[ Nier can see it. He has seen her cold shoulder before, at the end of her blade once, but he has seen her soft side where she's willing to accept others. While he didn't hear her conversation with Emil when they first showed up at his mansion nor does he know what they talk about when they camp outside, he can tell from Emil's words... From how he's around her, that Kainé is kind.
Also, she's kind enough to stick by him because maybe she knew he needed more people in his life. It's as simple as that. ]
[ Nier is someone who can have so many people in his life. He has the personality to draw people to him. It isn't lost on her. It isn't lost on her how he does separate himself from others at times, too. Even if she doesn't go into towns and cities with him, there are some things you can just see from being by a person's side long enough.
And she knows he does see her for what and who she is even if he does go above to see the best in her. Isn't that part of what made her want to stay with him even though she's thought about how she had to leave him so many times? ]
... Idiot.
[ There's little heat to that insult, and she can't look directly at him. Her cheeks aren't quite warm, but it's close. ]
[ It's just easier to live not focusing on all the bad parts... He isn't sure if he would be able to go on if all he had to focus on was every terrible thing that happens to them. In that way, Wiwaldi was awful for him until he was at the point where he forced himself to look past it.
Tilting his head, he has always been told that, but... ]
I'm only seeing the good that is already there.
[ Nier does his best to divvy up the fried chicken between the both of them, of course with Kainé having more. He doesn't nearly eat as much as her. ]
[ Kainé is too used to shitty circumstances and shitty outcomes that every terrible thing that happened at Wiwaldi was just another terrible day to her. Did everything suck? Yes. Was she any less angry or upset even though she was used to it? No. But it meant that it didn't visibly weigh her down more than anything else in her life. ]
You would say corny shit like that.
[ It's not really a bad thing in her mind, not for him. She freely eats the fried chicken. She knows she eats more than he does, but she does worry sometimes that he doesn't eat enough. She wasn't around and doesn't know how much he went without so he could provide for Yonah, but she didn't have to be around to guess what could have been possible and what likely was the reality. ]
[ Nier fortunately eats enough for himself, Kainé!! Don't worry about him. He slows down eating, contemplative, which might be a weird expression for him since as Weiss would assume Nier doesn't think too deeply on things much. That's how you surrender to your depression.
He tilts his head. ]
... Is it really that corny?
[ IS HE CORNY? Is this something about him? And not about the happiest place on earth? ]
[ Weiss thinks Nier thinking is scary. It's impossible for Kainé not to worry about him. To love means to worry, and Nier is a worrisome person. "That's how you surrender to your depression." You mean, like Kainé does? ]
Yeah.
[ She doesn't take even one second to respond. It doesn't take a half-formed thought for someone like Kainé, who finds it difficult to utter the sincere and sentimental things that Nier does so easily. It's just him. It has nothing to do with this capitalist hell trap that Kainé is legitimately having one of the best times of her life. ]
It's what makes us different.
[ And it's their differences that make them work the way they do.
It's what made her stay with him. It's how he got her to stay, made her want to stay more than keep away. ]
[ Stop. Kainé is a worrisome person, but Nier also accepts that she's capable. He can only encourage her!!! Despite her deep, dark depression!
He frowns when he hears that he really is corny. Maybe he should ask other people, but Kainé doesn't lie. She hides things, but she usually wouldn't outright lie... However, he does remember her lines back home before Wiwaldi. ]
[ Does Sasuke even know love until the end............... I don't remember how Naruto went. Anyway, Nier grins a little cause she's getting fussy. It's sometimes fun to tease a bit.
And sounding cool is... Cool? Good? ]
I think you say some pretty cool lines sometimes.
[ He's pretty much done with eating, so he lets her have the rest! ]
[ Sasuke knew love before his brother slaughtered his family. And then he had a number of girls fawning over him and Naruto trying his best. ]
That's fucking enough. Stop.
[ She's bad with compliments, and she hates herself too much to associate herself with the word cool. She only listens to how Emil thinks Nier is cool.
She finishes what's left of the food. It doesn't take half as long as it should. ]
[ Kainé is moronsexual. He’s still asking her because he is Concerned for her health, okay? Maybe she feels bloated. He doesn’t know her life and I wonder whose fault is that. ]
I wouldn’t say it’s small if you end up hurling it back up.
[ But he’ll gather the trash to throw away, then they can head to the next ride. ]
That's partly his fault. (nier voice) i never noticed before now but kainé always sleeps outside ]
Like I said, don't worry your pretty little head over it.
[ She's suffered too much to hurl over eating too much. She'd only puke if she was actually sick. Sometimes, you train yourself to keep anything down because you're poor and your loving grandmother feeds you berries that should make you puke. ]
Or you'll have shit-for-brains for real.
[ Did they decide what they were going to ride next? I can't remember. Either way, she's up and ready to go. No need to have time to digest. ]
All right, all right. I'll try not to worry too much.
[ But he's prepared for if either of them feels sick! He has some bags in his backpack and everything... Though both of them tend to stomach more gruesome sights. Kainé just has the advantage of an iron stomach.
Fortunately, I remember they're going to Thunder Mountain. Look at this Wild West with a mountain range. ]
[ Imagine after all the killing they've done and all the dead bodies they've seen if a roller coaster after eating too much is enough to do Kainé in. It could happen. I'm rolling for it.
Do cows exist in NieR? Good thing school can teach them so many things. ]
Or for fun and it's them being lazy for cowboys.
[ She doesn't have much of an idea of what cowboys are like, but as long as the roller coaster goes fast, she doesn't care if it's bad Wild West representation. ]
[ I THINK. IT WOULD BE FUNNY. I will also roll for vomit. I feel like Nier would knows cows from books and that's it. Cowboys are also known via fiction for him. There's so much they only know from books. ]
This reminds me, have you ever thought about what's beyond the mountains around where we live?
[ They're in the short line, so they can have a short conversation. They did get a peek past Lost Shrine, but not much else. ]
[ Sometimes, you're from a post-apocalyptic world with a fucked up orbit and a fucked up ecosystem. It's fine (it's not fine). ]
No. Didn't really care.
[ When her life revolved around revenge and then not caring if she lived after, it's hard to be bursting with curiosity. When after her revenge, her life turned to being Nier's sword and then the looming threat and reality of her possession getting worse and worse, she didn't think she'd have the chance to care much.
Even with her plans with Emil to travel around to find cures for their conditions... ]
[ One side of the world must be super cold, right? Like unlivable? I once know the science to this, but then forgot cause it wasn't useful. At least one of them is thinking about the outside world because... For once, Nier can think about more. His sister is fine, Kainé is fine, their friends are back—he has some freed up time.
It's strange, but he wonders. ]
I guess we don't need to go around looking for cures anymore, so we can just travel for the sake of traveling.
[ They're close to the ride entrance now, but he pitches this. ]
I think it'll be fun—like running through some ruins.
[ One side of the world is super cold, super dark. Unlivable may not be quite right because evolution can happen and all those references to the Kingdom of the Night means something is there, and someone has or had to be there to create all the Accords. ]
Let's do it.
[ She doesn't have to think about it. It's a question with an easy answer for her. Their world used to be so small and with so many options now open to them, she wants to take them.
She is selfish when she is loved. She is selfish when she loves. She wants the people she loves to be happy.
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter where they are, doesn't matter what they do so long as they can be together. She doesn't care if it's murdering another Shadowlord. She doesn't care if it's something as peaceful and sweet as traveling for leisure. She just cares if it's them. ]
You're still paying for everything.
[ It's hard to say how much she means that, but it's something she says for comfort. It's a continuation of something they all shared.
For the family they built when it was just them versus their entire world.
[ Kainé is having such deep thoughts while Nier is envisioning a life of adventure, then also coming home to Yonah. There are some things Nier can't help Yonah with... Now that she goes to school and has friends, but he hopes that he can at least bring her new stories outside of what she can read. Maybe he can bring her souvenirs, too.
It's not something he asks Kainé to do out of love, but out of her own volition—yet isn't that still the same? ]
... I don't think there's anything I can buy out there. It seemed pretty deserted.
[ He also hops onto this roller coaster and steels himself for the wild ride. Again, Nier doesn't scream as much as he grips the railings.
Usually, he looks fine and dandy despite the small scare, but this time Nier seems pale and uncomfortable. ]
[ If he didn't bring up the idea of traveling, of making her remember that time she had to call him out on his hot garbage thoughts before they faced the Shadowlord, all she'd be thinking right now is how she wants this ride to be super fast. ]
We can travel beyond our world now, dumbass.
[ He can pay up in every world (maybe). As if she and Emil wouldn't have helped him regardless. They chose to fight with him, to die for him (even if Emil is too powerful to die, even if Kainé is not lucky enough to die).
Unfortunately, she seems fine during the ride, so she can catch Nier looking worse for wear. There is a spike of concern even if it doesn't show on her face. ]
[ Kainé is that dog that wants to stick their head out the window of a car going at fast speeds.
He meant in his world!! In other worlds, of course he will pay?! Anyway, he can't say anything because he feels sick to his stomach. This feeling is familiar, but the cause is strange to him. He has seen so many things, climbed so many heights, and yet the nausea is unparalleled. ]
I'm... Not feeling well.
[ But Nier is a trooper and is trying his best to quell it. Much like all of his problems, repress that however way possible until it can explore—hopefully in a better place than on the ride.
She enjoyed the ride, but Nier looks like he could keel over despite having done wild jumping that was probably worse than what the roller coaster put them through. Kainé takes his arm once they're both out of the cart and starts guiding him towards the nearest bench so he can sit. It's as gentle as she can make it.
[ At first, Nier thinks he's okay once he's settled on the bench, but at times his stomach doesn't want to calm down. Thank god there is a trash can nearby because he does use it.
It is very funny the dice said no, Nier can't handle doing too much after eating. ]
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[ Nier can see it. He has seen her cold shoulder before, at the end of her blade once, but he has seen her soft side where she's willing to accept others. While he didn't hear her conversation with Emil when they first showed up at his mansion nor does he know what they talk about when they camp outside, he can tell from Emil's words... From how he's around her, that Kainé is kind.
Also, she's kind enough to stick by him because maybe she knew he needed more people in his life. It's as simple as that. ]
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And she knows he does see her for what and who she is even if he does go above to see the best in her. Isn't that part of what made her want to stay with him even though she's thought about how she had to leave him so many times? ]
... Idiot.
[ There's little heat to that insult, and she can't look directly at him. Her cheeks aren't quite warm, but it's close. ]
You see too much good.
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Tilting his head, he has always been told that, but... ]
I'm only seeing the good that is already there.
[ Nier does his best to divvy up the fried chicken between the both of them, of course with Kainé having more. He doesn't nearly eat as much as her. ]
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You would say corny shit like that.
[ It's not really a bad thing in her mind, not for him. She freely eats the fried chicken. She knows she eats more than he does, but she does worry sometimes that he doesn't eat enough. She wasn't around and doesn't know how much he went without so he could provide for Yonah, but she didn't have to be around to guess what could have been possible and what likely was the reality. ]
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He tilts his head. ]
... Is it really that corny?
[ IS HE CORNY? Is this something about him? And not about the happiest place on earth? ]
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Yeah.
[ She doesn't take even one second to respond. It doesn't take a half-formed thought for someone like Kainé, who finds it difficult to utter the sincere and sentimental things that Nier does so easily. It's just him. It has nothing to do with this capitalist hell trap that Kainé is legitimately having one of the best times of her life. ]
It's what makes us different.
[ And it's their differences that make them work the way they do.
It's what made her stay with him. It's how he got her to stay, made her want to stay more than keep away. ]
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He frowns when he hears that he really is corny. Maybe he should ask other people, but Kainé doesn't lie. She hides things, but she usually wouldn't outright lie... However, he does remember her lines back home before Wiwaldi. ]
You do prefer to lean on cooler words instead.
[ SASUKE. ]
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She makes a face. ]
Shut up. I just talk.
[ She just says things. That's all there is to it. She doesn't think abut what's cool or not.
She takes a vicious bite out of the fried chicken, as if to punctuate that. ]
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And sounding cool is... Cool? Good? ]
I think you say some pretty cool lines sometimes.
[ He's pretty much done with eating, so he lets her have the rest! ]
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That's fucking enough. Stop.
[ She's bad with compliments, and she hates herself too much to associate herself with the word cool. She only listens to how Emil thinks Nier is cool.
She finishes what's left of the food. It doesn't take half as long as it should. ]
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Do you need some time to let the food settle?
[ To... You know. To digest all that JUNK. ]
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They just fought over how her stomach can handle literal poison, and he's still asking that of her. She frowns at him. ]
I'm fine. Don't worry about something so goddamn small.
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I wouldn’t say it’s small if you end up hurling it back up.
[ But he’ll gather the trash to throw away, then they can head to the next ride. ]
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That's partly his fault. (nier voice) i never noticed before now but kainé always sleeps outside ]
Like I said, don't worry your pretty little head over it.
[ She's suffered too much to hurl over eating too much. She'd only puke if she was actually sick. Sometimes, you train yourself to keep anything down because you're poor and your loving grandmother feeds you berries that should make you puke. ]
Or you'll have shit-for-brains for real.
[ Did they decide what they were going to ride next? I can't remember. Either way, she's up and ready to go. No need to have time to digest. ]
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[ But he's prepared for if either of them feels sick! He has some bags in his backpack and everything... Though both of them tend to stomach more gruesome sights. Kainé just has the advantage of an iron stomach.
Fortunately, I remember they're going to Thunder Mountain. Look at this Wild West with a mountain range. ]
... This is for cowboys...?
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Do cows exist in NieR? Good thing school can teach them so many things. ]
Or for fun and it's them being lazy for cowboys.
[ She doesn't have much of an idea of what cowboys are like, but as long as the roller coaster goes fast, she doesn't care if it's bad Wild West representation. ]
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This reminds me, have you ever thought about what's beyond the mountains around where we live?
[ They're in the short line, so they can have a short conversation. They did get a peek past Lost Shrine, but not much else. ]
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No. Didn't really care.
[ When her life revolved around revenge and then not caring if she lived after, it's hard to be bursting with curiosity. When after her revenge, her life turned to being Nier's sword and then the looming threat and reality of her possession getting worse and worse, she didn't think she'd have the chance to care much.
Even with her plans with Emil to travel around to find cures for their conditions... ]
Only when Emil brought it up.
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It's strange, but he wonders. ]
I guess we don't need to go around looking for cures anymore, so we can just travel for the sake of traveling.
[ They're close to the ride entrance now, but he pitches this. ]
I think it'll be fun—like running through some ruins.
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Let's do it.
[ She doesn't have to think about it. It's a question with an easy answer for her. Their world used to be so small and with so many options now open to them, she wants to take them.
She is selfish when she is loved. She is selfish when she loves. She wants the people she loves to be happy.
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter where they are, doesn't matter what they do so long as they can be together. She doesn't care if it's murdering another Shadowlord. She doesn't care if it's something as peaceful and sweet as traveling for leisure. She just cares if it's them. ]
You're still paying for everything.
[ It's hard to say how much she means that, but it's something she says for comfort. It's a continuation of something they all shared.
For the family they built when it was just them versus their entire world.
Time to hop onto the roller coaster. ]
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It's not something he asks Kainé to do out of love, but out of her own volition—yet isn't that still the same? ]
... I don't think there's anything I can buy out there. It seemed pretty deserted.
[ He also hops onto this roller coaster and steels himself for the wild ride. Again, Nier doesn't scream as much as he grips the railings.
Usually, he looks fine and dandy despite the small scare, but this time Nier seems pale and uncomfortable. ]
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We can travel beyond our world now, dumbass.
[ He can pay up in every world (maybe). As if she and Emil wouldn't have helped him regardless. They chose to fight with him, to die for him (even if Emil is too powerful to die, even if Kainé is not lucky enough to die).
Unfortunately, she seems fine during the ride, so she can catch Nier looking worse for wear. There is a spike of concern even if it doesn't show on her face. ]
You okay?
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He meant in his world!! In other worlds, of course he will pay?! Anyway, he can't say anything because he feels sick to his stomach. This feeling is familiar, but the cause is strange to him. He has seen so many things, climbed so many heights, and yet the nausea is unparalleled. ]
I'm... Not feeling well.
[ But Nier is a trooper and is trying his best to quell it. Much like all of his problems, repress that however way possible until it can explore—hopefully in a better place than on the ride.
Slowly, he wobbles out of the cart? ]
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She enjoyed the ride, but Nier looks like he could keel over despite having done wild jumping that was probably worse than what the roller coaster put them through. Kainé takes his arm once they're both out of the cart and starts guiding him towards the nearest bench so he can sit. It's as gentle as she can make it.
There is a trashcan if he needs it. ]
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It is very funny the dice said no, Nier can't handle doing too much after eating. ]
Ugh.
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