ninth labyrinth

[lord_wizard]

Who: Felix Harrowgate
Broadcast:
Action: Pathstone
When: Monday 6/27

Pathstone - Crowley's quarters (& elsewhere?)

[Felix opens his eyes and finds himself staring up at dark metal walls. While the transition is somewhat jarring, there's not the same kind of panic as the first time he'd gone home in his sleep and woke up here. The difference this time is in emotion. The previous times he's been on the heels of pain, fear, and anxiety. Lingering questions about what would happen to him and his brother next. There is certainly apprehension, but the questions don't carry the same mortal weight as they had in the past. His future was no more certain than any person's, to be sure, but this time there felt like a reasonable chance that he could, in fact, have a chance.

Slowly, he sits up in bed, wincing at the ache in his muscles. He isn't sure how long he's been sleeping this time, but he gets the sense - beyond the physical - that it's been awhile. Worry about that fact fizzles in the wake of his next thought: This isn't his room. It's Crowley's. There's a wave of relief that he still remembers the name and that there's still recognizable signs of the demon habitation. Enough to make his heart jump just a little in the very opposite of fear.

He takes his time collecting himself, waiting to see if Crowley will be coming back to his room any time soon. Measuring time is impossible and irrelevant. Regardless of whether or not the demon returns, he will eventually leave the room. First order of business was a shower, which was particularly needed after two weeks of being bedridden, but after that a trip to the kitchen would be in order.]

Video - Fleetwide

[The Felix that appears on screen is his usual presentable self, albeit with a little damp still clinging to his curly red hair. He smiles softly, nervous at admitting what might be considered a weakness]

I appears I've been gone for some time. Hopefully the library hasn't fallen into complete disarray while I've been asleep. Or anything else, for that matter.

Where are we now?

Video - Starstruck only

What is the status of our illustrious crew? Anything I should know?

[Is is safe to come out now? Last he checked, half the crew was knee-deep in some kind of glitch that he had, at the time, no ability to deal with. Thus the reason the wizard had been living aboard for the Pathstone for the better part of two weeks before he had fallen unconscious yet again.]

((ooc:Felix is awake and canon-updated. Feel free to find him anywhere on the Pathstone for the action section))

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[mucked]

Ms. Ahsoka is the Acting Captain aboard the Starstruck for the time being.

How are you feeling, Felix?

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[lord_wizard]

More like myself than I have in over a month, to be truthful.

And yourself?

[Because clearly something has happened]

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[mucked]

A little worse for wear. I'll be fine.

But I'm glad of it. For you, I mean. It's a rare thing to feel like oneself, some days.

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[lord_wizard]

I'm not always certain what that means. But it's less conflicting, at least. Going home clarified that. Somewhat.

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[mucked]

And you're certain you returned?

[ instead of simply...remembered things. it's a question peggy asks herself a little to often when she thinks on what she 'remembered' from home. ]

[lord_wizard]

[He think he knows what she's getting at here.]

I suppose that I cannot be completely certain of anything, but that's a maze I'd prefer not to get lost in.

[mucked]

Fair enough. I suppose I'd agree.

I'd rather not think I only imagined it.

Quarters eey

[onlyanapple]

[Crowley does, indeed, eventually reappear. Truth be told, he's been checking back a lot on Felix since he passed out. There's more than his stated reason for getting more staff in Málum in such short notice. He needed to be able to slip away, claiming idleness, to make sure Felix hadn't died. Or left. Or been consumed by that THING inside him.

It's no small amount of relief that crosses the demon;s features when he finds Felix awake and looking relatively unharmed. He tries to hide the expression with one of his usual idle indifference, but doesn't quite manage it. ]

Sleeping beauty finally awakes.

[lord_wizard]

[He finds Felix sitting on the edge of the bed in the midst of running a comb through his hair in a temporary pass at feeling somewhat put together. He makes very little attempt at dimming the smile that breaks out at seeing Crowley there. From the outside, it seems nakedly happy. There were of course burdens he could never, ever be free of, only burdens that became easier to bear as time went on. But it feels like many of them have eased overnight.

There are other more tangible changes, as only Crowley would know. The spirit is gone without any trace, and along with it the binding on his magic. Their absence is freeing beyond his ability to describe.]

I imagine that would make you my prince.

[onlyanapple]

[Seeing Felix free of the spirit is a relief. It was a problem he couldn't deal with, and knew from simply being a creature who could do such a thing to a person that it had made Felix a ticking bomb. The thought of the fuse being cut before any damage could be done is a great weight off him.

He gives a soft scoff at the wizard's response. ]

I dunno. That would really depend on what I was prince of. Do I get a kingdom? Or am I just a prince of some arbitrary product like mattresses or cheese graters?

[lord_wizard]

[He laughs quietly and continues with brushing]

I think it would be something a bit more distinguished. Leather boots, perhaps? Tire irons? [Which is said very intentionally. He sets the comb down on his knee]

Or perhaps it's simply a very small kingdom of two.

[onlyanapple]

Hmmm, that does sound very tempting.

[He'll move to sit beside Felix with a shit-eating grin. ]

I do so like leather boots after all.

[lord_wizard]

I have noticed.

[He runs his fingers of the tines of the comb and eyes the demon]

How long was I asleep this time?

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[fuga]

no.

[ Because Lauralae obviously doesn't keep up to date with her crew, oops. ]

[lord_wizard]

Is that so?

What about anything I shouldn't know?

[fuga]

would i tell you if that were the case?

[lord_wizard]

That depends on how much you like gossip.

[fuga]

i have not had much time for gossip.

[lord_wizard]

But you've had some? Surely there is something you've heard about? Seen?

Please, I am hungry for news. Anything at all.

video.

[theroadwarrior]

[Max is back to normal, wooooo.

Um. But of course, that leaves him even more awkward with Felix than usual. It's been that way for everyone he knows; just a series of Max being stubborn and embarrassed that they had seen that young, naive side of him from years and years passed. He at least will be a semi-decent teammate and recognize Felix's return from - whatever the hell happens to people around here.

He's still trying to figure out what the hell the Atroma are messing with, here.]

Everything's doing alright.

Nobody's died while you went.

[lord_wizard]

[He wouldn't really blame Max for avoid him. Felix absolutely avoided the lot of them by running to a different ship entirely.

But he's glad for the response]

Is that how far our standards have fallen? Nobody died? Goodness.

[theroadwarrior]

Best standard to have. Everything else is repairable.

[But hey, he's glad to have something from you to respond to. A little. He's not about to admit he tolerates you, maybe even mildly likes you. Like, really mildly. Which is good on the Rockatansky scale.]

Any problems with you?

[lord_wizard]

[A soft smile and the slight shake of his head]

No. Despite the exhaustingly long nap I'm...good.

[He thinks. It's not as if he has much of a reference point and they are still where they are, but overall he's less troubled than he might have been in the past]

[theroadwarrior]

[He's such a sheepish grump, don't smile at him pleasantly.]

Hn, good. Don't need anymore weird glitches.

[lord_wizard]

[This is hardly the brightest of smiles that Felix has and will likely continue to level in Max's direction purely because of that fact]

No, we certainly don't. That had to have been nearly everyone on the ship within the span of a month. It's someone else's turn...