[ ace swipes it because he can easily reach this. come on. of course instead a nice comic starts playing in front of hanako, because that is the rule of friendship(?)
Watching it is bad enough, but having to feel the anguish Ace felt in that situation? the hopelessness, the rage, the futility. Tears spring easily to Hanako eyes, and he drops the figurine: it hits the ground and this time, Ace's head does pop off. Hanako doesn't even notice, crying out and trying to swipe the screen away. ]
speaking of bad is hanako's reaction. ace completely ignores the figurine on the ground now, immediately putting his hands on hanako's shoulders and looking like he is panicking entirely and not even concerned about the memory. except for where he also, you know, swipes the screen away himself ]
Hey, it's-- don't cry, it's... [ well. it's not okay, he can't really say that, but he is so bad at people crying please stop this ] It was a long time ago.
uggggggggghhh he doesn't even know who Sabo person is, and he'd been shouting himself hoarse for him. But the hands on his shoulders to physically ground him helps, and Ace getting rid of the screen helps even more, so Hanako can furiously scrub the tears away from his face and pretend that did not just happen. ]
[ HE'S... BETTER ABOUT THAT... NOW.... which is why he isn't talking shit to the 12 year old crying. vs when he definitely told luffy, 7, to stop crying over their dead sibling, ]
... Yeah. I was ten. [ is giving context going to help. probably not. ]
[ It really does not, besides drive home how young Ace was when he lost somebody. Even Hanako had a couple more years on him before he lost somebody aka did his first murder.
In fact, that's the memory that pops up right in between them, one that roots Hanako to the spot the exact same way it did back then. Ace can meet Hanako's cute little brother ]
[ okay, well, reflexively ace watches because it's hard not to, but then he's the one waving it away right after because of hanako's face. just. scroll that out there. he can think about what it means in a second (twin? killed him? I don't even know if Ace was aware Hanako was a ghost?) ]
You still with me? Hanako. C'mon. [ he can ask later, he's seeing things out of context and he's more concerned with that frail look on hanako's face ] It's over.
[ it's not, that's not how memories work, but. it is done recreating itself for now? ]
[ It'd be nice if Ace could wave that memory away as if it never existed, and it'd be even nicer if he could do Hanako a favor and not think too much about what he just saw.
It's not like he hasn't seen his brother's face multiple times since then, but having that murder thrown in his face is a punch to the gut just as it was back then, making it hard to breathe, to think, to do anything but bsod for a sec ]
[ so ok clearly the answer is to tell him to breathe and try to ground him back but one piece is only violence so ace tries to shake the bsod out of him ]
[ Sometimes you just gotta violence somebody back to reality. It's what Tsukasa would've done for him, and it's what draws Hanako back, making to shrug Ace off but making no real effort in it
...
He shakes his head, as if that'd clear his throat, but it's still thick and wet when he speaks. ]
Sorry. I don'tâ- ... Just pretend you didn't see that.
[ he is kind of a little shocked pikachu about it. terrible at real sentiments aimed towards him he kind of angles his hat down to hide his embarrassment. this is now awkward ]
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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?
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[ He picks up an Ace figurine and tries to see if the head twists off. It does not. ]
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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 ]
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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. ]
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i know exactly enough about hanako that i picked the one about the dead sibling because why not. why not, ]
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Watching it is bad enough, but having to feel the anguish Ace felt in that situation? the hopelessness, the rage, the futility. Tears spring easily to Hanako eyes, and he drops the figurine: it hits the ground and this time, Ace's head does pop off. Hanako doesn't even notice, crying out and trying to swipe the screen away. ]
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speaking of bad is hanako's reaction. ace completely ignores the figurine on the ground now, immediately putting his hands on hanako's shoulders and looking like he is panicking entirely and not even concerned about the memory. except for where he also, you know, swipes the screen away himself ]
Hey, it's-- don't cry, it's... [ well. it's not okay, he can't really say that, but he is so bad at people crying please stop this ] It was a long time ago.
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uggggggggghhh he doesn't even know who Sabo person is, and he'd been shouting himself hoarse for him. But the hands on his shoulders to physically ground him helps, and Ace getting rid of the screen helps even more, so Hanako can furiously scrub the tears away from his face and pretend that did not just happen. ]
I know that! You were tiny.......
[ tinier than him ]
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... Yeah. I was ten. [ is giving context going to help. probably not. ]
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In fact, that's the memory that pops up right in between them, one that roots Hanako to the spot the exact same way it did back then. Ace can meet Hanako's cute little brother ]
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You still with me? Hanako. C'mon. [ he can ask later, he's seeing things out of context and he's more concerned with that frail look on hanako's face ] It's over.
[ it's not, that's not how memories work, but. it is done recreating itself for now? ]
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It's not like he hasn't seen his brother's face multiple times since then, but having that murder thrown in his face is a punch to the gut just as it was back then, making it hard to breathe, to think, to do anything but bsod for a sec ]
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Hey, snap out of it!
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...
He shakes his head, as if that'd clear his throat, but it's still thick and wet when he speaks. ]
Sorry. I don'tâ- ... Just pretend you didn't see that.
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Is that what you want? [ it's surprisingly calm. ]
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[ Of course yes. Who wants to talk about their past traumas? not him, not anybody ]
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[ he's not about to pry into what seemed like a pretty traumatic kill is the problem for the cr i guess ]
I don't mind if you want to ask stuff about mine, though. Or if you want to talk about anything else. [ a beat ] Even the Mika figurines.
[ that last one is teasing to try and lift the mood a little ]
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Buy me a Mika one. And that one of you too, 'cause you broke it.
[ He broke it. but it was Ace's fault. ]
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[ damn. he actually goes to buy without complaint because they have infinite money. this is not a real problem. ]
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[ he is kind of a little shocked pikachu about it. terrible at real sentiments aimed towards him he kind of angles his hat down to hide his embarrassment. this is now awkward ]
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How many of these are you planning to get?
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You're buying all of them.
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