[ vax grins at them as he gestures with his free hand out at the castle. his emotions are fond and friendly and warm, pleased. and a little excited? anticipatory. ]
This is Whitestone Castle. It's Percy's, technically, but that's not what I brought you out here for.
anyway!! vax goes to the very very edge of the cliff, turns around to face bass... winks, and then just fucking falls backwards. eyes closed, arms thrown out, and falling.
it's not real, just a simulation, but there is nothing so exhilarating like knowing you could be just seconds from your death, a pancake on the ground - the rush of the cold wind below is cutting and perfect and sends his hair flying away from his face, and vax falls, and falls, and falls -
and only extends his wings again with a fwoosh when he's ready.
[they let out a startled little sound, moving forward to watch him fall with a burst of shock and fright. it's not real, and they know that, so after a second, they just sort of bounce, watching as he waits, and waits...
and then they cheer at top volume, when he extends his wings, laughing and hollering.]
anyway bass gets like five seconds to cheer in delight before he reverses directions and rockets back up like a bat out of hell (like a raven out of hell?) and then just - grabs bass around the waist and lifts him right up and off the side of the castle.
well, okay, so they're startled as fuck, at first, and there's a burst of fright for about two seconds before they're flying, and after they figure out what's going on? it's just adrenaline. they end up laughing with how much it is all at once, overwhelming to just be in the air. crazy.]
vax did this to gilmore when he first got his wings out of sheer joy, but this time, it's just to be a shit - and also to make sure bass gets to try. it's nice to feel that adrenaline - his emotions are exactly the same, mixed with gremlin delight as he takes them up higher and higher, flying over the top of whitestone castle for as high as they're able to go.
[they're totally speechless, this whole thing is crazy]
Yeah! Holy crap. [they're also clinging to vax with white knuckles, because even if it isn't real, it's still fucking terrifying. in a good way.] Man, do you get to do this all the time?
Yeah. [ maybe even more, now. he's gonna just take bass on a big, wide circle around whitestone castle, wings open wide to catch the drift from the wind. ]
Used to have a time limit. Nowadays, not so much. [ oh to be a celestial ] Missed it, here. 'm glad this place is around.
[ and also that he doesn't have to just rely on a duel to the death to be able to fly all the time now? thanks ]
[ it's very genuine - there's a sense of familial warmth to his emotions, affection for bass. he'll finally slow down a little with that, letting bass half dangle, though his hands never slip. ]
Place is powered by your imagination, you know. Bet you could get a pair if you tried. [ wings, that is! ]
Maybe. Thing's just an illusion, so, what've you got to lose?
[ the mischievous warmth in his voice carries over in his emotions, but there's a sense of bravery, too - bass can probably feel the adrenaline, vax's utter fearlessness. the kind of person who lives for a near death experience. ]
there's a pause, and then - they echo that bravery. a burst of adrenaline, no thinking, just - go. just do it. this is the sort of thing that drives riff nuts, but he's not thinking about that now.
instead, he grins, and glances up at vax. he wiggles free! and starts to fall.
and he goes, and goes, drops and drops, and it's just a touch too close before suddenly a vibrant splash of color, bright searing yellow, bursts from his back. wings appear, and he avoids the ground entirely, whooping.]
[laughing, he tries to like - arrange himself a bit, figuring out how to fly with these things. and then, after a minute, like a kid learning how to do a flip underwater, he clumsily zooms forward and does a really lopsided flip.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
[ vax grins at them as he gestures with his free hand out at the castle. his emotions are fond and friendly and warm, pleased. and a little excited? anticipatory. ]
This is Whitestone Castle. It's Percy's, technically, but that's not what I brought you out here for.
You wanna do something really dumb with me?
no subject
[they scoot over to stand next to him, balancing carefully.]
no subject
So. This is a simulation, right? So I bet if I just think about it...
[
poof! vax's wings extend from his back like it's nothing. great big raven wings, a stark shadow against the white, white background. ]
... Yeah. You wanna go jump off this cliff?
no subject
Dude, you don't even have to ask me twice, let's goooo. [bounces!!!]
no subject
anyway!! vax goes to the very very edge of the cliff, turns around to face bass... winks, and then just fucking falls backwards. eyes closed, arms thrown out, and falling.
it's not real, just a simulation, but there is nothing so exhilarating like knowing you could be just seconds from your death, a pancake on the ground - the rush of the cold wind below is cutting and perfect and sends his hair flying away from his face, and vax falls, and falls, and falls -
and only extends his wings again with a fwoosh when he's ready.
this raven empty! yeet! ]
no subject
and then they cheer at top volume, when he extends his wings, laughing and hollering.]
no subject
anyway bass gets like five seconds to cheer in delight before he reverses directions and rockets back up like a bat out of hell (like a raven out of hell?) and then just - grabs bass around the waist and lifts him right up and off the side of the castle.
off we go! time to fly! ]
no subject
well, okay, so they're startled as fuck, at first, and there's a burst of fright for about two seconds before they're flying, and after they figure out what's going on? it's just adrenaline. they end up laughing with how much it is all at once, overwhelming to just be in the air. crazy.]
no subject
vax did this to gilmore when he first got his wings out of sheer joy, but this time, it's just to be a shit - and also to make sure bass gets to try. it's nice to feel that adrenaline - his emotions are exactly the same, mixed with gremlin delight as he takes them up higher and higher, flying over the top of whitestone castle for as high as they're able to go.
he grins down at them, delighted. ]
Good, huh?
no subject
Yeah! Holy crap. [they're also clinging to vax with white knuckles, because even if it isn't real, it's still fucking terrifying. in a good way.] Man, do you get to do this all the time?
no subject
Used to have a time limit. Nowadays, not so much. [ oh to be a celestial ] Missed it, here. 'm glad this place is around.
[ and also that he doesn't have to just rely on a duel to the death to be able to fly all the time now? thanks ]
no subject
Thanks.
no subject
[ it's very genuine - there's a sense of familial warmth to his emotions, affection for bass. he'll finally slow down a little with that, letting bass half dangle, though his hands never slip. ]
Place is powered by your imagination, you know. Bet you could get a pair if you tried. [ wings, that is! ]
no subject
True... [a beat.] Kinda afraid I'll splat, but maybe I can try it out.
no subject
anyway ]
Maybe. Thing's just an illusion, so, what've you got to lose?
[ the mischievous warmth in his voice carries over in his emotions, but there's a sense of bravery, too - bass can probably feel the adrenaline, vax's utter fearlessness. the kind of person who lives for a near death experience. ]
no subject
there's a pause, and then - they echo that bravery. a burst of adrenaline, no thinking, just - go. just do it. this is the sort of thing that drives riff nuts, but he's not thinking about that now.
instead, he grins, and glances up at vax. he wiggles free! and starts to fall.
and he goes, and goes, drops and drops, and it's just a touch too close before suddenly a vibrant splash of color, bright searing yellow, bursts from his back. wings appear, and he avoids the ground entirely, whooping.]
no subject
Do a flip!
[ just a couple of stupid adrenaline junkies now with wings ]
no subject
lord. at least he's having fun with it.]