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seventeenth twist of the coil

Sep 27, 2011 17:04

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mal_addict September 27 2011, 21:27:32 UTC

[Mal's face shifts from her usual cocky smirk to one of mild disapointment. It's an expression she's been wearing a lot around Nikola lately]

Aren't you supposed to be saving Helen?

thisisprogress September 27 2011, 21:31:40 UTC

[He shifts somewhat uncomfortably where he stands, though his face is as expressionless as he tries not to show how awkward this all is.]

She's going to be okay. The Doctors made a prognosis, and it looks like she'll not get any worse. Besides, James is looking after her too, so...

mal_addict September 27 2011, 21:33:30 UTC

[She'll fold her arms, looking at her critically]

So I expect they'll be putting you back in prison soon, then.

thisisprogress September 27 2011, 21:42:49 UTC

That's the way it'll work. They won't let me off completely, it's just a sort of leave.

[A pause. Come on, Tesla, you can do it, just say these two words and you can feel better about everything. It isn't that hard.]

[He lowers his head slightly.]

...I'm sorry.

mal_addict September 27 2011, 22:00:25 UTC

Yeah, well you can just...

[No. Wait. She blinks, then squints at him]

...Did you just appologise?

thisisprogress September 27 2011, 22:04:11 UTC

[THAT DID TOTALLY NOT JUST HAPPEN. He's not even going to try to dignify himself by answering that. He just hands the cage and bag of coffee beans over to her.]

And these are for you.

mal_addict September 27 2011, 22:16:21 UTC

[She's still in a state of shock, give her a moment]

You did, you actually appologised for something. [She'll take the gifts, still a little dumbfounded] ...You're not dying are you?

thisisprogress September 27 2011, 22:19:36 UTC

[Dryly:] Like I would be dying, Maladict. You know that's hard to do.

[And he shakes his head, trying to switch the topic.] That bat thing? I have no idea what it is but I caught it in the library. I think it likes meat.

mal_addict September 27 2011, 22:30:28 UTC

You never know, around here.

[She stares at it] It looks a little mutated.

[After a moment's consideration, she wanders back into her room to put the...creepy ass bat and it's cage on her table]

You cna come in, if you want.

thisisprogress September 27 2011, 22:32:15 UTC

Trust me, if I was dying, I would have let the whole castle know about it.

[Not his fault that Pokemon are weird.] Well, it's definitely a bat, so I thought you'd like it.

[And a small nod.] Yeah, sure. [And he does so.]

mal_addict September 27 2011, 22:38:52 UTC

True, you would have someone compose a requiem for you and everything.

[She makes a thoughtful noise, leaning back on her desk to regard him. Why do you make being mad at you so difficult, Gods Nikola]

To be honest I'm surprised you even appologised. It's not really...you.

thisisprogress September 27 2011, 22:43:23 UTC

A requiem would be nice, though technically, I already had a funeral back home. I heard it was nice.

[And he sighs in exasperation and just pinches his nose, looking annoyed with himself.]

You don't even want to know how long it took me to get the courage to say that. I don't do humble.

mal_addict September 27 2011, 22:55:23 UTC

You didn't attend your own funeral? I'm surprised.

[That gets the smallest hint of a smile]

I have noticed. So, to what do I owe the honour of you stepping down from your mighty pedastal to appologise to lowly old me.

thisisprogress September 28 2011, 00:27:37 UTC

Yes,well, I was on the run from government agents trying to steal my ideas, so I don't think attending it would have been a good idea.

[He leans against one of the tables in her room, silent for a moment as he tries to figure out what to say.]

Because I felt bad about it, that's why.

mal_addict September 28 2011, 00:49:33 UTC

And making you miss out on the perfect crowing opportunity. Shame.

[She turns her head his way to watch him, as if trying to judge if he's telling the truth or not]

You thought about what I said, then? About trying to make a difference, instead?

thisisprogress September 28 2011, 03:09:18 UTC

What would I have to crow at my own funeral for? To tell the truth, though, it would have been fun to see the people's faces when they went...hmmm.

[He folds his arms as he looks down at the ground, as if he could see the answer there.]

I have. And I know that there isn't much use for my genius here if I want to use it for lashing out against the castle. I mean, I don't want to save kittens or be a stupid superhero...I just want to be able to do something without people going against me.

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