[ It's bad enough that she knows Vax, knows he'll do anything to protect her, even from herself sometimes; she doesn't know if he'll willingly keep things from her now. But given the choice to remember, and the choice to (permanently?) forget, Vex will take memories every time. They're hers and no one else has the right to deny her them. Furthermore, she could never choose to allow others to bear this burden alone. ]
There's definitely more than meets the eye here. [She didn't miss that trailing thought, Vax.] They could be scattering the lot of us across this whole world, but they're not. Instead, we're all centered here. And seem to think it's where we need to be.
[ Neither twin is a fan of destiny, of fate - particularly the fate-touched sibling who offered himself in her place. Yet she can at least thank them for keeping her with her family, incomplete memories or otherwise. ]
..Fuck. So all of that was worth it. ..Even if the Storm overtook Tal'dorei, we did it. We..won. [she can't help but smile as at least some relief crashes down, washes over her like a wave, voice full of affection.] You fuck! You could have fucking led with that, you know! [she shoves his chest hard, before resettling so they can sit forehead to forehead once more.
She just really wishes she could remember that victory.]
[ he just...needs a bit more time to think about it. and yes, he knows that isn't the best route to take, and that his sister will be mad at him if he decides to come back and bring it up with her, but he just...can't do it right now. so he lets the conversation shift away from it, to something more tangible. to something that they can do something about.
he smirks a little at vex's thought. ] Gods can't keep us apart. They've tried that already. [ is that offensive? should he be worrying about the raven queen listening it? either way, he feels better for it. falling back into a comfortable place for them. them against the world, gods and destiny be damned. ] But it certainly makes things easier. [ no, she's right. they should be thankful that they all ended up in the same side of this world, in the same town, close enough to hear jenga being yelled out across a market square. he doesn't really know what he'd be doing right now if he hadn't found them when he did, but that's also not something he needs to worry about.
her relief is palpable, and vax feeds off it. unable to keep the way his smile matches hers. he even lets her shove against his chest, laughing a bit too as their foreheads came back together. he wants to tell her. tell her how they followed thordak down into the sewers. how they took on the greatest of dragons, the entire conclave. how they won. but he's no wordsmith, he knows he'll fuck it up somehow, so instead he just closes his eyes and calms his heart.
it'll be fine. they'll deal with this. vex is safe and she is alive and their family is all together, complicated as always. ] And ruin the surprise? [ his grin grows a bit at that. ]
[ Vex will probably spend that same time overthinking the lack of memories, and then desperately ignoring the implications in an effort to move past the impact of this new discovery. It will probably go poorly, in all honesty, but by gum is she going to give it a try. ]
They're probably more afraid of the damage we'd do from trying to keep us apart. [because vox machina are pretty damned dangerous on a bad day] And since we're centralised, when Grog and Scanlan wake up, it'll be easier for them to find us too.
[ And Gilmore, and Allura and Kima, and Velora and and and and the potential list is endless. But she doesn't dwell on the present. Instead, there's that nebulous future-past that lies between her and Vax, and that grin gets another thump and a huff. ]
I hate you. [she doesn't and he knows it, especially given her answering grin] All right, fine, so what other surprises are you keeping from me that I should know about?
[ she can overthink all she wants, but vax will be stubborn in his current stance. for now, it doesn't matter. for now, they have bigger things to worry about. for now...
for now, vex is safe. and keyleth is safe. and pike and percy are here with grog and tary and scanlan, apparently, up in the pods. he can move forward with that and find footing with that. and if it keeps bothering vex, well. that's something he can deal with at that time. later. when he has a better idea of what he wants to do with it.
for now, he can work with this. ]
Yeah, you're probably right. [ she usually is.
and then there's scanlan, and vax pauses for a moment, already in on the- ] And Tary- [ before realizing everything that comes around it. he's got to be better about that, he realizes, and gives a sigh. ]
A lot...happens. But what's important is that we won, and we're all safe. The last thing I remember was a bit of...downtime, as crazy as that sounds. But we have the time and it's...good. [ his smile is a bit...weighted, there. not bad weighted, but interesting. the idea of vex staying back with percy, becoming the mistress of the grey hunt, a baroness, all of these things he doesn't want to take from her. not in simple, easy ways he would list them off. ] Really good. You open a bakery.
[ Vex will worry. And compartmentalise. And worry further. And no doubt it will all rush back to haunt at a moment most inconvenient.
But for now, there's a new situation and between the two of them, they'll be able to pull their found family through it.
A mentioned name gets a blank look, however. ]
Who?
So it would seem. [lips purse a moment] I'd say that's almost too good to be true, given how much we'll need it when we're done.. But I guess we are done, huh. [she brushes her fringe from her eyes, then squints at him] A bakery. [..uh huh.]
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Date: 2017-10-04 06:16 pm (UTC)There's definitely more than meets the eye here. [She didn't miss that trailing thought, Vax.] They could be scattering the lot of us across this whole world, but they're not. Instead, we're all centered here. And seem to think it's where we need to be.
[ Neither twin is a fan of destiny, of fate - particularly the fate-touched sibling who offered himself in her place. Yet she can at least thank them for keeping her with her family, incomplete memories or otherwise. ]
..Fuck. So all of that was worth it. ..Even if the Storm overtook Tal'dorei, we did it. We..won. [she can't help but smile as at least some relief crashes down, washes over her like a wave, voice full of affection.] You fuck! You could have fucking led with that, you know! [she shoves his chest hard, before resettling so they can sit forehead to forehead once more.
She just really wishes she could remember that victory.]
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Date: 2017-10-05 09:14 pm (UTC)he smirks a little at vex's thought. ] Gods can't keep us apart. They've tried that already. [ is that offensive? should he be worrying about the raven queen listening it? either way, he feels better for it. falling back into a comfortable place for them. them against the world, gods and destiny be damned. ] But it certainly makes things easier. [ no, she's right. they should be thankful that they all ended up in the same side of this world, in the same town, close enough to hear jenga being yelled out across a market square. he doesn't really know what he'd be doing right now if he hadn't found them when he did, but that's also not something he needs to worry about.
her relief is palpable, and vax feeds off it. unable to keep the way his smile matches hers. he even lets her shove against his chest, laughing a bit too as their foreheads came back together. he wants to tell her. tell her how they followed thordak down into the sewers. how they took on the greatest of dragons, the entire conclave. how they won. but he's no wordsmith, he knows he'll fuck it up somehow, so instead he just closes his eyes and calms his heart.
it'll be fine. they'll deal with this. vex is safe and she is alive and their family is all together, complicated as always. ] And ruin the surprise? [ his grin grows a bit at that. ]
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Date: 2017-10-06 07:49 pm (UTC)They're probably more afraid of the damage we'd do from trying to keep us apart. [because vox machina are pretty damned dangerous on a bad day] And since we're centralised, when Grog and Scanlan wake up, it'll be easier for them to find us too.
[ And Gilmore, and Allura and Kima, and Velora and and and and the potential list is endless. But she doesn't dwell on the present. Instead, there's that nebulous future-past that lies between her and Vax, and that grin gets another thump and a huff. ]
I hate you. [she doesn't and he knows it, especially given her answering grin] All right, fine, so what other surprises are you keeping from me that I should know about?
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Date: 2017-10-09 08:03 pm (UTC)for now, vex is safe. and keyleth is safe. and pike and percy are here with grog and tary and scanlan, apparently, up in the pods. he can move forward with that and find footing with that. and if it keeps bothering vex, well. that's something he can deal with at that time. later. when he has a better idea of what he wants to do with it.
for now, he can work with this. ]
Yeah, you're probably right. [ she usually is.
and then there's scanlan, and vax pauses for a moment, already in on the- ] And Tary- [ before realizing everything that comes around it. he's got to be better about that, he realizes, and gives a sigh. ]
A lot...happens. But what's important is that we won, and we're all safe. The last thing I remember was a bit of...downtime, as crazy as that sounds. But we have the time and it's...good. [ his smile is a bit...weighted, there. not bad weighted, but interesting. the idea of vex staying back with percy, becoming the mistress of the grey hunt, a baroness, all of these things he doesn't want to take from her. not in simple, easy ways he would list them off. ] Really good. You open a bakery.
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Date: 2017-10-18 07:11 pm (UTC)But for now, there's a new situation and between the two of them, they'll be able to pull their found family through it.
A mentioned name gets a blank look, however. ]
Who?
So it would seem. [lips purse a moment] I'd say that's almost too good to be true, given how much we'll need it when we're done.. But I guess we are done, huh. [she brushes her fringe from her eyes, then squints at him] A bakery. [..uh huh.]