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This northernmost city is the home of Morwen, The Goddess of Winter, and her followers who dwell year round in a land of frozen wonder. [Lore]

A Day at Mirror Lake

Postby Enoleus Frostfawn on June 22nd, 2013, 10:52 pm

Day 37, Summer 513 AV


Eventually, Enoleus felt himself slowing down, his heart rate coming back down to normal as he trudged and easy path through the snow. He found himself at the docks, and he carefully made his way to the end of the pier, sitting down with his legs hanging haphazardly off the side. The color in his eyes dimmed as his emotions died down, becoming a soft shade of silver which seemed to drown and dull all colors around him, in the way that a fresh blanket of snow seems to muffle all noise for miles around. More than any one emotion, he felt fatigued - even when waking in the morning, he felt as he he had spent the previous night wrestling a Talderan Sabertooth. He leaned over, gripping at a patch of ice that clung to one of the wooden beams of the pier, and with his free hand he reached up to the keen, snowflake shaped mark on his neck. Placing his index and middle fingers on it, his eyes narrowed with focus, and he managed to use his mark to break a randomly shaped handful of the ice off. Setting it down between his legs, he began to use his gnosis mark, carefully applying his hand to the sides of the chunk of ice.

He cursed under his breath, as after a few attempts, the ice simply broke under the power of Morwen. His eyes turned back out to the ocean, staring out to the horizon. He took a long, controlled breath, and felt at ease, if only for a moment. He continued to absently break bits of ice off the pier with his gnosis mark, as even when he was resting, Enoleus could seldom stand staying still. As he did so, he felt a familiar series of sharp pains stinging in his left hand - with a wince, he pulled the hand back, staring down as his eyes traced the jagged scar which ran across his palm. The blade had fractured some of the smaller bones in his hand, and dexterous tasks often invoked a similar pain, which would always ring out with a bitter nostalgia. Yet he valued the old wound as a keepsake, it was like a gift from Morwen herself, ensuring he never could forget.

Several more minutes passed, Enoleus enjoying the solitary comfort of the sea, before his ears twitched, as he heard footsteps. Now, granted, he could hear plenty of footsteps, the docks were far from remote - yet these ones worked with purpose, and seemed to grow closer and closer to him. He craned his neck slightly, catching sight of the Charoda, whom had somehow managed to follow him. A single eyebrow arched quizzically upward; he had not figured her for a tracker. Or, perhaps he had simply said too much, and the girl had guessed where he was going. He turned his eyes back to the sea, speaking just loud enough for his voice to carry to her.

"I hope you didn't leave the show and your companion on my account, Miss..."
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Postby Alira Snowsong on June 26th, 2013, 2:24 am

Alira had used up what little courage she had managed to gather and now she sat slumped and slightly defeated. Enoleus spoke of his love for the sea and even if he did not necessarily say anything outright, Alira felt the passion that laced his words. Her cheeks burned as if she had just overheard something that she was not supposed to hear. Alira watched him go. She watched them both go and she stayed silent. The effort itself seemed to crush her. She waited only a few moments before deciding that she would follow them, if only to experience a little more adventure.
She sincerely hoped that they would not become aggravated with her attempt to socialize with them. She crept along silently through the snow and the quiet pressed against her ears. She closed her eyes and listened to the wind as she walked.
There is music in everything.
Each person has a song in their heart. Some hearts sing sad songs while others sing songs bursting with such gaiety it almost makes the listener want to dance. It wasn't a real song, not really. It was in the posture. It was in the voice. It was in the eyes and the words used to convey emotions and ideas. Alira had heard a sad song when she had gazed upon the Charoda almost as if the heart that sang it had been broken. Enoleus' heart sang a sad song too. It was more bitter in the melody it sang but sweet too as if there were hope just beneath the notes. She wondered if she would ever find out what had created the sorrowful symphonies that rolled off each weary heart into the cold crisp air.
She stopped seeing the two quite a bit ahead. She could just make out their outlines. Hesitation tightened her stomach and Alira wondered once more if she was making the right decision. The mental struggle lasted only a moment, for it had occurred to her that if she never got to know them she would never know the events that composed their tunes and if they could in fact be changed into a new song entirely. With that thought, she pressed on.
There is music in everything.
"All you have to do is listen" she said aloud.
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Postby Una Tanta on August 15th, 2013, 1:35 pm

While he could sense her nearby his footsteps were lost in the trodden down snow of the docks, marks made by fishermen and others alike smearing his path. She frowned looking around hastily for him before spotting him sitting, snuggled into the snow. "Yes actually. But only to apologize and to accept YOUR apology." Una stated frowning slightly, "Then I will leave you in peace."
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Postby Enoleus Frostfawn on August 16th, 2013, 10:31 am

Enoleus nodded, mostly to himself, as her words met his ears. He couldn't help but smile, though his eyes were still cold and mostly devoid of any emotion, giving the smile a somewhat eerily bitter feel as he flexed his torso around to face her as he spoke with her, his eyes pillowy rings of pale silver.

"It's a tad bit ironic; Of all the people to ever dismiss me or brush me off, I think your the first one to ever feel the need to apologize." He turned away again, his legs dangling off the dock as he stared across the water, speaking somewhat softer as he continued. "After all, I'm just a kid; dirt poor and only meagerly competent at my profession. People don't usually worry about offending me. Especially complete strangers." He rested his hands behind him, bracing his weight on the dock as he chuckled softly.

"So you see?" His voice was still audible, but had a bitter note too it, though it was subdued - as if Enoleus was fighting to restrain whatever emotion was causing his voice to become raspy and weak. "It's ironic that the first person to treat me like a human in such a long time... Would be someone so, well, not human." He paused a moment, glancing back at her. " ...Not that there's anything wrong with non-humans, that is." He bit his lip, realizing that he may be coming off like a jackass - once again. He really had to work on his oratory skills.

"In any case, Miss... You don't owe me an apology." He smiled at her, the silver waters of his retina slowly becoming tainted by swirling pools of rich, royal violet. "If you really felt the need to make it up to me, you could always let me buy you lunch sometime." He looked away. "Sleet's a good companion as any, but it's nice to talk to someone who talks back sometimes, y'know?"
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Postby Una Tanta on August 20th, 2013, 2:11 am

"It's a tad bit ironic; Of all the people to ever dismiss me or brush me off, I think your the first one to ever feel the need to apologize." He turned away from her and she raised an eyeridge waiting for him to continue. "After all, I'm just a kid; dirt poor and only meagerly competent at my profession. People don't usually worry about offending me. Especially complete strangers. So you see? It's ironic that the first person to treat me like a human in such a long time... Would be someone so, well, not human." He paused a moment, glancing back at her meeting her offended expression. " ...Not that there's anything wrong with non-humans, that is." He bit his lip and Una tilted her head at his apology. She wasn't sure what to make of him. Just minutes ago his words and stares had inflamed her but she couldn't help but feel motherly sympathy tug at her heart as the child spoke with such bitterness.


"In any case, Miss... You don't owe me an apology." He smiled at her, and she smiled back. "If you really felt the need to make it up to me, you could always let me buy you lunch sometime." She raised her eyebrows. Let a child feed HER? He looked away. "Sleet's a good companion as any, but it's nice to talk to someone who talks back sometimes, y'know?" Una approached and sat down beside him careful not to dangle her expensive boots in the water. They were the first boots she had ever owned and she was extremely careful to care for the precious clothing. "Mrs. little one, Mrs. Tanta. You must know that you owe ME an apology. I have been stared at enough in this city, you Vantha are wonderfully friendly but I would appreciate some more discretion. I realize I am different. I don't need to be reminded constantly....maybe instead of asking me WHAT I am you could ask my NAME instead?" She stressed. She had never felt so alone and so surrounded by warmth simultaneously since Cy had been alive.
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Postby Alira Snowsong on August 26th, 2013, 9:49 pm

Finally she came upon them. Alira hung back for only a moment before letting the crunching of the snow announce her presence. She held her breath and waited. Perhaps she had offended them by interrupting their conversation. She hoped that it wasn't terribly important, but she wanted to be brave and to seek out adventure. Avanthal had been holding the young Vantha back, she felt. She shifted her feet uncomfortably and waited to be asked to leave or welcomed into their conversation. She hoped it was the latter.
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Postby Enoleus Frostfawn on September 3rd, 2013, 5:50 am

His bitter reverie is broken by a soft but genuine smile, as he caught glimpses of himself in the water beneath them. "Misses," He corrected himself, turning his head back to her. "I am sorry. Truth be told, I don't do much better with my own kind, so it was sort've fate that I would end up offending you." He looked away again, bringing his hands up to his mouth and holding them together, blowing into them to warm his fingertips. The snowflake shaped Gnosis on his neck provided him with much comfort in the winterlands, but sometimes in the far reaches of his body where the blood didn't run quite so thickly he would still find his flesh growing stiff and numb. " I didn't mean to offend you," he continued as he rubbed his hands together. "I just... well, it's like I said earlier." He turned to her, looking at her directly in the eyes without glancing away like he usually would. "I found you mesmerizing. I just couldn't help myself."

He tensed up slightly, his ears aware of the the telltale sign of an apprehensive approach. His lift hand instinctively went for the daggers he kept in his boot, and he very slowly moved his head to glance behind him. He relaxed only somewhat when he recognized the girl from earlier at Mirror Lake, his eyes narrowing in suspicion. "...Excuse me? Do I know you?"
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Postby Una Tanta on September 3rd, 2013, 1:48 pm

37th Day of Summer, 513 AV, Morning

Relaxing when he smiled Una gazed out over the docks watching the steel grey water rise in small swells around the hulls of the few boats still docked. Most of the fisherman did not believe in time for rest, they were a separate faction in Avanthal Una had noticed, much like her their love of the sea separated them from everyone else. She listened to his apology with satisfaction nodding slowly.

"I found you mesmerizing. I just couldn't help myself." Jolted from her reverie she flicked her eyes back to Enoleus. The thin white lid that covered and protected her eyes slowly slid back and she peered at him closely her revealed eyes pink as Suvan coral. It was a habit she had when she wished to peer at someone closely, or when she was dissecting something they had said. Mesmerizing...It was a word she had never heard before in Vani and her mind cycled over it several times. He had said it with fondness she concluded and thus despite what the word may have meant he had obviously meant it with no ill-will. The white lid slid slowly back over her eyes making them a pale fuzzy pink once again. Una, like all charoda, didn't need to blink and their gazes were often interpreted as unnerving. However, their eyes were dulled by the lid that covered them and when removed made their gaze all the more disturbingly intense.

Too furious earlier to pay attention the man she spoke to she took the time now to take in his appearance. He had the usual mark of Morwen on his neck even as he warmed his palms which made Una chuckle silently to herself. Moreover, he didn't have the childish roundness of features of most Vantha. Hard and angular she realized for the first time how large he was and felt a shiver of fear slide along her spine and she sent a small prayer to Laviku for keeping her safe when she had so blindly followed someone who could have been so dangerous.

Little did either of them know but not only had Alira crept up on them unnoticed but so too had Jack. Hidden behind the large piles of shipping equipment and netting he hunched on the balls of his feet watching carefully. As Cy's best friend he felt obligated to look out for the widow and both her fury and his size had left him feel queasy with anxiety.

Her senses suddenly searching him for ill-intent she felt her stomach flip when he reached for his dagger and braced herself against the pier to throw herself into the ocean. Following his gaze hesitantly she relaxed when she realized his reaction had been directed at the woman before them.

Her skin was as tanned as most Vantha and her hair caught the Auroras violet tinges. Most of the Vantha for their exotic hair and flashing eyes were immediately brilliantly beautiful but this girl, with her timid hunched shoulders and her tight curly hair struck Una as remarkably unattractive and awkward.
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Postby Lullaby on December 31st, 2013, 1:35 pm

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Enoleus Frostfawn :
    Please deduct the Living Expenses for Fall 513 AV. Once this is done, PM me and I'll post your grade!


Alira Snowsong :
    Please deduct the Living Expenses for Fall 513 AV from your ledger. Once this is done, PM me and I'll post your grade!


Una Tanta :
Experience:
    ♪ Skating: +1
    ♪ Observation: +1
    ♪ Socialization: +1

Lores:
    ♫ Staying Upright in Skates
    ♫ Being An Object of Attention Can Get Annoying
    ♫ The Beauty of Avanthalian Skaters
    ♫ Chasing After An Emotional Vantha
    ♫ Meeting a Vantha Mesmerized By You

Other:
    ♪ Ledger: - 1 Gold Miza for rental of skates

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    It's unfortunate to see this thread abandoned, since I think it could have turned very interesting. I loved to see Una's personality shine through in this thread, and how she reacted to the curiosity of the Vantha. I only note the same as I did earlier, just watch grammar and spelling which can be improved by proof-reading before posting. Good work, and I look forward to reading more of Una.



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