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Nemesis Heart - R1

[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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[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.

[Addressing herself(?)]

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

["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."]

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?

[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?)]

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

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

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

[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.

[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)]

[She barks a sharp, bitter laugh.]

Don't pretend to know me. You don't know anything about me -- and I've realized nothing I do matters to you enough to change that.

[Actually you know what. Dragging her to the wine cellar dungeon instead. She can go hang out with Hordak and Shadow Weaver.]

[Her expression twists to something closer to hurt; she shoves you off with a surprisingly solid kick to the gut.

"Why are you always like this?"

But rather than wait for an answer, when Kohime looks up again, she is gone--in fact, everyone is gone, the dormitory silent.]

[Whoops she was not expecting to disappear everyone. After catching herself on the wall, she looks around — is everything else otherwise the same?]

[Pretty much!

The door to the wine cellar is still cracked open, and there are still a few things spread on the far table, out of the way. And of course there's nothing stopping you from just going to your room, or leaving the dorm altogether, if you wanted.]

[Well.

Going to the table, then, to check out what’s up there. ]

[The table has a scattering of items. Someone (Amaranth? Ace? Who even knows that stuff?) has left an impressive ikebana arrangement on the table, bright zinnia and hollyhock matched with muted purple columbine and viburnum blossoms.

The rest of the things seem more random--dynamite and hands and battered swords and pasta noodles and Taisho's clothes and fancy cakes.

At one end is a box, marked 'suggestions' in neat handwriting. There are a stack of pens and leftover copies of Shrike's survey, though paper is paper, and you could write whatever you wanted.]

[She picks up the suggestion box to see if she can pry it open and see what’s in there. ]

[Roll both spirit AND vigor; it doesn't sound like there's that much shaking around in there, but the box feels oddly sturdy for its size--as if it's meant to be securing something worthy of much more security than team priorities.]

[4 + 3 so one succeeds, one ties with her number...]

[Okay. Tell me how it goes down]

[Nothing too fancy. She's got Living Forge (or like 20 knives on her at any given time) so she uses a blade to jam between the lid and main box as a lever to attempt to wrench it open.]

[The lid strains but can't hold, popping open and spilling paper over the table. Inside is a modest stack of folded papers of varying ages.]

[Plucking up one of the top ones to unfold and read and see what all of this is about, exactly.]

[On one: 'start thinking and grow up'

A different writer: 'You know what you are! Worthless! Pathetic!'

A third: 'Do what you want. I don't care.'

...Seems to be as it says on the tin]

[Sounds uncomfortably like her own inner voice. She sets it aside with a soft huff, leaving the box emptied and papers scattered right where they are.

Maybe she'll check out her room...]

[There are more doors down the hallway than you might expect--Harpy's and Kestrel's and a bunch more that currently are just smooth stone hallway.

The door to your room, if you try it, is locked. Though as always, the door to Nemesis's room is unlocked.]

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