EVENT | GUIDING LIGHT

[alderwood]

Characters: ALL!
Date: June 1st-5th, 2014
Location: Keeliai, all sectors
Situation: Following Evandau's announcement about the soul lanterns and new housing, the Foreigners are shuffled around while Malicant's agents try to complicate this as much as possible!
Warnings/Rating: Possible mentions of violence from the cultists, plus various characters' reactions to moving.

LINKS
Fire Sector | Earth Sector | Metal Sector | Water Sector | Wood Sector | Cultist Shenanigans | Speak with Eva & Celaunn | OOC Plot Post

The new Basswood Commander, Celaunn, stands watch outside of the building with one ready hand resting on the hilt of her sword while her protectorate goes inside. A prodigy of magic as she is, liberating all the Foreigners' souls right out from under Malicant has left Evastelei far more expended than any of them care to admit. She looks as tired and worn as Evandau sounded on the radio post, but she tries to cover it with good humour, much as can be mustered given the situation. Eva's sent out messages to the ones whose essence she's felt resonate for each address and upon arriving, carries the lanterns into the new units whether they're all present or not... she's a busy lady and when this is all done she might just sleep for a week.

"Couldn't rightly explain some of these set-downs," Eva says as she goes about hanging the lamps up in the central part of the house. For most of the units, this equates to the main living area, though sometimes in the kitchen or unfinished room -- the layouts on each building has variations, after all. "One of those things you just have to feel, I reckon. Never figured Evandau much for leaving new bottles of wine on the pillows after all, so this will have to do."

While she's in the buildings, she'll run her hands over the wards built into the walls, letting them light briefly with various colours of light depending on the purpose, a symbol-based language not unlike runic illuminating at her touch and then fading to invisibility again.

"Now for these," she'll continue once she's sure she has all their attentions. "These are the best I could do on short notice, what with the Creature throwing all his resource at breaking Eshai's spells. That's why none of you could get into the Throne Room few weeks back-- that was a right bold move on your parts, by the way. See if you can't talk tall and smileless up there," she jerks her head toward the front of the building to indicate Celaunn, "into learning something from it. Chilu's are too by the book."

She'll explain how the lanterns are strengthened by proximity of those whose soul they house, and the dangers of staying away from them (particularly in a Dreaming state) for too long. "You don't want the Creature coming to rip you out of here," she says, jabbing them in the chest for emphasis, a deep frown distorting the burned scar on the one side of her face. "Be something like putting your insides through a wind shearer. Don't recommend it, that's for certain. Are you paying attention? Don't be moving these anywhere. With the power of these, I can understand why Eshai wanted to keep them close but keeping them from you... well, it wasn't the only thing she and I disagreed on."

Once she's satisfied that they've got as much information as she can provide at this time, she'll remind them as Evandau did: these lanterns are their Keeliai anchors and should they be destroyed, it won't be a trip back to their worlds that they can look forward to. "Without these, I can't keep you from being lost for good," she'll add seriously. "Good luck with them."

Comments

[garou]

[ Derek comes in from the upstairs, pausing on the last step. He'd heard her poking around down here, so he isn't surprised to see her, per se -- just how old she is. She looks about the same age one of his cousins would be, if... ]

Don't stare too long, you might damage your eyes.

[hisbabygirl]

Pfft, yeah right.

[The words are voiced before she even knows she's speaking them. Sometimes she just can't help it. Sarah glances to Derek and, though she won't admit it, sees nothing more than a giant blob of light where he stands. This is what she gets for looking at a light like that.]

I'm fiiiine. Kinda. Gimme a second.

[garou]

[ He chuckles. ] Right. What color is the blob?

[hisbabygirl]

[Dammit. How does he know that? Sarah refuses to admit it still.]

What blob?

[The smile on her face says she knows she's busted though.]

I've got no idea what you're talking about, mister.

[garou]

Derek.

[hisbabygirl]

[She blinks a few time and her vision clears enough to get a proper look at him. He's um... well, he looks like he just stepped out of one of those werewolf movies she loves so much.]

...Sarah.

[And she holds out a hand to shake.]

[garou]

[ He takes it, his grip light but firm. He doesn't want to hurt her. ] Are you all alone, here?

[hisbabygirl]

[Her hand is tiny in his, but her grip is confident. Sarah's grown used to meeting strangers and having to work her way through those first encounters on her own.]

Uh, kinda. I mean my dad is here... somewhere. He's been put in a different sector. So if by here you mean right here then yup. Just me.

[garou]

[ She had family here, at least. That was good, even if they weren't here in the house with them. ] If.. you need anything, just let me and Stiles know. Just in case your dad can't get here quick enough.