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Post by Ashe on Feb 8, 2020 14:50:14 GMT -6
"This place sure likes its purple flowers," Ashe commented. He tucked it safely away with the other three and stood up. He doubted there were any more down there in the two feet of space between him and the door, so it was safe. He stooped over to pick up Morgana as well, holding her in his left hand and tucked closer to his body, leaving the right one free. He reached up and held out a finger in front of the bird. It was quiet and unpanicked; Ashe hoped this was a sign that it either liked them, or at least would tolerate them. To his surprise, the bird hopped right up onto his outstretched finger and tweeted, fluttered its wings and tail, then settled in. Ashe transferred the bird to his shoulder. "Don't poop on me," he warned the bird, then he reached for the doorknob with his newly free hand. He turned the knob and pushed; the door opened into the next room and he walked in.
Morgana: 7 0/5 Ashe: 1 16/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 29
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Post by Ashe on Feb 8, 2020 14:50:31 GMT -6
The next room was a bedroom. It had soft plush carpet, which Ashe almost felt bad for wearing his boots on, and a very inviting bed. Again with the rose petals, obviously leading up to the bed itself, where the petals were arranged into a heart with an arrow through it. A confession of love of some sort, probably from the God to the Goddess. Ashe didn't know much of the lore, to be honest, so he couldn't make accurate judgements. But he was taking notes, better believe it! The only question was how much of this was corny, and how much of this would be sweet? As he gazed around the room, he became aware of a simply marvelous mirror... Wow! It was ornate, serpentine swirls around the edges. He gazed at his own reflection in it for a moment, then smirked as he saw Morgana doing the same thing, striking some poses when she realized the "other hara" inside the mirror was indeed copying her! He needed that mirror.
Morgana: 7 1/5 Ashe: 1 17/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 30
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Post by Renathan on Feb 8, 2020 17:16:26 GMT -6
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:41:52 GMT -6
In the next few moments, Ashe spent way too much time with that mirror. He wanted it. Badly. It would look great at the estate and he couldn't leave without it. He found out how to get it off the wall after a few tries, and then he spent tine trying to put it in the satchel without hurting the items already in there. He finally got it (most of the way) inside and left it at that. That was when Morgana alerted him to the prizes on the bed; more glass roses! He found a red one, a black one, and a purple one. They were laid out in the arrow part of the pierced heart. He scooped them up and put them carefully into the bag as well. He was starting to think that he might make a wish with these things later at the wishing well! For now, he was continuing the hunt. He and Morgana searched the room; he'd set her down on her own two feet so she could look too.
Morgana: 7 2/5 Ashe: 1 18/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 31
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:42:13 GMT -6
They didn't find anything more of interest in the bedroom. They looked all over the room, in all the dresser drawers, under the bed, on top of everything either of them could reach. It seemed like they'd found everything there was to offer here, unless Ashe wanted to take the hundreds of rose petals with him. Or maybe the room got mad at him for stealing the mirror. Either way, they were pretty well done here and Ashe made his way to the door. He opened it and walked into the next room. It looked rather plain, and he wasn't sure what its purpose was. Maybe storage? It wasn't nearly as well decorated, and there were a few boxes of stuff. He got the feeling suddenly that he was higher up.... Then it dawned on him. "Holy shit, we're in the attic," He told Morgana. She was currently seated on his shoulder next to her new bird friend, and the pair were quietly observing the room.
Morgana: 7 3/5 Ashe: 1 19/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 32
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:42:30 GMT -6
Ashe shut the door behind him and walked in. It was better lit here, surprisingly, and there were no decorations here at all. It looked kind of dusty and old and untouched, He wondered briefly if, since there didn't seem to be a theme, if this was perhaps where all the other themes were stored? Ashe wanted to look through each and every box and maybe find some cool things... It was almost as if this was a God's playground, picking something out of a box and throwing it. Just had to make sure you picked from the right box. Ashe started further into the room, with Morgana in tow, and he set to looking. He pulled out the first box he could find and flipped it open. It was unbelievably dark inside the box, no matter how he adjusted it to see better in the light. That's weird. Maybe this was where they got the wonky time magic? To make it night?
Morgana: 7 4/5 Ashe: 2 0/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 33
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:42:40 GMT -6
Ashe reached into the box, trusting that it wouldn't contain anything too dangerous. Just in case, he did use his left arm, so his right one wouldn't be wrecked, worst case scenario. "Hang on, Morgana," Ashe told the Hara. She gave a slight nod and he felt her shift, her little fingers hanging onto his shirt collar. He frowned when his questing fingers didn't reach anything substantial, and reached further. Still nothing. He pulled his hand back and looked inside again, frown deepening. He leaned forward, stretching even more. How odd, considering the box was less than a foot deep! Suddenly, he felt like the world upturned and threw him like a bucking Equillion. He went into the box! Morgana let out a soft gasp, and Ashe gave a shout, and they tumbled into the endless box, head over heels and heels over head. It was all spinning darkness and confusion for what seemed like an age or two, then a pin prick of light that was rushing toward them.
Morgana: 8 0/5 Ashe: 2 1/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 34
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:42:50 GMT -6
Thump! They landed, Ashe on his butt and Morgana floating down onto his lap. The little bird had taken flight and was flitting around the room in a panic. Ashe had expected to break something, falling into an endless unknown, knowing that he would have to land and have built up enough momentum to do some serious damage. But the landing had been soft, and bouncy, and... Oh, look, they were back in the bedroom. Ashe looked around in a daze, then jolted and checked on Morgana to make sure she was alright. Then he checked his bag to make sure his goodies were alright. Nothing was broken, no harm was done. They were just back to where they began... That was alright. He stood up, dusted himself off, replaced Morgana on his shoulder, then noticed that there were two birds flitting around and around. One was their little friend with the rose, but this one was a little swallow with a coin? Sometime tied around his neck.
Morgana: 8 1/5 Ashe: 2 2/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 35
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:43:02 GMT -6
Ashe let the two birds fly around a bit and calm themselves down. He held out his hand for his friend bird to perch on, and after five more minutes, the bird returned. His friend came with him, curious but cautious, ready to take flight again if Ashe moved too fast. He tried a couple of times to move them to his shoulder for Morgana, but the new bird kept taking off. Eventually he just gave up on it and started for the (new) door that appeared. On the way, he took note of two glass roses sitting on the dresser. He scooped them up and added them to his collection. He was ready to leave when he saw the card, too. That looked cute... Maybe there would be some sweet nothings inside that he could give to Vix. Make it easier than himself having to write his feelings down and have them be cute while also making sense. He pocketed that as well.
Morgana: 8 2/5 Ashe: 2 3/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 36
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:43:16 GMT -6
And so they finally left that room behind. Ashe opened the door and it led down a winding hall, which was different than taking them to the attic as it had before. As he walked, he heard a soft rustling sound following him. He paused the first time he heard it, confusing little Morgana. They both looked around and around, trying to see what it was. Nothing moved and the sound had stopped. But when he started walking again, he heard it again, and stopped once more. Still nothing. Morgana shivered with a slight fright, worried something was stalking them. It was weird for Ashe; he could sense something watching him, but he didn't get the 'I'm the prey' feeling that was common when working with predators that watched and stalked you. So this was probably harmless. He started walking again... and heard it again. This time, he kept walking, but he looked behind him to try and catch a glimpse of what it was. And there it was!
Morgana: 8 3/5 Ashe: 2 4/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 37
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:43:26 GMT -6
Ah-ha! Ashe caught what it was. It was a small bush that was following them, with little rosebuds peeking out of the greenery. It rustled as it walked, and froze in place when it saw Ashe watching it. He laughed. "Following us, are you?" He called to it, and it ducked down, flattening out surprisingly well. Maybe that was why he hadn't seen it before. "It's alright, you can come with us if you want, we don't mind. Do we, Morg?" Ashe asked, glancing at his Hara. She shook her head and beckoned for it to come along. The bush hesitated, then started to unflatten, when it realized it wasn't under attack anymore. Soon enough, it had joined their merry troupe, and the ever growing group of misfits continued into the next room. It appeared to be a kitchen, if Ashe was a betting man, and it was in a complete and total mess! He almost didn't want to go in for fear of getting trapped.
Morgana: 8 4/5 Ashe: 2 5/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 38
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:43:43 GMT -6
The kitchen was a mess, if you wanted to make an understatement. There were chocolate smears all over the counter, powdered sugar covering every surface. Ashe knew it was these two things and not anything more disgusting or sinister, because there were half a dozen mixing bowls scattered around as well, and the oven was on. He could feel the heat from where he stood, in the way you could sense that there was a heat source in an otherwise cool room. And he could see the little light indicator that showed the oven was heated to the proper temperature and in use. He helped Morgana down to the table so she could play in the powder, and the birds took off flying this way and that all around. Ashe poked around, trying to find something edible or interesting. He peeked into the oven and saw what looked like it was going to be a chocolate cake, but it wasn't close to being done yet.
Morgana: 9 0/5 Ashe: 2 6/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 39
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Post by Ashe on Feb 9, 2020 16:44:05 GMT -6
Morgana started playing with the powder, starting off by making footprints with her feet as she walked across it, then making swirls with her fingers. She tasted some of it, and was delighted that it tasted so sweet! She decided she loved sugar. She scooped some up in her hands and threw it into the air, accidentally coating herself in the process. Her bird friends swooped and darted, with the rose bird coming down to join her. They were the closest of friends, easily, and the bird seemed to enjoy playing around with her. Shyly, the other bird soon joined them, and the three of them wandered the table.
Ashe decided the cake needed more time so he shut the oven and stood back up, looking around for something to entertain him. He started peeking through cupboards and pulling out drawers. Nothing in here seemed to be of interest, not even another glass rose. He was ready to go check the next room, and he told Morgana as much when he scooped her up.
Morgana: 9 1/5 Ashe: 2 7/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] February post 40
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Post by Renathan on Feb 9, 2020 17:05:30 GMT -6
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Post by Ashe on Mar 1, 2020 18:09:55 GMT -6
Morgana felt out of place here. Spring was all around them, though the air has a slight chill to it, there were green shoots popping up everywhere, flowers recovering, trees with buds coming out. The air was full with the smell of life, and dirt, and the sweet smell of some of the early-bird plants. The Mansion, of course, had tons of flowers that were already sprouting, full of life and color, pollen floating through the air and settling on flat surfaces. The dirt was sun warmed, rich and soft underfoot (or under Ashe's foot, at least, since she was riding shotgun on his shoulder). But all of this color, and here she was... a shadowy gray, like a smear of Ash on a white fireplace. She looked down at her arms, her dress, twisted to look at her wings... Yep, she was out of place here. her only consolation was that Ashe, too, looked drab compared to the color.
Morgana: 0 1/5 Ashe: 0 1/20 [Ashe is using Sever Bond at the cost of 4 MP] March post 1
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