waking the dead 2.0 | 1st of samhain, deardaoin (thursday)

[icarusalsoflew]

WHO: The War Hounds, Hikaru, Alistair, and Jason
WHAT: Base Camp Site 001, Arcadia
WHERE: An area off the roads of Akitagawa, somewhere between the Trods, the Hedge, and Arcadia itself
WHEN: November 1, Arcadian Year ???
SAFE FOR WORK? For now? Yes.
OTHER NOTES: Make your own threads as needed!


[ Tandang Sora, with Brianna and Alistair's help, clears out an area right beside a river - at least, it LOOKS like a river, even if it shines far too brightly in the light of the sun (or moon, depending on whichever one is shining upon the lot of you at any passing minute), and its ripples occasionally form watery mouths that quietly fill the air with song. Said song matches the whisper in the trees scattered about the area, and the laughing exchanges between Sister Sun and Brother Moon in the sky.

The Tower of the Lunargent Thorn, as promised, is always a fixed point somewhere on the horizon no matter where you turn - yet another weird thing to take note of in an increasingly bizarre place. The only "normal" thing in this area, beyond the lot of you, is the way the camp site has set up.

Tandang Sora has gone off to confirm the route that you will be taking. That means, thankfully, that the lot of you have some time to cool off your heels and attempt to acclimatize to how you have all changed. ]

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[icarusalsoflew]

[ You'll find this one sitting cross-legged under the tree closest to the camp site, back curved against the wall. Sometimes, he's going through the tobacco he's brought with his pipe. Other times, he's watching your surroundings.

Oddly, he hasn't "shifted". Brianna's Mask is already beginning to drop, showing more of her "true skin". Hikaru hasn't changed at all. ]

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[therealbrianna]

[ If she isn't off to wherever Tandang Sora has gone, she's slinking through the area, studying the flora intently. Every now and then, you'll see her bring out a notebook and scribble something down.

What is she doing?

Also, you've all seen her mian. She's... different. Warmth emanates from her body, as though she's a living, breathing heater said at a pleasantly toasty temperature. Her bark-like skin has also turned a little grayer instead of brown, and the flowers growing out of her hair are all dark in their shades. ]

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[mordechai]

[ This one's back to hunkering down right at the perimeter of the camp where he's got a good view of your surroundings and where he can keep everyone with him within the line of sight. He's taking an inventory of his weapons and checking each one of them.

...That's a lot of guns. And knives. ]

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[thejaybird]

[ Jason's looking a little sick, which must mean that he's really feeling out of it since he makes it a point to not look like he's much of anything at all on a regular basis. He's close to the center of the camp, lying flat on his back on top of his sleeping bag, keeping his eyes shut. Occasionally, he'll go for a cigarette.

You're probably not much better than he is right now. You know what they say about misery and company. ]

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[shuryoinai]

[ Your resident Not!Geist, War Hounds, stepped out of those rings of his the moment everything was set up. He's wandering around much like Brianna is, and appears to be taking sock of your surroundings.

He's embodied, by the way. Or he appears to be. ]

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[ktotheatothez]

[ This one's still reeling a little, and is basically sitting on the nearest tree root with his back against the bark. His arms are folded on his stomach, with his fingers fiddling about his engagement ring. ]

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[bladeweaver]

[Taning is no stranger to having burdens on his soul. Literal ones. He's literally sharing his soul with two nigh-godlike mages and an Acamoth. Not to mention the fact that his soul is currently numbered among those in the private collection of a certain Lucifer Morningstar.

This doesn't mean that he isn't disoriented by his surroundings, or in general. It just means that he believes he's better-equipped than most to deal with it.

So you'll find him off to one side of the camp, clearly testing the boundaries of what it means to have his magic come to his fingertips this easily.]