veratrum: (scorpaena izensis)
Liam ([personal profile] veratrum) wrote2018-05-12 05:33 pm

shadow over dreamwidth [open post]

[This is an open post for Rune/Solomon/Ilhatar/Liam O'Rian/Freckled Garbage Monster. Here are some scenarios for you.

A. Baby It's Awful Down Where it's Wetter
A few seconds ago, you were doing...whatever it was you were doing, in the place you expected to be in. Now you are not. This is...it looks to be a basement or something, marble floors and glass walls (which makes it fucking freezing, by the way, I hope you have a coat). The light is very dim and sickly green; what's worse is that it flickers and dances and leers like a drunken, living thing. Also those glass walls? Aquarium walls. Some of the fish swim in and out of view, and they're all horrible deep-sea monstrosities, of course they are. There are little placards beneath the glass, listing all the awful, awful species.

Also, there's a young man, sitting on a sofa, the only furniture in the room, reading a book. In this light? He'll ruin his eyes.

B. A Little Bit Of Gardening Never Hurt Anyone (We Cared About)

As a contrast, this is a garden. It's a beautiful garden! It's peaceful, and in full bloom, and the sun's shining in through the glass. Ignore things like the skull-shaped pots for some of the smaller plants, and the fact that every single flower in here is poisonous or has thorns or both. Also, there's a freckled...person with a giant floppy sunhat staring at you. All his hair, poking out from under the hat, is also staring at you.

They would like to know why you're in their garden?

C. STOP SUMMONING FOREIGNERS GODDAMMIT

Like. Whatever Holy Grail War this is, however completely fucked the greater grail is this time, a summoning circle probably shouldn't vomit black ooze and your command seals just turned bright green and all the shadows have eyes. Have we learned nothing from the Einsenbergs? Have we learned nothing from Chaldea?

Anyway the shadowy mess coming out of the circle seems to have turned to regard you, what do.

D. Make up your own prompt, live freely, I'm not your Dad
withalltheuntold: <user name="bloodings"> @ <user name="grotesquemeat"> (you're a one-man shift in the weather)

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[personal profile] withalltheuntold 2018-05-13 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[no coat, unfortunately, but they're wearing a sakura-pink furisode, so all those layers are at least somewhat warm. Kazue isn't touching the glass, but just regarding one of the fish (?) thoughtfully.

the two things they ping for: descended from their setting's goddess of the sun and carrying divine mantle of authority as her avatar at the time of their death. also they're absolutely loaded with corruption, since they're on Sakura.]
withalltheuntold: <user name="bloodings"> @ <user name="grotesquemeat"> (you're a one-man shift in the weather)

[personal profile] withalltheuntold 2018-05-13 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
[they're going to back up, very carefully.] Divinity? I was a shrine maiden. Does that truly cling so much? [...they literally don't remember the whole 'earthly avatar of their goddess foremother' thing. kind of sucks having only one memory, doesn't it.]
withalltheuntold: <user name="bloodings"> @ <user name="grotesquemeat"> (you're gonna set your hope on fire)

[personal profile] withalltheuntold 2018-05-13 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
...realize what? [and slender shoulders shrug slightly.] I'm not certain. Perhaps if I knew, I could go back to where I was.
withalltheuntold: <user name="bloodings"> @ <user name="grotesquemeat"> ('cause there's no turning away)

[personal profile] withalltheuntold 2018-05-13 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
...what would you need from me? [still stoic, but kind of suspicious.]
withalltheuntold: <user name="bloodings"> @ <user name="grotesquemeat"> (from what you don't want to know)

[personal profile] withalltheuntold 2018-05-13 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
[would you please just explain the divinity thing, gods.] And I doubt I have enough blood in my body to use that as coin, either.
withalltheuntold: <user name="bloodings"> @ <user name="grotesquemeat"> (you're a one-man shift in the weather)

[personal profile] withalltheuntold 2018-05-14 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
...Very well. [and they're going to start undoing their obi. this furisode is going to be a pain to get out of, but that is part of the price, then.]