[he's glad that the additional weight on him only lasts for a brief time. even supporting someone else in such a meager way was taxing in the face of his headache, and its welcomed absence allows for the worst of it to finally begin subsiding.
despite the official end of his 'watch', Vincent's eyes remained trained on the lobby doors all the same, body tensed in preparation for an ugly brawl. it seemed that the more energy this entity drained from him, the more it incited his burning desire to fight the damn thing.]
We're going to need a better strategy.
[when had they started referring to themselves as a connected pair? the thought idly passes through Vincent's mind as he looks back on his own words, but not long enough for him to really dwell on it. it just didn't seem as important as the mystery confronting them now. in some ways it almost felt...natural.
even though it would severely hamper his disaffected facade, he brings a hand up to rub at that singular spot on his forehead. something about the specificity with which the headaches have struck him leaves him particularly irritated, like they're trying to challenge something that should exist but doesn't. the fact he has no way to explain any of this chafes more than it should.]
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[he's glad that the additional weight on him only lasts for a brief time. even supporting someone else in such a meager way was taxing in the face of his headache, and its welcomed absence allows for the worst of it to finally begin subsiding.
despite the official end of his 'watch', Vincent's eyes remained trained on the lobby doors all the same, body tensed in preparation for an ugly brawl. it seemed that the more energy this entity drained from him, the more it incited his burning desire to fight the damn thing.]
We're going to need a better strategy.
[when had they started referring to themselves as a connected pair? the thought idly passes through Vincent's mind as he looks back on his own words, but not long enough for him to really dwell on it. it just didn't seem as important as the mystery confronting them now. in some ways it almost felt...natural.
even though it would severely hamper his disaffected facade, he brings a hand up to rub at that singular spot on his forehead. something about the specificity with which the headaches have struck him leaves him particularly irritated, like they're trying to challenge something that should exist but doesn't. the fact he has no way to explain any of this chafes more than it should.]