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[baron_badass]

I'm not here at the moment, please leave a note or a missive of some kind and I will return it when I am able to. You can also message my wife Vex'ahlia and she'll let me know if you need to speak to me.


 

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Winter's Crest gift

[dedoink]

[ Grog was running low on ideas for what to get his friends for Winter's Crest this year... So, he decided to turn The Cask & Anvil tavern into his one-stop-shop for gifts.

Left outside Percy's door with a ribbon haphazardly tied around the neck, and a note in nearly illegible handwriting reading HAPY WINTRS KREST FRUM GROG, is a bottle of gin that he thought suited the gunslinger perfectly. ]

Backdated to 12/10 - Action

[usedhuntersmark]

[As soon as she's done at the bonfires for the night, Vex heads straight to Castle Exandria, Trinket at her side. She sends Trinket to go say hello to Pike, Grog and Scanlan before she heads directly to the room she shared with Percival during her first stay in Visium.

With some luck, she finds him there, in their bed, and has to admit that she's surprised that he hasn't tried to bury himself in work. She'd half suspected she'd have to have Vax help her find Percy so that she could make sure he was fed, bathed and rested. And here he is, in bed, looking as if he's been at least listening to the others while she's away.

She quickly strips and climbs into bed with her husband, running a hand through his soft, pale hair.]

Percival~, darling, it's time to wake up.

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[baron_badass]

[Just because he's asleep doesn't mean Percy has been sleeping well. He is very pale and there are dark circles under his eyes even as he lies in the bed at rest. He is also as close to the window side of the bed as he can be almost like he's curled into himself instead of spreading out. He turns into Vex's gentle touch and his eyes snap open at her call.]

Vex...you came home.....

{He sits up overjoyed to have her back but his expression is slightly wary just the same.]

Please tell me I am not dreaming dear?

[usedhuntersmark]

[She knows the signs of him not sleeping/sleeping like shit all too well. Even before they were lovers, she'd watched the way he'd throw his health to the wayside when his emotions were overloaded. Though, to be fair, she's no better.

At his question, she gives him a slight smirk before she takes one of his hands to rest on a bare breast.]

While I'm more than happy to know that you dream about me, I can assure you that I'm here as much as you or anyone else.

[The hand in his hair slips down his face to swipe at the dark circles under his eyes.]

I wish you'd take better care of yourself. I prefer you healthy.

[baron_badass]

[He smiles and there is a touch of sadness in it.]

I attempted to carry on, but our host did not make it easy for me....just tonight at the bonfire I was forced to share my escape from the Briarwoods with Willow. I pray it did not unsettle her too much.

[He sits up and kisses his wife.]

You know I do not sleep well without you...though the others did try their best to ease my mind.

[usedhuntersmark]

[That bittersweet smile breaks her heart. She's seen so many of his expressions, but this one is the one that hurts her the most. Because it means he's also hurt.]

Willow is a strong girl. I'll check on her in a bit. Right now, however, there's someone else that needs my attention more.

[She returns his kiss with the sort of languid passion that rests in her heart at all times for him.]

They're good for trying to keep us distracted when we're parted, but I plan on making sure you sleep better. But that's for later. [Her lips tip into a seductive smile as she pushes him back.] You always sleep better when you're completely wiped out. So, I have some work to do.

[baron_badass]

[He smiles and this time there is clear joy in it. He knows exactly what is about to happen and he is fully on board as he lets himself be pushed back into the pillows]

Is it really work if we are both enjoying it dear?

[ DELIVERY - HOLIDAYS ]

[zauberdecke]

[ Just outside of Percy's door, he will see a purple box with it appears to be Essek's trademark ribbon, and upon opening it, he'll see a latticed-leather waistcoat with silver polished buttons, double breasted. A note accompanies it, 'Please accept this holiday gift as a sign of my regard.' - E. Thelyss. ]

Gift Delivery (backdated 12/25)

[anything_grows]

[ In the morning Percy will find a box addressed to him, and inside are various floral teas as well as a few dried flower coasters, and a note. ]

Happy Holidays, Percy!

- Willow

Action

[anything_grows]

[ Willow had suspected something was off, but seeing Percy’s Sleepr post confirms it. So she doesn’t even bother replying on the device, and instead heads straight for the castle.

Fortunately she’s visited enough times by now to know where rooms are, and where the people inside would be. She knows to look in Percy’s lab, where he goes to deal with things sometimes. ]

Percy?

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[baron_badass]

[The lab door is cracked open as it often is. Percy never shut the door completely unless he was working with something that could hurt anyone else. There is no sound from inside and it takes a moment before there is an answer.]

Come in Willow it's safe.

[Percy's voice is flat and calm but there is no emotion beyond that.]

[anything_grows]

[ Her frown deepening as her concern grows, she carefully pushes the door open and enters the lab, easily finding him sitting at his workbench.

Not working, just…sitting. ]

…I’m sorry.

[ She knows there’s nothing by she can really say to make the situation better, and even that attempt feels like it falls flat. But she has to try something. ]

[baron_badass]

[Percy had attempted to work. The half filled mould on his workbench attests to that. But he gave up...his heart just wasn't in it. What was the point of fighting so hard to save the Labyrinth when half the people he was saving it for were gone. They could come back, he knows that, but that doesn't help with the hurt now. He looks over at Willow and shakes his head.]

They may come back some day...that is what little hope I have at this point.

[He wishes he had warned them what they were going back to...but he'd wanted to preserve their happiness.]

For now I'll do what I can for the ones who are left.

[anything_grows]

Yeah. I…

[ She hesitates a moment, then steps forward and wraps her arms around his waist in a hug.

It hurts her too. Vex and Vax had been among the first people to help her when she first arrived in Somnius, and she considered the people from Exandria like family.

But she knows that those people are Percy’s family. And nothing she can say can really make him feel better. She can only hope to remind him that she’s here for him too. ]

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[likemybooks]

[The castle is even quieter today. Grog and Pike disappeared, then went Vex and Vax. The bakery was empty this morning, and Taryon couldn't handle being there for more than a few minutes. He closed the shop and returned home with Doty following him loyally.

Percival is still here, despite everything. His brother in science needs him. Taryon approaches the door to his room and knocks.] Percy? Are you in there?

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[baron_badass]

Come in Tary.

[Percy's voice is calm but otherwise emotionless. Waking up to most of Vox Machina gone had been a shock. So he'd tried to sort out his raging emotions through work only to have Vernos call him out as a coward on the Sleepr. To say he was angry was an understatement.]

Ah Doty...good to have you back.

[Various projects are scattered around the work bench and Percy is looking tried as he looks at Tary.]

[likemybooks]

Tary. [Doty steps inside and remains by the door while Taryon walks up to one of the benches. He keeps a safe distance from the half-finished projects, but he wonders what each of them are meant to be.]

He'll be a big help around here. [He offers an uneasy smile that is quickly dropped.] ...I thought you mind want some extra hands in here.

[baron_badass]

[Percy attempts a smile, but he knows he's failing at it.]

Extra hands will be welcome now that the castle is a bit more empty....

[He finally speaks with emotion.]

How are you doing?

[likemybooks]

I'm fine. I'm okay. [He raises his shoulders and drops them immediately.] I'm told they'll be safe in my future, so I'm fine.

[His hand drifts over his chest, where his dragon tooth necklace would be hanging if he was wearing it when he was brought to Somnium.]

So, [He turns around and moves his hand onto his hip.] What can I help with here?

[Video]: UN: Burt Renyolds, Esq.

[bigsbysbard]

You can't lock yourself in your lab, Percy.

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[baron_badass]

I can try Scanlan. Believe me I can try.

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[bigsbysbard]

I know. I don't think you should though

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[baron_badass]

Fine, I'll come out. I've hit a wall anyway.

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[bigsbysbard]

Coming out? For someone like little old me? I'm touched Perce. "What are you building anyway?

[fromshadows]

[ ooc : open logs will be posted on the 6th and 7th of July, where players can make their own toplevels and tag into others! 🥳 ]