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Re: day 67ish

[stakesthesame]

[ letting herself be herded, laughing softly ]

Can vampires even get sick? I'm gonna be fine, it's not THAT cold.

Drink your cocoa before it gets all nasty.

Re: day 67ish

[unbr8kable]

Maybe your immune system is already at risk, since you go around eating pipe cleaners and stuff. Come on, in here.

[It's still a bit before the sun will be an issue, but she drags them into one of the building sets nevertheless. It's not exactly the swanky cafe the signage implies, but there's like the odd chair or like a crate or something, and the windows are intact, so in theory it should serve as adequate shelter for both chill and light. Nemesis finally chances a sip of cocoa, seeming somewhat pleased with herself for remembering a location]

Re: day 67ish

[stakesthesame]

[ ohhh. Looks around curiously(she's yet to go in one of the empty shops) and heads for a corner far away from the windows enough that light won't seep that far in.

She awkwardly shuffles the bass off her back and leans it against the wall, unwrapping the blanket -- there's a pack of strawberries wrapped up that she sets aside-- and shakes it out, gesturing nem over. ]

C'mon, let's get warm. When's the last time you ate?

Re: day 67ish

[unbr8kable]

[She waves off the question, but does follow over to the corner, only a little awkward]

What about you, you said you got banged up and all.

1/2

[stakesthesame]

[ req shoves the strawberries into nem's free hand anyway, and then tosses the quilt over her shoulders so her own are free. she lifts up the edge of her shirt on the left side; there's a fresh scar there, a thick solid line from front to back, looking much like someone just sliced right into her. ]

Yeah, this happened. But uh... you gotta be careful if you see anyone on Bad End.

[ puts her shirt down, motioning for her to sit. ]

They were having a live earlier and Doodles mentioned they were acting weird-- talking about "sticking to your image" or something like that. And then the Hearts had a live after, and they started saying the same weird stuff. I guess Doodles was trying to prove something about the BE's to one of them, because he started mouthing off-- y'know, like he does-- and this one just...

actually i lied its 3

[stakesthesame]

... he came out of nowhere, and. He didn't have a weapon or nothin'. But he cut off Doodles' head. And I...

[ her jaw tightens a little-- she shoves her hands into her pockets and looks away, expression dark. ]

I don't know. I don't ever think I've been that angry. I tried to kill him. Powers didn't work on him. I hit him-- I swear I did, my axe went right through him-- but then I felt something cut me, and I looked down, and... it was like I hit myself, instead. And he said if I didn't back off he'd "finish it". I guess like he did to Doodles.

ok done

[stakesthesame]

[ her expression twists a bit, more distressed than angry. ]

... so I did. I'm not proud of it. I got scared. I thought he was gonna kill me, and maybe the others too, if they tried to help. I couldn't do anything against him.

Manny helped me get healing. I guess one of the Peps rez'd Doodles, I didn't see it. But we went home. That part's kinda fuzzy. I lost a lot of blood? All I could smell was blood. I was so hungry.

... I guess they got me fed and laid up for a while, though, cuz everything's still kinda fuzzy up until you texted me.

[unbr8kable]

...Shit.

[sets the stuff aside, reaches out, then falters and crosses her arms instead]

Are you--shit. I'm sorry.

[stakesthesame]

[ she doesn't seem to notice the movement, still looking away, and kind of hunches her shoulders self-consciously. ]

Nah. Don't be. I knew something was up with them and I still went for it anyway. Like I thought I could do somethin'. Stupid of me.

... sorry. Didn't mean to get all-- I dunno. Babble-y.

[unbr8kable]

Hey-- Look.

[hesitates again, then touches her arm, light]

There's nothing wrong with not actually getting yourself killed. That's generally considered a good thing. But also... There's nothing wrong with you wanting that fight to begin with. 'S only human to wanna fight for people you care about, right?

[stakesthesame]

[ Starts a little, surprised, and gently puts her hand over nems a moment. She smiles a tiny bit. ]

... haha, well. Thanks for the faith in my humanity.

[ and hesitates before gesturing to the floor. ]

Alright, c'mon, sit down and eat your strawberries. And tell me about your day.

[unbr8kable]

[Comes and sits next to her, arms crossed on her legs.]

World ending 'cause we aren't entertaining assholes enough, demons are shitty landlords, Hurricane's--gone...

[her voice catches, a little]

--A-anyways, I went for a run after that, and got--turned around. Didn't think I'd missed so much other stuff, too.

[stakesthesame]

[ oh fuck. He wasn't at the live-- she was wondering...

There's barely a moment of hesitation before she reaches over and gently squeezes her arm, shifting closer until she's leaned up against her. ]

Hey... better you missed it, honestly. Everything's pretty awful. But we're gonna get through this, i'm positive.

... I'm sorry about Hurricane. He's gonna turn up soon, yeah?

[unbr8kable]

[Doesn't relax against her, but doesn't pull away]

...Sure. Maybe.

[a breath]

Sorry you got messed up. That's no fun either.

[stakesthesame]

He will. Absolutely.

[ that's okay. She's fine just being something solid there. ]

Nah. Stop worrying about me, it's your turn. What can I do? For you.

[unbr8kable]

...Nothing.

[pauses, looking over to req before looking away again]

Uh, I mean, you don't have to do anything in particular. If you wanna play your guitar or read or sleep or whatever you'd usually be doing, that's fine.

[stakesthesame]

... I can play. Wanna listen?

[ it's something else to concentrate on anyway. She shifts only a little, to grab her bass and set it in her lap, but still sort of slouches a bit against nem's side.

She plucks idly at it, tuning. ]

You should try to get some sleep soon though. Just a little.

[unbr8kable]

[hums noncommittally]

...What're you gonna play?

[stakesthesame]

What am I gonna play for Nemesis. Hmm...

[ starts up a slow, steady tune, aimless for a bit before it settles into something more even.

She keeps her voice soft when she sings, closing her eyes. ]

...My girl, my girl, don't lie to me, tell me where did you sleep last night?

[unbr8kable]

[snorts lightly but doesn't interrupt, just rests her head on her folded arms and listens]

[stakesthesame]

In the pines, in the pines, where the sun don't ever shine...

[ if u got a nirvana problem we can chat later, girly

but she just continues singing and playing, quiet. ]

[unbr8kable]

[she doesn't show any sign of recognizing the song, but starts tapping her thumb on the long beats]

[stakesthesame]

[ eventually that ends, and she slows her playing as she thinks, before continuing onto another song. and after that, just idly plucking at the strings to take a break, before picking up where she left off... and so on and so forth, everything nice and slow and easy. ]

[unbr8kable]

[She gets it--she knows Req's game and does not appreciate being so easily played, but the music--her playing is soothing, and now that she's sitting, she's just so tired. So she doesn't even make a decent protest as she feels herself begin to drift, leaning more heavily against Requiem]

[stakesthesame]

[ I'M NOT GONNA JAM OUT IN AN EMPTY BUILDING WHILE DEMON-POSSESSED IDIOTS ARE OUT WANDERING ABOUT, PLEASE, this isn't JUST about getting you to fuckin rest

But honestly, she's also. exhausted. she notices nem leaning more, but doesn't falter in her playing, letting her voice drift off and just concentrating on slow, soft beats and curling up just enough to rest her head on her shoulder. and once she's fairly sure nem has drifted a bit, she slows to a stop, and floats her bass gently to lay flat on the floor beside her, so she can let herself drift off too. ]