Ace D. Portgas ☆ Emerald Goat

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w0, monday

[hanaban]

[ Here is Hanako creeping outside the Goat dormitory windows, trying to haul himself up onto a high tree limb, complete with branches taped to the sides of his head for extra camouflage ]

[selfimmolation]

[ Ace is down under the tree looking up as he watches Hanako do this. he will watch for a little bit of time before piping up at the exact moment Hanako would be in the most precarious position while climbing: ]

Whatcha doing?

[hanaban]

[ Bodyslamming Ace's face, if he didn't have a careful grip of the branch he's currently perched on, though he does sway a little as he looks down ]

Trying to reach the next branch. Just a couple more inches...

[ just a couple more inches out of reach, even when he stands on the tips of his toes ]

[selfimmolation]

[ it would have been funny :/ ]

I see. Want a boost?

[ don't help kids spy on your house ]

[hanaban]

You don't mind?

[ He'd like that, seeing how tall!!!! Ace is, but you know what would also be funny? if Ace gives him a boost and that knocks Hanako off balance and he bodyslams Ace's face then ]

[selfimmolation]

It's not a big dea-- wait watch where you're stepping--!!!

[ that is absolutely what happens, and now they are in a pile at the bottom of the tree, like two idiots ]

[hanaban]

Hey— Stop!

[ He tries to get up, and steps on Ace's face instead, it's squishy and hard to move ]

week 1, monday

[selfimmolation]

[ ace is in the craft store! he is destroying a scarecrow for its straw. don't worry about it ]

Hey, Hanako. [ without looking up ]

[hanaban]

Hey, Ace.

[ Hanako crouches down beside him and picks up some of the scattered straw ]

How'd you know it was me?

[selfimmolation]

Thanks, pass it here. [ he's making a pile of scattered straw. this is important somehow. ] You're the lightest person here besides Nimona and Whisper now, so it's not that hard to guess based on foot steps.

[hanaban]

[ Hm. He hands over the straw, and also finds some twine to add next to the pile too. ]

No way, what about Saya? Or Rita?

[ The other... girls... ]

[selfimmolation]

Rita and Saya would've said something when they spotted me. Plus, they're girls.

[ what does that even mean ]

[hanaban]

[ is he saying Hanako's a smelly boy ]

I might have!

[ he doesn't, though, too used to haunting silently in the background ]

w3, saturday

[hanaban]

[ Ryuki carried Hanako off to the hospital immediately after trial, but it only took another hour or two for the drug to wear off and for Hanako to regain consciousness again. He looks fine, now, IV drip attached to his wrist that he keeps trying to pull his sleeves down over. He's still not used to a physical body... did you know, you have to feed and take care of bodies... ]

[selfimmolation]

[ ace peeks into the room before he walks in, though he's not calling out hanako on the iv thing. in fact: ]

I hate those things too, but if you pull them out, it'll make a mess. [ unfortunate. ] ... Anyone tell you what happened?

[hanaban]

[ ughhhh

he'll clasp his hands to keep himself from fidgeting with the IV. ]

Not... in detail. They said Adlet was chosen as the villain.

[ He was voted to be the villain. But that doesn't mean he actually... ]

[selfimmolation]

[ probably everyone is trying to spare hanako's feelings, a little, but ace isn't the kind to hide the truth from kids even when it's real bad, so. ]

After you passed out, he took Sigrun hostage. He admitted he killed Whisper to hurt Reigen, because we didn't vote for him last week and killed Hans instead. He wanted revenge, I guess.

[hanaban]

[ How is this worse than the lungs thing... Every new revelation makes him clench the blanket over his legs tighter, knuckles white and IV site stinging by the time he finishes. ]

He- he wouldn't do that. That doesn't sound like him at all.

[ Not that he knows Adlet very well, but... In his mind, Adlet's always bright and shining. Smiling, like a hero. ]

[selfimmolation]

... You can think I'm lying if you want. [ he doesn't know if he'd believe a random person slandering someone he thought well of either! ] Or you can ask Sigrun to confirm, since she was friends with him. But it's what happened.

week 4, monday

[selfimmolation]

[ wow it's the new district. assigns hanako somewhere near the anime store. ace is outside squinting at what he can see through the window with his singular eye so that we can both continue our memory quest while i start this pc ]

We get weirder stores every week. [ what's with all these half-naked women figurines. there's children here. case in point: a child ] Hey, Hanako. Feeling better?

[hanaban]

[ quickly looks away from where he's staring at a half-naked Mika figurine ]

Hm? Uh- Yeah!

[ If his face looks a little red, no it's not. ]

Look, they've got ones of you too. Clothing sold separately.

[selfimmolation]

[ you are a BABY stop looking at BOOBS well he thinks it's pretty normal for a dumb kid so the only objection is mine ]

Huh. So I do. [ tilts his head and squints. is this accurate. it's hard to tell. ] ... Should we be worried that people are buying these?

[hanaban]

Worried about what?

[ He picks up an Ace figurine and tries to see if the head twists off. It does not. ]

[selfimmolation]

[ IMMEDIATELY DISTRACTED ]

Hey, just what are you trying to do to my head, there. Stop that. [ ori do you want a fnnuy memory or a bad one ]

[hanaban]

[ bad

Hanako'd deserve it, he's sticking his tongue out at Ace and holding it above his head as if that'd make it harder to reach instead of easier. ]