open ♔ may castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || Any time during May/June [ 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 these few months. Because not everyone is into parties, ok.

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. WE ARE BIG ON THREAD-JACKING HERE. 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.]

On this log:
Vi @ the desk
Klaus @ the desk
Maxwell @ the desk
Aurelius @ Dragon's Fire wing
Gar @ the library
Dovan @ 2nd floor pub
Mark @ castle grounds
Lila @ the firing range
Abigail @ library/grounds/kitchen/training rooms
Spike (Kyp) @ people's rooms
Mars @ the library
Sebastian @ front steps
Alaric @ Dragon's Hoard wing
Myri @ cleric's wing, etc.
Spike @ infirmary/kitchen/outside/etc
Elena @ her room
Buffy & Kyp (and Fred) | Closed
Jack @ the cleric's wing
Kyp @ the dungeon
Spike, Buffy, & Helen | Closed
Rose @ various
Lila & Hook | Closed
Han @ the firing range
Brantley & Andrew | Closed
Vi & Des @ the garden
Failboat @ pancake brunch | Closed
Faye @ the library
Alanna @ the firing range
Jaina's induction party
Alex & Abigail | Closed
The Doctor @ the castle grounds
Elena & Helen | Closed
Dumage & Damon | Closed
Lila, Sylar, & Helen | Closed
Damon @ the bar/various

Comments

[reallywicked]

There's no way to recreate the magic of the apple? Yknow- without human sacrifice.

[untethered]

Not without a great deal of power. That sort of magic... dark magic, tends to get stronger results more quickly, but at a much higher cost.

[reallywicked]

So you don't think it would be worth it? [Power is important to Faye, but she knows that being greedy for it isn't exactly a very common mindset. It's not "the right thing to do" or something. ]

[untethered]

I think being willing to pay that price exacts a toll on a person. Makes them less than what they could be.

[reallywicked]

Some might think it's worth it for that kind of power.

[Like her. Or at least she thinks that's the kind of person she is.]

[untethered]

Power isn't everything. Some of the most powerful people in the world are often the loneliest.

[reallywicked]

You know what they say... It's lonely at the top. [She gives a shrug.] That or 'everything comes at a price.'

[untethered]

I suppose it's just hard for me to understand how power could mean more to someone than happiness.

[reallywicked]

They think power will make them happy. [She knows because sometimes she feels that way. Sometimes, though? She isn't so sure.] Maybe they're right. Maybe they're wrong. But that's their choice to make, isn't it?

[untethered]

It is. But it doesn't only affect them.

[reallywicked]

Right. But it's easy to not give a shit about that when all you want is power.

[untethered]

Power is a means to an end. I suppose it depends on what one's ideal end is.

[reallywicked]

So what about you? What's your ideal end? [This conversation is making Faye slightly uncomfortable. LETS TALK ABOUT YOU BELLE.]

[untethered]

Personally, I don't think there's much point to an ending where I'm not with the person I love.

[reallywicked]

[Barf. But she'll play along, if only for the gossip.]

Oh yeah? Who's that?

[untethered]

Someone who means a great deal to you as well, I think. Auric Gold. [ she might not know about the shadier side of gold's magic lessons with faye but she does know that he's very invested in her, ok ]

[reallywicked]

[Faye stops, stares, and lets that information process.]

His first name is Auric? He never mentioned that.

[He's always been Gold to her. The fact that Gold is banging someone half his age is going to hit in a minute.]

[untethered]

I think he stays "Sir Gold" to most people. [ she sounds amused by it, ok. ]

[reallywicked]

Yeah, guess so.

[Slightly grumpy that he never thought to give his first name. WHATEVER DAD. THAT'S FINE.]

He's been helping me train with my magic.

[untethered]

He mentioned that. [ she brightens, obviously proud of him for mentoring bb sorcerers ok. although-- ] I-- imagine that might be difficult, lately.

[reallywicked]

What do you mean?

[untethered]

[ wait, maybe she doesn't know??? ] Well, after... after everything that happened, I mean.

[reallywicked]

Oh. [Faye figures it out after a moment of confusion and nods.] The guilt thing.

[untethered]

It... hasn't been easy for him.

[reallywicked]

He seemed okay when I saw him. Maybe if he keeps casting, he'll eventually just...get over it.

[She definitely sees this like a disease he needs to be cured of. He caught the guilt flu. Gross.]