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middaeg2020-03-05 08:41 pm
quintessent) wrote in middaeg2020-03-05 08:41 pm
Allura - Open Log Prompts For Mareuer
Who: Allura and [OPEN]
When: Vague times around March
Where: Aefenglom and specifically Diplomatea for some options
What: Allura is getting settled into life here and also experiences her first rainy season
Warnings: None
A. Princess' First Job (At Diplomatea)
[Allura is thankful to Everett, for giving her a chance with his shop. The flowers and the scent of the tea was what drew her in in the first place – when she found herself without a coin to her name for the first time in her life, and the atmosphere had been warm and welcoming. He'd even been kind enough to give her some clothes (or, a uniform, as some put it. Allura thought it was quite cute.)
She's never had a proper job before but she's a hard worker and so far she's been met with nothing but patience. Putting together flowers is her favorite part, though the tea serving took some... learning.
Maybe she's not paying attention, or it's just a bad stroke of luck, but there's a clumsy moment where her knuckle brushes against the heated side of one of the tea kettles – just for a second but it's a second long enough for her to feel a sharp pain and she yanks her hand back with a startled yelp.]
Ah- [She winces, already hearing someone else hurrying over to her side – one of her fellow employees, or a guest perhaps.] I'm alright, just careless.
B. The vague open ended one (Diplomatea)
[It's late one evening, when the lights from the tea shop glowed warm against the cool night air, the business empty and Allura was sitting, enjoying her own cup of tea, her limbs heavy after a long, but good day of work. It was... nice. She still had thoughts of getting home that hung heavy over her, but days like this it was a little easier. To fall into a routine and feel a little more normal than she has since she arrived here.
The bells at the door pull her from her reverie and she looks up, setting the cup down,]
Can I assist you?
C. Rolling up her sleeves. (In town)
[Now that she has a little money to her name there's an item in town that she's been eying for some time – a simple, sturdy wooden trunk from a local carpenter's shop. It's nice and she's been wanting a safe place to put her belongings from her world until it's time to go home (and maybe a safe place to hide shiny valuables from her Merrow housemate.)
Coin exchanged and trunk at her feet, Allura only now realizes a big mistake: When she arrived in Aefenglom it was without any of her Altean-born powers. Which means no hoisting around heavy boxes like they weight nothing. But what to do with the trunk?
It's pure stubbornness that gets her as far as she gets, lifting and hefting and pushing until at some point down the road she has to stop, Panting as she leans to take a rest against the large trunk.]
Stars, how do humans live like this? They're made of gossamer compared to Alteans.
[Help a princess out?]
D. It's like rain
[Altea didn't have rain. Not in the same way that humans knewthanks a lot Voltron canon and certainly Allura has never experienced anything like the rainy season in Aefenglom. What is a normal, even annoying phenomenon for one has Allura looking up, shielding her eyes the moment rain starts to pitter-patter on the roofs of the buildings around her
It's not the first rain she's seen, and she's delighted, but delight quickly turns into distress as the gentle sprinkle turns into a real downpour. And she quickly jogs for shelter- but not before getting absolutely drenched in the meantime.]
Apologies- [Allura sputters, standing in the doorway of the first building she came upon with water absolutely coming down in rivulets from her hair and dress, in a puddle on the floor underneath her. She holds her hands out, a little at a loss of what to do with herself] That's- Is this a normal amount of rain?
E. Wildcard
[Feel free to throw anything at me, or my plotting post is over here if you'd like to talk something specific! I'll probably be adding some closed starters below as the month goes on as I make plans with people too!]
When: Vague times around March
Where: Aefenglom and specifically Diplomatea for some options
What: Allura is getting settled into life here and also experiences her first rainy season
Warnings: None
A. Princess' First Job (At Diplomatea)
[Allura is thankful to Everett, for giving her a chance with his shop. The flowers and the scent of the tea was what drew her in in the first place – when she found herself without a coin to her name for the first time in her life, and the atmosphere had been warm and welcoming. He'd even been kind enough to give her some clothes (or, a uniform, as some put it. Allura thought it was quite cute.)
She's never had a proper job before but she's a hard worker and so far she's been met with nothing but patience. Putting together flowers is her favorite part, though the tea serving took some... learning.
Maybe she's not paying attention, or it's just a bad stroke of luck, but there's a clumsy moment where her knuckle brushes against the heated side of one of the tea kettles – just for a second but it's a second long enough for her to feel a sharp pain and she yanks her hand back with a startled yelp.]
Ah- [She winces, already hearing someone else hurrying over to her side – one of her fellow employees, or a guest perhaps.] I'm alright, just careless.
B. The vague open ended one (Diplomatea)
[It's late one evening, when the lights from the tea shop glowed warm against the cool night air, the business empty and Allura was sitting, enjoying her own cup of tea, her limbs heavy after a long, but good day of work. It was... nice. She still had thoughts of getting home that hung heavy over her, but days like this it was a little easier. To fall into a routine and feel a little more normal than she has since she arrived here.
The bells at the door pull her from her reverie and she looks up, setting the cup down,]
Can I assist you?
C. Rolling up her sleeves. (In town)
[Now that she has a little money to her name there's an item in town that she's been eying for some time – a simple, sturdy wooden trunk from a local carpenter's shop. It's nice and she's been wanting a safe place to put her belongings from her world until it's time to go home (and maybe a safe place to hide shiny valuables from her Merrow housemate.)
Coin exchanged and trunk at her feet, Allura only now realizes a big mistake: When she arrived in Aefenglom it was without any of her Altean-born powers. Which means no hoisting around heavy boxes like they weight nothing. But what to do with the trunk?
It's pure stubbornness that gets her as far as she gets, lifting and hefting and pushing until at some point down the road she has to stop, Panting as she leans to take a rest against the large trunk.]
Stars, how do humans live like this? They're made of gossamer compared to Alteans.
[Help a princess out?]
D. It's like rain
[Altea didn't have rain. Not in the same way that humans knew
It's not the first rain she's seen, and she's delighted, but delight quickly turns into distress as the gentle sprinkle turns into a real downpour. And she quickly jogs for shelter- but not before getting absolutely drenched in the meantime.]
Apologies- [Allura sputters, standing in the doorway of the first building she came upon with water absolutely coming down in rivulets from her hair and dress, in a puddle on the floor underneath her. She holds her hands out, a little at a loss of what to do with herself] That's- Is this a normal amount of rain?
E. Wildcard
[Feel free to throw anything at me, or my plotting post is over here if you'd like to talk something specific! I'll probably be adding some closed starters below as the month goes on as I make plans with people too!]
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I'm pretty sure that was you! [ JUST........ ] Holy quiznak, how'd you do that?!
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I focused on healing my hand. [Which actually still hurts a bit, to her dismay the burn wasn't quite fully healed yet.] I guess it's my... residual magical energy burning off.
[She thinks that's how it was explained. Also why she was supposed to find a bond sooner than later.]
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Hey... Allura?
[ he looks concerned at just how haywire her magic seems to be. ]
You don't have a Bond yet, do you?
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I haven't found one yet.
[She may have been foolishly certain that she could handle her magic on her own, and this is where she'd assert it to him, but with the plants hanging heavy and overgrown it's a little hard to defend herself here.]
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You should consider it, Princess. I don't want you to get hurt.
[ or...hurt others. he doesn't say that, though, but his concern is written all over his face. ]
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Idly, she reaches up, touching one of the newly bloomed flowers.]
It’s not that I’m opposed to the idea. I just don’t know who I would ask.
[When she talked to Everett about it, he made the whole thing sound so… intimate.]
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[ he shifts around a little awkwardly. he knows he's probably the last person allura would ever want to bond with, but... ]
If you can't think of anyone, or if you get desperate, you can ask me. I know bonding with me's probably the last thing you wanna do, but...the offer's there if you need it.
[ would he bond with her if she asked? absolutely. he'll try to keep one of his slots open for her, if she needs it. ]
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You’re not the last person I would want to bond with. [Said like that should be obvious. They’re friends.]
It just seems like a lot to ask of someone. Aside from you and Shiro and Keith, I’m not sure who would be willing to bond with me.
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[ he looks at her sternly. he's glad that she'd consider him, despite all his antics and...what have you... ]
I'd rather you be safe than have your magic spiral out of control. I've got two more spots open for bonds, so...again, the offer still stands. I could probably use a Witch bond at some point, anyway.
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Thank you Lance. [Said genuinely. She knew she could rely on him, which is what made it difficult to ask for favors.] My magic is under control- [A glance at the overgrown plants.] For now. But I will think about it. You should too.
[Because she's concerned. Knowing Lance, he's probably having the opposite problem from Allura - where she's overthinking it, she suspects he might be a little too cavalier about it. Speaking of,]
You've already bonded with someone?
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[ the witch bond thing. he just...isn't sure who to ask or how to ask. other than allura, obviously. ]
I have, yeah! Her name's Marie. She talked about finding someone to bond with on the network, I took her up on it and we went out for tea. Now we're bonded.
[ it all happened kind of fast, but honestly? he couldn't be happier. she's nice and she's cute. ]
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[She frowns. See, Lance, this is exactly what she was worried about.]
How can you be certain you can trust her?
[Not said in an accusing way, just... confused. Allura did not pick up on this bonding thing as fast as Lance did, for certain.]
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[ so far. ]
Look, I wanted to try it, and she was cute and offering, so I took her up on it. It's been fine so far, but...we're both monsters. I've heard that a monster bonding to a monster won't really help in the long run, so...
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Well, if you need a witch bond, you already know two.
[She and Shiro are there for you, Lance.]