[IC] [SELF-INDULGENT MUSEBOXING]

[senior_citizen]

because Sabra AUs are fun and games until someone loses an eye

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[senior_citizen]

[ that's an accomplishment ]

You sure? Because I feel a little guilty getting to do all this.

[midgardener]

[ shakes her head ]

It's good of you to indulge me.

[senior_citizen]

Indulge you? You're the one getting me clothes and - and food, and everything else.

[midgardener]

You'd give it to your team too if you could, wouldn't you? You'd cut off your hands one joint at a time, if you could really keep them fed. So, it's definitely not fair, that I can do this for you, and you can't pass it on.


It's good of you to indulge me.

[senior_citizen]

[ jjjjust. lowers his head. ]

You know. You've felt that way too.

[midgardener]

But, there's really nothing to do about it. It's a wish that can't possibly be granted.

[senior_citizen]

...

Who did you lose?

[midgardener]

[ . . . ]


A few. You know.

[senior_citizen]

[ lightly, lightly reaching out for her arm ]

Tell me about someone.

[midgardener]

I... just one?


There was- a little girl. She called herself "Nice," because she wanted everyone to know that about her first. Even as nasty as games got, she never had a unkind thought about anyone. Which was pretty lucky, since she could break rocks apart with her bare hands.

[senior_citizen]

[ oh. that sounds nice. ]

Yeah? That's a good trait to have.

[midgardener]

She came back twice, but never for long.

[senior_citizen]

... Nice people never do.

[midgardener]

[ something in her voice is getting wound a little tighter- higher pitched ]


Mmm I don't think that's quite right. "Nice" is a choice you make, you know? Face to face, and outside of games.

[senior_citizen]

Too good, then.

[midgardener]

Mm.

[senior_citizen]

... tell me about someone who stayed.

[midgardener]

Allen.

[senior_citizen]

[ finding a spot to sit down ]

What's he like?

[midgardener]

He's a brat. And he brought his own eats-too-much curse. He gets upset and cries all the time, until he's really upset and then he just smiles.

[senior_citizen]

Like you.

[midgardener]

[ jjjjjust looks down at her hands. why did we add thinking about allen to this mix ]

[senior_citizen]

[ because we like to hurt ourselves ]

Where is he now?

[midgardener]

He went somewhere else. Ah- a forest world? I don't know. They said he was happy.

[senior_citizen]

[ he winces at that ]

You ever gonna see him again?