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[bloodandblunder]

"H... hello? Um, this is me-- ah, Noire! I'm Noire, and I'm very sorry for missing you somehow... I promise I'm not avoiding you, unless you're scary or you're Mo-- trying to curse me. U-um, so when I can figure out how to-- ( beeps ensue, followed by a shriek of fright ) O-oh, no! What did I push, how do I-- make it-- oh gods, did I break it?! W-why can't we just talk in person?!"

[ BEEP. ]

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[bloodandblunder]

And I wouldn't want the wrong people finding them, anyway.

[memlost]

Yeah. But it really would be handy in a pinch...

[ He sighs a little and rubs his neck absently. And maybe it's this dying heart dragging him down, but optimism is a bit hard at the moment. Guns... ]

When Masaomi came to take me, all he had to do was point a gun at me and I knew I couldn't win. I could survive an arrow or work past a sword, but how do you begin to fight something that can kill you in a second?

[bloodandblunder]

Hit them before they can hit you?

[ And maybe it's just that Noire wasn't captured, or that Noire was the kind of person to ignore things like sense when she got angry, but optimism isn't letting go of her this time. ] I think if we take the time, you could probably find a strategy that would work...

... But I probably would have tackled him.

[ Brilliant strategist, right here. Honestly, after seeing Grima up close in her timeline, and watching Lucina actually wound him... she would face a gun any day. ]

[memlost]

[ That's a happy mental image, at least, so it gets a smile out of him. ]

Ha ha ha. I would've liked to see that. You'd give me a heart attack, but at least you'd give him a sound thrashing!

[bloodandblunder]

[ There, that's better. He looks better when he smiles. ]

You give me a heart attack most of the time as it is, so it's only fair. And he'd deserve it.

[memlost]

[ It only took thoughts of violence... ]

Do I? I thought Morgan would have conditioned you past that by now... but I guess I am a little more reckless than she is.

[ Or he just suffers the consequences of his recklessness more often. One or the other. ]

[bloodandblunder]

It's not that... you're both very reckless, and I may be used to it from being Morgan's best friend... but if I care about someone, I'm going to panic more when something happens. I think that's just natural.

[memlost]

[ Aww. Fuzzy feelings. ]

In that case, we're probably not the best people for your heart... whoops.

[ just... whoops ]

[bloodandblunder]

... You're really not.

[ ah, sincerity. ]

[memlost]

I mean, one of us is probably bad enough, but two... get out of here!

[ self-awareness whoo ]

[bloodandblunder]

I get the feeling you're insulting yourself, but it's a little too cheerful for that.

[memlost]

Well, it isn't exactly a good thing, but I don't feel regretful about it either. I can probably speak as a voice of Morgan when I say we enjoy you too much to let a couple cardiac arrests get in the way.

[bloodandblunder]

... Thank you, I think. I really like being around the both of you, too.

[memlost]

[ He smiles at her for a moment before tilting his head. ]

So if we're not killing anyone for now, can I convince you to get a little rest?

[bloodandblunder]

... Eh? [ no, really, she looks surprised. ] Do I really look that bad?

[memlost]

Like you've been trying and failing to sleep on a bed of sharp rocks for the past week or so, maybe.

[ sorry it's true ]

[bloodandblunder]

[ ... Ah. ]

Thank you for your honesty...

[memlost]

Any time. [ Really. ] So get a bit of rest, please. You won't be much good in an emergency if you're already half-dead on your feet.

[bloodandblunder]

If you'd wanted to get rid of me, you could have just told me to go... [ but she says it with a faint bit of humor. ] But I get the point.

[memlost]

[ ...!! ]

But I don't want to get rid of you! I like spending time with you, Noire.

[ And so the humor is lost on him. This has to be clear. Absolutely clear. ]

Can you promise me you'll go straight home and get some sleep?

[bloodandblunder]

[ whoa Morgan that's a whole lot of earnestness-- and it leaves Noire blinking slowly at him, clearly caught off-guard. ]

I'll... try? [ after a pause, she'll quickly add: ] I've always had a hard time sleeping, but I can promise to try, at least.

[memlost]

I always used to curl up with a book to send myself off, but...

[ Yeah. Not gonna work here. After a moment of thought, he starts off toward her house. ]

Well, we'll see how it goes.

[bloodandblunder]

[ wait, why is he going-- ]

You don't have to come with me...

[memlost]

If you do end up having trouble sleeping, then I'll help send you off one way or another. I remember bits of a strategy text I read in the library, so maybe I can recite some of that for you...

[bloodandblunder]

Is that really something to fall asleep to? I feel like that's making light of tacticians...