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fabian aramais seacaster ([personal profile] maximumlegend) wrote2024-04-26 08:23 pm

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[personal profile] tinflower 2024-12-01 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
If it doesn't, I'll fix it. [ That's-- that's definitely a possibility, but Gorgug's been working and reworking on it, if doing more of the work from before the time the spaceship fell (and he was having a lot more certain gay thoughts about a guy). But he's looking back at Fabian, trying not to let his uncertainty take up too much of his expression with his friend looking at him like that. Working to squeeze a reassuring motion along his mouth, a small smile that turns away as Gorgug opens up the drawer underneath the table. ]

I had a lot of time to focus on it since I don't have any other work to do. I already worked on some invisibility and projection work before I got here, so I tweaked some of that--

[ He's pulled out another bracelet from the drawer, what can be correctly assumed to be a prototype as Gorgug straps it onto his own wrist. There's no fancy layerings, no skull and bones--but there is a circular button. ]

It's like other magic. You gotta think about what you want, and if you wear something, it helps out. If you press the pirate skull...

[ Gorgug presses on the button, and he disappears--except parts of the world begin to bulge out, in a way that resembles the limbs of arms moving out at the sides, until they stop, and then--

Gorgug reappears, this time... wearing the shirt that Fabian had given him, with a hoodie tied around his waist and a pair of cargo shorts in a darker shade to conflict with the white of the shirt. ]


...it's not actually the clothes. [ And as if to prove this (as if Fabian doesn't know anything about a disguise self spell, he puts a hand around a part of his exposed forearm, only to have it not even reach the wrist itself before stopping. ] You shouldn't go around naked.

[ Just. FYI. ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2024-12-05 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Noooo, only one person gets to be Gorgug here...!!!

And it might help to reflect on that, when Fabian's only awkward inability to find words makes Gorgug hesitate--or, more so, the words that he chooses. Fabian is a man of many words, so when he isn't, it's telling, and while he does look at the face that Fabian's making, Gorgug is also...paying attention to how hard it seems to be for Fabian to say anything.

... ]


The time doesn't matter to me. [ Sure, getting things wrong and hitting his head against walls trying to get it right is annoying, but he chose to do that. Gorgug fiddles with the prototype on his own wrist a little, then glances at Fabian from under his lashes. ] But, if you don't think you'll have a lot of use for it-- it's okay, like, I learned a lot from making it. So if there's something else I can make you instead, I'm okay doing that.

[ Is that it, bro.

It's okay, bro. You can tell him!! Tell him right now!! ]
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cw: implication of assault

[personal profile] tinflower 2024-12-08 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He would've really been okay with being told that it wasn't what Fabian needed. It would have been more sad to have Fabian try to hide it up, to sputter and say that it's perfect, but for everything about it to be obvious that it wasn't.

Gorgug gets the sputter, and he gets the validation, but it isn't under any falsehood. Though at first there's a lingering doubt, a worry if his thoughtfulness and consideration for Fabian really did come through (is it the same, when it's not real clothes being put on Fabian's body? Or that the invisible illusory effect might not be the best); the sort of things any person might fret over when getting a gift for a friend.

But it's pushed aside, or rather: it disappears. When it turns to him, about him, his hard time. A comment made over and over, felt for days. A state of being that still follows Gorgug, and that he, too, still recognises. He's still trying to be better. Still trying to recover.

His hands are empty, and he looks at them, palms facing up at him. Looking at Fabian, but letting his gaze drift down, as slowly: ]


...I've been trying to think of you since I woke back up from that nightmare I was in. I know... I haven't been able to show it, but I've been wanting to thank you... I've wanted to be a good friend the same way you've been doing for me, even after everything that happened. [ ... ] Even after I... kissed you...

[ There's a way that his voice trails, his tone unfinished, the and that hangs there never coming into being. He's definitely not looking at Fabian then, but he does, after; white pupils looking at him in that mild expression of his, but nothing puzzled or perplexed.

His brow is furrowed, his eyes sad. Lips pinched together before he continues to speak. ]


You've never let me feel like a freak. And I know-- taking care of me hasn't been easy. I know you and Riz are trying your best, and you had a hard time, too. We all did.

But we're friends. And this-- this isn't why I made this. [ He looks back down, but this time to the bracelet on Fabian's wrist. Briefly, before- ] I'm trying to catch up. To everything good you've been doing for me. Because you're one of my best friends.

Because I love you.

[ Because of the hundred other reasons why, when all that matters is: because he wants to. ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2024-12-14 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ They've been hugging more, lately. If they count the half-hugs, the arms slung across shoulders and close contact that's similar, then it would come even more: there's a lot of intimacy in Bloodrush, apparently. But still, these sorts of hugs--warm and full and gripping, seeking and needing--are rare, even now. It doesn't shock Gorgug into freezing, into doing nothing; he only doesn't want to interrupt his friend, to figure out if it might be a quick thing, before Gorgug reaches to put his arms around Fabian in turn.

He's a good friend, he says. And Gorgug's glad. And as Fabian speaks more, settles on the words that he does, Gorgug lowers his head to meet against the side of Fabian's. He allows himself a certain comfort he has to be brief or careful about: he squeezes his arms around Fabian, the same way the other is doing to him, now.

But there's a difference between when Gorgug wraps his arms around someone tight, and when they do that to him. There's no intention to hurt Fabian; there's only the intention to express himself back, to give in his embrace what Fabian's giving in his. And Fabian is one of their few friends who can handle it, with his physique and endurance, enough to allow Gorgug to sink against him in a way he doesn't always get to (or not for long); to say to him, his mouth close to his ear: ]


Thank you.

[ And it's a thank you that means so much, even his tone as he speaks the two words encompassing it, speaking it. Thank you, for saying so; thank you, for letting me be your friend.

Thank you, for sticking by me.

He'll let Fabian move back when he's ready, of course. ...maybe with some delay, because--just let Gorgug know when enough is enough, bro. You're actually very comfy, see. ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2024-12-18 07:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ No, bro, you might want to reconsider that thought.

Because this moment might be nice, yes. Gorgug's feeling nice and appreciative after the hug, and he feels the same about their friendship right now. He sits comfortably in his spot, only fiddling with the prototype to switch it off and to return to his normal clothing, since--the demonstration is unnecessary now. He starts to undoing the strap, somewhat distracted by Fabian's remark, though it's only after he's gotten it off that he considers what Fabian is saying.

.... ]


Is my shit cool in the future too?

[ What is their difference in time, again...? He's never bothered to figure it out, but right now, it seems relevant: to himself. Is Fabian unaware of what he can (or is willing to) do, or-- well, actually, Gorgug isn't surprised by that first, since why would Fabian know...

But surely he's seen some of his gear in action, maybe? Right? Right?? Bro? ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2024-12-25 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ bro what do you mean you don't know about everything he makes in the future

Isn't this such a simple question? Fabian's talking about his creations, and how he seems to think this is the best thing he's ever made, and this surely can't tip Gorgug off about the state of Fabian's upkeep on his inventions. Surely not.

A good thing it doesn't, even though Fabian's answer is enough to disappoint him. He gives a small ]
Oh [ and looks back down at the bracelet, but does manage to bring reason into this. ] We don't have a lot of reasons to fight if we're not doing schoolwork.

[ For the team ups. And he doesn't even think to ask what that fight was about, mainly because the point is meant to be about Gorgug's inventions, and that's all he cares about right now. It's a bummer, but-- ]

I'll make something you can see. [ There. That's the solution. After all: ] I can make something for Riz. I bet he'd like more bullets. I'll make cool bullets.

[ Which Fabian will absolutely be able to see! ...look, nobody ever said that Gorgug's good at thinking up stuff on the spot, alright. Take the easy escape. ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2024-12-29 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Huh, an invention for himself... he thinks about it, but what would he like to make? ...something that would be useful in this place, so just making a cool weapon isn't going to be too helpful, potentially. ]

...I'll take a look in my books, [ he decides, nodding at Fabian as he says it. ] But I still want to make Riz something too. I don't know if it counts as a birthday if you don't go through a full year, but his birthday was recently. And I don't think he got to celebrate it.

[ Since, you know, maybe there's a chance Riz did that without Gorgug? A thing he is going to think right now. But Gorgug knows Riz's birthday since--theirs is in the same month. Gorgug would know, once he checks a calendar. ]

I can get him a cake, too.

[ A late birthday cake. ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2024-12-31 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Whoa, is Fabian realising that it was recently Riz's birthday?

This is where Gorgug's mind goes, if it goes anywhere during the way that Fabian suddenly shoots up. It also might be something else, so Gorgug isn't entirely jumping to conclusions--because it turns out he was wrong anyway, since the one calculation being made in Fabian's mind is the one Gorgug didn't consider.

His own birthday.

Which, Gorgug's features start to narrow as he squints into that familiar, unsure look... ]


Yeah, but... I had my birthday before I showed up here not that long ago. Riz showed up here around spring break, right? [ Since, you know. Spring Break and all. ] So he's...had his actual birthday by now. His birthday would've come around by now.

[ And that means that Riz actually missed it! This is a bigger deal than Gorgug getting a birthday, okay. He had one already! They all had ice cream!! ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2025-01-01 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ Truly, this is the kind of mathematical problem going on that Gorgug has never seen before... he might be able to pretend to see Fabian's reasoning, but it's like somebody making a long equation to explain why 2+2=5, actually.

Because Gorgug already had his birthday back in Spyre. It's not his fault that Etraya was behind on the dates.

But with Fabian being this energised by the whole thing (for good or bad), Gorgug isn't going to try and throw logic a second time at a wall that doesn't want it to stick. He's just going to let Fabian work this out himself. Maybe ask: ]


What are you gonna get us?

[ ...look, he's curious?? Even if those things are meant to be a surprise! ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2025-01-01 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Gorgug would reassure Fabian.....if he were a different person. Gorgug, that is, but also, the fact is: Fabian is just like this. So the fact that he's having a self-inflicted gift crisis is Fabian's own fault, honestly, that Gorgug isn't really sure that there's anything that can be done about it.

Except helping in small ways. And sure, Fabian asks him what he wants, but he's looking upwards and giving it some thought... ]


...me and Riz talked about ways we can be better equipped in this place, and I think he's feeling it how he can't use magic, or doesn't have more stuff to play around with. I can help you get him gear-- I have books. I think Riz would like something he can use.

[ Right? That seems like a Riz sort of gift. Useful, practical. ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2025-01-01 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Something offensive is good.... do they want to go the magic route? Gorgug brought up that point, but he's thinking about the issues they had in Moorecroft, but also what causes him--and them all--trouble here. ]

Do you remember the tech stuff he had with him when the electronics attacked at the Frosty Faire? [ The fucking electronics, Fabian. ] We can get him something like that-- spy gear.

We can throw in some weapons, too. I've been reading about-- [ he makes a throwing motion ] EMPs.

[ You know that acronym, right, Fabian. ]
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[personal profile] tinflower 2025-01-02 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's a good thing that Gorgug doesn't mind sitting in silence, isn't it? Nor that he questions the silence, despite this being Fabian. But it's for a good reason: this is about Riz's birthday box, and that deserves careful consideration. That's why Gorgug is nodding as soon as Fabian comes to his conclusion, showing how much he knows about EMPs. ]

Get him lots of EMPs.

[ That's right, Fabian. You've got it. ]

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