theairlock | week 6

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!round 5,
!week 6

week 6

[That certainly was a rude awakening. The champions may have lost their nun and their Doctor but they've gained two very important things: freedom from the simulation they've been living in for the past several weeks and a demoted Xander. Some of them may still desire his head on a plate but, like it or not, he is one of them once more.

There's no sign of life in the spaceport aside from PAL's omnipresent voice and SIS, the helpful asSIStant who has some control over certain heres and theres in the spaceport. She is available at all times and can appear anywhere if called.

The only area unexplorable so far are the double doors by the laundry room. They're locked tight and no amount of kicking or warpstriking will open them. But perhaps they'll open in due time.]

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[You know that feeling of being watched? Well it's there. It's followed by the feeling of warm arms wrapping around Pyrrha's waist from behind in a gentle hug.]

... I don't know what memories you got... But I'm willing to make this work if you are.

[Nari sounds a bit sad and afraid right now.]

[Being watched is a feeling Pyrrha gets sometimes, for one reason or another that she can't explain. Suddenly feeling arms wrappin around her waist was new, but not wholly unwanted. Nari would have to feel Pyrrha stiffening up on reflex though.

Here is it, the thing that she was trying to avoid since this morning. These new memories and feelings were shocking and confusing, and for a while she tried to avoid it altogether. But there was even less space in this station for that. Nari would find her eventually, and she did.]

...I... I want to make this work. [The desire is strong in her tone, even if she can't look at Nari.] But now I'm remembering things, things I had no idea happened to me. It's been eating me up inside, all day.

Same, honestly... I remember Rainbow... Cece Diver. I called her Rainbow because she used a hardlight to change the color of her hair. She was special to me, even if some might find it strange for a human to fall for an alien.

[She lets go and paces around a bit.]

The thing is... people can fall for many people. I know I do. I've fallen in love more times than I can count, but what makes her different, what makes you different, is that you felt the same. I had never had that happen before. And you two fell for me for different reasons, but some the same.

[Nari stops, turning to Pyrrha.]

She's not here, but you are. Even if she was here, I think she'd understand what happened... happens. I like you a lot, Pyrrha Nikos. I do want to be with you... but I have a feeling you might need time to make that decision. So... I'm still free, so if you want, you can keep taking a chance on me. Alright? And even if you don't, I will continue to be your friend.

[By the time Nari turns to face Pyrrha, she's already showing the loss and frustration on her face. None of it is directed at Nari, she has trouble looking at her in itself.]

...People can fall for other people. Back on Remannt, there was... someone I liked, but it feels like that was so long ago, and I know so many other people now, others I bonded with, and someone I ended up falling for during my game.

[Likes: Apollonia Vaar.]

She was strong, and brave, and even though she could be a little brash, I knew she had a heart under it all that she showed to me.... I like you, Nari. A lot. And I know you want me to do what's best for me. But now my memories have just made things worse. I've just been thinking about this all day, thinking about Apollo, and what happened, and how happy I was when we got together...

[She lets out a shudder, arms stiff at her sides but the thing she wanted most was to comfort Nari. Comfort herself.]

...I remembered her dying, Nari. Not even a week after we confessed to one another.

[If she could in any way help ease the pain, Nari would do so. She can't. She can't sympathize, but she can empathize. Though if she were completely honest with herself, sympathy could be a thing.

So she quietly thinks of a reply before stepping close to Pyrrha again.]

Want to know the only reason I even confessed to Cece? Because... each week after Mai died, someone I loved was killed or executed. I loved some of them for different reasons, and each one hurt me. What you did, even if you lost her, was a good thing. She died knowing you loved her. Cece, if she's indeed gone, knows I loved her. [Don't cry. It's not the time.] What you do with these memories is what matters right now. Would you rather dwell on them and be like this for the rest of your time here? Or will you find comfort in them, even with the loss, and keep strong enough to move along?

[To Pyrrha's credit, she doesn't step away. They've already gotten to this point, to run away while Nari was trying to work this out. Running now would be despicable.]

Nari, I... [It's true, all of it, and she knows that.] I want to be strong, and I want to keep going with you and everyone else. I want to stay with you, Nari, because I... fell in love. We've been through a lot together, and I don't want to just leave you now. You don't deserve that.

[She's visibly on the edge of tears now.]

I'm so sorry.

Love isn't about deserving. Love is about doing what you feel you want and need to to be happy. [Nari takes Pyrrha's cheeks into her hands so the other can't avoid looking at her anymore.] I want to do everything I can to make you happy, and supporting you in whatever you choose to do is one of those things. And I want to be with you, more than anything. So we can work through this and take as much time as we need to until you're comfortable and happy. Okay?

[This is going to sound very cheesy, but!!!]

I'll be content just to see you smile again for me, because you have an incredibly beautiful smile.

[Her words are very cheesy, but Pyrrha's the kind of girl that love things like that normally. And she's got Pyrrha's undivided attention, and the tears are definitely beginning to fall.]

...[She sniffles, finally managing a breath.] Ah... heh. O-okay, Nari. Here I am, conflicted and worried, and you come to be and show just... so much compassion and love.

[Hey, it's gotten her to smile. A worn one, but it's there.]

Hey, I'm all about love for the people I care for. You just get more of it than anyone else around here. [And she can't not wipe away those tears.]

It'll be okay. We can get through this. And like I keep saying: together. I ain't going anywhere.

I-I guess I do. [She loves it, this feeling of love that's a bit different from anything she's felt before. Except for the same thing she felt in her new memories. Even then, Nari is different from Apollo, even if the intentions are still the same.

It's... comforting.]

...I want to believe you, Nari, that things will be alright. [She slowly breaths in. Finally starting to calm down, now.] And, I want to make it out of this place, with you. Together.

[Nari is very different than most people in that when she loves, she loves with her whole heart. It was easy to see why she gets hurt to easy doing so. It's a curse and a blessing in the long run. But for Pyrrha? She was willing to live with that possibility.]

People keep telling me to have hope and faith... so if that's what you need, then go with that. I just have a stubborn resolve to make it out of this place with as many people as I can take with me.

[Giving someone all of your love is often a difficult task, but Nari was doing so well, and all Pyrrha wanted to do was the same.]

That's... [Despite herself, she laughs a little.] I guess that's us; just too stubborn to give up and die, it sounds appropriate.

[Maybe Pyrrha can learn from her girlfriend how to love with your whole heart.]

Stubbornness is how I've made it so far. It's a tried and true method!

[She would love to.]

You... would make a good huntress.

[And, well, since they're both here. Probably a good time to give Nari a kiss, right?]

You think so?

[It's always a good time to give kisses, except during an investigation.]

Yes, you're smart, and kind, and incredibly brave.

[Kisses are always good!! Except during investigations, and when one of them is dead. And sometimes involving poison.]

Not to mention, stubbornness against giving up is a key skill.

[felknjlksdnz WILL SHE EVER GET USED TO COMPLIMENTS]

I'll agree with the last one only.

[HOPEFULLY because Pyrrha's not gonna let up.]

I'm sure you'll think so eventually.

And... thank you, for this.

We'll see about that... And what are you thanking me for? I know you'd try and cheer me up if I was feeling down, too. That's what partners do.

I know, it's... I started today feeling so torn, so confused, but you didn't hesitate to come to me and help me through it. That deserves a 'thank you' I think.

If there is one thing I'm good at, it's comforting my loved ones. Or I try.

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