agora | we have chosen.

[ 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. ]

[ 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. ]

[ 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. ]

[ 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. ]

[ 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! ]

[ 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. ]

[ 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. ]

[ 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. ]

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. ]

... 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. ]

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. ]

[ 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.

[ 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. ]

[ ... 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. ]

[ Can't believe he wants to die.

Who said he was allowed to retaliate? She jabs him hard with her elbow. This she doesn't care if others see. ]

Eat your fucking own!

Ow. ]

[ PLease. Why is she so possessive over her food!! ]

We still have three churros, Kainé?

[ Why indeed....

She stares at his hand, the hand not holding hers. ]

You are holding two, asshole!

[ She finishes the churro in her hand. ]

And one of them is yours.

[ He gives her the new, untouched churro. ]

You could've gotten a second one for yourself.

[ Was the retaliation worth it, Nier? Someday, she will share her food with him, and it will be sweet(?), but today is not that day.

She takes the second churro, and she watches the line to this ride barely move. He can probably feel her getting a little antsy, and she nibbles on her second churro as if to stave it off. ]

I'm not that hungry. If you are going to gruel over that bite, you can take a bite out of mine, too.

[ He's serious about this, though the long line has him wondering a bit more. ]

There are a lot of rides, but also a lot of lines... How are we supposed to go on a lot of them?

[ Except they can see there's another line, or people going there and zooming. Hm. ]

I don't need it.

[ There's something that flits over her expression, something that could almost be apologetic, but all she does is take another bite of her churro - and then gives his hand the briefest of squeezes after a moment. She's not here to fight with him every second, but she's volatile.

He makes her emotional even with the littlest things, and she can only react with anger and violence. ]

This is how they get you to come the fuck back.

[ If she knew about capitalism, this is where she'd say fucking capitalism. ]

You can take Yonah on the smaller rides.

[ Kainé really went feral animal that won’t let handlers touch her food to being apologetic. Nier finds it very amusing even though it’s his food in jeopardy.

At the end of her sentence, Nier basically offers her his churro!! Take a bite for your revenge! ]

That makes it too costly, even if we only go on smaller rides… I don’t think they let you camp here, either. I saw they had “hours of operation” or something.

[ He reads something on the map that catches his attention. ]

I’ll ask some of these people about that other line.

[ She's only vaguely apologetic. She's not sorry for batting him away from her food, but sometimes, she wonders if she can be a little less violent. It's too late for that now.

She pushes his hand away. She doesn't need his churro. ]

Are you saying it isn't worth it for Yonah?

[ But she makes a hand shooing motion. He can go talk to other people. ]

It is. I'd just rather we be efficient.

[ Yonah deserves everything, but big brother also wants to be efficient with his spending. Nier takes back the churro then and eats it before politely asking the person next to them.

It's a friendly chat. Of course, it is. Nier is amicable. ]

It's a fast line for people that have a specific pass.

You know Yonah just wants to spend some fucking time with you, right?

[ Headcanon chats between his two important girls about how stupid Nier is (affectionate). ]

We need to get that pass.

[ Kainé is debating the merits of shaking people down for one. Or beating people up to cut in line. Both? ]

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