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

[lissatrinall]

That wasn't the neat bit?

[thesleeper]

That was the disgusting bit. Ronove is downright putrid.

[Walking back to the office...]

No, this is the neat part.
[Phineas begins to use Ronove's Far Hand skill to telekinetically lift and sort the papers.]

Eh?

[thesleeper]

And, yes, this is the only face I can make right now. Don't mind it.

[lissatrinall]

[ w/e lis'sa doesn't seem to mind your strange expression, because she's too busy being intrigued by the implications ] ... So you're housing Ronove's power in your own body right now?

[thesleeper]

[Well good, because Ronove makes me come down with a serious case of stupid-face. Also (WORST DRAWBACK OF THEM ALL) I can't drink]

[Notably, there's something empowered about Phin's hands. They've gone from being the gentle digits of someone who's spent his days reading books, into the calloused weapons of a martial artist, complete with a faint supernatural magic aura. He also had gained some notable speed while walking back, from more than just excitement]

That would be correct, though additionally I'm burdened by some of her... personality, if you can call it that.

[He continues to absent-mindedly sort the papers around the room, from afar, before remembering that Ronove drives him to stupid lengths to seek praise, and that Lis'sa isn't typically the praising sort...]

Oh! And I can do this!

[He high-jumps as far as he can and slow-falls to the ground. He'd probably smile, if he could.]

[lissatrinall]

[ lis'sa suppresses a smile as she watches the display, folding her arms and tilting her head ] You know, this actually explains quite a few things about you.

[thesleeper]

I presume you mean apart from my rakish good looks, and boyish charm?

[lissatrinall]

Apart from that.

[thesleeper]

[Taking that as Lis'sa acknowledging his rakish good looks, and boyish charm...]

You're referring to the... personality influence? And the often lovely physical manifestations that accompany them?

[lissatrinall]

[ she finally just gets this really big grin on her face and asks: ] Is your face really stuck that way?

[thesleeper]

Only for the rest of the day... You think I would joke about his ridiculous face? [He gestures all around his stupid frown]

Still, beats some of the alternatives. Amon makes me grow Ram's Horns - lugging an extra twenty pounds around your head all day isn't any fun, I'll tell you that.

[lissatrinall]

So once you've made a deal, you can't back out for twenty-four hours or swap what you've bound yourself to, no matter what?

[thesleeper]

Well, there are some known... controversial ways to expel a vestige... But they're not party of my study. I like to honor my end of the agreement.

If I can forge a pact in my favor, I don't manifest a sign, and am less influenced by their personalities, but I've had a bad run since I crossed over.

[lissatrinall]

So how often that we've actually talked have you just been... you?

[thesleeper]

That would be... [He thinks back...] Maybe the ten minutes or so after you found me in the desert? And, of course, just before this.

Fortunately Ronove doesn't do a terrible lot to influence my personality, compared to some... Naberius actually got me into quite the incident with the group at the old 2nd floor pub a few days ago. He, uh... well, he forces me to make random impassioned speeches in public settings, and they were swapping tales... It didn't turn out well.

[lissatrinall]

[ she looks... like that's pretty funny ] I'm surprised you walked away in one piece.

[thesleeper]

That makes two of us. Kind of a hard one for me to explain away now, though.

[lissatrinall]

Maybe you should try blaming it on a shapeshifter. Too bad we don't have any in residence right now.

[thesleeper]

[The mention of shape-changing reminded him of his Wynn impression... Phineas would smile, if he could right now.]

That's a notion. At any rate, this run of bad luck with the pacts is starting to annoy me.

[He's still just filing away. Yay telekinesis!]

[lissatrinall]

[ she's watching the files by but seems more interested in the conversation ] Isn't there a way to give yourself more of an edge?

[thesleeper]

Apart from more training, not really, no.

At an elementary level, binding is rather simple, actually. - Hell I could teach you, or really anyone else how to do it in under a day. The difficult part is the repeated practice and research to draw more power from a vestige, and have more... influence.

[lissatrinall]

So do you build up some kind of supernatural reputation with these things?

[thesleeper]

In time. I haven't progressed deep enough into the art, personally, but I've read about it. The vestige begins to protect the binder - cherish them. In some cases they develop extremely strong rapports, if the feeling is mutual, and the spirit grants more power still to the host.

I suppose you could say, right now it's just business... But maybe someday, it will be more serious.
[Much like his non-vestige relationships...]

[lissatrinall]

I'd be curious to do some energy readings on you from day to day when you're hosting different vestiges. If you're willing.

[thesleeper]

I'm not familiar with the process, but... sure. Anything I can do to help.