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week 0, monday

[disingenuous]

[ Minding your own business at the temple is hard today. Or this entire week. Somehow, someway, Roxana gets hit a flying flower arrangement. It's so unexpected she actually goes down. ]

—I thought they said they fixed things.

[daggering]

[ oh fucking rip

vax manages to duck a ghost and therefore misses this, but he does turn the second this incredibly hot vampire lady lady gets beefed with the flowers. he's a nice boy, which means when she speaks up, he comes over, weaving out of the way of a flying flower wreath and offering his hand. ]

They tried, I think. You alright?

[disingenuous]

[ She waves a hand to indicate she's fine, takes his hand to get back to her feet, and immediately releases it. ]

I'm fine, thank you. I should have been paying more attention. I suppose I was too focused on trying to find out why they're acting like it'll be someone's funeral.

[ It's someone's wedding, Roxana. ]

week 1, tuesday

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[ Roxana is staring at the shoe chandelier in the infinity closet. ]

Do you think the whole chandelier can be taken?

[ It's hard to say if she's joking or not. ]

Do you think you can mend things with the Residents?

[ maybe he can girlboss his way out of this. ]

[daggering]

[ fucking party games

vax is here! he's checking out cool goth clothes tm. or maybe holding clothes for roxana to try on? he's good for that. at the first question, he looks up. ]

...Probably. Think you can steal anything that's not nailed down, really.

[ don't ask the rogue about stealing things. he's amused, mouth quirked up, but - ah. the second question catches him a bit more off guard, and the amusement fades very quickly. ]

...And.... I dunno. I think so.

[ vax reaches up and scrubs a hand over his face. ] Fucked that one up proper, didn't we. [ we here meaning percy and him obvs ]

[disingenuous]

[ party games and cyoas :/

If he would hold clothes for Roxana, she'd gladly request that of him. She won't hesitate to use men as clothes racks. ]

Your intention was good. I believe that. But they say some roads to hell are paved with good intentions.

[ There isn't any real censure to her words. He seems remorseful, and she isn't going to kick him while he's down, not for this. ]

We're all getting to know each other, and I don't think you nailed down anything irreparable.

week 1, thursday

[disingenuous]

[ i am going to will you getting your chicken soon

From: xXxCrImsOnDaWnXxX ]

I'll be cross if you answer this before you've been seen to, Vax'ildan, but what a time for your luck to find you.

[daggering]

[ MY CHIMKIN

anyway this response does take a couple hours so that's good he's behaving ]

Su Jiuqing's threatening me over getting out of bed, I think
She's got that sort of smile that says "I'll kick your ass if you think about it" on

... Got all patched up. Or at least, stable.
Think all things considered, it could've been worse. I've had worse.
...thanks, for looking out, though.

[disingenuous]

[ yeah, she's relieved it's not right away. ]

She's right to do so. If there's one day to listen to her threats, it's today.

Even if you've had worse, it doesn't make any of this okay. I'm relieved you're on the mend. It's been a while since I've been this alarmed.

week 1, saturday

[disingenuous]

[ yeets into the void

She is seated somewhere, so if he's not sitting for some reason, she will ask him to sit. ]

Tonight was a lot of revelations, wasn't it?

[ Nothing good. ]

[daggering]

[ he is sitting! he actually now cannot stand again. unfortunate. however, he is sitting in the medbay so at least there's that?

but hello miss roxana. a lot of revelations is a good way to describe it. ]

Yeah. You can say that again. [ he frowns - brow knitted, mouth pulled downwards. ] To be honest, this is what I was expecting.

What's worse? Having no idea what's up, or feeling like you know something's coming and not being able to stop it even looking at it head on?

week 2, saturday

[daggering]

[ one day my schedule will line up with ara enough that we can tag more often (that day is always in the summer)

anyway here is vax! he's up on the roof after all of that, because of course he is, like a broody birdy. sitting on the railing, he glances back when he hears footsteps, though, and gives roxana a little nod. ]

[disingenuous]

[ cries my work hours

She walks over to him and leans against the railing next to him. ]

A terrible time all around, as always, wasn't it?

week 3, tuesday

[disingenuous]

[ Bubbles are awful! The ordeal of being known is terrible, but she isn't going to hide. It's not necessarily a matter of pride, but she doesn't want to let the Prism win, so as she sees Vax and a bubble descending at a terribly fast rate, she sighs. ]

Whatever you see....

[ Well, he can make his own judgment. She doesn't hesitate to release them.

Official translations have her last name as Agrece vs. the Agriche that scanlations use. ]

[daggering]

[ experiencing this memory - being in someone else's shoes - is not unusual, anymore. not after the past couple days.

...and as he steps out of it, a little dazed, the word disgusting echoing in his ears, he thinks first not of himself, but of another girl. of casandra de rolo; though he was not the main part of her story, he watched her and percy's struggle from close to their sides.

he takes a deep breath, reaching up absently to rub at his chest. disgusting, is what sticks with him the most. becoming someone you don't want to be. the weight of a family name - one vax threw off of his shoulders, that never really belonged to him, anyway - is not one that is heavy on him, and he counts himself lucky for it.

(and maybe that's what the most familiar. just like father. the idea hits close to home, makes him rankle up at the prospect of ever being told such a thing. it would be -

disgusting.) ]

... y'want me to forget about it? [ ... it's a genuine question, quiet. ]

week 3, friday

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[ The roof is a nice place to be when you want to vibe and chill or be impassive and cold, thinking about people who died.

Roxana is seated by the firepit, just looking into the fire. ]

[daggering]

[ mood. vax is coming up here to do his usual bird brooding - he's maybe not expecting another person.

... but, when he sees roxana, he pauses where he's near the roof door, and then pushes off the edge of it, coming over to sit down near enough, by the flicker of the firelight. ]

...Was wondering if I'd find you up here.

week 3, sunday

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[ she can come to the medbay. the way she would have come to check on vax after the execution with visible concern if ended with him and percy being saved, but now she's being slow but methodical as she collects bandages for possible future injuries and ignoring him while he gets the healing he deserves.

i'm sorry she sucks. ]

[daggering]

[ roxana is so fucking valid

anyway she's allowed to be sucky he's used to this. vax frowns when he spots her from where he's in bed, and calls out, quietly - ] ...Roxana.

week 4, monday

[disingenuous]

[ Roxana is about to check out the workshop, but seeing Vax outside the archway makes her pause. The vibes are curious. ]

Are you not going to enter?

[daggering]

[ vax is out here! he's just out here, sitting, though he cocks his head a bit to the side like a bird - roxana gets a friendly warm vibe, though there's something low key protective underneath it. that's been here this entire time, though. ]

Mmm. Keeping watch.

[

she can probably imagine why. ]

week 4, sat

[daggering]

[ that was not fun!

... admittedly, vax is. slightly better than he was last week but he's still really not great. he's coming back out for the evening in casual clothes instead of his armor, but it looks like he's stopping into the cafe to maybe fetch something for someone else. the vibes are - melancholy, quiet, though there's a little flicker of warmth on sight.

he looks to roxana, and gives her a little wave. ]

Hey, Rox.

...You know anything about tea?

[disingenuous]

[ It was not fun!

Roxana's vibes are calm, composed. She smiles in greeting, and there is a cup of tea in front of her. How topical. ]

If you want something calming, go with something with chamomile or lemon balm.

week 7, wednesday

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[ She lets him into her house because of course she does, and she laughs softly as she sees all the weaponized accessories she's been given. ]

I might be catching up to you, Vax'ildan.

[ In terms of things that can be knives. ]

[daggering]

[ ehehe ]

I might've had a part in that. Too bad we can't match, but you could pull it off better, yeah?

[ he remembered!! ] You can just call me Vax, y'know. After everything.