Earth stood hard as iron [Since the events of the last festival, the graveyards of Cadens have slowly been attending to. Rubble cleared, and the long, painstaking work of reassembly has begun.
One of them has had some additional landscaping done: new textures of greenery, careful management, and off to one corner, a four armed cactus with a hollow at the base. Sometimes, it looks as if the base has a critter living it. Other times, a thin, pale man can be seen kneeling over another canvas, fitting fragmented pieces of stone back together.
With the Dimming, the man seems to disappear all together. There is only a large white wolf that patrols the entrance most hours of the night. Any who approach receive a sharp grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr from just ahead on the path, gold eyes staring at them.
During the day, the wolf is still around, sitting besides statues or lurking beside a headstone. The reaction is not as sharp, but there's no hiding the tension in the wolf's body or the disapproval in the creature's gaze.]
Water like a stone [Alucard was never good with crowds. Since deciding he'd rather be a wolf most days, he's found himself worse at it. It is easier to prowl at the edge of things, or to walk when there are fewer crowds.
Which is precisely why when he does slip into the Circus of Sciences, it is during the nominal lunch break for inventors and crowds. Oh yes, there are assistance in charge of attending to the security of machines and answering the questions of those who have done the same as the dhampir, but it is easier. No one presses in around him.
He even asks questions. Occasional ones. What would be the long term issues of maintaining something, if this became a public work? or else Why use a more expensive metal? Enough to suggest that he has some knowledge, but never anything further.
But eventually, time moves on. Crowds filter back in, and the dhampir sighs heavily.]
I thought that the break period was meant to be longer.
Alucard | Castlevania | The Hierophant
[Since the events of the last festival, the graveyards of Cadens have slowly been attending to. Rubble cleared, and the long, painstaking work of reassembly has begun.
One of them has had some additional landscaping done: new textures of greenery, careful management, and off to one corner, a four armed cactus with a hollow at the base. Sometimes, it looks as if the base has a critter living it. Other times, a thin, pale man can be seen kneeling over another canvas, fitting fragmented pieces of stone back together.
With the Dimming, the man seems to disappear all together. There is only a large white wolf that patrols the entrance most hours of the night. Any who approach receive a sharp grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr from just ahead on the path, gold eyes staring at them.
During the day, the wolf is still around, sitting besides statues or lurking beside a headstone. The reaction is not as sharp, but there's no hiding the tension in the wolf's body or the disapproval in the creature's gaze.]
Water like a stone
[Alucard was never good with crowds. Since deciding he'd rather be a wolf most days, he's found himself worse at it. It is easier to prowl at the edge of things, or to walk when there are fewer crowds.
Which is precisely why when he does slip into the Circus of Sciences, it is during the nominal lunch break for inventors and crowds. Oh yes, there are assistance in charge of attending to the security of machines and answering the questions of those who have done the same as the dhampir, but it is easier. No one presses in around him.
He even asks questions. Occasional ones. What would be the long term issues of maintaining something, if this became a public work? or else Why use a more expensive metal? Enough to suggest that he has some knowledge, but never anything further.
But eventually, time moves on. Crowds filter back in, and the dhampir sighs heavily.]
I thought that the break period was meant to be longer.
Wildcard
Anything else? PM me.