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acatalepsy_logs2018-09-07 06:54 pm
courtmagic) wrote in acatalepsy_logs2018-09-07 06:54 pm
(open.) sing it low or sing it loud
Who: Merlin and others.
Where: Sometimes the Temple, sometimes the forest.
When: Early September.
Rating: Just PG for now.
What: The Circle's gained a new wizard. He explores, and tries to not get ill.
[this is not a dream. a dream doesn't feel like this - he's trekked across enough of them in the centuries to know. and still, he wonders, because of how different it all is. that woman, and her beautiful eyes - Astoria, she'd called herself. he'd been half numb, struck and dazed when the world beneath his feet did not give. magic at the far reaches of himself, a memory halted in the process of becoming an action.
the world behind his eyes has gone silent, and he marvels at it. the sheer expanse of the unknown. Merlin breathes air utterly new to him, and cannot decide if this is for good or ill. it is, and he must adapt. freedom at a price, or the illusion of such. there is much to contemplate, but as ever, the only road ahead is forward.
--
of course, he explores the Temple. it's where they're supposed to be, after all, a place with rooms and beds and one he finds unoccupied with a single to lay his head. but beyond that, he wanders, peeking in at various areas. the kitchen is where a hopeful might look to find someone else doing the work of cooking that he can charm the result out of - why bother if he could simply get it for free? other times he's in the halls, seemingly searching for something. not someone, of course. that would be asking for far too much. but when evening falls, he heads to the outskirts, to watch the sky, a figure in pure white robes. as long as he can, he observes the stars, eyes as intent as a navigator as he traces where they are now.
but the illness is all too apparent. the sickness that infested the land cannot be lifted by hands that haven't been fully summoned, the flowers that could trail behind him not so much as sprouting. only their scent that clings to his clothes, and so he moves outward. can't stay in one place too long, trying to minimize his exposure, and the forest beckons. easy to wander, easy to take a rest nestled up a tree, where the sound of soft snoring gives away his napping, dozing with a few of the nymphs climbing on him. other times, he finds himself at the bank of water, sitting down and humming quietly a song he remembers to amuse himself, considering the plight of what's occurred. but as it happens, sometimes he is trying to converse with the sprites, so worked up are they. it doesn't seem to be excellently going, if his small frown says anything, but they'll notice a newcomer before he does, allowing enough time for greeting.]
[[ooc: please feel free to drop me a note if you'd prefer an individual starter! these can be any time, except for stargazing. choose your own adventure, and hit me with something else if it strikes your fancy!]]
Where: Sometimes the Temple, sometimes the forest.
When: Early September.
Rating: Just PG for now.
What: The Circle's gained a new wizard. He explores, and tries to not get ill.
[this is not a dream. a dream doesn't feel like this - he's trekked across enough of them in the centuries to know. and still, he wonders, because of how different it all is. that woman, and her beautiful eyes - Astoria, she'd called herself. he'd been half numb, struck and dazed when the world beneath his feet did not give. magic at the far reaches of himself, a memory halted in the process of becoming an action.
the world behind his eyes has gone silent, and he marvels at it. the sheer expanse of the unknown. Merlin breathes air utterly new to him, and cannot decide if this is for good or ill. it is, and he must adapt. freedom at a price, or the illusion of such. there is much to contemplate, but as ever, the only road ahead is forward.
--
of course, he explores the Temple. it's where they're supposed to be, after all, a place with rooms and beds and one he finds unoccupied with a single to lay his head. but beyond that, he wanders, peeking in at various areas. the kitchen is where a hopeful might look to find someone else doing the work of cooking that he can charm the result out of - why bother if he could simply get it for free? other times he's in the halls, seemingly searching for something. not someone, of course. that would be asking for far too much. but when evening falls, he heads to the outskirts, to watch the sky, a figure in pure white robes. as long as he can, he observes the stars, eyes as intent as a navigator as he traces where they are now.
but the illness is all too apparent. the sickness that infested the land cannot be lifted by hands that haven't been fully summoned, the flowers that could trail behind him not so much as sprouting. only their scent that clings to his clothes, and so he moves outward. can't stay in one place too long, trying to minimize his exposure, and the forest beckons. easy to wander, easy to take a rest nestled up a tree, where the sound of soft snoring gives away his napping, dozing with a few of the nymphs climbing on him. other times, he finds himself at the bank of water, sitting down and humming quietly a song he remembers to amuse himself, considering the plight of what's occurred. but as it happens, sometimes he is trying to converse with the sprites, so worked up are they. it doesn't seem to be excellently going, if his small frown says anything, but they'll notice a newcomer before he does, allowing enough time for greeting.]
[[ooc: please feel free to drop me a note if you'd prefer an individual starter! these can be any time, except for stargazing. choose your own adventure, and hit me with something else if it strikes your fancy!]]
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[ he's curious; the way he words it doesn't seem that way, but. ]
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[and technically, where he lives now is sort of like this while it's not, but that's details.]
Such is the experience of a wandering sage.
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So you're a true SAGE? [ ♪ ] How nice to HEAR. There aren't many who can lay claim to such a title nowaDAYS, though I would argue at least one of my older brothers could be something simiLAR.
[ rei sure is worldly and wise, after all. ]
...Would it be rude to ask your name, great SAGE? I'll give mine in return, of COURSE. ♪ Though I know there is power in knowing such THINGS, I won't abuse IT.
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[he wears a whole list of insults proudly. trickster, opportunist, liar, scoundrel, and more besides. names only had power when invoked in certain ways, and Merlin knows how to counter them.]
I'm called Merlin. And you, stranger?
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[ ...but, hmm, Merlin. Natsume looks vaguely thoughtful—it's a strange name, not very popular, and the only one he knows of is the great magician from those old fairy tales...
but what are the chances, really. even if he's already met several different kinds of people, what are the chances of the wizard Merlin!! those are only stories, after all, though there's some truth to even tall tales, and he's never truly dismissed the fantastical... ]
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[though he doesn't miss that look on the young man's face.]
Something on your mind?
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[ hrrm. Hrrrmmmgh. ]
Your name is the same as a character in IT. ♪ He's also a SAGE, a magiCIAN, and so on and so FORTH. If he were REAL, I'd admire him greatLY... [ even if he's more fond of good old alchemy and sorcery himself, rather than the fantastic. science is cool, kids. ] I thought it was an interesting coinciDENCE.
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[and Merlin's eyes gain a little bit of a glint to them, his smile looking like he knows something that Natsume does not, could not.]
And as it so happens, you speak of me.
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oh, it really is the true—
Natsume's eyes sparkle a little, though he does his best to keep his composure. he won't be unsightly in front of anyone, not a single person, he does his best to keep up his appearance after all. ]
Is that SO? [ he can't keep the slight excitement out of his voice though, ah, well. ] I shouldn't be surPRISED. Many interesting things have happened here alREADY, after ALL. ♪