[she hurries over the rest of the way to him, pulling her hairpin out from where it's securing her hairstyle. her hair falls down her back, and she reaches over to put one hand on his arm, pressing the hairpin - specifically, the amber calming stone - into his hand.]
[ her voice rings out and he blinks, startles, whipping his head around. she’s already upon him, and the wave of calm laps softly at him.
it’s like pouring a glass of water on a five alarm. overwhelming. but he manages to look her in the eye, and for a moment his eyes widen behind his glasses before turning quickly away. ]
I… I…
[ his grip around the pin is white knuckled, a lifeline. ]
Please… Not… too… close…
[ he’s afraid, he doesn’t want to hurt her. it’s a wolf at the door, teeth snapping. his breath shudders. ]
jiuqing tries to focus, and looks down at her fingertips expectantly - but there's no spark of amber off of them, and no spark of crystalline, either. her vibes turn a little frustrated. of all the weeks not to have it...
she wants to stay with him, but she meets his eyes before he looks away, puts up her hands, and takes a few steps back.]
...I don't want to leave you. Is this far enough back?
[ he looks to her and it's almost, painful, just a bit. ]
That's... that's fine...
[ also ig our powers still are on the fritz according to mods, so yeah, percy is actually really trying too, staring at his hands and trying to will something, anything amber to the surface—to help.
a burst of warm orange pixels and then.
nothing. a wave of exhaustion and frustration floods forward. he slumps a little to his knees and just kind of. sits there. numbly. ]
she is, unfortunately, still cursed af. so while she does keep her distance until percy is calm enough to not be freaked out by her standing too close, her vibes are still highly concerned, and when the nerf guns start to whisper indistinctly, she frowns and.
addresses them. she talked to the ocean earlier i guess she can talk to the guns too.]
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Percy—!
[she hurries over the rest of the way to him, pulling her hairpin out from where it's securing her hairstyle. her hair falls down her back, and she reaches over to put one hand on his arm, pressing the hairpin - specifically, the amber calming stone - into his hand.]
...Percy. Are you alright?
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it’s like pouring a glass of water on a five alarm. overwhelming. but he manages to look her in the eye, and for a moment his eyes widen behind his glasses before turning quickly away. ]
I… I…
[ his grip around the pin is white knuckled, a lifeline. ]
Please… Not… too… close…
[ he’s afraid, he doesn’t want to hurt her. it’s a wolf at the door, teeth snapping. his breath shudders. ]
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jiuqing tries to focus, and looks down at her fingertips expectantly - but there's no spark of amber off of them, and no spark of crystalline, either. her vibes turn a little frustrated. of all the weeks not to have it...
she wants to stay with him, but she meets his eyes before he looks away, puts up her hands, and takes a few steps back.]
...I don't want to leave you. Is this far enough back?
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That's... that's fine...
[ also ig our powers still are on the fritz according to mods, so yeah, percy is actually really trying too, staring at his hands and trying to will something, anything amber to the surface—to help.
a burst of warm orange pixels and then.
nothing. a wave of exhaustion and frustration floods forward. he slumps a little to his knees and just kind of. sits there. numbly. ]
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she is, unfortunately, still cursed af. so while she does keep her distance until percy is calm enough to not be freaked out by her standing too close, her vibes are still highly concerned, and when the nerf guns start to whisper indistinctly, she frowns and.
addresses them. she talked to the ocean earlier i guess she can talk to the guns too.]
Oh, do be quiet. That whispering isn't very nice.