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[amain]

[ Guess who's going to Disney... To try things out? They're here and Nier has dressed into something more casual, even donning a backpack, while they hang around the gate to the happiest place on earth.

In his hand is a map he picked up after they passed through the badge check (how did they get some, don't ask). ]

I never got to go on any rides when we had to act out a trope... Ours was Disney. [ He looks up and turns his head to her. ] What was yours, Kainé?

[overshaded]

[ They are getting cute Mickey Mouse ears even if Kainé has a grudge against him. If she attributes them to Minnie Mouse instead, it's fine. She is also wearing something cute. Maybe I'll search for an outfit tomorrow, but it's midnight right now.

There are so many people at Disney, and that is probably why she is standing a little closer to Nier than she usually would. ]

Mafia. I was hired as a hitman to break up a wedding. [ How does that work? Don't worry about it. ]

Let's go on a ride.

[ SPACE MOUNTAIN. ]

[amain]

[ I guess they both have Mickey Mouse ears to match. Nier has nothing against King Mickey, personally, even if he burst into a flood of rats.

He doesn't seem to mind her standing closer to him. They can even link arms if it helps... There are a lot more people here than he remembered in Wiwaldi, but that was fake. ]

... Sounds like we'll never see a real happy wedding. [ Feels sad. ] Did we want to start small then go big? Or.

[ SPACE MOUNTAIN FIRST? ]

[overshaded]

[ notifs wanted to cuck kainier at disney

Linking arms is a little much right now in public, but she won't mind holding his hand for a little bit. ]

I said the same thing about weddings. [ But she was more resigned than anything else. ]

Where's the fun in starting small?

[ Remember when she slammed into Jack of Hearts from up high? ]

[amain]

We did have a handful of them in Wiwaldi, even though "memes."

[ Kainier really being like weddings have never gone well for us, but anyway. They can hold hands! Nier wouldn't want to lose her in the crowd and hopefully it calms her down. ]

I guess it's about the experience? Do you want to start with the high then go down or slowly work up to it.

[ But he will... Look at the map, then try to maneuver through the park to get there. They will pass by many tasty foods, though. Can she resist? ]

[overshaded]

Those weren't real.

[ Do meme weddings count when all of them were fake?

Her grip on his hand isn't especially tight, but it's easy to tell she's making a conscious effort to avoid getting too close to random people. ]

High. Start big.

[ Chaos!! She is looking at all the concession stand food, but she is resisting for the most part. Praise her. ]

[amain]

We'll see if maybe they'll become real. I know Yamato and Taichi are together, so...

[ Digigays have always been gay and Nier doesn't know his little brother Riku is dating both of them. Very funny. Anyway, they are going, but he peeks behind him to make sure she's doing all right with the crowds.

Hm. ]

... Did you want a snack?

[ He notices. ]

[overshaded]

Yamato and Taichi will stay together.

[ She sounds pretty certain about that. Is the digigays' relationship healthier than Kainier's? Maybe. Probably.

She sees him looking back at her, and there's a small well of warmth that grows within her. It's hard to admit or show, but to be cared for like this is more than she'd ever expected. It's the little things that make her love him more. ]

I'm fine.

[ With the crowds and not having a snack.

(She wants a snack.) ]

[amain]

[ Nier nods, believing that, too. He doesn't know if their relationship is healthier because he doesn't think theirs is bad? I, Hei, will say the digigays are healthy enough.

Kainé is precious as usual. He accepts that she says she doesn't need anything, but... ]

We'll need to wait in a line, so I don't see why we can't get a snack. You don't want a churro?

[ didney churro ]

[overshaded]

[ Kainé is self-aware, but she wouldn't know what a good and healthy relationship is when all she's known is.... well, what little she knows.

When will Kainier learn to fastpass. ]

Fine.

[ She drags him over to a churro stand. How do they even have money? It doesn't matter. ]

[amain]

[ Yeah, where do you even start? Not like all worlds have relationship therapy?

Also, I don't know. Nier definitely isn't sure how fastpass works even though there's probably something on the map that mentions it, then also employees talking about it to them at the badge check. ]

How many do you want?

[ we're going to pretend there's a fantasy ATM at the Wiwaldi train station. ]

[overshaded]

[ It's fine. They can do their time in lines. Kainé will get easily impatient, and Nier will have to do his best to temper it so she doesn't start something stupid.

She holds up two fingers. ]

[amain]

[ Then he orders three for them and he holds two while giving Kainé one. He wants her to have a free hand to hold onto his, so! His nose wrinkles as he examines the cinnamon sticks. ]

It smells good? Also, fresh.

[ Back to the path of Space Mountain. ]

[overshaded]

[ He always holds her extra. It's very sweet, and she notices. She just isn't able to express her thanks properly. She takes a bite of her churro immediately, and her expression brightens even if she doesn't exactly smile. ]

Damn delicious.

[ She takes another bite before she tugs on his hand before they set off for Space Mountain. Come closer to her for a second. ]

[amain]

[ It's fine. He doesn't expect her to tell him her thanks. He already knows she appreciates it which is a miracle in itself.

One bite out of his own, making sure to avoid eating her second. His expression also lights up? ]

It's so sweet.

[ In not a bad way. A fun way. Also, he will come closer since he's being guided. ]

[overshaded]

[ She may not say thank you, but she will do something else.

She sneaks a quick kiss to his cheek with her sugar dusted lips.

Time for a long wait in line! ]

[amain]

[ Why is Nier getting attacked in SEPARATE THREADS. His eyes go big, owlish, as he feels those lips pressed against his. The sugar is more abrasive and different and he's... Not sure what to do now. She kissed him in public! With people around?! Kind of?

Yes, a long wait in line. ]

You really are getting braver, Kainé.

[ Nier only knows how to say the wrong things. ]

[overshaded]

[ Why not? It is post-game, and the time to be more indulgent is here. She made sure as few people as possible were looking. She made it really fast.

And she just wanted to kiss him.

It's nice to be able to do it anywhere, and she's very impulsive. If she is more daring, and if she can do more without things ripped away... it should be fine, right?

But he really does say the wrong things, and her expression sours. She's more embarrassed now and is covering it with her ire. ]

Cram it.

[ He wants her to be a goddamn coward. Okay. ]

[amain]

[ She is so cute, especially when she's shy when she wants things... Nier will always think this. The ends of his lips curl into a smile at the end, laughing a bit despite he can tell from her response he said the wrong thing.

It isn't wrong enough for her to stomp off, so it's a win. ]

It's going to take a while... [ He looks at the ETA. ] How much free time are you allowing yourself to have? Before you go help other people out.

[ Overthrowing governments... Yeeting demons. ]

[overshaded]

It's up to them to tell me when.

[ She doesn't know their lives? She doesn't know when's a good time to help people out if they don't have their shit ready for it? She was forward enough in offering her help. That's five steps more than she'd usually take.

Well, it's five steps in the opposite direction that she'd usually take - which is walking away from people because she's usually more of a detriment than not.

Much quieter: ]

I'm not running to leave you or Yonah.

[ She prefers to be with him, always, and Yonah is always sweet. ]

[amain]

... I know you're not.

[ It comes to a surprise to him? Because that isn't what he was thinking at all. ]

Sorry, if that was what it sounds like. It's just that you have your own life, with other people you care for deeply now.

[ So he wants to make sure that she knows she's allowed to come and go as she pleases. He will be fine with Yonah. ]

[overshaded]

I know you want me to have more.

[ It's something he's said often enough when she doesn't say in so many words how much she thinks she doesn't deserve what she has, how much she doesn't actually ask for more despite wanting it. Kainé can live without Nier, but she doesn't want to live in a world he doesn't exist. That's her greatest truth.

She can't say how much he is still the most important to her, how much she would drop everyone else just for him, but he isn't wrong. She does care deeply for more people than their small found family of misfits in their broken world. ]

But here is fine.

[ Here with him is always more than enough. ]

We have time.

[ Now that his existence isn't going to disappear. ]

[amain]

[ It's true... Nier does want her to have more. A part of him just wants her to be happy and it can come from so many places and people. She got to see that in Wiwaldi. There are people who want to protect her, despite what she did. Despite knowing what she is (he is assuming).

Because of how their relationship developed, he has some inkling of a thought that he's incredibly important to her. He wouldn't say that he is the most important, considering Emil exists, but... He knows he means a lot. The grip on her hand tightens. ]

Yeah, we have time. Thanks for staying.

[overshaded]

[ How many people know what she is like he does? It is fewer than he thinks. She hasn't told anyone much.

She would put Emil over him, but it doesn't negate his importance. She looks away from him. ]

Don't be be a fucking idiot.

[ She's not angry, but there's no question of her staying with him considering how ready she was to drag him back from whatever nonexistence he had.

She chomps on her churro. ]

[amain]

[ ... The point is: he's happy, though he wonders how much he should endure. He has some place to retaliate over being called a fucking idiot all the time, right?

Nier leans over to chomp on her churro. ]