This is an interesting scene on its own. Given what follows
in this episode, it seems like a Chekhov’s Gun, but there’s no all-knowing
author to place one there. It’s my favorite example of the crazy foreshadowing
that seems to organically happen in this series.
A note on punctuation: This scene has a lot of meaningful cadence,
pauses, silence, and drawn out words. English has terrible punctuation for showing
that. I’ve overextended the meaning of commas and dashes to try to compensate
in a way that makes sense to me. If the punctuation grammar looks really weird,
there’s a very good chance it’s deliberate, but I’m willing to doublecheck
things, because it got complicated.
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Scene runs 1:15:21 to 1:19:41 https://youtu.be/KHsA0R_GovU?t=4521
Vax, his tone is quiet, concerned, and sincere: “Percival.”
Percy, groggily: “Yes?”
Vax: “de Rollo”
Percy: Short laugh
Vax: “How you doin’?”
Percy: Long sigh
Vax: “A lot’s goin’ on. A lot. But, it hasn’t been that
long.”
Percy, masking: “No, I’m please for the distraction,
honestly. I feel, uh,” he pauses and sighs.
Vax, cautiously: “Has Orthax fully left the building?”
Percy: “I don’t- I don’t hear anything anymore, if that’s
what you’re asking. Uh-”
Vax: “‘Tis.”
Percy: “I think,” there is a long pause, “I
think all I’m manifesting at this point is scars. Honestly, I feel a little
lost now. I don’t- I’m really not entirely sure what I’m doing with myself.”
1:16:04 Vax, gently: “Can I tell you,” short pause
Percy: nods
Vax: “I believe, you are a good man,”
Percy, a bit surprised and flattered: “Thank you.”
Vax: “If you listen to your better angels,” pause,
“and they are, they’re within your friends.” Pause. “Listen to
them. I don’t want to be pushy, I’m sorry, but- You have a family if you want
it.”
1:16:35 Percy: “I know, I’ve been thinking a lot-
about,” pause, “why we’re together, and what we’re doing.”
Vax: “I think we all are, yeah.”
Percy, with a slight, thoughtful smile: “And the
conclusion I’ve been coming to so far,” short sigh, “and, Pike being
the exception to this rule as she is the exception to so many things,”
pause, “is I think we’re very broken people. But, I think together we are
far greater than the sum of our parts. And I like who we are together. And I
think that that’s important.”
Vax: “I agree with that.”
Percy smiling at Vax knowingly: “And I like the
influence that everyone has on each other. And this includes perhaps you, taking
some strides with yourself.”
Vax: looks at Percy quizzically.
Percy: sighs.
Vax: “How do you mean?”
1:17:44 Percy: “It is good to want things. It’s very
very good to want things. It’s also very very good to, uh,” pause, “have
things. It’s good t’-It’s good t’-” pause, “It’s good to find the
things that are important to you and move towards them. I’m in a place, where,
I’m realizing that I have to make decisions about what’s important, and I’m a
little envious, that, you seem to be ahead of the curve on that.”
[Vax’s body language through that set of lines suggests he
may be reading Percy and guessing at his deeper, personal meaning. But may also
be dismissing the thought at the end. For the record, though she isn’t part of
the scene, Laura is 100% reading Percy’s intent from her grin and look at Mary,
and especially her gape after he says “move towards them.”]
Vax: raises his eyebrows, “Wish it felt that way.”
Percy: “I know.”
Vax: “Well, I started talking to you, I just-”
pause, “I’m sorry if I’ve done anything to offend you. An’, uh,”
Percy: “Never.”
Vax: “We’re a bit of an awkward family, but, we are
trying.”
1:18:37 Percy: “And I apologize, for any of the
mistakes I’ve made, and honestly any of the mistakes I’m likely to make. But, I
am starting to imagine a better version of myself. I’m not quite sure who that
is yet, but- There is a destiny. I think for us all. Together.”
Vax: “This is all a lot bigger than us individually
now.”
Percy: “We’ve been given mighty deeds to accomplish.”
small, hallow laugh, falling into a serious expression. “We will rise.”
His expression turns rye again, “Or if we fail, no one will ever know.”
Vax: laughs grimly, “There is comfort in that, yeah.”
Percy: sighs
Vax: “Alright, I’ve said my piece.”
Percy: nods.
Matt: “At which point you hear a voice say, ‘Good. I’m
trying to sleep.’ And the cranking or armor as Kima kinda rolls over on one of
the branches, and is, like, facepalming at the conversation.”
1:19:41
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