mollymocked | IC CONTACT

Oh no, no. I had to hear this as soon as possible. You might lose your nerve [Molly flips his coattails out and flops down in front of Percy on the ground. There's a look of insufferable manic glee on his face.]

This is about Vex, isn't it?

[All he had to do is say her name and mention they shared a room and Molly could pick up the pieces and slot them together. Accidentally, Molly has earned the gratitude of a poncey noble and it's the best thing that has ever happened to him.]

[ oh don't taint this!!!!!!!! it's supposed to be nice!!! you know how hard it is for percy to show his gratitude to people he normally finds utterly insufferable. his shoulders square a bit, as if he's trying to gain some kind of ground on the fact that mollymauk has gone and hit the nail right on the head so to speak. ]

Yes. It is.

[ he holds his voice a moment, before letting out a sigh. ]

The Horologium was an utter nightmare. And Trinket means everything to Vex'ahlia. She's known that bear since she was young... they've been through... quite a lot. He's family. Vox Machina.

[ he drums his fingers against his knee. ]

And Vex means a great deal to me. More than anything in this world and in others. The fact that I wasn't able to help her... means that I am incredibly [ oh gods ] grateful that you were there for her, to make sure we didn't lose her as well to that fucking ship.

[Molly's smugness doesn't evaporate, because this is worth every ounce of smugness on some level, but it doesn't soften a bit.]

You're welcome. I would hope that... Anyone would have helped her if they ran into her in that state, but I know how shite people can be sometimes. It's important to take care of each other while we're stuck in this fucking place.

[And that he believes truly, sans facetiousness.]

Other people are rubbish most days, it's absolutely the truth.

[ he thumps back against the tree for support, glasses dropping a bit down his nose. molly can keep his smugness. percy will keep his petulance. he looks at molly from the corner of his eye, trying to get some kind of read on him really beyond all that smugness. ]

Hard to find the good ones through all the garbage. [ a hand flapping vaguely at some breeze. ] Sometimes it takes years.

Sometimes it takes a week. [Or so goes Molly's experience. Gods only know how long he could have been wandering empty before Gustav and the others found him.] Is all that white hair 'cause you've decided to skip ahead to a cynical old age or is this just something that comes naturally?

We call a week "extraordinary luck."

[ one raised, dark brow, the last remnant really beyond what hasn't gone white just over his ears. ]

And as for my hair, it's purely a stylistic choice. Yes. Absolutely.

[ whatever he'll own it just to be petulant. ]

You pull it off really well. [Is that sarcasm? We may never know. Probably best to assume it is.

Or at least consider it a deflection so it makes his next comment come off a little less concerned.]

Did you come out of all that all right? It wasn't for the faint of heart.

Swimmingly. [ blunt, but to the point. ] I'm alive, I can't fuss much about that. I just would prefer if we never did it again... shame about the ship itself, though. I would have liked to have a better look around at how she worked...

[ the haphazard neck bandages dipping into the collar of his shirt say about as much. ]

I think we could all use a vacation, wouldn't you say? [ a pointed look ] If that's even possible.

One mission and we're already looking to retire. That sounds about right. [The agreement comes with a little bit of a sulk, either because he's having to agree with Percy or because he's annoyed that he thought this would be more interesting than it's been.

And then something Percy said makes him pause and back up.]

Wait. Back up one beat. You wanted to see how it worked?

[THAT THING WAS TERRIFYING, PERCIVAL.]

[ yeah you're welcome! glad you agree! that was terrible and we all deserve a fucking vacation, mollymauk! in any case, percy doesn't seem to balk at the accusation re: his absolute madness. instead, he leans back, smiling just a bit. ]

Yes. Yes, I did.

[ it's a somewhat sheepish smile, barely there, you can read it if you squint. ]

A shame I didn't get to do much with that. Seemed like it would have been an awfully good learning experience. [ he was a little tied up. ]

A learning experience in how many ways you can die in... in... [he flails a hand, because he's still not used to the concept of there being a plane above a plane or whatever the fuck that was.] ...space. No thank you. I didn't need that ride and I won't be taking it again, if I can help it.

Well it wouldn't have been you, would it have?

[ resting his chin on his knuckles now as he smirks just a bit. ]

I'm not afraid of getting a little dirty in exchange for taking away some information that we could use at a later date. This... idea of space doesn't scare me. It's a void. So what?

You turn into smoke, you bloody arsehole. You're clearly comfortable with nothingness. [Molly is not. Molly has been nothing. He's been a void. He's not gonna challenge one.] All that emptiness... I don't like it. It feels like nothing matters and you can't do anything about it.

[Maybe that's too vulnerable, but whatever. He's being contrary more than he's being anything and that tends to cover up the genuine fear.]

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