djbubbles | 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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From:

modelcatizen

Fish is to Spark as cheese is to Plagg.

....

Nino. Nino, Nino, Nibro, my best friend, my bro, my main dude. The greatest guide in learning how to friendship. Platonic love of my life.

[He puts his hands on Nino's cheeks and gives him a flat look.]

You are an utter disaster at proper emotional handling to high stress situations.

From:

djbubbles

That's true.

[He gives him a line face back. Geez dude.]

I was able to handle being Chat Noir in that other life just fine. I can do so just fine now.

[Or so he thinks.]

Edited Date: 2017-11-28 06:44 pm (UTC)

From:

modelcatizen

Renard had a point about the fear thing. I mean, serious talk? I go bad, I could destroy all of Paris in a day after ransacking a cheese shop. The jokes do a lot to make people not realize that.

I mean, I do them for fun, but they're definitely doing something or the cops were suicidal during Copycat.

You also had Plagg. Plagg is an expert in getting people to vent, whether they know it or not.

From:

djbubbles

[Well he supposes it was bound to come up.]

At the time, I thought if I acted like how I normal do or act goofy, I would have been found out. And I was trying to go for a Batman kind of thing.

I mentioned what Renard said to my Lady and she reassured that she trusted me and wouldn't replace me. Plus she figured he was just trying to guilt trip me into giving up the Miraculous.

Yeah that's true. Plagg could be sweet in his own way and he did encourage me a lot. He even tried to encourage me to date my Lady, but I didn't listen to that. Business and romance is not a good thing to mix.

From:

modelcatizen

A little of column A, B, and C. Guilt, warning because that would go bad for lots of reasons, and trying to sell himself.

....I can't believe you actually called me a prostitute. [Pouts at him.]

But Batman works because he can't just snap and level a city. Chat Noir could.

Yeah, he's good like that. He's been fostering my rebellious streak. He's actually why I went to school the second day, I had originally given up after the first failed.

But that's the thing. Plagg gets what you bury out so you don't explode. Or implode. One of those.

From:

djbubbles

Sorry man. It seriously sounded like you were trying to offer yourself up to me like that.

Also sorry about the whole "I'll see you in hell" thing back there. I really thought I was about to die and I didn't know he was you.

I didn't know you failed the first time. [He hadn't noticed anything on the first day of school. It was just a normal day for him.]

Still, I'll be fine now. [For now.]

From:

modelcatizen

Rude. Almost as rude as saying no, I would be a really hot prostitute. [An overdramatic hmph, turning up his nose.]

It was pretty dramatic and cool though. At least we were on point for dramatic, and traumatic identity reveal.

I got delayed helping an older gentleman, so Nathalie and the Gorilla were able to stop me outside. I'd been late already, so everyone would have been inside.

Nuh uh. Find. A. Vent. Or I'll make good on the purr therapy threat. I'll even do it where Alya can take pictures and you know she will take them.

From:

djbubbles

Like I said, I don't swing that way. Plus I already have a girlfriend. I ain't a cheater yo.

Heh, that wasn't on my mind at the time, but thanks...?

At least you were able to help that old man out.

[He can't help but facepalm before then sliding that hand off his face while he pouts himself.]

Fiiine. I'll find something to vent with.

From:

modelcatizen

Are you saying I'm not hot enough to sway a heterosexual heart? Oh, woe is me, how have I yet to reach my hot potential? [Hand pressed to his forehead, but grinning stupidly.] Also you weren't dating at the time, so its just my wounded pride.

Go out like a badass if you have to go out. [Shrugs.]

Yeah. And I was in my room when I needed to be to find the ring.

Good. There are way too many who don't deal in Nautilus.

From:

djbubbles

Yeah but even still, you wouldn't have been able to compete with my Lady. She's smart, kind, witty and could kick butt. She's amazing in every way.

[And he starts having that lovestruck look Chat was making earlier. What was he saying about not being a cheater?

He quickly does snap out of it and coughs.]

But obviously nothing can happen as long as I'm with Alya and I still love her, so that ain't happening.

That's where you got the ring? Actually now that I think about it, the same thing happened to me but I wasn't at school. It was in the Paris streets. I wanted to go to a concert and I was late, but I saw an old man fall down and couldn't get back up. I helped him get back up and get back home, but I ended up missing the concert. Then when I got home, I found the ring there in a black box.

[Even though he doesn't remember everything from that AU, he's got a lot of memories still it seems like.]

Edited Date: 2017-11-28 07:58 pm (UTC)

From:

modelcatizen

Ah, the fate of a temporary lover, they can never compete.

...how in synch with her were you really, by the way? Here, during the week.

[There is a pause. A long, thoughtful pause.] Huh.

From:

djbubbles

Not much? We didn't do much together other than her interrupting our first fight and rescuing me from that building. Which she repaired with Lucky Charm by the way. Otherwise I mostly did patrols.

[So not mentioning the forge incident.]

Yeah it's weird. I wonder if it was even the same guy. [That would be kinda weird if true.]

From:

modelcatizen

Hm, if she gets the same idea as you, we need to test that. Not sure you can get that same synch with My Lady. Maybe close with me, but its pretty vital.

Good to know I don't need to fix another building.

Hmmm. [WHAT IF]

From:

djbubbles

Good idea. Especially if, say, more than one Akuma shows up that needs dealing with. Kinda like with Stoneheart.

Yep. I was able to convince her to let me hold onto the case for you. I told her I felt like I was in "debt" to Chat Noir for trying to save me.

Was the old guy you helped up a Chinese guy? At least I think he was Chinese. He was asian either way.

Edited Date: 2017-11-28 08:58 pm (UTC)

From:

modelcatizen

Please don't jinx it, that was bad enough with Endos. [Groans and burying his face against Nino's shoulder.]

Nothing like constantly saving yourself. Works everytime.

...I think so? Its possible. Its been a while.

From:

djbubbles

Oh sorry.

That and pretending to have been turned into a minion by an Akuma. [Hello Darkblade.]

I wonder what it would mean if it was the same guy.

From:

modelcatizen

Kind of love mindless uniform minion Akumas, it makes for such an easy excuse.

Hmmm, it's the incidents that get me. Makes me wonder if I was right about one of the requirements.... [He's looking over Nino again, with a hint of concern.]

From:

djbubbles

Pretty much.

What requirements? [He's not sure he follows.]

From:

modelcatizen

....like I said, ransack a cheese shop, Paris destroyed in a day.

I just suspect there's a certain personality quirked looked for in Chat Noir's to avoid...that. Same reason why Papillon has nothing to burn with me usually.

[Tendency to self sacrifice/possibly self destruct.]

From:

djbubbles

Certain personality quirks...

[Oh right, self sacrifice/destruction.]

...I think my parents were way more strict in that other life. Like to your old man's levels of strict. I don't remember much of it, but I rather not remember in this case.

[While he wasn't rich in the AU, his parents weren't nearly as loving as they are in canon. As a result, AU Nino had a tendency to focus more on others rather than himself, and his reasons for becoming a DJ were to make others happy with music. Not as much simply loving music.]

Edited Date: 2017-11-29 05:44 pm (UTC)

From:

modelcatizen

...yeah. Yeah, that would do it.

I'm sorry, dude, you didn't deserve to have even partial memories of that.

From:

djbubbles

It's okay. As long as my real parents aren't like that, I'm good.

[It's for the best he doesn't remember the full extent of that anyway.]

From:

modelcatizen

[Definitely.]

It's just odd that same day, there was an incident where we didn't get something because we were helping. It might be coincidence, but.... [He shrugged.] I still don't know how Plagg got into my room, someone had to drop him off. And Papillon was trying to call someone out.