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Tweak says, "But he slimed me egon!"

Nico di Angelo (nico_di_angelo) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2015-02-17 17:30:00

Entry tags:

aidan reilly, malcolm reynolds, nico di angelo, wally west, yuuri shibuya

311 | Action / Open
[Nico doesn’t spend a lot of time looking in mirrors. That might be obvious by the way his hair is usually an unbrushed mess. He only sparingly glares at himself when he brushes his teeth in the morning. This morning is an exception. The him looking back appears heavier – his cheeks are round, the bags under his eyes are gone. His skin isn’t sickly and green tinged and leached of its color like his father’s – like it become after the Labyrinth and Tartarus and the jar. It’s a healthy olive complexion, like it had been when he was small. Everything about him looks healthy. Even his hair, curling in every direction. When the fuck did this happen?!

He’s in a bit of a daze as he wonders out of the apartment to find breakfast and go to work at the store. He might also be caught walking boxes from Sector 2 to his store in Sector 3 (over and over again). He might like some help with that, actually …Occasionally he’ll stop to gape at his reflection in windows and mirrors. Just … what?]

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	nico_di_angelo 2015-02-26 04:24 am UTC (link)
	[Startled, he looks over his shoulder. And ... Oh. The guy who's responsible for making him feel like crap again. (Children of Hades have a hard time letting go of grudges.)] What's it to you? [And maybe he's defensive because he's embarrassed about being caught staring at himself.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-02-26 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	Curiosity. Don't know too many people that spend so much time examining themselves in mirrors. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-02-26 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	[Huffs.] Wouldn't you if you woke up looking different? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-02-26 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Sure. But there ain't nothin' different 'bout you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-02-26 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe you just don't pay attention. [He can see what he looks like right there. Don't be a dick!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-02-26 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	[Well, there's clearly something going on. Mal flicks his eyes between Nico's face and Nico's reflection. He doesn't see a difference.] What do you see? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-02-27 12:11 am UTC (link)
	[That's ... a weird question. And he's not really comfortable answering it.] I'm, um ... better. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-02-27 12:29 am UTC (link)
	[If anything, he looked worse to Mal, but maybe it's a frame of mind.] Shiny. Must be a relief. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-02-27 01:24 am UTC (link)
	...Yeah. I guess so. [More of a shock than anything.] Um, anyway ... I think I owe you an apology. Or at least a thank you. Or something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-02-27 01:37 am UTC (link)
	[He shakes his head.] Way I see it, we're even. You got rid of mine, I got rid of yours. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-02-27 02:37 am UTC (link)
	You didn't have to stick around after. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-02-27 02:51 am UTC (link)
	Couldn't just leave you there in sector 6 looking like you did. One of those dinos would have taken you easy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-02-27 03:01 am UTC (link)
	[A shrug. He doesn't really care about that. (Also, a little offended, even if it was true.)] And after that? I don't remember anything, really, but I'm pretty sure I can blame my first hangover on you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-02-27 08:58 pm UTC (link)
	[He can't help but snort.] Jus' be glad you didn't throw up. Managed to hold it down nicely. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-02-27 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	Thank the gods for small miracles. [He stomps the ground out of the habit. Hades isn't down there, of course.] Still, I don't think I'll be trying that again. It's really disabling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-03-02 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	[He snorts.] Sorta the whole point. Disabling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-03-03 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	I don't like it. It's bad enough having my powers compromised. I don't like having the rest of me compromised as well. What if something had happened? I couldn't fight, I couldn't defend myself! I could barely walk! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-03-05 01:33 am UTC (link)
	[Mal holds his hands up.] Then you don't have to drink. I won't take you no more. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-03-05 01:51 am UTC (link)
	Right. Like you were planning to ever take me again? [A bit of an eye roll here.] I'm not saying I don't appreciate what you did. I do. It did help in some way. [Enough that he went back the next day to see if it was still helpful.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-03-06 02:09 am UTC (link)
	[He shrugs.] Never know who'll make a decent drinking buddy. Still. Clearly it didn't work so well for you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-03-06 02:23 am UTC (link)
	[He looks doubtful. But.] Do you only drink to get drunk? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-03-06 04:20 am UTC (link)
	No! Here maybe. Happens too much here. Not out in the Black though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nico_di_angelo 2015-03-06 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. Well, sorry I can't be a drinking partner. Whiskey with coke is good though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2015-03-08 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	Ain't tried that one. [He's not immediately sure what coke is to be fair. It take a moment to connect it to the brown fizzy drink so many people here liked. Of course they had colas in his time too... but the word for it was different.] Always been more of a cheap liquor man myself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)