Ask Overlord Vox

*Stabs you*

Oh… maybe he didn’t hear her… or he did and chose to ignore it. Figures…

"Good, then it's my turn." He smirks, gulping down his tea before it had even cooled. "You stay here and take a bath, relax, recover- the usual, as is rapidly becoming routine for us." He then stands and bends down to kiss the top of her head, between her ears. "I'll be back shortly, after I've had my fill of making my point." He straightens up and shoots her a winning smile. "Don't miss me too much!" Electricity crackles around him. "Love ya!"

Jen blinks a few times trying to process what happened. She pulls out her phone and sends him a text.

No not that!

Is that a problem? I've been saying it for weeks. I get that you're not there- maybe you won't ever be. That's fine. I can stop if it's making you uncomfortable. It's not a big deal.

Jenn stares at her phone. Weeks?

“So much better,” Jenn rolls her eyes and wraps a vine around the sinners mouth.

Vox puts his phone away while tilting his head, confused. "Do you... not remember? When I was taking care of you after you got jumped?" He blinks, then furrows his brows in thought while rubbing at his chin. "Was that when I started? Or before that? Hmmm. Honestly, it's become such a habit, I can't really remember when it started." He sighs. "I figured... well, you've been busy with the tea shop and building your power as an Overlord, plus the R&D developments, two pets, maybe... you just didn't have the bandwidth for thinking about that. Or... you were trying to find a way of letting me down easy... Which, is fine- I don't mind, take your time, I can just-"

He favors her with a flat look. "Damn, for not hearing me, you have a better memory than I do of when I said it." Vox turns his attention to the Sinner, jabbing a claw into the assailant's face while pulling the bastard close. "And this is another reason why you don't go stabbing people for no fucking reason." He then slams the Sinner back against the wall he's been holding the jackass against this whole time. "Now, I'm gonna deal with this, you're going to go rest, and then we can..." He sighs heavily, trying to regain his composure. "Look... I understand, you know. And I'm a better man than I used to be. You don't have to feel the same way- I... never expected you would. So. No hard feelings. I'm not going to be upset because I'm alone in this." He turns away; he can't bear look at her right then, despite his words. "Just... let me do this for you."

Jenn watches silently for a moment. He really didn’t think she loved him, didn’t he? But she had never said it and he apparently has been saying it for a while. She could understand why he thought that way.

Niffty had been hunting her new boyfriend ever since their first encounter. Okay, so maybe he hadn’t exactly agreed to be her boyfriend, but come on—he gave her a knife! That had to mean something, right?

Vox checks his settings, first, then accesses his playback and turns up the volume.

Niffty’s eye twitched as she yanked the knife from Vox’s chest with a satisfying squelch, a sound that made her grin stretch from ear to ear, all teeth and no restraint. She was practically buzzing with excitement as she wiped the blood on her apron, literally bouncing on her heels.

Vox knows enough about Niffty to understand that cowing down would lose what little respect she had for him, so he instead flashes her his biggest smile and readjusts his coat to try and hide the blood- while also covering the wince that moving with a fresh knife wound brought.

"He what?!" Niffty’s voice shot up like a rocket, her glare whipping from Vox to the barely-hanging-on sinner with all the intensity of a hyperactive tornado. “Stabbed another girl? My boyfriend?!” Her expression twisted into something manic as her lips parted in a giggle that was equal parts eerie and gleeful.

“Two thousand and sixty nine years have passed and over two thousand and sixty nine times I have stabbed in honor of Caesar. Do you know the stories, little maid? Do you know of how sixty of us gathered and vowed to destroy that which stood between peace and tyranny? Do you know that I was the last to tuck a blade into his back? That he only had 23 wounds by the end?” Brutus smiles, wistfully. “It was a beautiful day, soured by the evils of the unrighteous oppressor’s hand, broken vows by senators and the blood of friend, brother, kin. It means much that you would so dutifully carry out action on my behalf.”

Vox got stabbed and no one told me? Do I really have to do everything around here? -🤓

Niffty didn’t so much as blink at the newcomer, her mind latching onto one singular, all-consuming thought. Her laughter cut off like a record scratching, her expression twisting into sheer, dramatic devastation.

Vox sighs, looking down at his wound.

*Stabs you*

Oh… maybe he didn’t hear her… or he did and chose to ignore it. Figures…

"Good, then it's my turn." He smirks, gulping down his tea before it had even cooled. "You stay here and take a bath, relax, recover- the usual, as is rapidly becoming routine for us." He then stands and bends down to kiss the top of her head, between her ears. "I'll be back shortly, after I've had my fill of making my point." He straightens up and shoots her a winning smile. "Don't miss me too much!" Electricity crackles around him. "Love ya!"

Jen blinks a few times trying to process what happened. She pulls out her phone and sends him a text.

No not that!

Is that a problem? I've been saying it for weeks. I get that you're not there- maybe you won't ever be. That's fine. I can stop if it's making you uncomfortable. It's not a big deal.

Jenn stares at her phone. Weeks?

“So much better,” Jenn rolls her eyes and wraps a vine around the sinners mouth.

Vox puts his phone away while tilting his head, confused. "Do you... not remember? When I was taking care of you after you got jumped?" He blinks, then furrows his brows in thought while rubbing at his chin. "Was that when I started? Or before that? Hmmm. Honestly, it's become such a habit, I can't really remember when it started." He sighs. "I figured... well, you've been busy with the tea shop and building your power as an Overlord, plus the R&D developments, two pets, maybe... you just didn't have the bandwidth for thinking about that. Or... you were trying to find a way of letting me down easy... Which, is fine- I don't mind, take your time, I can just-"

He favors her with a flat look. "Damn, for not hearing me, you have a better memory than I do of when I said it." Vox turns his attention to the Sinner, jabbing a claw into the assailant's face while pulling the bastard close. "And this is another reason why you don't go stabbing people for no fucking reason." He then slams the Sinner back against the wall he's been holding the jackass against this whole time. "Now, I'm gonna deal with this, you're going to go rest, and then we can..." He sighs heavily, trying to regain his composure. "Look... I understand, you know. And I'm a better man than I used to be. You don't have to feel the same way- I... never expected you would. So. No hard feelings. I'm not going to be upset because I'm alone in this." He turns away; he can't bear look at her right then, despite his words. "Just... let me do this for you."

Jenn watches silently for a moment. He really didn’t think she loved him, didn’t he? But she had never said it and he apparently has been saying it for a while. She could understand why he thought that way.

Niffty had been hunting her new boyfriend ever since their first encounter. Okay, so maybe he hadn’t exactly agreed to be her boyfriend, but come on—he gave her a knife! That had to mean something, right?

Vox checks his settings, first, then accesses his playback and turns up the volume.

Niffty’s eye twitched as she yanked the knife from Vox’s chest with a satisfying squelch, a sound that made her grin stretch from ear to ear, all teeth and no restraint. She was practically buzzing with excitement as she wiped the blood on her apron, literally bouncing on her heels.

Vox knows enough about Niffty to understand that cowing down would lose what little respect she had for him, so he instead flashes her his biggest smile and readjusts his coat to try and hide the blood- while also covering the wince that moving with a fresh knife wound brought.

*Stabs you*

Oh… maybe he didn’t hear her… or he did and chose to ignore it. Figures…

"Good, then it's my turn." He smirks, gulping down his tea before it had even cooled. "You stay here and take a bath, relax, recover- the usual, as is rapidly becoming routine for us." He then stands and bends down to kiss the top of her head, between her ears. "I'll be back shortly, after I've had my fill of making my point." He straightens up and shoots her a winning smile. "Don't miss me too much!" Electricity crackles around him. "Love ya!"

Jen blinks a few times trying to process what happened. She pulls out her phone and sends him a text.

No not that!

Is that a problem? I've been saying it for weeks. I get that you're not there- maybe you won't ever be. That's fine. I can stop if it's making you uncomfortable. It's not a big deal.

Jenn stares at her phone. Weeks?

“So much better,” Jenn rolls her eyes and wraps a vine around the sinners mouth.

Vox puts his phone away while tilting his head, confused. "Do you... not remember? When I was taking care of you after you got jumped?" He blinks, then furrows his brows in thought while rubbing at his chin. "Was that when I started? Or before that? Hmmm. Honestly, it's become such a habit, I can't really remember when it started." He sighs. "I figured... well, you've been busy with the tea shop and building your power as an Overlord, plus the R&D developments, two pets, maybe... you just didn't have the bandwidth for thinking about that. Or... you were trying to find a way of letting me down easy... Which, is fine- I don't mind, take your time, I can just-"

He favors her with a flat look. "Damn, for not hearing me, you have a better memory than I do of when I said it." Vox turns his attention to the Sinner, jabbing a claw into the assailant's face while pulling the bastard close. "And this is another reason why you don't go stabbing people for no fucking reason." He then slams the Sinner back against the wall he's been holding the jackass against this whole time. "Now, I'm gonna deal with this, you're going to go rest, and then we can..." He sighs heavily, trying to regain his composure. "Look... I understand, you know. And I'm a better man than I used to be. You don't have to feel the same way- I... never expected you would. So. No hard feelings. I'm not going to be upset because I'm alone in this." He turns away; he can't bear look at her right then, despite his words. "Just... let me do this for you."

Jenn watches silently for a moment. He really didn’t think she loved him, didn’t he? But she had never said it and he apparently has been saying it for a while. She could understand why he thought that way.

Niffty had been hunting her new boyfriend ever since their first encounter. Okay, so maybe he hadn’t exactly agreed to be her boyfriend, but come on—he gave her a knife! That had to mean something, right?

Vox checks his settings, first, then accesses his playback and turns up the volume.

*Stabs you*

Oh… maybe he didn’t hear her… or he did and chose to ignore it. Figures…

"Good, then it's my turn." He smirks, gulping down his tea before it had even cooled. "You stay here and take a bath, relax, recover- the usual, as is rapidly becoming routine for us." He then stands and bends down to kiss the top of her head, between her ears. "I'll be back shortly, after I've had my fill of making my point." He straightens up and shoots her a winning smile. "Don't miss me too much!" Electricity crackles around him. "Love ya!"

Jen blinks a few times trying to process what happened. She pulls out her phone and sends him a text.

No not that!

Is that a problem? I've been saying it for weeks. I get that you're not there- maybe you won't ever be. That's fine. I can stop if it's making you uncomfortable. It's not a big deal.

Jenn stares at her phone. Weeks?

“So much better,” Jenn rolls her eyes and wraps a vine around the sinners mouth.

Vox puts his phone away while tilting his head, confused. "Do you... not remember? When I was taking care of you after you got jumped?" He blinks, then furrows his brows in thought while rubbing at his chin. "Was that when I started? Or before that? Hmmm. Honestly, it's become such a habit, I can't really remember when it started." He sighs. "I figured... well, you've been busy with the tea shop and building your power as an Overlord, plus the R&D developments, two pets, maybe... you just didn't have the bandwidth for thinking about that. Or... you were trying to find a way of letting me down easy... Which, is fine- I don't mind, take your time, I can just-"

He favors her with a flat look. "Damn, for not hearing me, you have a better memory than I do of when I said it." Vox turns his attention to the Sinner, jabbing a claw into the assailant's face while pulling the bastard close. "And this is another reason why you don't go stabbing people for no fucking reason." He then slams the Sinner back against the wall he's been holding the jackass against this whole time. "Now, I'm gonna deal with this, you're going to go rest, and then we can..." He sighs heavily, trying to regain his composure. "Look... I understand, you know. And I'm a better man than I used to be. You don't have to feel the same way- I... never expected you would. So. No hard feelings. I'm not going to be upset because I'm alone in this." He turns away; he can't bear look at her right then, despite his words. "Just... let me do this for you."

*Stabs you*

Oh… maybe he didn’t hear her… or he did and chose to ignore it. Figures…

"Good, then it's my turn." He smirks, gulping down his tea before it had even cooled. "You stay here and take a bath, relax, recover- the usual, as is rapidly becoming routine for us." He then stands and bends down to kiss the top of her head, between her ears. "I'll be back shortly, after I've had my fill of making my point." He straightens up and shoots her a winning smile. "Don't miss me too much!" Electricity crackles around him. "Love ya!"

Jen blinks a few times trying to process what happened. She pulls out her phone and sends him a text.

No not that!

Is that a problem? I've been saying it for weeks. I get that you're not there- maybe you won't ever be. That's fine. I can stop if it's making you uncomfortable. It's not a big deal.

Jenn stares at her phone. Weeks?

“So much better,” Jenn rolls her eyes and wraps a vine around the sinners mouth.

Vox puts his phone away while tilting his head, confused. "Do you... not remember? When I was taking care of you after you got jumped?" He blinks, then furrows his brows in thought while rubbing at his chin. "Was that when I started? Or before that? Hmmm. Honestly, it's become such a habit, I can't really remember when it started." He sighs. "I figured... well, you've been busy with the tea shop and building your power as an Overlord, plus the R&D developments, two pets, maybe... you just didn't have the bandwidth for thinking about that. Or... you were trying to find a way of letting me down easy... Which, is fine- I don't mind, take your time, I can just-"

*Stabs you*

Oh… maybe he didn’t hear her… or he did and chose to ignore it. Figures…

"Good, then it's my turn." He smirks, gulping down his tea before it had even cooled. "You stay here and take a bath, relax, recover- the usual, as is rapidly becoming routine for us." He then stands and bends down to kiss the top of her head, between her ears. "I'll be back shortly, after I've had my fill of making my point." He straightens up and shoots her a winning smile. "Don't miss me too much!" Electricity crackles around him. "Love ya!"

Jen blinks a few times trying to process what happened. She pulls out her phone and sends him a text.

No not that!

Is that a problem? I've been saying it for weeks. I get that you're not there- maybe you won't ever be. That's fine. I can stop if it's making you uncomfortable. It's not a big deal.

Jenn stares at her phone. Weeks?

*Stabs you*

Oh… maybe he didn’t hear her… or he did and chose to ignore it. Figures…

"Good, then it's my turn." He smirks, gulping down his tea before it had even cooled. "You stay here and take a bath, relax, recover- the usual, as is rapidly becoming routine for us." He then stands and bends down to kiss the top of her head, between her ears. "I'll be back shortly, after I've had my fill of making my point." He straightens up and shoots her a winning smile. "Don't miss me too much!" Electricity crackles around him. "Love ya!"

Jen blinks a few times trying to process what happened. She pulls out her phone and sends him a text.

No not that!

Is that a problem? I've been saying it for weeks. I get that you're not there- maybe you won't ever be. That's fine. I can stop if it's making you uncomfortable. It's not a big deal.