driftfleet | 009 // i carry your bones in my heart

Who: Dorian and YOU
Broadcast: Fleet-Wide
Action: On the Three Twins!
When: 8/11, Midnight.

[It's rare in Drift Fleet to see Dorian as The Necromancer. He plays with people, he flirts with them. Occasionally his humor is morbid. But that's just him.

But tonight is different.

The broadcast is from a darkened cargo bay of the SS Three Twins.

Dorian is wearing black robes with a pointed hood, and as the broadcast starts, he gestures with a skull-topped staff, seeming to almost do it for show. There's a whispering of something circling him, a spirit, perhaps, and candles illuminate around him as it vanishes.]

I do hope you're having a good night. I had nearly lost track of the date, what with the odd stars, but I'm quite certain that it is the beginning of the eighth month, Matrinalis. Which means, for those of you unaccustomed to Thedosian holidays, it is All Soul's Day. Or close enough. ...regardless...

[He conjures a small flicker of fire in his hand, the light casting shadows on his face, the glowing purple lines of necromantic sigils and runes seemingly etched into his hands and arms.]

It is the day we Thedosians remember our dead. As a necromancer, I daresay I am qualified to lead the celebrations, if you will.

You are welcome to come and extinguish a candle for those you've lost.

((OOC: A combination network post and mingle log! Start up an action thread if you'd like, thread with other folks, just leave a comment in the subject if your character is looking to chat with Dorian.))

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[ rapunzel's only been aboard the three twins for a couple of days, and she's spent much of that time exploring. today is no exception, and she ends up in the cargo bay while dorian is performing the ceremony. she doesn't want to interrupt - in fact, she's not even sure she should be intruding upon what he's doing at all, so she hangs back for a moment, watching the candles and the runes on his arms with fascination. when he conjures up a fire in the palm of his hand, she gasps aloud. ]

Oh!

[He holds a ball of fire in his hand, the light flickering ominously, almost. He nearly looks the picture of an Evil Wizard.

And yet, he smiles a bit, and inclines his head. His tone is warm, kind.]

Good evening. I don't believe we've formally met. Dorian, of House Pavus.

[ she tiptoes a little closer, not wanting to seem impolite for not wanting to intrude, either. ]

I'm sorry if I interrupted you! I've just never seen magic like this before. [ it's fascinating! ] I'm Rapunzel! Of - of the Tower!

And I am Dorian of House Pavus. I take it you're new?

[He gives her a showy bow, and then chuckles.]

Careful of the candles, we wouldn't want to scorch your hair.

[Because wow that is a LOT of hair. Just to be safe, he sets out the candles within a few feet of her.]

[ she nods. ] I only arrived on this ship a couple of days ago. And the big one a couple of days before that!

[ it's been a VERY eventful week for her. whether in a good way or a bad way she has yet to decide. ]

Oh! Of course. [ yeah, lighting her hair on fire WOULD BE A DISASTER. ] I'm not intruding, am I?

Not in the least. This was set up for the Fleet to visit, tonight. It's All Soul's Night, the night we remember the dead in my homeland.

[He nods softly.]

Mm. [ she ponders that for a moment. did she have the dead to mourn? she'd only ever known her mother, and she was still alive. and eugene, too - also alive. she never knew who her father was, or if she was adopted. so many details she wasn't privy to, so much family she didn't know if she had lost.

well, maybe she could remember the possibility of having a big, loving family, once upon a time. ]

It's...nice, to remember something lost. That's almost like the floating lanterns - back home, they have a festival where the whole castle town lights lanterns for the lost princess.

Now, that sounds utterly charming. And they float, you said? Curious! In the air or on water? I can imagine both would be a sight.

[Now he's thinking about that, and it seems exciting to be honest.]

On the air! [ her eyes are shining, and she even sways a little as she speaks. ] They look just like stars dancing on the night sky, except even more bright and vibrant. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

[Dorian smiles, charmed at the idea.]

It sounds quaint, but beautiful. What is the story of this princess?

I only recently learned more about it myself. [ she wishes she knew more. somehow, she feels a strong affinity for that lost princess!

...it must be because they share a birthday. ]

The story goes that her mother got sick while she was pregnant with the princess, but was saved by the magic of a healing flower. The king and queen were so overjoyed when their baby was born, but not long after she was stolen away from the castle and never found. So in memory of the lost princess, everyone in the castle town lights a lantern, in hopes that the light will guide her home.

009 // i carry your bones in my heart

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