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nexus_crossings2020-09-20 10:28 am
apocalypsejack) wrote in nexus_crossings2020-09-20 10:28 am
Manhattan's Diamond King
Jack had been wandering the streets on a night watch with Diamond. The people of the Party and their Ministry of Truth goons were getting bold. It made Jack antsy and he wasn’t sleeping. It was weird sometimes how he went days and weeks here and there without sleeping. No one knew how he could do it.
The scenery had changed oddly when he turned a corner, Diamond at his side whining. He reached down and patted the white mutt that went with him everywhere. Straightening, Halloween Jack shifted the automatic weapon slung over one shoulder that stood in stark contrast to his feminine clothing including spike heeled black boots and gaudy diamond bracelets and earrings. He came very close to shooting the hologram when it startled him by appearing on his blind side. He’d seen something like this before but couldn’t remember where. He listened to it all the while wondering why the guy was in the weird get up. It looked enough like a military uniform to make him suspicious of the Nexus.
Walking on he kept looking up at the building corners, the trees, anywhere something could be hung. Though the gun was back in a resting position, he remained jumpy and jittery.. one part drugs and one part nerves. Diamond was watching the people coming out into the plaza. Normal morning traffic of shops opening.
Jack narrowed his eye at the people and eventually asks. “There aren’t any cameras or drones here?”
He is confused as hell about what is going on. The dog sat at his feet, looking up expectantly at her one eyes master. In the back of his mind there is a lingering worry that this is some Party trap or that he had been caught again and this was something in his own mind.
The scenery had changed oddly when he turned a corner, Diamond at his side whining. He reached down and patted the white mutt that went with him everywhere. Straightening, Halloween Jack shifted the automatic weapon slung over one shoulder that stood in stark contrast to his feminine clothing including spike heeled black boots and gaudy diamond bracelets and earrings. He came very close to shooting the hologram when it startled him by appearing on his blind side. He’d seen something like this before but couldn’t remember where. He listened to it all the while wondering why the guy was in the weird get up. It looked enough like a military uniform to make him suspicious of the Nexus.
Walking on he kept looking up at the building corners, the trees, anywhere something could be hung. Though the gun was back in a resting position, he remained jumpy and jittery.. one part drugs and one part nerves. Diamond was watching the people coming out into the plaza. Normal morning traffic of shops opening.
Jack narrowed his eye at the people and eventually asks. “There aren’t any cameras or drones here?”
He is confused as hell about what is going on. The dog sat at his feet, looking up expectantly at her one eyes master. In the back of his mind there is a lingering worry that this is some Party trap or that he had been caught again and this was something in his own mind.
I have some slower time at work, so :) a tag
Hiroki smiles a little.
He nods, he's sure Aletayria can help. Looking more serious now, he ponders something, then puts it into words.
Mhm. Speaking of holes in minds, I've been remembering. Stuff from before I thought I was Shiro. I think I remember most stuff now. It's so weird... I don't think I'd call myself that person anymore, I have more in common with Shiro than with myself from my earliest time in life. Probably because I didn't know anything, back then. I don't think many people remember the time when they didn't understand almost anything.
You probably already know that Nexus pulled me here from that time once. It's funny, I can now imagine how confusing I must've been for people in Nexus. That's when I met Mantis, for example. He really helped. Well, the fact that he's psychic helped with communication, also. He explained some things to me using images. Memories. That helped.
He assumes Ziggy knows, about Hiroki's time in Nexus as young clone, because after all, the 'child' (mentally) himself had met Thomas then. Hiroki's also told Aletayria about it.
So today, when I saw Jack in the plaza, and he looked like you and he looked almost as confused and scared as I had back then, suddenly in Nexus, I just wanted to protect him. Because somebody could hurt him, quiznak, for all I knew, Honerva could notice him and decide there's an easy Anthean for the taking because he's so confused, and, yeah... you know.
Hmmmm.
Right. Sometime, we should warn Jack, just in case, to stay away from Honerva. Wherever she might be right now. Quiznak, I know she's somewhere in Nexus, but I have no idea where exactly.
Because Hiroki knows that Honerva's somewhat intrigued by Antheans and what possibilities they might present, and Jack is an Anthean after all, so... surely it's not paranoia if things might happen.
Anyway... for more immediate matters now.
Do you think Jack's eaten enough? I know he must've been starved.
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I think he's more confused that no one is spying on him. He's very paranoid and wary. Ziggy didn't know why but he could feel it distinctly. I asked Lucifer to keep track of her for us. He's concerned about what she's done.
Ziggy wasn't sure if Hiroki had met Lucifer. If not, he should introduce them for sure.
I think food is scarce where he's from. You can't let someone who has starved eat too much at once. It can make them sick. Ziggy glances at Jack where he is still cuddled up with them sleeping. Ziggy reaches down and strokes the equally red hair. I think that's why he's sleeping so long. He finally has enough food to sleep.
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And spying huh? Right. The Ministry. Being watched-
Hiroki flinches, and takes a deep breath. There's a reason he's called Ziggy instead of just helping Jack himself. And the reason's horrible selfish, and Ziggy might know it already. And the reason is, that, beside reminding Shiro's clone of Ziggy, Jack also reminds Shiro's clone of himself. Of the himself he doesn't know, and would instantly want to help, if he's ever met that himself, here somehow (everything was possible here), ever. But would be so overwhelmed--
Would surely need help for that, selfishly, too.
You've asked the (or, a?) devil himself to monitor Honerva and he will just like that? Maybe instead of calling you Princess Ziggy, you should be Goddess Ziggy. Anyway- good idea. And, yes, I've met Lucifer. Rather serious man, and decent one, I think.
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Lucifer values freedom. I think he sees her actions as violations of his own morals.. or principles maybe? I've met with him a few times. We have some interesting things in common that I don't quite understand but I think he's friendly.
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Light giggle.
He's calming. He's calming. Slowly.
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The man in his world he asked to use his face, I don't know that's something to do with angels needing to ask for their appearance or something. Anyway, the singer he offered that to him... I'm a fictional character that singer plays. Apparently, I'm an alter ego of another person in some other universes and not a real person. It's so strange."
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Hiroki wants to lighten the mood, right now. Stuff's gotten heavy. Of course, they'll help Jack, but, in the meantime...
Just act as if you're Jack's brother, if he's never had one, maybe he'll take you.
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That had been true of Ziggy and Hiroki too if he thought about it.
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"I loved you too fast. That's why I knew it was a mistake-- until it wasn't. I don't know. I don't know anything. If I'm your mistake, don't realise it too soon. You can make some mistakes..."
"Well, I love you slowly now..."
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"Hiroki." Ziggy pulls himself up to lay his head in the crook of Hiroki's neck. "I've never thought you were a mistake. Even when you died and I didn't want to get up off the floor, I never thought you were a mistake."
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Ah--
"Thank you. Thank you so much."
"Still, if I ever--"
"I don't want to think it'd kill you, if I were ever gone again. I hope- could you find some more happiness in life, anyway, if, someday, I am gone again? Which I hope I won't be, but-"
"Would you do that for me, my Paladin? Ziggy?"
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"Hiroki. I'm watching my parents. My father's mortal like you and I don't think I am. I don't want to lose you now... but when you're old I probably will.... unless how you are now extends your life."
He kisses Hiroki's jaw and nuzzles. "I'm not going to find happiness for a long time, maybe I won't ever, but you're worth it now."