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Gideon Clemments
The Priest

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#1
The cold of Deepfrost was beginning to fade and through it the new buds and leaves were showing, growing through hard soil and frost and reaching up to the newly warm sun; Gideon felt the change in seasons deeply, marked it with sermons and festivals and felt it to be a good omen - new life blooming through the cold, as the truth and righteousness of the Gods would burst through the Ascended's metal hearts.

There was always work to do in the Temple, when he wasn't out in the field preaching and working for the Gods. Speeches to prepare, altars to decorate, people to talk to...the Priest was a busy man. It was very rare he would ask for help, but he had put a notice out on the door that week for assistance in the upcoming Fiat Lux celebrations - he wanted the Temple to really shine for the festival, to remind the people of the city what they had here. What they stood to lose if they were lax in the fight against the Voice.

Food to make, decorations to hang, songs to sing, dances to choreograph; all too much for Gideon, who wanted to focus on the sermon he would give in the midst of the happenings. Leaning on the pulpit as he scribbled out ideas on a piece of paper, he waited for those that wanted to help to arrive.

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1. October
2. Lena
3. Seraphina

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GIDEON
You claim to be virtuous, but you're a liar
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
Lena Magnus
Celestine Caretaker

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#2
Lena
and sweetest in the gale is heard
and sore must be the storm
Lena’s favorite season was one of Flowerbirth, for its simple essence, for the renewal in its promising stature. For Frey, and all their constituents, binding, blending, together in states of matter and wonder. Dedicated as she was, the youth had already adorned several portions of stonework (especially down the market squares) in fanciful, bright, illustrious hues, pretty lanterns alight with the sun came down, winding along intricate pathways to show inhabitants home. Or to the Celestine, which was practically where the Caretaker lived and breathed anyway.

But she’d seen the notice printed out on the board on her way, passing through and adrift momentarily. She’d always been fond of Gideon, eager to help and please, and so turned in the direction of the Temple with relative ease. Not barging her way in, but merely stepping into its confines, her eyes went to the features she’d known for so long – recalling, remembering, the dark burden and shadows cast within its sanction some seasons ago.

But not carrying that on her features, the woman’s smile was a radiant thing as she glanced about, finding the Priest exactly where she expected him. Hands tucked around her basket of items she’d snagged from kiosks and stalls that morning, she bestowed a warm, effervescent greeting. “Hello! I’d be happy to help!”
that could abash the little bird
that kept so many warm
Seraphina Magnus
The Artificer

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Seraphina
the artificer
it's cold, it's dark, it's deep and it's wet
and you ain't gonna make it if you don't let someone in
Oh, when it comes to preparations and building things, do you think she’d be anywhere else? After all, it was in her title, her profession, and as a frequent visitor of the Notice Board to help out with projects around Stormbreak, she certainly doesn’t miss Gideon’s notice. She’s further behind than her sister, having not mentioned that she’d be coming, but when she sees her sibling as she enters the Temple, there’s nothing but warmth and a bright, chipper grin that’s offered toward the Attuned.

She slips forward on light feet, moving first to her sister to wrap her in a nice tight hug (once she’s dropped her bags, of course), before turning to Gideon up on the pulpit, flashing a bright grin at her essential work dad. “Of course I wouldn’t miss it.” She chimes, turning back to Lena to scan the baskets of items she’d brought. “What’s all in here?” She asks, leaning towards Lena like it’s a big secret.
darlin', darlin', why don't you sleep at night?
the colder the heart, the warmer the gun
October Hart
Doctor

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October
When you're standing at the crossroads
& don't know which path to choose
Pushing open the heavy doors, October breezes in with a warm smile and her hair piled haphazardly on top of her head. "Sorry I'm late!" She sings apologetically, flashing a smile to Lena, tipping a wink to Sera, and beaming at Gideon. "One of the children tried to remove their tonsils using a pair of pliers after their sibling had theirs removed." The doctor explains, shaking her head with amusement.

Taking a moment to catch her breath, having sprinted here from the Tower, Tobi glances around at the various things Gideon had prepared for them, before turning her attention back to the Priest. "What can I do?"
Let me come along,
'Cause even if you're wrong, I'll stand by you
Gideon Clemments
The Priest

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Lena and Sera arrived at about the same time, both of them with their smiles and warm greetings; Gideon had been involved in such dark business lately that it was almost an effort to bend his own face into a genuine smile, not one twisted with malice or contempt. Still, he managed, stepping down from the altar and nodding to them both. "Thank you for coming. Oh, there's all kinds of treasures."

With a wry smile, he went to one of the boxes and pulled out some paper chains, clearly made by children years prior. "Various things like this. Priceless, of course. ...Then there's the actual decorations in those boxes." Gideon pointed behind him, where some much more ornate and strong boxes leaned against the wall. "Everything needs cleaning before it can go out."

He was prepared to start with just the two (it was more help than he'd had ten minutes prior, at least), but he swiftly gained a new helper. Gideon snorted at October's excuse, shrugging his shoulders. "Maybe you should have let them learn a lesson."

With three of them here, he could delegate while he took the more precious things from their casing. "Well, there's quite a few jobs. I'll let you all choose who does what...Someone needs to go through the children's box and ah...decide which pieces are deserving of a second year on the wall. Another needs to help prep food in the kitchen - there's all kinds of ingredients in there, but..." Gideon shrugged, with a self-effacing grin directed at Sera. "There are people in this room that know my cooking leaves something to be desired. Finally, and I suppose this might be the 'fun job' - there's a group of children arriving in twenty minutes. They need to learn a simple song and dance routine. If any of you have skills in that area..."

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3 jobs!
1. Put up decorations from the kids box
2. Start making up some food
3. Make a song/dance routine

Post your character deciding what to do and beginning, and then there will be THINGS to deal with ; )
GIDEON
You claim to be virtuous, but you're a liar
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
Lena Magnus
Celestine Caretaker

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Lena
and sweetest in the gale is heard
and sore must be the storm
Ensconced in typical sibling affections, the warmth and sweetness didn’t fade. Instead, she adhered to fanciful waves towards October and pulsing waves of strength towards Sera, even if she couldn’t feel it. Placing her own basket down, and rolling up her sleeves, her attention swerved immediately back to Gideon – and goodness, there was quite a bit to do!

Perhaps there was someone in their crew better at cooking than herself, especially given her less than adequate time to actually make meals, and while she was one to partake in singing at all hours, she wasn’t sure she’d be able to convey any neat storyline to children. So in the end, she wandered towards the box of treasures and décor. “I can go through these, if you’d like.” With a chipper smile and obvious curiosity, the Caretaker peered within, intending to parse through what had been made in prior years.

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Lena starts to go through the box of decorations!
that could abash the little bird
that kept so many warm
Seraphina Magnus
The Artificer

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Seraphina
the artificer
it's cold, it's dark, it's deep and it's wet
and you ain't gonna make it if you don't let someone in
A squeeze is given to her sister before she steps over to give a quick hug of greeting to Gideon. When she withdraws she peers down into the boxes, trying to figure out what all needs to be done as he announces little tidbits of information. She steps back, offering a wide grin of greeting and stepping over to get a hug from October as well, before she settles while tasks are dished out.

Her eyes remain on Gideon, bright and excited, a chimed laugh leaving her. “It’s true.” She whines, waving a hand in the air quite dramatically, before waiting to see what her sister picks. Now, she’s not sure what October will pick, but she does know that she isn’t much of a cook either. “I’ll work on a song and dance routine!” So saying, she slips away from the group toward the side to grab some papers so that she can start figuring it out before the children get there.



Sera picks the song/dance routine and gets to work!
darlin', darlin', why don't you sleep at night?
the colder the heart, the warmer the gun
October Hart
Doctor

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October
When you're standing at the crossroads
& don't know which path to choose
(FUCK ME SORRY SORRY SORRYY)

"Gideon," October beams, trying to look suitably displeased with his suggestion but finding it impossible. There certainly were days when the thought of letting her patients deal with the repercussions of their actions was very enticing.

Glancing around as Sera and Lena get to work, Tobi tilts her head toward the kitchen and gives an experimental sniff. "I suppose that's me, then!" She hums brightly before flashing the trio a smile and making her way into the kitchen. Glancing around at what's on offer, Tobi immediately begins to try and organize things that she might be able to deduce what meal she could create out of the various supplies she had to work with. Lining up cans and sorting spices, the doctor tilts her head as she bites at the inside of her lip. Normally Tobi's meals consisted of whatever Finn was making, or leftover crackers from her desk.



Tobi goes to the kitchen to cook!
Let me come along,
'Cause even if you're wrong, I'll stand by you
Gideon Clemments
The Priest

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Everyone took to their tasks and Gideon went back to his, choosing and cleaning the items for the altar for the season and festival and making sure he had all his prayers, songs and speeches ready. Some items had reverence, had to be kissed and held aloft before he could put them away or get them out, but most he simply fussed over, moving an inch to the left then a centimetre to the right until they were just perfect.

He nodded to Lena with permission to go through the decorations. Admittedly, he had put the job of maintaining them on the backburner for quite some time - it was much easier to just throw everything in a box at the end of the season, even if it would be a pain next year. As a result, while there were plenty of whole paper chains, drawings and ornaments, there were also shards of broken glass and pottery lining the bottom of the box, ripped art from children made long ago and a distressing amount of glitter rested on every surface.

It wasn't long after Gideon set out the jobs that the group of children arrived, the sons and daughters of various pious Stormbreak residents. They ranged in age from toddlers to tweens, some of them looking far more excited about the task than the others. They naturally gravitated towards Gideon, but he pointed towards Sera. "That nice lady over there will show you all the dance for this year. Be on your best behaviour!"

Over in the kitchen, October would find herself in possession of a surprising amount of good ingredients and spices, but even the most cursory glance at the cupboards would reveal a problem: droppings, nests and sometimes the culprits themselves, mice. They had taken over the room and if one looked, they could be seen in every shadow and corner - clearly, Gideon had not been in this space for quite some time.

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Lena:  Several of the decorations have seen much better days. Make new, or repair the old?

Sera: The children have arrived! Try your best to get them organise and ready to learn the dance!

October: Mice! How are you going to deal with these skittering, yet adorable, pests?
GIDEON
You claim to be virtuous, but you're a liar
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
Lena Magnus
Celestine Caretaker

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Lena
and sweetest in the gale is heard
and sore must be the storm
Sifting through uncovered an array of ornamental figurations, and though she was quite content with the amount of glitter everywhere, there were some other things that could no longer be salvaged. Glancing over some of the children’s artwork, she set them aside to be saved, while carefully snagging at the shattered remnants of former pottery.

The shards were likely damned and due to debris and trash, but she glanced around, wondering if they could be used for further adornments. “Hm,” she wondered aloud, but mostly to herself, taking some of the resin and smaller proportions to cover up jagged edges of the former oeuvres, making them new in their own way.

And more glitter, of course.

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Lena takes some of the pottery shards and tries to add them to old artwork and ornaments.
that could abash the little bird
that kept so many warm
Seraphina Magnus
The Artificer

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Seraphina
the artificer
it's cold, it's dark, it's deep and it's wet
and you ain't gonna make it if you don't let someone in
Seraphina dives into the work at hand, fiddling between papers and ideas of choreographing the children’s little song and dance. She gets so lost in it in fact that she only notices time has passed when she can hear Gideon’s voice announce to the arriving children that she will be in charge of the dance and the song. So she stands, offers them all warm smiles and kind greetings.

Once she has the children in their set spot, she steps up in front of them and offers a bit of an introduction of herself and what she thinks they can do. It’s a simple song with simple movements, with parts that are a bit more advanced for the older children, but for the most part she’s tried to ensure there’s sections for all ages to have fun and not get too bored or too complicated.

The song is first, one that she starts humming and singing and helping the children get the words – but given that it’s a fairly simple traditional Flowerbirth song, she anticipates that the wonderful children of Stormbreak would get it easily.



Sera starts by teaching the children the song once she's got them all in position!
darlin', darlin', why don't you sleep at night?
the colder the heart, the warmer the gun
October Hart
Doctor

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October
I can be the wall
when you fall down
"Ohh, would you look at..." Tilting a jar of saffron in her hand, Tobi was just about to unscrew the lid to take a whiff when a pair of shiny black eyes caught her attention. 'Shooo!' She huffs at it, waving the jar and sending the creature back into the darkened depths of the pantry. Clucking her tongue, it was only after checking a few more cupboards and shooing away a few more mice that Tobi began to realize..

Already a touch frazzled from having been late, it's no wonder that October so quickly succumbs to her instincts. Outside, Gideon and the sisters as well as the children will hear the bright and vocal barks of a rather large dog, followed by the skittering of large paws against the floor. Not a breed meant to be a mouser by any stretch of the imagination, it's through sheer determination alone that Tobi tries to terrify the rodent infestation into leaving.



Tobi shifts and tries to scare all the mice away!
find me on the rocks
when you break down
Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!
Gideon Clemments
The Priest

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Gideon finished his initial setting-up of the alter, happy when he stood back with how it looked and how functional it would be for his various prayers. It was fortunate he did, because as he turned he saw Lena's glitter idea malfunction. Glitter exploded everywhere: on her, on the art, on the stone flags on the floor, on the pillars and pews. Thankfully, not on the altar.

"Oh. Oh dear-" He hopped down and went to grab a broom, frankly more concerned with his floors than with Lena. "You really need to be careful with glitter. It's going to be everywhere for weeks." Anything she could do to help with cleaning up the sparkly disaster would be appreciated.

Meanwhile, Sera would find that while the children were certainly excited to do something, it wasn't necessarily dancing. They chattered and laughed and moved around, but not to her instruction. One or two tried to listen and follow her moves, but it was clear if she wanted to get their attention she'd have to try something a little more bold.

Tobi would have better luck - while her barks certainly did echo and catch the attention of everyone in the Temple, they did the job of getting the mice to run, all of them disappearing into dark holes and corners for the time being. Tobi was free to smell her spices and make food now.

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Rolls: Lena: 1, Sera: 5, Oct: 18
GIDEON
You claim to be virtuous, but you're a liar
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
Lena Magnus
Celestine Caretaker

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Lena
and sweetest in the gale is heard
and sore must be the storm
The mess disassembled in a grand explosion of shimmers, beacons of little light, catching fragments of hues, blending together in a sinuous, unwinding snap – all over the floor, herself, the art, pillars, pews. “Oops,” she murmured in a haphazard laugh, giggling all the while as the stuff fell from her hair in a beautiful array. Clearly unbothered and not the last bit embarrassed, the youth looked down at her clothing. “So sorry,” she murmured to Gideon behind a cheeky grin, shaking her head a little, watching as bits of the disarray continued to topple down. “I’ll go get a broom too.”

Daintily, as if trying not to spread it even further across the venue, she stepped lightly over fragments of stone, attempting not to leave a glitter trail as she walked. Along the way back, she began to sweep up the mess, starting first with the floor, and then working towards the pillars and pews.

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Lena tries to clean up!
that could abash the little bird
that kept so many warm


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