[action] Visiting

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[It's still cold out when Heracles goes to visit Nicoleta. He huddles inside his coat the entire bus ride there and his hands rarely leave his pockets. The scenery gets less and less beachy and more urban, though there are still people walking around in the daylight hours

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[It is still a little early and Nicoleta is still in bed. All she did yesterday was mope here to there, laugh stupidly at a few poor fellows, and then mope some more. The whole moping around was rather subtle though but anyone who knows her would know something is up. The first knock goes completely through her head but knocks that followed silumtaneously stirrs her awake.

She flutters her eyes open, her face naked with natural beauty, as she tries to rub away the sleeping spell. The woman is in

Once she hears her name, she is certain someone familiar is waiting outside. An volt hits her heart as she hurries into the bathroom to make herself look a bit more presentable. The best she does is brush her teeth, try to tame her hair (although there are still a few strands sticking out from behind), and wear some goddamn clothes. She hastily chooses some soft shorts and a tanktop that fails to cover the cleavage of her ample bosom.

Fearing that she had taken too long, she dashes out of her room into the dark and eerie livingroom she calls her home. She opens the door in a breath to see whom she thought would come.]

"Heracles...!"

[There is a half-smile and a twinkle in her eye that shows she is happy to see him, like how an orphan is happy to see his or her potential guardian for the first time.]

uwah forgot this part.

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"Come in... I just um. Woke up. Yeah come in...! It's a little dark---yeah it's always dark. I can give it some light if you want."

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[Heracles smiles-- it's small and quiet as usual, but he's genuinely happy to see her. He looks past her into the dark living room and raises his eyebrows in thought.]

"Maybe just... one light, if you don't mind?"

[He steps inside the room, not quite sure where to go, so he just kind of hovers in between the entryway and the living room. He'd give her a hug, but he doesn't exactly trust the floor to be clear enough for him to move without the danger of tripping over something. It'd been many years since he'd actually physically seen Nico instead of just talking to her over the computer, and she definitely had grown up since he last saw her. But she's still the same girl he knew from when they were kids, just a bit taller... bustier... and well, darker. In some respects. He wonders if the poor lighting is meant to reflect her current mood.]

"So... what's going on?"

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[She blinks and then laughs dryly as if she had forgotten to do that.]

"Oh right. One moment."

[Nicoleta skillfully avoids the random mess and obstacles in her way. It includes a mystery bag, a few clothes, and more random belongings scattered about. Once she makes it to the window, where the light chokes in between the latices, she pulls down the rope, revealing a blinding light.

She coughs because of the dust and rubs her eyes until they adjust to the new setting. Then she stares at her living room before looking at Heracles. She sees how he... looks the same, except a bit taller. Nicoleta flushes and rubs the back of her neck, feeling that bit of her childhood coming back to her.]

"Um. Hi. I--ah, well. Not much... I think. Just woke up and I don't really know what to say to you."

[Nicoleta walks over to Heracles, close enough to hold a proper conversation. She looks flustered because she is pretty happy.]

"I grew up huh? Finally got the boobs. Taller now. Er---" [Nicoleta being Nicoleta, she's not very good at being subtle. So she ends it all by just hugging Heracles pretty tightly and on her tippy-toes. She's pleased to see him and tightens her grip because there's still a storm over her head.]

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[Once Nicoleta opens the blinds and the living room is given more proper lighting, Heracles can see the space is a bit messy and understands a little better why she might have kept it so dark. He can see her better now, and realizes that he too was much shorter the last time they'd been together. She's happy to see him nonetheless, and when she reaches up to hug him, it feels surprisingly familiar as he bends down slightly to hug her back. He grins softly.]

"Still shorter than me. Sorry."

[He's trying to tease her, anything to help her lighten up since she seems so concerned about... whatever-it-is that happened. After their long, much-needed hug, Heracles pulls away and sticks his hands in his back pockets as he surveys the room a little more.]

"Um, by the way, how long have you been here?"

[He wonders if it's a total coincidence that they've managed to find each other again in the same town after so many years.]