middaeg | chasing the sun ( semi-open )

Who: Lux Crownguard and others!
When: Throughout June
Where: Around town.
What: Quests and catch-all.
Warnings: N/A (will update if/when necessary)

o1. HAVE BIKE, WILL TRAVEL (talk travels).

[ Lux believes she's prepared for everything, and being a postwoman doesn't sound too hard. It could even be fun! What better way to get to know the city and the people living in it than by delivering mail. She's even dressed for the occasion, her hair tied back in a braid to keep it out of her way. A Demacian is always, always prepared—and for the most part, she is.

But Lux has never ridden a bicycle before. This is the first time she's seen one more than in passing, so that might put a damper on things. But she will not be deterred! It can't be any harder than riding a horse, right? That takes an immense amount of balance and upper body strength, so she should be fine.

Over the course of the first few days of the month, Lux can be find in various stages of either learning how to ride, wobbling slowly down the sidewalk (the mail bag is heavy and it's throwing off her balance), or simply pushing bicycle and bag like a cart while huffing. This poor girl could probably use training wheels, but they don't exist... or she's too stubborn to use them. Probably both. Help her or stay out of her way. ]

o2. HEARTS DANCE IN 3/4 TIME (arrangements for you).

[ Normally, Lux wouldn't be caught dead in a place like this. A respectable young lady like herself has a reputation to uphold, but there's no one here from Demacia to report back on what young Lady Crownguard chooses to do with her time. Which, as it turns out, is learning one of the local dances. So much could be said about a culture just by observing how they celebrate, and if asked, that's her reason for being here.

But honestly, it's been a long time since she's been able to enjoy something like this. The parties and galas around Snowdown were always so reserved, and as she got older, it became less about having fun, and more about who she would talk to. Who she would dance with. For once, she gets to decide, and that makes coming to this area of the city worth it.

Approaching the closest person she finds without a partner, she beams at them, looking like she's genuinely enjoying herself. ]

[ She probably won't step on your toes, at least. ]

o3. FITTING IN LIKE A GLOVE.

[ Keeping herself busy, Lux chalks up the odd feeling to fatigue. She goes to great pains in order to keep her emotions in check, and after years of mantras and meditation, it has become second nature to her. But for some reason, she finds it more difficult to keep things even keel. Lux may not be blowing up at others, but she can feel her mood fluctuate, and with it a very familiar sensation that she had assumed would have gone away with the change in her powers.

Feeling like she could lose control, like the magic flowing within might force its way to the surface if she isn't careful. She can't let that happen; even if she knows she isn't in danger here, Lux isn't going to shake that fear overnight.

Which is what brings her to the shopping district, and as she stands in front of the window display of a somewhat high-end boutique, she vaguely fidgets with her hands, as if trying to make a decision. That was always where it started in the past, her light bubbling to the surface and shimmering unnaturally underneath her skin. She could deal with the physical discomfort, but she can't let people see her like that. But... ]

[ There she goes, mumbling to herself. It's fine, no one is pay attention to her. Probably. ]

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[ Looking down at his arm, Lux blinks a few times in surprise. She's used to seeing monster transformations at this point, but somehow she wasn't expecting him to be so... open? About it?? Pushing through her initial shock quickly, she curls a hand to her lips. ]

I wonder if you should wait until it all comes in before finding something. Otherwise, it might end up growing in patchy.

[ What has her life become that this is a serious conversation she's having with an absolute stranger. Lux offers a rueful smile up at him. ]

For some more than others, I imagine.

Yeah. I'm mostly trying to estimate now, based on hwo its growing, and then going out to see what is available.

[ He flashes her a smile, confident, with only the hint of his unsureness to it, as he considers the storefront again. This world is making him doubt his sanity some.

Her comment makes him nod. ]

True. Everyone seems to be changing differently. Some with magic, some physically, some even experiencing mental changes, I hear.

[ All told, he seems to be taking this relatively well, or at least much better than she would if their roles were reversed. But something snags in what he says, her smile falling away as she looks up at him questioningly. ]

Mental changes? I hadn't heard about that.

[ That's unsettling. ]

[ Oliver nods. ]

Apparently the monster nature can creep up on people. I've been asking questions, wanting a chance to know what was coming. Is coming.

[ He isn't sure how much he wants to think about it, really, but he knows he has to. ]

At least its something we can prepare for, and we have plenty of guides available.

[ Even if he isn't sure he trusts them all. ]

[ Well that's horrifying. Thankfully nothing she needs to worry about, although it's still concerning. Didn't her housemate mention feeling like he lost control..? ]

What sort of advice were you given? Has it worked?

[ Please, spare no details. ]

[ He takes a long breath and faces her, nodding. ]

To not resist the changes, but accept them. They don't have to e the end of one's humanity. They can be a part of who we are, instead. But if we resist them, then they become more uncontrollable, especially at the turn of the moon.

[ He had been listening to the classes and also to those others asking questions, a lot. ]

It feels like a lot. Its kind of scary. But I am trying it. So far, I can't tell what has worked. I don't think I'm far enough along to truly know.

[ He glances at the storefront, again, seeing his reflection, and a hint of fur peeking out of his collar. ]

The full moon is coming, soonish, and that may be the first test.

[ This isn't fair. It's a feeling that Lux has been grappling with since the last full moon, and one that she isn't sure will fully go away. This isn't fair. People shouldn't have to live in fear of losing their humanity; they shouldn't have to be afraid of becoming something else.

It's a fear she understands, and perhaps that's why she feels so strongly. But more than that, she wants to help those people she knows who are going through this. ]

I'm glad that the Coven is trying to help, at least. [ They would have to. ] Watching it happen must be terrifying. But at the very least, they seem to know how to prepare you, as much as they can.

[ It isn't fair, but life has never been fair, and Oliver is far past saying that to himself, mostly. He will think it now and then. But he then does his best to buckle down and work it through.

He pushes it down now and smiles to her, a wavering but determines smile. ]

In this crazy place, we all have to try to do our best.

[ He looks down at hands which have the barest(hah!) tips of bear claws already showing on them. and then back up to her. ]

We'll get through this, no matter what.

[ Lux knows what it's like to have to smile like this. To be strong in the face of uncertainty, because there is no other option. It's why she offers him something reassuring and bright. It's okay. ]

Exactly! You know what they say, what doesn't kill you... [ She pauses, before her smile turns wry. ] Although you look fairly strong already, to be honest.

[ Her smile made him stand a little taller and he nodded.

Then he laughed. ]

Against the enemy of myself, even I need more strength.

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