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middaeg2019-05-10 12:02 pm
catasstrophy) wrote in middaeg2019-05-10 12:02 pm
catch-all (partly open; partly closed)
Who: Konoe and friends acquaintances (and enemies, and whatever)
When: May
Where: ~around~
What: All the things! So far: herb quest with Dylas; Mrs. Mitten quest with... you?
Warnings: The general stupidity of a catboy chasing a cat? 🙀 Will edit as things come up.
Feel free to use the format/tense you're most comfortable with! I will happily adapt.
If you want to wildcard me for whatever, go right ahead. You're likely to find Konoe around the city, following the magic classes the coven's giving, maybe attempting some very minor magic in a secluded spot, sitting on a rooftop looking out over the city and trying not to feel lonely, or... very much lost because he has no sense of direction.
[closed] HERBOLOGY HELP
It's not for the reward that Konoe does this; in fact, he's not sure what the reward even is. But he's been wanting to take a look at the forest, even if it's supposed to be dangerous, and this gives him the perfect excuse to finally do it. And, since he's not alone... he doesn't have to worry about getting lost either. (Shut up.)
It's strange how much the forest feels comfortable and familiar, yet something about it is still very much off. The smell of the trees and plants is not so different than that of the world he grew up in, but there's definitely something odd on top of that, very faint and sickly sweet, yet anything but sweet at the same time. That's new. The Void never smelled like anything... but then, that only made it more dangerous.
This still feels more like home than a city ever could. Konoe appreciates the comforts of a city, but it's hard to beat scents for nostalgia.
"Follow the river in the forest, it said..." And that's what they're doing. "Do you think it's much further?" He doesn't mind either way. He's just trying to make conversation, in his own way - and perhaps trying to calm down somewhat, with that eerie sickly sweet scent lightly prickling at his nose.
[open] MRS. MITTENS
In a city full of magic and monsters, there's a wide variety of things one should expect to see, and very little that should surprise you. Even so, the sight in front of you may raise a few eyebrows.
"Hey - wait!" There's a young man with a tail and cat ears, his hood long since fallen off his head and flapping behind him like the rest of his mantle. He's running at a pretty impressive speed, jumping obstacles... and perhaps knocking over a thing or two (hopefully not a person or two) in the process, oops.
That's not really the noteworthy thing here, though. The strangest thing to note is that he's chasing... a cat. The catboy is chasing a cat.
"I'll give you milk, so come here already!" He remembers that these Cats are supposed to like milk. He has still not accepted that they apparently - supposedly - can't talk, though... and even if he did, he expects them to at least understand what he's saying.
Clearly this particular Cat is just very rude.
When: May
Where: ~around~
What: All the things! So far: herb quest with Dylas; Mrs. Mitten quest with... you?
Warnings: The general stupidity of a catboy chasing a cat? 🙀 Will edit as things come up.
Feel free to use the format/tense you're most comfortable with! I will happily adapt.
If you want to wildcard me for whatever, go right ahead. You're likely to find Konoe around the city, following the magic classes the coven's giving, maybe attempting some very minor magic in a secluded spot, sitting on a rooftop looking out over the city and trying not to feel lonely, or... very much lost because he has no sense of direction.
[closed] HERBOLOGY HELP
It's not for the reward that Konoe does this; in fact, he's not sure what the reward even is. But he's been wanting to take a look at the forest, even if it's supposed to be dangerous, and this gives him the perfect excuse to finally do it. And, since he's not alone... he doesn't have to worry about getting lost either. (Shut up.)
It's strange how much the forest feels comfortable and familiar, yet something about it is still very much off. The smell of the trees and plants is not so different than that of the world he grew up in, but there's definitely something odd on top of that, very faint and sickly sweet, yet anything but sweet at the same time. That's new. The Void never smelled like anything... but then, that only made it more dangerous.
This still feels more like home than a city ever could. Konoe appreciates the comforts of a city, but it's hard to beat scents for nostalgia.
"Follow the river in the forest, it said..." And that's what they're doing. "Do you think it's much further?" He doesn't mind either way. He's just trying to make conversation, in his own way - and perhaps trying to calm down somewhat, with that eerie sickly sweet scent lightly prickling at his nose.
[open] MRS. MITTENS
In a city full of magic and monsters, there's a wide variety of things one should expect to see, and very little that should surprise you. Even so, the sight in front of you may raise a few eyebrows.
"Hey - wait!" There's a young man with a tail and cat ears, his hood long since fallen off his head and flapping behind him like the rest of his mantle. He's running at a pretty impressive speed, jumping obstacles... and perhaps knocking over a thing or two (hopefully not a person or two) in the process, oops.
That's not really the noteworthy thing here, though. The strangest thing to note is that he's chasing... a cat. The catboy is chasing a cat.
"I'll give you milk, so come here already!" He remembers that these Cats are supposed to like milk. He has still not accepted that they apparently - supposedly - can't talk, though... and even if he did, he expects them to at least understand what he's saying.
Clearly this particular Cat is just very rude.
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It's uncomfortable. Konoe is used to taking people who are full of themselves down a peg, but talking people's confidence up? That's such a foreign experience. The cat life really is the exact opposite.
"It's true that everyone seems to have lost something when coming here, but some people lost good things when others lost bad ones." Like him and his curse; him and his empathy. It's true that he can't sing anymore, either, but that's a minor sacrifice when there are no other cats around to sing for. "I really don't understand it."
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He feels a little awkward now. He looks down at the cut on his arm, then looks back at Konoe. Truthfully, he feels strange about having no magic. It feels like...it feels like something that used to be there, tying his spirit to something, is no longer there. But how can he even put that in words.
"Did you lose something, Konoe?"
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"Just the curse, and some other annoying stuff." Definitely the most detailed and accurate description of his empathy, that. "... And my Singing."
He. Should really explain that. But he doesn't think to, yet.
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Does he know the details of Konoe's curse? Nope. Does he need to? Nope. He's willing to accept that curses are bad. Really, if he's out there losing magic and other people are losing curses, he can definitely suck it up and live without a little lightning.
"...You can't sing anymore? Is that normal? I didn't lose anything like that coming in."
He's thinking of things like fishing, cooking. Singing with a lowercase s. He stares at Konoe unflinchingly, waiting for an answer with eyes that aren't as irritated with him and the world as they usually are.
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"Not singing." He never had that to start with, thanks for reminding him?! "I was a Singing Cat!"
He's so helpful, and you will never convince him otherwise. He does, at least, try to explain himself a little better after that. It's just such a famous concept in his world, it's weird to explain!
"There's Fighting Cats and Singing Cats. A Singing Cat can support a fighter with his song."
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There are times, like right now, where Dylas sounds incredulous. He doesn't really believe it, but it's not like Konoe has any reason to lie to him. Still, the tone isn't reflecting how he feels. A few words spill out after, words that Dylas doesn't seem to realize he's said. They're a little personal, a little distant in the way that suggest he almost isn't expecting to be heard.
"I'd like to hear you sing."
And then he turns his gaze back, staring at Konoe, still unaware he accidentally vocalized one of his thoughts.
"I'm no good with music. Margaret is, though."
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Okay, it's not an actual change of topic - but it is to Konoe, who's forced through an abrupt emotional turning of a corner. It kind of derails him, and he forgets to ask about this Margaret person the way he probably should.
"It's not like I would have minded... singing for you. But I can't, anymore."
And for the first time, quite unreasonably - he doubts his singing would even work on not!cats! - he regrets losing that power, more than he ever thought he would.
He could still sing normally, of course, but that doesn't even occur to him. He's not particularly good at that, and he can see no reason whatsoever why Dylas would want to hear his regular singing.
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"That's..." He doesn't want to say 'too bad,' because he doesn't want to sound like he actually wants this? So, clearly, he needs to say something as boneheaded as possible. "...fine. There's no use crying over spilled...singing or something like that."
He's not great at metaphors.
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It's so rare for Dylas to come out and say something like this that Konoe actually wants to give him what he wants, but... he can't, can he? He's pretty sure he can't. And as tempting as it is to try regardless, he doesn't want to get Dylas' hopes up, only to fail.
Besides, it's incredibly embarrassing, just singing for no reason and having people pay a lot of attention to it.
So he can't do anything. It makes him feel pathetic.
"... Let's deliver those herbs."
When in doubt: focus on pointless practical things to get through the day. It doesn't make him feel any better, but it does at least keep him from stalling, stuck in his own emotions.
we can start winding this down if that's your intent btw!
"Aren't we going to stop and rest?"
Dylas isn't picking up on anything that Konoe's feeling. He's not an empath, no, he's about as emotionally intuitive as a brick sometimes.
"If you want to go straight back, that's fine with me. I don't care either way, but you had to rush out of there pretty fast."
Of course, Dylas doesn't need to rest, he's got the stamina of a hor...hornbill. Not something else hor-related.
either wind down or skip ahead, i think!
"We can rest at home. I don't want more shades to come after us."
There's no reason to presume that they will, of course, but something about the encounter has still left him unsettled, a lingering discomfort that just won't go away. It must be true what they say about the Cwyld...
Either way, he doesn't feel like having a nice little picnic in the forest anymore.
I'll let you choose...!
Contrary to Konoe, Dylas feels completely fine. Funny how that works—he hasn't had any reason to study how the world works yet, no, he's just focusing on getting by. Maybe he should've paid more attention.
Well, regardless, he reaches out and pats Konoe's shoulder. See? Everything is fine, except for maybe Dylas putting a little too much force into it.