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un: dante

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CHRISTMAS AT NERO'S

BRING THE BIRD

[summonere]

What.

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I SAID: SHOW YOUR UGLY FACE

WE'RE HAVING CHRISTMAS AT NERO'S

THE WONDERFUL WARLOCK OF OZ

[summonere]

[ Well, this was certainly one way to get an invitation to Warlock's Landing... He packs the bag with the violin in it, and makes his way back out to the island.

Nice going, V. The familiar is inside him, amused, and maybe a little peeved. It's too late to scold me about it now though, what's done is done.

V reaches up and knocks on the big front door. ]

[felldennpc]

[ While in normal circumstances V may have been greeted by an attendant and taken to a room to await an audience, it is the Warlock himself who pulls the door open. There's no surprise at who stands there, though his stare does briefly lower to the bag in his hand. ]

Bold move. [ Whether he means taking the violin, bringing it back, or actually accepting the invitation is unclear. He does move aside however to allow V entrance to the Landing. ] Are you in the habit of theft or was this an odd crime of passion?

[summonere]

Hello.

[ There is a touch of sheepishness to the greeting, but otherwise V is here to face the music, as it were. ]

The latter, but I won't bore you with it if you don't wish to hear it.

un: hakunon | voice - backdated jan 1st

[sealeted]

V! Do you have a minute to talk?

[Hakuno somehow sounds as though she's fizzing with excitement, instead of her usual, steady, soft tone.]

[summonere]

Uh--

[ She's the first one to use a voice message at him, and he sounds startled. You know how he is, he was probably reading a book when it started. ]

Yes. Hello.

[sealeted]

So, something happened, and I don't want you to feel pressured or anything, but the option's on the table now if you want it.

[She should assure him of that first and foremost, she's pretty sure.]

Do you still have, uh, misgivings over staying at the Temple?

voice → 1/3

[enkelis]

( Because tone is text is still a learning experience, she's opting for voice! Far easier, right? )

Handing out the standard "hey, let me know you're still alive" messages.

voice →

[enkelis]

( And then, ) Realizing I'd feel like a total jerk if something happened to you and this was the message I left.

[enkelis]

( Which turns into a softening of her tone. ) Let me know you're okay. I worry.

[summonere]

[ With throaty, dry humor, he answers, ]

Hello, Clary. I arrived home safely this morning.

2/15

[erythristic]

[by the same way that he sent his flowers, there is something that arrives in return - a small bundle of oleander, still fresh and deadly, with a card attached.]

I could a tale unfold whose lightest word
Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood,
Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres,
Thy knotted and combinèd locks to part
And each particular hair to stand on end,
Like quills upon the fearful porpentine.

[on the reverse of the card is a simple, amateur sketch of a rabbit.]

A NOTE

[summonere]

[ He folds up this note crisply, ties it closed and threads a lavender flower into the twine. ]

I've been told a tale about a mad adviser hidden in a prison, and a book that he wants to see unearthed and inherited by my original self.

Should that be cause for concern?

[felldennpc]

[ A note appears before V without ceremony, the wax seal beholding a pentacle. ]

Anything from Vuzor is cause for concern. Tell your other self to destroy the book, Vuzor likely intends to possess him through it. An end befitting no one.

If he can't destroy it, throw it in my offering plate. I'll see it's disposed of. Do not read it under any circumstances.

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

[summonere]

Dear Professor Havilliard, It is my great pleasure to personally recommend Syrlya as a colleague of mine in the Moon Temple. He is a researcher of great acumen and merit. Syrlya is dedicated to his work and has a history of leadership that I find commendable. Discussion with him has been enlightening to my own studies. His research, as you know, has been focused on the flow of magic within Fellden. I believe that a professional acquaintanceship between yourselves would only further both your lines of work. It is the most important work being done in Fellden to date. I have no reservations giving you the highest recommendation of Syrlya. Sincerely, V

A REPORT

[summonere]

Temperance's expedition across the sea to the other continent has returned. They've brought word back to all the Otherworlders of the true state of the decay that we cannot see from the mainland. They've verified the impact of the ceremony. I am told it eats into the world a mile at a time with every summoning. They witnessed it with the arrival of our newest companions. In the waste, the knights of each suit are using themselves to hold back what they can. They believe the only salvation lies in reuniting all the gods. Responses to this news were varied: * A few intend to voice their discontent at the next round of audiences with this new knowledge. * Eyes turn to how to resurrect The Lovers, how to find The Fool, how to right Strength. * Rey reports she met with a woman Strength made a pact with, and wants to organize champions for each god in this same way. * Korra reports that water from Lake Theta and a crystal were used to heal and protect a corrupted lake. * Syrlya has begun sharing his research and knowledge with those who doubt the seriousness of the situation. I'll be taking up tutoring to help the newest arrivals with the same.

voice →

[enkelis]

( Clary almost sends a text. Almost. But it doesn't really seem right to do explain this that way, not when she knows V saw Nero in January's visions, not when Nero seemed important to V like he was to her. )

Hey. ( A beat. ) Nero's back, but... different. Younger? He doesn't remember being here. ( She's been trying to figure out how to deal with that, other than ignore the fact that one of her best friends sees her as a stranger; still something to get used to. ) And he's over in Stars now.

[summonere]

[ This message causes so many conflicting emotions in him that he can't immediately separate. But he should reply. So he says softly, ]

Perhaps that's for the best, he can have a fresh start.

post their next fight.

[erythristic]

[an unmarked, unsigned note finds its way to V. it's sealed quite basically, there's nothing to hide in it.

the handwriting may be familiar to him, as well as the words - the text of Le Revenant. the last two verses are circled.]

letter;

[summonere]

[ The sketch of the creature is a Clary original. V includes it in the envelope with the letter. ]

The team that was assembled to visit the isle was an effective one.

No further information about this creature at my fingertips.

Will they try to leave the island, or are they contained there?

V

[felldennpc]

[ A letter is spit back out from the offering bowl, hitting V in the face. ]

The containment of anything on that island was shattered on the cusp of autumn's beginning last year. The creatures shouldn't disrupt the mainland, lest they learn to swim or fly.

a fun message

[takeroot]

If you're speaking to me again, I have something I think you'd like.

[And also, hello.]

[summonere]

Perhaps I was writing you a letter at this very moment.