Recovery [Open!!]

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

It wasn't often that she got injured to the point where she was stuck in the med bay for more than a day. Steven managed to do a number on her though, and there was still things inside her that were fixing themselves. Her lung was still punctured, likely because there was probably a bone or something keeping it from actually closing.

As much as that hurt, what was really bothering Nanashi was being stuck in bed. At the very least her normal schedule didn't allow for free time, even if there wasn't an entire country hinging on it. As a result, she was slightly cranky and desperate for conversation.

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

Zetta blinked.

"What's a Shogi?"

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

"It is a game. A game that practices strategy and skill. Then again, I suppose you may not be smart enough to give anyone a challenge in such a game."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Baiting him isn't even working right now, Nanashi. Is he worried about you, or just used to it?

"You have your enjoyments, I have mine," he said. "I got to the top of the heap so I could lord it over people like Micky, not play checkers with him! ....Dryzen would probably cheat anyway," he added as an annoyed afterthought.

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

She began laughing, but then broke into a fit of coughing. When she began to recover she retorted, "I suppose not everyone is suited to such pass-times." Of course, the way she said that suggested an insult. "You would at the very lest always have me to fight with."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"See, now you get it!" Zetta said, proudly. "So long as I leave you alive, you can keep coming back better!"

Zetta, you are SO bad at evil.

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

She laughed and coughed more, "Percisely! So we can both take over the world, and I can enjoy my Utopia while you have a constant challenge." Well, at the very least she was securing herself power. That was the important thing.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"There's just one problem with that," Zetta said with a grin. "We'd never agree on which one of us was in charge."

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

"Easy," she said with a wave of her hand, "We'd continue arguing about it while we both maintained an equal amount of power."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"That works... but would you really WANT to share?" Zetta fixed her with a scrutinizing eye. "Or would you just be... secretly plotting my demise! Ha!"

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

"Of course I wouldn't want to share, but killing you would be too difficult and too messy. There are other ways to secure absolute control, and you might not even notice that I have!" She winked at him with a smile that said she already had multiple plans in mind.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Hyaaaa ha ha ha ha! Well, so long as you've got plans!" Zetta grinned back at her.

Then, apropos of absolutely nothing, he said, "You know, your name pisses me off."

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

She looked surprised and opened her mouth to talk, but instead began coughing again, covering her mouth with one hand and gripping the sheets with the other.

Between coughs she sputtered, "Why?"

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Well, you told me what it means, and that's a pretty crapass thing to name someone," Zetta said. "I mean... especially, look at you now. Your parents were idiots."

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

Nanashi shrugged, "They did not name me at all. It was just what the nurses called me." She smiled a bit on the compliment though. It was rare that Zetta complimented anyone besides himself.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"...yeah, that was my POINT. It was stupid and it pisses me off," Zetta grumbled. "I mean, I'm sure you're all proud that a girl named that did everything you've done. That's fine. I respect that. Still pisses me off."

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

She cocked her eyebrow, "Why should it piss you off though?"

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Because you're worth more than you got," Zetta said, irritated. It was obvious, Nanashi! Duh!

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

"Oh! My! Is that... Is that a compliment I hear?" She began laughing again, and then coughing.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"I don't fight people who aren't worth fighting," Zetta snapped, as if this should be entirely self-obvious.

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

His snapping back merely made Nanashi chuckle and cough a bit more until she closed her eyes and focused on not breathing. Slowly she filled her lungs with air again and then said, "It is still unlike you to give a compliment. It is accepted none the less." She smiled, but it faded as she groaned in pain. It was much better than it had been two days ago, but the pain was still pretty bad.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Eh. Being around all these humans is doing weird things to me, and I'm not sure I like it," Zetta said with a severe frown. "All this 'playing nice' and 'having minions' and not having a body."

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

She laughed a bit more, coughing, "Really, Zetta, you are such a comedy act, Sam will throw you out for making me lose more blood."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"What, can't you just drink some more?" One eyebrow went up. "I thought the synthetic crap did fine for you."

[sanguineroyal.livejournal.com]

She groaned, "it also tastes... Well, I do not know what it tastes like, but not blood. And I have been having some, begrudgingly. I do not want to burn through all of our blood stores either. It still is not good for me to keep losing what is inside of me."

[badassfreakingoverlord]

"Eh, fair enough," he said, failing to shrug. "I'm kinda glad I don't have to eat any more, tell you the truth. I get the feeling I wouldn't be happy with the fare."