a cold shoulder at closin' time
By the time Jack reappears, Vesper has resumed his usual perch a few steps back from the maps, hands in his pockets, eyes faintly narrowed as if still evaluating the lines and ink he himself pinned. The captain’s dry remark about fireplaces earns only the faintest lift of a brow; he knows better than to expect Jack to dream big. That’s what Nova is for.
When Jack turns to the wall and opens the floor, Vesper considers for a moment longer, gaze tracing the roads and markers and borderlines. Then he gestures with a tilt of his chin toward the center of the map. "The Hollowed Grounds," he says, tone even. "Everywhere else behaves mostly like you'd expect. People try to survive, keep power, keep secrets. But the Grounds..." He lets the thought trail for a breath, then continues. "Most of it’s Ancients who sort of do their own thing anyway, and that goddess of theirs...there's still so much no one knows about her."
A pause, then a glance sideways, half-sardonic. "Or the Greatwood, I guess. Kinda waitin' to see what's gonna become of it."
When Jack turns to the wall and opens the floor, Vesper considers for a moment longer, gaze tracing the roads and markers and borderlines. Then he gestures with a tilt of his chin toward the center of the map. "The Hollowed Grounds," he says, tone even. "Everywhere else behaves mostly like you'd expect. People try to survive, keep power, keep secrets. But the Grounds..." He lets the thought trail for a breath, then continues. "Most of it’s Ancients who sort of do their own thing anyway, and that goddess of theirs...there's still so much no one knows about her."
A pause, then a glance sideways, half-sardonic. "Or the Greatwood, I guess. Kinda waitin' to see what's gonna become of it."
you were beggin' me to stay 'til the sun rose
☆ has a pale star tattoo beneath his left eye, and freckle-sized constellations move across his skin
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
