Yeah. I talked to Phoenix about it. They said the other four, um. Marigold Monkey, Silver Horse, Pink Pig, and Black Dragon. They died right before we all got here, in the big fight that destroyed the city.
But he wasn't really the type to - it just doesn't feel right that he'd be the first to go. Not for hero reasons. He blew up the fountain.
... Makes sense. [ that it was rocket, he means. he shakes his head. she is still being pet ftr ] He said he and Groot had done heroics before. Though...sort of by circumstances. Maybe that's why? If they knew he already was one in his world.
[the only reason she is as calm as she is is because he is petting her]
... Yeah. Yeah, maybe that was it. [and not because he was different. she just falls silent here, for a bit, and then:] Did you have any weird things happen to you? With the - like, I can't stop feeling like I want to sing.
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Mmhm. And uh, Saya was really hungry, and I think Reigen could hear ringing in his ears. [thuds her head - somewhere, is he carrying her what is even going on here, she just hides her face.]
I don't know. The entire thing is-- weird. I'm not any good for this kind of mystery thing.
[ he's just kind of walking them around because he personally is restless and needs to move, so it's just. holds cat with pets and walks through town moments ]
Only thing I know for sure is Rocket shouldn't have died.
I don't have a crew. [or anybody, but.] But someone has to, yeah. He said it. He said that - that's what the gun is for, to make sure they know never to mess with you again.
[she looks at him, expression mostly firm. she only wobbles a bit.]
Yeah, it is, because if you don't, they'll just sell you out next. They gotta know that it's bad news to screw with monsters. It doesn't make you a hero just because you can shove a sword through someone who doesn't look like you!
[sometimes you project a little. or a lot.]
They should know better, so I'll make them know better.
I said it wasn't only about the message. [ he's pretty calm as she projects. there's something a little relatable to her projection, mainly. ] Are you doing this to prove something to the world, or to avenge Rocket? Because a weapon doesn't care about the people who died.
[ he'll repeat himself because it was truly about the wording; ]
You're not a gun, Nimona. People are the ones who grieve and take revenge.
[a weapon doesn't care about the people who died. that's... that's true. that's the director. that's every knight who shouted destroy it, no matter what form, and it's someone who she thought had changed the way he saw her, pulling his sword on her.
and she doesn't want to be like them. so.
she swallows hard, and then:]
I'm not people. [she tells him, voice breaking just a little. but. even so.] ... I want to avenge Rocket.
You're not human, sure. Doesn't make you not a person. [ he's not going to harp on that description too much, though, putting her back against him and starting to walk again ] Then let's do that. Let's figure out who killed him and put them down.
[ well. he notices but he's not going to call her out on it ]
If that's what you want. You were closer to him anyway. [ there's a pause and then just to lighten the mood 10%: ] I was busy being Groot's best friend.
she makes a note to like not joke about that again probably, and instead:] Considering like one of the only things I know about him is that he ate something that turned him into rubber without even thinking, like. Yeah.
Awesome, though. At least neither of you are boring.
Thanks. You're not wrong, Luffy's the least boring person in existence. [ and himself? well anyway here's more about luffy ] When we were kids, he was clumsy and a total crybaby, always getting himself into trouble. He nearly got eaten or fell off a cliff more times than I want to count.
[she shifts, reaching to bap the side of his face with her paw.]
You talk about him a lot. [this is a neutral statement - she doesn't think it's a bad thing, really, she just has noticed that he doesn't sing his own praises very much.]
[ laughs. it's not sheepish or anything but there's something self-aware there ]
Haha, yeah. I've been told that before. [ he shrugs a little ] I wasn't always nice when we were kids. But I promised I'd take care of him, so I've got to root for him too.
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But he wasn't really the type to - it just doesn't feel right that he'd be the first to go. Not for hero reasons. He blew up the fountain.
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[ there's a huff there ]
... Makes sense. [ that it was rocket, he means. he shakes his head. she is still being pet ftr ] He said he and Groot had done heroics before. Though...sort of by circumstances. Maybe that's why? If they knew he already was one in his world.
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... Yeah. Yeah, maybe that was it. [and not because he was different. she just falls silent here, for a bit, and then:] Did you have any weird things happen to you? With the - like, I can't stop feeling like I want to sing.
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... Huh. Maybe? I've been really craving coffee since this morning, but I don't even like it most of the time. Is that why you were humming earlier?
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Mmhm. And uh, Saya was really hungry, and I think Reigen could hear ringing in his ears. [thuds her head - somewhere, is he carrying her what is even going on here, she just hides her face.]
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That's... weird. You think it's a side effect of whatever knocked us out?
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I guess? Like, why though. I don't see how any of it helps, it's just suck. [she will be a cat scarf, this is fine.]
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[ he's just kind of walking them around because he personally is restless and needs to move, so it's just. holds cat with pets and walks through town moments ]
Only thing I know for sure is Rocket shouldn't have died.
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I'm not - I don't do investigations either, this isn't my thing. But I gotta do something. [she shifts a little in his hold.
and then, a little rougher:] I'm going to kill whoever did it.
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Yeah? [ there's no don't do it from him, since; ] Someone ought to. That's what we do back home when someone kills a member of our crew.
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I don't have a crew. [or anybody, but.] But someone has to, yeah. He said it. He said that - that's what the gun is for, to make sure they know never to mess with you again.
I can be the gun. I'm always the gun.
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You're not a gun. The gun's just a tool, and any idiot can carry one. Avenging someone like that isn't about sending a message and scaring others.
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Yeah, it is, because if you don't, they'll just sell you out next. They gotta know that it's bad news to screw with monsters. It doesn't make you a hero just because you can shove a sword through someone who doesn't look like you!
[sometimes you project a little. or a lot.]
They should know better, so I'll make them know better.
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[ he'll repeat himself because it was truly about the wording; ]
You're not a gun, Nimona. People are the ones who grieve and take revenge.
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and she doesn't want to be like them. so.
she swallows hard, and then:]
I'm not people. [she tells him, voice breaking just a little. but. even so.] ... I want to avenge Rocket.
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maybe she purrs a bit too, but she's not admitting to that.]
Okay. [she says finally. against every bone in her body telling her to not let this happen again, she just lets it.] You gotta let me do it, though.
[she says, like she's not going to potentially wuss out]
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If that's what you want. You were closer to him anyway. [ there's a pause and then just to lighten the mood 10%: ] I was busy being Groot's best friend.
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Congrats, you're a dad now, I guess. [nobody in this cast should be in charge of groot but especially not either of these two doofuses]
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No thanks. I'm a big brother at best, and I had my hands pretty full with Luffy.
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she makes a note to like not joke about that again probably, and instead:] Considering like one of the only things I know about him is that he ate something that turned him into rubber without even thinking, like. Yeah.
Awesome, though. At least neither of you are boring.
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Thanks. You're not wrong, Luffy's the least boring person in existence. [ and himself? well anyway here's more about luffy ] When we were kids, he was clumsy and a total crybaby, always getting himself into trouble. He nearly got eaten or fell off a cliff more times than I want to count.
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You talk about him a lot. [this is a neutral statement - she doesn't think it's a bad thing, really, she just has noticed that he doesn't sing his own praises very much.]
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Haha, yeah. I've been told that before. [ he shrugs a little ] I wasn't always nice when we were kids. But I promised I'd take care of him, so I've got to root for him too.
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[...] Was it just the two of you?
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