open ♔ may castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || Any time during  May [back and forward dated]
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 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

[thesleeper]

["Shit... how much did she see," He wonders]

Oh, this book? It's just an old collection of folk-tales from the Celtic region. Nothing in particular, just reading old legends to pass the time... [Bluff of 19+8 - Continuing the saga of my dice only liking Phineas when he's lying. There were some very clearly recent handwritten notes on that page that I'm sure you saw with that spot check, though, so feel free to call him on his bullshit.]

[lissatrinall]

Are you aspiring to be a member of my section, Phineas?

[thesleeper]

[He wouldn't mind being a member of any and/or all of her... sections.]

Would that be a... prerequisite to being your assistant?

[lissatrinall]

No, but it does seem logical, doesn't it?

[thesleeper]

I'll... consider it.

I'm not sure I'm cut out for tinkering and inventing, but I am a bit of a part-time treasure hunter slash researcher.

I'm not really certain where best I can leverage those skills.

[bittersweeter]

There are people that can manipulate emotion. [She says people the way some say vermin. She can't help it, Daneca being nice and sweet doesn't make up for the fact that Cassel's mom was more of a raging sociopath than Lila herself. Some things will never be forgiven and that is up there in the top five.]

Apathy is an emotion.

[bittersweeter]

[Lila's in the library all the time, she can't really judge. Except, of course, she is going to. So judgement abounds.]

Mmm, maybe a little. Are you trying to steal the librarian's job?

[ex_ric243]

[No worries there. Alaric is always judging. It's his default mode tbh.]

Not exactly. Just trying to play catch up.

[He's got an entire civilization's worth of history to familiarize himself with, after all.]

So, aberrant religious sects, huh? I'm guessing they aren't organizing to pray for world peace.

[Hey, she mentioned a mission. He's yet to be deployed on one. He's kind of curious ok.]

[ex_noble101]

[Way to cockblock there, Hasmed. Aedan stands in response to the loud noise, followed by the billowing smoke which fills the lobby.

Once it's cleared and the urgency of the situation is revealed, he reaches for the phone again. They walked him through dialing the various offices within the castle, but technology isn't exactly his strong suit and he's sort of blanking right now.

Which is why he looks up at Violet like she's got the answer when it's obvious that he doesn't. Help a guy out here.]

Open~

[enchantedsnow]

[Anyone currently browsing through the library might spot Snow- curled up with a book and a mug of coffee in a far corner of the large room by a brightly lit window. She is toiling away, doing some research in an attempt to make a bit more sense of this land and just...her surroundings in general. (It's not like she has very much to compare her findings to, but...) It seems as if the majority of her thoughs have been jumbled lately- In a strange way that she can't quite put to words. Perhaps a quiet place to think and a nice, informative book will help her to sort things out.]

[notaroundme]

[A friend in need is a friend indeed. A friend with...wine is better?

She steps around the desk with her back to it before pushing herself up so that she can sit on its surface.]

Very lucky.

[She picks up the glass and taking a sip before she sets it back down.]

Who did you end up squired to, again?

[notaroundme]

[If only Elena knew how much experience she had with those kinds of things.]

I like it here.

[Said without any hesitation.]

I feel like I'm doing something good, you know? I mean, we can't get home, and without my memories, I'd be completely lost. And the people here are important to me. [She looks at him thoughtfully.] How about you? Have you been settling in okay?

[ex_ric243]

As well as can be expected.

[Which was a much nicer way of pointing out that he didn't exactly have much choice in the matter.]

I guess I can't complain. I've got access to one of the better libraries I've ever seen, a roof over my head and a steady income.

[He regards her for a brief moment, before smiling a sad little smile.]

Plus, like you said, it feels like the right thing to do.

[asuma]

[Klaus watches her as she props herself up onto the desk, and his smile broadens at her question.]

A rather eccentric man, actually. Sir Thomas Bancroft.

[He reaches for the glass that she set back down onto the desk to take another drink, himself.]

Do you know of him?

[allmydreams]

[She laughs.]

Immensely. But I'm probably the only one.

[graveflowers]

[Well, balls. This sure isn't how Vi envisioned the conversation going. Though, she isn't entirely unsurprised by the sudden appearance. She glances back at Aedan and catches the look, a soft exhale the only sign of her humor at his lack of knowledge. Which is why she reaches out the phone from him, poor lamb, and edges around the rest of the desk so she can dial.]

I've got this, you go... [Do something else? Her helpfulness only extends so far, but she quickly dials the extension to the Dragon's Light wing -- she's had that particular one memorized since day one. Because its Violet, she might need it. ] Hi, um, could we get a cleric down to the lobby, please, like super fast. Andie fast, I think there is some major blood loss going on here. Thanks.

[notaroundme]

I could be...so, so, so much worse. [She smiles.] And you have me too, of course. [She grins, mostly teasing. It's about the people moreso than the rest of it, though those are things she needs too.

Well, not the library, but whatever.]

It feels good to be doing something. Helping people.

[notaroundme]

[She seems to perk up even further, nodding.]

I do. He was on the mission when I ran into the Knights, so we spent quite a bit of time together.

[They can just take turns taking sips. Hopefully neither of them has vampire cooties.]

Not everyone agreed with some of his...methods, but he means well. And he's been very kind to me.

[eldritchweaver]

[ there's a confirmation on the other end of the line, and hasmed lowers the man to the ground - he's a dark elf, and dressed in Shadow World looking wicked armor, laced with spiderweb motifs. hasmed scans them both, before pronouncing: ] We'll need a cell in the dungeon prepared.

[chessing]

Most squires see this as something of a punishment. I seem to recall finding it a rather good way to work on my people skills, for all the irony that statement entails.

[lissatrinall]

Maybe you'll find you have a knack for it here. Things are a little different than in your old world.

[postergirl]

That sounds powerful. Can they manipulate the way others feel about someone?

[thesleeper]

Well, I'm certainly not opposed to working under you...

[allmydreams]

I'm practicing covers.

[she shrugs a bit]

Old habits die hard.

[lissatrinall]

I like my assistants with a little less double-entendre.