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Out Of Time
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Have you ever felt out of place? Well, Percival usually feels out of time. Meet Percival Aevum, historian and occasional time traveler. (RP account, see pinned post for more info)
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historically-accurate ยท 3 days ago
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PROMPTS FOR PEOPLE WHO AREN'T USED TO KINDNESS * ย assorted dialogue, adjust as necessary
what are you doing?
i can handle that myself, you know.
you didn't have to go out of your way to take care of me.
i'm not used to this. this caring thing.
thank you. don't ever do that again.
i thought you hated me, to be honest.
i didn't ask you to love me!
no one's ever actually just... sat down and listened to me.
i didn't think people like you existed.
is this normal for you? going out of your way like this?
i told you i had it handled. you didn't have to bother.
i... should probably thank you for that.
i don't know what to say. this has never happened before.
wait, that's mine. you fixed it?
you did all of this... for me?
that was the nicest thing anyone's ever done for me.
i'm kinda at a loss for words.
i wasn't expecting this from you.
you did all this for me?
i had it under control.
when did this happen?
how long were you planning this?
i'm not sure what to say. i'm not used to this.
i owe you one.
that was... very kind of you. thank you.
i'm just not used to people going out of their way to help me.
usually people just look the other way, but you actually care.
this is weird. is this what caring about someone feels like?
i could have handled it.
this must have taken you forever to arrange. and you did it all for me?
it would be easier in the long run if we went our separate ways.
i hate being in other peoples' debts.
i didn't want this to happen.
people around me don't last very long.
i feel like i'm screaming and screaming and no one hears me.
i'm in your debt.
how did you find that? i lost that ages ago.
you actually... listened to me?
no one's ever paid attention.
no one's ever put that much time in effort into something for me.
when did i say that?
i didn't ask you to care about me!
i'm easily missed. people don't pay attention to me.
i'm invisible most of the time.
it's easier for people to look the other way.
do you do this often? help people?
i'm surprised you're still here.
if you're expecting something in return, forget about it.
you came back?
why do you care about me so much?
i'm a lost cause. you should just forget about me.
what's the use? there's no point.
i don't even celebrate my birthday. no one cares.
you can't just make someone care about you.
i thought you left.
what is it about me that has you so worked up?
you're making a big deal out of nothing.
thanks for patching me up.
you... brought this here for me?
but i didn't ask for this! i didn't ask for any of this!
stop smiling at me like that.
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historically-accurate ยท 3 days ago
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Upset Muse Meme
Send a symbol to find my muse...
๐Ÿ‡ Grouchy because their blood sugar is low
๐Ÿ’ฅ Frustrated because theyโ€™re in pain
๐ŸŒก Sulking because theyโ€™re sick
๐Ÿ› Severely sleep deprived
โ›ˆ Having a panic attack
๐Ÿ’งSobbing inconsolably
๐Ÿ˜ก Angry at your muse in particular
๐Ÿ—ฃ Pissed off. They arenโ€™t sure why. It might be because someone breathed at them the wrong way and if one more person tries talking to them theyโ€™re going to SNAP โ€”
โ‰๏ธ Unable to focus
๐ŸŒ€Disoriented and confused
๐Ÿ”Š Experiencing sensory overload
๐Ÿ’ข Screaming into a pillow
Send โ€œreverseโ€ alongside a symbol for my muse to find yours in such a state
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๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž : what does endurance mean to your muse?
๐ž๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ : when your muse needs clarity - who or what do they turn to?
@the-haunted-office
He sees endurance in many ways. Throughout his visits to other time periods, he has witnessed so many people who kept going even when the world was falling apart around them, through famine, war, and disease... He finds it extremely impressive, and he'll be quick to acknowledge endurance in others.
For clarity, Percival has his notebook. He takes notes on a great many things, and so whenever his memory isn't cooperating or he's disoriented from his travels, the notebook is there to help.
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๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ : what grief does your muse carry quietly, and how do they cope when no one is watching?
The grief of memories lost. The grief of not even knowing exactly what is missing, but still feeling that yawning void. He has no past. He has no family. He has the watch and he has his research, and that's about it.
He doesn't cope very well. He's in denial, he pretends everything is fine, he refuses to acknowledge just how bad things have gotten because there is no solution, and he might as well just keep going.
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๐›๐š๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐จ : how does your muse handle change and adaptability - are they flexible or resistant?
Percival is extremely flexible... perhaps a bit too flexible if we're being honest. Hopping between different time periods without much control over it means he is used to things changing in the blink of an eye, and his memory issues mean that he constantly needs to improvise and adapt to situations.
But this flexibility is taking its toll. Just like a rubber band, he can only stretch so far until he'll eventually snap under the pressure.
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historically-accurate ยท 4 days ago
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send "that's bullshit" for interrupting my muse while they're telling a huge lie to yours
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๐ŸŒฟ * ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž : ๐š—๐šŠ๐š๐šž๐š›๐šŽ-๐š‹๐šŠ๐šœ๐šŽ๐š ๐š‘๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š๐šŒ๐šŠ๐š—๐š˜๐š— ๐š™๐š›๐š˜๐š–๐š™๐š๐šœ.
๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ : what grief does your muse carry quietly, and how do they cope when no one is watching? ๐จ๐š๐ค : what gives your muse strength when everything feels uncertain? ๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ : what soothes your muse's mind when they are overwhelmed? how do they manage stress? ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ : what memory does your muse hold onto most tightly, and why? ๐›๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ก : when was the last time your muse had to start over, and what did they leave behind? ๐œ๐ž๐๐š๐ซ : what traditions or values does your muse consider sacred? ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฒ : who or what has your muse clung to and why? ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ : how does your muse protect the people they love? ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž : what parts of your muse are considered hard to love, and how do they deal with that? ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž : what lies has your muse told to protect themself or someone else? how far are they willing to go? ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ : where does your muse feel most safe, what does that look like? ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ž : what does endurance mean to your muse? ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š : how do they express longing, especially for something or someone that they think they cannot have? ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ž : how does your muse heal - physically, emotionally, spiritually? ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐ : what does joy look like for your muse? how do they let themself feel it? ๐š๐ฌ๐ก : what has your muse lost that still haunts them? ๐ฒ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ : what inner wounds does your muse hide? do they hide it behind humour or confidence? do they hide it at all? ๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š : what does love mean to your muse - how do they show it? how do they want to receive it? ๐ž๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ : when your muse needs clarity - who or what do they turn to? ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ง : are there any details from your muse's childhood that sticks with them - good or bad? ๐›๐š๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐จ : how does your muse handle change and adaptability - are they flexible or resistant?
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[ย ๐’๐‚๐„๐๐“ย ]ย โ€•ย sender inhales receiverโ€™s scent
Percival tenses instantly. Scent is something he's always concerned about. He takes care of his hygiene and a nice cologne helps, but his...condition...does cause him a certain level of paranoia surrounding the matter.
Not to mention the person doing the sniffing.
Percival doesn't want to be distrusting and so far the other has not harmed him, but it would be foolish to forget that the person doing the sniffing is still a creature that views him as prey. He's just cautious. Surely nobody could fault him for that given the circumstances.
"Ah...Not to sound ignorant or cause offense, but may I ask why you are ehm...doing... that?"
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๐ŸŒ™ย  *ย  โ€•ย  ย  ย ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐…๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐’๐„๐๐’๐„๐’ย ย (ย ย prompts for the five senses. addย [reversed]ย to reverse the action. feel free to change wording as needed & add detailsย )
๐“๐Ž๐”๐‚๐‡.
[ย ๐’๐Ž๐…๐“ย ]ย โ€•ย sender wraps a soft blanket around receiverโ€™s shoulders [ย ๐’๐ˆ๐‹๐Šย ]ย โ€•ย sender and receiver fall into bed together on silk sheets [ย ๐๐”๐‹๐‹ ] โ€•ย sender pulls receiverโ€™s hair ( gently / hard ) [ย ๐‡๐€๐ˆ๐‘ ]ย โ€•ย sender strokes receiverโ€™s hair [ย ๐๐‘๐”๐’๐‡ย ]ย โ€•ย sender brushes receiverโ€™s hair [ย ๐๐€๐ˆ๐๐“ ]ย โ€•ย sender paints a picture onto part of receiverโ€™s body ( specify what & where ) [ย ๐“๐‘๐€๐‚๐„ย ]ย โ€•ย sender traces their fingertips over receiverโ€™s body [ย ๐’๐‚๐€๐‘ย ] โ€• sender traces a scar on receiverโ€™s body [ย ๐‡๐Ž๐‹๐ƒย ] โ€• sender reaches out to hold receiverโ€™s hand [ย ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐ย ] โ€• sender worships receiverโ€™s body
๐“๐€๐’๐“๐„.
[ย ๐”๐๐”๐’๐”๐€๐‹ย ]ย โ€• sender feeds receiver something theyโ€™ve never tried before ( specify what ) [ย ๐’๐Ž๐”๐‘ ]ย โ€•ย sender feeds receiver something sour ( specify what ) [ย ๐’๐–๐„๐„๐“ย ] โ€• sender feeds receiver something sweet ( specify what ) [ย ๐’๐๐ˆ๐‚๐„ย ] โ€• sender feeds receiver something spicy ( specify what ) [ย ๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†๐„๐‘ย ] โ€• sender kisses receiver to taste the lingering flavour of what they ate or drank on their lips ( specify what ) [ย ๐‚๐Ž๐๐๐„๐‘ย ] โ€• sender bites receiver hard enough to draw blood [ย ๐”๐๐–๐„๐‹๐‹ย ] โ€• sender feeds receiver soup when theyโ€™ve fallen ill [ย ๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐Šย ] โ€• sender makes receiver a cocktail to try [ย ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‡ย ] โ€• sender cooks receiver their favourite meal [ย ๐“๐‘๐˜ย ] โ€•ย  sender gives receiver a taste of what theyโ€™re cooking / baking for their opinion
๐’๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“.
[ย ๐๐‹๐ˆ๐๐ƒย ] โ€• sender blindfolds receiver [ย ๐‘๐„๐”๐๐ˆ๐“๐„ย ] โ€• sender and receiver see each other again after a period of being apart [ย ๐‚๐‡๐€๐๐†๐„ย ] โ€• sender notices something different about receiver ( injury / haircut / tattoo / piercing / etc ) [ย ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐Œ๐€๐‹ย ] โ€• sender greets receiver in formal partywear ( feel free to add detail ) [ย ๐‹๐€๐๐“๐„๐‘๐๐’ย ] โ€• sender takes receiver to see lanterns in the sky [ย ๐’๐“๐€๐‘๐’ย ] โ€• sender and receiver lay under the stars to stargaze [ ๐†๐€๐™๐„ย ] โ€• sender and receiver lock eyes across the room [ย ๐’๐‡๐€๐ƒ๐Ž๐–ย ] โ€• sender and receiver see a shadow move out the corner of their eye [ย ๐๐”๐‘๐ย ] โ€• sender and receive watch as something burns ( candles / a building / a campfire / etc ) [ย ๐…๐ˆ๐’๐‡ย ] โ€• sender takes receiver to the aquarium to watch the sea life [ย ๐Œ๐€๐’๐Šย ] โ€• sender recognises receiver at a masquerade party
๐’๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ.
[ย ๐Œ๐”๐’๐ˆ๐‚ย ] โ€• sender puts on the radio to listen to music with receiver [ย ๐๐‹๐€๐˜ย ] โ€• sender plays receiver their favourite song on an instrument ( specify what ) [ย ๐‘๐€๐ˆ๐ย ] โ€•ย sender and receiver are in bed together while rain lashes against the windows / tent / etc [ย ๐–๐‡๐ˆ๐’๐๐„๐‘ย ] โ€• sender whispers something in receiverโ€™s ear ( specify what ) [ย ๐ƒ๐€๐๐‚๐„ย ] โ€• sender asks receiver for a dance upon hearing a song [ย ๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐๐€๐๐˜ย ] โ€• sender and receiver hear a sound when they should be alone ( footsteps / creaking floorboards / a scream / etc ) [ ๐‡๐”๐Œย ] โ€• sender hums a lullaby to lull receiver to sleep [ย ๐Œ๐”๐…๐…๐‹๐„๐ƒย ] โ€• sender comforts a temporally deaf receiver after a loud sound ( gunshot / explosion / etc ) [ย ๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐–๐‡๐„๐‹๐Œย ] โ€• sender calms receiver down from a panic attack in a loud place [ย ๐€๐…๐€๐‘ย ] โ€•ย sender and receiver hear a muffled sound from another room / outside ( music / people / creature / etc ) [ย ๐’๐Ž๐‘๐‘๐Ž๐–ย ] โ€• sender hears receiver crying and approaches comfort them
๐’๐Œ๐„๐‹๐‹.
[ย ๐๐€๐“๐‡ย ] โ€• sender puts a scented bath bomb into receiverโ€™s bath [ย ๐‚๐€๐๐ƒ๐‹๐„ย ] โ€• sender lights a scented candle for receiver [ย ๐…๐‘๐€๐†๐‘๐€๐๐‚๐„ย ] โ€•ย sender puts perfume / aftershave on receiverโ€™s ( wrist / neck / cheek ) [ย ๐’๐‚๐„๐๐“ย ]ย โ€•ย sender inhales receiverโ€™s scent [ย ๐‚๐Ž๐Ž๐Šย ] โ€• sender is drawn to the kitchen by receiverโ€™s cooking [ย ๐‚๐‹๐Ž๐“๐‡๐„๐’ย ] โ€•ย sender steals an item of receiverโ€™s clothes because it smells like them [ย ๐’๐‡๐Ž๐–๐„๐‘ย ] โ€• sender notices receiver smells of their shampoo / shower gel [ย ๐…๐‹๐Ž๐–๐„๐‘๐’ย ] โ€• sender gives receiver flowers [ย ๐–๐€๐’๐‡ย ] โ€• sender helps clean receiver after a long day / stressful situation [ย ๐’๐“๐ˆ๐๐Š๐˜ย ] โ€• sender and receiver walk through the sewers to escape capture / avoid detection / chase someone [ย ๐Œ๐€๐’๐’๐€๐†๐„ย ] โ€•ย sender massages receiver with a scented oil
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ODDLY SPECIFIC INTIMIDATION AND VIOLENT RP PROMPTS PART IV. ( A collection of action and dialogue based roleplay prompts. Feel free to add information if you want. )
Send a dialogue tag and/or a # for reverse aka for receiver perform a chosen action on sender.
OBJECTS.
Send "knife trail" for sender to trail a knife along receiver collar bone.
Send "gun tilt" for sender to tilt receivers chin up with a gun.
Send "knife hand" for sender to stab a knife between receivers fingers.
Send "bat" for sender to smash a bat against head.
Send "axe" for sender to throw an axe at chained up receiver.
Send "roulette" for sender to play russian roulette with receiver for information.
Send "crossbow" for sender to shoot receiver with an arrow while they are running away.
Send "sling" for sender to choke receiver in a sling.
Send "plane" for sender to hold receivers head out of a plane.
Send "crossbow" to hold receiver at gunpoint with a crossbow.
Send "flail" to taunt receiver with a flail.
PHYSICAL.
Send "finger trail" for sender to trail their finger along receivers temple.
Send "grip" for sender to harshly grab receivers chin between their fingers.
Send "smash" for sender to smash receivers head against a wall.
Send "throat" for sender to hold receiver against a wall and cut off their oxygen.
Send "finger" for sender to bend receivers fingers back.
Send "chains" for sender to chain receiver up and torture them.
Send "yank" for sender to grab receivers hair and yank their head back.
Send "slavic squat" for sender to slavic squat down in front of receiver, taunting them.
Send "corner" for sender to walk toward receiver, cornering them.
Send "hand offer" for sender to hold out hand to receiver after they have tortured/hurt them.
Send "gun mirror" for sender to force receiver to hold a gun to senders head in a mocking way. (Works best when receiver is scared and trembling *eyes*)
LOCATIONS.
Send "mausoleum" for sender to kidnap receiver and take them to a mausoleum.
Send "forest" for sender to take receiver to a forest and tell them to run, hunting them down.
Send "boat" for sender to kidnap receiver and hold them captive ono a boat drifting away on the ocean.
Send "alley" for sender to finally have cornered receiver in an alley after hunting them down.
Send "house" for sender to show up at receiver's house after receiver had just run for their life from them.
Send "hunt" for sender to have hunted receiver for multiple weeks, now finally having found them.
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ใ€Œ ย  RP MEME :ย  ย NONVERBAL PROMPTS.ย  mix of violent, caring, touching and non-touching prompts. ย ใ€ ย  ย  SEND PROMPT '+ REVERSE' for the inverse to happen. for example 'bandage + reverse' for the receiver to bandage wounds on the sender.
[ BANDAGE ] : sender bandages a wound on receiver.
[ GUIDE ] : sender puts a hand on he receiver's back to guide them somewhere.
[ WAVE ]: sender waves down receiver to get their attention.
[ SIGN ]: sender raises their hand to sign to receiver. what follows can be anything the sender desires.
[ LIFT ]: sender lifts receiver's chin to look at them.
[ LIGHT ]: sender lights receiver's cigarette/candle/etc.
[ FIND ] : sender finds receiver beaten and/or bloodied.
[ PIN ]: sender pins receiver against the wall during combat/sparring.
[ GET DOWN ]: sender tackles receiver out of the way of danger.
[ TAKE ]: sender takes a hit meant for receiver.
[ CAUGHT ]: sender finds receiver somewhere they aren't supposed to be.
[ TRAP ]: sender traps the receiver somewhere they don't want to be.
[ DARLING ]: sender touches receiver's cheek.
[ SNATCH ]: sender snatches receiver's wrist as they turn to go.
[ STAB ]: sender stabs receiver.
[ DRAG ]: sender drags receiver from point a to point b.
[ SIT ]: sender sits on receiver's lap.
[ EN GARDE ]: sender and receiver get into some kind of fight.
[ DRUNK ]: sender finds receiver drunk.
[ BLOOD ]: sender walks into receiver's room covered in blood.
[ FLOWER ]: sender offers a flower to receiver.
[ HOLD ]: sender reaches to hold receiver's hand.
[ BRUSH ]: sender brushes a strand of hair out of receiver's face.
[ NOTE: ] sender writes a note for receiver. the contents are whatever the sender decides.
[ EYES ]: sender notices receiver looking at them.
[ STOP ]: sender raises hand to signal the receiver to stop in place.
[ TAP ]: sender taps receiver on the shoulder to get their attention.
[ WAKE ]: sender gently wakes receiver from a nap or otherwise.
[ MORNING AFTER ]: sender and receiver wake up together for the first time after a night of passion.
[ BLANKET ]: sender drapes a blanket over receiver's shoulders.
[ HUDDLE ]: sender and receiver huddle together in an effort to stay warm.
[ TUG ]: sender pulls receiver away from them.
[ PUSH ]: sender pushes receiver away from them.
[ BULLET ]: sender shoots receiver in a non-lethal area.
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โ€ขโ– Angst sentences โ–โ€ข
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โ€œI wish Iโ€™d never met youโ€.
โ€œIt didnโ€™t mean anything to you, did it?โ€
โ€œI loved you more than I should haveโ€.
โ€œYou forgot me so easilyโ€.
โ€œI donโ€™t feel anything anymoreโ€.
โ€œThis hurts more than I thought it wouldโ€.
โ€œYou left without saying goodbyeโ€.
โ€œI was never enoughโ€.
โ€œI trusted youโ€.
โ€œDo you even miss me?โ€
โ€œPlease, just lie to me if the truth hurts this muchโ€.
โ€œIโ€™m not okay. I just pretend to beโ€.
โ€œYou promised me foreverโ€.
โ€œI watched you fall out of love with meโ€.
โ€œWhy did you stop trying?โ€
โ€œI canโ€™t fix thisโ€.
โ€œYou chose them over meโ€.
โ€œI didnโ€™t think you could hurt me like thisโ€.
โ€œI wanted to be your first choiceโ€.
โ€œI begged you to stayโ€.
โ€œI still dream about youโ€.
โ€œNothing feels real anymoreโ€.
โ€œI hate that I still careโ€.
โ€œYou said it wasnโ€™t my fault. Then why does it feel like it is?โ€
โ€œI donโ€™t know how to be without youโ€.
โ€œI ruined everything, didnโ€™t I?โ€
โ€œIt was always temporary for you, wasnโ€™t it?โ€
โ€œI wish I could forget youโ€.
โ€œYou didnโ€™t even look backโ€.
โ€œYou killed the best parts of meโ€.
โ€œIโ€™m tired of pretending Iโ€™m not brokenโ€.
โ€œWe were never meant to lastโ€.
โ€œIt was easier for you to walk awayโ€.
โ€œYou said I was safe with youโ€.
โ€œYou let me fall apartโ€.
โ€œI canโ€™t go back to who I was before youโ€.
โ€œTell me it was realโ€.
โ€œIt still hurts every time I see youโ€.
โ€œWhy wasnโ€™t I worth the fight?โ€
โ€œYou were supposed to protect meโ€.
โ€œI kept waitingโ€ฆ and you never cameโ€.
โ€œYou didnโ€™t even notice I was hurtingโ€.
โ€œYou broke my heart without a second thoughtโ€.
โ€œIโ€™m still here, even if youโ€™re notโ€.
โ€œI gave you everythingโ€.
โ€œYou never meant to stay, did you?โ€
โ€œI saw it in your eyesโ€”you gave upโ€.
โ€œI wish things were differentโ€.
โ€œWeโ€™re just strangers with memories nowโ€.
โ€œI loved you. That was my mistakeโ€.
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He laughed softly. "You can say that again. It's a rather peculiar thing. I have always been fascinated by history, though it is something else to actually be able to visit the past."
While he noticed the changes in the other, they were subtle but undeniably noticeable, he did not comment on them. The other's presence felt less hostile, though, which seemed to put both Percival and the watch at ease.
"It's humbling. To see the way the world has changed throughout the years, all the people who once lived, the legacies they left behind. I think we rarely realize just how much has already taken place before we were put here... well, I don't know how accurate that is for you, of course, I haven't a clue how long you've been around after all." He smiled at the other, giving his head a little shake. "But it really makes me feel like a speck in the universe... nothing more than an ant in the grand scheme of things."
He went quiet for a moment, seemingly reflecting upon this thought once more. Yes. It truly did make him feel small, but in a way that was comforting too. His presence was only that of a mere speck, but he was still part of everything around him, and what an honor that was.
"Though of course, the watch's tendency to make me appear at random locations in random times can lead to trouble. Not everyone is friendly. I have been accused of witchcraft a bit more often than I'd like. Understandably, the watch does possess magic even if I do not, but I still would prefer it if they could stop trying to kill me for it. Especially since the watch usually won't remove me from the situation until I'm on death's doorstep. God, I can still smell my own flesh burning from when they put me on the bloody pyre..."
He rubbed his arm as he thought back to this memory. While the skin was unmarred, the look on his face showed a very genuine hint of pain that was linked to the memory.
"Ah, but I suppose that too is a unique experience that I should appreciate, ahah..."
He listened intently, canting his head as he eyed the watch. Silver. He would heed the other's warning. That did not lessen his curiosity any. A fascinating artifact, able to transport one on a whim. Perhaps only by its own whim, but interesting all the same.
He almost felt embarrassed by the other's words. Perhaps because his intentions had been misconstrued by the watch. He truly did not mean the other any harm, at least, not now. He was suddenly aware of how hostile he came across. Claws were sheathed and he shifted himself backwards slightly in hopes of appearing more gentle.
Though out of his control, his pupils had rounded some now when he looked at the human.
For a mortal, he was becoming quite interesting to the fae. He did not wish to pry, but Leondas was a curious creature. He could not help but comment, hoping to summon a tale or two.
โ You must have a lifetime of stories to tell. โž
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The thought of ghosts stealing to help their presumably living family members was an odd one, not to mention rather depressing. Sure, it could be considered sweet, at least they were trying to help their loved ones even from beyond the grave... but so much for resting in peace!
"Well, you see, I do try. The watch doesn't like being left behind." He smiled sheepishly. "If I leave it somewhere, it will show back up in my pocket or on my nightstand within a short amount of time." He looked at the watch before raising his eyebrows at Rook. "Making your hair stand up? What for? Surely it's not so bad?" He supposed some people were probably more sensitive to magic, he just wasn't one of them, and perhaps that made her more sensitive to the watch as well?
"I see. Well, as long as you are able to still take some time for yourself, I suppose it does even out. And I relate to that, meeting interesting people certainly is a perk of the occupation."
He chuckled. "Now, that is one way of meeting people. A bit of a peculiar one, but if it works... I'll have to file away 'chasing ghosts' as a way of forming new connections."
"It's not really their fault. I found some ghosts who were stealing to help their families."
While others simply stole for the thrill of it. The latter tended to focus on bigger prizes than some poor shmuck's wallet, meaning they were only a concern of rich morons who liked collecting expensive things.
But then again, there was only so much to say to reassure anybody without free access to a proton pack.
"It would help if you went near animals without that thing in your pocket." Rook replied, pointing, "It's making my hair stand up from over here. If you can't do that, I guess the only solution would be to go near animals like Thea, who aren't as easily bothered by that sort of presence."
Though that was good information she would have to file away for later. Some worried about muggers, others had to consider the implications of having peculiar fellows like Percival roaming around their city.
"I have fun when I get to play, yes. You're right, this business can take up a lot of time. But I also don't sleep a whole lot, so the two kinda even out." They didn't. "But I get paid for the work I do during the day and it gives me the chance to meet many interesting people."
She looked thoughtful for a moment.
"I think I met all my friends while chasing after a ghost or something of the likes. It's tough, but it makes it worth it."
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I know I haven't been on much these days, but I have definitely been thinking about Percival plenty.
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