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.]

Comments

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.

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

[She shifts, cocking her head. "You really wanna dig into all of this? I mean, what's in it for you?"]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

I like Nemesis, sympathy for stuff, want better for her, would like to be a friend to her.

Hurricane is important to me and she is important to Hurricane.

Because I do dumb things to help people all the time because I have a hard time walking away when I can.

I could probably think of more reasons.

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

[Requiem looks him over; floats around him, eyes narrowed, as if that will pinpoint something on his shoulder or back that will blow a hole in his testimony]

["Welll... Okay, may as well give it a shot. Shouldn't hurt, anyway...probably."]

Re: KABUKICHO

[protectshisown]

[Wholly lacking any flinching. Complete sincerity only.]

Hopefully.

Know where I should start?

Re: KABUKICHO

[idolpro]

[She folds her arms--sits back in the air, crossing her legs as well]

["Actions speak louder than words. You want her to trust you or anybody with stuff, you'll have to get her to trust you. That's gonna take time, too, 'cause she's stubborn and kind of a moron. But if you can stick it out, you should be golden."]