chang geng can't say he's surprised to see vax up here, really. and, instead of saying anything, he makes his way over to the railing, just like the night before. he's without his cloak, this go around - has taken off his bracers, sleeves loose, even - but it does little to slow him down.
he swings up onto the railing, and just. drops to sit. ]
but if anyone is going to be able to feel the vibes, and how not immaculate they are, it's going to be vax - considering, even chang geng can figure that much out. looks at percy... ]
... truthfully, the answer is no. Though, perhaps, the answer should be yes. [ wryly ] But I'm alright, Vax.
[ he massages his forehead a little, different from when he's fed up with something or relieving a headache. ]
... Miss Marie and I aren't dissimilar. [ it takes a long time to say. long enough that it seems he might not answer, until he does. ] But I believe I have far more control of it than she does, in that I've never hurt someone with it, though have been plagued with the thoughts of it.
[ that's rough, buddy. he does not say this, thankfully, but watches him for a long moment, ever a listening ear. ]
... Can't even imagine. [ especially after getting to know marie, a little, about learning the intricacies of wicked and marie and the horrible, fucked up way it exists - like percy and his demons, all over again. ]
She's young, too. [ so, so young. he maybe doesn't need to explain - that chang geng could have been that way, too - that it's impressive, that he survived, and that it's... brutal, that marie has had to go through it this way. ]
But you at least know it, in a way. [ said without judgment or accusation, just a wry twist in his mouth, acknowledging - vax has known demons like these, even before meeting marie, before knowing about wicked. ] I spoke with Percy.
[ it's part of the reason why he even does say anything, now. ]
... really makes it all the more cruel. [ that she's young. that she's not being given the chance to learn control, to break away from wicked. that wicked did this in the first place. that chang geng and percy both are watching this, having made it this far, and seeing what once was for them.
17 wasn't even really that long ago, for him, but three years still made all the difference in the world for him. ]
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chang geng can't say he's surprised to see vax up here, really. and, instead of saying anything, he makes his way over to the railing, just like the night before. he's without his cloak, this go around - has taken off his bracers, sleeves loose, even - but it does little to slow him down.
he swings up onto the railing, and just. drops to sit. ]
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he doesn't seem to mind the company, so. vax glances at him, and... well. the vibes are bad? the vibes are bad. ]
... Hey, doc. You wanna talk about it?
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but if anyone is going to be able to feel the vibes, and how not immaculate they are, it's going to be vax - considering, even chang geng can figure that much out. looks at percy... ]
... truthfully, the answer is no. Though, perhaps, the answer should be yes. [ wryly ] But I'm alright, Vax.
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Well? C'mon, then. Out with it.
[ he's listening! ]
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... Miss Marie and I aren't dissimilar. [ it takes a long time to say. long enough that it seems he might not answer, until he does. ] But I believe I have far more control of it than she does, in that I've never hurt someone with it, though have been plagued with the thoughts of it.
Today simply struck a bit close to home.
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... Can't even imagine. [ especially after getting to know marie, a little, about learning the intricacies of wicked and marie and the horrible, fucked up way it exists - like percy and his demons, all over again. ]
She's young, too. [ so, so young. he maybe doesn't need to explain - that chang geng could have been that way, too - that it's impressive, that he survived, and that it's... brutal, that marie has had to go through it this way. ]
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[ it's part of the reason why he even does say anything, now. ]
... really makes it all the more cruel. [ that she's young. that she's not being given the chance to learn control, to break away from wicked. that wicked did this in the first place. that chang geng and percy both are watching this, having made it this far, and seeing what once was for them.
17 wasn't even really that long ago, for him, but three years still made all the difference in the world for him. ]