catch-all: nimona.

[squelching]

truly having vivid sharkboy and lavagirl every time i see nimona's u/n

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[sharkgirl]

be careful if you do, alright? you can take care of yourself and i know it but if he hurts you i'll chase his fucking spirit down and tear it in two.



i'm fine. annoyed that he tried to be like you're after me but whatever that's not new.

[squelching]

I will, I promise. But I think you should do that anyway. You know he deserves it and more.

I heard... He's stupid. Nobody even cared about him until he hurt Whisper. I'm sorry he said all that stuff to you.

[sharkgirl]

yeah. that's true.
words don't really do it justice.

anyway don't worry about it i'm used to it.
thanks, though.

[squelching]

Still, I wish you weren't used to it. It's not fair.

[sharkgirl]

i think you might get it more than anybody
how it feels to be treated like a problem

but it's alright i made myself this way
i can be a problem if people want me to be

[squelching]

[the little ... appear and disappear a couple of times, as if saya were typing and deleting something.

eventually--]

Can I see you?

[sharkgirl]

yeah
come to the casino i'll meet you

[squelching]

Okay. I'll be there soon.

[she's running!]

[sharkgirl]

[she's there! and she'll hold out a hand.]

... Hey. C'mon, I wanna show you the penthouse.

[squelching]

[taking her hand automatically and nodding.]

... Sure, let's go.

[sharkgirl]

[she'll show her the penthouse!

it's a cute little place, a typical hotel room thing but the most important thing to note is that there is a big - collage type of thing on the wall. it's pictures of a bunch of different people - datz, ace, nico, will, rita, reigen and hung. candid pictures of people laughing with each other, or throwing pillows, or snoozing in the penthouse, cute stuff. there's a lot of purikura pictures too and all of these include nimona in various forms. it's very well kept, framed with fairy lights and like construction paper-made animals.

there's other stuff in the room like cat toys and a bookcase full of things, but this is the most striking and important.

she lets saya wander if she wants but she's gonna go lay on the bed with soot the cat.]

[squelching]

[oh... this is so cute. she takes a look around because she is naturally nosy, lingering on the pictures for a moment. but she soon joins her by sitting on the edge of the bed, kicking off her shoes.]

... Have you been sleeping here, Nimona?

[instead of her dorm, she means.]

[sharkgirl]

Oh, yeah. I haven't lived at the Tiger dorm since like the second week.

[she also kicks off her shoes.]

I don't really feel like I'm welcome there.

[squelching]

[... she nods, pulling her legs up so she can sit cross-legged on the bed.]

I get it. I don't like what's left of your team much, either.

[danny is danny and white tiger is so... repressed? that is probably not the right word, but they sure are something.]

You know... If you ever wanted to, you could come stay with us in Snake dorm sometime. Robin and Snake wouldn't mind, and you know Reigen cares about you.

[sharkgirl]

Danny's alright, but.

[well, it'd be crazy if anybody thought nimona and tiger get along. and the rest of her team is dead. the only person she ever really connected to was argalia, insane or not. she kicks her legs back and forth absently.]

... Yeah, I know. Ace lets me stay in his dorm sometimes too, so I can hop from place to place. [she says with a little smile, looking over at saya.] I like Snake the best out of the leaders, I think. So... thanks.

[a beat.] Does he?

[does reigen care about her??? she seems surprised by this for some reason]

[squelching]

[nimona. please. saya smiles at her, somewhere between fond and amused, and leans over to bump shoulders with her.]

He does. You really haven't noticed?

[sharkgirl]

[she goes ??? but kind of just. accepts this.]

... I guess I haven't.