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‘Cause these words are knives that often leave scars The fear of falling apart |
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Oct 22, 2017 20:08:16 GMT -8
Hearing Nik’s laugh over the phone had Orion laughing. “We’re doing this,” he emphasized once more blinking entirely too hard now. Ow. Even in the darkness that was his room, it felt too bright all of a sudden. As Nik settled again, Orion did as well exhaling softly and feeling so… at peace with everything. The words that came after had him humming softly. “Alright …” Yes, looking together apartment shopping sounded so nice?? Gosh what a great night all things considered.
As Nik cut in to his thoughts, however, Orion settled some. “Kind of both, yeah… Luke has his space all set up above his lab but he’s over frequently enough and… decorating a guest room should be interesting…” Orion mused a bit deeply. Once in his life he had had the privilege of converting a former bedroom into a guest room, and god if he hadn’t felt so liberated when Azz and Marcus were gone. Thank Arceus. But no this was… Ah this was great in a totally different way. Ah man, he needed to talk to Jazz. Surely Jazz’d understand though, right? Right.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Oct 22, 2017 21:23:54 GMT -8
Ahh... Yeah, that sounded fine. And less chaotic, too. Especially if Nik went to Mia's some of the times when Luke was over, whether intentionally or coincidentally. He'd mostly just have to get used to Jazz then, and only when they were home at the same time. Jazz worked and... probably had some kind of social life, and Nik would be attempting both those things too, so yeah.
The guest room being unofficially but mostly Luke's room was probably fine too, given Nik didn't really bring people over much. He guessed like Logan or Lucien might like to hang out once in a while, but likely wouldn't stay the night. He'd feel weird having Mia spend the night when Orion was in the next room, but maybe if he was out of town and she needed to get away from her own place for a bit or something, in which case she could stay in his room. ...Hm. Sera hadn't stayed with him in a long time, but with this arrangement and recent events they might start hanging out more, but he still didn't really wanna sleep w-- pfff who was he kidding, if Sera stayed the night she could sleep in Nik's bed while Nik slept in Orion's, ha. That'd work.
"Oh, Jazz works in Sinclair, huh.." Nik thought on that for a minute. The excuse to stay in his beloved train was good, but the whole Actual House idea had really endeared him once he thought about it, too. He guessed... "Maybe ask'm about commuting versus staying in town." Let Jazz be the one to decide. "Or..."
Hrm. He hoped the suggestion wouldn't be out of line, but it wasn't like it would be the weirdest thing to happen in the past 48 hours. "If we did leave Sinclair, do you think Jazz'd like going back and forth? Like half living with us and half having a small cheap place to stay? Not-- trying to get you all to myself or anything." He chuckled weakly. "Just.. for work and maybe some more personal space without being totally independent yet." Only if Jazz and Orion both liked that idea of course.
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‘Cause these words are knives that often leave scars The fear of falling apart |
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Post by Orion Alim-Verdi on Oct 23, 2017 6:58:39 GMT -8
“Yeah,” Orion answered right after. He vaguely wondered if Nik was reading his mind through the phone. Psychic powers would be a mildly terrifying development, HEH. He’d already planned on asking, but Nik’s next suggestion had Orion stopping again.
Jazz was... Jazz was so young. Never mind that he’d be twenty-one come a couple of months. Never mind that Orion had technically been younger when he ‘left home’ which included everything from couch surfing to incarceration. Never mind all these things that yes, Jazz was an adult now and just…. Ugh. Time in lock up really had distorted his perception of him, but realizing it again didn’t help much. Orion reached up and rubbed his forehead slowly.
“I’ll… see what he has to say on it,” he mumbled a little into the phone.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Oct 23, 2017 8:27:52 GMT -8
...Ah. That didn't sound too happy. "You definitely don't have to," he quickly followed. "Just, if it sounds like a good idea to you, and you decide to look off-train at all and.." ...man 'off-train' was probably a term no one used unless they lived in Sinclair a while, heh. It really had become home, but...
He grinned a bit as he realized, "Could do weekly inspections to make sure he's keeping the place tidy. 'Did you clean your room young man?'" He snickered slightly at Orion's expense. "Guess we co--"
A small knock cut him off, and he turned to see, "Ah. Nurse just came in so I should let you go. Text you more in a bit?"
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Post by Dasha Laska on Oct 23, 2017 8:39:48 GMT -8
Oh, oh yeah that sounded better, actually. A small chuckle escaped from Orion. He might have said more, might have explained that it sounded better, relieving even, but as Nik spoke of a nurse coming in Orion gave a quick “Alright sounds good, love you…” Before letting Nik hang up.
It would actually be the nurse that inadvertently woke Dasha. Her acute motions, steps, and whatever else were enough to slowly pull her out of whatever dream she’d been having, and as the nurse left again, Dasha slowly sat up, rubbing the side of her face. “Mmmmm …” she blinked a couple of times on remembering where she was, and blue eyes found Nik again. “How… long have you been up for?”
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Oct 23, 2017 17:19:40 GMT -8
"Love you, too~" Click.
Nik found himself a little antsier about the nurse's presence now that he was rested and more stable. His fever had gone down and his Ursaring wounds had finally clotted and begun to heal properly. So now he was a bit eager to get out of here and a lot more self-conscious about having a stranger fuss over him.
When she was all done, she asked if he'd be wanting breakfast this morning and gave him an ETA on that before leaving. He breathed out in relief, only to hear Dasha stirring.
"Mm? Oh hey, morning." Her question gave him pause. "Er... Since around four-ish. What time is it now?" He sort of lost track of time between the call and the nurse, and had to check his phone now to see.
"...I uh.. was talking to Orion," he admitted. Smiling slow and nervous, he took a deep breath to steel his nerves. "I realized if we do this, I can't... really live in my Gym anymore, huh? So... we were talking about.. getting a place together." He forced a nervous laugh, but it quickly died. His heart pounded, but he murmured, "I'm ready to do this, if you still want me to."
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Post by Dasha Laska on Oct 23, 2017 17:44:45 GMT -8
Dasha’s lips pursed a little as she too checked the time very briefly. Nmmmm she had assured she wouldn’t need to be in the office that morning, but it still felt… strange not to be. Not to mention there was now a crink in her neck, and she vaguely regretted sleeping the way she had. Reaching up and rubbing over the back of her neck, she listened as Nik spoke. Getting a place together? As he explained, however, she understood.
A small nod was given. “I… like I said—…it would be very helpful, Nik,” she answered managing something of a smile on saying that. Adjusting herself in the chair, Dasha folded over one knee. “So… please….” Her voice shifted a little, as if she didn’t know whether she wanted to speak louder or softer. “Be careful too.” Some part of her was worrying more than she had last night, demanding that no he take her road. It was safer for him, more secure. But they’d already had that fight.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Oct 23, 2017 18:22:56 GMT -8
Nik nodded slowly. "I'll... try." He wanted to say he would be, but this whole plan wasn't very cautious, was it. It relied entirely on his willingness to hurt himself above letting others get hurt, so... Time would tell how well he could handle this, he guessed. He supposed at the very least, as long as he could stay out of just enough trouble to stay alive, if he found out he couldn't handle it he could get them to swoop in and pick up Niso and then have Interpol's resources to put him in some sort of protection program, though he very much hoped it wouldn't come to that. An escape plan existing was nice though.
"I should actually... try to call Mia, too." He looked at his phone again and recalled it was probably too early. "...Maybe around seven ish."
Breakfast surprised him. He felt like 'hospital food' had such a bad reputation, but this was pretty good. Not amazing, but pretty good. Jasna was up by the time it got there, too, and 'helped' him eat enough that he had to order seconds. Hehe, glad to see she was feeling up to it.
He wound up texting Orion back a bit more and taking that offer to play some phone games together, and talked a bit more with Dasha about how to proceed with getting everything set up.
Finally, he looked up to realize it was already 7:10, and made sure it would be okay for him to go for a walk. The nurse told him he could leave outright now if he wanted, though they'd prefer he stay through afternoon or evening just to make sure things kept proceeding smoothly. Though a bit eager to get going with all he had planned now, he supposed waiting until after lunch wouldn't hurt. Maybe he and Dasha could find a movie or two to watch.
For now, Nik found a nice bench in the garden area, and hit Mia's number.
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Post by Mia Kearney on Oct 23, 2017 18:37:33 GMT -8
Somehow awake at this ungodly hour, at least it was early for her, Mia groaned and lifted herself from her bed, her messy hair even messier than usual, flicking her eyes to the mirror on her wardrobe's door and almost trying to stare down her own reflection for giving her such a dirty look. A quick glance to the alarm that hadn't even gone off yet told her it was 7:05, which, again, made her wonder why she was even up...till a few giggles through the wall reminded her of the numerous guests she'd somehow adopted lately.
"Right...right...I'm up now anyway..." Never the type to find falling back to sleep easy Mia kicked herself out of her bed, yanking her tank top overhead and throwing it on the floor to be replaced by her usual morning robes, the fluffy fabric pulled in tight as she fashioned the belt and began walking towards the stairs, elbowing the door to one of the spare rooms. "Oi! Lovebirds. It's 7 am keep the noise down for a change!" Grumbling a little as she got some nice silence from them, she noticed it was a little too quiet, stepping over to the other side of the hall and wondering if Aela was still asleep, though the mess she found when she finally hit the kitchen would answer that for her.
"AELA YOU-" Biting her lip she quelled the morning fury, looking over the mess Aela had made trying to cook something for breakfast and just...reminding herself this was both an assignment in part and a nice thing she should be doing anyway...Aela was just...very....very Naive and shouldn't be subjected to her wake-up-wrath.
"Right right right...fuel...fuel...first thing's first..." About to move for a cupboard door, she stepped in towards it only for a song to hit her ears.
I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay-~
"Oh god da-" Sighing softly and biting her tongue once again, Mia pulled out her phone from her pocket, reminding herself to change that ringtone before Nik actually heard it, having been pretty drunk a few nights ago when she set it. Putting the phone to her ear she pinned it against her shoulder as her hands began rummaging through the kitchen for the stuff she needed to make breakfast, trying to put on a cheery voice, but someone like Nik probably finding it easy to tell how tired she was behind it.
"Eeeeey Nik!~ Bit early for you to be up isn't it?~ Orion keep you up all night or something?~" There was a light mumbling of 'where's the sausages...ah!' as Mia pulled the phone away for a second, balancing it again as she started her breakfast up. "Nah seriously though, whats up? Not usual I get a call off you so early."
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Oct 26, 2017 6:07:26 GMT -8
Nik was, indeed, a bit jarred by her tone. What was wrong? Was she mad at him for being gone the-- er, no, no, she knew he was supposed to be out of town. And that sounded more tired than irritated. It was probably all her recent company; calm down paranoia.
"Heh.. Nah it's--... Well I can't say it's not a big deal but it's nothing that can't wait if you're busy right now. I can call back in a bit?" He knew she almost certainly wouldn't go for that, and in retrospect he realized he would have been a bit surprised if she did, but you know. Compulsion to offer her the out, and maybe try to put off an unpleasant conversation, but he digressed.
Assuming she prompted him to continue, he'd answer, "W-well uh... The thing is..." He took a deep breath in and out. "Dasha found out who we know through Sera. I don't want either of them in danger but.. it looks better for Dash if someone takes a fall, and clearly we need to keep a closer eye on the little shitstain, so I'm uh..."
Breathe, Nikolai. He tried to steel his nerves. "I'm thinking I'm gonna step down from the League to do that. To uh... work for Dasha and try to keep an eye on him and whoever he associates with, I mean..."
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Fighting-Type Gym Leader
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Post by Mia Kearney on Oct 26, 2017 6:20:48 GMT -8
The sound of her breakfast lightly sizzling in the background, Mia could almost feel the tension in Nik's own voice. A quiet whisper in the back of her head spouted 'not this again' wondering what self doubting issue he had this time, but generally she had grown somewhat used to it, still managing to balance the phone and almost cheering up as she began to smell her signature full english ala-Mia cooking away. Almost anyway...
"Ah come on NIk, I just got done sorting out the squatters." Her tone was generally picking up a bit, a soft smirk on her lips making itself clear through her cheerier disposition alone. "I'm not gonna get back to sleep any time soon so what's up?" She couldn't help but snicker a little, as she followed in a rather theatrical, teasing tone. "I've always got time for my boooooyfriend~"
A soft giggle followed...but her grin began to fade away as she actually heard Nik speak, pulling her hand away from the stove and resting it folded under her chest as she held the phone with the other hand, paying closer attention rather than struggling to balance it...how on earth did she...ugh. Whatever he did, shitstain was the right word...just when she was almost starting to like the nutjob herself. Rubbing her eyes created an audible ruffling sound down the phone line as she groaned along, though as Nik continued...
There was just a beat of silence, and when she finally broke the silence, Mia's tone was flat. It wasn't her "serious but frustrated" tone she usually used when getting confused about Nik's social views, it was her voice, soft, but serious.
"Nik...look I don't know what your sister's said but you don't have to do any of that...I mean you live at your gym, and this is..." She bit her lip, checking the room behind her before whispering harshly down the phone once she was sure she wouldn't be heard. "This is Niso fucking Konto! I could take the looney in a fight but I don't exactly wanna think about him breaking into your house again and-" A thought occurred to her and she quickly butted into her own thoughts. "Heck you won't even have a place to break into I...."
Despite the flat start her tone had quickly gotten a little eratic, pacing the kitchen as her breakfast continued to cook, calming herself down with a hand over her eyes and a deep series of breaths.
"Look erm...I...I can get Astrid to keep an eye on Aela. You want me to come over...? This...this is a weird conversation to have over the phone..."
Even calm her tone spoke volumes, genuinely freaking out a little, probably the first time Nik had really heard this out of her besides the time she'd admitted she liked him.
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Oct 26, 2017 7:02:06 GMT -8
Ah, well--- shit. Just-- shit Mia. Her quiet but apparent panic was making him panic more, and a few times he started to butt in only to find he couldn't get out more than a vague 'ah' or similar sound.
Asking to come over jarred him enough to get his thoughts straight though. "Ah-- no, no, I'm not actually home right now." If she was this upset just about the career change (okay that downplayed it but still), telling her he was injured badly enough to be admitted to the hospital did not sound like the best-timed thing just now. Besides, they said he could go as soon as he wanted to; he was only still here as a bit of extra caution. So it seemed silly to risk her wanting to run up here to visit him when he was really almost fine now, barring needing some recovery-at-home time.
"I promise, though, this was all my idea. Dasha agreed it would be helpful but she hasn't told me to do anything; I want to do this, Mia." Well... He didn't want all the dangers. But he wanted to know he was doing what he could.
"As far as... places to live..." Ah geeze. "I know between Vesta and everyone else you've had over lately you've been a bit swamped, but I uh... I was hoping maybe once things settle there I could maybe.. start staying at your place a little more often than I used to, and ah... when I'm not there--..."
He bit his tongue. Had she ever given him reason to think she was the jealous type? Probably not, but #Brain Problems. "I wanna clarify I only called him first because he's always up all night, but.. I was gonna ask Orion if I could just go back and forth between crashing with the two of you but we got to talking from there and might just, sort of... get a place together...? ..L-like, probably also with Jazz and with Luke crashing there a lot but... yeah."
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Post by Mia Kearney on Oct 26, 2017 7:16:47 GMT -8
Peeking over to her still cooking breakfast, Mia reminded herself it'd be a good ten minutes before she even needed to look back at it, taking another slow breath and walking out to her couch, sitting in the corner and making herself comfortable to talk.She was a little...curious, when Nik said he wasn't home this early...they hadn't taken him to interpol for anything did they? Maybe he was at Orion's but she could worry a little.
As he explained the informant stuff was his idea, the urge to call him an idiot built up but was forced down by another breath. Why. Why did he think this was a good idea. It wasn't his job to control the nutter, heck, it wasn't even his job to stop him if he went on a rampage anymore now that he was stepping down but- "Just be careful okay...? Sera has faith in him but...well lets just say I don't want you to be the reason they break up, if you catch my drift." A little obtuse, but seemed better than just saying "I don't want that nutter to cut your head off."
As the topic shifted back to living arrangements, she was smiling a little again, getting more snug in her dressing gown and hugging herself in the soft fabric. "Heh...I'd like that. My place is always gonna be a bit of a dump but...yeah Nik. It'd be great having you around, even when you find your own place.~"
A place he'd already found apparently.
With the Orion situation explained and settling into her, she was quiet, though not as silent as before. She...wow she thought she'd be more okay about something like this but...guess not? She wasn't quite jealous but it...stung a little in a weird way. She had Ves herself so she didn't exactly feel like she was missing out and...well...Orion and Vesta were, respectively in her eyes, eachothers 'primary' partner so she didn't even have room to really complain but...she almost wished she'd just been the one he called first. Even if they never mentioned moving in together just...maybe a small consolation prize in that fact woulda been nice.
"Okay." Wow. Yeah that was all she could get out, another beat of quiet before continuing. "Yeah er...hope you guys find a nice place..." Drumming her fingers against her knee, she tried not to let any silence hang, speaking back in her flat tone from before, though a little sharper. "So you mention me knowing you know who at all?"
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Post by Nikolai Laska on Oct 26, 2017 14:17:47 GMT -8
Nik... did not catch her drift at first. Somehow, the first place his brain went was Sera's... apparently conflicted and sometimes slightly uncomfortable on his end feelings for him, but that only led to confusion, like...? Even if they did wind up getting closer again, and he felt like as close as she seemed to want was less likely than ever with him already preoccupied by two amazing partners, it hardly meant she'd break up with Niso especially wh-- ... OH. Oh Mia meant... oh. oh. Yeah well, if that didn't put a pit in his stomach...
"I'll do my best..." he'd quietly squeaked.
He did beam softly when she agreed to him coming over more, but after he got to the end... his stomach churned all the more at that... rather minimal response. Ow, ow, um.
At her question, he quickly shook his head before recalling phones didn't work that way and answering, "Of course not." He didn't, right? He didn't think so. "I wouldn't drag you under a bus with me. Plus if I ever really need League help with something I might need to rely on you still being Queen of Liggs." A small hint of a 'heh' formed in the back of his throat, his tone just slightly affectionately teasing over her title, though he was serious about hoping she'd help if needed.
"But.. are you sure you're okay? About... living arrangements and all?"
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Post by Mia Kearney on Oct 26, 2017 14:42:21 GMT -8
Crossing her arms as she sank a little deeper into the corner of the couch, Mia was a little thankful to hear she hadn't been brought up. Not that she really minded. Not even knowing that nutbag was gonna take this job from her. "Hey man it's fine if you had. Just needed to know if I should be expecting any interpol enquiries coming to my door or...ya know. Get some sorta petition going to keep my job..." Letting off a light chuckle herself. "Don't worry man, you've always got the queen if you need her. She's more than happy to lend a hand to the peasant-folk of Sinclair or...wherever."
Was that last word slightly bitter given she didn't know where he and Orion were moving? A tad.
"Ey man it's fine." She tried to lift her voice a bit though, she couldn't make it too obvious she was feeling uncomfortable, especially when she couldn't entirely be sure why. Pushing up from the couch she started to walk back to the kitchen to check on her breakfast. "Think I'm just not all that used to how poly-relationships work or whatever so it was a bit of a surprise to hear..." She shrugged, before closing her eyes in frustration as she realized that didn't translate. She did try to lighten the mood with a little chuckle at least.
"I mean, spend my last few years pretty sure i'll never be in a relationship, then 2 come along at once. Anyone would be unsure how to deal with this stuff..."
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