[RL with Nia | Forward dated to June 25th because I've got NO backbone ;-;]

[core_digger]

[Panic.  There was panic, he knew what it felt like.  Nia had to be here, she had to.  There was no way that because he messed up, she could be...

He roamed the halls of the Dai-Gurren, avoiding her room, just a little bit, afraid of what he'd find.  He stayed out of the way--who knew who else had seen him--not thinking about it--he wasn't thinking

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[flowers_in_eyes]

[ Nia, of course, sitting outside her room, had absolutely no idea that she had ever been in danger - if she had been in danger. But what she knew was that Simon had died. Killed by Michael Trinity, a man she had spoken to. A man she had spoken to after being told not to.

Killed.

She'd heard strange things about the community, although she was new. Surely it was the community, she had been telling herself. So Simon would be fine. Her eyes were starting to hurt from pointedly not crying. ]

[core_digger]

[He saw her. Before he could stop himself he called out.]

Nia!

[That was... It... she was Nia, right? This wasn't just some trick...]

[flowers_in_eyes]

[ Nia looked up quickly, knowing the voice before even seeing his face. Considering how fast she teared up, she hardly saw his face at all past a blur. ]

Simon...

[ She began to rise slowly from her seated position; her legs felt weak. ]

[core_digger]

[He couldn't move, though he wanted to run.]

Y... you're all right.

[His legs almost gave out under him in relief. But he saw the tears. She'd seen it. She'd seen him die. He stumbled over his words.]

I-I... I'm sorry, Nia...