#juno: if you trust me you're an idiot

[waters-and-the-wilde]

okay yeah Train From Nowhere hits different now, i put on the Rangian Street Poker scenes for my dnd group bc i thought they’d get a kick out of it and like. they’re hearing it for the first time and I’m havign a Normal One bc I haven’t relistened since S4 has been coming out and holy shit the layers

I’ve always loved the duke rose to nureyev transformation after ‘i take it the game has changed’ but now hearing it back to back with next page it felt like i was hearing a lot more of that softer lighter ‘Petya pretending not to be scared’ voice peeking through the nonchalant mature Nureyev one and I don’t know if that’s something noah’s voice was actually doing or if I’m just superimposing bc of the new context?

but also previous impressions of time-out in the bathroom were like ‘nureyev genuinely and understandably frustrated over juno being a little shit and jeopardizing them both’ and now there’s also this distinctly frantic edge of ‘if i stop moving i’ll die’ in ‘glAd you’ve caught up canwegobacknow??!’ this man is reliving the catalyst for some of his worst horrors and he’s having to reassure somebody else that it’s going to work out fine bc keeping it together is the only way to make sure it does actually work out

and then like. it sort of doesn't? like sweet boy how did you even manage to get to sleep that night?? you didn’t have to lie about your name this time but juno nearly died anyway. are you also haunted by the fact that he never would have won the game or gotten that assassin in the hotel room without the mind reading powers? or was it nice bc regardless of how he did it you actually made the right call in trusting him?

[podcast-official]

Old Partner In Crime, Chapter 3: It Might Take A While Until I Trust You Won't Attack

Author's note: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

Peter awoke to the sound of someone in the kitchen. He smelled coffee and heard the distinctive noises of someone making breakfast. He walked out into the living room and saw Juno in the kitchen, and he could almost imagine that last night and the months before it had all been one very bad dream.

Except his arms stung and his eyes ached from crying and his chest still felt hollow. Juno looked up and gave him a soft smile. "Hey, babe," Juno said.

Peter blinked. "You're back."

"Yeah. Yeah, I'm back. I thought I could make us some breakfast and we could have a talk."

"Fine," Peter said, with a strained little smile. He felt a rising sense of panic at the words have a talk. Soon enough, they were seated across from each other, Peter with a bowl of fruit Juno had cut up and Juno with some eggs. They both had coffee.

"Okay, so," Juno started.

"Are you going to ask for a divorce?" Peter burst out.

Juno stared at him. Then burst out laughing. "Oh my God, Nureyev, sweetheart, absolutely not. Hell, I would sooner cut myself in half than divorce you, no matter how rocky things get, okay? I love you so much and that's not what I was going to say."

"I love you too," Peter murmured.

"Last night, when I was at Rita's, I called Alessandra."

"Detective Strong? Why?"

"Um. Honestly? Because she's married and I didn't want to talk to Buddy, who's the only other sensible married person I know."

"Ah."

"Anyways, I'm sure you've noticed that things have been off with us lately. And then... last night happened. Which I am so sorry for, by the way, it wasn't your fault, I just... I had a hard day and I took it out on you and that was unfair."

"I forgive you," Peter said quietly.

"Do you?" Juno gave a wry smile. "Or are you just saying what you think I want to hear?"

Peter hesitated. "I want to forgive you."

"That's better. Anyways, my conversation with Alessandra." Juno explained what Alessandra had told him. "So," he finished. "She thinks we should try marriage counseling. She said it really helped her and her wife and they make it a point to do something fun together after, like get dinner or whatever."

Juno reached across the table and rested his hand on Peter's.

"Peter Nureyev, I love you. Hell, I married you, I wouldn't do that if I wasn't in it for the long haul. We've had a rough few months and that's okay. We'll get through it, alright, baby?"

Peter nodded. He felt... relieved. "I love you too."

Juno gave him a little smile. "Now, I think we should get everything out in the open. At least, I know I've been self destructing a bit and I didn't tell you. So... I've been drinking. Like, problematically. Not just a normal amount. And I've been taking cases that I know I'll obsess over and get upset about on purpose. Alessandra's right. I feel anxious when things are quiet. My whole life has been one long adrenaline rush. I mean, living with Mom and trying to keep Ben safe and then the whole HCPD thing and then Ben dying and- well, you know the whole story. I feel like I've been running for a really long time and now I can't stop, even though I'm exhausted and I want nothing more than to just collapse into your arms and let myself rest."

Peter took a deep breath. "Last night, when you didn't come home, I... I panicked. I know I'm not good enough for you and it's not that I don't trust you to stay, it's just that I wouldn't blame you if you didn't because you deserve so much better than me, Juno, and then I started to worry that something happened to you-"

Juno cut him off gently. "Baby, listen to me. I don't want better than you. I want you. And I'm so sorry I made you worry. I'm okay. I'm here. And I'm not going anywhere." Juno gave a soft little smile. "Pinky promise." He held out his little finger. Peter linked them together.

"You're an idiot, Juno Steel," he said fondly.

"I'm your idiot."

"That you are."

"Anything else you need to get off your chest?"

Peter hesitated. "After we fought, I... I hurt myself."

"Oh, Nureyev," Juno said, voice and face full of soft heartbreak. "Sweetheart, I'm so sorry. You were all alone and I wasn't there for you. I was so selfish, I-"

"You needed space. I understand."

"Can you forgive me for that?"

"There's nothing to forgive, dear."

"Are you saying that because you actually feel that way, or are you saying that because you think you don't have the right to be hurt and angry? Because you do. Have the right, I mean."

Peter was silent for a moment. He let the hurt and anger and misery from the night before fill him. He sat with it for a second. "I was angry. I was hurt. And I was sad, and scared, and vulnerable. But I forgive you, Juno. I don't know if I'm ready to forgive what you said when we were fighting just yet, but I- I  do forgive you for leaving." The way Peter said it made it clear that he didn't just mean last night.

"Thank you. Now... are you okay? Physically, I mean. Nothing I need to take you to the ER for?"

Peter shook his head. "I'm fine, love. I promise."

"So... What now? Do you want to be alone, or-?"

"No," Peter said, almost desperately.

"Well then, do you want to hang out today? I know we're both exhausted. We could nap, watch something, go for a walk. Whatever."

"A nap sounds lovely, if you're amenable to the idea."

"I'm always ready to take a nap with you."

A little while later, the two of them were curled up under a weighted blanket, warm and cozy. "Can I touch you?" Juno asked.

"Yes. Please."

Juno wrapped his arms around Peter, tucking him up under his chin. Peter knew it gave Juno a sense of satisfaction to hold him like that, since he was shorter than Peter and couldn't rest his chin on Peter's head under normal circumstances. Juno kissed Peter's forehead, then his temple, right where Peter's dark hair was shot through with silver. Peter hated the streaks of silver. Juno told him it was beautiful.

"There we go," Juno said softly, as Peter settled into his arms, relaxing a bit. "Comfy?"

"Mm. Extremely so."

"Good. We'll have plenty of time for hard conversations later."

"Agreed."

Juno let himself relax then, wrapped up in the knowledge that the love of his life was in his arms, safe and warm.

"Do you think you can fall in love with me again?" Peter asked nervously. He knew Juno didn't feel the way he had before, knew that Juno didn't see him the same-

"Should be pretty easy, Nureyev, since I do it every time I look at you."

Peter's heart skipped a beat. "Oh," was all he said.

"Now, stop overthinking and go to sleep. I love you, okay? Come hell or high water, nothing's changing that. Dammit, babe, I chased you across the galaxy for months even after you framed me for theft and did everything you could to get me to buzz off."

"Well, my dear detective, you are nothing if not stubborn."

"Damn right."

"I love you too, by the way."

"Mmm. I'm glad."

The two of them nestled into the cocoon of warmth and coziness the weighted blankets provided. All either of them wanted to do was burrow into their nest of blankets and hide from the world. So that's what they did.

And for the first time in months, things really were better after some rest.

[whirlwindimagines]

You've mentioned you have a Vash and oc playlist, but you haven't talked much about your Trigun oc what are they like!? Love your blog!!! <3

Thank you!!!! and oh you guys don't want to hear me ramble about my oc

ANYWAY, let me ramble! Also sorry for how this is written I'm just stupid also under the cut because I ramble lol

Juno Kress (Name meaning: 'Queen of Heaven' and 'Loved')

Something you should know about me is I love tragic characters, and pain because it's cathartic to me! Juno is quiet she's got a quick temper, and can be a little sharp. She's difficult to get along with and doesn't trust people that often. She doesn't like showing her soft side, in fear of being perceived as weak. Juno doesn't talk about herself and keeps things close to her chest. She's running, but won't say from what.

My Ocs are an extension of myself! Juno is angry and hurt by the world desperate for something good, but doesn’t believe she deserves it. Oh no me! lol, remember this post? How I said Vash would like someone soft and kind? Well, that's not Juno! Well, she is a little soft, she's good with children even if she feels like she is not, and she pets every animal she sees and if they ever have to part with a Thomas they had she'll cry. But she has a hard time accepting kindness and doesn't think she deserves it. She's been alone for so long that traveling with someone like Vash is confusing (Slow burn baby!)

They just kinda end up traveling together, Vash tries to ditch her a couple of times becusss of the whole I only put people in danger, but then she eventually tracks him down and tells him to knock it off they are stuck together. They can fight sometimes, Juno is easy to rile up and Vash has found that if the conversation is getting to serious and deep he can just rile her up to deflect lol

They just kinda end up traveling together, Vash tries to ditch her a couple of times becusss of the whole I only put people in danger, but then she eventually tracks him down and tells him to knock it off they are stuck together. They can fight sometimes, Juno is easy to rile up and Vash has found that if the conversation is getting to serious and deep he can just rile her up to deflect lol

Juno is at first put off by his kind and giving nature because tf why is he so nice to her when she’s mean like why? Juno has never met someone who was kind to be kind and not want something in return, she settles down after a while she’s a bit like a cat hard to trust and ready to strike and lash out if cornered.

(Vash took one look at Juno and her sour attitude and was like well SOMEONE has to take care of this feral cat. But they had a pretty instant connection, two lonely souls)

The definition of idiots in love, also big hypocrites like Vash will go days without eating, he sees Juno skip a meal and he loses his mind with worry! Then Juno will hide wounds from him patching them up by herself, but oh if she finds out Vash is hiding an injury from her A LECTURE. They get along like a house on fire, it's actually amazing they get anything done. Once were captured by a bounty hunter and he let them go because he got sick of them arguing. Juno manages to bring out a real side of Vash, she likes pushing his buttons and getting real reactions. They figure it out lol

Juno is very protective! She's strong because she's always had to be, she craves soft moments but doesn't know how to accept them. Lowkey really hates the life she lives, but it is what it is and she figures it out.

Lyrics from the playlist :) I think this might be a good insight into her character, and the pain! lol

"I'll find a new place to be from" / "No, I'm not afraid to disappear" (i know the end - Phoebe Bridgers)

"You're running just to run from me, I don't blame you / Who would wanna be around me?" (Forest Fires - Lauren Aquilina)

"But the story is mine And I wish I could say that it ended just fine We all wanna know how it ends" (Happily Ever After - He is We)

"Haven't I given enough / Always the fool with the slowest heart" (Gilded Lily - Cults)

“And you’ll never see the reasons I had for keeping my claws away when they were close enough to hurt you I am selfish, I am broken, I am cruel” (Never Love an Anchor - The Crane Wives)

Other songs that i'm too lazy to find the lyrics for, but that scream Juno!

Apollo - Faith Zapata, Fools - Lauren Aquilina, Wings - Birdy, Rescue - Lauren Daigle, Start of Time - Gabrielle Aplin, Prologue - CHase Petra, Boats and Birds - Gregory and the Hawk, On the Edge of a Moment - Mikey Geiger and Best or Worst? - Kathleen Regan

[robinofgothamcity]

"this changes nothing....i'm still me, even if i'm with you"

♡ character: octavian / heroes of olympus

♡ pronouns used: she / her

♡ note: not checked for grammar or spelling mistakes / a bit ooc but i'm obsessed with the idea of enemies to lover with this idiot

"reyna, don't do this to me. you're sending us on a quest together? are you trying to torture us?" you asked with desperation, "should i not be offended by that? because it feels like i should be," octavian said giving you a dirty look.

you rolled your eyes.

"it won't be for that long. three days tops! we just need to make sure what we're up against if the threat gets bigger," she explained. you whined while stomping your feet like a child, "it won't be as bad as you expect and you're some of our strongest fighters," she tried to say enthusiastically.

you sighed before agreeing. you could tell octavian wasn't too hot the idea either but you knew that you both as a team were very hard to beat when it came to combat. reyna also knew you were the only one who could be around octavian longer than anyone else at the camp.

"where are we going?" you asked. she gave you another half-enthusiastic smile, "wisconsin," you and octavian stared at each other before shaking your heads no, "it's the middle of december! we'll freeze up there!" you screamed.

reyna shook her head no, "we got you covered on all of that. seriously! the quest won't be that long and you'll be back in california before you know it!" octavian scoffed, not believing the circumstances of the quest you both were sent on.

wisconsin in the freezing december cold was not meant for camp jupiter kids. all of you were accustomed to the warm california weather at all times and being sent to the depths of the midwest sounded like a nightmare to anyone at camp jupiter.

"well, i guess we should prepare, shouldn't we?" you said as you walked back awkwardly with the sickly looking octavian. you never understood why octavian looked so frail all the time but you figured it must've been a punishment from apollo. none of the descendants of apollo were as rude or angry as octavian was and maybe you figured this was his payback.

he nodded as you soon realized that the two of you had to be out and ready for the journey by the morning. you knew reyna trusted you and octavian the most. both of you were some of the strongest in the camp and although octavian clearly wasn't her favorite person in the world, she knew that he'd protect your life even if it meant losing his in the process.

reyna was tried to be insistent on keeping romance out of the camp until all kids got out of high school. now that you and octavian were adults and running the camp along with her, she knew of the prophecy that had been given to octavian way before he could understand what it meant. octavian was bound to you before either of you knew each other even existed. venus had her weird ways of working and she could sense how close your souls were attached to each others.

everyone knew octavian was the problem child of the apollo descendants but you were one of the very few who wouldn't tolerate how octavian was. you two would argue but not in the way he would scream at others. that wasn't to say that you were meant solely for octavian. being the daughter Juno, you were stronger than most which is why reyna trusted you so much when she wasn't available and needed a second hand.

reyna had fought you before and every time she did, you were closer and closer to actually taking her spot. it wasn't an easy fight however. the two of you would walk out of each sparring session as though both of you were mauled by animals.

as the night rolled in and you were in bed, you couldn't help but roll in your covers through discomfort. you weren't a nervous person when it came to quests but something about this quest was different and you couldn't figure out why. you soon came to the conclusion that you weren't going to get a decent sleep and remained in bed, looking at the ceiling.

eventually the bright california sun shined through your cohort. you figured the faster you started the quest, the faster you'd return from the freezing cold. you had packed everything you needed the night before and all you had to do was wait for octavian to show up.

as you waited by the front of the camp, you could see octavian arguing with reyna about something. you couldn't make out what it was but from the looks of it, it seemed pretty serious.

"come on! i'm tired, annoyed, and hungry!" you screamed. they turned over to you as octavian started to slowly make his way towards you. reyna stared at octavian, a look on her face insinuating to not mess this up, "see in a few days!" you screamed to reyna before turning to octavian.

"well, let's get this damn thing going," you stated.

+

it took about a day to finally reach your destination. to both of your luck, the city of where the supposed threat wasn't small enough where it would give up any of your demigod abilities. the city of milwaukee was big and you could tell that if you weren't here on a quest, it'd be a fun city to explore.

"we should check out where reyna had mentioned the gang was at," you told octavian. he nodded staring down at the directions he had planned, "well, we were told that we shouldn't attack. there's more of them than us and we don't need to walk out of here dead."

you agreed as you looked down to his notes. the gang of lowlife damigods trying to wreck havoc to innocent civilians was enough to catch the attention of camp jupiter. you had no idea if they were enough of a threat to call godly attention but for the time being, you figured you could try and figure out what their plan was.

the gang was supposedly located downtown but when you arrived, you noticed that the 'gang' was only a few stupid teenagers. you stared at octavian in disbelief, "this is the gang that caused us to travel from california?" you murmured inside of your jacket.

octavian chuckled, "guess so. perhaps reyna miscalculated the threat?" he asked. you shrugged, "maybe but this doesn't seem like something reyna miscalculate on accident," you replied. the two of you noticed the four boys using their stronger than normal physical strength and relied the message to reyna as the only active threat for the moment.

the two of you kept an eye of them, not really noticing anything too out of the ordinary. you were sitting down against a wall with octavian to your left. being that it was december and the holiday season was in swing, you could hear the music playing from the shopping centers down the street.

"christmas was always my favorite holiday before i moved to camp jupiter," you murmured to octavian. his eyebrow went up in wonder, "i mean, before i realized i was a demigod and my dad died, christmas music was something i blasted on november first."

octavian nodded, "i never celebrated it before," your eyes widened in surprise, "wait, really? right, you've been at camp jupiter ever since you could remember. it's a nice holiday, even if you don't celebrate it religiously. the music and food served around this time is amazing," you explained, "gingerbread flavored coffee and the cookies dunked in milk is immaculate. you should really get out more octavian. being trapped inside camp jupiter all the time can really take a toll on someone and you're missing out on a lot of stuff."

"you can't miss what you've never experienced and the life most of you have lived is not something i ever experienced," he replied. your eyes widened at the way octavian was making himself become vulnerable, "all i've known in life was camp jupiter and i don't think it'll ever change."

you shook your head, "don't say that. maybe one day you'll fall in love," you joked. octavian's heart stop for half a second it felt like. octavian knew that you were basically clueless on a lot of the prophecy that was given to him as a kid and he didn't feel right just springing that onto you.

"i feel like we should just call it a day. its clear that they aren't a threat at least not today and we shouldn't freeze our asses off unless....," you looked down the street to see the busy downtown area. it was filled with kids ice skating in a small pond and couples walking through different stores getting their last minute christmas shopping done, "wanna check out the cool stuff?"

you knew you couldn't count on octavian to do a lot of things that weren't up to standard with camp jupiter rules so it came off as a surprise when he agreed.

the two of you walked away from the alley and walked to the street that was completely blocked off stands that were selling different things. you both snuck in through a back entrance and swiped some wristbands when realized that this seemed like a market or fair.

"how can people just stand here in the cold and sell things for hours? it's like twenty degrees out!" you screamed. you wrapped the purple camp jupiter cardigan closer as you pulled up the hood of the unzipped jacket, "when you leave in these conditions i guess it's easier to adapt to the weather."

you nodded in agreement as you both approached the first stand, "why are all these stands here for?" you asked the lady in front of you. she gave you a confused look, "its the december stand fair. with wristbands both of you have, you get to try all of the food and drinks offered here."

you stared at octavian in excitement, "ready to try mortal food?" you joked. octavian rolled his eyes in fake annoyance, "would you like to try my infamous christmas bread? it's made with almonds and the best buttery bread you can find here."

the both of you took a sample of the yellow loaf of bread and stuffed it in your mouth, "these are amazing, my goodness!" you exclaimed to octavian as he agreed. you thanked the lady as you grabbed octavian's wrist and dragged him to the next interesting stand.

"try our famous christmas cold brew! it's infused with spicy ginger! "our world renowned christmas brownies has won three state awards, please give it a try!"

by the time you and octavian finished with all the stands, the two of you were beyond stuffed. you and octavian had finished off the fair with two large cups of hot chocolate while sitting down at a bench and enjoying the music that was playing.

"this is the most fun i've had in months," you told octavian with a smile brighter than he had ever saw, "i could say the same. the mortal world isn't too bad. it's better than being around those greek idiots," he replied.

octavian saw the lyrics of the song that was playing and couldn't help but try and sing along to it. being the descendant of apollo meant that it was fairly quick to follow along to any song or instrument that was put in front of them.

"i'm dreaming tonight of a place i love, even more than i usually do. and although i know it's a long road back, i promise you i'll be home for christmas. you can count on me, please have snow and mistletoe and presents by the tree."

your eyes widened at how well octavian was singing to the song. you had never heard him sing before but you figured that because of who he was related too, his ability to sing was a lot better than others. octavian on the other hand felt his face flush to a slight red shade.

"octavian, you're an amazing singer, holy shit," you whispered. he chuckled nervously, "i'm alright. it's one of the only weaknesses i'll ever admit too," he replied. you waved him off, "octavian, that's not a weakness, you're amazing! how come you've never sang like that back at camp?"

"i'd never let those idiots hear that. they aren't worthy of hearing it" he stated. you growled in annoyance, "octavian, seriously! your voice is insane. are you sure you've never heard that song?" he shook his head no, "apollo really gifted you the power of singing for you never to sing publicaly? you're insane for that."

the song continued as you watched all the couples dancing to the song slowly, "do you ever think of how it must feel to be in love? it's not really something i've ever wanted desperately but the feeling of just being in love sounds nice," you whispered in slight embarrassment.

"i guess but who doesn't think about that? it's not unnatural to want to fall in love. venus picks who she thinks is worthy of it," he replied. octavian stared at you as you were now looking up to him. with the snow falling down on your hair and the blow of the wind making you laugh at how it was thrashing octavian's hair everywhere, he could sense a bit of what apollo prophesied to him as a kid.

you weren't doing anything that made him nervous or agitated yet his heart was racing a mile a minute. octavian continued to stare at you almost as if he was mesmerized. when you finally realized that he was still looking down at you, that was when a voice practically screamed at him to kiss you.

he grabbed you roughly by the face and brought you in for a kiss. you were caught off guard for a moment but you quickly came back to reality and pulled away for a moment, "woah," you whispered. he nodded, "sorry, something gave me urge to do that," you replied. you shook your head, "don't apologize."

you brought him in for another kiss, this time a lot softer and more tame. you placed your hands on his face, kind of smushing his cheeks together as he reluctantly followed your lead.

"this changes nothing....i'm still me, even if i'm with you," octavian murmured with his lips still against yours, "shut up. you're going to ruin the moment," you replied making him laugh before bringing him in for another kiss.

maybe reyna's miscalculation wasn't all bad after all.

[waters-and-the-wilde]

hehe scenario. jupeter coming out the other side of All That with a bit of 'wow you're just straight up a bit codependent but maybe that's actually the best-case scenario for you right now carry on fellas'

oh they've Had Their Talk in the aftermath, and, okay, it's agreed that they are Not Doing Romance because Nureyev needs Time To Grieve and it would be better to Take The Pressure Off Of Being In A Relationship and they will Reevaluate when Nureyev's had a chance to be a guy who doesn't have to worry about where his next meal is coming from. but also Like Hell is Juno just going to Leave Him Alone after all this. and the result is that they spend the Big Crash just. completely unhinged about each other. Nureyev's shot past 'feeling vulnerable around Juno scares the shit out of him' and well into 'raw nerves and gaping wounds and compound trauma and feeling vulnerable about literally anything and everything all the time and being around Juno is integral to not spiraling into the abandonment hell vortex'. meanwhile Juno's like 'holy shit Nureyev is letting me be there for him. this is already incredible progress'

u think they were insufferable on the Carte Blanche well. on the Carte Blanche Nureyev was still working on things like trusting Juno enough to let him back in at all and he Had An Image To Maintain and lots of Private Stuff to Deal With and Juno was still figuring out how not to be a prickly ass all the time and 'when is it appropriate to give your bf his space when your default mode is to Investigate Shit' and none of that is a going concern right now

'sometimes you gotta be a little bit mentally ill to handle the mental illness' they have so much separation anxiety and they are clipping their carabiners together. hooking pinky fingers and following each other when one needs to do something in the next room. where's Nureyev? sitting in Juno's lap again. his ass is experiencing 'nervous system doesn't know how to respond to the sudden removal of constant crushing dread and just goes fucking haywire at unpredictable intervals'. he gets random-ass panic attacks and there's only so much the breathing exercises and the grounding exercises and self-soothing techniques can do compared to 'Juno is here and he's fine and he's safe and he is more than happily providing prolonged physical contact' to get him to calm down on a physiological level

meanwhile Juno's like 'i chased this idiot across half the galaxy because he wouldn't ask for help and had to deal with him being all stone-faced and cold about it, do I look like i mind that he's clingy now? a lady does not need his personal space at this time. a lady is living for this. a lady is also maybe feeling clingy have u considered that'

everyone who isn't rita (idek who. melee? the other vivopolis refugees??) is assuming they are just getting a very bad grade in taking it slow and are barely humoring them about it. and neither bothers with denying the boyfriend allegations but it's not bc it's true it's they're just. too exhausted to get defensive about it

rita: and i mean they ain't actually smooching too loud in the kitchen or whatever

melee probably: he just came out of Juno's room wearing Juno's shirt

juno: he's a thief that's his shirt now

(12 hours earlier:)

nureyev: (shows up to juno's room at 3am) im sorry for waking you i had nightmares about [the bomb/the carte blanche raid/dokana capturing you] i just needed to see that you were alive and make sure im in the reality timeline and then i will go back to-

juno: get in loser we're watching bad cops

rita: hi mista' n do you want some of this blanket

nureyev: that's very kind but im afraid im

juno: yeah hold up he's like really sweaty im gonna get him a clean shirt

nureyev: you really don't need to-

juno: how are you even still standing up when you're shaking like that

nureyev: that is. an excellent question

juno: anyway welcome to the club i fired rita like an hour ago bc i had nightmares about her dying on the asteroid

rita: i had one where i was gettin chased by this big stompy plant monster with lotsa teeth and i had to distract it by throwing all my snacks behind me and then i was outta snacks and then i was up getting more snacks when mista' steel fired me

rita: you know i think only reason i ain't got separation anxiety about mista' steel is because we spent all that time in the ruby together while we were chasin' after you and that gets a gal over it real fast

juno: thanks rita :P