5; [ Video - Day 221 ]

[imhome]

[ There are a few seconds of silence, as Nina stares awkwardly at the screen. How does she even respond to what happened? What an awfully embarrassing week. ]

Um... As I'm sure many of you noticed, what happened last week was a curse. [ There's a slight grimace. ] Nick and I... We aren't a couple.

To anyone who thought differently, sorry for the confusion. And to all of you who tried to help, thanks.

[ There isn't much else to say. She fights a sigh, feeling increasingly annoyed by the gods' antics. ]

[ ooc: Aftermath of Nick and Nina's love curse! :) ]

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[Action]

[key_illusion]

[Calling from in his room since he's too lazy to get off his bed:]

Feeling better?

[forgetforgive]

[ ROFL, but you're only a few feet away! Don't be lazy, ???

When she hears him, she walks toward his room, standing in the doorway. ]

A little, but not much. [ A sigh. ]

[key_illusion]

[Nope. Still too lazy, which is why he's patting the edge of the bed for her to sit down.]

Figured that much.

[imhome]

[ She smiles at the gesture, leaving the entrance of his room to sit down. ]

Thanks for looking out for me.

[video]

[superissues]

Don't beat yourself up over it, Boss-lady! Who hasn't done something dumb for love? And who hasn't regretted it later?

[imhome]

It's hard not to. [ THEY ALMOST KISSED, KON. IT WAS HORRIBLE. ] I'm tired of the gods toying with us for their amusement.

[ Another huff of frustration, before: ]

Thanks for keeping an eye on the shop while I was cursed, though. [ It feels like she barely visited during last week. Spending time with Nick seemed much more important. ]

[superissues]

At least, you got 'cursed by vindictive gods' as an excuse and not 'hormones' or 'she was wearing leather,' so you know, there's that?

It's cool! Got to work on my caffeinating skills, you know.

video;

[mccallmemaybe]

...Oh. I had no idea.

Are you friends with him?

[imhome]

It's okay. You couldn't have known... Ah, Scott, right?

And... no, I can't say we're friends.

[mccallmemaybe]

Yeah... Sorry I sort of gave my approval.

That must have been awkward for you... Now I think about it, it makes more sense that he was cursed since he was going on about how much he hated humans... well, except for you.

[video]

[redpaintednails]

[Waaaaaaaait, just what did Mariko exactly miss in the days she was holed up in her room.]

I know I haven't been around lately, but still! Are you okay? Did this Nick-san do anything bad to you?

[imhome]

[ Oh, Mariko! She gives a reassuring smile. ]

No, I'm fine. [ Actually, she flipped Nick to the ground by accident when the curse wore off, haha D: ]

Just embarrassed, that's all. How are you?

[redpaintednails]

[And Mariko smiles back, still weakly but better than nothing.]

Ah, that's good to know! You're a strong person, so I'm sure you'll do you best...

And I'm trying, too. Easy or not, I'll keep up doing it.

[tipsygnostalgia]

Does this mean no lunch date?

[imhome]

...I'm afraid so. But, hey, we can still make plans for lunch! [ Just... without Nick. ]

[tipsygnostalgia]

We should! I still want to.

[video]

[whatagoodgirl]

Nina... [What a horrible, horrible curse.]

I'm sorry. That was really cruel of them.

[imhome]

[ Her expression immediately softens, and she offers Nakama a gentle smile. ]

It's all right. There are worse things.

How are you?

[whatagoodgirl]

Worse than making you think you love someone, and that they love you? That's...

[Now that she knows love, she can't imagine how that would feel.]

... I'm sorry. You probably don't want to talk about it.

I'm - good. I've had time to think about a lot of things, and talked to a lot of people, and I think I'm... well, I'm ready to be back. I didn't really do everything right the first time, but at least I can correct some things.

[suppressthedark]

I...Thought it'd be better if I didn't say anything.

[It was...awkward.]

[imhome]

Yeah... [ A sheepish chuckle. ] Thanks, Ichigo.

How are you?

[suppressthedark]

No problem.

[He shrugs.]</small About the same. I haven't had to suffer any curses lately, thank god.

[Audio][Filtered to Nina Forther]

[fluturi]

[It takes a while before he finally gets the nerve to talk to her after that embarrassing fiasco, and even then, it's only through audio.]

...Let's never speak of that again. And I mean never.

[ Audio - Filtered ]

[imhome]

[ When she sees that he left a message, she can't help but blush. The memory of everything they said to each other is still fresh in her mind. She can only respond through audio too. ]

...Agreed.

[ Audio - Filtered ]

[fluturi]

[He lets out a slight groan. If there were only a way to take back everything...]

Also, don't you dare breath a word of what I told you about me to other people. I keep that stuff private for a reason.