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Ardyn Lucis Caelum ([personal profile] scourgingstars) wrote in [community profile] lifeaftr2017-10-30 02:03 am

this is gospel

Who: Ardyn, Jaune, a new companion, and otherwise open.
What: [muffled chocobo theme in the distance]
When: The 26th and onward, I can count.
Where: Islet #4, Storyteller's temple, and a wildcard!
Warnings: None apart from blanket XV spoilers, will update if necessary

[a; islet 4 shack 1]
[By the time Ardyn got back to the islets with Jaune in tow, his immediate rage at the situation had calmed into the usual undercurrent of fury he always felt. Gods were the same no matter where you went, even if this one had rightfully called out the Astrals as hilariously incompetent. Something would have to be done here as with Eos; that little white nightmare had made things personal as far as Ardyn was concerned, and he couldn't let that stand.]

So, we'll want to begin by experimenting with that sigil. Leaving it in various places, perhaps having it drawn on our hands in some measure, see if that produces any notable results.

[First things first; upon walking in he snapped his fingers to light the usual small fire only for nothing to happen. He frowned at his hand before holding it out; had he actually run out of fire magic? No--that wasn't it, the power just wasn't responding. Thunder next, then Blizzard; he tried both for the same lack of results. Held out his hand for the Blade of the Mystic...nothing.]

Side-effects indeed, you smartmouthed little-

[Whatever complaint he was about to lapse into under his breath was interrupted by the sound of sudden cracking from a corner of the barely-repaired shelter, followed rather swiftly by a telltale kweh that changed Ardyn's tune rather quickly.]

...My, isn't that late.

[b; storyteller's temple]
[Eventually, Ardyn's usual habit of wandering near sunset found him back around the Storyteller's temple; observing it as if he was examining for anything out of the ordinary or perhaps hoping to see a glaring weak point.]

[Perhaps breaking up the slightly menacing illusion was the softball-sized black bird sitting in the hood of his scarf like she nested there.]


[c; wildcard]
[anything else! Ardyn usually spends the brightest part of the day at home, coming out closer to sunset/night/early morning now with his round bird-shaped companion either in his scarf or following behind him.]
encircling: (fantasy.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-10-31 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure we all have.

[ and then she notices... the bird. ]

Oh... [ oh no. It's so cute. ] ... Is that yours?
encircling: (pic#11777385)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-10-31 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
She's so adorable... What is her name?
encircling: (bones.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-10-31 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
Hresvelgr. That's an interesting name. But it fits her, somehow.

She just hatched, I assume?
encircling: (salty sweet.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-10-31 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
... How large will she grow, exactly?
encircling: (head is not my home.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-10-31 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ what the fuck ]

... Ah. I... assume you don't have-- [ normal transportation ] --horses.
encircling: (head is not my home.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-11-01 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She's still trying to wrap her head around the fact that a bird can possibly be well over six feet tall. ]

Not very friendly, then?
encircling: (hurricane.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-11-01 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't dream of bothering them. I've always been warned not to poke sleeping dragons.

[ ... ]

She seems relatively docile, at least.
encircling: (bones.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-11-01 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
You both do seem quite attached to each other.

Let's just hope she doesn't keep nestling in your scarf once she's a bit bigger.
encircling: (fantasy.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-11-01 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
... Well, I hope you're durable enough to handle that, should it happen.

[ She's half-joking because look at this man. He's built like a fucking mountain. ]
encircling: (leave me alone.)

[personal profile] encircling 2017-11-01 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ what the hell ardyn ]

Thankfully, that seems to be working in your favor in this place.