ACE

[ballies]

(pirate noises)

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[ballies]

A lot of them sound angry, which sounded a little.... Rocket-like.

I'm sure we'll be able to pick yours out if you do get some kind of career in journalism out of all this. [ smash cut to HOW TO BUILD A BOAT 101 ] I don't think that'd be a bad thing, knowing that there is somewhere the dead are, and that you made it there okay.

[selfimmolation]

I already promised I'd write if there's an option out there. [ smash cut to him just crying about the ocean in the newspaper for 10 years but ] ... But I don't know if I'm lucky enough to get brought back twice.

[ he says lucky like he means something else, but its fine ]

[ballies]

[ everyone looking at the paper in week 5 like hoo boy he went through it.


… ]

“Lucky”, huh? [ the idea of someone coming back from the dead, well— in 48 hours she’ll be pinning some hopes on exactly that, just enough that if it isn’t true it won’t be a crushing revelation, but still. the thought is still a strange one. ] If it happens, then I don’t think I need to be telling you about the importance of seizing chances.

[selfimmolation]

I'm pretty good at that. [ seizing chances, he means, but he says it lightly enough because he is still. kind of convinced he's dead at the end of all this and it's hard to think of things in a more permanent fashion when at best he'll die tomorrow and then be brought back long enough to--what? say goodbye again? he doesn't say this. ] I'll do what I can to help from there, too, if that's possible at all.

[ballies]

[ waits until endgame where he gets carted off to another world by someone. ]

If you’re in the same place as everyone else, I’m sure you can all cause some trouble.

[selfimmolation]

[ he would rather die than run from his family good luck to everyone trying to keep him alive ]

Maybe. They've been pretty calm, as far as ghosts go.

[ballies]

[ zia versus half the game as that aggressive walking towards each other jojo meme ]

I… don’t have a lot of experience with ghosts? Are they usually more obnoxious?

[selfimmolation]

According to how people discuss them, sure. Never met one myself either. [ unless... he counts. he's making a face like he's not. sure if he counts. ]

[ballies]

[ well the hug was pretty solid? so? he's probably fine.


ish? ]

Huh. [ genuinely she'd just assumed his world was like yeah and here's my ghost buddy who is just here for some reason. ] Maybe they're biding their time until this moon jerk shows up and then they'll start throwing things.

[selfimmolation]

[ no we have zombies not ghosts

mostly

ace has not met a ghost ]

Better keep a lot of easy to throw objects around for that, then.

[ballies]

Party popper to the face maybe?

[ thinks of that gif of luffy shoving the zombie back into the grave like, mood. ]

[selfimmolation]

Is that the best you can come up with?

[ballies]

I haven't been buying weapons, so I'm getting creative.

[selfimmolation]

At least make it a chair.

[ballies]

...

Not a table?

[selfimmolation]

The chair's easier to throw around.

[ballies]

I'll keep it in mind. Especially if I need a weapon, and fast.

[selfimmolation]

Anything can be a weapon if you try hard enough, but it's better if you can lift it.

[ballies]

Adrenaline'll help with that. Probably.

[selfimmolation]

A little, at least.

[ballies]

[ she laughs. it's subdued compared to her normal laughter, but it's there at least. ]

So, chair and use the adrenaline to my advantage.

[selfimmolation]

Take it from someone who used to fight people way bigger than he was-- try hitting them right in the solar plexus. It works pretty well even if the face is more satisfying.

[ballies]

Noted. I'll make sure to aim right for it.

[selfimmolation]

[ grins a little and then kind of falters because he's dying tomorrow and they are just talking and trying to put off the inevitable for like three weeks now wow ]

[ballies]

[ me: we're keeping these threads going. my zia cr.
me now: wow it's been so long. so much has happened. where are we? (still in jail)

distractions only work for so long. at least he won't be alone tonight? nico is probably somewhere nearby waiting to set up a permanent camp if he hasn't already. ]

...

It's going to be weird. Not having you around. [ might as well rip the band aid off again after all that. ]