Hey, is it hot in here or is that just me?

In another life | Nuvu

#whereforeart-thou-kovu #p: in another life #r: nuvu #using a partial lost quote for the post lost vibe #lol

What the fuck was that?

Nuka had talked about these dreams with Drizella and figured that was just that... and then this insane one happened and Kovu died! Actually died! Did these dreams manifest horrible thoughts? Did his anger before slipping into this dream cause... that?

Nuka stumbled out of his bed and threw on a tank top and some sweats before he stormed out of his apartment to go find Kovu's. He needed to just quickly confirm that his idiot brother was fine.

It didn't take him long, he was in the same building after all, but he made it to Kovu's floor and knocked on the door rapidly three or four times. "Open up Kovu!" He called out, stepping back to wait for the door to finally swing open.

@whereforeart-thou-kovu

In another life | Nuvu

Picture Me Rollin' | Nuka & Audrey

audrey-auto-motive

"Ya know Nuka, if I didn't know better I'd assume you were just flattering me. But, I am kind of the best." At least the only one around that had a little upperhand to it as well.

"Couple years." She pointed to an exit for him to take as she spoke, "I moved here for grad school, I was already a mechanic back home in Michigan and grad school was kind of just to have a degree." That and other reasons that didn't matter anymore. "I've been holding a wrench since before I could walk though. Family business."

@audrey-auto-motive

#audrey-auto-motive #p: picture me rollin #r: auka #writing this reply knowing what happens to the car later really takes me out

"Now now. Two things could be true at once. I could be trying to flatter you and stating a fact. Which is what it is. I did my research." It wasn't as if Nuka would send his car to just any mechanic or any car people. He'd seen Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Some idiots weren't stealing his car to go for a joy ride.

Nuka took the exit she pointed to carefully, checking for other cars so he could get onto the main road with no issues. "That's cool. I'm in the family business situation too really. I work with my brother at Interpride."

@audrey-auto-motive

Mission: Incognito || OPEN

"Pet rocks. Sad." Angel stated under her breath. When she was a kid she'd had a classmate who'd had a pet rock, but they had been around seven-years-old and it hadn't been purchased, just picked up one day on the playground and given a name. People really would buy anything. Being somewhat of a product herself, that didn't make her feel good. Was her competition in Swynlake going to be pet rocks? She'd have to call a meeting with the marketing team and see if maybe they could plaster her face or name on some of the rocks.

"When you say they turn people around, do you mean that figuratively or literally?" Her smile returned and she nodded. "You don't mind? Thank you! You can order whatever you want as a thank you from me."

@roasty-toasty-morake

#angelstrong #p: mission incognito

It was pretty sad to have pet rocks, it was true. Admittedly Nuka did sort of respect the scam of it. If that shop managed to make a profit anyway. Though he highly doubted that they did.

"I'd say pretty literally. When you're new in town the roads turn you around intentionally, get you confused. Magick is throughout the place so it all seems to change and makes sure that you don't get to where you want to go."

Nuka didn't mind helping a clueless newcomer. Making this kind of connection could be really beneficial to him. "Well thanks. Appreciate it," Nuka replied as he started leading the way toward main street. "Are you just visiting for a little while or are you planning on staying in town?"

@angelstrong

Visiting Hours | Nest

it-is-your-destiny

Destiny glanced down, mostly to hide her blush. She played nervously with her fingers.

She had told herself that she was going to stop reading into things but...she couldn't help it. It was strange, wasn't it? That Nuka would show up here? He must...like her? At least...a little bit. Otherwise, he wouldn't have shown up.

"Thank you," she said softly, once she'd gathered herself. "I appreciate that. Uhm...would you like to sit...or?"

@roasty-toasty-morake

#it-is-your-destiny #p: visiting hours #r: nest

Nuka shrugged and went ahead and sat down in the chair next to the hospital bed. Why not? He'd come to check in on her anyway. Might as well hang out a bit longer. Plus he liked her company. And there was only so much time he could tolerate babying his kid brother before he needed other company.

Or at least, these were all the excuses he gave himself as he settled into his chair and stayed longer than he should. "Sure thing. You getting bored in here yet or has it not been long enough for that?" Nuka asked, as he wasn't one who could spend a lot of time stuck in one spot in general. He usually needed to keep busy.

@it-is-your-destiny

“Hate to break it to you… the ocean’s not gonna take your gold card.”

NAME: Nuka Morake OCCUPATION: Finance Manager for Box2 SECTION: Fuselage SURVIVAL SKILL: Can forage and scavenge for food. He also knows how to track animals and people. MAGICAL SKILL: Resistant to Harm REASON FOR BEING ON FLIGHT 2015: Returning home after a work trip for the company PERSONAL ITEM: A handwritten letter from his mother PERSON OF SCIENCE/FAITH: Person of science

BIOGRAPHY:

Nuka had only ever known a life of struggle. The family had always had a fight for money and for more and Nuka was constantly in the middle of it. He dropped out of school early so that he could just be useful to his mother. He did all her dirty work and did everything in his power to get their family in a better spot.

But of course it was all focused on his younger siblings doing well and succeeding in school. Kovu especially. As they moved toward acquiring Box2, Nuka started working in the finance department, rising up to the ranks of Financial Manager. It was all going according to plan. Just a few more months or a year and they’d be able to do the proper takeover their mother wanted.

Or at least… they would have. Had their flight back from Miami not gone horribly wrong. One minute he was going over plans for the next meeting when they got back, and the next he jolted up to the sounds of a roaring engine and screams, so many screams. But Nuka didn’t care about the rest of the people on his flight. As long as he found his brother and kept him alive then he would be okay.

#swynlost #swynlost au

whereforeart-thou-kovu

I Pray You Leave Me & [Nuvu]

In which Nuka receives a phone call and tells Kovu exactly what he thinks of him…[takes place July 28, early morning]

@roasty-toasty-morake

Previous paras: Lose Control Thief in the Night Love and Lost Is There Not Rain Enough? It Is Better to Seek Forgiveness Than Ask for Permission We May Outrun

Companion piece: June of Many Turns

cw – just some fun fucked up family dynamics!

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KOVU: “Hey,” Kovu said when Nuka picked up. There was a drawn out pause.

“So, uhm, I might’ve…done something. And I need your help.”

NUKA: The phone rang abruptly and jerked Nuka out of a light doze. He picked up with a groggy “hey.”

It took him a minute to process the words ‘might’ve done something. “Done… what? What the fuck did you do?” He pulled his phone from his ear to check the time.

“What the hell were you doing out?”

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#whereforeart-thou-kovu #p: i pray you leave me #r: nuvu #this shit was so sdfdsf #brothers man

Swynlake Dreams 101 || Nuzella

“Hmm, since I moved back…” Drizella tilted her head, trying to remember. “Well, thankfully none have been all that bad. I guess the most embarrassing one was this Bridgerton-esque Regency romance where I was swept off my feet by my high school boyfriend.”

She rolled her eyes. She was both thanfkul and mortified it had been Max. It was nothing he hadn’t seen before and also she could joke with him about how ridiculous it had been. But on the other hand —

She stopped that thought before it could evolve legs and run off onto land.

“Tied with the terrible theme park one though. I did hear there was one that turned everyone into cats — I can’t tell if that would be a riot or terrible,” she said. “If I was a housecat, maybe it’d just be lots of sleeping in sunbeams, but apparently they were, like, feral hunter cats?”

@roasty-toasty-morake

#ugly-drizella #p: swynlake dreams 101 #r: nuzella

"Ah. Right. That does sound a tad awkward," Nuka agreed. He had never finished high school anyway so that sort of experience wouldn't be so much of an issue for him. But it did sound... bad. Or cringey at least.

The theme park dream though... that just sounded depressing for a dream. After all, there could be so many fantastical things and instead everyone dreamed they were working at a theme park. Mental. "Yeah, I'd probably hate that one too. You'd think the dreams would prefer to help the escapism in some way rather than shove you in the mundane."

Not that Nuka had any idea how the dreams even worked. Just that they happened and they were bizarre. "It sounds terrible to me. But I'm not especially big on cats," he admitted. "I've heard bits and pieces from other people but I don't know if any of the ones people have mentioned sounded all that great. Maybe the pokemon one. Can't imagine much bad happening in something like that," he remarked with a laugh.

@ugly-drizella

Picture Me Rollin' | Nuka & Audrey

audrey-auto-motive

Audrey felt the curve of the road as Nuka continued steering them around the corner.

"Well, now you know one." Audrey said, because even if she didn't end up even liking this guy, she could still like the car.

The brunette smirked over at him, "I think I can find us a nice stretch." She glanced at the road signs near them. "Take the next exit towards Besydus, it's mostly farmland so you can find a decent straightaway and then turn off to get some of those curves you can handle."

@roasty-toasty-morake

#audrey-auto-motive #p: picture me rollin #r: auka

"Well I can't fully agree to that until I do have you actually work on the car... but everything I've heard around here says you're the best." And Nuka wanted only the best for his prized car.

He took the next exit she described, turning them off in the direction of Besydus. "Sounds like a great spot to test out." Nuka hadn't had a lot of time back home to flex with his car really, but he'd gone out a few times at night and driven fast on the motorway when there wouldn't be too many other drivers to interfere.

"You been a mechanic in this place long?" Nuka asked as he navigated his way along as she'd described.

@audrey-auto-motive

whereforeart-thou-kovu

Is There Not Rain Enough? & [Nuvu]

In which Nuka gives Kovu an ultimatum of a sort...[takes place July 23]

@roasty-toasty-morake

Previous paras: Lose Control Thief in the Night Love and Lost

Companion piece: June of Many Turns

cw -- none really, some threads?, anxiety

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KOVU: What was wrong with him?

Finally, Kovu understood what drove people to drinking. To the drugs his family provided.

He felt keyed up. Sick to his stomach. Unable to sleep. It felt like everything was falling apart. Kovu didn’t understand.

His whole life, he’d been raised for the task he had now been set upon but as soon as the moment finally came, he was floundering. He had been trained for taking over InterPride, he knew everything about it. Could quote statistics and projections all day long. He knew not just about the London office, or the Swynlake office, but all of them. And he knew the laws that governed them. He knew the family history. His grandfather Geoffery, his great-grandfather Bartholmew. His great-aunt who died. His step-grandmother, the American.

It was all supposed to be his. His family’s. Simba had no right to do what he did. Not when the by-laws specifically said that it should be passed from heir to heir.

Kovu was also an heir. He just had to bide his time before he could reveal himself and take his birthright. Then, his mother wouldn’t have to sell drugs. His siblings wouldn’t have to sell drugs. They could make an honest living.

And, yet, Kovu felt like he was failing.

At every turn, things were going poorly. The scandal with Lottie and June. Not winning prom king. The proprietor of his petition for drunk driving getting in a high-speed car accident. The bloody part in the play he’d gotten being almost a one-to-one recreation of the goddamn terrorist attack that had shaken up the town.

And now, his wallet had been stolen. By someone who had called themself his friend.

Kovu had never fucked anything up in his life this badly. He was pissed at June, but he was mostly pissed at himself.

And now, because he couldn’t sleep. Because his mind was tortured with wondering how it had all gone wrong, why June hated him enough and was petty enough to steal his wallet, consumed with getting his petition passed, and shoved full of his lines from the play—he had forgotten he had a meeting today to prepare for.

A big one.

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#whereforeart-thou-kovu #p: is there not rain enough?#r: nuvu

Mission: Incognito || OPEN

"Rock Shoppe? What, do they only sell rocks or something?" Angel scoffed at the ridiculousness of the idea. "I'm more in the market for clothes or little pieces for my house so I can get settled in, but some coffee doesn't sound too bad. I think the jetlag is starting to catch up with me." She offered a nice enough smile, not wanting to come across rude. "Mind pointing me in the right direction?"

@roasty-toasty-morake

#angelstrong #p: mission incognito

Nuka snorted. "Yeah, actually they do. Pet rocks and shit like that," he added. Yeah, it was as ridiculous as it sounded. He didn't get it. "I guess in theory they have crystals or whatever else for sorcerers too but there is a good bit of rocks on sale. Nonsense really."

He had a strong opinion about that. And the opinion was that a business like that shouldn't exist. But whatever. Good for the owner for scamming the public to some degree. "Coffee? Yeah Hatter's is the best place for that probably," Nuka said after a moment. "Just down that way," he pointed and then paused. "Well, I can lead you there actually. The streets like to turn new people around."

@angelstrong

Visiting Hours | Nest

it-is-your-destiny

Destiny relaxed slightly at the apology, though she still felt...well, rather chided. It was funny, because Nuka did not know her...nor her, him. But, she still felt embarrassed by his judgement. Wanted to prove that she wasn't just...this silly little thing.

This was the second time he had seen her in an absolutely ridiculous and avoidable situation.

"Yes, I'm fine. Just--a little bruised and battered. It--it could've been worse." It had been for Mrs. de Vil, but, of course, no one could know that. She hoped Mrs. de Vil hadn't said anything. Her heart monitor spiked briefly, but she just let out a deep breath.

"Thank you...for coming. You didn't have to do that." Really, she was still a little confused as to why he had. He didn't owe her anything. She was the one who owed him for rescuing her at prom.

@roasty-toasty-morake

#it-is-your-destiny #p: visiting hours #r: nest

Yeah it could have been worse. There'd been a picture of the wreck in the paper... or at least the totaled car. It looked horrible. They were both lucky beyond belief that nothing worse had happened to them.

"I felt like I should. Don't love my prom date getting hurt like that." Granted it wasn't like they were close or anything. But Nuka still felt some connection to her. She had been good company, and he'd actually forgotten for a brief moment about everything he needed to worry about.

"Plus you know... hospitals are miserable. Thought you might want some company for a little while." Nuka didn't know why he was there really. He really didn't owe her anything. But he'd wanted to come so... here he was.

@it-is-your-destiny

Mission: Incognito || OPEN

Despite Angel’s public announcement to her fans that she would be taking some time away from the spotlight in order to focus solely on her music she didn’t actually plan on disappearing completely. She’d wanted to get away from California to sightsee and gain new experiences elsewhere that might help with her creative drive, but she didn’t have it in her to be put on the backburner for an undetermined amount of time. She thrived on attention and could never go too long without at least a sliver of it.

Having put on the largest pair of sunglasses in her collection, Angel had decided that she would take a walk around town in order to familiarize herself with the new surroundings and maybe even a neighbor or two; she was bored and shopping with others was the best way to cure her boredom.

“Are any of these shops even worth visiting?” She said aloud to no one in particular.

#angelstrong #p: mission incognito

Nuka was no longer the newest person around. At least so it seemed with a woman looking around and judging the little shops that were all over main street. Not that he could blame her. There were a few that really weren't worth anyone's time. Especially the one with the rocks. And maybe the antique store. He saw no use for that.

"Honestly? I wouldn't say that a lot of them are," Nuka said after a moment. "Especially not that Rock Shoppe or whatever it's called. Waste of time and money," Nuka insisted. "But there's a few gimmick shops like that around here."

But Nuka didn't spend his money on useless things in general. So it wasn't much for him. "The tea shop's pretty good though if you like a hot drink. Has good coffee too."

@angelstrong

Visiting Hours | Nest

it-is-your-destiny

Destiny didn't know. She shrugged her shoulders in a bit, like a hermit crab crawling into it's shell. Her mother had already chided her plenty for how stupid she'd been. Destiny knew. But, at the same time, how was she supposed to have known? It wasn't like she had driven much with Mrs. de Vil. It wasn't like she got in the car with pretty much anyone besides her mother.

She wasn't sure what to say to Nuka. He was right, after all.

"Yeah, well," Destiny said softly. "I didn't think something like this would happen. Obviously."

@roasty-toasty-morake

#it-is-your-destiny #p: visiting hours #r: nest #lmao ig he's physically incapable of shutting that side off

"Right. Of course," Nuka replied, wincing a little. He had definitely leaned into that mode that he tended to get with Kovu without even thinking. Maybe it was just a force of habit when he saw someone get themselves into a situation that they could have maybe avoided.

And he liked Destiny. He didn't really know why he was spending so much time around Mrs. De Vil. That woman was mental. He didn't care how good the money might be when they worked with her.

"Sorry. I didn't mean to go all lecture-y. I do that with my little brother, and I guess habits transfer over a bit. I'm glad to see that you're okay. That's the main thing right?"

@it-is-your-destiny

Swynlake Dreams 101 || Nuzella

“My mum, apparently.” Drizella snorted. “She got sent to the Victorian times. At first I thought it was fitting, since she always seemed like the stern headmistress type to me, but then I forgot about the whole ‘women have no rights’ thing.”

She shrugged.

“She actually didn’t mention it till I heard about it from a friend of an old friend — and then she was all like It was fine, Drizella. Don’t you have more important things to worry about? Guess it sorted itself out in the end. That’s the good part of the dream stuff — they do always sort out in the end. But we do have our share of magical disasters. Freak snowstorms in summer, demons running amok.”

@roasty-toasty-morake

#ugly-drizella #p: swynlake dreams 101 #r: nuzella

The Victorian times. Now that sounded like an absolute nightmare. There were all kinds of structures and rules, and none of them really benefited a black man either. Most worked at the docks or as servants and didn't get any of the nice parts of...well...anything. Not that Nuka's childhood was much different from that concept really. They had had tough times eating and he remembered far too many days where all they had were beans and toast.

"Yeah the no rights thing'll get you," Nuka agreed. "Whenever people say they want to travel to the past I'm always thinking they've got some rose colored glasses on about it. I wouldn't want to be traveling back in any way shape or form." Life was arse enough already without going back. That'd just be going back to where it was worse.

This town really was mental. But at least Nuka had no plans on staying for that long. Hopefully after a few months Kovu will have made mum proud and they could all go their separate ways again and he could actually live out a life he wanted in London. "What was the weirdest or worst one for you then? You've been here a while now right?"

@ugly-drizella

Picture Me Rollin' | Nuka & Audrey

audrey-auto-motive

Audrey watched as his hands grasped the steering wheel, the way he shifted the gears from one to the next at the right moments. He was a car guy. But not in that macho annoying sort of way. An appreciator, not a show off.

"Hey, well, that's why you hire people like me." The mechanic said with a smirk, settling more comfortably in her seat as she turned towards him. "I don't expect everyone to know how to diagnose their car. Kind of like people, got a lot of moving parts that could mean any number of things when something goes wrong."

@roasty-toasty-morake