IC Inbox (The Wake)

[djbubbles]

Yo dudes, can't come to the phone right now. You'll have to leave a message and I'll get right back to ya.

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Re: [Video]

[modelcatizen]

[Honestly, he has a lot of feelings going on, but there's one thing that sticks out and he blurts out the question before he.could think twice.]

I thought Adrien was your best friend?

[Derails the guilt train for a minute, at least.]

[Video]

[djbubbles]

[Nino makes a look that practically reads "are you serious?" Way to kill the mood there Chat.] Dude, I know it's you. You have the same ring I wore during the storm. You disappear a lot. There was that time you supposely took a shower when an Akuma was after your dad, but if it's similiar to what happened in that...other life, you actually went out to stop him, right? You smell like cheese a lot. It all adds up. Plus in a way, I was in your shoes as Chat. I remember having to do a lot of that, along with having to give Plagg that awful Camembert. [Sorry Chat but he's figured it out.]

Re: [Video]

[modelcatizen]

[There had been a lot of things Chat had mentally prepared for and emotionally...braced for. Anger, yelling, hatred, ignoring, even possible forgiveness because he knew how good of a guy Nino was. What he hadn't prepared for was being found out. He probably should have, Nino always had a shot at figuring him out, but he didn't.]

[He stares blankly at the camera, but slowly the mental screaming becomes obvious on his face because OH SHIT NINO KNOWS EVERYTHING.]

I...that... [He can't think of a way to talk himself out of this, he can't lie without at least a little forethought and HE WASN'T PREPARED.]

Oh god, Ladybug is going to kill me. [WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING.]

[He puts his head in the hands, eyes unfocused as he tries to mentally catch up.] I-I need to...person. In person. Not Network, need to talk in person if you can stand being around me. I mean, I guess you can? Um. Yeah, that-

[He makes a high, keening, distressed noise. Pretty cat like too.]

Where are you?

[Yeah, your best friend is kind of a disaster, Nino.]

[Video]

[djbubbles]

[Okay part of him is a tiny bit amused by his reaction, but at the same time, he likely would have reacted the same if Adrien found him out. Still, he smiles again.] We'll figure something out. [They do need to meet up in person though.] I'm outside Medbay. I got let out a while ago.

Re: [Video]

[modelcatizen]

[He grimaces.]

Are you okay? Everything...where its supposed to be? [He would have asked earlier, but then bombshell.]

[But he's moving now.]

[Video] --> [Action]

[djbubbles]

I'm fine, dude. Just needed a couple days to rest up and that Nita girl healed me with her magic. [Honestly he could have ended up a lot worse. He waits for Chat to show up with the baton case by his feet. He made sure to watch so it doesn't get stolen.]

Re: [Video] --> [Action]

[modelcatizen]

Good. That's....that's good. [At least he didn't suffer long.]

[But it doesn't take him long to arrive, landing a few feet away and he looks...uncertain. Even more so than the first day of school, when he had the model act. Now he just stood there, ears folded back, tail twitching, fiddling with the baton and seeming just...small.]

[Action]

[djbubbles]

[Nino sees Chat and was gonna pick up the case but he notices Chat's actions. Instead he'll just run up and try to pull him into a hug. Treating him no different than if he were in his normal form.

The baton case can wait.]

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

[Chat doesn't fight him, breath hitching at the sudden contact. For a few moments, he's still.]

[Then he hugs back, tight like he's afraid Nino will vanish, though careful of his stength.] I'm...so, so sorry.

[Action]

[djbubbles]

[For a while, Nino wondered if he should let go. Adrien usually never rejected hugs and honestly he wouldn't blame him if he didn't wanna be touchy-feely. Luckily it doesn't seem to be the case.] I know. It'll be okay.

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

I hate November. [Murmured against his shoulder.]

...we should talk somewhere more private. [Though he was reluctant to let go.]

[Action]

[djbubbles]

At least there's Christmas to look forward to. [Which still feels weird to Nino since it was Christmas when he first awakened.] Yeah we should. [Though he's not in a hurry to let go either. He'll give him all the time he needs.]

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

[CONSIDERING HOW HIS LAST TWO DECEMBERS WENT....]

At least there's that. Maybe I'll surprise father with another party.

[It takes him another minute to finally pull away. He thought for a moment and...held out a hand.] I thunk I have a place we can go.

[Action]

[djbubbles]

[He doesn't know (or remember) that.] That sounds like a great idea. [He nods.] Just a sec. [He walks over to grab the baton case and then comes back with it. He moves it under an arm and accepts his hand with the other.]

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

[Chat pulls him close, making sure his hold was secure before pulling off his other baton and extending it to move up in the air.]

Let's see, from here it should be...there. [And shifts his weight to head on down to a building several blocks away.] Absolutely do not tell Alya about this.

[And in a fluid motion, he retracts the baton to a shorter length and shifts his hold on Nino to keep his feet from hitting the rooftop, taking the full impact himself. Then carefully set Nino down.] Or Ladybug for that matter, I want to surprise her.

[Action]

[djbubbles]

[He holds on as best he can and then lets go once they reach the rooftop. He offers up the baton case.]

Don't worry, I won't tell either of them. Or my lady for that matter. ...If she even still exists.

[That would be a bummer if whoever was his Ladybug doesn't remember the storm. Sure he would have to let go of his crush since he's dating Alya, but she was still his partner.]

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

She most likely does. She felt solid, anyway, and was more life like than the usual constructs. I don't think Nautilus can just create someone that real from nothing.

I mean, for the Academy storm, father and I thought mother was alive, but all direct communication and all that happened around that week, not during.

[He moves over to the edge of the roof and down a ladder to the top of a fire escape. Where there is a window that seems to be blocked off by a piece of furniture, with just enough space to get a hand through. Which, with enhanced strength like Chat, is enough leverage to actually push it to the side and let's him climb inside.]

[It's a pretty average room, just another empty building, but there is plenty of stuff inside. A couch with a lot of blankets and pillows nearby, a TV and DVD player, the bookcase which had been blocking the window with various books, disc cases, and managa. There was a table with various bits of medical supplies, snacks, and a map of Nautilus pinned to the wall.]

Since Nautilus has some curve balls for us, I thought it'd be good for Ladybug and I to have a kind of safe house when the TARDIS isn't an option. Also good for hang outs since I'm finally making progress on charming her. The only way to this floor without breaking through the ceiling downstairs is that window, so. Sort of secure.

[Also a good place for him if he has to do another Endos running around like an idiot scenario.]

[Action]

[djbubbles]

Yeah she felt real to me too. A shame neither of us know who she was, but maybe that might be the best.

Oh man that's rather cruel. [He can't imagine how much that must have hurt post-storm. He would have been devastated in his shoes.

Nino follows with the case in his arm still and gets inside. He looks around the room. Not a bad place.]

Yeah that's a good idea.

[Wait a sec.]

Charming her? Are you and your Ladybug dating?

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

She might say something. It's not like she has the Miraculous, she's not in any danger outing herself.

....it was. But there was a lot of cruelty in that storm.

[Chat moves the bookcase back, just in case and holds out a hand for the case.]

[Though going a bit red at the question.] ...in a word? No. Ladybug likes someone else.

BUT she's isn't making much progress with this guy. [And he brightens up, looking hopeful.] And she does care about me, she is attracted to me, so I have a shot to win her heart. We actually have a date planned, since, we can here. No public freaking out because we're hanging out in a restaurant. The only person we actually have to worry about is Alya.

[Action]

[djbubbles]

Well I don't plan on outing myself. In case I need to become Chat again. [He can't help but grin at that blushing.] Wow that's pretty lucky. If I weren't already dating Alya, I would be kinda jealous.

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

As you should be. My Lady is the best. [He clasps his hands together and sighs blissfully.] Really, it made all the stress with Endos worth it because I finally got to confess without chickening out and she admitted she returned some of my feelings and actually let me know I have a chance.

[There's a few seconds where his lovestruck haze keeps him from really processing the first bit.]

[But then it does.]

Wait. In case of what now.

Re: [Action]

[djbubbles]

I would argue my Lady is the best, but we would be here all day. In case I need to be Chat again. I remember how to bend it back and I can be your back-up Chat or at least provide a good distraction. [He still had quite a few fake memories still around and not just the one about Plagg. Mostly from his fights with Akumas.]

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

[There is a long, long, long time where Chat just stares at Nino, face blank.]

.....

You do realize you could die, right?

Especially when it comes to Akumas, like the very core of my job is to take the hit if someone has to.

[Action]

[djbubbles]

Yeah I know. You come back here after a week even if that were to happen. I may not have formal training, but I know how to fight now. [Believe him, he knows the risks.]

Re: [Action]

[modelcatizen]

.....

[Chat breathes deep. He lets it out.]

Okay, I'm. Shelving that for right now. Just. Things. Things first, discuss things first before. That.

[Rubs at his face and. Okay. Okay. Prioritize, cover key points, get. Somewhere.]

Okay. First point. The Doctor, just Ten, and Rose know, the Doctor got one of my memories during a psychic storm, Rose figured out from the ensuing freak out. Spark knows because the suit does nothing to alter the smell of an open wound. Leia knows because she figured out secret tutor Chat during the Academy storm and put two and two together.

Those are the four who definitely know and are safe to talk to about it. There's a couple of people who probably know or at least suspect, but they are leaving it alone.

Ladybug does not know. She does not want to know. I am going to have to tell her you know.