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TDM #4



ARRIVAL

It happens in an instant. A heavy weight in your gut, a trembling of your limbs, the world spins and you barely have time to register that you're falling before you lose consciousness. And when you awaken, it's not where you were last. Dark, unadorned oak walls surround you in a tiny room, the only furniture the bed you are currently resting upon, and the bedside table with a folded piece of parchment resting atop it that simply reads:

“The Tavernkeeper is awaiting your arrival downstairs.”

As you exit you find others like yourself emerging from the surrounding rooms. You are indeed in a tavern, but there is no hustle and bustle one might think to hear in such a place. The only person down on the main floor is a humanoid figure wiping down the bar, who smiles when they see you. They're familiar, but not, and you can't quite place their face. For some reason, however, their presence is comforting and warm.

“Welcome, Visitor. I'm sure you have a lot of questions.

And you most certainly do.

Due to popular demand, the starter tavern and the drinks provided are available to in game characters via a portal accessible only to those with a faction gem.

DRINK MENU
WINTER'S WHISPER A fragrant spiced tea that calms the nerves and inspires the drinker to share their hopes and dreams.

JINGLE BELL A crisp, bright drink...that makes jingling bell sounds as you walk. There are no bells, and yet you jingle.

S(LAY) RIDE This drink has an earthy, woody taste. Almost as woody as the tavern floor it forces you to lie down upon. You cannot get up unless someone else helps you.

MISTLETOE MEAD Made with honey from enchanted bee hives and a touch of mistletoe leaves. Time to find a smoochin' partner!

HOLLY JOLLY SPICE A bold and fiery blend of rum, cinnamon, and cloves with a secret twist—just a dash of enchanted holly berry syrup that makes your cheeks flush with warmth and your laughter contagious. One sip, and you're the life of the party, even if you're by yourself.

CANDY CANE CRUSH A festive burst of minty sweetness with a cool, refreshing sensation that tingles the tongue. The drinker’s mood subtly shifts the color of their surroundings, briefly changing the hues of objects or lights in the room to match their feelings.

GINGERBREAD MAN A thick drink that tastes exactly like a gingerbread cookie. However, candy and other delicious accents start appearing on you as if YOU were the cookie. Is that icing on your nose? Candied cherries in your hair? Gumdrop buttons? But on the bright side, free candy!

CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY

As the effects of your drink wear off, the Tavernkeeper speaks once more:

”It is time, my friends, for you to find your new homes.”


You are compelled to walk through the only door leading out of the tavern, finding yourself not outside, but in a deep black, seemingly endless room with five portals arranged in a circle. As the last of you leave and the door closes behind you, gone when you look back again and replaced with nothing but that black void, three of the portals illuminate:

The first portal is surrounded by an almost blinding light, prismatic rainbows shining brightly in the dewy air outside of the tavern. A soft breeze may gently caress you, pulling you toward it. The portal seems to lead to a city in the clouds, airships and winged beings of all sorts soaring through the skies. Of the little bits of visible land, much of it boasts giant waterfalls that look like clouds melting into the land below. The portal calls to those who crave independence and freedom; and especially to anyone that wishes to find the strong bond of a family not forged in blood.

The second portal is encircled by a fairy ring of spotted white capped mushrooms, the faint scent of damp stone and rich earth wafting from within the faint green glow. Peering inside, one can see a sprawling harbor city of gray hewn stone, a melting pot of humanoid beings going about their day, and beyond, rolling green farmland and cottages clustered in small villages. This portal is destined for those who crave stability and solid ground beneath their feet. A simple life, an adventurous one, and everything in between can be found within.

The last portal is adorned with shells and seaweed, the glow of blue around it catching on droplets cascading down the circular opening. Beyond it you see a city housed inside a massive bubble deep under the ocean, spiraling towers encrusted with coral, and a variety of different creatures mingling about the streets. Outside of that bubble, merfolk swim, a massive squid engulfs the view from the portal as it smoothly glides through the water, and schools of fish disperse as it passes. A sanctuary in the sea that calls to those with a hunger for knowledge and a desire to aid those in need. Or perhaps it is the mystery that beckons you - the lure of the unknown in the depths that bids you explore it.
Upon following the pull of the breeze through the first portal, you are thrust into the beauty of a lively city that goes by the name of Heaven's Bow. Much of this main city feels exactly as you would expect on a city below, but there are clouds surrounding every direction you look. The walls of buildings are made with light-colored limestone, and buildings are generally built up to heights made even more grandiose by their position in the sky.

The Skyfall Docks are the first thing you notice, boasting hundreds of airships sailing in and out across the clouds with shouts that accompany a typical port city. Just outside is a fantastic market with goods not only from the other regions of Caldera, but from what some shopkeepers claim are other worlds--items sold or left behind by Visitors. Almost anything can be found in the markets if one is willing to look hard enough. Transport to other locations throughout the sky and even to the land or sea can be found here.

If the docks are too lively for you, you may instead find yourself roaming the underbelly of Heaven's Bow and finding brothels and gambling parlors filled with the promise of pleasure and fortune. The guild house for the Sylphs can be found here as well, giving out quests and training to prospective adventurers and guards alike--though none of them seem concerned with the illicit activities that surround them. Perhaps the freedom the Sylphs boast of extends to what others may deem an undesirable activity.

But most curious of all, you find a shimmering opal gemstone in your hand. When placed anywhere on the body, it will transform into a piece of jewelry with the gemstone set in the center.


If it was the second portal that called to you, you will find yourself in the busy city of Grey Ward, with its cobblestone streets and sturdy grey stone buildings. You are in the heart of the city, the Glass Market, so named for the colorful stained glass windows of the surrounding buildings. The scent of cooking food and the sound of barkers fills the air; watchful guards keep an eye out for pickpockets and thieves, and citizens go about their day. From here, one can investigate the rest of the city: the Sundown Docks, where both sea and sky faring skips transport people and goods. The Soot Spire, home of inventors and engineers. The Hearthstill, the main residential area. The Downs, a smaller residential area for those with less means.

Outside the city walls, one can explore acres of farmlands to the east and west, or follow Terra’s Pass to the less settled areas, but take care. Past the Skyward Range, out in the smaller burrows and villages, the influence of the city guard diminishes quickly, and you’ll have to keep your wits about you. Bandits along the road are always a risk, and the wildlife are less controlled by regimented hunting.

In your hand is a gemstone, a brilliantly green emerald that, when placed anywhere on the body, will transform into a piece of jewelry with the gemstone set in the center.



If the last portal beckoned you through it, you find yourself within that bubble covered city beneath the sea, the city of Salt Spire. Your ears pop with the change in pressure, and the smell of the salty sea fills your nostrils. All around you buildings made of dark stone encrusted with coral and seagrass tower high above your head, the backdrop outside the dome a deep blue, seemingly endless sea filled with fish and merfolk and all other manner of creature swimming through the water. You stand in the heart of it all, surrounded by people with gils on their necks and scales upon their vibrantly colored skin, all of whom seem intrigued by your arrival. You have many options of where to visit in the city under the sea, but where oh where will you go first?

The Salt Spire Library is right before you, an impossibly large building housing thousands upon thousands of books of all genres. Fiction, non-fiction, romance and mystery and all between. You may even find books from your world and others! Oddly enough though, no Calderan history books are to be found, and if you ask for them, the librarians and locals all choose to ignore your questions.

If scholarly pursuits aren't to your interest currently, perhaps a trip to Bluetide Market would be more your style? The marketplace is host to every manner of shop one might ever need: artisans of all varieties, apothecaries and healers in the Shimmer Quarter, the most in fashion undersea clothing shops, food stalls, and all between can be found in Bluetide. There are also the Tideshore and Fogbottom docks on either end of the city. The former allows transport to the surface via large, magical bubbles for those that cannot hold their breath or make the swim themselves yet. The latter allows people to venture further into the sea. Those without their underwater abilities are offered rebreathers for travel that last for four hours before needing to be replaced.

In your hand is a gemstone, a shining sapphire that, when placed anywhere on the body, will transform into a piece of jewelry with the gemstone set in the center.



Visitors in all starter cities are offered a standard home with basic necessities provided (your choice in design, etc.) that can house 1-4 people if they so choose. Home upgrades can be purchased via rewards.

FANNING THE FLAMES
The renewed seething of the lava flows brought on by the tempestuous events deep below the sea seem to have been dealt with, though city guards have been stationed around the crater and are barring anyone from approaching to investigate any further than the outskirts. Interestingly, not only does the crater seem calm, it appears to be changing. Any remaining lava flow is being directed as if by unseen hands, and when the light catches just right, the barest hint of a shimmer can be detected surrounding the glowing rivers. New rock formations take shape as the days pass, though one never can catch the presence of a mason working on the structures. It's as if something intangible or invisible is repairing what was broken, turning what was previously chaos and ruin into order and life.
SEASON OF LIGHT
The world remains unsettled, still bearing the scars of the trials endured just a month prior, not to mention the oddities happening with the volcanic crater and the ominous shadows creeping in from the sea continue to haunt the collective psyche, leaving both locals and visitors on constant edge, fearful of a sudden, unprovoked assault. Despite these lingering anxieties, the leaders have publicly reassured all that calm has been restored. They claim that the worst is behind them and that every measure is being taken to prevent such devastating magics from ever threatening Salt Spire again. The protective bubble holds, new Undine are being ushered into their roles, and the world, it is said, is slowly healing. Or so they claim.

Whether or not the assurances of the leaders ring entirely true, life, as it often does, presses on. The people of Caldera have once again immersed themselves in the comforting bustle of distraction, turning their attention to the imminent Season of Lights celebrations. This holiday, it seems, bears a striking resemblance to the festive cheer of Christmas (and a mix of new years), with gifts exchanged in abundance and decorations of shimmering silver and radiant blue casting their glow across the sky, sea, and land in harmonious splendor.

One of the seasons's highlights is the grand Feast of the Sky, a night when the people gather beneath a star-filled canopy to exchange gifts—ornate trinkets, hand-crafted items, and tokens of affection that carry deep personal meaning. In the days leading up to the feast, a tradition of "Lightwalking" emerges, where families and friends embark on midnight strolls through streets aglow with lanterns, singing carols and sharing stories of hope and renewal. Sea-going vessels, too, partake in the festivities, their sails and riggings festooned with glowing orbs that drift like stars across the waters.

The Season of Lights is, above all, a celebration of resilience, a time when the people of Caldera set aside their worries, if only for a little while, to bask in the glow of community, generosity, and the promise of brighter days ahead thanks to the Visitor's arrival...
THE GRAND MASQUERADE
Another highlight of the season is the Grand Masquerade that unfolds high above the world in Heaven’s Bow, the floating city where the wind dances in the sky and the stars seem close enough to touch. The event is more than just a celebration of the Season of Lights—it’s a gathering of hope, a last-ditch effort to save Caldera from its slow unraveling. Here, among the clouds and the wind, the people of Caldera and the mysterious Visitors from other worlds come together in a shimmering, ethereal celebration, their faces hidden behind elaborate masks and appropriately fancy dress provided when one steps through the threshold of the castle gates.

The palace at the heart of Heaven’s Bow is a breathtaking sight, its walls adorned with silver and blue decorations that catch the light from thousands of lanterns floating in mid-air. The atmosphere is both jubilant and tense, a world on the brink of collapse holding its breath in the hopes that this fleeting night will offer a glimmer of salvation. The sky above is painted with the colors of dusk and dawn, swirling in a palette of purples, blues, and silvers.

Sylphs—the free-spirited, airborn people of the Sky—flutter about, their wings glinting in the light, performing acrobatic feats in the air, their laughter and music mingling with the sounds of the celebration. Guests, their masks intricate and stunning, move among the crowd, exchanging pleasantries and stories, some joining in the dances while others linger near the grand tables, laden with food and drink from every corner of Caldera and beyond.

As the night unfolds, the guests find themselves drawn into different corners of the event—each space offering the Visitors a chance to prove themselves worthy of the leaders’ favor. There is no shortage of opportunities to learn, grow, and, perhaps, change the course of this dying world.
THE SKY'S ASCENSION



At one end of the palace's terrace, a floating platform hovers above the clouds, surrounded by shifting air currents. Sylphs glide effortlessly through the space, their wings leaving trails of light as they move to the lively music, which seems written by the wind itself.

Aella, Admiral of the Slyph, stands at the center of the platform, her cloak of shimmering feathers rippling in the breeze. She surveys the crowd, inviting those brave enough to take part in her challenge. Before them, a maze of floating platforms stretches out, some wide and stable, others narrow and swaying in the wind. The task is simple: leap from one platform to the next, navigating the shifting air and ever-changing obstacles.

The platforms move unpredictably, some rising higher, others sinking, and a few disappearing entirely. Guests must time their jumps perfectly, balancing agility with timing as they avoid falling into the clouds below.

Those who succeed will earn Aella’s favor (in the form of 100 Bones and a single white feather). And those who falter will simply reappear the start of the challenge to begin anew or give up with no repercussions for the latter save perhaps a bit of embarrassment.
THE SEA'S SECRETS
On the other side of the terrace, a serene water garden unfolds, its shimmering pools reflecting the stars above. Water flows in delicate, endless cascades, filling the air with a soft, soothing melody that mingles with the distant sound of waves. The Undines, graceful and serene beings of the Sea, glide effortlessly through the space, their robes flowing like gentle currents, their movements as fluid as the water itself.

Cordelia, Queen of the Sea, stands quietly on a raised platform at the edge of the garden, her presence calm and powerful. Her eyes, deep and unfathomable, seem to reflect the vastness of the ocean, and though she watches the guests, she does not engage with them. Her stillness holds an air of mystery, as if she is both present and yet unreachable.

The Undines move silently through the garden, offering peaceful company to those who wander nearby. The garden is a place of contemplation, where guests can simply pause and connect with the tranquil beauty of the water—its soothing flow, its quiet depths, and its promise of renewal. There are no tests or challenges here, only the peace of the Sea to calm the mind and soul.

Those who linger may feel the weight of ancient knowledge in the air, a silent understanding of the oceans' mysteries and the healing power of water. In this place, the answers are not spoken, but felt—a quiet reminder that some of the world’s deepest truths are best discovered in moments of stillness.

As the evening fades, those who have found solace in the garden’s stillness will discover, tucked gently in their palm, a lustrous pearl. Unlike any found on the shores, this pearl is soft and warm, its surface shimmering with an inner light. It is a symbol of the wisdom that comes from quiet reflection—the knowledge that some things, like the depth of the sea, cannot be rushed.
THE LAND'S EMBRACE



In the heart of the palace gardens, beneath a canopy of flowering trees, the Dryads drift gracefully among the guests, their earthy skin glowing with life and their eyes bright with the vitality of nature. The air is thick with the scent of blooming roses and jasmine, while the ground beneath the guests' feet pulses with a quiet energy, inviting them to pause and feel the garden’s magic.

Terra, the Lady of the Land, stands at the center, her form adorned in living vines and blossoms, moving as if the garden itself flows through her. Her presence is both nurturing and fierce, a silent invitation to those seeking connection—to the land, to love, and to one another.

Guests are drawn to the tranquil beauty of the garden, stealing soft moments with their partners among the flowers. Lovers exchange quiet glances, touch petals with gentle fingers, and share unspoken promises beneath the soft glow of lanterns. The garden hums with romance, as if the earth itself is blessing these tender moments, offering the quiet assurance that love—like the land—can grow in the most unexpected places.

As the night draws to a close, Terra’s gentle power is felt in the air, and for those who have taken the time to connect with the garden’s beauty, a soft gift of nature is bestowed. A flower—unique and radiant—appears in their hand, a token of love and growth, a reminder that even the briefest moments can take root and blossom into something everlasting.
QUESTBOARD [NEW QUESTS ADDED]

Settled in? Good. It's time to make your way to the Questboard located in every city in numerous, easy to access locations. That is, if you want to make any kind of impact on the world or just get some Bones for anything you might wish to purchase. Visitors are given a very small stipend in which to survive every month, but all it does is keep you fed and housed. These quests will assure you greater wealth, and they're the main reason you're here: each finished quest helps the Calderans fix their shattering world.

Quests can be accepted at the questboard via magically signed parchment upon the board. Just sign your name to accept and the paper will be whisked away... somewhere. You're not actually sure. Probably nothing to concern yourself with.

Once quests are completed, earned Bones will be dropped off at the character's residence by Bonita, the mysterious artisan who has supposedly handcrafted every Bone circulating in Caldera. Please do not speak to her, she startles easily.
OOC NOTES
Welcome to Caldera's fourth TDM! All characters awaken in a strange tavern with nothing save the clothes on their backs, all of their powers stripped, and a piece of parchment directing them downstairs to the Tavernkeeper. There is a thread of all questions answered by the Tavernkeeper here, and if you have more, feel free to ask there for what would be offered ICly.

For OOC questions, please direct themhere.

All locations are available to be explored!

The TDM is game canon and all completed quests can be carried over once accepted into the game.

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[personal profile] hellrider 2024-12-06 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It's optimistic, perhaps. The assumption that once the work they were abducted for is complete that they'll be released. It's best to fret about one thing at a time, though, and the problem hasn't fully been pinned down yet.

"Charlie," he echoes. "That's a nice name."

"Height is overrated. My first captain in the Hellriders was a lightfoot halfing. I couldn't count the number of bruises I got from sparring with her. Brilliant fighter, even when she was gray and her knees started to fail."

"How old is Charlie? Maybe you could keep a journal for her to read about what you've seen here, when you see her again."
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[personal profile] needmetodoanyattacking 2024-12-06 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Looking over at the blessedly familiar voice, Ianto grins, then turns back to the terrace he's been eyeballing. He knows there's challenges set up, after a fashion, but the presence of Cordelia at this gathering...he can't see it.

"Uneventful, which always sets my teeth on edge." he admits. "But seems our fearless leader has made an appearance, so I plan to see what she's got for us. Care to join me?"
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[personal profile] thesunreturns 2024-12-06 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Certainly. Lead on." Simon offered a hand. "I take it most of your parties are more eventful than 'someone has too much wine and makes a social faux pas?"
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CW: cannibalism

[personal profile] needmetodoanyattacking 2024-12-06 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Social events in general." he replies, accepting the hand and once again marveling at the fact that one of his dearest friends has become a faerie--and a brilliant one at that. A friend he feels safe with...

Enjoying a moment of quiet, wistful gratitude, he leads Simon towards the terrace as he speaks.

"Let's see...the last wedding I attended, the bride was impregnated by a murderous alien, the last film I brought friends to set loose vintage soul stealers who killed a dozen people, last time my boyfriend went dancing I had to shoot a co-worker to prevent the end of the world--failed, but we stopped that bit of apocalypse--the last time I went camping I was nearly eaten by the disturbingly human residents of a small mountain village..."
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Re: CW: cannibalism

[personal profile] thesunreturns 2024-12-06 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry, Ianto, when you put it like that, it's almost funny. Simon is trying not to laugh

"Should I get the chance, I should introduce you to my younger daughter. You may have worse luck than her. Which... given the last wedding I went to was hers. No one was improperly impregnated at the least."
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[personal profile] needmetodoanyattacking 2024-12-06 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Ianto can't help but smile at that, filled with gratitude yet again--so much so that he firms up his hold on Simon's hand a little out of sheer fondness and warmth.

"So?" he asks with a playfully raised eyebrow as they approach what is now visible as an utterly flawless water garden. "She keep her dress clean? Because Gwen certainly did not. Blood everywhere."
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[personal profile] thesunreturns 2024-12-06 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Apparently the matron of honor had everyone October knew put a stain-repelling charm on the dress as a wedding gift. It could turn blades as well as shed blood. I think everyone would have been surprised if nothing happened during the wedding or reception."

It was less funny when Simon remember that the matron of honor turned out to be Titania under a geas, but that really did go to demonstrate a similar level of bad luck. Ianto might pick up that Simon's thoughts did turn a bit darker after what he clearly thought was at least amusing.
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Drinks, B

[personal profile] theydrewfirstblood 2024-12-06 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
John...isn't sure why he's in the tavern.

...that's a lie. He likes it here--and he misses Regina.

He's trying not to dwell on her, or Co, or any of his problems--and trying to avoid ordering something he can't drink when he feels eyes on him. Glancing towards the stare, he relaxes when he sees the guy from the lingerie show: blonde, brash, beautiful. And...he's...he's really eyeballing him.

When he drifts over and leans in--well, it's not much better than the lingerie show. John smiles, blushes, and drops his gaze.

"S' nice of you to say." he laughs softly. "I mean...'preciate the compliment."

Which is all it is: generous flattery. John knows what he looks like.
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[personal profile] makingmyway 2024-12-06 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Dorian returns the smile, a little more embarrassed as he nods a little. “It’s good to see you too, Ashton. Although I suppose it’s a bit different for me, since I had just seen you before arriving here. But if there is some weird time fluctuation going on, it might mean that we don’t need to worry so much about those back home. And in a way, I think that helps.”
Edited 2024-12-06 20:07 (UTC)
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[personal profile] troubadamsel 2024-12-06 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, damn. She clearly made things so much worse. She didn't want to ask for further details, and he clearly didn't want to give them. What to do?

After a long awkward silence, she let out a heavy sigh. "Well, now that I've made a complete embarrassment of myself... mayhap I can make up for it by talking about something actually useful. From which of the three do you hail? I am 'Undine'."
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[personal profile] holdshisown 2024-12-06 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
His own death was something he'd come to terms with long before he found himself at the precipice of it. Still, the fact that she does not press for the uncomfortable details is appreciated.

"If it was a matter I found difficult to talk about I would simply have lied, my lady, so you need not feel as if you've caused me any affront by simply asking a rather understandable question." He says with wry smile. "But a change in subject would likely do us both good."

He shows her the ring on his finger with the emerald set in it. "Dryad, I belive the faction I'm part of is called."
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[personal profile] theydrewfirstblood 2024-12-06 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"John Rambo, yeah."

It's strangely touching to be remembered--but after being abandoned by his own country, there's bound to be some damage there. Just one more to add to the fractured mess of his psyche...

The handshake burns--it's a little different now, having a little taste of something more from Regina, and a promise of...so much from Co before she was ripped away like every good thing in his life.

Maybe he's just still trying to pull himself out of the place where he can endure pain, but the burn is almost kind of nice against his palm, and her strong grip is kind of nice.

"Not as rough as harpies," he jokes gently, "but rougher 'n I've had for...oh, ten to twenty years give or take."
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[personal profile] buffleheaded 2024-12-06 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Always liked a little spontaneity, myself. It's nice to know someone's thinking to drop in on me."

Well, not in the vampires dropped on the party and took everyone out in a moment of surprise sense. But there's a reason Imoen's footnote in history is her habit of getting into the things of various Candlekeep monks.

"Though I suppose that isn't always the best reading environment."
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[personal profile] inspiteof 2024-12-06 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Navajo? I am unfamiliar." Which would be a common theme in Caldera, given the oddities of it and the differences between it and Thedas. Then again, Thedas was weird as hell these days.

"I will have to trust your judgement until I can get a cup of my own. I will hold you to your word."
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[personal profile] leewards 2024-12-06 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Asked who, exactly. [He taps the lantern at his belt.]

I see no owner, so who is meant to be asked?

[Rhetorical question, really. He knows there's no one. His vague understanding of society tells him that if something is left out in the open, don't just take it, someone might own it. And if one individual doesn't own something, it might belong to the collective.

Now, the real question is... does he care? Not at all. Is he guilty for stealing? Yes. Does he feel guilty? Nope.]
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[personal profile] thesunreturns 2024-12-06 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd offer to make you one, but it would be illusion. Good enough for a night, perhaps.
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[personal profile] leewards 2024-12-07 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[He shakes his head, the long ears of his hood swaying.]

A light as fleeting as memory? That would not be worth anything, not for my purposes. It's not assistance in the dark I seek.
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[personal profile] lordfuckleroy 2024-12-07 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
"I suppose you could if there was a bubble involved, however that is the tricky part." he said as he looked to Simon and then he brushes his hands on his trousers; the scent of fir clinging to them. "So what say you to a proper wassail? I happen to have some on the stove simmering."

Wassail wine, a fine british tradition stemming from the old ages.
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[personal profile] thesunreturns 2024-12-07 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
Fair enough. I just thought I would offer, as I don't know what you need a lantern for.
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[personal profile] thesunreturns 2024-12-07 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Or something less orthodox, like an undersea volcanic feature," Simon agreed.

"I would be delighted to accept your hospitality."
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[personal profile] leewards 2024-12-07 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that's something Ithaqua is willing to answer simply and quickly. If a little too... succinctly.]

Personal reasons. Heheheh!
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[personal profile] fundamentalchaos 2024-12-07 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, yeah I get it." The laugh that leaves them is quieter, breathy, as they glance down at the glass in their hand before looking back around the room. "I hope so. It'd be pretty fucked up if like...suddenly we weren't there for them right? But I mean, we don't gotta worry about it so it doesn't fucking matter but...yeah...yeah having the time to breath is nice."
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[personal profile] fundamentalchaos 2024-12-07 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
"That's fair, I know a guy like that. I mean he till swings a sword and can toss people around when he needs to but he's more about maneuvering than just bashing shit like I am. It takes all sorts." They shrug, grinning a bit.

"Not really the magic type though, I mean other than the shit I got goin on up here. I have a few friends who do magic stuff though. They're pretty great at it too."
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[personal profile] needmetodoanyattacking 2024-12-07 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
“I can assure you, aliens are rather overrated.” Ianto laughs, even as he accepts her handshake. “Not sure why we get up to so much nonsense with them in the future, to be honest…”

He thinks of Jack again, and aches just a little. Still, he smiles, catching Lydia’s look.

“I…might be dating someone from the 51st century back home. Time travel, alien nonsense—it’s all connected.”
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[personal profile] fundamentalchaos 2024-12-07 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Barcus' words are met with a bark of laughter, a happy sort of sound that doesn't always feel natural for Ashton.

"Ha!" They taper down to a quieter laugh, not even wincing at the stares they get as they pass a couple people. "I promise not to break anything I'm not supposed to."

Then the talk about goblins and...windmills? "First mistake, never travel alone like that. Even I won't do that shit. But...do I wanna know why windmills?"