Life in the Fast Lane

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((March 12st.  Some time after Round and Round We Go - nighttime I suppose.  Closed to Turbo and Nill for heavy bitching.))


Her blessings, Nill supposed, she could count - but, although it might have been piety, she had a mind to do something to better her conditions somehow.  Nill felt like a ghost not put to rest.  Hell, she looked the part.  Although she'd been given shelter and protection, it just wasn't the same.  Life used to be so simple.  She was at the top: a proud, supporting, loyal racer in the most popular game in the arcade!  But now, what was she?  A foot solider surrounded by blithering, bickering blockheads!  Unacceptable!  Her "leader" might have promised her the fame she wanted, but her faith in him was shaky at best.

Nill, when she requested a meeting with the only familiar person she had, thought she had a mind to chew his head off.  Now, she began to realize this wasn't what she needed.  One thought continued to return to her; she wanted to go home.  And one thought always followed; there was no home.  Without her game, what was her purpose?  An empty existence as an expendable pawn in this pointless war?  The woman could only see the worst in this situation.

Someone had to be there for her to confide in.  With few options, that someone had to be the very man responsible for her death.  There was still a kinship she felt with Turbo and that was infinitely more than she could say for anyone else around.  Nill decided to take to a bedroom where it was quiet and lonesome.  This had to be between only her and her rival.

Her mind was going full-tilt, but she was completely quiet.  Nill was standing, her arms folded tightly.  An intense stare was directed at her feet.  What should she say now?

[King Candy/Turbo]

Turbo knew it was more than just disgust of Facilier, if there was any. He knew she felt uncomfortable. The least, at least he thought, he could do was listen. That was he was going to do. Even though, regretfully, he was responsible for her previous death. He didn't really want to acknowledge that totally anymore but it was there. But it seemed to be more than that. More than her death. He didn't know quite yet but he knew he would.

So with a calm look, quick movement, and a soft posture, Turbo went as they went off to some place private at the circus. There they were. Alone again. Turbo saw her very quiet, because he too thought she was going to scold him. Tell him that all of this was nonsense. That Facilier's army were nothing but lunatics. She'd be somewhat right. Yet she just looked to her feet angrily, saying little, letting the silence take over. For the sake of himself, he responded softly "So, yeah. I promise you they're not like that all the time. I blame that robot. It was the robot wasn't it?"

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The blue-clad woman heard her rival's comment, and almost immediately picked her head up.  For several moments, she just stared at him.  Then, shockingly, a bit of a smile appeared.  Nill let out a cold laugh, more or less pleased to hear that irritating robot be put down.

"You're funny," Nill said.

She actually meant it too.  If there was one thing Turbo had up on her, it was a sense of humor.  Not that Nill was incapable of finding humor in things, but she didn't often express it often.  Nill seemed to be put into higher spirits, though clearly she was still bothered.

"No.  Let's not waste our breath talking about that stupid robot."

Nill actually turned completely toward him.  Her aggression toward Turbo was wearing off but no doubt would rekindle at the slightest provoking.  It wasn't like she could just forget what he did, but if it didn't come up again, she wouldn't complain.

"That leader of yours, I think, might be easily tripped from the throne.  I could tell he wasn't being truthful with me: not entirely.  You can see it too, can't you?  I'm actually sort of curious what you're hoping to get out of staying with these guys - I know I'm just here for shelter.  And I'm...here to be with you."

[King Candy/Turbo]

Turbo smiled, pleased to see her amused, and in turn shrugged as she praised his humor. "I tend to be" He mumbled. He nevertheless was glad she was laughing, as cold as it was. He could tell she was serious and nodded his thanks also. He was glad to have made light of the situation. He was just glad in general.

He nodded in complete agreement. He didn't want to even talk about Bender, he just assumed his bull was the cause of her anger. And it wasn't so what was? He listened to her as she became irritant again as expected. She then responded about Facilier and pondered about him. "Believe it or not I've thought about that. About taking over or just staying away from him" He then sighed softly "Yet as meek as he was back there, he's not alone. He actually has partners, malachite and Rita. But even then he's surprisingly nothing to sneeze at, he has dark powers, darker than anyone I've seen" He smirked, surprised with himself. She was right in that he wasn't truthful and right that he could be tipped but Turbo wasn't a gun-blazer unless someone was really weak. And that was something Facilier wasn't. He had magic, powerful magic.

He then paused as Nill then mentioned about what he wanted out of this. "At first power but now I'm not so sure anymore. Power doesn't seem like a thing to get from anywhere in this place" He shrugged. He then gaped at Nill as she mentioned that she was just here for a home and for him. He was shocked but not disappointed. He was actually rather glad. "Really? To be with me? After all I did?" He then smiled "I'm glad 'cause I want you here too"

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Nill blinked and tilted her head slightly.  As much as she liked to think that she was oh-so clever, she knew, if a bit begrudgingly, she couldn't ignore what Turbo had to say.  He'd been in this hellhole longer than her.  She firmly believed the other racer's judgment to be...questionable, but Nill decided to take his word that Facilier was better not messed with.  She didn't exactly doubt that he was in charge for some sort of reason.  A coup would probably end in disaster.  Yet, she wasn't eager to keep her head down forever - even if she was, as a video game character, semi-immortal.

"You're saying he's not someone to cross?  I believe you.  In that case, I'll just go along for the ride," Nill said.

She couldn't help feeling that she was trapped anyway.  Upon hearing Turbo's next words, she gave him her complete attention.  In spite of herself, a faint smile appeared on her lips, and this one was not cold at all.  Someone actually wanted her?  Someone she might have been denying her true feelings toward?  That bit of warmness faded though, the reality of what Turbo did returning to her mind.  Nill held her breath for a second, conflicted on what she ought to say.

"Yes.  After everything you did," she confirmed, before her voice turned suspicious, "Even after what you did to TurboTime and after you somehow took over that 'Sugar Rush' game.  ...or did you pull something else too?  Well, did you?"

[King Candy/Turbo]

Turbo nodded calmly. He was glad Nill was giving him the benefit of the doubt this time. This was something Turbo was completely sure of. Facilier, despite some questionable behavior, really was a powerful individual and tended to not be one to be easy to screw with. Turbo then saw a faint smile form and he couldn't help but feel a bit satisfied. He was glad that she herself was glad.

He then listened to her but shook his head "No. Just turbotime and that sugar rush game. It was nice being a literal king so I didn't see the need to corrupt another game. Even if that stupid bad-breath warthog and that vanellope brat took it over"

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"Good to hear you were living it right up after I died," she grumbled, "I know I would've loved to be a queen."

The fact that Turbo got to live and somehow became king for it was annoying.  Nill was a bitter little lady, but what else was new?  Though that bitterness soon faded, the rest of what he said slowly sinking in.  To her, it sounded as if his ruse was eventually found out.  Nill only had to assume the fact that he hijacked another game didn't go down well at all.  But instead of being angry, she found herself feeling concerned.  She lifted a hand up as if she was about to touch his shoulder, but hesitated.

"Warthog?  Who?" she asked bemusedly, "They didn't hurt you, did they?"

Disgusted as she was by his actions, Nill didn't want Turbo to be hurt.  Part of her actually felt sorry for him, and, despite her efforts to hide it, that part of her was showing through.

[King Candy/Turbo]

Turbo raised his hands in defeat but released them away to nod understandingly. "Yeah, probably shouldn't of been that casual with mentioning that" He didn't really like that he was once again trying to be too casual. Nill was still mad at him, for good reasons, about what happened. He felt bad and didn't want to make it worse for himself.

"Well his real name was Wreck-It-Ralph. A villain in a video game opposite of sugar rush. He helped Vanellope defeat me" Turbo explained a little more. He then looked at her as she asked that if they hurt him. Despite curious with what she said, he shook his head "Nah. They didn't. I'm in one piece aren't I?" He chuckled

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"Wreck-it Ralph?  The bad-guy from Fix-it Felix Jr.?" Nill asked, her brows furrowing, "I know him - not personally - but we were right next to each-other so I..."

Nill let her sentence go unfinished.  She was just rambling.  Hell if she knew what business Ralph even had with Turbo in the first place - she wasn't there so she had no idea - but the idea of that guy being angry was a little scary.  Feeling her mood lighten again, she smirked a bit.  Though she wasn't sure he was okay with being touched, she gently rested her hand on his shoulder in a comforting way.

"No offense, but I think he would pound you into goo," she said, "Good to see you still have all your limbs.  Heh."

She hesitated before continuing in a more genuine tone.

"You're kinda the only thing I have left."

[King Candy/Turbo]

"Yeah that's him. That's the guy" Turbo said. He shrugged as Nill rambled about him. He could care less. So long as the villain was away from him, Turbo could've cared less what Ralph did.

"None taken" Turbo smirked "He kind of did but I'm in one piece so he didn't do a great job" Turbo then paused as Nill admitted to him being the only thing she had. Turbo, despite himself, got just a tad closer and responded "Hey. For what it's worth, I won't let anyone here hurt you. I don't care how bad they might hurt me but they damn won't get you"

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Nill felt a little strange when she saw Turbo get closer.  It wasn't strange in a bad way, but it was definitely a new feeling.  She tried not to let on about how she felt, attempting to hide it with a snarky comment.

"I don't think you should be worried about that.  Nobel as it is, I think it's you who needs protecting in this relationship.  I mean, why would anyone come after me?"

Nill didn't answer that.  In her moment of pause, she realized that she wasn't totally right: those who fought against Facilier might target her only by merit of her being on the other side.  It was foolish for her to assume she was safe.  And she knew that.  It was a bit of a shock having somebody willing to protect her - and the normally-selfish Turbo of all people just made the whole thing surreal.

"But thank you, Turbo.  I won't let anyone hurt you either.  It's only fair."

The odd feeling she had grew stronger.  Though she tried to deny it, she could feel her cheeks flush slightly.  That was just embarrassing.  Figuring she might as well go with it, Nill inched a bit closer herself.

((and then... they kiss))

[King Candy/Turbo]

(OCC: Yes they do. Even if I'm practically months late. Sorry!)

He didn't know what he was doing but he found himself liking it. He then shrugged as Nill asked why would anyone attack her and he nodded at her suggestion that he needed to be protected "Well, you never know. I just don't want to see you get caught up by a bunch of enemies is all"

He then smiled a bit as she thanked him, which alone was bizarre, she didn't really thank anyone unless absolutely needed. She then also came closer and he didn't think about stopping it but this was definitely a bizarre thing that they were doing. He allowed his hands to go near her shoulders and neck. He tried not to lose any nerve and just gently kissed her.

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The corner of Nill’s mouth wrinkled a bit as she smirked. It was more than she would give about anyone, but hearing Turbo’s concern for her caused her to make an exception. She still thought she needed to keep an eye on him more than the other way around, but this action seemed like a step in the right direction for the selfish racer.

Her brows furrowed slightly once she felt his hands lightly touch her. The smirk nearly vanished as she prepared to ask him what he was doing before she was instantly silenced. Her yellow eyes slowly closed as Turbo kissed her. In that moment, she’d completely forgotten about being angry at him. This was something she secretly wanted for years. She moved her arms around him so she could be closer.

After, she almost tried to pretend like that hadn't happened, but she was blushing pretty obviously by then.

"Get that out of your system?" she commented in a coy tone.