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falin touden ([personal profile] yourlenore) wrote in [community profile] crescentview2023-01-11 02:54 am

summer catchall

Who: Mishka & some poor unfortunate souls
What: Bingo et al.
When: Summer
Where: Anywhere
Warnings: NSFW & insects


Sometimes I feel tenderly
opened up, wet and revealed as if cut
in two.

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[personal profile] for8000amonth 2023-02-13 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ That, they have in common- even in this picturesque ideal of relaxation, the lap of waves and soft chatter in the background, he is ever prepared to move in the blink of an eye. He does, after all, need no more weapons pouches or hidden blades. A twist of the wrist is all he needs. His head tilts upwards, towards the passing white clouds, and he exhales sharply. ]

Most of the people here are ignorant and carefree. Most of them would not survive a day in Ostoya.

[ Most, because some are excluded from this. Only some. Those who have had hardships of their own, who's homes are not as quiet and forgiving as this place. Here, the food is healthy. The water is clean. They greet their neighbors with smiles and waves, and rarely if ever worry about receiving a knife to the back. It's baffling, even after two months have passed.

He does not think he will ever, fully, get used to it. Adelis can adjust, he can somewhat relax, but his guard will never drop fully, and he will never not sleep without a blade crackling at his fingertips. ]


Would be that we could live in the same passive ignorance.

[ But he would not choose to- he is who he is, and they are who they are. Ostoya defines them, molds them, and has spit them out to be what they are today. Adelis holds no love for the moon-kissed lands, but nor would he up and deny his heritage. ]

Perhaps one day, if the mood strikes. But I can content with what my fields have offered. [ It is already enough of a luxury, to have an abundance of healthy produce at hand. ] And I've already been, yes.

[ He still has those gems at home, now that he thinks about it...he has yet to do anything with them. Hm. ]

It was aggravating, but rewarding in the end. I simply haven't decided what to do with my spoils.
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[personal profile] for8000amonth 2023-02-18 09:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Hm. Well, that's...true. His thoughts flicker back to that damnable card, and he gives a exasperated sigh. ]

Three are food-related, I believe, albeit only one specifies eating out somewhere. I wonder if this is her way of attempting to tell me something.

[ Is she saying he doesn't eat enough...the audacity, really. He eats more than enough ( or just enough, he should say, as indulging in excess is simply not in his blood ). Still, he'll have to get them done eventually...he's just had reason to do those ones in particular yet. The idea of a 'candelit dinner' with someone was hardly the most appealing. ]

...But I suppose I've to deal with them at some point. [ Mishka probably just wants to indulge himself, doesn't he... ] But if I am entertaining your desires, I will not be paying.

[ Blunt. Cough up the change or the barters, bug-man.

He seems to debate on telling him for a few moments, but, well, why not. Mishka has likely found his own things down there, anyway. ]


...Two small gems, a ruby and a sapphire. I'm not one to oft wear jewelry, so I have not decided how I'll be using them.
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[personal profile] for8000amonth 2023-02-26 10:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gotta be prepared, bitch.

The suggestion he'll enjoy himself earns a particularly questionable side-eye, since Adelis' enjoyment has never been the other's particular priority. Whether or not he's telling the truth remains to be seen, although he supposes food is a considerably less offensive outing than...most of them. ]


Very well, then. Don't renege on that offer now that you've made it.

[ Why he keeps agreeing to this, he'll never know...it's for the house...

That...does earn a pause, as he mulls it over. It had idly crossed his mind, but he had never been one for garish jewelry- he can dress well, certainly, especially to impress, but to cover himself in so much excess was a waste when he could fetch more money selling it.

Then again, there's not much need for it here... ]


...Mm. Maybe. Two of a different kind would be tacky, but perhaps one.

[ It's...been a while since he's worn earrings, now that he thinks about it. Hm. ]