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π‘Šβ„Žπ‘œ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 π‘Ž π‘“π‘’π‘π‘˜ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘› 𝑂π‘₯π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘Ž? ( closed )

Who: Jack Townsend & Others
When: May
Where: Thorne, Horizon, Nocwich
What: Catch-All
Warnings: Language, mental illness, probably pit-related trauma things.

π‘†π‘œ 𝑖𝑓 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’'𝑠 π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘
𝐼𝑑'𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑒 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘’, π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘’
π‘Šβ„Žπ‘¦ π‘€π‘œπ‘’π‘™π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘ π‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘˜ π‘‘π‘œ π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦?
πΈπ‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› 𝐼 π‘Žπ‘™π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦π‘  π‘ π‘Žπ‘–π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐼
π»π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘›'𝑑 π‘”π‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘  π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’
𝐴𝑙𝑙 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘›
π‘‡β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘›, 𝐼 π‘Žπ‘™π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦π‘  𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘β„Ž
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[personal profile] stations 2023-05-15 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
( It takes a few weeks (generous understatement) for Jack to get back into some semblance of a routine after what happened in the pit. Not because he's psychologically damaged, so much β€” it was bad, but honestly? Probably not in his top 3 worst experiences of all time. Maybe top five. It's more the physical part that fucked him up good; he felt weak even after undergoing the cure proper.

The cuts, the scrapes, the bruises. The lost weight. Most of it has been put right by the time he wanders the halls toward Yennefer's designated classroom. It's only once her door's in sight that he thinks to feel guilty for not checking in with her before, not at least giving her some kind of heads-up that he wasn't going to be showing up at... literally any point in the last few weeks, which would have been as easy as thinking.

He's been a little preoccupied. Not by the healing, but rather by the castle's newest redhead.

Anyway, his guilt compels him to get her a last-minute gift β€” and when you can do the kind of magic he does, last minute really does mean last minute. It's actually super fucking handy.

When he walks in, he's holding a very fancy-looking wine bottle that he contritely sets on the surface nearest her. Despite how absolutely pretentious it looks, though, it isn't... actually filled with fancy wine, but she won't know that until she actually tries it β€” if she ever does.

He offers up a tiny little wave. )

Heyyyyy. Sorry for... not... existing, so much, but enough about me, how are you?

( To be read, of course, with the most awkward possible cadence. )
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[personal profile] vixening 2023-05-15 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ jack isn't the only one who has needed to take time before he's been able to return to any sort of routine. yennefer does not count herself among them, if only because there is some part of her that thinks she can take the place of any outward summoned presence. to allow those who need the time, those who had been taken and held and tortured, to avoid the court as much as possible. it's turned her into something of a busybody, but between her own in the castle she's been keeping up with and throwing herself back into her duties, it's left her little room in between.

so - honestly - she hasn't really noticed the fact he's missed his classes. in fact, it hadn't been something she'd realized herself until her conversation with said certain redhead. she'd meant to reach back out to him, if only because her curiosity (because it's much easier to call it that, and vague interest feels a bit harsh all things considered. surely she wouldn't call it worry, not anywhere that it could be heard.) was quite motivating.

she is, indeed, in her classroom when he comes to find her - sat up at her desk with a book laid out before her. she's been looking for a particular piece of information that she swears she recalls from one of the tomes she's taken from the library, but she hasn't been able to find it and she doesn't really want to go to istredd to ask.

but here he is - and it's enough to draw her attention away, her chin still in her palm as her eyes lift from the pages to the door. at his apology, her brow slowly starts to lift, her eyes moving from him to the bottle in his hands then back to him. the question, the awkwardly phrased how are you has yennefer sighing, pushing to sit up straight in her chair and closing the book in front of her. ]

How is your body handling the cure? [ because he looks...well, all but entirely back to normal, but that doesn't mean much where corrupted divine magics are concerned.

and yes, she's quite aware she has completely ignored his question ]
Edited 2023-05-15 20:52 (UTC)
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[personal profile] stations 2023-05-16 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
( At this point, Jack's pretty much gotten used to the whole step on your throat and make you apologize for scuffing her boots vibe Yennefer puts out. It doesn't bother him or even really occur to him that she completely ignored the question, it's kind of par for the course. If she didn't ignore like half of the stuff he says she'd have strangled him to death months ago, probably.

Now, he just shrugs noncommittally. )

Probably about as well as my body handles anything, I guess.

( Begrudgingly, consistently bordering on unhealthy but refusing to ever actually die. Which is... good? Good enough?

In other words: )

I'm here. So.

( If he does by some miracle look any healthier, it has nothing to do with the cure and everything to do with the redhead that actually helps him get a livable quantity of sleep some nights. )
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[personal profile] vixening 2023-05-17 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, you are. Which is...no small feat.

[ which is....almost strange, coming from her. could almost be considered a compliment - in his ability to survive, in the fact he's up and walking. he would not have been one she would think would have survived the pit itself, and perhaps, maybe, his ability to survive is something she can recognize, and be mildly impressed with.

and then yennefer pauses, her eyes on him narrowing briefly. it looks almost as if a thought has occurred to her in real time, something she hadn't considered until he stood before her now. ]

And what about your abilities? They were limited while you were down there, as I've heard, but they've returned too?

[ and oh yes, she will get to sabine here briefly - she has quite a few questions where that girl is concerned - but first, this. ]
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[personal profile] stations 2023-05-27 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
( Wait, was that... was that a compliment? From her? Wow, he can't remember if she's ever given him one before β€” at least, not one obvious enough for his damaged, useless brain to process.

Wow. That's kind of nice. Cool.

At her question, he nods easily. )

Yeah, I could pretty much only make coffee and fuzzy worms while I was down there. Oh- and Water Willies. But once we got out of the cave, it came back pretty quick.

( He tips his head in the direction of her Last Minute Not-Wine Gift. )

I made that on the way here, and- actually, I think they might have gotten stronger? I accidentally made Rita, and she hasn't disappeared in... weeks, so I guess she's just permanent.
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[personal profile] vixening 2023-06-01 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ honestly? she probably never has. or if she did before, it was so layered and complictaed he might have missed it.

for now, though, she does listen to his explanation of what he could manage while he was down there, her brow furrowing in that confused sort of way of hers where she doesn't care enough to ask, and doesn't really want to know. fuzzy worms and water willies? she doesn't need to know what they are to know that sounds just about right for something jack would be able to do.

and the not-wine bottle is impressive enough, at least in the simple fact it hasn't disappeared. or even faded. she considers it for another moment before turning her attention back to the idea, and therefore her line of questions to get there. ] And this 'Rita'- did you meant to make her permanent? Or...permanent until proven otherwise?

[ a beat, and then yennefer realizes she doesn't really want to keep waiting, either, so she follows up with another question. ]

And if I told you to summon something specific, let's say...right now. Would you be able to?
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