four

[preowned]

fantastic four joke

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[forefall]

[ His nails are trimmed and buffed and shiny. It's time to paint them!!

Time to make his nails look like the night sky. Even with gloves on, her hand is steady and sure even if she's slow with painting.

She takes his "oh" as a sign that he doesn't want to hear more about how Kara was ready to shank a bitch for him, though, so she doesn't say anything more. ]

[preowned]

[ he's quiet for a moment. ]

... so he calmed down after you realized it was the child?

[forefall]

Yes. If I remember correctly... he said he'd like to be friends with her. That he would fly kites with her.

It was... sweet but sad.

[preowned]

... that's good.

[ his expression softens. ]

I thankfully didn't run into her as soon as I woke up here.

[ tsuru probably would have attempted to stab her if he did, since at that point all he knew was that mary murdered him?? the corruption reveal had not happened yet. ]

[forefall]

[ Tsurumaru testing if you can kill in the graveyard right off the bat is incredible. ]

... I understand. A lot happened, and the last thing you remembered was dying. I didn't want to see anyone when I first woke up.

[preowned]

[ he (vine voice) won't hesitate bitch ]

It's a little more difficult to do that now, since our numbers are so much higher...

[forefall]

[ She pauses in painting his nails. ]

The number will only continue to grow. Soon, there will be more dead than living. The universe is cruel.

[ She resumes his manicure. ]

[preowned]

... I know it's for the best, since that's how we'll be able to end things, but...

[ 'the best' in this case kind of sucks. ]

[forefall]

[ It does suck. ]

What can we do other than hope those alive understand our messages? To wait like this...

[ She hates it. ]

[preowned]

... just do the tasks, unfortunately.

I was surprised when we even started getting information. It was more than I was expecting to do.

[forefall]

The information makes it feel a little less like we're worthless.

[ That may be one of the most honest things she's said to Tsuru. ]

If we didn't have that...

[ Well, she never wanted to be dead in the first place, but she wouldn't want to stew in limbo. ]

[preowned]

... I know.

[ it's more or less the only thing that's been keeping him going, knowing that he can still help in some way. ]

[forefall]

We may as well be dead dead instead of fake dead without it.

[ Her tone is cool, but in the next second, it's back to her default. ]

I'm done.

[ Her painting was slow, but it's nicely and neatly done. He has beautiful night sky nails. ]

[preowned]

[ he glances at her for the comment

but then looks at his nails, turning them slightly to inspect them ]

You did a good job.

[forefall]

[ Thank you for the validation. For the first time since she's died, there is the tiniest hint of a smile on her lips. ]

I always try to do a good job when I can.

[preowned]

I'll show them off! I won't wear my gloves.

[ now he has to face the challenge of not chipping them. ]

[forefall]

[ he's going to lose that challenge. ]

You'll be a surprise. [ That's what he wants, right? ] I hope people compliment you.

[preowned]

I'm sure they will.

[ ... ]

I'll let them know you did it.

[forefall]

Y-You don't have to do that...!

[ Everyone thinks she's a bitch, and it's not like she cares what anyone thinks or anything. ]

[preowned]

Would you prefer if I didn't?

[ wow what did four do wrong ]

[forefall]

No, I mean, you can do whatever you want. If you want to tell people I helped you with your nails, you can. If you don't, that's fine, too.

[ Sometimes, you're really bitter and an asshole to everyone and think no one likes you. It's fine? ]

It's your prerogative.

[preowned]

[ hm.... ]

I'll tell them that it's your work then. It should be appreciated.

[forefall]

[ oh....

She looks a little touched. ]

All right. [ Her voice is soft. ] Thank you. If you use your hands a lot, it won't stay perfect forever, but that's expected.

[preowned]

... I suppose I can use my gloves when I'm using my sword.

[ since he assumes that would

probably cause the most damage ]

[forefall]

That will help. But you don't need to stop yourself from doing anything you normally would.

[ She'd like it if the nail polish could last longer, but she's not that unrealistic. ]