i'm ready to climb this mountain inside

[whitestonelives]

WHO: the de Rolos! the bear is included. (Percy, Jill, and Vex)
WHERE: Dragonspine Mountain
WHEN: post-Heartless invasion.
WHAT: "The Heart of the Matter" but make it a fun reunion thing with your sibling and your girlfriend who you gave a bow and also it's a very good excuse to not be in the building with Fucking Janet during Thanksgiving season.
WARNINGS: fantasy violence against Heartless, PTSD, guns, bears, vague horror around the disembodied dragon heart.

[Percy may have come overprepared for a trip into the freezing cold of Dragonspine.

At the moment, most of him is covered in fur-lined dark blue, with only his eyes visible behind his glasses as he somewhat ineffectually stomps through the snow. What little can be seen of his face, though, speaks to his determination as he loads up the revolver on his hip.]

Reports coming out of this mountain have mentioned Heartless with wings, among other things. As though the ordinary Heartless in Meropide weren't enough of a slog. [He's pretty sure they shrugged off the psychic damage on Animus, which, wow, not fair at all, thanks.] Less of one than the potluck, though.

[Sure, he knows he'll be getting his cubicle transferred for missing the potluck, but like. Worth it, frankly, and anyway he knows he's a horrible office-mate, people will likely celebrate his moving closer to the seers.]

The researcher I talked to wants to map out the mountain, and seemed quite excited to find out what might be inside it. After what everyone else on the network has said, I have to say, I'm curious to see what's going on as well. [to Vex, teasing:] Do you know, there might be something shiny in there.

[to Jill, also teasing:] Do you want my extra scarf? It's not too late. [And he fishes out the extra scarf, which is a lumpy thing he knitted for kicks and also is the ugliest shade of neon orange you will ever see.]

Comments

[faenthras]

[ where Percy seemingly overprepared, Vex'ahlia has almost underprepared dressed lightly with a fur-lined cloak. she steps lightly on top of the snow the bow Percival made for her knocked with a single arrow. she shivers slightly, moving ahead of them both a few steps as she listens to him speak, brown eyes scanning the snow capped landscape. ]

Something shiny, you say? [ she casts a glance back to Percy, lips pressed together smile. ] I suppose can I suffer the cold for a few shiny trinkets. Especially if this client of yours pays us handsomely.

[ then she sees it; the lumpy, neon orange scarf she had seen him knitting the past few days. Vex breathes in sharply, a gloved hand coming up to stifle a laugh that almost breaks through.

gods, it's so so ugly. ]

[temperedbyice]

[Hello, Percy. Unfortunately for you, Jill is a "dutiful little sister" (TM). She'll call his bluff and smile as he offers the scarf.]

It would be my honor, lumps and all.

[Then, her impression darkens.]

Whatever havoc these monsters intend to create on this mountain, we will stop them. With the three of us, I don't imagine they'll pose much of a threat.

[whitestonelives]

[To his credit, Percy looks slightly guilty when she takes the ugly scarf. But he's nothing if not committed to the bit, so he nods.

Thank god for the more serious topic at hand, because he'll push his glasses up his nose before they fall off his face and into the snow.]

Very shiny. And yes, it's quite the large pay-out, although, [a shrug] even if it wasn't, I'll admit I'd have taken it anyway. Anything but the office potluck.

[He despises Janet just that much.]

Mm, they wouldn't. You have ice, Vex has frighteningly good aim, and I can quite literally shoot fire at them. [Assuming, of course, that Animus doesn't misfire and jam and immediately give him such a headache.] We'll be just fine, should any monsters decide they want a taste of us.