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Ariadne ([personal profile] demonicbeauty) wrote2021-09-04 05:01 pm

Deer Country Inbox



State your business with Ariadne...

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OOC: This post is an in-character inbox for anyone wishing to contact the character, Araidne, for [community profile] deercountry. To contact the mun, please PM this journal or send a private plurk to [plurk.com profile] wizera.
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Voicemail; un: Wesson - mid September

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-14 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Araidne.. hey, it's Sam. Winchester. I saw your post on the network. Would you mind if I came by for some fruit?

[Did that sound as stupid as he feels saying it? Probably. Did he see her conversation with Dean on her network post? Yes. Is he reading into things when he shouldn't? Also probably yes.]
family_remains: (smiles is that right)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-15 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ariadne* phone why

Aha! A speedy response. This pleases him. He's still getting to grips with everything going on but finding some familiar faces and usernaes is a comfort. He's hoping it might help him feel a little bit more normal.]


Ah, no, that's the little one. I'm just regular ol' me.
family_remains: (snerk)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-15 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, the whole little and large situation is a doozy, that's for sure.

Sam snorts, he can't help it.]


I know, it's terrible. He won't listen. I'd say it's his 'I'm an adult and no one can stop me' rebellion but honestly he's always been like this.
family_remains: (bitch face)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
Mm.. Our dad, probably. But he's been dead a long time, now.

My brother is a simple man, Airy.
family_remains: (eeh)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
You're right on both accounts.

Speaking of good for you, I couldn't help but hear him giving you a lesson on the birds and the bees. How'd that work out for you?
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Wh- oh.

[A small, huffed laugh. It reminds him of Castiel a bit.]

I forgot how literal you are. It means sex. He was trying to give you a sex lesson.
family_remains: (ew)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Anakin? Why- oh.

Yeah I can see why that.. What a creep.

I could have a word with him. If he's bothering you like that it's not okay. You're not his wife.

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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Sure. But him dictating your actions because of that is gross.

There's a line there and he's crossing it. Do you see?
family_remains: (unimpressed)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Well why would he care if he's viewing you as his wife. Like he's got a claim on you.
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't think so. That's why it's gross.

[Sam sighs. This wasn't his plan in calling but it needs to be taken care of.]

Alright.. I'll make sure he doesn't bother you again. In the meantime if he approaches you, tell me.
family_remains: (sympathetic)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Because you don't want to ask for help or you're comfortable dealing with him? Because I don't mind. I've dealt with a lot worse than for way less.
family_remains: (+dean is that really how you feel)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not trying to suggest you aren't capable, I've just seen it get dark with guys like that.

Ignoring him might not be enough and by then it could be too late.

So.. so he feels entitled to you. What happens when he gets sick of being ignored?
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
I think he would. I don't trust him at all.

And Jedi is just a religion. I wouldn't say he's a knight in the way you're thinking.
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
He uh.

[Consider your words, Sam. Like he doesn't care about preserving Anakin's privacy. He cares about preserving his own credibility.]

He's a pretty famous figure back on Earth.
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't mean much, I'm just saying I don't trust him. And ignoring people who feel like you owe them something never pans out.

I'm not gonna make any decisions for you but I'm happy to talk to him man to man.
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[He gives a little shrug and accepts her decision. After all, does he super duper want to get in a slap fight with Anakin Skywalker? No. Not really.]

Right.. the fruit. Yeah, I will. Are you up to anything now?
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Action?

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-16 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[He smiles]

Right, well. I will head your way, then.
family_remains: (smiles is that right)

But what if it waaaas

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-21 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sorry for the delay I was away with work!]

A friendly, familiar face was never a bad thing to see, either. Someone safe, (mostly), and trusted. Things towards the end of Deerington had been heavy and tense and violent, but sticking together had made existing just on the other side of bearable until they could all pick up the courage to try the door go on to the next great adventure. Whatever that meant.

Turned out it meant Trench, which, in the grand scheme of things, wasn't all that bad.

Sam hadn't discussed it with his brother, or anyone for that matter, but he was sure there was a blip in the middle of the transition that brought him back to his own world. Things were different for him now, more different than they should have been, but he wasn't sure if something being wrong with him was an issue, or if saying something would be the actual issue, so for now it was best to carry on like business as usual.

And while his fruit mission carried an ulterior motive, here he was all the same.

Once she was in sight, Sam smiled and held up a hand in greeting, sauntering up with a cocksure aura he very rarely (if ever) held before.

"Ariadne, look at you right at home."

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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-21 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good to see you, too," he answered and returned the hug. It was brief but that was fine. He was never a touchy person and, to be honest, most of his physical contact with women was unwanted or ended horribly.

He didn't seem too bothered by that now. Maybe New Sam could move on from all that business.

"I hope I didn't stress you out earlier," Sam says as the hug ends and they break back.

"That wasn't my intention. That guy just rubs me the wrong way."
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-21 06:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Very smooth. And moved over so fast he didn't have a chance to react.

Sam took the basket and looked at the fruit for a moment, noting their color and textures. They looked normal enough to him but the thing about the soil was interesting and tied into a few theories he'd already started to form about the transition from Deerington to Trench.

"Maybe it's not the ground that's making them strong."
family_remains: (unimpressed)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-21 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Sam replied to both questions at the same time and followed towards the tree by a few steps.

"I mean, it's weird, right? That some things from Deerington followed us here? That was a dream and this isn't as far as we know, but things from there keep showing up. Our cabin appeared, my brother's car and horse. Your trees are living things and they're real now."

Which, okay, saying it aloud sounded more stupid than he intended but it made his point either way. Things that were created in a dream- whilst real to them- were actually real here.

"That doesn't sound like agriculture to me, that sounds like magic. And by all accounts there isn't much farming going on around this place."

Just in Feed and even then it sounded kinda dire.
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-21 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Certainly enough for Sam to have questions about how people sustained themselves.

He gave the tree a look, briefly wondering if it, sorry she, could hear or understand him. Honestly, if the answer was yes he wouldn't have been all that surprised. Weirded out, sure, but given everything that was happening why not. Yolo.

"No, they can't. Which is weird, too, so how are they doing it? And, get this, the city is called Trench right, but the rest of this.. place? This world? It's called Deer Country. That can't be a coincidence. But what's the connection between here and Deerington besides the presence of Pthumerians?"
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-21 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Evelyn wasn't a bad suggestion, actually. She was incredibly clever, had access to most written records...somehow, and could be a real tiger when presented with a mystery.

A real tiger in general, including between the sheets, but that was neither here nor there.

Sam made a mental note to check in with Evie later and shook his head no to the question.

"Not yet, but I'm betting they're around."

It gave him an idea, though.

"Makes you wonder if Julia was here all along. She was half Pthumerian. Maybe this was her home world, or at least her mother's."
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-21 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam nodded a little bit, feigning sympathy. He knew he should feel for the girl but right now he just... didn't. He didn't feel anything, actually. At all. He was just compelled to try to carry on as he was before and that old Sam would have given a crap about Julia Sodder.

"Well. She was already dead. It would have been worse to keep her in limbo without peace, right? Where I come from that's how you get ghosts. The dangerous type who go on to kill people."
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-21 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Sam was under the impression that Julia had been dead for quite some time but he didn't make a point to delve into it. Julia sodder was dead, end of story, and he didn't care either way.

But he considered Airy's words for a moment. Her plea for purpose. That, he understood just fine.

"Well. I guess all you can do is try to honor her memory by making the best of being here. This is our home now and I'm okay with that.. It's all thanks to her."
family_remains: (cool story bro)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
Sam snorted. He'd heard about that and figured Airy was probably scarred for life.

"Well, my brother is a simple man."

Was that a cheap shot? Yeah but who cares, it's funny.

"And it's pretty much a tool of the trade. Most hunters are high functioning alcoholics."

But skipping right on along without giving pause for her thoughts on the matter. It's something the old Sam would never had said aloud despite his own long standing concerns.

"Speaking of simple pleasures, did Dean ever show you how babies are made?"
family_remains: (good job bro)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Well," he mused, nodding as she'd spoken.

"I think it's fun. Good for your body, good for your mind. Doesn't have to mean anything it's just..fun."

As if he didn't come out here with the sole purpose of having this exact conversation. As if this wasn't premeditated in the slightest.

"There's only one way for you to find out," Sam said, his tone more suggestion that fact.
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Modern times," he answered with a little shrug.

"Don't get me wrong, it can mean things. It can mean a lot, but you have the option to decide that for yourself."
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.. wow yeah.. Evelyn. Of course she would have known about that, they were all staying together at the end.

Sam bit his top lip for a moment before shrugging again. Old Sam would have some concerns about this situation. Current Sam does not. He's not even entirely sure Evelyn is here.

"Just fun. She was great but she went home when the dream ended."
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
One hundred and fifteen beats a minute. An ideal resting heart rate for a man his age in excellent condition. Not a trace of sudden jump, deception or regret. He wasn't lying.

Or if he were, he would have to care so little that it wouldn't affect him in any way.

Ariadne was right, of course, there was Something Wrong With Sam, but what proof was there, he was approaching her romantically? Was that so far fetched?

He nodded again to the question. Well, more of a statement.

"I do. But I think she'll be happier where she came from. So it's for the best."
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"No?" Color him surprised.

"Huh."

Unfortunately that's all it took for him to see his chances dwindle.

"So I'm guessing that means we're not gonna.." He tailed off and gestured between them.
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Christ, could she have recoiled in horror any harder? Sam tried not to cringe outwardly, but he sure was inside. You would have thought he'd just whipped his dick out or something.

"Right."

He had to laugh. It was thin and breathy and short but a laugh all the time, hand slightly out in defense.

"I think. Maybe I just got the wrong idea. You were asking. We're both single. I thought you might want to.."
family_remains: (eeh)

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Ariadne was right on all accounts of course. Sam wasn't thrilled with the rejection, obviously, but there wasn't any need to be a dick about it.

Man. Talk about awkward.

"Well, yeah? Dean isn't single and usually.. that's how people learn this stuff."
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[personal profile] family_remains 2021-09-22 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah. Right."

A beat.

"Yeah, no. I get that. I can respect that."

Well this went well.

Sam pressed his lips thin before gesturing with the basket of fruit. Mission critical, abort.

"Well I guess. I should probably get these back to Dean."

And maybe find a nice hole to jump into on his way.
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Video; un: darkness

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-29 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul's heard about all about the drama goin on between the Winchesters, Anakin, and Ariadne from Sam himself. But he feels he should ask the woman herself what's going on, otherwise he's giving her no more agency than Anakin has been.]

Ariadne, can I ask you something?

[He sounds a lot more reasonable than he's been the last couple times they've spoken and certainly miles better than the feral Sith Lord she'd encountered when they first got here.]
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-29 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
Has Anakin Skywalker been vexing you at all?

[Annoying and bothering seem like far too light for words to describe what Anakin has been doing to her, so vexing it what he settles on.]
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-29 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
Just confirming a pattern of behavior that seems to be growing worse. The farther he falls into the Dark Side, the more unstable he becomes.

[And if Maul is the one saying someone is unstable, they've got a one way ticket on a train about to fall off a steep cliff.]

If it becomes any more intolerable, be sure to tell me. I fear if he goes completely insane he may start mistaking you for his wife and take....extreme measures.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-29 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[Maul shakes his head, the disapproval clear on his face.]

That's not being protective of you. That's being possessive. Would you like me to remind him you're not a possession he owns and can control?
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-09-30 07:40 am (UTC)(link)
You shouldn't also take on an opponent much stronger than you are. Skywalker has the Force on his side and few could stop him if he decides to do anything rash. If you do feel in physical danger from him, call me right away. Only Obi-Wan or I really have enough experience and power to stop him if he loses his way completely.

[The question comes as a bit of a surprise. Maul was used to people simply writing him off as soon as the words "Dark Side" leave his mouth, so to have someone curious about his personal dogma was different.]

The two sides, Light and Dark, are not equivalent to good and evil, though many think it is that simple. It is all about balance. The Light cannot exist without the Dark and so the two sides strive to be in harmony without ever fully reaching it. What I was taught is that the Sith believe the Force is to be used for their own desires and wants while the Jedi believe the Force should be used to help others and never for their own personal use. I believe Obi-Wan would refer to it as being selfish versus being selfless though I disagree with that interpretation as well. The Sith follow our passions. By giving into our emotions instead of disconnecting from them like the Jedi do, we believe we can find things like the power we crave, the Force freeing us from bonds that otherwise might tie us down. The Dark Side gives me strength. I can feel it all around me at all times and it helps to center me when I lose my way, allowing my anger and hate to flow through me and give me power and energy to achieve my goals. Does that make sense at all?
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-10-02 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
For one not used to it like I already am, the power you receive feels like a bolt of lightning being shot straight into your body. It's a heady feeling and can make a person drunk with the power. Absolute power makes it easy for a person to become corrupt.

[One had only to look at Darth Sidious to see where it could all lead at the extreme end of things.]
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-10-04 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
I believe I spoke with one of them though he didn't give me his name. They seem to think they can handle him.

[All the way to believing they could take his lightsaber and wield it correctly, something Maul wasn't going to believe until he actually saw it happen.]

I believe they are cocky, arrogant, and far too overconfident for non-Force users. I don't know who they think they're going up against but I don't think they can subdue him if Skywalker goes after them, let alone kill him if the need arises. They'll look like fish after skinning when he's done with them.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-10-13 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
I was that way once. You know what it led me to? Getting cut in half by Obi-Wan. I doubt either of them will survive something like that if it comes to it.

You know them better than I. Would they be open to an alliance with me?

[Maul's willing to work with whoever he has to if it comes to taking down Anakin.]
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-10-14 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
I will. Most independent people are foolish but not to the point where they'll risk dying instead of temporarily allying themselves with another.

[Maul pauses.]

Keep yourself safe. If the worst happens, don't hesitate to contact me. If I can't kill him I can at least drive him off if he tries to hurt you or-- [He pauses, thinking of what the flower rats in Deerington had done.] --tries to keep you against your will or anything such as that.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2021-10-14 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
[He tilts his horned head forward in a sort of acknowledgment.]

I do what I can.

[Maul not might be very good at being a good person but he's the best one to call if someone needs to be killed. His talents will serve him well here if he has to go after Anakin.]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Ariadne. It's Dean.

Got any clue why Cas may have thought I gave you literal sex lessons and held a revenge orgy just to piss me off?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
He thought I literally fucked you.

Which I didn't. I didn't even hit on you for Christ's sake. Did you say anything to him?

[ Because if Cas had just seen the network shit he would've realized it was entirely innocent. Probably. But Cas didn't mention shit about that so that leads Dean to believe something got said, that then got misconstrued and instead of talking like normal fucking adults, they did all..

this. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ yes. yes it is. ]

Sam. Sam Winchester. My brother hit you up to get laid?

[ and no one has told him about this? what the hell. what the HELL. ]

You mentioned it to Cas--of course I'm talented at sex, yeah--wait a minute. Brother?

[ There's a lot to parse in all these words. What the fuck. Like, he's glad she's finally considering him family but also hmph :| ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Man, Airy...

I don't even know anymore.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
He was under the impression that we had, for some reason. So he threw a big ass orgy at the house - our house, out of spite, cause he's petty like that.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
...Why do you sound so damn pleased about that?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
He didn't--

[ well, yeah he did. but-- ]

He thought I'd done it first. It didn't used to be outta the realm of possibility for me. So I guess I can understand it.

[ Like. It sucked, and it's cute that she's mad on his behalf. People so rarely are. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, me too.

[ He's getting a headache. What is his life, what a mess. ]

I know you wouldn't. It's not your fault.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I know, I know. It's okay, really. I mean it.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)

[ oh hell no ]

This kinda conversation is what got me in trouble to begin with.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-14 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
What, how casual it is?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-15 12:44 am (UTC)(link)

It’s a weird subject, I guess. Depending on who you talk to. Everyone is different.

Sam really tried to get into your pants? That ain’t like him.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-16 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's not like Sam. He doesn't usually go trolling for sex.

I used to, but that was me. Not him.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-23 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
He's...

He's been through a lot. He used to have a lot more power but he lost it. It really messed him up.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-23 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)

It's okay. I was mad, but I'm not anymore. We fixed it.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-23 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
He's important to me.

I mean...I was mad enough to leave for a few days, but it sucked. It really sucked. I didn't like that.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-23 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I guess..

[ Wait. What did he just admit. ]

I mean--in general. I don't like fighting with Cas anymore. We fought a lot back home, it's exhausting.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-23 06:54 pm (UTC)(link)

Yeah. In general.

Anyway.

How are you doing?

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-23 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
That's not you Ariadne. How are you doing?

Shitty, or only sorta shitty? Anakin leaving you the fuck alone?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-23 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm, no. Sitting around at home or worrying about staying away from him every time you leave isn't gonna do you any good.

Want me to kill him?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-24 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Eeh...debateable.

But I won't if you don't want me to.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-24 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, I'm not gonna go on a murder spree, I promise.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-24 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
Eeeh, again, debatable. But I'm not really in the mood for it.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-24 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sex, drugs, rock 'n roll. ]

A hamburger.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-24 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
God, desperately.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-24 02:42 am (UTC)(link)

No idea. I couldn't run a business if my life depended on it.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-24 02:44 am (UTC)(link)

Yeah. Course I do. Been cooking for Sammy my whole life.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-10-27 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)

Yeah...maybe. We'll see.

[ he doesn't sound convinced, but who knows. stranger things have happened. ]

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[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
Greetings, Ariadne,

For the time being, please stay away from Anakin. It seems he has fallen into a deep level of corruption.
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[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh dear. ]

I'm not sure but it seems this environment encourages negative feelings coming to the surface. Like paranoia and fear.
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[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
I believe so.

Just keep away for now.
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[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing at the moment.
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[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
I will do my duty.
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[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
There are no answers at the moment. It will have to do.
jedies: (Point of No Return)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
I will make sure it doesn't come to that.
jedies: (Czerwony punkt)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
I am sorry. But it is too much of a risk.
jedies: (Trespass)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
My answer is final.
jedies: (Valiant)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
I never said I was. That doesn't mean I'll be accepting your help.
jedies: (Ambush)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
I have a plan.

[ well maul's plan. ]

And for now, that is what I'll use. If it changes, I will let you know.
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[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-21 08:45 am (UTC)(link)
That is a strange way to put it, considering you were offering to help earlier.
jedies: (Valiant)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-22 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
All I'm asking is to keep your distance from Anakin for now.
jedies: (Point of No Return)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-22 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Then let me know as soon as possible.
jedies: (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-22 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
No one likes this. I have to prepare for the worst but also believe in hope. I do not want to take chances with people's lives.
jedies: (Czerwony punkt)

[personal profile] jedies 2021-10-22 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
[ his tempers calms a little. he's tense and he knows he's taking it out on her. ]

It is. But for now, it will have to do.
venatoris: @infractus (pic#14750109)

voice - un; impala67

[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-08 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey.

Can we talk? Can--I come to you? Please?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-08 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, I just—

[ yeah no. something is definitely wrong. ]

I’ll see you in a few.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-08 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)

Sure.

[ Give him half an hour to cool his shit, use the lamp in front of his house to get as close as possible, then head over. He looks exceptionally distressed - and a solid five years younger. ]

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-08 11:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He hesitates a little, lingering a safe distance away because this is strange for him, knowing someone and yet not, relying on memories of another life, trying to grapple with what's real and what's just wisps of a dream. ]

Hey. Um -- how are you?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ He stiffens for a moment, because he's so rarely touched or hugged ( or was that other him who didn't like it, who didn't like being surprised with affection - or, more accurately, didn't know what to do with it after not having it for five years? ) -- but he immediately sinks into it, wrapping his arms around her and burying his face in her neck.

Fuck, he didn't realize how upset he really was. Not being able to talk to Sam, not really having anyone else...

It hurts. His heart hurts, and he's tired and maybe Cas is right - maybe they should just go home. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ She isn't wrong, there's a lot going on. He's...yeah. He's hurting. ]

Yeah, I think that would be nice. If you don't mind.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ He lets himself be led, too mentally worn out to argue or do anything except go along with her.

And really - what he really wants is to drink himself into fuckiong oblivion so he doesn't have to think, but instead he finds himself nodding, taking in the area around him. It's pretty. Very her. ]


Yeah. Sure, thanks.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ He feels like a zombie, a facsimile of who he was before. He feels strange in his own skin, and isn't sure how to process it. ]

...That's all you have for food? You should've told me, I'd have brought you something.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 02:04 am (UTC)(link)

No, it hasn't. Is this all you're eating? Bread, chocolate and fruit? That's it?

[ The focus is shifting straight to her as his concern rises. What the hell, Airy. ]

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 02:12 am (UTC)(link)

No, but now I'm worried about you. Are you getting enough? You know Sammy and I keep a full pantry.

[ Dean - endverse, anyway and now he supposes he, too - was a hoarder by necessity. An apocalyptic world rife with a raging virus and dwindling supplies? Yeah. Their basement looks like the canned section of a grocery store. ]

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, but this doesn't seem like a balanced diet--

[ This, coming from mister cheeseburgers and pizza and apple pie. ]

So you know if you need anything, we got you.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)

[ He flashes a smile, slightly tentative, lifting a shoulder in a tired shrug. ]

Just making sure. You worry me sometimes.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I think, uh.

[ He rubs the back of his head, collapsing a little onto a pillow without grace. ]

I think Cas and I are done. Or--if we ever...were. I don't know what counts anymore.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He can immediately sense where her head goes, and he shakes his head. ]

No, it isn't your fault. It's ours. Mine. I wanted to...really see if Sam's soul was gone, and we screwed up the spellwork.

[ His face screws up, looking tired and drawn. ]

Remember the other Dean, the one who was here? The younger one, more of an idiot, kinda rude?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He stares down at the mug but doesn't pick it up. ]

I-- we both...shifted back into the original timeline. I'm...him, in a way. The other Dean. And Cas is...

Not a junkie anymore, let's put it that way.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'm about five years younger. Give or take a few months, I guess.

[ And he looks massively unhappy about it. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He lets her, expression tired, eyes red rimmed, like he's done his share of tear shedding before coming over here. ]

Yeah. I remember it all. It's...hard to pick apart what's real and what was...him.

[ Or if it was all real. He doesn't know. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-09 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)

The old me. The older me.

[ He looks down at the mug on the floor and reaches for it, not knowing what else to do with his hands, wrapping his fingers around it and falling quiet. ]

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-10 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I...can't tell. Because they're mine, and it's--

[ He doesn't know how to explain that he both is and isn't that guy. He was, but now he isn't, but he retains all of it, all those experiences, and it's..heavy. ]

I guess it doesn't matter. At least we didn't blow ourselves off the map with crappy spellwork.
venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-10 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He smiles. ]

...Nothing. We're alive. That's the important part.
venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-10 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I went back to the other timeline. The 'good' end, I guess.

[ It's not that good, in his opinion. ]

I lived out five years as him, then went back and...lived another year as...me. It's fuckin' weird, it feels crowded in my head.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-10 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Sort of. It's not that great, but we stopped the apocalypse, which was the goal.

[ He guesses. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-10 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)

It didn't just throw me back into the original timeline. It pushed Cas back, too, and he's--

[ Well. An angel, but Dean isn't outing Cas unless he wants to be. ]

Different. He was different, then. We weren't..as close. And it's put up a wall of glass between us, now.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-10 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. He remembers them, all of it, like I do, but we're both...different. I keep sayin' that, I know, but I dunno how else to put it.

[ He holds his tea, but doesn't drink it. ]

He left the cabin. Said he didn't have a reason to stay because he doesn't sleep or eat, so he just left. He left me.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-10 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He lifts a brow, cause that's an interesting reaction. ]

Angel. He's an angel.
venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-10 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Don't ask. That Cas was a mess, but Dean loved him, violently, and now it's gone. ]

A little, yeah.
venatoris: hollow art (Default)

no worries :>

[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-13 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
No...

[ It's true, they dont intimidate the Winchesters. ]

But sometimes they tear us apart.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-13 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
I dunno if one person can do that.

[ He smiles, because goddamn, Dean - pull your shit together. What's wrong with you, getting all emo on people? You've got this. ]

We'll be fine, though. We always are.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-14 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Cas and I thought his soul was gone. Still do.

[ Considering their fight not so long ago, he's pretty confident that's the case. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-14 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You--what?

[ He looks confused, then annoyed, then relieved. ]

So it's not just me and Cas thinkin' he's acting weird.
venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-14 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)

[ He gives a bit of an exasperated look ]

When it comes to my brother - always worry me.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-15 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's fair. ]

I get that. But I don't think it's unfounded this time. There's something really wrong.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-15 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure yet, honestly. We don't really know where his soul is, but I have a bad feeling it's back home, in Lucifer's cage.

[ Which...is not great. At all. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-15 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
The cage the Devil's locked in. Sam trapped him in there but he had to go in, too. It's -- complicated.

[ And fresh, for Dean. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-15 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ He nods, dragging a hand over his face. He's tired, man. ]

Yeah. It is. Thankfully.
venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-15 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
That's the real question. I don't know. Cas and I were trying to confirm the whole lack of soul thing, and with how the spell went I think it's safe to say we were right.

But I dunno how to get it here without popping Lucifer out of his cage.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...yeah, maybe. I'm just not sure.

[ Being sure probably means reaching out to Cas, and he's not sure he's ready to do that yet. The idea of him still stings, the loss aching in his chest like a broken limb, throbbing in agony. ]

I think the first step is...really making sure that we're right. There's only one way I know how to do that, and that's to involve the angel.

[ Can't even say his name, can you. Coward. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
We've been at odds before. It isn't the first time.

[ Cas will do it, Dean just...has to ask and not yell at him for leaving him again. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
No, it's fine. I'll get with him.

I have his crap anyway. He needs to get it out of the house since he doesn't want to be there.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
No...no, I think I'll be okay.

[ Probably. They'll likely fight like cats but he knows Cas gives a shit about Sam, at least, so he'll do it. ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ No...Dean doesn't want to sideline her. He just has to make sure of a few things, first. And Cas is the only one who can stuff a fist into Sam's chest and find out. Then they can go from there. ]

I haven't met him, but if he's a friend of yours, then I'm willing to give it a try.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
I'd appreciate that.

As soon as I hear something, you'll be the first to know.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 02:19 am (UTC)(link)

He's probably the safest of the bunch. Living his dream childhood, really. Going to school, doing trig instead of sleeping in the backseat of the impala, wondering what gas station our next sandwich is coming from.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 02:24 am (UTC)(link)

He doesn't, yet.

[ But Dean's being harassed in al ater dated thread, so. You know. ]

But he'll need to, eventually. This isn't his first rodeo.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 02:30 am (UTC)(link)

Nah, he's alright. There's nothing going on at the cabin that's dangerous. Sam's being a dick, but he isn't bringing it home.

[ And little Sammy is as protective of his older brother as Dean is of him. Dean knows that the kid won't go anywhere - he knows that because he wouldn't, if it were reversed. ]

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-16 02:33 am (UTC)(link)

[ Dean looks utterly horrified ]

Jesus, no. God, absolutely not.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2021-11-21 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah...well.

I'm used to this kinda thing. It'll be alright.
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end of november, a day after Dean kicks it; un: thursday

[personal profile] foolintherain 2021-12-08 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Ariadne, this is Castiel
Are Dean and Sam with you?
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text > video

[personal profile] foolintherain 2021-12-08 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Oh, video. Okay, sure. Cas switches immediately, too nervous to question why, when most people seem to prefer text. ]

I haven't heard from Dean in almost a day
I heard, also, that Sam had been hassling you
Have either of them contacted you recently?
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[personal profile] foolintherain 2021-12-09 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ That's a familiar expression, to be sure. Cas can empathize. ]

No, he wouldn't have done something like that without me.

[ Wouldn't he, tho... Castiel doesn't entirely look like he believes the words before he refocuses. ]

When's the last time you spoke to him? Or Sam?
family_remains: (a prayer to cas)

A gift. Dec 3rd.

[personal profile] family_remains 2021-12-21 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Sam doesn't make a point to seek Ariadne out, but he knows she is never far from her orchard. She can probably smell him a mile off but it's cold and windy, so he reckons his scent won't linger long enough to pick up right away and when she does, he'll be long gone.

He isn't sure what compels him to be there, they haven't spoken in a while, but he knows things are about to get tricky and just in case.. maybe..

Maybe he should do this.

Dean said he didn't think Sam had a soul.

Sam is beginning to agree with his his brother.

He doesn't care about it, not particularly. He doesn't even care about Dean that much except that survival here would be a lot more difficult without him and if Sam doesn't take some action to clear the playing field soon Dean won't stick around much longer.

Maybe it's a goodbye.. in a way. Or a hello. Or a cry for help. Maybe, just maybe, it is the last calling wisp of his soul attempting to fix the festering void behind his body's ribs.

Sam tracks through the snow in his heavy, steel capped boots, searching for the oldest tree in the very center. By all rights he trusts it to be the most sacred, and from his pocket he produces a small, silver charm bracelet.

He ponders why he's even out there, moving it around his knuckles like prayer beads. His fingers are numb but he knows the shape of every talisman without having to look. Crosses, stars, and triskelions amongst Enochian and human sigils.

Finally, his fingers stop on the one that feels right and he looks down. A petite, sunbeamed pentagram, the same as the tattoo on his chest, that feels warm despite the temperature.

This is it.

Sam unclasps the charm from the bracelet and threads it on to a length of cord he'd been carrying in his other hand before tying it to the lowest hanging branch of the tree.

It feels strange in his chest and he doesn't know why. This bracelet doesn't mean anything to him anymore. It's just junk. So why...

Better not to dwell. It's probably not that deep.

He takes a breath and casts a hope on the gleam of the silver in sunlight that when everything comes to a head with Anakin, the problem will be solved and he can move on from this whole clusterfuck of a situation. Put the dog back in his cage. Stop relying on a Sith lord for safety warnings.

A beat and he turns, stepping in his same footprints, and follows them back to the cobbled streets of town.

lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Happy Holidays)

Christmas Delivery

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2021-12-26 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Wrapped up in a bright red and white box is a plate of bought snowflake cookies and adecorative hair piece.

Attached is a note with a little rabbit doodle:
]

Happy Holidays!
Love,
Usagi

lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Cute but ditzy)

Voice; UN: Cuddlebunny

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2021-12-26 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Awww yay! I'm glad you like it! I thought it would make you look even more beautiful!
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Uuuh...)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2021-12-26 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry, what?

Are... are you talking about Santa?
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (What a great idea!)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2021-12-26 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Um, sorta? Christmas isn't that big of a thing in Japan where I'm from, it's actually more of a "couples" holiday, but I like giving gifts to my friends and Christmas is a good excuse for my usually shy friends.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (What a great idea!)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2021-12-29 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, you know, like, a romantic holiday, a holiday usually celebrated by people in a romantic sort of relationship.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (All ears)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2021-12-29 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
What do you do for Aefie's Eve?
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (What a great idea!)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-01 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! I have a goddess of love too! She's Venus or Aphrodite, both names work for her. She's the goddess of love and beauty!
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Cute but ditzy)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-06 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
She is. [Looking after Usagi and being in charge of all the senshi on top of trying to be an idol.] But she's amazing so she handles it.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Cute but ditzy)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-08 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I do! I know a lot of goddesses back home.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (So dreamy)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-09 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
She's absolutely amazing, honestly. Brave and loving and willing to put pretty much everyone else before herself. She wants everyone to experience love and happiness, whatever that looks like for them. She's supportive and kind and there for you when you're going through really hard times. She's able to do anything she puts her mind to.

And gorgeous, absolutely stunning. [And literally the best teacher Usagi has ever had.] She teaches and leads by example, showing you what to do, how to do something, and she would never ask of you something she isn't willing to do either.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi)(Minako) (Double trouble)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-09 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
She is. I'm so lucky that I get to know her!
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Eh?)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-09 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Why did she disappear?
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (What's this?)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-09 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
Has anyone gone to look for her?
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (What a great idea!)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-09 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Just ask her daughter!
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (All ears)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-09 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Sure you are! Besides, maybe the goddess wants someone to go find her.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Tee hee)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-09 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
And then the goddess will be so glad to have someone who asked about her, who showed concern for her.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (What awaits us?)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-10 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Immortality sucks if you really think about it.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Please take good care of me)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-17 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
It definitely means "isn't good," yeah. If something sucks, it's awful.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (What a great idea!)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-22 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Even just one mosquito is awful, but yes! Exactly like that!
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (I'm all ears)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-23 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
You're you so I'm sure you'll remember it fine.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (What a great idea!)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-28 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't need to apologize for wanting to understand.

And I just mean, you're you, you're amazing and smart and kind! You'll be able to remember it just fine.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (I'm all ears)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-29 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
No, just honest. We've talked long enough that I know it's true.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (But you're so nice!)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-29 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
For some people? Absolutely.
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Just a little letter)

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-01-29 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I won't say I'd mind if we did! The opposite, actually!
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 3] Gentle smile)

Action; Backdated to Christmas

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-01-24 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul's fiendish delight in the holiday means he's once again broken into people's houses and used all the stealth he possesses to leave those he likes a gift or two. Sometimes, he even goes right down the chimney like a demented version of Santa Claus. However, given Ariadne's gift is a little fragile, Maul opts for leaving it on the porch with a note.]

I am told this sapling will grow into what is called an "avocado tree", producing a type of fruit which can be eaten. I hope it is suitable to your tastes. Merry Christmas, Ariadne ~Maul
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 9] Amused)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-01-24 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul is glad she likes the gift and is touched she thinks enough of it to ask him for recommendations on names. Some might make fun of Airy for giving her trees names but Maul figures maybe it's a cultural thing for her. Plenty of people don't understand some of the things he does either that are steeped in Nightbrother tradition.]

Let's see....there's Carver, Wrath, Riot, Loathe, Daunt....do any of those sound good for the little fellow?
survivalthroughhate: ([Other 21] Smirk)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-01-24 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
Very well then. [He tests out the name and how it sounds.] Riot the avocado tree.

[Hmmmm....]

Not bad. I think it will fit him.
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 3] Gentle smile)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-02-05 11:40 am (UTC)(link)
That's perfectly alright. Neither of us are used to gifts at all. I hadn't even known of this tradition before coming to Deerington, for we don't have it in our own galaxy.
survivalthroughhate: (Default)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-02-10 11:16 am (UTC)(link)
Yes. I have discovered a few Earth ones that I enjoy. They do seem to like celebrating anything at the drop of a hat.
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 25] Nerves of steel)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-02-16 10:23 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose that is one way of looking at it.

[Even if Maul with his dour personality isn't really able to do so at all.]
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 8] Muhahaha)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-02-19 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul gives a throaty laugh, an unusual sound given he doesn't often find cause to laugh around people.]

I understand completely. You can just add to the multitude of people trying to convince me as such.
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 4] Looking up)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-02-19 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps. You do have a certain personality all your own.

[He couldn't imagine anyone else naming a tree or holding such stock by them but at the same time he likes it. The human beings here are varied but he misses the multitude of species that he could find no matter where he roamed in the galaxy. Airy being Alastrian and having such a different way of looking at things did ease the homesickness a little bit.]
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 9] Amused)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-02-19 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Hmph. He's getting soft the longer he's spent in these towns. Ah well. At least Airy does know there is bite as well as bark within him.]

You're welcome. Have a Merry Christmas, Ariadne.
righthemisphere: (Default)

Voice message; UN R.BECKET

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-12 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Ariadne, hey, it's Raleigh Becket.

I hope you're well, I just wanted to touch base about all the plant life this month. I'm assuming you've seen it. I think now is our chance to take advantage of seeds and seedlings. If we're gonna get any kind of harvest this year we need to be planting out now. The ground seems fertile, so we gotta move.

Call me back when you've got a chance. Let's make a plan.

Thanks
righthemisphere: (pic#7387970)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-13 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[Raleigh looks down at his Omni with a furrowed brow when she calls back. That.. huh.]

Ariadne? Are you okay?
righthemisphere: (n o p e)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-13 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Sore? What happened??
righthemisphere: (pic#7355200)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-13 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Sounds a bit sus, girl.]

Huh. Is there anything I can do? Cup of tea? Get a healer?
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-13 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
You're starting to sound like me.

[A playful chuckle.]

When did all this start? Beginning of the month?
Edited 2022-03-13 04:28 (UTC)
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-13 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
I bet it has something to do with that. My powers have been weird since the first, just like that.

[Powers- HA. That's so wild to say.]
righthemisphere: (pic#7387823)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-14 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
That's bullshit.

[It's a kneejerk snort in response.]

You're not a waste of anything and the natives are..blood...racists. I hate all that anti warmblood crap. Rich coming from them who have shit all.

righthemisphere: (pic#7355208)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-14 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Humph. He wants to fight the locals over warmbloods and here you are redirecting him. So rude. Probably for the best.]

Well, I uh. I’m a coldblood? So it’s all fire and lightning. But since the first of the month I can’t access those abilities. What I can do, which is why I called you, is make things grow. Anything, seems like. You name it, it grows.
righthemisphere: (I respect you so hard mako)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-14 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Anything I can think of I’ve been able to sprout from a handful of dirt.

They’re growing now so we’ll see if they are what they’re supposed to be, but so far so good.
righthemisphere: (pic#14375566)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-15 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
[He is absolutely delighted. This has come at exactly the right time.]

Me too. I've started a few things but if you've got as list send it on over and I'll do what I can. Or I could come over and we could plant in around your trees?

Man, I wish I had a greenhouse.
righthemisphere: (pic#7387794)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-15 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that would be good. Where do you wanna build-

-sorry, talk to who?
righthemisphere: (pic#7387794)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-17 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Raleigh laughs with disbelief, short and slightly high.]

I.. ppbfh. I didn't realize he was here.
righthemisphere: (is that right)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-17 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[He is not helpful, either.]

What.
righthemisphere: (pic#7355208)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-19 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh- no.. no, not personally. He's kind of a legend where I come from, though. Big fan of his work with the rebels.

Don't worry about it.

So you guys were talking about a greenhouse? Where do you wanna build it?
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-19 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Willful Machine is built up unless you mean your place, which could work if you've got the space. I've got protected land if you don't mind the lantern journey to Feed.
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-19 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Well, great. I was planning on building one anyway so I can't see there being an issue. I'll run it by Chuck but I'd love to get this off the ground as soon as possible.

[A small chuckle. Slightly guilty.]

I've got trays and trays of seedlings ready to plant out. Do you think you could spare a few buckets of dirt from your garden? Really cover our bases.
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-19 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Damnit]

Uh well, kinda.

[He just. God he doesn't want to get himself into any kind of trouble, here.]

Well, I've just heard about.. his life. I guess. Pretty neat. All the stars.. and. Wars.
righthemisphere: (is that right)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-21 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
Huh? Oh- no, not in this case. Happily Ever After, if memory serves.
righthemisphere: (pic#14347513)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-21 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
No, no, it just means everything worked out in the end and it's all good. Don't think about it too hard, okay? It's all good.
righthemisphere: (pic#7387938)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-22 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Totally, I get it. I didn't mean to scare you. It's all good.
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-22 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a pause as Raleigh nearly, foolishly, asks if it's her time of the month. But he has a sister and he isn't stupid, so he chooses Option B. Might not be any safer, though.]

It's been a weird winter. I know a lot of people are struggling with corruption right now. You wanna talk about it?
righthemisphere: (is that right)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-22 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Phew! Relief. He isn't sure he's actually equipped to talk someone down from corruption, anyway. Not if his last conversation with Lance is anything to go by.]

Ah.. yeah, that's a big one. Just in general? Where you go, what you do?
righthemisphere: (is that right)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-22 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah? Like what?
righthemisphere: (sturgeon face)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-24 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
What, no good in the kitchen? I could give you a couple tips if you want. I grew up cooking with my mother.
righthemisphere: (I respect you so hard mako)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-24 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
[Laugh!]

That must have been a sight.

What was the castle like? White and gleaming?
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-24 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Secret purple marble quarries sounds like a helluvan adventure. I know what you mean, though, I did that too with cracks in the sidewalk.

There's a game like that. Do you have hopscotch?
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-27 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Snort. He likes this. He likes conversations with Ariadne. About nothing and everything. It's easy.]

Yeah, it kinda does.
righthemisphere: (u ok)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-27 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Oh- sorry. It's a game where you draw a numbered grid on the ground and throw a stone, then you hop on the grid but skip over the box your stone landed on.

I don't really understand it, but my sister used to make me play it with her.

I could show you some time?
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[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-27 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Nope, fuck Jumanji. Raleigh ain't about that life, he saw the movie. Jack Black is funny but hard pass.]

Well alright then. When you're feeling better let's set it up. I'll teach you how to play corn hole, too.
Edited 2022-03-27 04:18 (UTC)
righthemisphere: (pic#8031031)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-27 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
You're gonna love this. It does not involve corn at all. There are holes, though.
righthemisphere: (pic#14347509)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-27 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Another laugh. He can't disagree with that.]

That we should.

I guess.. I should probably get on that.
righthemisphere: (I respect you so hard mako)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-28 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
Pff- nah. We’re all in this together.

Besides, you’re helping me on this, don’t think you’re getting off the hook.
righthemisphere: (is that right)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-28 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Only in the metaphorical sense. Like how you'd catch a fish with a hook, you'd catch a person with an obligation or responsibility.
righthemisphere: (pic#8031031)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-03-29 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
Said the blind man to his deaf wife~
righthemisphere: (Default)

[personal profile] righthemisphere 2022-04-06 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Raleigh just laughs.]

Good bye, Ariadneee

[And he laughs until he hangs up.]
laminae: (:T)

text; un: doublehedgedsword; early March

[personal profile] laminae 2022-03-14 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
hey!!
Ezra and i were wondering if we could try and experiment with your trees
don't worry it should be safe
we just want to feed them energy from the earth
they should get a nice meal out of it, and if it hurts then i'll be able to tell and we'll stop
is that ok with you?
laminae: (up)

[personal profile] laminae 2022-03-14 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh Glob, she's trying. He can understand her text though, and that's all that matters.]

yeah!
well
with Ezra's powers
laminae: (oh)

[personal profile] laminae 2022-03-14 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
i don't think so
i don't think he's the kind of guy who'd want to do this if there was
laminae: (aheh)

[personal profile] laminae 2022-03-14 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
don't worry
we'll be responsible!
laminae: (err)

[personal profile] laminae 2022-03-15 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
oh yeah sorry
that's what it's supposed to be
a smile
laminae: (:T)

[personal profile] laminae 2022-03-16 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
yeah they're pretty cute
venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Here, enjoy this dainty music box hand delivered by a little Trench runner. When opened and allowed to play, it will play a few bars of Hey, Jude.

There is a note attached from Dean.

Happy Birthday. It's not much, but this was my mothers favorite song. Hopefully you like it too.

She used to tell me Angels were watching over me, but I always thought that was a bunch of bunk after she died.

Then people like Cas come along and you kinda wonder.

Anyway, hope you like it.

-Dean ]
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[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 01:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He nearly jumps out of his skin when his Omni chirps, pulling it close to flash her a little smile. ]

Yeah? It’s not too… I dunno. Cliché?
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[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Cas is...special.

[ He's just a little creature, really. Dean misses him. ]

I'm glad you like it, anyway.
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[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)

Really?

[ It is kinda tragic, but Dean can't say much. Last time his brother gave him something, it was motor oil and a couple candy bars, so. He has no room to talk. ]

Well, first time for everything. You're welcome.

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[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)

Uh, sometimes people have parties. Sam and I never really celebrated very often. We'd have a beer or two, but nothing big.

venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)

I might be able to come up with something you may like in the bar. You like sweet stuff?

venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)

[ he snorts a laugh. That sounds about right. ]

Didn't like it, huh?

venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)

Small blessings.

I'm at the bar if you wanna come have a birthday drink. No whiskey.

venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)

Yup. Just hanging out, it's a slow day.

venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)

Sure, come on down. You're always welcome here.

venatoris: hollow art (Default)

[personal profile] venatoris 2022-05-01 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)

Nah, just bring your beautiful self and we'll have a drink in your honor.

survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 9] Amused)

Action

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-05-01 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul leaves a rose bush on her doorstep. It is small and frail, like someone has not been taking very good care of it, but the few blossoms on it give a hint as to just how beautiful it will be in full bloom. Attached is a note in Maul's usual large and blocky script.

I felt this flowering plant very appropriate as a gift for your birthday. It is in rough shape and needs much attention and love, but I am certain it will become very beautiful with time. Consider it a thank you for putting up with me over the past year or so. ~Darth Maul]
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 3] Gentle smile)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-05-02 08:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Mau blushes a deep green, the contrast seen very clearly under his red-and-black toned skin. He certainly wasn't expecting her to say that.]

No, I am not. But I thank you for saying so.
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 9] Amused)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-05-05 11:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Yep, that green blush is not going away anytime soon. He's never had to deal with this before, someone seeing that he has a pair of hearts beneath all the snarling and rage on the surface.]

Have you thought of a name for the bush yet?
survivalthroughhate: ([Other 24] Smile)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-05-07 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
I think that shall fit her quite well.

[It's a nice space-themed name, so he can't complain.]

It shall take me more time but I will create an artificial sunlight lamp just for her, in case we have any other months with no sun.
survivalthroughhate: ([TPM 15] Hooded far)

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-05-09 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
It's no trouble and it keeps me busy.

[Better to make something useful for a friend than being out there plotting the deaths of people who had insulted him in Trench.]
subject_013: (Unmutated/younger)

[Action][Gift: Early May]

[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-03 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
[One evening, with a soft rain falling, she might find a couple pots of green herb plants on her doorstep, along with an envelope containing a letter, written in Wesker's precise, almost calligraphic handwriting]

Ariadne my dear,

I thought you would appreciate and make good use of these. Allow me to present you with healing herb plants from my world of origin which turned up via a portal that opened up from it. Cultivate them carefully and make sure they have indirect sunlight and they're carefully watered. They originated in the shade in the forests of the Arklay Mountains, and they've bee. The leaves, dried and in capsule form or in a tincture help aid the healing and recover process for most physical ailments.

There aren't many people here whom I'd entrust this to. I hope you succeed in cultivating them.

Yours, always.,

Albert W.
subject_013: (Unmutated/younger)

Re: [VIDEO]; UN: [USERNAME NOT SET]

[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-03 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
[The vid feed shows him at work in his kitchen, stirring something in a pot, while on a work top in the background, she may glimpse two more green herb plants, along with a tray of cuttings, under an ultra-violet plant light. He might look a little different: a shade shorter and a little slighter, though still his elegantly robust self.]

I'm glad you like them. Four plants showed up in the mouth of the portal and while I kept two for my own work, I knew the other two would thrive in your hands.

Locally, they were called simply 'the green herb plant' or 'the green healing herb'. Scientifically, it was called Herba viridiae arklayensi, which means simply 'the green herb from Arklay'
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[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-03 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
Name them as you will. There's something about naming a creature or an item which gives you a deeper sense of its place in your world. [He knows that well, after giving Greek mythological and alchemical names to some of Umbrella's terrifying creations.]

subject_013: (Unmutated/younger)

[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-05 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Always good to use a name drawn from a legend: it helps to keep their stories alive. Do tell? I'm always curious toward people's stories from their worlds.

[He might glance around slightly; he's aware of the change about him, but won't call attention to it unless she asks.]

The same portal which brought these plants also let through something dire. First a few zombies came through, which were trouble enough. But something larger and more aggressive followed them. It tried to attack a young man who'd followed me from our world of origin and arrived here some months ago: I had to haul him onto a roof out of its way. But that left the creature still roaming about Lumenwood, attacking anyone who got in its way.
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[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-07 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
The creature, known in my world of origin as a Tyrant, had been built to be a one-being army. It took a contingent of Sleepers, some armed with magic, others with physical weapons, to take it down. [He draws in a breath.] People were harmed, some even died, including some who mattered to me. We destroyed it, but like any battle, it happened at some cost.


((OOC: The event is still unfolding, but there's been some plotting going on.))
Edited 2022-05-07 02:49 (UTC)
subject_013: (Using the Science!)

[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-07 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
I hope that they do as well. I am... not the most sympathetic man, I am cold and calculating, and I know that they will come back, when the sea is ready to give them back and they swim to our shore. My warrior spirit may have relished the battle. However, I cannot help feeling that I cursed it into this place.

[A pause, weighing the information he's considering.]

The truth of the matter is, I was one of those who shaped the Tyrant and made it what it was. Our aim was to make wars harder to fight, to leave nations and their leaders thinking twice of starting them in the first place, if they knew another realm had Tyrants among their warriors. We have enough hardships in this place. We didn't need any more.
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[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-12 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He falls quiet himself, his head bent, again weighing his words with care before replying.]

I don't regret creating it, but I do regret that it couldn't have been perfected to avoid attacking non-combatants or those not armed with typical weapons.

For that matter, given what I became after my infection, I'm not much different from a Tyrant. I'm exceptionally strong and hard to kill; however, I retained my personality and intellect and my looks. [Maybe a tiny smirk at that last item on the list.]
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[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-13 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[He reaches up, removing his glasses, uncovering his eyes, which have retained their feline pupils, but have reverted back to their original icy blue flecked with grey. Cognitive empathy falls within his capabilities, but his nature and what passed for nurture in his life made true empathy difficult for him to practice - or willingly embrace.]

I had a sense you wouldn't. Hence... why I admitted as much as I have. [It goes without saying that it does not come easy for him.]
subject_013: (Unmutated/younger)

[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-17 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Bausphomette is my patron, and it seems they've decided to remind me of who I was before I was enhanced, before I became what I am. My eyes are... the color which they were when I was still human.

[This is not easy for him to say, but it seems a time for that kind of conversation.]
subject_013: (Head-tilt)

[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-23 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[He looks into the camera, almost taken aback.]

You're the first to say that to me in all sincerity. It's... a bit hard to take in.

[He's accustomed to being the monster, being the one causing fear, and enjoying the sight of that fear in another's eyes... but someone saying they prefer his eyes as they had become...]
subject_013: (In shadows)

[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-26 06:05 am (UTC)(link)
Apology accepted. It's been my experience that when most people act that way toward me, they either want something from me... or as if they're trying to humor the monster.

But you're not most people.

[He's still not sure what she is to him. But he knows his heart is yearning toward her, though he suspects it may not be in the cards for them.]
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[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-30 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
That's the most one can do, when you've embraced who and what you are, in spite of those who can't accept it. Or won't.

Kindness such as yours deserved a kindness in return. I know it shall be in good hands.

I promise not to be a stranger, either to your grove or its keeper.
subject_013: (Devil inside)

[personal profile] subject_013 2022-05-30 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
[He replies only with a small smile and a bow of his head before the connection cuts out.]
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video - accidental transmission; un: tsabin

[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-05-26 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
[ Flanked by two girls in flame colored robes, Sabé sat on the throne in a small starship in a large black gown with oversized black feathers fanning out from the back of the hood. Her face was made up with heavy white makeup, two red dots under her eyes, and a full red top of her lip with a stripe of red in the middle of the bottom. With all that makeup it would be easy to mistake her for another. That was the plan.

A blue holo-message played before her: "The death toll is catastrophic. I must bow to their wishes. You must contact me."

Stone-faced, Sabé watched the Governor's plea- the two girls at her side also masking their emotions perfectly- until it cut out. Her gaze swept over to a young man- a Jedi easily recognized to anyone who's been here for some time... even with his hair in a traditional Padawan's cut.

"It's a trick-" Obi-Wan insisted immediately as he stood and addressed her. "Send no reply. Send no transmissions of any kind."

The young decoy didn't get a chance to answer him as he left the room immediately, the door hissing shut behind him. All that was left in there were the three girls and their Captain of the guard. She couldn't help but worry about the state of the planet, even knowing that Governor Bibble was smarter than the Jedi gave him credit for.

"Well of course it's a trick! Does he think we're stupid?"

Sabé turned to look at her friend, Rabé, with a wisp of a smile tugging at her lips at the outburst. As Amidala, she had to shield her emotions and facial expressions to keep them as neutral as possible... but with everyone in the room in on the ruse, she could slip up just this bit.

They could do nothing but wait and fret at this point- books only posed so much of a distraction and as Amidala, she was expressly forbidden from leaving the ship. The Jedi knew that the girls were hiding something from him, but with as much care as they took she knew that he wasn't aware of exactly what they were up to- and it needed to stay that way. ]
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-05-26 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ When Sabé checks the device, she makes a face- to see a memory projected so clearly to someone else... Of course she'd heard that these things were possible, but she hadn't anticipated dealing with them.

It takes all her strength not to slip back into Amidala's tone- the sonorous pitch that she'd developed with Padmé to make telling them apart more difficult when they spoke. But most importantly, she tried her best not to slip into that mask they'd built to keep people from reading their emotions.

Ariadne was trustworthy, she'd proved that to herself and Padmé. ]


This place's idea of a practical joke, I guess...

Ah... we were stuck on a planet, Tatooine, while our aircraft was broken. Because Padmé's life was in danger, I took her place as Queen.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-05-26 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She smiles just a bit and lets out a short laugh. ]

It does have two suns, yes.

[ Though- about Luke. She hasn't met him yet- and that's honestly on her being extremely anti-social in her grief. She'll set aside that knowledge for later and instead focus on the question presented:

Obi-Wan. ]


It was. This was somewhere around 15 years ago when he was still just a padawan. He and his master were sent to our planet to aid us when we were blockaded by the Trade Federation.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-05-26 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
That happened after this. On Tatooine they found Anakin and... [ She pauses for a half moment- Anakin's past isn't hers to tell, and she knows that if she'd grown up a slave she wouldn't go around advertising it. ] Brought him with us to make the plea to begin his training.

It's... when we returned to Naboo and tried to get back into the palace that Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon fought Maul.

[ There's a bit of pride that creeps up on her features at the compliment. She knows that she's good at it- there's been many times they've fooled people and only certain angles had given them away. ]

Thank you. We worked together a lot to make sure I could when I was recruited.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-05-29 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes? No?

[ It was... hard to explain- she pauses a moment to chew on her lip and thing about it. This memory was hard- it was hard to remember the meaning behind Bibble's message, to remember that Saché was being tortured in the camps back home when they were stuck on a planet in the outer rim that seemed to be nothing but sand.

Infinite sand.

And for the Jedi at the time to underestimate them, regardless of that being their entire purpose. ]


Our Queens are elected... and handmaidens a long time ago were recruited as security detail- until that just stopped being common practice. But the Captain of the guard when Padmé was elected was- ah... very vigilant. He made it his mission to bring the practice back into play. So five of us were recruited for our various skills, and mostly because we bore resemblance to Padmé.

[ She licks her lips and takes a deep breath. ] We changed our names to match hers, in solidarity. And we came up with several security protocols- one of which was my switching places with her. She and I worked on the public image of the Queen so that I could step into the role as needed. For her safety.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-05-30 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know if it's very common outside of Naboo.

[ Most Queens they've met have been so by birth or marriage as far as she's aware. ]

It's nice because there's no familial pressure to rule- it's really saved for those who are called to it. Padmé was a very popular Queen. They tried to change the law so she could run again... Of course she didn't allow that, she had too much respect for our government.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-06-07 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
She is.

[ Sabé smiles at that... to her, Padmé is the most extraordinary being in the galaxy. She's not perfect- neither of them are...

But to hear Ariadne tell her that she's also extraordinary... She pauses for a moment. She doesn't need to be extraordinary- she's been comfortable being second to everyone in her life: her brothers, her time at the conservatory, and most importantly to Padmé.

But she also doesn't want to burden Airy with any of this. So even though it's obvious the compliment took her by surprise, she manages a smile shortly after. ]


That's very kind of you, Airy.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-06-16 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ Sabé's smile remains- though it's fragile now, as though it'll break any moment if she's not careful. ]

I'm glad that it went to you. [ A small pause before she elaborates: ] I trust you with it.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-06-28 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ Oh!

Sabé manages a bit more of a smile as she shakes her head. ]


I know you won't- thank you. I really do appreciate it... and you.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-06-29 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds lovely. [ Her smile comes a little easier this time- it's easy enough to distract herself from the real reason they're talking when she has something like that to look forward to. ]

It would be nice to be around plants that aren't actively trying to murder us... which is something I never really had to worry about before finding myself here.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-06-30 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Is there any time that works better for you, though? I don't want to take advantage of your hospitality.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-06-30 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She smiles a bit more and nods. ]

I'll talk to her about heading over one of these mornings, then.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-05-29 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
[The video shows Ezra, younger and more ragged looking, while he stares around a cavernous room with glowing geometric patterns. Part of the Jedi Temple on Lothal. "Whoa."

A gravelly voice that, at the time, Ezra didn't know who it belonged to, says, "Tell me. Why must you become Jedi? " Now, of course, Ezra knows this was ancient Master Yoda, speaking to him through the Force.

Ezra shrugs. "I don't know. I guess because Kanan believes I can."

"Ah. Kanan thinks you can. Hmm. And you?"

"Well, I'll become stronger, powerful."

"Ah. Power you seek," Yoda notes with mild disapproval.

"I'd make the Empire suffer for everything it did, for everything it took, for my parents! I... I wouldn't be helpless anymore!" Ezra replies, voice getting louder, and body language more animated.

"Ah. Jedi way is revenge? Teach you this, your Master did?"

"No. Kanan would never," Ezra snaps back, fiercely, stabbing a finger towards the ground in emphasis. "He's a good Master, a-a great Master!"

"Then why seek you revenge?" Yoda presses.

Ezra hesitates. "I don't."

"Hmm. Inside you much anger, much fear."

Ezra retorts, "I just want to protect myself and my friends."

"And this is why you must be Jedi?" Yoda asks.

"Yes, and not just them. Everyone. I'll protect everyone." Another beat of hesitation, while Ezra gathers his thoughts. "Before I met Kanan, I only ever thought of myself, but Kanan and the rest, they don't think like that. They help people. They give everything away, and I see it. I see how it makes people feel."

Yoda makes an approving sound, this time. "Feel, yes. How?"

"Alive." Ezra's voice drops softer. "They feel alive, like I do now."

"Good. Good. Ahead of you a difficult path there is, Padawan," Yoda decides. "A Jedi you may yet be."

While the padawan looks up, a glimmer of blue shines in the dark. He stretches up his hands, and a small blue crystal comes to rest in his palm. He doesn't understand why it's important, not yet, but what he feels is connection.

Joy.]
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-05-29 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Um. Yeah. It seems to be going around. [He bites his lip nervously.] I just got one of yours, too. But - but a nice one!

...I know that doesn't necessarily make it better. You didn't get to choose. [Especially since he's sure the boy - Lief - had been family, and his guess is the boy is almost certainly dead.

He looks back through his Omni's log to see what she got and breathes out a sigh of relief.]


Oh, this is a good one. Heh. Aside from 15 year old me's anger issues.

[His expression blossoms into a smile.] I'm happy to share this one with you, Airy.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-05-29 05:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ariadne did not want to talk about her memory. At least not right now. Got it. He won't push.

He keeps his smile bright, not minding questions.]


That was Master Yoda! He wasn't physically there - I'm still not sure exactly where he was. But I was in a place very strong in the Force, and I assume he was too, for us to make a connection across the galaxy.

When I was a little older and more trained, the next time we could talk, we had a connection strong enough that I saw what he looked like. He was about...three feet tall. And green! [He knows that would be of particular interest to her.] Clawed hands.

Long pointed ears - like....do your elves have ears like that? He was also really, really old. Somewhere about 900, I'm told. He was Grandmaster of the Jedi Order, for a long time. And I know he loved teaching the younglings. The kids barely past infanthood until they were old enough for more formal training.

Luke knows him better, actually. [At least in some ways. He... doesn't get the sense Yoda told Luke many stories about the Temple. Luke knew Yoda in his very final years.] Most of his training was with Master Yoda.
ezra_of_lothal: (rubbing back of neck by malagraphic)

[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-05-29 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs/]

That....I have noooooo idea.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-05-29 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[That's right, polyglot.]

It's a kyber crystal. It's...not quite alive or intelligent, the way people are, but it's, hmm, spiritually alive? Very attuned to the Force. It can act as a focus of the Force sensitive person's connection to the Force. Every crystal is a little different, and may or may not match, um, optimally with a particular person.

Once the oldest traditions for Force using sects, including the Jedi, is going to a place where there's a concentration of kyber crystal as a rite of passage. The Force acts in special ways in those sorts of places. Draws out hopes and fears. Shows connections. Gives visions to people not prone to visions most of the time.

Whatever your experience is, the idea is the ordeal can bring you to a crystal you're suited to.

That day, I'd already had visions of fears that felt completely real. Talking to Yoda was just the last bit.

Oh, and for Jedi, the kyber you get is traditionally the heart and focus of your lightsaber.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-04 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
You know those three specifically? I honestly don't know.

Sith...do it differently, anyway. They, um, usually bombard their crystals with emotions meant to bend it to their will. 'Bleeding', it's usually called. That's what turns them their lightsabers red.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-11 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[He shrugs, helplessly, with a not-smile.]

Yeah. Crystals that have been bled like that can be...healed, too. I don't know exactly how it works, aside from, I assume, the general inverse? Acceptance?
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-15 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. Objectively, I guess that is pretty amazing.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-15 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Um. No. Not...that one.

Uh. Anakin shattered my first 'saber. Darth Vader, I mean. When I was sixteen.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-17 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, my current one came from storage at the main Jedi Temple on Coruscant, with the Council's blessing.

Except I was there about 900 years before the Empire was formed. Uh. There were a couple of groups of aliens we were in contact with, in Temba. They claimed they couldn't send us all home, but sometimes they would send all of us to random places.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-17 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs.]

Right? Well, everyone at the Temple was very kind. They gave the strange group of Jedi refugees a lot of gifts.

Even if they were not quite sure what to make of Master Kenobi fussing over Padmé when she went into labor.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-27 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
It..can be, yes. He had good reasons to worry.

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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-29 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He closes his eyes and swallows.]

...yeah.

[He shakes pensive (with a hint of angry) moment off.]

At any rate, since Anakin wasn't there, and Obi-wan was, bystanders definitely made assumptions. Which was just a little funny.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-29 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Welp.]

Well, it's only kinda funny because we went back to Temba he was definitely co-parenting with Padme. But a lot of people assumed he was the birth father, too.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-29 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[He waggles hand.]

Eh. As far as I know, there's never been a hard and fast rule. And certainly not one of strict celibacy. The Grandmaster at the temple tried to offer Obi-wan congratulations, and she seemed like she was mostly curious and amused?

So I'd say...rare enough to be notable. Gossip worthy.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-29 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
Correct, and correct.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-06-29 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, seems like that would depend on the person and their intent to me. But yeah, gossip doesn't have to be bad.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-07-01 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I wouldn't mind. Not about this one.

But thank you.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-24 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello, Airy. I've been thinking about you, I hope you're doing alright.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-24 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Would you like some company? I'm free right now, I could swing by.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-24 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Sabé was already getting ready by the time Ariadne had confirmed she should come over- she was probably going to make the trip regardless of what the other woman said. It didn't take her long to find her way to Airy's garden, but that's where she hesitated as she glanced from shop to orchard.

She made her way into the orchard first and took a deep breath in, enjoying the green air that reminded her of home.

"Airy?"
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-26 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
It only took her a moment to locate Airy as soon as she heard her voice. She pressed her lips together thoughtfully as she looked at the tree- and she was only brought out of her thoughts by Airy's omen nudging her closer with its head in her back.

"Alright- I'm coming up," she called out again, this time both for her friend and her omen to know. Sabé tried to push back the memory that the last time she was climbing a tree was when the plants in the jungle were trying to murder them... at least she was sure that these plants wouldn't do the same.

As soon as she was close, she found a spot where she could perch and let the silence hang in the air for a moment.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she finally asked quietly.
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-26 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
That was the difference between them, perhaps. Ariadne talked about her feelings and what was bothering her, whereas Sabé has hardly spoken of Padmé's death out loud... and when she has, she was always quick to push the subject aside.

"She was only looking out for you... I understand."

She's certain her own omen would be just as pushy if she allowed her to be.

"Do you want to talk about something else to take your mind off it?"
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-26 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately for Airy right now, Sabé doesn't like to be touched or to touch others... it's not something she's easily comfortable with. It's probably why she's never been the greatest at comforting others or accepting comfort herself.

So it's not in her instinct to reach out to the other woman- instead she just hums a little under her breath.

"Hmmmm... well, I'd love to hear about your garden and orchard. The greenery reminds me a little of the gardens back home."
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-27 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Sabé looked over at the tree, then back at Ariadne. "You were able to bring her with you from the other place?"

She'd heard a little about Deerington, though not much. Several people were there for a while before finding themselves here.

"I didn't know that was possible..."
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-30 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Sabé watched Ariadne as she explained- to the best of her ability at least. Just like there was already so much about this place that wasn't explained or didn't make sense, this just seemed to be another piece to that puzzle pile.

"I'm glad that at least one of them was brought here to you."

She smiled a little.

"And how lucky are we that you're sharing your gifts with us in the form of this beautiful space?"
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-31 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Her gift for gardening and creating this space- Sabé would certainly call it that. But she's also not one to push on the subject. Still- seeing Ariadne smile is something she's counting as a win right now.

"I think so many people here are stuck in survival mode," she mused. "We get used to routines and then they're disrupted by the chaos this place throws our way... and then we desperately try to get back into our routine. That can keep people from experiencing new or new-to-them places."
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-08-31 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"I want to believe you- but I'm having a hard time imagining it."

It was an honest answer. This place was... well, it was a lot. And Sabé was already overwhelmed by it. So at the suggestion that Deerington had been worse?

"What were the Octobers like?" she asked, genuinely curious. "I mean- only if you're comfortable sharing that."
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[personal profile] decoyqueen 2022-09-01 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
"Every October?"

Sabé didn't quite whisper it, but her voice was a little quieter. The water scarcity on Tatooine was bad, but it wasn't 'everything is now blood' bad.

"How did people survive? I mean, if preparing enough bottled water ahead of time sometimes wasn't enough?"

Was it like here, where death was only temporary? Even still, what a horrible way to go.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-09-24 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, Airy. [Ezra sounds...tired.]

Are you at Serenity. Can I can by?
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-09-24 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sheepishly-]

I know. I just wanted to make sure you're there and are in a mood for company and stuff. [Turning up ad Serenity being...empty of people just wasn't what he'd wanted, right.]

See you in a few.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-09-25 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
He turns up a very few minutes later, only the fact that he is doesn't feel like moving faster than a defeated looking trudge slowing him down.

He offers her a fragile looking smile as he comes close.

"I'm sorry I haven't around been much. Still trying to get on top of everything I missed while I was, uh, not entirely present."
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-09-25 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
He doesn't burst into full on tears; he does let out a very shaky near sob and wrap his arms around her too and just stand there for a while, breathing, and letting both of them take comfort from holding each other.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-09-25 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)
He blows out another breath, closing his eyes.. "Yeah, technically. Just - both my housemates are down in..you know about the cocoon membrane things, right? I needed to get out of there, for a while."
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-09-27 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
He follows willingly, to sit next to her.

"Not sure talking about it will help," he murmurs.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-10-13 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
He murmurs, "I know things have been rough for you, too. Has there been something...good I've missed?" he asked, tentatively.
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Action; backdated to September

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-10-05 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul's been feeling the need to be sociable thanks to the blood effects on him this month. He's not one much for going out and mingling so instead he finds himself ending up at the gardens, wondering if the plants will work for the purpose of "company" that his Vileblood is making him seek out. He's grumbling in front of one of the trees.]

Well, that didn't work. Now what?
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-10-11 10:06 am (UTC)(link)
[He swivels his entire body to face Ariadne, looking tense for a moment before he sees who it is and that energy evaporates from his body.]

I was seeing if the plants would count for the purpose of finding company. But it appears my blood seeks the company of other sentients and they will not work. Perhaps it is because they cannot talk back.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-10-13 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul thinks about that for a moment.]

Yes, you'll do.

[It's not meant as an insult despite the blunt words. Maul just is so socially awkward he doesn't really possess the ability to simply ask someone, 'Hey, do you want to hang out?' That's far beyond his current level of social skills.]
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-10-14 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Friends talk about one another, yes?

[He's still a bit new to having them so Maul is still learning about these sort of things.]

How have you been as of late?
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-10-14 07:48 am (UTC)(link)
I am glad. You're not yourself when you're sad.

[Airy's got such a chipper attitude that it has been odd to see her so distressed after the departure of the Winchester brothers.

He shrugs as the question directed towards himself.]


I am still attempting to do better and behave myself. The results seem as if they are starting to be felt.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-10-18 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it has been going on seven months now since I deliberately set out to kill anyone and almost the same amount of time for hurting someone without just cause.

[He considers the things that have broken that streak like trying to murder the Emperor having been completely justified given the circumstances under which it had happened.]
Edited 2022-10-18 04:00 (UTC)
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-10-19 07:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul is aware enough to know that not everyone is going to pat him on the head, give him a cookie, and then put a gold star on his chart just for doing the bare minimum of not killing everyone in a murderous rage. But he's glad for those that do, for it really is difficult not to obey an instinct that has been engrained into him since childhood, and he really is trying to do differently.]

Hmmmm, usually with a great hunt on Dathomir which would end in giving thanks to the Fanged God and Winged Goddess.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-10-26 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
They are the gods of my people. I'm not entirely sure if I believe in them any longer-- [He hadn't spent much of his childhood on Dathomir where they were worshipped and after the life he'd led believing in any gods was difficult.] --But my brother believes in them.

[He grins a little.]

The same way any god of Dathomir would: with blood, meat, and sacrifice.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-11-05 10:56 am (UTC)(link)
We could use stones to represent them. Light for the Winged Goddess and dark ones for the Fanged God.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-11-06 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Maul smiles and gathers up a pile of dark-colored stones. He starts arranging them in a rough likeness of a round creature with wings and a tail.]

I suppose a rock garden wouldn't be out of place here.
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-11-07 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Well-said.

[He looks over at the formation Airy is making and nods in satisfaction.]

This has helped me as well.

[Being around Ariadne had helped that urge which has made him want to seek out company.]
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[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-11-08 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
You have done much for both my brother and I. I am.....grateful.

[He says the word awkwardly and then stands up hastily as if he feels he's said too much.]

I should be going.

[After he leaves, Ariadne will find herself feeling mentally refreshed having spent time in the presence of a Vileblood for some time.]
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Audio; un: Lothrat

[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-10 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey, Airy.

So as not to spam all over Usagi's post -

I love you.

I don't say that enough to people.

Partly because there's only a couple of people I have any idea how they'd react. But.

I should say it sometimes anyway. Never know when you'll lose the opportunity to.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-11 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a beat of hesitation on his end. This is what he meant about reactions.]

Then...I'm sorry I'm for confusing you.

I just mean. You are loved.

I can't make you believe it. Make you feel loved. But I can try to communicate or demonstrate better.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-13 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
[He truly hadn't expected her saying it back. Not everyone does, even people he knows love him, in their way.]

That's really nice to hear, Ariadne. Thank you.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-17 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Way better than stuff, in my opinion. [He just got a gift, too, ok?]

But if you wanna celebrate New Years in a bigger way, I'm down for that, too.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-17 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[He laughs softly.]

Sorry, another turn of phrase. [Someday he will learn to be more literal with her.]

If you want to actually have a bit of a party, I would like to come. Help you set up, even.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-17 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Smaller, less fancy?
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-17 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I don't know much about fancy. Like, I get that there's time and places that can count for a lot.

Food and people are usually plenty for me.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-27 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Then, anything I can do help, of course. If nothing else, I'll be there.
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[personal profile] ezra_of_lothal 2022-12-27 07:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Well. He didn't come to the last gathering I invited him to, and it was at his own house.

I can let other people know, sure.
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delivery — late December

[personal profile] possessum 2022-12-25 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
( While Peter isn't one to... Do Holiday Things, there is technically a part of him that reaches out. Not because the ancient demon king of Hell has much interest in holiday celebrations, but Paimon has learned that it's a time when many people Gift Things, and connection with others is of a special importance to his spirit. The energy is right for it, and so, towards the end of the month, he bestows little gifts to people.

Left on Ariadne's doorstep, wrapped carefully in thin cloth, is an odd little doll in the likeness of a deer, meticulously hand-crafted with an assortment of random bits and bobbles collected over time.

Set next to the doll, like a mysterious calling card, is a leaf — bearing Paimon's sigil delicately burned into it like filigree. )
lightthedarkness: (Usagi) (Happy Holidays)

Gift Delivery - December 25th

[personal profile] lightthedarkness 2022-12-25 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Delivered to Ariadne's door will be a hand made necklace and bakery bought cookies. Attached is a note:]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS AIRY-CHAN!

I'm not sure if you know this holiday but even so, it never hurts to get a gift from a friend.

Hope you stay warm this winter!
Love you,
Usagi
survivalthroughhate: ([TCW 3] Gentle smile)

Gift Delivery - December 25th

[personal profile] survivalthroughhate 2022-12-28 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
[This year, Maul had decided to behave himself when it came to giving gifts, unlike in years past where he broke into people's houses rather like Santa himself did. All gifts are left on the porch or front step of the recipient's home for them to find in the morning.

He left Airy a bag of sunflower seeds designed to plant in a garden. It had taken a long while to find such an item but he felt it was worth it. He also included a sketch of her. Accompanying it was a note in blocky handwriting wishing her a Merry Christmas signed from Darth Maul.]