catch-all: [zia, gritting her teeth] ace d. portgas

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imagine having a shitpost

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[selfimmolation]

You and me both. I barely got any tokens this week.

[ it's the principle of wanting money. and wonderballs. ]

Got something in mind?

[squelching]

Me, too... But there was one task I didn't do, I guess.

[more importantly, their tcg fund...]

What tasks did you get this week? Maybe there's one we have in common that we can do together.

[selfimmolation]

I usually only do three out of the four in the first place, so I don't know why that affected how much I got...

[ boo. anyway he pulls out his phone for this ]

Uh, let's see... get crepes, buy merch of a hero, play King's Game, and cook a meal for somebody. What about you?

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Hm? Don't you usually get a token for each task you do...? That's how it's been for me, anyway.

[token math, you are a mystery to her.]

Oh— I have all of those except the last one. I just have to tell someone a story. [taps chin.] We just did the King's Game one, so... Have you bought merch already?

[selfimmolation]

I have no idea. I've done the same amount of tasks all the time, but I've gotten three, four and two tokens depending on the week.

[ ????????? mystery ]

... Does it count as buying merch if I bought it because Hanako asked, you think?

[squelching]

Seriously...? They should show us the ledger.

[HIS MONEY... how do tokens work. this will haunt her.]

Hmm... Maybe. What did Hanako tell you to buy? Mine said I have to buy merch of my favorite hero.

[selfimmolation]

A lot of Mikas.

[squelching]

Oh. [a pause. and then she nods like, yes. this is valid.] You should do that and then buy merch of somebody else you like.

[anyway-- i owe you a memshare? have memshare.]

[selfimmolation]

[ he doesn't look disgusted or shocked, at the end of the memory, just a little confused. people in one piece change into crazy forms all the time. but... he sort of peers at her ]

... Saya? [ it's more of a check to her reaction at having it shared against her will. he knows all about keeping secrets you think people would reject you for ]

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[well. she has completely tensed up like she's a second away from making a run for it, but. he doesn't look immediately disgusted or disturbed by it, so she stays, searching for something in his expression before looking away.

in the tiniest voice:]

... Mhmm?

[selfimmolation]

... You're still you. [ he nudges her lightly, but that's all he'll say to that unless she wants to talk about it ] Did you end up going with that guy?

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[ah. the tension drains out of her, just a little bit.

and quietly:]

... Thanks.

[she does not want to talk about her squishy alien self, no. but she appreciates it.]

Yeah, he said I could. And... I didn't want to stay in the hospital by myself anymore.

[selfimmolation]

[ he won't ask, then. ]

... Probably a good idea. Hospitals are the worst. I wouldn't have lasted a day in one. [ he kind of smiles a little wry ] Though scaring patients is pretty funny.

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... That's because you're an awful patient, Ace. [but. she smiles.] It was pretty funny, though. Maybe I'll tell you a story about some of them later. The look on their faces was the best.

[selfimmolation]

I'm decent enough outside hospitals. [ that's a lie. ] I'd be glad to hear it.

[ anyway whomp memshare it ends at 1:39 ]

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[ah.

hm. wow. look at all the people she needs to kill. damn.]

... Ace?

[slowly. checking his reaction. sir, if you think any of that shit is true...]

[selfimmolation]

[ ah. he just looks a little wry. ]

... She was a mean drunk, but I can't blame her for it. I really was a terror of a kid. [ haha, ha, ]

[squelching]

[SIR.]

... Well, I can blame her for it. You know none of that is true, don't you?

[selfimmolation]

[ Well, ]

... That's... complicated.

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Is it... really?

[selfimmolation]

... She wasn't lying, in her venting. She was blackmailed into taking me in, and it really would've been dangerous if anyone found out.