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abraxaslogs2021-12-09 08:07 pm
photophobic) wrote in abraxaslogs2021-12-09 08:07 pm
Study Sessions Mingle Thingy!
WHO: Castle Thorne residents, old and new!
WHAT: A mingle log set in the study room Kylo set up for awakening connections to the Singularity through group meditation. When not in use for group meditation sessions, the room is kind of Kylo's... office? where he works on his own projects, but he's made it available for any of the Summoned to use.
WHEN: wibbly-wobbly ongoing! Sessions occur periodically and are open to all.
WHERE: Castle Thorne
WARNINGS: None at present! If something comes up in your thread, please warn in the subject lines and/or let me know so I can add them here.
(This is something of a mingle log, so feel free to use this space for anything you like. I'll be putting up top-levels for interacting with Kylo specifically, please feel free to do the same if your character would be willing to help others get to the Horizon for the first time or would otherwise have use for a relatively private environment in Castle Thorne!)
Accomplishing anything at all here in Abraxas will require better understanding of the Singularity— and if Kylo and the other Summoned brought in during the first wave of Ambrose's project to touch it by proxy have learned anything, it's that the answers to their questions are much more likely to be found beyond the border of the Horizon than in Thorne's library. There's only so much to discover by studying the effects of the Singularity on this world, or even the countless others it touches. Perhaps it's better to go direct to the source.
For this purpose, Kylo has secured one of the castle's many rooms for use by the Summoned— a space where they can gather and explore their shared connection to the Horizon in relative safety, avoiding the potentially hazardous trek to the physical artifact at the very heart of the world. During sessions and at personal request, the room is open to anyone who would like to visit the Horizon. Outside of them, the room is reserved for Kylo's personal efforts to study the Singularity. Sometimes, the work goes on behind closed doors. A group of Thornean mages — Kylo's recently formed task force — gather here on occasion, but are notably absent unless specifically requested.
Beyond the common architectural notes of high ceilings, intricate stonework and rich (if somewhat faded) tapestries, the main feature of the room is the collection of sumptuous cushions spread across the floor. Drapes cover the tall windows, while the soft illumination of magical lamplight lends the space a still, restful air. Alongside one wall is a table laden with pitchers of water and tall glasses, bowls of fruit and similar light refreshments, while a large bookshelf displaying a growing collection of bizarre magical artifacts and pair of long couches with a low table between them have been set up along the other.
Meditation is the key to entering the Horizon, and that's far more easily achieved when everyone's comfortable.
WHAT: A mingle log set in the study room Kylo set up for awakening connections to the Singularity through group meditation. When not in use for group meditation sessions, the room is kind of Kylo's... office? where he works on his own projects, but he's made it available for any of the Summoned to use.
WHEN: wibbly-wobbly ongoing! Sessions occur periodically and are open to all.
WHERE: Castle Thorne
WARNINGS: None at present! If something comes up in your thread, please warn in the subject lines and/or let me know so I can add them here.
(This is something of a mingle log, so feel free to use this space for anything you like. I'll be putting up top-levels for interacting with Kylo specifically, please feel free to do the same if your character would be willing to help others get to the Horizon for the first time or would otherwise have use for a relatively private environment in Castle Thorne!)
Accomplishing anything at all here in Abraxas will require better understanding of the Singularity— and if Kylo and the other Summoned brought in during the first wave of Ambrose's project to touch it by proxy have learned anything, it's that the answers to their questions are much more likely to be found beyond the border of the Horizon than in Thorne's library. There's only so much to discover by studying the effects of the Singularity on this world, or even the countless others it touches. Perhaps it's better to go direct to the source.
For this purpose, Kylo has secured one of the castle's many rooms for use by the Summoned— a space where they can gather and explore their shared connection to the Horizon in relative safety, avoiding the potentially hazardous trek to the physical artifact at the very heart of the world. During sessions and at personal request, the room is open to anyone who would like to visit the Horizon. Outside of them, the room is reserved for Kylo's personal efforts to study the Singularity. Sometimes, the work goes on behind closed doors. A group of Thornean mages — Kylo's recently formed task force — gather here on occasion, but are notably absent unless specifically requested.
Beyond the common architectural notes of high ceilings, intricate stonework and rich (if somewhat faded) tapestries, the main feature of the room is the collection of sumptuous cushions spread across the floor. Drapes cover the tall windows, while the soft illumination of magical lamplight lends the space a still, restful air. Alongside one wall is a table laden with pitchers of water and tall glasses, bowls of fruit and similar light refreshments, while a large bookshelf displaying a growing collection of bizarre magical artifacts and pair of long couches with a low table between them have been set up along the other.
Meditation is the key to entering the Horizon, and that's far more easily achieved when everyone's comfortable.
no subject
"Good."
And it is. Kylo's found all too often that the more ominous and unpleasant parts of his nature get in the way of cooperative progress for some entirely unmysterious reason— which makes Stephen's response extremely refreshing. It's nice to feel like someone else both understands the stakes and appreciates the efforts he's made so far.
He shifts, gesturing for Stephen to join him as he sinks down onto the cushions, cross-legged and expectant. His forearms settle on his thighs, hands resting lightly at each of his knees— easily in reach. It's an oddly fluid motion, for a man so broad and oversized.
"Concentrate if you can on the strain. The pull of the Singularity, the way you are tethered to it. And when you are ready, take my hand, and I will take you with me."
no subject
He listens to the other’s voice, he shoves away all else that does not center on this very moment. And it does not take long for Stephen to feel that faint anchor to the Singularity, unique in that it had never existed in any meditative processes before, like it would draw a straight line from Stephen to itself no matter where he was in the universe.
Without comment, he reaches out soon after, taking Kylo’s hand.