ACE

[ballies]

(pirate noises)

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[selfimmolation]

It is. That's what my old jolly roger was...

[ hehes ]

So if someone's dead there, they'll still be dead when they come back. No point lingering on it.

[ballies]

See! It's the aesthetic!

[ hang on she's going for the ultimate hoodie. PRETEND THIS IS A ZIP UP. ]

...

[ he's not wrong, but-- ]

I don't know. It's still kinda sad. I know Nimona cared about him, and she'll miss him.

[selfimmolation]

[ this is so ridiculous he's laughing as he puts it on. this is literally the spades aesthetic I hate this.

anyway the rest. he's quiet at that for a little bit ]

He's the one who chose to do this. I don't know how sad that really is.

[ballies]

[ help. 10/10 they DID find clothes for ace on this trip. how is he managing all the pretzels and three hoodies? we just don't know. ]

Bluntly, I don't care so much about Argalia. It's more in general. It must be hard, getting to know someone and then realising they're going to be gone, permanently, when this is all over.

It's a bit different if you see someone off knowing they're going back to their lives.

[selfimmolation]

[ he's multi-talented. he's tried on all three of them but whether he will ever wear these hoodies again is a mystery ]

Yeah, probably. [ he shrugs a shoulder looking at a rack of garish clothes instead of tama ] Maybe it'd be easier if he hadn't said anything at all, but he'd still be dead either way now.

[ballies]

[ mystery for the ages ]

Either living in ignorance, or knowing and living with knowing. I know you just... don't know anything with the first option, but the thought of it makes me feel, I dunno. Sad.

[selfimmolation]

... Why sad? [ a little hesitant also i hate you becks die ]

[ballies]

[ suffer. ]

It's complicated. How am I going to know if someone I meet now is going back to just... be dead? But thinking about it isn't nice.

Imagine if there's a way to keep in touch, and you go to see how they're doing and just-- nothing. You'd end up wondering if they were okay, or if you found out the truth, wondering if you did enough with the time you did have with them.

[selfimmolation]

[ ... ]

Yeah. I guess there's just no winning in that kind of scenario, is there? You either grieve here or you grieve later.

[ballies]

Twice here, if the worst happens.

[ they really did that to poor nimona, huh (“teej killed”) sweet nimona. ]

[selfimmolation]

... Yeah. But you'd want to know anyway?

[ballies]

I think so, yeah.

[selfimmolation]

... I guess I would, too.

[ he's quiet for a second until he turns and shows off this hoodie ]

Hey, look, I think I found one for you.

[ballies]

[ the smell of smoke after that tokyo drift swerve he just made. it works though, she’s immediately distracted by the cropped hoodie. ]

Oh!

[ ok fuck that is pretty funny. ] It is my burden to bear. [ tragic ]

[selfimmolation]

[ hm? what swerve? anyway he's snickering ]

Go try it on! [ ig she can change in public she doesn't care but polite society dictates boobs should not be out in public ]

[ballies]

[ bites.

anyway after he got all weird about chest freedom equality at trial, she will do him a solid and duck into a changing room to try this on. don’t say she never does anything nice for him. ]

Okay this is actually pretty comfy.

[selfimmolation]

[ it's literally because of manners is what's hilarious he was like oh no the woman who taught me manners would be so disappointed in me

that's why he's fine with her being practically naked all the time ]

Seriously? All the more reason to get it.

[ballies]

[ you can be practically naked, but when the boobs are out AVERT THINE EYES. ]

I’ll get this one if you get one of those hoodies.

[ she’s determined to make him leave with clothing now. ]

[selfimmolation]

[ yea ]

Sure. [ that was easy??? he grabs the fire one because realistic skulls are actually too dramatic for his ass ] I'll keep one.

[ballies]

Huh. That was easy.

[ feed a guy and he’ll listen when you try and make him get clothes. who know. ]

[selfimmolation]

You didn't say I had to wear it.

[ nyehe, ]

[ballies]

It was implied!

[ don't nyehe her, excuse, ]

[selfimmolation]

I'll consider it.

[ he wont ]

[ballies]

It's like you think I won't leap out at you with it when you're least expecting it.

[selfimmolation]

You're really invested in this.