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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2013-08-09 07:08 pm

Event | Landfall | Diving & Sinbrilee

Characters: Any and every!
Date: August 10th - 31, 2013
Location: The sunken city of Sinbrilee
Situation: Tu Vishan comes upon the oceanfloor, holding his own memorial to the fall of his sister turtle while those upon his shell may explore the ruined city.
Warnings/Rating: Please place content warnings in subject headers!

Sinbrilee | Dreaming | Death



Art by Rica.


The city is lit by a warm orange glow, there are thousands of lanterns lit and burning brightly to ward off the gathering dark. It was once a grand, thriving place, and it's obvious by the quality of the Greco-Roman architecture, the high sweeping columns of white marble, the beautifully paved roads. There are aqueducts throughout the city that look as if they could be put to use today. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the city's spent the last few hundred years underwater, it looks quite liveable. This city is entirely open to exploration, so feel free to send your character out to their heart's content. Remember, certain doorways will lead your characters into either Death or the Dreaming and these markings won't always be visible to them, so they should take care and be vigilant at all times!

Note: A separate post will be made for the events of the Bacchanal later in the month.

Headers:
> Keeliai | The Dive
> Sinbrilee | The Athenaeum
> Sinbrilee | The Agora
> Sinbrilee | The Baths
> Sinbrilee | Elsewhere
imaginate: ([kyle] no evil escapes)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[He stops, and then makes a face.]

Ew.
wingedwarrior: (screw you I'll pout if I want)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
No. "Ew" is Huntress and The Question. [Legit thing, okay, it scares everyone.]
imaginate: ([kyle] what even)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Now he's just making such a horrified face.]

Are you. You're not joking.

[a long pause.]

EW.
wingedwarrior: (do I fucking have to)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Trust me, I can't joke about something like this. [She shudders.] Yeah, that was my reaction.
imaginate: ([lantern] lean on me)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
And I thought Roy's love life was bad.

[Not even going there, now.]
wingedwarrior: (ps don't piss me off)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
I swear, a bad love life is part of the deal. [Let's not go anywhere.]
imaginate: ([ion] pools of black)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
[He snorts.]

You don't say.

[MOVING ON. He alights on the roof of the library.]

Doesn't seem like there's anything dangerous here, but there a lot of those mysterious archways.
wingedwarrior: (did I fucking stutter)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
[YEAH, LET'S.] I think those are worth looking into. We could find something.
imaginate: ([lantern] omg cream cheese)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Dropping down to the ground, he begins examining some of the runes.]
wingedwarrior: (Bruce you are so lucky ydek)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[She follows suit, inspecting a different area to get a look at. She's not expecting any runes and such to look like ones she knows, so it's no surprise they aren't. After searching for a few minutes, there is something that catches her eye. Propped up behind one of the columns is a painting (still in good condition), of a boy in an open field during the night. The sky has a moon, but no twinkling stars to contrast the dark night sky. Flipping it over, there's only a name. "Moira Rayner."

Rayner.]
Kyle, I think you need to see this.
imaginate: ([kyle] john listen)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's something in her voice that makes him turn around sharply - like he's been struck by a heavy object. When he sees what she's holding, he really does flinch.]

That's.

[He can't say the words. It's hanging in the door of an empty house, and he's been reduced to tears beneath it. Behind him, Parallax circles. You have no hope.]

My mother's painting.

[A half-choked noise escapes his throat, and he reaches for a rock he can sit down on.]
wingedwarrior: (awww that's sweet)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Judging by his reaction, Shayera concludes he either left her at a very bad time, or she's not alive anymore. She takes a seat next to him, being careful with the painting to make sure she doesn't damage it. Having something like this... Shayera may not have many possessions, but there are some things you can't afford to damage.] It's lovely.

[She has no idea how to react at this point, whether to comfort or leave him be for a while. For now, she'll play it safe and wrap an arm around his shoulders to pull him close. Family is hard to come by, so it needs to be treasured.]
imaginate: ([ion] weights)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[He runs a hand over the frame, half-awe, half-pain, leaning into her just a bit.]

I didn't expect to find something like this. Here. It hung in our house for years, we used to make up stories about it.
wingedwarrior: (yeah that sure is bright)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Like what? [She moves the painting more to center it between the two of them, more over to Kyle so he can really see it. She's not good at comforting anyone, but she'll sure as hell try for Kyle.]
imaginate: ([lantern] comfort)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[He starts telling her. It's like a dam breaking, the flood waters swamping everything below. His voice is melodious, storytelling comes naturally to him when he's making an honest attempt, and he gestures with his hands, deliberately not using his ring to illustrate.]

[When he's done he stops, abruptly, and drops his hands to his lap, looking at the painting.]

She died a few months ago.
wingedwarrior: (and much angst was had)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[She smiles as the stories go on, letting herself be a little tranquil while listening. It's not often she gets to hear nice tales like this, especially not like this. The wash over her calmly, as she pictures everything he speaks in her mind to get her own picture of it.

But at his final words, the smile, the tranquility, all disappears. She gives him a gentle squeeze with her arm, for an extra bit of whatever comfort she can provide.]
I'm sorry.
imaginate: ([ion] pools of black)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It's okay. It's - she wasn't scared, at the end.

[She's stronger than I'll ever be.]
wingedwarrior: (all out of witty things to say)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[She goes deathly silent at those words for a time, before looking him in the eyes.] She sounded incredibly brave.

[The way she looks at him seems to say "like you". She picks up the painting, handing it to him at last.] You should take this. Hang it up in your apartment.
imaginate: ([kyle] hung my head)

[personal profile] imaginate 2013-08-14 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
She was.

[And he never told her, until it was too late, and right now, he can't accept that comfort from Shayera. She cares for him, and that'll take some time to get used to. He makes a face at her suggestion.]

Nah, let's hang it in yours.

[A subtle acceptance of her original invitation.]
wingedwarrior: (get past the mace and she's nice)

[personal profile] wingedwarrior 2013-08-14 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her brows are raised in surprise at his response, but she is grateful to have an answer. No more loneliness.] You can pick where you want to put it.