nic-the-mimic:
There was still no body.
Pim had died in an explosion (by an Urchin), a couple of other Urchins had died, but life didn’t stop, as much as Nic kind of wished it would. He still had to take care of everything else – he’d notified people, he’d gotten the ball rolling on renovation of the new place, and now he sat in Pim’s old place, trying to figure out what the hell he should with it.
Mostly, that figuring out looked like a whole lot of crying and depressed staring at Pim’s various possessions. Hey, he never said he’d be doing any of it with a calm demeanor. He wasn’t making everything around him shake anymore, but there were little embers of fire whizzing around in orbit, flickering lights and shadows leaping from corner to corner. Neighbors probably thought the place was haunted now.
When a knock sounded at the door, Nic called, “If you’ve come to try buy the place, you can fuck right off.” Apparently real estate was in short supply in the South Side, because he’d been getting that shit all day. Who knew?
Luca raised an eyebrow as he opened the door. He was super cool so he felt comfortable just walking in places. I mean, it’s not like Pim could kick him out. Which was weird. Luca wasn’t happy actually. In fact he was sad. Despite how rude and mean Pim was to him, he still cared about the man which meant giving his condolences to Nic.
He stepped inside and shook his head. “No, I’m not here to buy the place.” Though he totally could. But he owned a lot of places right now per his plan to save the world. “I’ve come by to offer my condolences and ask if there’s anything I can do to help.”










