FOR NIER (YES I KNOW SPOILERS, HEI)

[duranduel]

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w1, monday

[duranduel]

[Well, time to study! Except its NOT time to study because Mandricardo has HAD it. He slaps the physics book closed, leaning back in his seat with an exasperated groan. They're probably studying in an empty classroom or something. Life is suffering.]

I'm never going to get this. I'm just...never going to get this!

[amain]

[ OKAY CRYSTAL

Nier has had some earlier help, but... Yeah. No. He only knows how to regurgitate what he's taught, not truly Understand. He's startled because he hasn't heard Mandricardo raise his voice? ]

I thought going over it again would help stick, but. [ laugh track ] Are you going to drop the class?

[duranduel]

[yeah mandy can be a yeller sometimes who knew]

...No. [And he's just going to slide himself forward to fold his arms on the thick textbook and bury his face in them.] I mean, its nice that the class is pretty quiet. Just the material's super hard...

w1 tuesday

[duranduel]

Hey, catch-!

[Says a familiar voice - wherever you are, Nier, there's a paper airplane headed your way!]

[amain]

[ Oh, he catches it! Then sends his own paper airplane to Mandricardo. ]

I'm still not sure what we're learning from this class, but better than physics.

[duranduel]

[He catches it, too! And smiles that dumb sort of smile he has.]

Oh, for sure. For one thing, it's actually fun...

w2 monday or tuesday

[duranduel]

[Here's the boy! He's in his armor, and...a dunce hat, for some reason, and it looks like he's picking apples in the orchard.]

[Seeing Nier, he tosses him one.]

Here, catch.

Re: w2 monday or tuesday

[amain]

[ A... Dunce hat. Nier is about to question him, but instead he catches the apple. ]

Thanks. [ He looks at it fondly. before taking a bite. ] What's up with the hat?

[duranduel]

...Uh.

[He looks...sheepish?]

I don't...know, really.

saturday, w3

[amain]

[ Well, somehow, some way, Nier was dragged to the summer dorm and he's here.

Quiet, drinking some tea. ]

[duranduel]

[Yeah, same with Mandricardo.]

[He just looks like he's a dead man, himself. Listless. His eyes, dark.]

[He just sits near Nier, being silent for a moment, before:]

...I'm sorry.

[amain]

For what?

[ Nier's sullen at most, but the rage is definitely still there. It's still complicated and volatile. We all know that he's just sad, though. ]

monday, w4

[amain]

[ Well, this is a follow-up. They're in summer dorm maybe between classes and Nier doublechecks. ]

Are you still up for a date?

[ The feeling is unsure... Because of timing and stuff, but they can have a scorned by Byleth date. ]

[duranduel]

Oh, um, a date?

[There's a little flutter of feeling flattered that Nier remembered, and then a bit of sheepishness mixed in.]

Sure! I-I think it would be good practice for...

[And he stops, cheeks blushing.]

[amain]

[ Of course, he would remember. Nier's curiosity bubbles quick! ]

Do you have another date coming up?

[ Practice for that?! ]

saturday, w4 post-trial

[amain]

[ Nier has been looking for Mandricardo despite having to get his own bearings. Still, he worries for his friend, so here he is finding the other man in an empty classroom. ]

... I was looking for you.

[ The vibes are bad! There's sympathy, empathy—because they both had to go through Byleth gate, then... Anger and sadness for their situation. ]

[duranduel]

[He's just sitting at an empty classroom, leaning over a desk. In his hands is what seems to be a fox ear band that he's just. Staring at.]

[The emotions are muted, a little, but its still just that constant rage, despair, and sorrow that he can't quite tamp down.]

...Nier?

[His eyes flicker to him as he enters, a sort of hesitance in the way he freezes...but he relaxes, eyes moving back to the fox ear band.]

Its okay. You didn't need to look for me.

thursday, w5 pre-curfew

[amain]

[ Stop hurting me, Crystal. Wherever Mandricardo is, Nier looks for him and finds him. ]

Are you feeling better?

[ DID YOU GET YOUR HEALS. ]

[duranduel]

Oh, hey.

[He's holding what looks to be a garden spade, walking over campus? The same hand is covered in dirt. He's definitely more healed, and isn't bleeding nonstop from his holes. But he still hasn't cleaned up entirely, and there's blood crusted over his armor and clothes.]

Yeah, I guess. You okay?

w6 post invest

[duranduel]

[Here is Mandricardo! When Nier walks in from wherever he was, he stands up from his hammock, offering him a water bottle.]

Are you thirsty? I know that when we're all running around, we can forget to drink...

[amain]

[ Nier catches the water bottle and instinctively starts uncapping it. ]

Stay hydrated, right? [ A sigh. ] Another trial.

w6 sunday

[duranduel]

[Just coming up to him wherever he is!]

...So I heard you saved Denji. [A beat.] Thank you.

[amain]

... Yeah. This is the second time he was picked, but I'm glad it worked out.

[ He sighs. ]

Everyone was willing to vote out most of the killers, so it was... Hard.

saturday, w7

[amain]

[ WE'RE HERE, CAUSE REVENGE! Anyway, back at their favorite dorm, while everyone is celebrating elsewhere, we have these two. ]

... It's really coming to an end.

[duranduel]

[Two murder boys, just chilling....]

[Mandricardo offers Nier a smile.]

It sure is. About time, huh?