NIKI
"And your charm is as acerbic as ever," Niki adds, though it's mostly to himself by now as he gets himself more or less into a sitting position. Wiping his now muddy hands clean on his coat, he uses his sleeve to push his wet hair out of his face, his breath still shallow and his thoughts seizing with pain. To hear that Vesper is apparently here for the foreseeable future is just the cherry on the top, Niki humming an acknowledgement that's barely there despite the way his mind bristles at the news.
"Alas, the village forgot to invite me to your welcome parade," he mutters. "I cannot wait to find somewhere else to vacation until you tire of the woods." Glancing around now instead of at Vesper, he finally spots his cane a few feet away. With a flex of his fingers, it promptly disappears from the undergrowth and, in its place, a ring glimmers on Niki's hand.
"Well? I shall not stop you from stepping over me, but if you could make it quick, I would appreciate it."
"Alas, the village forgot to invite me to your welcome parade," he mutters. "I cannot wait to find somewhere else to vacation until you tire of the woods." Glancing around now instead of at Vesper, he finally spots his cane a few feet away. With a flex of his fingers, it promptly disappears from the undergrowth and, in its place, a ring glimmers on Niki's hand.
"Well? I shall not stop you from stepping over me, but if you could make it quick, I would appreciate it."
stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before
keep the memories of who i was before
