a breath that sounds painful and brings a hand up to scrub at her face.]

He told me he wanted to try, too. [fuck.] He wanted to fix things with Mob. There's a kid out there that - he's got powers, and they're overwhelming and he was lonely, and Reigen wanted to fix it, after he realized he screwed up, and now he might not get the chance.

[scrubs. angrily at her eyes again, which hurts, because of her burns, but she's crying and she doesn't want him to see.]

... Yeah. I know. He told me.

[ he turns around to look because she does not want him to and he falters a little seeing her rub at her eyes ]

... Nimona.

Stop, I'm fine.

[she says, fiercely. she looks at him stubbornly with tears dripping down her face.]

I hate this. I hate it here. [but that's not really true, is it. because she doesn't. this stupid penthouse and this stupid city has been more of a home than the kingdom ever has.] I couldn't make him see how good he was to Nico, or you, or Datz, it's not fucking fair.

[ he feels weird being put into the list even when it's true. anyway he finally lets go of the railing ...... because he is climbing back on the other side of it and dragging her back over so he can sort of hug her loosely ]

... It's not. It's-- it's not.

[she lets him drag her back, and she just thuds her forehead against his shoulder and stays there.]

He died not knowing how much... how much of a difference he makes. [she pulls his stupid jacket closer, gripping at it.] It shouldn't have been him.

[ it gives her something to hold onto that isn't skin you're welcome. he just holds her quietly like that for a second ]

It shouldn't have. It wasn't... supposed to be. [ there's a long pause ] He was. There, yesterday. Right?

[god. she nods a little bit.]

Yeah. In Mouse's dorm, with us. [...] Is that what you mean?

... Yeah. I didn't ... [ he is just going to make them both sit down on the roof now. just dragging nimona along for the ride ] I don't remember what the last thing I said to him was. I don't... remember if I saw him.

[ delicious soup brain ]

[ace is like the only person i think that has free range to just drag her around like a rag doll so she doesn't care, but. she wraps her arms around him again. his poor soup brain.]

He - we saw him earlier, too. Before curfew. You saw him, when we were all at the penthouse.

[ he doesn't usually just drag her around this much but. he just. is doing that now. even though earlier he did not seem to want to be touched. it's fine. ]

Right. Yeah, I... he punched somebody. [ we really memshared jokes when his brain is soup. ] I remember that. Maybe he punched his killer too.

[ no he fucking threw salt at them like a loser ]

Maybe he shot them with the fucking gun that I told him to buy.

[she says like a brat.] ... I don't think he went down without a fight.

[she's just not going to correct him though she's not sure how to make his brain work correctly so.]

... He better not have. I'll kick his ass.

[ the man is dead but he will find a way. maybe ace will do the seance next. ]

I... No matter what, I want to know who did it. I need to. [ which is probably a sentiment she can agree with, but. y'know. ]

I know. I know, me too.

[we seance reigen just to shout at him and then salt his ass]

Stick close. Okay? Tomorrow. We'll figure it out.

[ she says stick close and he kind of makes a face. not because he doesn't want to but: ]

I'm fine. [ Denial ]

[fckin

punches him in the arm]

Yeah, so am I, dumbass, do it anyway. [your JUICEBOX FULL OF HOLES]

Are not. [ he grabs her hand after she punches him just ] You're still full of... whatever.

[ take a shower nimona. ]

It's just... memory lapses. It's fine. [ SURE ACE ]

[showers are the enemy]

What universe are memory lapses fine in because it's not the one we live in. [she doesn't bother taking her hand away though, he can just stop her from punching him again. she brushes her face with her shoulder. ow.]