waiting to be seen

Melita

Eating fire is your ambition
to swallow the flame down

The latest plunge into the desert had left her a little bereft – her expectations high and her impact low. Perhaps she couldn’t compare to the Accepteds now, and that smarted a bit more than she’d like to admit, so luckily, she kept that entirely to herself.

The maudlin aspects had long since passed by the time she wound her way to the shrine; figuring if she was hovering near the Greatwood on the neverending quest for flowers, she might as well pray there too. Now it was just surefire determination bent into her resilient soul, mind roaming over the possibilities. The chaos reigning within had already reached its capacity – but the intangible threads, well, they could still be bombarded with more qualities. More secrecy. More furtive graces.

“Hey Ludo,” she whispered into the afternoon eaves, placing her favors and offerings one by one. Sour lemon candies, drops of yellow to cluster within the candle and tree trunk, alongside a puzzle box, made to be difficult to open (unless tempted to slam against the ground; which Melita hadn’t tried yet but was sorely tempted), and a barrage of toy soldiers, all armed with pretend bayonets. “Could you help me improve my invisibility?” To not be seen or heard or even sensed – not when committing her little deeds.

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Melita is seeking a quest from Ludo to upgrade her invisibility:

Magic: You Didn't See Anything | Melita is rendered invisible, and doesn't leave footprints/fingerprints, but can still be detected via other senses.
Type: Grey | Rank: Upgraded
Type: Grey | Rank: Upgraded

to be lit up from within, vein by vein
to be the sun

LUDO

”Hallo, Melita.” Ludo appears without preamble, tiptoeing against the shrine to reach in and grab for the candies - and for a couple of the toy soldiers. ”I do like being invisible. It’s fun to make things look like they are flying when they aren’t.” Stuffing a couple of candies into its mouth with blackened, frost bitten fingers and shoving some soldiers into its raggedy pockets, it turns to face her.

”Mmk,” it mumbles around the candy, bobbing its head in a nod. ”Here’s what you need to do. I think this’ll be pretty fun, so you should make sure to do that too.” Have fun, it means. ”Things are so serious lately.”

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Melita has received a quest! She must:

1. Complete a thread while invisible convincing another character that their house is haunted.
2. Complete a thread while invisible stealing something from someone.
3. Complete a thread while invisible where you “pants” someone in public.
4. Complete a thread while invisible hiding small toy soldiers in someone’s pockets.

Melita

Eating fire is your ambition
to swallow the flame down

Melita watched as Ludo appeared without notice or hesitation, grinning from ear to ear as it plucked candies and soldiers into its grasp. “Right? Or just to be tricky,” she smiled – thinking back to all the ridiculous shit she’d already pulled over a year’s time.

Her eyes widened at the raggedy god’s insinuations though – because it had been super serious lately, despite her efforts. And understandably so, given everything going on – the pool party had been just one of the alarming displays, and then the massive landshark thereafter. But listening to Ludo made her lighter; for the tasks listed sounded most amusing, and hopefully she could preside and provide a good time for others (even if it probably only benefitted herself). “I know – but I’ll do my best!” And so she saluted, leaving out a few more candies, before heading off, determination and cunning in her sights.

[FIN]

to be lit up from within, vein by vein
to be the sun