[ percy sits in that for a long while, the stillness of the two of them considering their words will never cease to feel like the weight of unyielding stone. he takes a long moment, watching the way vax's mouth moves not unlike his sister's, that telltale twitch of a secret. ]
We have some wretched luck, don't we, Vax...
[ something unspoken, quiet. do not lie to me. but knowing he'll need to do more than to simply ask outright. of course he'll need to do more. there's no one to press either of them for their secrets, to needle them to out it as a group. instead, they're both fists clutching tightly to their secrets. ]
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We have some wretched luck, don't we, Vax...
[ something unspoken, quiet. do not lie to me. but knowing he'll need to do more than to simply ask outright. of course he'll need to do more. there's no one to press either of them for their secrets, to needle them to out it as a group. instead, they're both fists clutching tightly to their secrets. ]