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Emerald Sustrai ([personal profile] unhappy) wrote in [community profile] isleofavalon2021-03-04 06:12 am

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🧙 WHO: Emerald & YOU!
⚔️️ WHAT: Top is open prompts, individual prompts in comments.
🕒 WHEN: Early to mid-March
🗺️ WHERE: Various
⚠️ WARNINGS: None yet, will add as needed.

A. Flowers and Dragons (TDM Prompt)
[ Emerald isn't much of a flower person. She doesn't mind them, but in the grand scheme of things, she's more a fan of realistic wants and needs-- she's not the type of person to get drawn in because something is pretty. The baby dragons are kind of a menace though, and without her aura to protect her, she'd rather do things the peaceful way...

At least her particular style of magic is especially useful for this kind of a mission. She may not have mastered hard light by any means, but in the months she's been here, she's become very adept at illusion and glamours. It's more a focus of familiarity and want, but right now, it's got her with one hand up to hold an invisibility illusion up while a dragon is mere feet from her and she's kneeling down with a basket full of little purple chive blossoms. She's doing her best to fill up the basket with one hand, but it's obviously a little messy.

If you come near her, she'll stop to put her fingers up to her lips. She can't control what the dragon hears, after all. Please don't alert the baby, she's trying her best to get this done without disaster. ]


B. Homesick or sick of home?
[ While Emerald's happy that they have inn rooms to fall back on, it's a stark reminder that it's still not a home. There's no one there waiting for her, and the longer she's here, refusing to let anyone get close (even if some people are clearly trying) the more it reminds her that she's alone. It also leaves her to think a lot about what a home means to her, and why she wants one here. It would be natural to want to stay in that inn if she felt like she had a place back in her world. Because the inn should be temporary-- a reminder that this is not forever, that they'll all go home one day. It's getting harder and harder for her to see why that's a good thing, the longer being here reminds her what it's like not to spend every day in a constant variable state of terror.

And yet, she finds herself wandering around an open house. The place she's at is too big for her to live at alone, for sure, but anyone can wander in easily and see her looking caught up in her own thoughts. If she does catch you looking though, it'll quickly be covered up with her narrowing her eyes. ]


Do you want something? You're supposed to be looking at the house, not me.

[ Well, she's still got an attitude problem whenever she's caught having feelings. ]

C. Wildcard
[ Write your own prompt or contact me and I'll whip up something for you! I can be contacted at [plurk.com profile] tartetatin or taylotjelly#4556 on Discord. ]
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-03-29 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Chives meaning 'usefulness', if I'm not wrong.

[How nice that it's not something negative otherwise it would have been a waste of time.

When he was done with the healing he moved back to keep a respectful amount of space between them.]


Even if it's not the worst you've had there's no point in suffering an injury when there's an easy solution. [But also.] Were you a healer?
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-04-13 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He didn't mind the lip, really. Though he is a little concerned...would she only admit to an injury only if there was a solution rather than to let people know she had been hurt? But it was a small injury and it's hard to say if that wasn't the reason.

Either way, he only smiles in response.]
Perhaps I should mention that first in the future.

[Aura...how fascinating. It wasn't a surprise that other worlds would have other forms of...magic, for the lack of a better word but he's still interested.]

I would like to hear more if you would be willing to share. [He holds out his basket.] Perhaps we can exchange some flowers and make crowns while you do so.
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-04-25 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a conversation they could have about that one day...though in his case, the person he's devoted himself to does care. But even if he didn't, Chang Geng wouldn't even mind.]

That's not a bad idea though I doubt everyone would think so.

[It would be interesting to imagine though.

He made a thoughtful hum..]


While the mechanics of how something works is fascinating, it isn't the most important thing. A person who raises crops may not know why plants grow but that doesn't mean what they do know has no value.

[Then he smiled a little wryly.]

If you aren't an expert, then I am even less of one. [After all, they didn't even come from the same place.] That is why, whatever you are comfortable sharing is fine. And, in return, if you want I can share knowledge about something from my world as well.
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-05-16 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be convenient, wouldn't it?

[Especially for those people who may not know who to go to in a pinch. He likes the idea in theory but he doesn't have the ability to suggest nor implement such a thing.

He works on his own flower crown while she speaks. He doesn't know all the words (for example, what is a baseball bat?) but it was easy enough to figure it out from the context.]


It sounds like a useful ability. Though it's unfortunate that those who live on the fringes are left to fend for themselves. I assume that the middle of those successful kingdoms also happens to be where the wealthy and the powerful live?

[That is the case in many places and times, isn't it?

He doesn't often make flower crowns but he'd done it once or twice for some village children on his travels so while his isn't anything spectacular, it is neatly woven together.]


There's a trick to making these. [He says without any teasing or humour. Just the same patient, mild tone he's taken this whole time.] I can show you if you'd like?
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-06-05 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
Of course. {That is usually how things go, isn't it?] Hopefully that won't always be the case.

[He sets his own half finished crown on his lap. Then he reached into the basket and pulled out two flowers with longer stems.]

It's easier, to work with the ones with a longer stem. [He crossed the stems and twisted one of the flowers, pulling the stem so the two would be parallel. He does this slowly and deliberately, trying to keep it clear.] Then you take a third one and place is just like the second except you wrap it around both.

[He demonstrates, then hands it over to her, this freshly started flower crown already with three flowers attached.] See if you can do it.
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-06-12 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[He nods.]

You're a fast learner. [Because he knows, positive reinforcement is a useful thing.] Just keep going until you feel it's long enough and I'll show you how to finish it.

[He picks up his own flower crown to keep working on it.]
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-06-21 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
Mostly I believe it's made by children for play. Though I've heard that some young lovers may give them to each other as gifts.

[He works on his crown with deft fingers.]

Though it may seem a little pointless, I personally think it has its own charm. After all, it's something anyone can do regardless of whether they have money or not, whether they have power or not. If more things could be like that...perhaps more people could live well and with dignity. [He says this very calmly, but though the words were a little naïve he didn't sound wistful. He said it as if it were something achievable.]
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-07-05 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't laugh but his smile widens a little.]

I doubt that's where this is going.

[He pauses his own crown weaving to take a look at her handiwork. He nods a little, before holding out his own crown.]

Your previous weaving should have made some gaps where the stems are braided. You just have to slip the other end into one of these gaps. [He demonstrates.] Then you can tie over it with a piece of long grass for extra stability.
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-07-11 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
You can tuck them into the gaps between the flowers.

[He reaches out and tucks on in to show what he means.]

Then you can cut the excess end if you want, afterwards.
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[personal profile] kiss_it_better 2021-07-19 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
That was what I understood.

[He finished tucking the ends in until all of it looked smooth.

Then he stood up, looking in the direction where the baby dragon from earlier had been.]


I suppose we'll see if our handiwork is acceptable.

[He's smiling because he's joking...but also not entirely. There's always a chance their offerings would be rejected he supposed.]