four

[preowned]

fantastic four joke

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[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. ]

[preowned]

I like nice things, so I'd like to try to keep it as long as I can.

[forefall]

That's good to hear.

[ ... ]

Thank you for following through, Tsurumaru.

[preowned]

[ there's a pause

and then he laughs ]

It seemed fun, and you were interested in it.