004 // the house of sin

[serpentis]

Who: Dorian and assorted guests
Broadcast: Fleet-wide, 3/10
Action: In a villa practically in the forest (THE HOUSE OF SIN)
When: Broadcast- 3/10 // Action- 3/9-3/31? Until we leave.

Broadcast:

[The broadcast goes out on 3/10, and Dorian smirks a bit into the feed.]

I believe I've secured lodging for myself, with room enough for several others. If you need a place to stay, do let me know. It's a quaint little villa a bit outside of town. ...please don't mind the suspicious glances, I assure you, I've done nothing entirely against the guidelines that were set.

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Action:

[Dorian has secured a villa, but the residents of Mor don't seem too keen on having an evil mage for a neighbor. As the month goes on, more and more villagers will show up to stand at the gates of the villa and threaten to come in after the "evil wizard".

Maybe he shouldn't have gone so overboard with the whole "contacting the spirits of the dead" thing.]

((OOC: Mingle post for the House of Sin. We'll pretend there are enough rooms in here for everyone! Even if you character only drops by to rest their feet a bit, everyone is welcome to visit and stay the night if they want.))

Comments

[ladiesss]

Sooo... You're talking about worse mages.

[good to know that Dorian is ok but, um.]

[wolfuncaged]

Yes. Much worse. I would avoid the one called Anders, if I were you. He's capable of great destruction.

[...In about five years after his current point in life. Details. ]

[ladiesss]

Oh... Okay. [Anders, huh?] That's... Why is he here, then?

[Dorian why are you keeping dangerous mages around DORIAN WHAT DID SHE SAY ABOUT THE EVIL SORCERER THING. she's getting so weirded out by all this talk about mages that she's actually forgotten she should be nervous about the scary glowing guy.]

Is this just a mage thing? Do they just stick to other mages?

[wolfuncaged]

I don't know. Because some people are under the impression we need to stick together.

[His tone suggests he disagrees. A lot. ]

They often group together, yes. But there have been an...unfortunate number of mages from my world brought here.

[Oh hey, he's stopped glowing. ]

[ladiesss]

[not glowing is definitely good. she'll be happy to talk about how lame mages are if it keeps the glow away.]

Boo... That sucks...

[she fidgets with her hair. this guy seems like... maybe fae? but he doesn't feel very magical... except for, you know. the lyrium.]

...I'll make double-sure to avoid their rooms, then. And I'm... Sorry about this one, honest.

[wolfuncaged]

[The lyrium always throws a spanner in the works when it comes to working out what Fenris is. ]

That would be wise. And just do not do it again.

[And, because it's polite, and she'll likely be around more if Dorian invited her:]

My name is Fenris.

[ladiesss]

[...something must go on in that brain of hers, since she's quiet for a moment (making a "wits + int" roll to recall facts)... but then she points at him. like he wouldn't know she was talking about him.]

Are you that guy that did the heart-ripping-out thing?

[wolfuncaged]

[Oh right. That. He folds his arms. ]

I did it with good reason.

[ladiesss]

Oh, no. I heard. [she waves her hand a little. for being worried about her stabbing him earlier, she seems kind of weirdly not concerned right now.]

I just wanted to know if you can literally rip hearts out. Because that's pretty... [don't say cool. don't say cool.] ...Awesome. [NOT BETTER.]

[wolfuncaged]

[Huh. He's not used to people being impressed by it. Usually there's more horrified expressions than there is encouraging ones. He raises his hand, showing the lines of lyrium going down his palm from his fingers.]

My skin is infused with lyrium. It...allows me to do that.

[ladiesss]

[note to self: look up "lyrium". she seems pretty curious about it. she's not sure if it's more mage magic, or fae magic... it kind of seems like neither.]

Is it... Just chock-full of magical energy? The lyrium? It looks kind of like... [...ah, maybe she shouldn't mention that. awkwardly:] ...Something else I know about.

[wolfuncaged]

It is a mineral in my home world. It...increases magical ability, to put it simply. It's dangerous, toxic, even.

[ladiesss]

[it does sound kind of like dross. she frowns a little at that last bit, now fidgeting with her fingers.]

Wow, uh... Are you going to be okay, then?

[wolfuncaged]

[He gives a shrug. He tries not to think about it.]

I have not died, yet.

[He is aware one day it will claim him. When it will is the real question. ]

[ladiesss]

Oookay. Good job, scary glowing guy.

[she gives him a thumbs-up like a dork, even though it's with a completely straight face. ...and, as she suddenly remembers.]

Oh, and, um. My name's Krista. I don't know how long I'm gonna stick around here, but...

[wolfuncaged]

[Oh wow, he hasn't had a thumbs up since Ellie. The memory brings the briefest of smiles to his lips.]

Just do not break into my room, and you will have no quarrel with me. Enjoy your stay here.

[ladiesss]

[oh, that seems like a good expression! okay. she'll, um... start scooting out of his room, around him.]

I will do that. And, um... Hey, I don't know if you do, um, normal people things? Like... hobbies or anything... But if you want to do anything...

[saying this as she is... backing out of the room now...]

--I mean, what I'm trying to say is that if you get bored and want to do something with someone who's not Dorian or a dumb mage, I'd totally hang out with you. Okay? Okay.

[she made that awkward maybe she shouldn't have said anything MAYBE SHE CAN LEAVE NOW AND HE WON'T SAY ANYTHING.]

[wolfuncaged]

[Just gonna...watch her move slowly. Not moving. ]

...I will bear that in mind.

[Wow. Well. He thought HE was bad at it. ]

[ladiesss]

[all right she is OUT. smooth, Krista. that went smooth...]