[Tsuna never even realized that she felt that way. When they met, Nia had seemed so confident, so sure of herself. But of course everyone has their insecurities. He feels a little guilty. He should have noticed.]
I bet a lot more people like you than you think. You're sweet, supportive, and optimistic. I can't even think of a reason not to like you. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.
[... Oh, Tsuna. Honey. She is not any of those things. She is pushy and reactive and super self-conscious in the public eye. She just thought you were like a baby bird or something.
She just holds onto him tighter for that. He has to be the best person in the world.]
If something happens to me you cannot forget me, all right?
[These... visions (no proof that they're memories thank you very much) are getting disturbing. He hasn't told her that sometimes when he looks at her, he sees a pretty girl with short orange hair.
A girl he's sure he never met.
Pretty sure. No, he's just not going to think about it. ]
But who's to say if that will work? If I ask about princesses or kings or fathers--what if none of those will work again. What if it's been... used up? [She doesn't know how else to put it.
[She's quiet.] The first time... [Her breath catches in her throat.] My wrists were tied behind my back, I think. I don't know what was going to happen, but there was a boy... in a robot. And it looked like a face? [This sounds really stupid. Her face goes red, Tsuna's going to think she's ridiculous.]
He saved me, and he said he was coming to rescue me. His name was Simon.
But the other... There was a man who looked like an animal, and he was telling me about the Spiral King. He said he had many daughters but when he tired of them, he would throw them away. The man was sent to... eliminate me. And he said that it would have been more peaceful if I had died in a valley. That because I had asked my father--[No not her father.] the King why I had been born, he had thrown me away. Because there was no need for dolls to have thoughts.
[A giant face robot is strange, but let's be real everything is strange right now.]
That's awful....
[There's really no other way to put it. Having visions of someone coming to kill you is bad enough without them implying that you aren't even a person. And her own father had thrown her away? Tsuna can relate to that a little. His father took off when he was little, but at least he didn't send any assassins. Not that assassins didn't show up anyway.]
The boy... Simon, do you think that animal guy is what he was rescuing you from?
[He won't say 'your father.' Even if that was true, the guy doesn't sound like much of a father.]
And I wouldn't worry. She was popular enough that a guy with a robot came to rescue her. Maybe she had a lot of other friends too, and you just haven't seen them yet.
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[Tsuna never even realized that she felt that way. When they met, Nia had seemed so confident, so sure of herself. But of course everyone has their insecurities. He feels a little guilty. He should have noticed.]
I bet a lot more people like you than you think. You're sweet, supportive, and optimistic. I can't even think of a reason not to like you. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.
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She just holds onto him tighter for that. He has to be the best person in the world.]
If something happens to me you cannot forget me, all right?
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[Even though he's only known her a short time, he doesn't see how he could forget her.
The irony of that promise in a memory loss game escapes him.]But let's try keep anything from happening to you anyway.
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She nods before she just kind of... sinks onto her bed.]
I hope these memories stop. I don't want to think of anything else like that.
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[These... visions (no proof that they're memories thank you very much) are getting disturbing. He hasn't told her that sometimes when he looks at her, he sees a pretty girl with short orange hair.
A girl he's sure he never met.
Pretty sure. No, he's just not going to think about it. ]
If only we knew what was causing them.
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[His brow furrows a little as he considers the implications.]
But everyone has probably has different topics that will trigger it. What a mess...
[It means this will be really tough to avoid.]
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[Tsuna chews on his lower lip thoughtfully as he tries to make some sense of things.]
Once you know a certain topic will trigger these visions for you, you can try to avoid that topic. It'll just be different for everyone.
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If you really want to, we could try talking about something you think might trigger it. And... see if anything happens.
[Tsuna will do his best to help her however he can.]
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[Not that he knows how any of this works at all.]
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He saved me, and he said he was coming to rescue me. His name was Simon.
But the other... There was a man who looked like an animal, and he was telling me about the Spiral King. He said he had many daughters but when he tired of them, he would throw them away. The man was sent to... eliminate me. And he said that it would have been more peaceful if I had died in a valley. That because I had asked my father--[No not her father.] the King why I had been born, he had thrown me away. Because there was no need for dolls to have thoughts.
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That's awful....
[There's really no other way to put it. Having visions of someone coming to kill you is bad enough without them implying that you aren't even a person. And her own father had thrown her away? Tsuna can relate to that a little. His father took off when he was little, but at least he didn't send any assassins.
Not that assassins didn't show up anyway.]The boy... Simon, do you think that animal guy is what he was rescuing you from?
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The person I am seeing does not seem to be very popular. [Nia you are literally the polar opposite. You're super popular.]
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[He won't say 'your father.' Even if that was true, the guy doesn't sound like much of a father.]
And I wouldn't worry. She was popular enough that a guy with a robot came to rescue her. Maybe she had a lot of other friends too, and you just haven't seen them yet.
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There certainly were a lot of people trying to kill her. A king. It seems very dangerous.
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[It also sounds like he was an awful person. And possibly crazy.]
You called him the 'Spiral King.' Any idea what that means?
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So what about this Simon guy? Do you remember anything else about him?
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My heart races when I think of him. And I keep thinking that he will come for me, or save me. I just don't know from what.
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[Saving girls with his giant robot. Like some kind of hero. Tsuna wishes he were that cool.
And he's willing to bet a crazy king sending assassins is something she may have needed saving from. But let's not bring the assassins up again.]
What about his robot? Do you remember anything else about that?
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