Edward N(ashton)ygma ([personal profile] 3rs) wrote in [community profile] icebergloungers2022-10-23 01:33 pm
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alphapollo: (and if you lose)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
The guy was called Mark. Well, no, he wasn't called Mark but apparently henchmen for Ed called themselves Mark. They were basically canon fodder, keeping Edward out of the line of fire and Harvey wasn't into playing that game. It was all a distraction tactic and Harvey wasn't feeling distracted, just irritated. Hence why he came into the canteen with a very bloody Mark, who had clearly been beaten to a pulp, and tossed him onto the table Edward was sitting at.

"Hi, Nygma. Why do I get the feeling that you're trying to avoid us?"

The Mark vomited blood on the table and fell onto the floor. Harvey kicked him aside and grabbed the chair opposite Edward - the newly vacated chair because everyone had promptly fucked off - and sat down. He looked at Edward, clearly not happy. And no, it wasn't Harvey. It really wasn't Harvey. It was Two-Face. "We should talk."
alphapollo: (or they want to take my trophies)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm the true face." Oh yeah, there was a call-back that Edward probably didn't want. He did wonder, based on that, what Edward had known. How long it had been a plan, if all gangsters had conspired at one point, if they were all in on it. Probably. He knew how many conspired against Harvey and he was here for that exact reason. He had to protect Harvey, keep him safe, remove all threats. And right now, Nygma was a threat. A former gangster lackey, a rogue, an overall piece of shit. "Two face, if you want."

Two face pulled out his coin, the same one he had during his trial all those years ago. One side was brilliant silver and the other was scratched to shit.

"Do you feel lucky, Nygma?" Two face slipped the coin idly. "Cause you rogues, you're something fucking else. I think you're lucky. Bottom feeding scum like you, you rig the system and you never pay for anything. You got a lot of luck."
Edited 2022-10-23 16:04 (UTC)
alphapollo: (everything's comin' up aces)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Shame you don't feel lucky cause here is how it's gonna work. I could believe you but, let's be honest, you're a manipulative piece of shit and I don't trust anything you say. So I'll flip. Heads, we call it a day and I let it go. Tails, I am gonna beat your face in until it cracks open like a melon." Two face clarified as he held up the coin and showed him both sides. "See, we believe in luck. You wanna game with us, we'll be fair. When the fact ain't clear, we play with luck."

And then Two face flipped his coin and caught it, turning it over and -- well, silver. Fuck.

Harvey sighed and felt a strange relief as he looked at it. He didn't really want to kill Nygma but right now, he had a poor moral compass and no direction so he did whatever felt right, not what he probably had to do. "Lucky boy." Harvey looked at the coin for a few and then slipped it away and like that, he was done. He stood up, unsure what else to do but to leave.
Edited 2022-10-23 16:21 (UTC)
alphapollo: (i made it)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm a man of my word, Nygma. I will not hit you." It was weird. Edward was touching him and he didn't know how he felt about it. It strangely dawned on him that no one besides doctors had been close to him since this accident. No one really touched him. Not even his wife had. She screamed when she saw him, she feared him right away. No one wanted to get close and he didn't blame them. So why did Edward? "I don't like to go back on myself. Besides, I don't know if I believe you or not but I don't know if it matters."

A rogue was a rogue. They hurt each other, they hurt other people - it was the way it was. Black and white. Good and evil. And Gotham was a rotten evil shithole. If Nygma fucked him over then it was on Harvey cause he stayed here. He tried to fight it. He was an idiot.

"As much as your face is pretty punchable, I'll pass."
alphapollo: (in the garden of evil)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Edward was touching his lips. Edward was touching his face. Right in the middle, it was really weird. And also what the fuck? Harvey watched Edward, wide eyed and baffled, trying to work out how he felt. Why did he keep shushing him. He frowned at Edward, letting him ramble on and trying to process... well, all of this, frankly.

"Stop touching my face." He tilted his head to the side, looking at Edward and meeting his eyes. "It's prone to infection and I'm trying to avoid sepsis."

So he didn't need anyone's unwashed hands near it. Not that he was really doing much to protect it otherwise, he should be in a hospital, getting treatment and help but it was Gotham. Only in Gotham could a patient discharge themselves with half their face missing and no one followed it up. "You really want me to punch you, huh?"
alphapollo: (i'll be praying for the faithless)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't spend more time than I have to there. Also, I dunno, sounds kinda gay."

Harvey was jumping no man in the shower and he would like that to die here and never become a persistent rumour, thanks. He held up his coin and flipped it again. "Let's see if I can hit you." Fuck. Silver. "Kick you?" Ah. Okay. Better. That one was face down, not the best for Edward but they could reach some kind of catharsis now. He wasn't gonna beat him up, he wasn't going to punch him but he would kick him.

Hence, without warning, he got up suddenly and raised his leg, kicking Edward hard. And yeah, it was a chest kick. It sent Edward tumbling into the table across from them at the sheer force of it. There. Done. "Happy?"
alphapollo: (so I do the deed)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"S'okay." Harvey admitted and then he came over and sat down next to Edward, putting his hand on his thigh in a comforting manner and slapping it lightly before he pulled away. "I had a client once who was going to Blackmate, he hurt a lot of people and apparently you were one of them but the Bat already took you to Arkham while you were unconscious. Anyway, I spoke to him and he told me 'I couldn't help it, I had the opportunity and the Riddler is fun to hit' and I remember thinking that it would have been nice to beat your ass all those years ago when you were just Ed Nygma."

Harvey hmmed and then turned to Ed, nodding in approval. "It's satisfying, I'm not gonna bullshit you. You're whinier than I expected though."

Or maybe he was about as whiny as expected. Hard to say. "And for the record, I do-- did kickboxing."
alphapollo: (you'll be lonely)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Kickboxing, jogging, weight lifting, sometimes crossfit if I could find the time. I haven't worked out in a while, this ain't even my peak." Harvey lamented because it was strangely nice to have something resembling a normal conversation, even if it was with a fucking asshole like Nygma. It wasn't about his face or his change or anything like that. Working out. Very easy going, very nice. "I can bench press 127kg these days, my goal is 150 kg."

He only wished he could have fought Maroni fair and square. He'd never have gotten the acid even close. All it took was a fucking bullet in the end, when the game wasn't fun and he was lost in pain but it would have been nice to trash the bastard. "You lift?"
alphapollo: (from pieces)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"I did it for health and protection. I got a lot of death threats, got a lot of attacks, lots of rogues breaking in." Harvey had provoked and it was like poking an ants nest. Once he provoked, more came out and then there were fucking everywhere, ruining his good time. The Joker in his home, Falcone's men following him home, Maroni in his court - it was a fucking nightmare. "If you ever want to improve your reps... we're here a while."

And Harvey had no idea what to do with that. He was humiliated to be here, angry and frustrated with the world and not sure how one went about breaking out.

"Does this place had a gym? I assume not. Seems like a lot of damage could be done if you give the joker something weighted..."
alphapollo: (and if you never know)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"If you say so." Well, he guessed Edward was as weird and as queer as he had been when he first met him. He didn't mind, he knew that this was the way Edward was and he was trying to just make peace with it. He smiled at Edward, with only one side capable of moving. "Guess you got a point, we aren't exactly in the same league. Though all I'm going for is strong enough to hold my own, I ain't looking for a vibe."

He was supposed to be here for a couple of years but he assumed it'd never work like that so he was mostly just killing time until the inevitable. He would have to find new ways to keep in shape, he supposed he could work on his legs more.

"I never had a home gym. Gilda wanted the spare room to be ..." Fuck. "A kid's room, you know?" No, he didn't. He was a rogue, why would he know? "I need to get a new place, that's gonna be a bitch."
alphapollo: (get up and leave)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I just want something to hit, that's all I need." How did it feel to be pitied by Edward Nygma? Not great. He didn't know why he shared, he didn't know why he said things, he just wished he could stop. He wished he was harder, he wished he didn't have to deal. It was easier with Two-Face, he always knew how to handle the ugly emotions. Probably always had cause Harvey certainly never did. He closed his eyes and exhaled slowly before yawning. It was quite the sight, Harvey yawning, his face was an experience to say the least.

"You're a genius, eh? That's what they always said." Universal genius. "Tell me, genius, what are my odds of survival if I don't do shit about this?"

He gestured to his face, just curious. Doctors tried to help him but he didn't want to talk to them. Oddly, it was easier to talk to Edward and he figured Edward had some basic knowledge. "Weeks? Months? Years?"
alphapollo: (stocks and bonds)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
It was a good question.

"It can't be fixed. It'd take years of work to get it to a place where it doesn't look so bad but it's still gonna hurt. I know they could do a graft and then it ain't open no more, that's all and nothing cosmetic but that's the limit. Why change it? Pain is a friend now. It hurts so bad, I don't feel it any more. I don't let myself. If I did, I think I'd really belong here cause I'd lose my mind. When it hit me, I felt my face come off and at first, I thought it was whatever they threw but it was my face, Nygma." Harvey laughed suddenly, abruptly, his eyes not fully focused on anything because clearly, his brain could not handle it. It was almost like a switch flocked and he shut himself down until it was repressed enough. After a few beats of silence, Harvey sighed.

Then he raised his hand and touched the good side of his face. "I don't trust 'em. Any of 'em. They'll put me out and off me. It's Gotham. If the docs ain't psychos, they're probably mafia owned. Nothing is safe here. No one is safe. I'll live with it until it kills me, I think." So a short life but at least he went out on his own.

"I guess to answer you - what it would take is to trust someone enough to let me near me."
alphapollo: (i take it)

[personal profile] alphapollo 2022-10-23 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"I felt safe once." When he was with Jim and Bruce at a party, discussing the future of Gotham, believing that they had a chance. It was a beautiful moment of hope and he knew then that he trusted Bruce and Jim with his life. Hell, he trusted the Bat too. And where were they now? Couldn't even fucking look at him.

And yet here was Edward, a fucker he didn't trust for a second, and he was looking at him and touching him like an old friend. Like he wasn't repulsed or repelled. He was just here. With him.

"I'm trusting you all to be yourselves, yes. You rogues, you'll all do whatever you do. And you stab each other in the back all the fucking time so I don't trust any of you as far as I can throw you." And yet, he did find them interesting. He wasn't a rogue, he never would be, but he knew they could do impossible things and had many times over. "To trust that there is someone in Gotham who can make this mess better is a tall order. I guess by your logic, I gotta let go and trust those who shouldn't be trusted."

Harvey snorted in amusement and pulled away from Edward, shaking his head. "You know, everyone I did trust let me down. Maybe I should trust the worst cause the best, they didn't want me."

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