[ She looks at Love's hands for a really long time, considering and weighing if she should do this. There is one girl bright in her mind, a girl who she said she'd hold her hand forever and ever, and to Nonon, even at five years old, she knew that was the only girl who was worth holding her hand.
But right now.... right now... her judgment has been shattered twice over today.
Her heart lurches, and she takes the steps towards Love and puts her hand in the god's, her touch tentative, delicate, and fragile— everything Nonon usually isn't. ]
... Is there any way the power used on me can be removed?
[ She shuts her eyes, and she takes a deep breath. Her hand in Love's trembles almost imperceptibly. ]
[Even if Nonon's touch is tentative, Love's is stronger, safer and keeping her steady.]
...I can try, but...if it's a participant's power, I don't know if I can. It'll wear off when the new week starts, but I know that isn't the answer you want to hear. I'm so sorry.
It matters because you can't take on the responsibility for what you should have seen before this happened. [That's okay. Grip on as tight as you want, Nonon.] ...would you let someone else take the blame the same way you are?
You're still missing my point about the amount of blame you're placing on yourself, you know. I can't tell if it's because you're cursed or because you believe it.
Good. What do you say to a couple of movies and not talking to anybody else for a while? [That way Nonon also doesn't have to talk at all. She wants what's best and most comfortable for her.]
[And that's how a TV gets wheeled into the studio, the door's magically locked so nobody else can appear, and these two chaotic pinks spent the next couple of hours. That's probably a wrap!]
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But right now.... right now... her judgment has been shattered twice over today.
Her heart lurches, and she takes the steps towards Love and puts her hand in the god's, her touch tentative, delicate, and fragile— everything Nonon usually isn't. ]
... Is there any way the power used on me can be removed?
[ She shuts her eyes, and she takes a deep breath. Her hand in Love's trembles almost imperceptibly. ]
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...I can try, but...if it's a participant's power, I don't know if I can. It'll wear off when the new week starts, but I know that isn't the answer you want to hear. I'm so sorry.
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[ She can't even tell, but enough people have said she's cursed that she can't ignore it.
It's unsettling. ]
... I liked him.
[ Nonon deflected the question about who she trusted, but if she had been pressed, Newt would've been on that list. Her folly is glaring. ]
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...he really didn't seem like he'd do something like that. He fooled a lot of us.
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[ It's hard to make sense of in her mind, but it's her reality right now. ]
I should have known something was up. Even a little. There were things he said to me, and I should've paid better attention.
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But you can't blame yourself, okay? That's not allowed. You can't go in circles about what you could have done differently. That's not fair to you.
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[ Her grip on Love's hands tighten. ]
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[ That's not quite right, is it? ]
It's not like responsibility is clear cut in cases like this.
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Who knows? I can't say one way or another. Catch me on Monday.
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... I'd ask if I could stay here for the rest of the weekend, but I hate being a coward.
[ It's really tempting, though. ]
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[ She scrunches up her face. ]
I won't be that kind of person.
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[It's not cowardly if Nonon has to, is it?]
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Nonon looks down at the ground for a moment, and when she looks up again, the look in her eyes is incredibly soft. ]
All right.
[ She won't argue it tonight. ]
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Let's do it.
[ Shutting her mind off for a while will be such a reprieve. ]
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