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[floridas]

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wknd 0, sunday

[floridas]

[ doot doot kitchenette time. here is jolyne just tiredly making a bagel after this weird meeting with the npcs. though she's like. pretty aggressive with said bagel just. smearing jelly onto it but like basically cutting into it too at the same time. it's just bad vibes. girl, please be more gentle with your bagel :( ]

Stupid, stupid, stupid...

[ stabs bagel tiredly.

from this position, it's clear that she has... a very huge butterfly (cw: pic of real bug) tattoo sprawled across her back. ]

[resumed]

[ he's just. kind of watching this from the kitchen doorway. not perturbed by the tattoo. more fascinated with the way she's just going at this bagel. ]

I think you already won the war against breakfast.

wk 0, friday

[floridas]

[ well! she's on the prowl because wow what a fucking newspaper article to see. if anything she was probably flying around to see if there's anything at all. in stead she just saw his goth mop of dark hair and touched down to go join him wherever he's walking. ]

Yo, Nico. [ frowning already. hisses: ] What a f&$^#*%g Friday...

[resumed]

[ he's probably stomping down the sidewalk ready to dropkick a prinny or six to go explore the area but he does slow down when he hears jolyne descend from the sky and land nearby. ]

I don't understand how this happened. [ he understands what happened, at least, but the how is lost on him and that makes him mad. ] Rocket? Really?

w0, saturday

[floridas]

[ man all of this suuuuucks. jolyne's just going to find wherever nico has finally planted himself after their 9 hours in the courtroom. she's got some juice in hand and just sits down next to him wherever she is, the hoodie she's wearing kind of crinkling... like plastic. ]

Hey, you... [ a soft shoulder nudge. ]

[resumed]

[ he is probably sitting outside of the dorm. he could settle to go in? but no. inside bad.

also why is her hoodie crinkling. he glances over to her briefly. ]

Hey. [ he doesn't sound very cheerful which might not seem unusual, but even for a goth child he seems a little upset. ] They can't possibly expect us to feel good about voting for someone who didn't even realize something would go wrong.

[ and yet he has certain other feelings about these things. ]

w1, monday

[floridas]

[ the whiplash but i wanted to tag that one back this is my nico nii. anyways. jolyne can be found carefully walking down the street towards crimson phoenix dorm with a... flatscreen television literally strapped to her back. today, to block out the haters, she's got star-shaped green sunglasses on and to shield herself from the warm sun, she's wearing a funny lil hat. maybe she's practicing clark kenting. ]

Hi there, jail bird. How's it feel to stretch your wings?

[resumed]

[ jolyne...also wow, this hat. i see.

anyway! he's watching her walk for a second before she approaches and he's immediately just heading over to try and help carry the tv. why!!! ]

Better than it'll feel if you break your back. Do you need a hand? [ wait. ] Wait, where are you even going?

[ he has not fathomed this is actually for their dorm. ]

w1 thursday

[resumed]

[ later, a text: ]

hung told me you guys disappeared earlier
are you ok?

[floridas]

yea
i mean lookin like a fuckin d*rito
and hit w paintballs
and kinda pissed bc someone fuckin
wonderballed my ass


are you ok tho
i heard u came back too
did you get hurt at all


i know ur not home but
wanted to give u some space

w1 friday

[resumed]

[ probably surprising, sometime later after the group text nico actually makes an in-person appearance back to phoenix dorm. he came through for a little bit on tuesday evening, but never came home wednesday night or the night before. as. jolyne would know since they curfewed together with norma. thanks francy.

anyway he walks in and shame the demon is in the hood of his jacket, but he lingers when he comes across her. ]

Okay yeah, we really should have barricaded the door.

[floridas]

[ she is just sprawled on a lounge chair quietly fuming. her head is resting in her hand, but she lifts it to him him a soft nod. ]

Something, anything... There's no being naïve about it, but somehow it's still hitting hard...

Norma and Chiemi... what the fuck is going on?

w2, monday

[floridas]

So our only choices are... The Dream Team or... Clueless.

[ she looks. so disappointed, but at the same time confused? at this movie poster for the dream team because like i cannot even imagine how that is supposed to look in my mind. ]

I'unno about you, but that's not much of a choice...

[resumed]

[ yeah he looks appropriately horrified, thanks. ]

What...am I even looking at right now? [ gestures to the dream team poster. ] Who even are all of these people?

w2, thursday

[floridas]

[ she is going back to phoenix so she'll hopefully find him set up somewhere :/ concern just creases her brow. ]

Man, another field trip for you?

[ she just settles in close to wherever he is o-o ]

[resumed]

[ he's on one of the couches in a lil blankie nest with will. who is asleep. but nico's busy holding him and trying not to aggravate injuries, even as he looks up and gives her a soft, uncertain grin. ]

I was beginning to wonder when things would change. They were starting to feel too easy. [ but he says it in a way that says he really wishes this was not the case, he's just used to terrible shit happening. ]

w2 sunday

[resumed]

[ eventually...the wayward phoenix returns to the dorm, and he ends up letting shame the demon hang out on his shoulder while he closes the door and enters the lounge. ]

...you know, it's almost impressive how this week continues to get worse right up until the very end.

[floridas]

[ jolyne is here just sitting unhappily in front of a konbini sandwich like she's about to fight it instead of eat it. ]

No fucking kidding.

[ resting her chin in her hand. ]

It always ends up feeling like it goes on forever...

[ pats seat like please sit for a bit? :c ]

w3, saturday post-trial

[floridas]

[ here at the bird nest... jolyne is just trying to come down from the adrenaline of both trial and immediately going back to the jail just to see adlet. she sits there on the couch just scrolling through instawham with her brow drawn tightly.

she just lifts a hand when she sees him passing by and tries to snag the corner of his jacket with her fingers. ]

Hey you.

[resumed]

[ she manages to catch him, and he backtracks to come and join her on the couch by sitting on the arm of it and turning to face her. ]

Hey. Kind of another terrible day, right? [ he leans forward, drawing a knee to his chest and propping his chin on it. ] Are you okay?

w4 monday

[resumed]

[ nico di angelo isn't really a morning person. it's entirely possible will may have left earlier because he's a much earlier riser than nico, but by the time nico comes out of his room dressed for the day he still looks very much like he's considering this to be a poor decision.

but he's a teenager, and it means he picks up the scent of coffee and delicious pastries, so he follows his nose and soon spots jolyne. shame the demon is also on his shoulder. ]

Coffee run? [ is for him? o: ]

[floridas]

[ is for you c: she is already picking up a flaky pastry and waving it at shame the demon. come down here and get it or you're gonna get flakes all over nico. she looks a little harried, but it's fine. ]

Mmhm, figured we can start the day out decently at least. It was on my way back here anyways.

[ already pushes a cup to him. you may decorate your coffee as you wish, all the trimmings are here. ]

It's... a little weird out there, so try and be careful today.

w4 thursday

[resumed]

[ he's gonna go find here wherever she may be which i assume is probably the dorm? and he's going to gauge quietly as if determining if she's up for company.

but he does end up saying: ]

How's the arm...?

w5 monday

[resumed]

[ we are at the beach...and he is walking along with his hands in the pockets of his jacket, shame the demon on his shoulder. but he approaches her with a short nod. ]

...kinda get the feeling a bunch of us are gonna come through here today. [ memento mori... ]

[floridas]

[ beach time beach time, she's walking along it with her shoes in hand and will easily join up with him. ]

Yeah... it's gonna be real busy, huh?

[ he was hoping for a place like this... the least we can do is enjoy it. ]

Saw that your favorite store was open today.

w5, friday

[floridas]

[ lol







well she's just going to find nico, maybe a text to meet back at the phoenix dorm because like. she cannot fucking be anywhere right now, she is emotionally just so On Fire it's killing her inside! haha.

anyway i'm sorry nico whenever he comes in she's gonna just hug him.......... ]

[resumed]

[ usually he would actually resist this but uh. uhhhhhhh. he is immediately just throwing himself at her to return the gesture because what the fuck. ]

How...?

w5, saturday

[floridas]

[ god it's... a day. she is going to just be flopped out on one half of the couch when she's home. she's just starting into the ceiling with the most dead-eyed look because every day they are fuckin' tested, man. she does sit up when nico arrives, though. ]

Felt way longer than nine hours... fuck...

[ reaches hand out. gib...... ]

[resumed]

[ immediately goes to join her and takes paw, settling on the couch and also flopping back to stare at the ceiling. ]

...I know I shouldn't have lost it back there, but I was getting sick of watching him dodge. I was trying not to draw attention back to ourselves and...[ well. that worked well. ] Are you okay?

w6 thursday

[resumed]

[ it's entirely possible he followed her back to the dorm at a very safe distance and staying hidden so she didn't feel like she was being watched, but by the time she gets there and changes into clean clothes, she'll find him kind of lingering around her bedroom door with his arms folded over his chest and the demon on his shoulder. ]

...how much do you want to talk about it?

[floridas]

[ jolyne is thankfully clean at least, her hair piled on top of her head and in a fresh new set of clothes, a tank top and shorts. she's currently just fanning herself quietly with a hand fan. she looks kind of flushed, but she's probably fine? she smiles a little bit at him. ]

... It's kinda nightmare-worthy, Nico...

w6, saturday post-trial

[floridas]

[ haha well this.

this sucks actually. a lot. she's following nico pretty much the entire time out of the court house, all the way up until will is taken away. she doesn't let him out of her sight, and finally she'll come up to his side to press gently against him, lifting a hand to press gently on his back. ]

Nico...

[resumed]

[ i'm sorry to jolyne but he absolutely flinches back like her touch scalded him, or maybe he was just too surprised. it's probably zero surprise that he's also already in tears and scrubbing at his face. ]

I had...the prints were supposed to work to stop this.

w6 sunday

[resumed]

[ it's like several hours after the execution, and will's probably napping, but nico emerges from his room at a point mostly to wander to the phoenix kitchen for some water. there's a highkey chance he's in pajama pants and a t-shirt which means she can also see some old, faded gnarly scars creeping out of his shirt sleeves from his biceps.

but he stops when he sees her and there's a very faint smile. ]

This has been...the craziest weekend.

[floridas]

[ man it has been such a day. she's already in the kitchen, putting a few things from the grocery store away because they've only got another week here - may as well live it well fed if they have to fight the moon.

when he comes out though, she stops, shutting the fridge with her hip and giving him a brighter smile. ]

It really has been... you both walked out of there. Talk about ending this damn week decently for once.

[ will he allow hug... gentle for his injuries... ]