ballies | ACE

[ 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. ]

You've still got Albedo. [ FOR ONE WEEK, and it's clear he's saying it to dismiss it because the only thing he can say to that is: ] ... Sorry.

[ FOR ONE WEEK. stares at the ceiling.

she boops the centre of his forehead. ] No apologising.

[ frowns as he rubs at his head and just makes a :C face ]

... There's not much else I can say for this mess.

[ there was zero force it's fine. ]

It's definitely a mess-- but we know who I'm mad at about it. [ not! him! ] Especially seeing as this whole blackmail crap can't be isolated.

Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe it was just a good week to send it to me.

[ because ace was already considering going for their sake, because ace got his brain scrambled with. pick one!! ]

Ace, there is never a good week to blackmail someone into murdering.

[ even if he was considering it!! she'd rather have been able to discuss it and help in some way not just... finding out what had happened after the fact and not have been able to do anything for him. ]

... Not for me, obviously. [ he means it was a good week to try to push ace, so maybe that's why he got the message!! ]

Not for anyone, and not for you.

[ …… ]

I do wish we’d had the time to decide together, as a team. It had to happen, I’m just… angry that was taken from us and dumped on your shoulders entirely.

Not angry at you— just. [ gestures. everything else. ]

Well, I probably wouldn't have let either of you do it anyway.

[ now she can be angry at him ]

Even if that was the case — we could’ve been aware and helped in some way. Even if it was covering for you.

[ cover for their goat. she’d have complicated feelings about it but— her goats. ]

... I didn't want anyone to cover for me in the first place. [ that's the thing, because-- ] Killing one person because it might be necessary, but there's no one I'd be fine taking the blame for me right now.