after the games
this was inspired by @reecehaswritten ! I saw it and immediately thought of like a million possibilities
this will be a series, just focused on the hermits (and empires members) coming back to their respective servers after the life games and the lingering effects they might have
(the tag for this will be ‘after the games fic’)
also if speech is in [ ] it’s still chat, I just got lazy lol
[grian joined the game]
[goodtimewithscar joined the game]
for the first few seconds, nothing seems different. the base is the same, the surroundings are the same, everything is as it should be. then, grian takes a step forwards and sees the echo of a shrieker. but he doesn’t hear it.
he frowns and whistles to test. well, he thinks he whistles, because he can’t hear it at all. now he’s starting to panic.
grian looks up and sees mumbo outside his base. he takes a running start and flies over to him, almost slamming into the hillside as he screeches to a halt.
mumbo says something, but grian has no idea what it is.
“mumbo, I can’t hear anything.” he’s pretty sure mumbo at least could hear it because his expression morphs to one of surprise and mild concern. “I don’t know what happened, but I literally can’t hear anything.”
mumbo frowns for a second, then his eyes widen and he pulls out his communicator.
<mumbo> you can’t hear anything? like at all?
“no. god I can’t even hear myself talk. I don’t like this.” grian pulls at his sleeves.
<mumbo> did something happen in double life that might have caused it?
grian racks his brains. the red alliance, the hunt for scott, the skulk sensor trap, the ancient city exploration and-
his eyes widen. he was killed by a warden’s shriek.
he pulls out his own communicator, disliking how he can’t even hear his own voice.
<grian> a warden killed me with it’s sonic scream thing
<grian> that’s gotta be it
mumbo frowns.
<mumbo> does it carry over to different servers?
<grian> apparently so
<goodtimewithscar> wait grian can you also not hear well? I can barely hear a thing
<grian> I can’t hear anything
<grian> I think the warden made me deaf
<xisuma> hang on, what’s going on?
<xisuma> do you guys want to meet at spawn? we can try figure this out
mumbo looks at him and grian nods. it seems like the best option right now, why not?
it’s honestly a relief to see scar looking physically okay again— no cuts or bandages. xisuma looks pretty concerned though, which is never reassuring.
<xisuma> okay, so why do you think this happened?
grian sighs. it freaks him out slightly that he can’t hear it.
<grian> in double life, i got permakilled by the warden’s sonic shriek and woke up here, deaf
scar says something, nodding. he turns to grian and gestures between them, and turns back to xisuma.
<grian> okay I have no idea what you just said
<mumbo> you and him were soulbound so he got the effects but slightly less, which is why he’s only partially deaf
<mumbo> but didn’t you say that the damage would be equal?
<grian> oh right
<grian> yeah, so the hearts of damage you take is equal, but the physical effects on your body is weaker than the actual wounds
scar makes an ‘oh’ shape with his mouth and nods.
<goodtimewithscar> that makes more sense actually
grian grins despite it all.
<grian> we all look really antisocial right now
<grian> just texting each other
<grian> this is like a boomer nightmare
and, jeez it’s weird seeing people laugh without hearing it. it’s like someone put the world on mute.
<xisuma> okay, so we might be able to make hearing aids or something like that for you guys, but i’m not sure how that would work with minecraft mechanics
<mumbo> I can try
grian looks up at him, and mumbo smiles back.
<mumbo> I still don’t fully understand why you play these life games
<mumbo> I mean last time you both came back looking like walking dead extras
scar grins. [it was fun though]
grian rolls his eyes. [if you go parading around with another animal each time we’re partnered, i’m leaving you for bigb]
scar laughs. [ah, you wouldn’t] [you love me too much]
mumbo raises an eyebrow. [I feel like I missed something]
grian feels his face flush. [oh nononono you missed nothing]
scar twirls on the spot, his lips moving in what grian thinks is a song.
[oh, i’m sure it’s ‘nothing at all’] mumbo grins.
grian shoots scar a glare. [yes, it is nothing]
scar gives him a sheepish smile.
[okay, so i’ll talk to doc and zed about the hearing aids and see if you guys can work together to figure them out] xisuma looks slightly awkward.
mumbo nods. [sounds good]
[i’ll see you guys later] xisuma equips his elytra, waves, and rockets off.
mumbo whispers to you & goodtimewithscar: so are you guys dating or
“no!” grian exclaims, so taken aback he forgets to use the communicator.
he may not be able to lip read, but grian is pretty sure scar had the same reaction. in any case, his face is as pink as grian’s and he feels as surprised as scar looks.
grian grabs his comm and types aggressively, [we are NOT dating]
he scowls at mumbo, who’s laughing.
[^^] scar types. [what he said]
[now, i’m going to take advantage of this and go work on my farms] grian sticks his tongue out at mumbo and flies off, back to his base.
(mumbo would later find him fast asleep, leaning against his kelp farm and using his wings as a blanket. he’d move grian to his actual bed and make a note to tell him off for not resting after the life games.)
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