week one ❧ sunday

[learnings]

[Wow everything went to shit so surprisingly quickly. Nino... is honestly a bit at loose ends. It took her a few hours before she felt even remotely comfortable leaving Jaffar's side--but after that, what can she do but wander listlessly, a little like a ghost?

... When she spies someone familiar, looking almost even worse off than she does, Nino knows she has to do something. Bellamy took things hard--even harder than most of them (aside from Akira, the poor guy) and...

Well.

She can't just leave him alone, can she?

So she'll trot up to him.]

Um... Mister Bellamy! Please, wait a moment!

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I'm... a little scared.

[She's too honest to really hide things, after all.]

It was so awful... but I think I'll be okay.

[Somehow.]

I'm worried about everyone else though.

[jettisons]

[He reaches out to touch her shoulder gently.]

Hey. We just need to stick together, alright? Raven and I will look out for you.

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[...]

Oh...thank you. [Really, it's incredibly kind of them; she musters up a smile in return.] I have Jaffar, too... he'd never let anything happen to me.

I'm not scared for me. I'm...scared for everyone here.

I wanted us all to go home together. [But that sure as hell isn't going to happen.]

[jettisons]

I get it. I think we're all scared, Nino, but you need to think about yourself, too.

[You're a kid! Let everyone else worry about you!]

[learnings]

[It's fine, she didn't have a childhood.]

Oh... I am thinking about myself... it's okay!

[Don't fret so much, it's not like she'd do anything stupid like vote for herself in a trial--]

I just... it's hard not to worry. Everyone here has been so kind. [Except Laura.]

[jettisons]

[Yes, Nino clearly has an amazing survival instinct and Bellamy shouldn't worry about her at all!]

Alright. Look, the best thing you can do for us is to keep yourself safe.

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... Me?

[She doesn't really understand it, and it shows on her face; there's a bit of surprise there.]

But... I'm not that important.

[jettisons]

[That throws Bellamy enough that the confusion shows on his face.]

What are you talking about, Nino?

[learnings]

[She sounds mostly matter-of-fact, tilting her head curiously.]

Oh, I mean... I just don't understand. Why that's important, I mean. [Her...taking care of herself.]

[jettisons]

Nino.

[By contrast, Bellamy's voice is firm as he puts both hands on her shoulders and crouches down so that their eyes are level. He's a foot taller than her, help.]

You're just as important as me or anyone else here. We all want you safe.

[Well, everyone that matters.]

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[... Huh...]

Oh... okay. [Thanks? Thanks. It's a little surprising, mostly because she's always lived her life under the thumb of a woman whose general life philosophy was "I'll throw you away when you're not longer useful", but it's okay!

This is kind of nice!]

You know... you're a really, really nice person.