Nemesis Heart - R3

[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: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

[Oh gods, so many people, how does anyone deal with a city.]

[He guesses he will....check out bars and shops. See if there's any Cool New Thing to help him calm down.]

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

[For some reason the most eye-catching shop on the street is for flowers--it has hundreds, maybe thousands of blooms of every conceivable shape, size, and color. It seems to be bustling as well, with more Hell denizens than not walking around with flower crowns and boutonnieres and bouquets, like Hell American Prom's just gotten out. You may or may not remember that having been a thing in Liar Hell, but hey,]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

[YOU KNOW WHAT]

[I will go with this. Fuck yes, let's look at flowers and make make some flower crowns because it keeps his hands busy and its not like flower crowns can HURT, right?]

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

[FAMOUS LAST WORDS]





[But yeah unless he pricks himself on a thorn he should be fine.

A tall, leggy girl of indeterminate age cocks a dark eye at you from her spot leaned up against the wall in front of the displays. There's a long, red axe strapped to her back, and her pink undercut is topped with a flower crown of white and yellow camellias. When she turns to give you a lazy, fangy grin, your insides feel a little goopy, like one of those lava cakes they sell at the pizza delivery.]

["Don't get that many visitors in here. What's the occasion?"]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

[He's got dexterous hands, time to use them.]

[That-]

[Is unexpected. I mean, girl with an axe, yes, that is his jam, but he usually doesn't get hit this fast.]

I couldn't tell you exactly. A Game, I think.

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

[It's not your fault some people are just unfairly hot. ...Though honestly, she looks really familiar??? Like, change the hair, add some wings...]

["Oh really?" she drawls. "You gonna win it, then?"]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

[????? Who is this girl?]

That's not really my goal right now. I'm not even sure what the win is.

But it seems like Nemesis is hurting, so I think helping her is the goal.

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

[At the name, she shifts a little, losing a bit of the attitude]

["What exactly're you trying to do?"]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

Well, getting her to not see herself as nothing and useless would probably be a good first step.

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

["Hey--that's my girl you're talking about," she admonishes. "'Nothing' is a little strong."]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

Ah, so you're the girlfriend.

I'm not saying I see her that way. But its pretty clear her own self worth is basically garbage.

Helping her see things more as they are, that she's got worth and use and is important to people, so she can believe it, that'd be the idea.

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

["If I knew how to do that... Well. I would still be here. But maybe I wouldn't have to be here alone." She sighs, messing with her flower crown. "You got any ideas? You got people you care about, right?"]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

I have lots of people I care about.

So you'd be her sense of self worth at the moment?

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

["Not exactly. More like...passion. Daring. Selfishness, maybe, not not necessarily in a bad way. But she hasn't done much with me for a while, despite me being obviously the most important person to listen to." She looks exasperated and somehow a little concerned]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

Selfishness is definitely not a bad thing in moderate amounts.

....do you know why she doesn't? What makes her so afraid to be selfish?

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

["...You think she's afraid?" She ridges her brows. "I figured she just...got tired or something."]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

Tired of what exactly?

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

["Fighting. Caring. Trying to convince people. I dunno." She shrugs, troubled. "That kinda stuff's a lot of work. And if you're just gonna fail anyway... I'm just saying I see the logic."]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

Trying to convince people of what? Fight and care for what?

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

["For what she wants...convincing people that it's worthwhile.

...I guess? Like I said, that part's not really my department. Fuck 'em, do what you want's more my general MO."]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

Has she done a lot of that in Hell? Convincing people its worthwhile? Or trying to.

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

["...'S been a while, I think." She frowns, chewing on her thumb]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

That's more than just tired.

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

["Or else, that's very tired. Point is... Well, does it really matter in the end?"]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

Kinda. Prepares for actually fixing the problem.

Because being tired, whether from wasted effort, or fear, that's gonna be two different things. Wasted effort may just need reassurance. Fear could be a really intense ride and it's good to know which. I mean, I'm still gonna help, but nice to know what to be ready for.

Either way, the fact things are like this means there's a deeper issue.