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[personal profile] daggering 2022-03-28 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ baby. vax just holds him as he panics, letting riff just bury himself in the darkness of his wings and a lot of layers of black clothing, for a moment safe and hidden away from the world. he doesn't seem bothered that riff is crying, and doesn't draw any attention to it, either - just curls over him and holds him tight, letting him stay there as long as he needs to, until he can stabilize. deep breath in, deep breath out. deep breath in, deep breath out. like he'd do for kynan. like no one really could do for him, because he hid it all away.

once he seems to settle a little, vax's hand settles on his back, and gently rubs it, letting riff hide as much as he wants. it's a little reminiscent of the little soot sprite, all those weeks ago. ]


Which part? [ it's a little dry - the part about having a breakdown, or the big everything. ]
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[personal profile] rindude 2022-03-28 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[he should get up. he should pull himself together, get up, and look at vax and recollect himself to have a normal conversation about this.

...except...part of him doesn't want to. it hits him, suddenly, that same weight that happened on thursday, being so tired and not wanting to even try anything, the desire to sort of just fade away for a while and not deal with it.

but he hears the dry tone, so he answers even from where he doesn't quite let up.]


This. [he gestures to himself first.] And this. [a gesture to the whole apartment.] And this. [a gesture outside.

the breakdown, and the big everything. he can't control either of them nor does he have answers for them.]
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[personal profile] daggering 2022-03-28 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ well, right now, he doesn't have to. he lets rindo stay, hidden and safe and wrapped up in the feathers on his back - the outside world is shitty, and full of murder and all sorts of nightmarish shit, but it's nice and warm and soft in here, at least.

he's quiet for a moment, feeling the gestures more than seeing them. ]


Lot of shit in this place we can't control. [ there's a squeeze, the hug a little tighter. ] Fate being one of those things. Prism really takes 'supposed to' and turns it right on its head.

We're all trying to find those answers, you know. Everybody here, together. Means you don't have to do it all alone.
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[personal profile] rindude 2022-03-28 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[settle down and accept the affection you dumb bitch.

it's hard, kind of, when rindo is used to keeping everyone at arms length and trying to do things on his own in a way that's best for everyone. he's gotten better of course. he's remembered enough about teamwork, the things they used to do where he was from, and yet...

...the instinct, always, is to pull back and hide and never let people in.

which is probably why people have fought with him about it, but that's neither here nor there. he's keeping his grip loose around vax but he shivers just a little, focusing on breathing for a second while he listens.]


It never used to be like this, and that's what scares me. The refraction's just...another problem we don't know how to fix. Like. How many more people have to die until we get a solution, you know?

[it sucks! his home! etc. nevertheless....]

...why do people keep saying that to me? [maybe because you need the reminder, riff, but okay.]
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[personal profile] daggering 2022-03-28 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ settle down and accept the affection you dumb binch!!!

the good thing is that rindo can't escape, now! he is trapped. spending time with vax does have the benefit of being both excellent for talking and excellent for hiding, at least. he listens, tilting his head up a little to prop it on top of rindo's head... and then once he's finished, leans back just a bit. it's just enough to look at riff, if he's willing to lift his head, though the wings stay wrapped around like a warm, safe cocoon.

he prods at him, in the forehead if he lifts his head, or on the top of his head if he doesn't. ]


People keep saying it to you because you need to hear it, dumbass. [ this is very affectionate! ] Sometimes 's hard to remember that - feels a lot easier to just do it on your own, but everybody's got something they're struggling through.

We're never gonna know how to fix it if we just give up on it, though. You know? Might make it worse, but we might find a way to make it better, too. That matters.
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[personal profile] rindude 2022-03-28 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[nooooo. the prodding, actually, is what gets him to lift his head despite looking very annoyed he started crying.]

Do I? It's not like I don't know that...Hot Pants literally said the same thing to me earlier today. [which maybe should be a flag, but.] I just don't want this kind of stuff to get in the way of the mission.

...Marceline said she found something she thinks is mine from when they disappeared Thursday, and that it was up to me if I got it back. And Damien said it's likely none of us get a real choice in what we're remembering. So I guess it's just...deciding if I want to remember, first of all. And then if I do, do I want to remember before I say anything to Bass? Or do I talk to him first and then try to remember? When even is a good time? Meteion's gone, and...he takes this stuff harder than I do, I think.

[it's debatable since riff doesn't let himself feel certain things if he can help it, but it's fine.]

So it's not about giving up. It's about timing. [and stalling. can't forget the stalling.]
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[personal profile] daggering 2022-03-29 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ that is a lot of questions, but that's okay. he nudges at riff's cheek when he lifts his head, wiping some of the wetness away - it's a little jostling, but only in the spirit of his prodding, affectionate and caring. ]

Think this is part of it. 'Mission', if you wanna call it that. Your guys's memories are just as important as everything else - finding those has got to be a part of helping us crack this thing open.

[ he won't fuss too much, though, pulling his hands back, and weighing those questions thoughtfully. ]

... What if the two of you try and remember it together?
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[personal profile] rindude 2022-03-29 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
[he lets vax do this, and when he pulls back riff's own hand scrubs at his face as he frowns a little.]

...maybe. I don't know how much of us remembering is good and how much of it is going to be bad in the long run. But it does change some things.

[...that's a thought.]

What do you mean though? Like get our stuff back at the same time and see what happens?
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[personal profile] daggering 2022-03-29 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Why not, right? Then you two can support each other - maybe confirm some things, too.

[ something both emotional and practical - maybe something both riff and bass would need. ]

... I told Percy a lot of stuff, right before he - well. You know. [ almost got executed. he doesn't linger on that long. ] He thought he was dead, and I was able to tell him otherwise. We've... 's been goo, to have him here, whether we get along all the time or not. Hard shit and all.

Two of you've got each other. You should lean into it.
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[personal profile] rindude 2022-03-29 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
[...what if

he makes this not about him and bass

and more about percy and vax? yeah!]


...as good a time as any. And I think he needed to hear it. That's a little different. I'm...glad you were able to tell him otherwise. I think even when you fight with your friends it's always better to have them around.

[...a sigh.] I'll think about it.
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[personal profile] daggering 2022-03-29 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ vax gives him a little bit of an unimpressed look when he changes the subject because this isn't ABOUT HIM and his dissassociatively murderous brother in law this is about these two teens but there's no heat to it.

and when he acquiesces, he ruffles his hair. ]


Good. Just don't think about it too long, yeah? Told Bass that once, too. People like you and Percival need people like me and him around.

[ aka people who don't linger on decisions and just fckin yolo into things directly. ]
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[personal profile] rindude 2022-03-29 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
[:)? he kind of just looks like :) because he thinks he's managed to skate away from that and assumes he looks more calm and collected now.

but...there's a huff.]


Yeah, I know, I know. Seeing the two of you together really made a lot of sense.

[which two? percy and vax? or vax and bass during curfew? he does not clarify.]
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[personal profile] daggering 2022-03-29 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ he has absolutely not managed to skate away from that. that's what i THOUGHT you'd do you dumb fucking riff ]

Think you're gonna need to hear whatever it is Bass remembers, too. Think it'd be good for you both.

[ but, he will acquiesce a little, reaching out to bat at rindo's cheek like he's gonna pinch it. ] 's how I feel watching you two! Peas in a fucking pod. Percy and I've got our own weird shit going on that we had to figure out, and we've figured it out, mostly. 's your turn now.
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[personal profile] rindude 2022-03-29 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[LET HIM SKATE.]

Yeah. I know, I know. [this is said in the same tone teenagers use when they don't want to admit their parents are right but they also know there's no other option. he bats at vax's hand before he can pinch him.]

...if this makes things worse, can I blame you? [it's...it's a joke, but also screams softly.]
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[personal profile] daggering 2022-03-29 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Sure. Appreciate you asking first - people just normally blame us for shit no matter what.

[ that's a joke in return, and he gives him a little nudge, instead of a cheek pinch. ]

I've got your back, kid. No matter how it goes.
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[personal profile] rindude 2022-03-29 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[there's a slight laugh. vox machina...chaotic.]

...thanks, Vax. [at least this helped.] I'll...think about what to do next and do it soon.