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𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐤𝐚 "ate 12 sandwiches & napped" 𝐬𝐮𝐢 ([personal profile] aquaveiled) wrote2021-06-10 12:41 pm

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nocwich weekend; july

[personal profile] funbreaker 2024-07-22 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ While Thancred has kept Himeka appraised of his status ever since the coup and the following attack on Castle Thorne (which he was nowhere near at the time; the benefits of being a fugitive), it's no true substitute for seeing one another in the flesh. They could have met by the Horizon, but they've each been busy with their respective tasks in their territories. Thancred is still adjusting to life in Nott, and letting his guard down by entering the Horizon hasn't been high on his to-do list.

Nocwich allows him some much-needed freedom, however, and taking the portal from Nott to the land of eternal night is like a breath of fresh air. While he can't assume he isn't still being watched here to some degree, it's more his surface level of situational awareness that he employs rather than being on high alert.

He and Himeka have a standing appointment to meet each other for drinks each month, and so he suspects that he will find her there. As expected, she's waiting near the tavern in question. Her brightly-colored hair — now longer than ever, he can't help but notice — causes her to stand out in the crowd despite her diminutive stature. (Sorry, Himeka.)

He can't help it. She's distracted by watching the performance on the outdoor stage a short distance away, allowing him the perfect opportunity to creep up behind her and tap her on the shoulder. ]
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[personal profile] funbreaker 2024-07-29 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Thancred is a master of stealth, and perhaps that's why he can't resist testing his own abilities by making sure he can still successfully sneak up on the Warrior of Light. Y'shtola he's never been able to manage, but he continues to argue that she cheats.

He huffs out a laugh at her yelp, but then reaches out to lay a hand on her shoulder and steady her from the shock. ]


My apologies. I couldn't resist.

[ She'll see now what he referred to during their check-in after the shared dream. Just slightly under his Archon tattoos, the red scales start, disappearing under the collar of his shirt. Thankfully they haven't attracted too much attention in Nott. He's gotten some strange looks, but most people are polite enough to keep their questions to themselves. ]

Shall we head inside, or did you wish to listen a bit longer?

[ He glances over to the bard who's singing of some folk tale from Luna while playing a lute. ]
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[personal profile] funbreaker 2024-08-22 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A pint, Thancred can manage. He's not so low on coin that he can't make that work, and he isn't going to worry Himeka by even making reference to his current financial situation. He's already found ways to earn his keep in Nott, and he suspects he'll uncover additional methods before long.

But then the hug comes, one he really should have expected. Himeka squeezes tight, almost knocking the air out of him, and he lets out a warm chuckle as he returns it, resting his chin atop her head for a moment (while also taking care not to bump her horns).

It is good to see her in the flesh after all that's happened and how much his life has been uprooted.

As they pull away, he heaves out a sigh at her comment and nods. ]


I won't argue that point. This time, anyhow.

[ So with that, they head into the tavern and find their usual table, putting in orders for their pints. Thancred lifts up a leg to rest his ankle on his opposite thigh and leans back in his chair. ]

How have things been in Solvunn? I understand you all had to retreat underground for a time as well.
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[personal profile] funbreaker 2024-09-11 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Blighted land, angry gods. That doesn't sound so different from Scion business back home, if he's honest.

Thancred raises a knowing eyebrow. ]


You must have found it frustrating to be shoved into a place far away from all the action.

[ Although it all seems to have calmed down by now, so perhaps it had been a false alarm of sorts. Better safe than sorry and all that.

Himeka's quick to turn the question back on him, and Thancred sends a reflexive glance around them to ensure there's no one nearby before he responds with a confirming nod. ]


Nothing I haven't been through before — with you, I might add. I'm only relieved I had some manner of advance warning before it all started. In that sense it was an improvement over our escape from Ul'dah.

[ It isn't a time that he brings up lightly. There had been much lost then, but it was also so long ago now, the wounds at least partially healed over. ]
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[personal profile] funbreaker 2024-11-30 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ah yes, that. Thancred pauses for a moment, not wanting to handle his response to this in the wrong way because he knows it was a difficult time for Himeka, Alphinaud, and Tataru. They no doubt worried that all of their Scion friends had lost their lives, or suffered some even worse fate.

Maybe some of them came out a bit rougher around the edges, and as for Minfilia, well... they hardly need retread that particularly tragedy.

But eventually he does send her a wry smirk before he takes a sip of his ale. ]


I imagine that by now you're quite familiar with my ability to scrape through near-death experiences, eh?

[ First during that bout against Ran'jit, then in Ultima Thule — he's well aware that he makes a habit of such self-sacrificial acts. At least this time around no such thing was called for. ]
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[personal profile] funbreaker 2024-12-21 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A nasty habit is one way of putting it, but in Thancred's defense, what else was he supposed to do when Meteion appeared on the Ragnarok and sucked the very air from the cabin? He hadn't fully realized what he was doing until it was done, with dynamis taking his will and turning it into reality.

All's well that ends well, at least. They're both still here.

Thankfully, Himeka lets him off easy, and Thancred is quick to nod. ]


Aye, I think it suits me a bit better as well. I also have met with Nott's ruler before, one Lyle Vela, and he is open to harboring any Summoned who are not in the good graces of the crown.

[ Of course, that crown is now upon a different head entirely, but Thancred can't say he's eager to return to the castle either way. ]
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[personal profile] funbreaker 2025-01-10 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's a good question, yet Thancred does not have a good answer. He pauses for a moment, then heaves out a sigh and gives a shake of his head. ]

It's difficult to say. I don't know as much about Sidwell as I would like, not enough to hazard a guess as to how he'll rule. For now, the best thing we can do is keep our heads down.

[ And maybe they'll get lucky, and Sidwell will have a list of greater priorities than chasing down a few stray Summoned.

It would be a stretch to say he'll be better than Queen Ellya, but he might have different goals, if nothing else. ]