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[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-14 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
(OOC: About a week after their initial encounter in the Vale and shortly after Luke reprimands him...)

[After his encounter with his Master, Darin couldn't shake this restless feeling. Something inside of him was deeply wrong. In conflict. All he knew was that he didn't want to be in the Empire at that moment. He wanted to be away. He wanted to calm down. Center himself.]

[It takes a few hours but Darin finds himself on the borders of the Vale. The fresh, crisp air filled his lungs. The peace, serenity an solitude helped him center himself. And without realizing, he's taken a seat on a fallen log right outside Cecelia's lodging. He hadn't chosen this particular place intentionally. It was where he found himself. Where he felt at ease enough to try and sort himself out.]

[She might find it shocking spying this blue haired man squatting outside of her home, but in his defense, he didn't even realize she lived there. Which is why he's sitting, back to her home, trying to sort through his thoughts. He doesn't even care when it starts raining. And before long he's soaked to the bone, staring off into some middle-distance while he tries to find out why he feels so out of sorts.]
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[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-14 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
[He...doesn't answer. At least not right away. It's almost as if it took a minute or two for her words to reach him.]

[And when he does respond...it really doesn't answer a question. He poses a question of his own.]


...Have you ever felt like...

... ... ...

Have you ever felt like you were 'bottled up?' Like part of you was in some sort of corked up container and you can't explain why?
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[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-09-14 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
No...I haven't found answers anywhere...

[His voice hardly carries over the intensifying rain, but with her hearing, there's no doubt she heard it. His voice is...subdued. Alarmingly quiet. Like he's on the precipice of something but can't break through.]

[For a few minutes, there's nothing but the sound of the rain; the low rumble of distant thunder rolling over Appalachia.]


I'm...I can't shake this feeling that something's wrong. That I'm missing something. It's like there's a fog at my peripheries. And I always hated tunnel-vision. Especially when there's so much to see in the world.

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[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-10-28 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Several months had passed since the catastrophe that was the Synod. News had begun to properly spread, even as the death toll continues to rise. People missing, resistances crumbling, merging, disbanding as ideologies clash, it seemed like everything was more fractured than it had ever been.]

[Emperor Skywalker had died at the Synod. The Empire had fallen, destroyed by one of Skywalker's own adjudicators. He'd become something immeasurable. Something wholly dedicated to seeing everything the Emperor built brought to ruin. And somehow, even Jadus, whatever he had become, had met a grim fate.]

[The Empire was gone. A chapter in this world's history that will some day likely fascinate scholars...but to those who saw its rise and fall, it will be a ruined monument to hubris. It was gone and all those who seemingly lived there died with it. Even the one who brought Jadus down vanished with nary a trace.]

[Several months have passed and despite the unrest whirling about outside, the Vale is likely to be doing well given its secluded nature. So it's a little worrisome that some have called upon the Vale's caretaker. Someone appears to be approaching from the east. A man who, at one point stood tall and confident, reduced to hobbling on a gnarled staff made of lashed together wood and metal. His broad body emaciated, muscles lacking any real definition, clothes practically sloughing off of his frame. But most noticeably, his vibrant blue hair hangs matted, framing his face, mussed and long falls halfway down his back. And from beneath unkempt and shaggy bangs, green eyes seek out someone familiar.]

[He's stopped at the entrance and he scratches at the scruff on his chin and cheek, blue hair filling out sunken a pale face and slightly gaunt features. When asked to identify himself, he coughs.]


You wouldn't believe me if I told you...
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[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-10-28 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[A wry smile creaks and cracks its way across his features, a flash of a youthful grin still there beneath the grime and the scruff.]

[He forces himself to stand. His knees wobble as if the ground were quaking violently and he leans heavily on the staff that acted as the much needed third leg, but he gets there. And when he stands upright...well, it's all there. He's all there. Sure he's worse for ware and barely standing but he's there. All his bits and pieces, four limbs, ten fingers and ten toes. In desperate need of a shave and a haircut but...]


I think I look a little better than 'undead.' Kinda implies I've been decomposing. M'still all here, you know.

[His voice is hoarse but...well what can you expect? But it was still him.]

...Sorry it took me this long to get back to you, Lady Ardenbury.

[He decides to go with the formal. There's no telling how mad she is or if she even cares about him like that anymore. At the very least, he could try and be aware and sensitive of her feelings. Though he still hoped there was room in her heart for him.]
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[personal profile] forgeabettertomorrow 2020-10-28 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's there to catch her, though he's not going to be staying up. This act of heroism, of actively sweeping her into his arms, is brought to you by the ever helpful force of gravity, rather than any strength in his body. But hey, the intent is there.]

[And so he's holding her slightly against himself, where she can feel the tightly corded muscles occasionally punctuated by the jab of bone here and there. He's lost so much of himself but yet there was still so much of him left; his little idiosyncrosies, his warmth, his outlook.]


Yeah...Yeah it's me...

M'back.

[He pets her hair a bit, half expecting a slap or a pointed jab to his chest or some torrent of anger to fly at him. He'd deserve it, after all. It's been months and he'd never even contacted her.]

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isleofnpcs: PB: Santiago Cabrera (Arthur Serious)

action; end of March

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-03-27 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Some time after receiving Cecelia's letter, she'll have received a summons to the castle throne room to stand before Arthur. He sits upon the throne when she enters, as a king is wont to do, and waits for the proper greetings to take place. Cecelia is announced to him, and he is announced to her, then he speaks. ]

I understand, Miss Ardenbury, that you and many of your peers are not able to trust that we need your assistance for what it is we seek. In turn, I hope that you understand that if we are to eventually accomplish a solution, we cannot spend all our time proving our plight to every new arrival and every ounce of proof we offer will in turn be questioned by skeptics save for one.

[ His voice does not sound as if he is intent on turning her down, however. It would have been unnecessary to summon her if there was no intention to show her, after all. ]

Which is why I would instead enlist your assistance in exchange for doing so. Will you hear me out?
isleofnpcs: PB: Santiago Cabrera (Arthur Serious)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-03-30 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cecelia is the first one to directly ask for it like this, actually, though there have been plenty of people who complained about trust. This is why he thinks that this is a good task to bestow upon her. She has the strength to seek out information where she needs it and the confidence to lead others from first impressions. ]

It will be within your means. Morganna has agreed to take an ambassador for the otherworlders to the End of the World and provide you with an armlet totem that can take you to and from the Camelot totem. It is possible to view the frozen calamity from there, but it is not a trip we can make for every newcomer. Should you choose to accept it, we will charge you with taking your peers to see it with their own eyes when they need proof. We have three of these armlets, so you may choose two others you trust to support this mission. If you choose not to, then I will take your recommendations for someone who would go in your stead.

[ But it's certainly an opportunity he wants to trust the otherworlders with- they are much more likely to believe peers, and seeing is believing for the rest. ]
isleofnpcs: PB: Santiago Cabrera (Arthur Serious)

thanks so much for your patience! we're working on getting back on top of things!

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-04-06 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
They won't.

[ Arthur gestures toward someone standing on the sidelines, who carries a chest up to him. It's wooden, artfully crafted by hand, but it does look new. ]

Morganna said these will work whenever you want, but only to and from the End of the World. It is surrounded by the Perilous Desert, so you shouldn't stray. It is so named for a reason. The End itself should be safe, so long as you take care not to step off.

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isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Thoughtful)

DM from @OGmerlin

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-08-04 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[A response to the request made here.]

We definitely have a different definition of brief, Cece, but good questions are always worth the time.

1. Cellwig is handling the fallout of what happened there, while Arthur is in my capable hands. Cellwig has a pretty understanding of what happened, so it's best to leave figuring that out to them.

2. No changes is for the best, tbh. If time starts moving all of a sudden, we have a problem on our hands. That's pretty much the most important thing to keep in mind.

3. They should be. You can check for yourself in our library. They're in no way secret, you know.

4. That's part of the reason we need to talk with Elphame. The angry ghosts are hindering that plan quite a bit so information will be delayed accordingly.

Hopefully these helped with at least some of that curiosity you have.
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Window)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-08-04 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
That's quite true.

Right now, building trust is what's important. It would look bad if we started our own investigation. I do believe we will get answers in time.

The barrier was cast by Morganna. How to take it down is top secret.
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Thoughtful)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-08-04 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll talk with Arthur about sending a representative to Cellwig, after he wakes up from his nap.

Morganna won't appear unless she is properly summoned and given offerings. And even if you managed that she wouldn't discuss her methods with anyone.

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Text; un: akashicknight

[personal profile] morganknight 2021-10-25 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Miss Ardenbury,

With regards to the issue I first raised at our meeting earlier this month, I believe I have discovered the truth of the nature of Avalon and our existence here.

This is reality now.

The full explanation is complicated, philosophical, and frankly terrifying, so be prepared for quite a lot of information should you want to hear it. But it isn't that our powers have been suppressed or removed. It isn't that anyone's biology or spirit has changed here. This is who we ARE.
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[personal profile] morganknight 2021-10-26 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll swing by your office, that seems suitable. Whenever's good for you.
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Awaaay we go -> action

[personal profile] morganknight 2021-10-27 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[It takes Morgan very little time to get there, and his arrival comes in much the same way as before -- strolling on in, then spinning the chair and dropping into it. Without formality this time, since he's expected, and because he's not thinking about the polite and formal ways Cecelia prefers things. This might be an intrusion he has to apologize for later, but for now, well... the extremely uncharacteristic frown on his face is perhaps alarming enough to earn him a measure of forgiveness.]

This is going to be really hard to explain, so don't hesitate to badger me till you get a proper explanation.

[No prelude, no pleasantries, not even a token flirtation just to tweak her. That's how it is.]

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