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WEEK 06

Moon phase: The first quarter moon is on Wednesday the 7th, and the moon will be nearly full on the weekend.

Weather forecast: After so many days of clouds and threatening, the freeze has arrived for the year beneath an open sky.

Ghost Bust(ers): On Tuesday, Ryoji will get a message from Autumn on the Twilight Network, letting him know that the situation involving the old man’s ghost has been resolved.

E(dda) T(ravis), Phone Home: On Wednesday evening, Corwin gets a phone call from Edda, asking if she can come over sometime on Saturday.

To Invitations: Speaking of Corwin's house, both he and Malin will be able to notice signs of something in the trees nearest the place occasionally. Whatever it is is the size of a large racoon and seems most comfortable staying in the trees, especially during daylight hours. Large claw scratches can be found in the trunks frequently.

Sparkle and Flicker: The park light displays put up throughout the end of November are now open to the public, from now until New Year's. They're drive-through-only on weekends, but on weeknights, when the goal isn't getting as many people through as possible for the park to have budget until summer boating season, it's just as likely that people will park at the nearby ice rink and walk through the well-lit sidewalks. (It helps that there's a discount for families on Tuesday and college students on Thursday, too.) Of course, off the paths, you can never be quite sure what you'll encounter…

Red like... Cherries?: While Tobias seems to have scared the 'younger' Beast off from his own Lair, it seems to have decided to hang around picking out easy targets. Those who are closer to Tobias will find themselves plagued with dreams of a blooming cherry tree throughout the week. Approaching the tree within the dream will reveal that the bark is coated with dripping blood - looking up for the source will show someone close to the viewer impaled on sharp branches, the blossoms on the other side of the body in perfect condition.

Tell me True: Various hunter channels, including Network Zero, start to get posts from someone talking about 'the truth of the city' and 'the real power here.' This isn't completely abnormal for them, given how many conspiracy theorists (right and wrong) are in such places... But what's odd is the amateur photography and exacting records of trains going around the city, and how food seems to appear from nowhere on them. Anyone wanting further information is encouraged to contact the poster by leaving a note at a certain abandoned house in the Residential District.

Cutting Loose: The local high schools are also empty for winter break, which means there's a lot more teenagers on the streets of the Residential and Sixth districts than usual. In particular, a senior in a red aquarium hoodie can be spotted skateboarding around by himself, in places you're specifically not supposed to skateboard, almost out of spite. Some of those places skirt dangerously close to Infrastructure, and even straight through it if it's outside buildings. The only place he seems unwilling to disrespect is a graveyard on the border between the two Districts, where he goes and sits in front of a headstone most afternoons to eat his small packed lunch.
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[personal profile] crazycatvampire 2017-03-25 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
I. Invitations

Corwin doesn't expect there to be animals anywhere near his house when he's in it, to be quite honest. Malin is the closest thing to an animal that can stand him. So while he notices the claw marks, it takes him several days to actually catch sight of the creature making them, and even then it's fleeting and surprising.

Still, if there's an animal who decided to make his house its territory, far be it from him to complain! Instead, he's increasing the amount of cat food he leaves out for Kitty, leaving some on the porch and some more under one of the trees within view of his living backyard window, which he then leaves one of the curtains open on. He wants to see if he can get a glimpse of whatever it is, if it will come down during his off-hours while working on his experiments, and while he's recharging.

II. Tell me True (and general stuff)

While out and about making his usual rounds of watching the city's inhabitants and checking on places he's seen strange ice and signs of the supernatural-- like the park where he'd met the hunted one, or the place where the goblin market entrance had been-- Corwin also drops by that certain abandoned house to leave his email address. Why not, after all? It could be interesting, and he's started to have doubts about... something. He's not sure what, but definitely something is worrying him.

Something to do with that vivid imagery of biting and drinking and killing, that came from catching Malin at dinner, and the inexplicable and troubling certainty that he'd done that before.

So while he waits to hear back, he's prowling, he's fretting, and he's worrying at his not-real brain in the hopes of coming up with an answer. Anyone who recognizes him by now would recognize he's distracted.

III. Phone Home

It's with surprise and pleasure and worry, all rolled into one, that Corwin makes sure to clear his afternoon for Edda on Saturday-- though he's just as surprised it's not including Avere, as he is that she's contacting him at all. He warns Malin that they will have company, but she can keep her door locked and they will do their level best not to bother her, since it's during daylight hours.

He actually buys some tea and cookies, just so he has something to feed Edda when she shows up, and he spends all his time until she arrives fretting that something is wrong. After all, something wrong and strange happened to him that he still can't explain... maybe Avere is malfunctioning somehow. If that's what this is about, he's going to be terribly upset.
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [To the sky])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I. Ghost Busters

The note is good sign, probably! Ryoji heads back to the warehouse to check up on it, since 'resolved' can mean a bunch of things... and maybe he'll run into Autumn there, if she's around. He hopes it means that the ghost found peace, but he's not always sure what other Sin-Eaters do to achieve that.

II. Red like Cherries

Ryoji has kind of weird dreams to begin with, but this is... more out there than normal. Especially when he gets to the tree and looks at the person in it.

It's a boy, about his age, face obscure by a baseball cap tilted down over it. Ryoji doesn't know this person, and therefore it shouldn't really bother him. Death doesn't as a general rule these days. But that's not what happens. He is upset when he sees the boy there, with a sense of more personal loss than he's known in a while. It hurts, and there's that feeling of being alone, being left behind.

...But, hang on. Does he know this boy? He's starting to look a little familiar, and Ryoji approaches the tree carefully, trying to get a better look.

III. Sparkle and Flicker (and general)

The lights are always nice, and Ryoji will totally take up discounts for college students, but he's not very good at staying where he's supposed to anyway. It's quite hard to not get curious and explore, at least for him. And the park is where some of his friends are staying, and he is definitely still going to be checking up on them. A lot. They can't escape. Or heck, even random people that look vaguely familiar. He'll smile and wave and say, "Hi, how are you doing?" and good luck getting away without any conversation.

His dorm is pretty quiet right now, most of the students still out for the break, so Casper and Kitty and whoever else would like are more than welcome to stay with him, and he's a little insistent about it. Though whoever's staying with him might notice he's a little shaken up after waking from a very, very distressing dream...
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Huh?])

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[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Corwin is not the most comfortable person to hang around for long, but Ryoji has been trying to be conscious of how he reacts around the man when he sees them, since Corwin warned him about the freak-outs some people apparently get. So even though there is a bit of distress when Corwin comes into the area, Ryoji will smile and wave at him, but...

"Hey! Are you ok?" Something seems wrong.
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [With my scarf])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good!" Ryoji beams back, approaching her, "I got your message. Did you guys manage to help him out?"
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Not sure about this])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...Oh. Ryoji feels Thanatos stiffen behind him, flaring its wings out in what is a likely precursory to anger. "...What happened?" He needs to know, even if there's a decent chance he's going to have to make sure Thanatos doesn't do anything, well. Rash.
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Tears])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
That is about the answer Ryoji was expecting, unfortunately. Thanatos also expected it, but it doesn't make it any happier about it. Its wings expand to their full size now, making him a towering monster looming behind Ryoji. Ryoji can feel it doing it, but his expression doesn't change. There is, once again, a reason it's good that Ryoji is the one most people can see. "I wish he hadn't done that," he says with a sigh, though it is a massive understatement, "I had a plan to make it easier, it just would have taken more time..." And what Dexter did is not helping the ghost find peace.
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Siiiigh])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"But meaning well isn't everything." There are plenty of people who 'mean well' and do more harm than good. Ryoji sighs, ruffling his hair. "...Do you guys actually work together, or are you just friends?" Assuming they're even friends, it was a little harder to tell from Dexter's attitude. He's not sure if either answer would make him feel better- if he's not in a krewe, that's not always a good sign, but if this is with a krewe attempting to contain him...
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Not sure about this])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, Ryoji is not sure how much that is a good sign, but he'll try to cheer up a bit when she does. Even though his mind is very much still on what has happened. "How long ago was it for you guys?" he asks quietly. He's very well adjusted as a Sin-Eater, but he recognizes most people didn't die as young as he did the first time.
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Not sure about this])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, so you're both pretty recent..." That explains some of it, but Dexter still needs to learn that he can't do that. It'll hurt more than help, in the end. This is a tricky topic, so he doesn't blame her at all for not having asked deeper questions. Even if she's 'obvious' about it, he's still a little hesitant to ask. "...Can I ask what happened with you?"
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Tears])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-26 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah...

Ryoji's quiet for a moment, and even Thanatos has settled down a little bit. But he'll move a little closer to Autumn, and if she looks like she won't get upset over it, he'll give her a hug. That's... one of those things he has a lot of trouble understanding, but a boundless sympathy for all the same.
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [With my scarf])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-27 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Well... I'm glad you're here." He's not sure if that's helpful at all, but he feels like it's important for her to know about it. "...Mine was a car accident. I was ten." It doesn't feel right, not to share, even though his feels very little and very far off compared to hers.
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [My bad])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-27 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah, I'm not sure about that, exactly..." Ryoji is not the best at taking compliments about his, you know. Actual abilities. "But... if you need help with anything, or just someone who knows what it's like to talk to, I can try?"
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Smile])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-27 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Ryoji smiles at her. "Sure, if you want! I wouldn't mind at all." He... does at least know a lot about it, even if he's not always sure how helpful it is. The thing with ghosts is that none of them are ever exactly the same... just like the people they started as.

"Yeah, I know." He does, even though his circumstances were very different. "But it'll get easier after a while."
dangerouslyinlove: (Ryoji [Smile])

[personal profile] dangerouslyinlove 2017-03-27 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Right!" That's the spirit!! "And we'll do the best we can, for us and everyone else!" That is a promise, for as much or as long as he can keep it. Life is precious, and the rights of the dead should be protected.

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