Torchline was a different kettle of fish compared to the Hollowed Grounds, or even the Greatwood. The Grounds were horrific, giving Vervain the occasional nightmare even now, and the woods were quiet and dark and calm. But here - everything was an excuse for a party, apparently. And hell, Vai wasn’t about to complain. vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe |
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Huntress / Witch
Age: 44 | Height: 5'9 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Greatwood Level: 5 - Strg: 11 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 19 - Luck: 16 - Int: COCO - Regular - Cloud Wyrm
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06-16-2020, 06:11 PM
Smuggler✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 42 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Accepted | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 5 - Strg: 25 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 26 - Luck: 10 - Int: KI - Regular - Panther Chamelon
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06-16-2020, 08:02 PM
Being long-since accustomed to the chaos of LongNight in Torchline and with no experience of other ways to spend a week in the dark, you of course feel right at home walking into the frenzy of the beach. Bright bonfires, loud music, laughter and fighting and the sounds of the sea- it makes you feel alive in a way that you rarely do the rest of the year. Your feet are bare as you walk through the sand, enjoying the way it feels between your toes, the way your weight distributes across it. There's a myriad of faces old and new, and you look over them in quiet interest, sipping from a flask clasped in your hand. A more empty flask, more's the pity- time to fill it up. With this intent you draw to a stop in your wanderings, pausing at a fire where a woman sits alone, holding a bottle of you don't care what. "Reckon I could talk ya outta some'a that?" Still standing, you glance down at her with fire dancing merrily on your dark skin, the left side of your face obscured by shadows so as to hide your scar. Zephyr you can be the ripest, juciest peach in the world
and there's still going to be someone who hates peaches
Huntress / Witch
Age: 44 | Height: 5'9 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Greatwood Level: 5 - Strg: 11 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 19 - Luck: 16 - Int: COCO - Regular - Cloud Wyrm
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06-17-2020, 05:15 PM
Smuggler✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 42 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Accepted | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 5 - Strg: 25 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 26 - Luck: 10 - Int: KI - Regular - Panther Chamelon
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06-18-2020, 06:58 PM
Never one to turn down an invitation to sit, you settle into the space in the sand, grunting softly as you distribute weight briefly on your bum right arm. The fire to your back is warm and pleasant; you sigh contentedly, stretching your legs out and pushing your toes into the sand. "Not a bad spot." The challenge makes you raise an eyebrow appreciatively, half-turning to look at her, the cursed scar still not quite visible. "Aye, that so? An' here I thought that sharin' was carin'." Mock-wounded, you shake your head. "S'pose appealin' to your good nature an' generosity isn't gonna work? In which case, what does a lady like you want on a night like this?" Zephyr you can be the ripest, juciest peach in the world
and there's still going to be someone who hates peaches
Huntress / Witch
Age: 44 | Height: 5'9 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Greatwood Level: 5 - Strg: 11 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 19 - Luck: 16 - Int: COCO - Regular - Cloud Wyrm
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06-19-2020, 09:23 PM
Smuggler✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 42 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Accepted | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 5 - Strg: 25 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 26 - Luck: 10 - Int: KI - Regular - Panther Chamelon
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06-19-2020, 09:54 PM
"Not a reveler, eh?" Leaning back upon your hands, you turn enough to raise an eyebrow at the woman, watching as she puts the bottle back to her lips. "I don' believe it." She looks like she's had her share of wild nights, or so you'd like to believe. Or maybe you're wrong- few would peg you for a wilding these days, yet gods know you've cavorted and made a fool of yourself just as well as the best of them. A story is a cost you would have had no problem paying, in said bygone days. Now you snort, looking back to the revelry. "Once upon a time, there was a grumpy ol' alcoholic who very much wanted a drink." The lines around your eyes crinkling playfully. "Used't be he knew a good number'a tales, but he got rusty with age. Now it takes some liquor to loosen him up, an' even then he makes no promises." Turning full-on to face the woman, you shrug as though to say, well? Zephyr you can be the ripest, juciest peach in the world
and there's still going to be someone who hates peaches
Huntress / Witch
Age: 44 | Height: 5'9 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Greatwood Level: 5 - Strg: 11 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 19 - Luck: 16 - Int: COCO - Regular - Cloud Wyrm
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06-21-2020, 06:08 PM
Smuggler✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 42 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Accepted | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 5 - Strg: 25 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 26 - Luck: 10 - Int: KI - Regular - Panther Chamelon
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06-22-2020, 01:11 PM
Your (admittedly abysmal, yes) story has both its intended effect of earning you a drink, and an unintended bonus of getting her to laugh. The lines around your eyes deepen in turn, pleasure and firelight brightening your face. "Live t'serve," you rumble, sit-bowing awkwardly before graciously accepting your prize. You take a polite pull from the bottle as he gives her name, relishing the burn of it on your throat, the way it loosens your nerves. "Born'n raised. Zeph." Instead of your hand you extend back the bottle, then lean onto your splayed palms once more. "'magine I'm properly in your debt now, Vai." There's a playful, melodic lilt to your accent. "How long y'been in Torchline?" Zephyr you can be the ripest, juciest peach in the world
and there's still going to be someone who hates peaches
Huntress / Witch
Age: 44 | Height: 5'9 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Greatwood Level: 5 - Strg: 11 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 19 - Luck: 16 - Int: COCO - Regular - Cloud Wyrm
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06-22-2020, 05:24 PM
Smuggler✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 42 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Accepted | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 5 - Strg: 25 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 26 - Luck: 10 - Int: KI - Regular - Panther Chamelon
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06-22-2020, 09:01 PM
Why aren't you enjoying the reveling? You turn to the louder bonfire with a shrug, your expression neutral in the firelight. "Me? I'm an old invalid." You raise your arm enough for it to catch the light, showing the brace that covers your bicep; she's already seen the newly minted scar. Neither of these are legitimate reasons to avoid the partying, but it's as much an excuse as you feel like giving. Truth be told, you've been to your fair share of these over the years. Sometimes it's nice to sit back and watch others enjoying themselves. Oh, so she's another friend of the governor. Something sours in your mouth; you'd wanted to go a night without being reminded of that whole situation, but here you are. "Can't say I've had the pleasure of seein' the Greatwood. Maybe someday." Not that you're super interested, given your encounter with one of its denizens. You're a homebody true and true. Ah, so she has a son. This, too, squeezes at something in you, though this time it isn't sour. "How old's he?" Ray would have been 13 this year, cavorting around the bonfires. Probably would have done his first island hop, while you tried to hide your panic. "Off revelin' somewhere?" Zephyr you can be the ripest, juciest peach in the world
and there's still going to be someone who hates peaches
Huntress / Witch
Age: 44 | Height: 5'9 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Greatwood Level: 5 - Strg: 11 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 19 - Luck: 16 - Int: COCO - Regular - Cloud Wyrm
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06-22-2020, 09:44 PM
Smuggler✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 42 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Accepted | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 5 - Strg: 25 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 26 - Luck: 10 - Int: KI - Regular - Panther Chamelon
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Change author: Posts: 680 | Total: 4,629 MP: 2580 A sky of trees. What a strange idea... but you can't deny that it sounds interesting, like something out of a story you might have told Ray. "Dunno. I'd miss the sun." A weak protest, made weaker by the follow-up: "But if I had a guide it might be nice." You raise a brow in return to her, the playful suggestion clear. Not that you expect anything to come of this, but it's nice to pretend sometimes. Pretend you have a future of adventure, pretend you're happy, pretend you could leave your ghosts behind. Complicated indeed. Fucking insane more like, but then, weird crap happens all the time. You turn to face her head on, eyes widening briefly in surprise before a snort leaves you and you shake your head. "Sounds like some god shit." Your voice makes it perfectly clear just what you think of gods and their shit. "Shame. Those years... when they're learnin' everythin'. So damn curious. Fuckin' great." You sound painfully wistful as you look back toward the dark sea, a ghost of a smile erasing some of the age that mars your face. You might have closed off entirely when the tables turned, but something about Vai puts you at ease. Maybe it's the fact that she's a stranger you'll probably never see again. Things have been so complicated; it feels simple, sitting here, enjoying a drink. Speaking of which: you extend your hand to reclaim the bottle as you answer. "One. Ray. He's... he'd've been thirteen." Zephyr you can be the ripest, juciest peach in the world
and there's still going to be someone who hates peaches
Huntress / Witch
Age: 44 | Height: 5'9 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Greatwood Level: 5 - Strg: 11 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 19 - Luck: 16 - Int: COCO - Regular - Cloud Wyrm
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06-23-2020, 06:44 PM
Smuggler✓ / Guildmaster
Age: 42 | Height: 5'10 | Race: Accepted | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 5 - Strg: 25 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 26 - Luck: 10 - Int: KI - Regular - Panther Chamelon
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06-23-2020, 10:08 PM
"A hunter, eh?" You raise an eyebrow, somewhat impressed and curious, but don't push further. You're thinking about giant trees and elevated cities of tiny winged assholes and how many questions Ray would be asking if he were here. "You plannin' on goin' back? After, I mean." Is this a permanent move or a strangely timed vacation? How the fuck does that happen twice? "Damn. That's shit." What more can you say on the matter? It's a shit hand she's been dealt, nothing more or less. You'd like to know the story someday, maybe, but you know better than to pry at old wounds. "She around now?" Speaking of old wounds. You take a drink deep of the bottle, letting silence lapse a moment before releasing it with a sigh. "Yup." Heard every condolence, every way it can be said. Nothing brings him back. And what more is there to say past that? Yup, your son is dead, yup, it sucks. Yup, your life stopped moving on that day. More silence. Finally you clear your throat, swallow down the familiar lump. "What's, ah, what're their names? Yours." If your voice is a little huskier than before, well, who's to blame you? You're trying, and that's something at least. Zephyr you can be the ripest, juciest peach in the world
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