The ever changing city(OPEN)

[Serena Siren]

12th of Fall, 511 AV
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It was noon in Alvadas and it was a beautiful day,or it seemed to be atleast. Serena had slept late like she did everyday of her life, she awoke about two hours before noon and began her everyday procedure. She got out of bed and had breakfast, followed by a long luxurious bath, followed by many more specific grooming procedures such as brushing her long golden her until it was completely perfect, getting dressed into a beautiful emerald dress. The rest of the procedures included the meticulous application of make-up and staring at herself in the mirror. Serena's house was rather lavish, but the most notable feature of the house was the many, many mirrors. It was almost impossible to go anywhere in the house without seeing your own reflection, and that was exactly the way Serena liked it. Serena had been living alone for a few months now and hadn't done much. She was focused on her worship of Ionu, God Of Illusions. She praised the god and even though she had never seen the god in person she was beginning to fall inlove with him. Serena admired the god for his ability to manipulate, trick and controll others as this was what she respected most in life. Infact, if she were ever to become a godess, she would be the 'Godess Of Seduction and Vanity'. After Serena had completed her daily grooming rituals she decided it was time to leave her house and look for the temple. She prayed at the Temple of Ionu once a day and since nothing in Alvadas was ever in the same place she ended up at the temple at different times every time. Serena however enjoyed the walks, loving the surprises the city provided. She would see new people, streets, buildings and areas of the city every day and the next day everything would be different. She sees the constantly shifting city as a gift from Ionu, since it offers complete diversity from one day to the next, therefore making life 'colourful' and exciting. Serena stepped out into the street locking her door behind her, she turned around allowing the sun to ignite her vibrant emerald eyes. And so the walk began through the streets of Alvadas, wondering who or what she would meet today.

[Alric Wilmot]

Alric strolled along in a state of near madness. For much of the Fall, Alvadas would amuse itself by playing tricks and switching roads, leading Alric to wonder about in circles. Alric did not particularly mind the city's movement. On the contrary, that was what gave it life! But he found the fact that he had walked for near 30 minutes and had yet to break the line of site between himself and his house as very annoying. Alvadas had been doing that a lot lately. Always testing his patience, and limiting his movements. He quite yearned for the previous season, when Alvadas had brought him to new exciting places everyday, and shown him completely new paths. And that was quite difficult to do, seeing as Alric had lived in Alvadas his entire life. Well, as far as he knew anyway. What Alric enjoyed most was diversity, and Alvadas seemed quite determined to take that away from him today. Still, as he passed by the same bush for the third time, and absentmindedly notice that it was growing potatoes this time (Thank Ionu), he noticed a rather attractive woman walking down the street. It was quite the relief, as Alric had been dodging rather surely looking Akalaks and Isur for the better part of the morning. Alric normally wouldn't have given the woman a second thought, but today he was thankful for any change of scenery. He continued strolling in her direction, intent on making conversation. As he came nearer however, he thought he might make this a more practical endeavor. He would practice his hypnotic abilities, see if he could be a little more subtle about it than he normally was. Although, that was a feat within itself. He did not require any gestures to deliver his suggestions, he did not even have to speak if he so chose. But in that, he found his answer, he would try to exercise his abilities within his movements and words, and see if he could do so without raising suspicion. As he passed by the woman's side, he gave her a slight nod and smile. Each was injected with a a small amount of djed that would hardly be noticed by the unaware. within the djed was laced with an innocent suggestion. I should say hello

[Serena Siren]

As Serena continued her stroll through the confused streets of Alvadas, surrounded by uninteresting people, except for one. A young man probably a few years younger than herself was approaching, he was short for a man and had a mysterious yet interesting look about him, although not enough to draw Serena attention. She continued walking almost past then boy when there was a nag in the back of the mind, although Serena hadn't really heard it she still decided to greet the young man. "Hello there, wonderful day isn't it?" Serena's voice was polite and cheerful, her confidence shining through everything she did. She guessed this young man could keep her entertained for a while atleast.

[Alric Wilmot]

"Hello there, wonderful day isn't it?" Alric turned to greet the woman back, quite satisfied at his apparent success. "Why hello, and yes, today does seem quite charming doesn't it? Although, I must admit, it seems as though Alvadas is not as appreciative of the day as we. My name is Alric Wilmot." Alric gave a small bow, "And to whom am I speaking on this wonderful day?" Alric smiled broadly, not really noticing that such a smile may carry inaccurate messages to a woman you just greeted. He did, however, notice her height this time. That was something he had neglected to notice in passing, but something he was more readily able to notice these things that he had not before. He had expected her to be taller than him, but in actuality, she was only a hair taller. Something actually rather rare in Alvadas. Most women were a good 3 inches taller. In addition, she was far more attractive than he had guessed on first glance. He was rather upset by this. He had been rather proud of himself lately for noticing things that others did not. However, he was rather sure that another man would have hardly failed to notice the stunning beauty of this person. He chastised himself. He'd get killed if he continued to be so careless in his observations. Alric let none of his inner turmoil show on his face, which was still frozen in a somewhat legitimate smile. The same kind he had plastered on whenever he met or talked with someone.

[Serena Siren]

Serena smiled as the young man introduced himself to her. She played the sweet flirtatious girl, a role she had used many times before. "It's nice to meet you Alric, my name is Serena." she said sweetly smiling at him. In her smile was a small hint of djed.
"She seems sweet."
Serena gently brushed some of her golden hair behind her ear, still smiling sweetly at the young man. "So Alric, tell me about yourself." Her voice sweet and innocent, feigning interest. Her plans had been made for today, find out something interesting about this young man. Find out whether he had anything she wanted. Serena let loose a short girlish giggle, very effective even without the use of hypnotism.

[Alric Wilmot]

"It's nice to meet you Alric, my name is Serena." "Serena? What a lovely name. I believe it means "serene", or "calm", I believe. Quite nice, it suits you well. I could only wish for so accurate a name." Alric thought for a brief moment how sweet the girl was, before he realized the thought was not his own. His smile grew just a fraction of an inch. It seemed the girl was a fellow hypnotist. A skilled one too. Or at least, better she was somewhat competent in the area. He probably wouldn't have caught it if he hadn't had experience with hypnotic voices in his head. Even if it had been his own voice in the past, he knew a djed laced thought when he felt it. Alric wasn't really upset with the woman for trying to control him. If anything, he was just proud of himself for catching it. He also felt somewhat honored that she thought enough of him to try and manipulate him for no other reason than conversation. Usually people tried to manipulate him for far more sinister purposes. Although, he thought she might be better than he was giving her credit for. She might be trying something more subtle, he'd have to listen much more carefully from now on. "So Alric, Tell me about yourself." Alric listened with detached interest, listening to the woman's tone, reading her body movement, and just generally attempting to make up for his poor observational skills. He found little to go on, as he wasn't experienced in actually interpreting body language. However, from her tone, he could determine she was interested in him, or, at least, pretending to be. He honestly had no idea if she was pretending or not. Although, from previous dealings with women of equal or greater beauty, Alric guessed she was feigning all sincerity. Alric was rather handsome, but only moderately so. And even then, he wore a mask at all times, keeping his face at least partially obscured. As he thought about that, he answered her question with only a few brief statements. Not revealing that he knew she was a hypnotist."Well, I'm 19 years of age. I'm a full blooded human, raised in Alvadas since birth. Let's see, what else, Oh! yes, I'm somewhat of an amateur philosopher. And my favorite hobby is walking. So, tell me Serena, what about you? What are your hobbies?" As he said this, Alric made a little gesture when he mentioned Serena's name, so as to both indicate her, and see if he could keep Serena going with her attempts. This was a brand new experience for Alric, and that was what he lived for. To experience new things, and to comprehend them. That was the ultimate thrill of living, to learn, to know, to understand. He sent her a simple suggestion with a flourish of his hands, and attempted to keep it as subtle and as simple as possible. Hypnotize Alric further. He didn't bother to try and relax her, she seemed relaxed as it was. In addition, she was, by her body language, a rather calm and open person. Or, at least by what he could determine. And those people were always the easiest to hypnotize.