evie The kind of flawless I wish I could be The journey feels longer than it has ever felt. This path which she has committed to memory, which she could walk blind and senseless, seems winding and unfamiliar. In the time since she last saw Amalia - not rushing off to Deimos or disappearing out any manner of door, but close enough to hold her hand, to speak with her alone - it seems her entire world has changed. As she has for every life-changing moment in her years, she finds herself here once more. Indisputably changed, and searching once more for the comfort of an immortalized notion of home. The bakery is the closest she has to such an ideal. The manor holds nothing but bitter memories and her mother's cold soul. Her Apothecary, for all she has built it up stubbornly around herself, is meant only for herself and reminds her at times of how lonely she is. Here, she can sink into the scent of lilac and freshly baked bread, can open the door with no hesitation or concern for whether she will be greeted. Except maybe, this time, she won't. Or at least this will be the last time, depending on how this conversation unfolds. "Amalia? Do you have a moment?" Stepping through the door, her blue eyes search for the younger woman, hoping there are no patrons so that she may steal her sister away for a time. |
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the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist
Age: 35 | Height: 5'5 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Halo Level: 8 - Strg: 18 - Dext: 20 - Endr: 30 - Luck: 30 - Int: MICAH - Regular - Tide Jaguar
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07-03-2020, 12:20 AM
the Archangel
Baker ✓
Age: 30 | Height: 5'6 | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Stormbreak Level: 5 - Strg: 49 - Dext: 45 - Endr: 52 - Luck: 49 - Int: JYOTI - Mythical - Starwhale (Humpback)
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07-04-2020, 06:47 PM
she didn't want to love Amalia stands behind the counter, slowly kneading a loaf of dough. Her face is blank; fresh scars still pepper it, a constellation of shrapnel wounds dotting her right temple, more hidden down below the armor of her high-collared shirt. Since LongNight there has been something broken, shattered in the girl and put together with sparkly tape, wounds deeper than the shrapnel could ever hope to make. She hides it beneath more clothing than usual, but the pain is clearly there.she wanted to b e l o v e d and that was entirely different As the door creaks open that broken part is visible in the fear and alarm that washes over her face, a moment of panic before relief settles in its place. "Evie!" the girl greets her sister with just a little too much brightness, alto voice more chipper than usual, just a little too high. "I'm the one who should be asking you, Your Majesty!" Laughing a little, the Shield slips around the counter and reaches out to give her sister a hug. Amalia we are all b r o k e n that's how the l i g h t gets in the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist
Age: 35 | Height: 5'5 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Halo Level: 8 - Strg: 18 - Dext: 20 - Endr: 30 - Luck: 30 - Int: MICAH - Regular - Tide Jaguar
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the Archangel
Baker ✓
Age: 30 | Height: 5'6 | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Stormbreak Level: 5 - Strg: 49 - Dext: 45 - Endr: 52 - Luck: 49 - Int: JYOTI - Mythical - Starwhale (Humpback)
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07-13-2020, 01:05 PM
she didn't want to love Though no small part of her is reluctant to release the anchor of Evie's embrace, Amalia nonetheless is obedient to her sister, disengaging and returning to the cold loneliness of the back of the counter, her facade slipping for a moment before the smile returns. It's such a natural thing, the two of them set opposite like this. A flashback to a memory of a simpler time; Amalia wants desperately to sink her claws in and never let go, to sit in this familiarity and staunchly defy the inevitability of further trauma.she wanted to b e l o v e d and that was entirely different Alas, though, they are all of them haunted, condemned to trauma again and again. The reminder of LongNight stings like a whip; looking away to the shrine at the window the Shield unconsciously rubs at a place on her right arm where more wounds lay hidden, swallowing back the memory of the boy exploding in her arms. At least the point Evie brings is an easy one. Snorting a note of almost-laughter, Amalia shakes her head. "You're better suited to be our queen than she ever was," the girl says softly, not caring that it may be tactless, in wretched taste to speak ill of the dead. Resolute and steadfast the Shield looks back to her sister, a firm certainty in the dark eyes that outshines even her fear. "You're from this land. You know and care about our people and our customs, and you're stronger than she ever was. Stronger than any of them. Even Wessex." And while Amalia cannot deny that the next revelation hurts her, she cannot say she is surprised. Evie has never shared the Shield's love of their deities: Abandoned, the Evergreen has always been closer to Rishima's views. "What do you mean?" she questions carefully, returning to her kneading, a furrow in her brow. Better to hear the extent of the transgression before offering ways to make it better, even if her mind is already feeling with plans for reconciliation. Amalia we are all b r o k e n that's how the l i g h t gets in the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist
Age: 35 | Height: 5'5 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Halo Level: 8 - Strg: 18 - Dext: 20 - Endr: 30 - Luck: 30 - Int: MICAH - Regular - Tide Jaguar
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07-17-2020, 06:52 PM
the Archangel
Baker ✓
Age: 30 | Height: 5'6 | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Stormbreak Level: 5 - Strg: 49 - Dext: 45 - Endr: 52 - Luck: 49 - Int: JYOTI - Mythical - Starwhale (Humpback)
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07-20-2020, 12:57 PM
she didn't want to love She can feel the question before it comes, her head already shaking. But she holds her tongue, letting her sister speak and explain, each word a searing burst of pain for the woman she loves so dearly, who had never known the joy and purpose of belonging to the gods. Her mouth opens to extend an offer Evie clearly expects, falling shut just as quickly, sad disappointment clear in her face. Not for Evie - never for Evie - but for the state of their world, a reality in which the gods must differentiate for fear of another imbalance.she wanted to b e l o v e d and that was entirely different Another Voice. She winces and bites her lip at the mention of that goddess, bitterly unsurprised by the betrayal. "Sam left her," the Shield says softly, her only interjection thus far. Sam had seen how destructive the Voice could be. Surely their family can at least unite on this point, now. It isn't until Evie turns that Amalia moves from her work, slipping out from behind the counter and into a space by her sister. A space carved out for her, a space made by something deeper than blood. Slender arms wrap around the new Queen's waist; a golden crown tears upon the crimson shoulder. Silence. Comfort. Forgiveness. Love. This is all she can give. "I'm sorry, Evie." The low dark alto so rich and fragile, so much like her mother's voice. Amalia is sorry for so many things, this not least among them. "I will always be here for you, to support you... To love you. But I can't." Closing her eyes, the Shield shudders a sigh. "You want an Oracle, but as long as the Voice's presence is allowed, and her influence... I can't be part of it. And I won't put you in a position of choosing between your people and my gods. I... Wouldn't wish that on anyone else." Amalia we are all b r o k e n that's how the l i g h t gets in the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist
Age: 35 | Height: 5'5 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Halo Level: 8 - Strg: 18 - Dext: 20 - Endr: 30 - Luck: 30 - Int: MICAH - Regular - Tide Jaguar
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07-23-2020, 04:58 AM
the Archangel
Baker ✓
Age: 30 | Height: 5'6 | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Stormbreak Level: 5 - Strg: 49 - Dext: 45 - Endr: 52 - Luck: 49 - Int: JYOTI - Mythical - Starwhale (Humpback)
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07-27-2020, 05:58 PM
she didn't want to love Guilt pangs through her chest like arrows; she cannot help but feel that she is abandoning her sister in an hour of need, leaving her open and vulnerable to the wolves. She wants to cling to Evie, to recapture the wonder of their girlhood when all they needed was each other, when they were young and vibrant and fearless in the world. She would have promised her sister anything and believed in the strength of the oath, but now?she wanted to b e l o v e d and that was entirely different Now Amalia has made too many promises only to watch them crumble and die. She has been pulled in too many directions and failed too many times. The next confession is another blow, striking through the heart. Millicent and her children bring to mind immediately images and faces and smiles, the loss sinking heavily into her heart. But to see the Evergreen blame herself... "Evie... no." Reaching up with careful fingers Amalia tries to steal Evie's hands, to take them from her face that she might meet those sky-blue eyes. "There was- there wasn't anything you could have done." She should have been there- where had she been? Beneath the weight of her own guilt it is hard for the Shield to stand. "You didn't know. And if the monsters had gotten in... or if you'd been hurt-" Fierce and sudden the girl wraps her arms around the Evergreen, face buried in her hair. "I can't lose you, Evie. I can't. I've already... please. Promise you won't leave." Amalia we are all b r o k e n that's how the l i g h t gets in the Evergreen
Warden of Halo / Apothecarist
Age: 35 | Height: 5'5 | Race: Abandoned | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Halo Level: 8 - Strg: 18 - Dext: 20 - Endr: 30 - Luck: 30 - Int: MICAH - Regular - Tide Jaguar
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08-11-2020, 08:56 PM
the Archangel
Baker ✓
Age: 30 | Height: 5'6 | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Stormbreak Level: 5 - Strg: 49 - Dext: 45 - Endr: 52 - Luck: 49 - Int: JYOTI - Mythical - Starwhale (Humpback)
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Change author: Posts: 3,098 | Total: 4,629 MP: 2580 she didn't want to love She's selfish to keep asking and taking, and yet that's what Amalia does. Even in this moment of difficult confession Amalia clings to Evie, asks for more, for the constancy she cannot promise herself. "You did try. I should have been there." Guilt breaks her voice, hardship and pain. Each of them carries more than they have the strength for. Each of them rises after their hardships, a little bit stronger and a little more fragile for all that they have seen.she wanted to b e l o v e d and that was entirely different The promise is a balm for Amalia's insecurities, an oath she can count on her sister to keep- or at the very least, try. "I won't leave you either," she murmurs into the fiery locks now damp with tears, tightening her grip another moment before at last letting go, stepping back to wipe her eyes with a calloused palm. "Do you... do you want to talk more? I can make tea. I should... I should tell you about the things I saw, too." Spires and deaths, losses and pain. Sam and Ronin and Wessex and the rest of it- Amalia wants to share it all. Without waiting for a reply the girl begins to set up the kettle, ready to settle in with her sister for a long, much-needed talk. {fin} Amalia we are all b r o k e n that's how the l i g h t gets in | ||||
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