open ♔ march castle socialization

[shootfirst]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || Any time during the second half of March
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of this half of the month.

You are encouraged to start your own threads and tag around, and feel free to threadjack into any on-going threads that aren't specified as 'closed' in the subject lines since people can enter into rooms even in the middle of what's going on. You can also specify 'single thread', meaning you want only one response for all participants, rather than multi-thread, where a number of different scenes/threads can be done as replies to the top prompt. ]

Comments

[luthir]

Is it a history of bad experiences that's left you so jaded?

[graveflowers]

I wouldn't doubt it. [She shrugs, worrying the edge of her tee shirt between her fingers.] There's probably a reason, I just don't remember it. I figure some bad shit happened, 'cause I-- [One hand pressed protectively to her abdomen, her scar seems like tangible proof.] Everyone has bad things in their life, I just get to forget mine.

[luthir]

Amin hiraetha. [ there's sympathy in his tone, and the words sound kind, at least. his eyes follow her hand, but then lift to her face again politely ] Perhaps you've forgotten so that you may find some peace here.

[graveflowers]

[Her hand falls and she makes a face. Well, that was dumb.]

It's not what you're thinking. Or what I think you're thinking 'cause that was really awkward and Bella Swanish so I can assume what you're thinking and that's not it, so don't think that, if you're thinking that. If not, carry on, it's just a shark bite.

[luthir]

[ omg vi y so cute ] I hadn't made any assumptions.

[graveflowers]

Well. Good. 'cause shark bite might actually be the answer. And not other stuff that you weren't thinking.

[luthir]

An accident, or were you fighting the beast?

[graveflowers]

[Hooking her thumbs against the edge of her tee shirt, she flips it up a little so Luthir can take a gander at her admittedly awesome scar that does look a lot like a shark grabbed her and clamped down. Propriety, what is that?]

Don't remember, haven't decided. What's your vote?

[luthir]

[ he tries not to stare, ok ] ... It doesn't look like teeth marks, to me.

[graveflowers]

[Sorry?] Yeah? What's it look like then?

[She lets go and smooths her shirt back down.]

[luthir]

The scarring looks patterned, perhaps a heavy scrape against something bearing the mark.

[graveflowers]

Ah, my dear Watson. But that scar is on both the front and the back. Hence the snapping jaws of a shark theory. Or I was, impaled? Which, kudos for awesome.

[luthir]

I suppose you're right. I'll admit that I might have been mistaken. [ he doesn't sound very convinced that he was wrong tho :| ]

[graveflowers]

[Scoff.] Mhmm. You know, you sound pretty sure. I mean, for someone who has seen it once. From, just, way over there.

[luthir]

I spend a lot of my time dealing with monsters. I know how to spot a creature bite from quite a distance.

[graveflowers]

That is a skill you don't hear of often. [Shrug. The world may never know why Violet has her scar, but if it did, she'd sure like to be let in on the secret.] I'm still going with shark bite under the auspice that not everyone has your fierce eyesight.

[luthir]

You need not worry. I don't plan to share the observation.

[graveflowers]

Thanks. I think you might be the second nicest person I've ever met.

[Which either says she attracts crummy people or Charming and Luthir are just seriously nice to her. The latter probably.]

[luthir]

I consider conflict to be my career, but in my personal dealings, I strive to avoid it.

[graveflowers]

I dunno, isn't there something to be said about passionate relationships? [Not like she knows, but Cosmo tells her this.] Or something.

[But why even... She turns to a plant, plants are easy, and crouches down, slowly coaxing life from it.] Conflict free is probably a pretty good motto.

[luthir]

Humans and elves have always treated their passions quite differently, but it doesn't mean we don't have them.

[graveflowers]

I suppose if your lifespan near triples that of a human, your passions run more... long term?

[luthir]

If they didn't, we would be a very fickle race indeed. Our passions would burn out in a few short decades, and change so often that we'd lose sight of what we truly care for.

[graveflowers]

Really really old, really really fickle, no idea what they want... [Snort.] You just summed up the entire Greek and Roman pantheon.

[luthir]

It seems that would be a ... trying existence. From my perspective at least. But I suppose I am only mortal.