Nemesis Heart - R1

[idolpro]

[The first time you try to open your eyes, there is nothing but red.]




[Questions bubble up, voiceless:

What will you keep?

What will you change?

What will you do?]





[And then your eyes open.]

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Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

It's not. None of these people were all together at the same time.

[After a beat, she strides over to the kitchen where Nitro/Cap/Kohime here, and just inserts herself right into the middle of the conversation.]

Hey.

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[adorabilities]

[adora is going to hang back and see what happens]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[idolpro]

[Cap and the other Kohime stare at her, though Nitro's the one who speaks, put out but not especially belligerent

"The hell you want?"]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

[She ignores him in favour of staring down this other version of herself.]

What are you doing here?

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[idolpro]

[The other Kohime stares back, gaze ice cold.

"I live here. What are you doing here?"]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

That's it? You're here because you live here? It's not really Avante if there's some missing from the roster, huh.

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[adorabilities]

Catra...

[she frowns, and is now gonna approach.

stop being mean to yourself.]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[idolpro]

[The Avantes in the kitchen look a little concerned, though the other Kohime just picks at her nails, looking bored.

"If you've got a problem with being here, leave. I know where I belong. I don't have to make a big deal about it."]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

You don't belong anywhere.

[Just straight up shoves her, hard.]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[adorabilities]

[AND THAT'S IT, Adora's grabbing her hand and pulling her back before she goes any further]

Catra, stop it.

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

[Snapping at her, though she doesn't pull away just yet.]

What, Adora. This isn't real, so what does it matter?

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[adorabilities]

Because you do belong here. This... It makes complete sense for you to be here.

[she is still holding her tight]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

That's not me. It's nothing like me, because Nemesis doesn't know the first thing about me.

Get off me, already.

[Pulling away from Adora's grip, if she can.]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[adorabilities]

So?

Who cares if she doesn't know about you-- she still wants you as part of Avante! You don't have to correct her.

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

[Fwups this thing is happening now I guess]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[idolpro]

[Nitro is there to catch her, not that she stumbles back (thanks, Stability); he brandishes a metal fist until heart?!Kohime has him stand down...Cap grabbing his other arm probably helps, too.

He snarls at Adora this time: "You better keep your mutt on a leash, lady. Avante sticks with its own."

Heart!Kohime rolls her eyes at that, but only shakes out her shoulders, tone low and dangerously pleasant. "Nah, let her fight if she wants. She knows she can't stand up to me."

Gold leans over from where he's tending something at the stove, nonplussed. "Does anyone remember the rule about no fighting in the dorm? Haven't we lost enough arms as it is?"]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[adorabilities]

[adora narrows her eyes at Nitro, and then--]

She is Avante. And if you ever think of calling her that again, I don't care who or what you are, you're gonna have to go through me.

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

[Addressing herself(?)]

I think I could beat a figment of Nem's imagination, thanks.

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[idolpro]

["Stay outta this, Heart Soldier," Nitro snaps back. "This's team business."

Heart!Kohime snorts, turning away to sniff at whatever treat Gold was finally pulling out the oven, coincidentally breaking Nitro's head of steam before he can get too worked up. She does not turn to Kohime as she continues, instead examining some sort of wiener-puff pastry combo. "You sure sound confident for somebody who was just questioning why one of us should be here after all this time."]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

Oh, it wasn't a question. You're supposed to be me, but I don't even know this loser you're hiding behind--

[She points at Nitro with a claw.]

Actually, no one here actually matters; they're not Avante, they don't "belong" -- the point is supposed to be that Nemesis is the only one who isn't here, isn't it?

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[idolpro]

[Heart!Kohime shrugs, unwinding the puff pastry from more pigs in blankets. "Problem being?"]

[(Gold points out in point of fact there's at least three or four other teammates that seem to be missing or forgotten, though it is possible they're all down in the fungeon or something, not that it really matters...

Nitro just flicks her off because of course he does, though Cap looks like she's about ready to take him out of the room and says as much; what'd she tell him about antagonizing everybody?)]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

[She just seizes the heart!Kohime and starts dragging her towards the door.]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[idolpro]

[She hisses, clawing into Kohime's arms, attempting to wrest herself free.

"What do you think you're doing!?"]

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[purrrnicious]

[Hissing herself at the claws, but honestly she's done worse to herself so it's not a struggle to retain her grip, determined to just get rid of this even if she doesn't realize what about it is bothering her so much.]

What's it look like? Taking you out.

Re: AVANTE EN DORM

[idolpro]

[She doesn't make it easy, claws digging into the stone to slow her progress.

"Why me? You're the one who doesn't want to be here!"

(While at least some of the other Avantes take notice, they seem fine with leaving this as an intra-cat scuffle for now)]