open ♔ september castle socialization

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone! [ota]
WHAT || Shenanigans.
WHERE || Anywhere in the castle, surrounding environs, London, etc!
WHEN || First half of September, any time between the September squiring ceremony and the War announcement on September 18th
HOW || Actionspam

[ The castle can be a happening place, even on more mundane days. This log is for random interactions over the course of the first half of the month.    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:
Drax @ the desk
Kate Bishop @ the desk
Sam @ the desk
Henry @ the desk
Kate Bishop @  roof/dining hall/library/grounds/bathrooms/desk/Dragon's Hoard/etc
Abigail @ Movie theater / library /firing range / training room
Francesca & Val'drin | closed
Penelope & Sam @ the woods
Emma Frost @ the library
Spike @ rec room
Lydia, Stiles, Astrid, Adam | closed

Comments

[pickyourbattles]

My errant familiar, I'm afraid. [ the tiny little owl is up on the railing above, watching aurelius just like this. he seems so unimpressed. ]

[olreliable]

[Willow's head turns the opposite way as the owl's without her realizing it, a slow grin spreading over her face.]

He's so cute. Wait- [She turns to focus on Aurelius instead of the adorable owl for a second.] Familiar? So you're a..?

[The last time she asked someone (Nathan) if they were a wizard, they made fun of her. So she will just let him fill in the blank.]

[pickyourbattles]

Aspiring wizard. [ :') ] Well... part-time.

[olreliable]

Part-time? [She wasn't aware that you could classify as a part time wizard.] What's the other part?

[pickyourbattles]

Welll I'm, er, studying to be an Elder Druid you see. It's a bit complicated.

[olreliable]

Oh wow, really? [She knows some things! Because she's a nerd and has already started looking into lots of random things here in this world (knowledge arcane lore: 27).] How do you study for that, though? I mean- I doubt there's books out there on how to... keep the world from falling into complete chaos.

[pickyourbattles]

Well, there's not an instruction guide for, er, that bit, no, but it has to do with understanding the cultures at play, the magic of this world.

[olreliable]

Cool. [And the slightly dopey lopsided smile she gives proves that she's entirely sincere about that.] So... what part are you studying today? Cultures? Magic? Both?

[The only way she could chinhands more about this is if she was actually putting her hands to her chin.]

[pickyourbattles]

Cultures, actually. Gnomish, to be precise.

[olreliable]

Oh! Like... David the Gnome? I loved that show.

[pickyourbattles]

... Perhaps. Is he a gnome of legend?

[olreliable]

He's a gnome of television? That's a kind of legend? Maybe...

[pickyourbattles]

Oh yes! I've seen some of those programs before. Quite riveting, the more one watches.

[olreliable]

Okay, I'm guessing either you're from that shadow world place that doesn't have TV. Or... home schooled?

[It could really go either way.]

[pickyourbattles]

The Shadow World. Faerun or Toril, to be more specific.

[olreliable]

Really? [Man, she's interested in learning about that place.]

If I help you get your familiar back, maybe you could.. tell me about it?

[pickyourbattles]

I'd love to. Do you really think you can coax him down?

[olreliable]

Won't know unless I try, right? Animals seem to like me. Earlier, some guy had his lemur in my lap.

[...]

An actual lemur. That's not like... a euphemism or anything. Nevermind.

[She heads to the table she was camped out at and digs through her back for a granola bar. Owls like granola, right? Guess we'll find out. Does she need to roll anything for this? Handle animal 15?? Don't make her result to making hoo hoo sounds, because she will.]

[pickyourbattles]

[ the owl pokes its little head out, puffs itself up, considers, and then finally can't resist, flying down to land next to her and reach out to nip at the granola. aurelius looks honestly surprised. ] Well, I'll be.

[olreliable]

[Willow looks positively delighted, if not just as surprised as him. She had really hoped that it would work, but actually saving the day (in a small way but shhhh) is basically the best thing ever.]

Who's a good owl? [She grins and breaks the granola bar up into more manageable pieces for the familiar to snack on.] Guess I've got the magic touch. Might need to look into getting my own familiar. Do... witches get them too? Or is that just in stories?

[pickyourbattles]

Of course they do. [ he reaches out to pat the little guy on the head, and it squinches up its eyes like DAD I'M EATING GOD ] Where do you think the stories came from?

[olreliable]

Witches being jealous of cool wizard familiars? [She gets a little bold and reaches out to gently stroke the feathers at the top of the owl's head with her fingertips. She apparently didn't see the angsty teenage look shot at Aurelius. Or she just wants to know what an owl feels like. Probably that one.]

I was just starting to... get into magic back home before I ended up here. Mostly just reading up on the history of it. But I'm sort of hoping I might be able to actually... y'know. Cast.

[pickyourbattles]

Actually witches are simply female wizards... and I don't think there's much gender discrimination in terms of power granted.

Have you given any spells a try yet?

[olreliable]

Maybe wizards are just male witches, did you ever think of that? [She says, grinning- because she's teasing.]

Before the Veil, I did a couple things, but I think something short circuited on my way through. I can't even make a pencil float anymore. [She's determined to figure it out, though. Poor baby just needs another level to take the mage level. She'll get there.]

Have you ever heard of anything like that?

[pickyourbattles]

Making... pencils float, you mean?