Lord Chris Sonom (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
chrisisofaith) wrote2020-08-20 12:31 pm
chrisisofaith) wrote2020-08-20 12:31 pm
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You've reached Chris Sonom, previously of Melvaunt Deismyr, please leave a message.
[It takes a minute or so for him to see the message, but when he does, it makes him falter. Charlotte he knew in name only as someone important to Jon. Daphne…Daphne was something else entirely.
A quick check tells him Charles was gone too. Maybe it was a small mercy there.]
I know Elle Woods is a lawyer. Caleb vouched for her insofar as he was a lawyer in training back home as well.
I don’t know any others. Nor do I know anyone in technology specifically, but I’ll reach out for information.
[He sort of assumed everyone new technology who had it…but maybe not, based on how Nate had talked about it.
But more important right now is Jon]
I won’t ask if you’re alright or what you need, though if you have thoughts to that I’ll hear them
Do you ever get tired?
All the comings and goings after so many years
I can’t imagine
A quick check tells him Charles was gone too. Maybe it was a small mercy there.]
I know Elle Woods is a lawyer. Caleb vouched for her insofar as he was a lawyer in training back home as well.
I don’t know any others. Nor do I know anyone in technology specifically, but I’ll reach out for information.
[He sort of assumed everyone new technology who had it…but maybe not, based on how Nate had talked about it.
But more important right now is Jon]
I won’t ask if you’re alright or what you need, though if you have thoughts to that I’ll hear them
Do you ever get tired?
All the comings and goings after so many years
I can’t imagine
[Elle is... bubblegum, champagne, and roses. He can't really imagine her as an effective lawyer, but he'll give her a look in out of courtesy. The thought of dealing with a native lawyer for his contracts is unpleasant.]
I'm always tired.
But it's not much different from home.
At least I'm not certain they're dead... or worse than dead.
Just a suspicion.
I'm always tired.
But it's not much different from home.
At least I'm not certain they're dead... or worse than dead.
Just a suspicion.
I mean they've got some innate magic
But most aren't wizards. That requires study and usually books
Which pairs poorly with water, last I checked.
We didn't stick around long enough to ask it
But most aren't wizards. That requires study and usually books
Which pairs poorly with water, last I checked.
We didn't stick around long enough to ask it
There's probably a spell to repel water
Like a wax spell or something
There's a thought
Though I don't now if that'd be enough to let it go under the water
But that's not the point! The point is great bloody tentacled monsters being able to cast spells!
Actually if it can't get books hows it a wizard?
Maybe it was a kraken sorcerer?
Wait where were you that you met a kraken mage?
Is that normal?
Like a wax spell or something
There's a thought
Though I don't now if that'd be enough to let it go under the water
But that's not the point! The point is great bloody tentacled monsters being able to cast spells!
Actually if it can't get books hows it a wizard?
Maybe it was a kraken sorcerer?
Wait where were you that you met a kraken mage?
Is that normal?
You don’t think there’s a chance they might just go home?
Those that aren’t dead regardless, that is
Those that aren’t dead regardless, that is
No.
I think they can bring us and things from our world here.
I don't think they've actually figured out how to send anything or anyone back.
They don't need to, to be able to change us.
I watched Ava gain new scars while she was lying dead asleep in a bed for a week.
I've gone through the same.
I think they can bring us and things from our world here.
I don't think they've actually figured out how to send anything or anyone back.
They don't need to, to be able to change us.
I watched Ava gain new scars while she was lying dead asleep in a bed for a week.
I've gone through the same.
As have I, twice over. The Wish magic took hold without such spells working here
[Which begs the question: can they turn the magic on and off or is it that they aren’t quite what they think they are?
What if there isn’t any taking his boys back with him?]
have you thought about what if we can’t go home? If this is all we can get because the real us is still back home living his life?
[Which begs the question: can they turn the magic on and off or is it that they aren’t quite what they think they are?
What if there isn’t any taking his boys back with him?]
have you thought about what if we can’t go home? If this is all we can get because the real us is still back home living his life?
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I expect I've outlived my double by this point, if that's the case.
I don't think about that particular option much.
More the one where there are parallel universes, very similar to one another.
And in the one I was in, I've left Martin entirely alone in the middle of an apocalyptic hellscape.
He might be favored enough by the Eye not to end up in one of the Fear domains immediately.
But it's likely a matter of time.
Or he'll have faded into a shell of the man I once knew and loved.
Another avatar sucking the life out of his victims in his own domain.
Surrounded by people and entirely alone.
I don't think about that particular option much.
More the one where there are parallel universes, very similar to one another.
And in the one I was in, I've left Martin entirely alone in the middle of an apocalyptic hellscape.
He might be favored enough by the Eye not to end up in one of the Fear domains immediately.
But it's likely a matter of time.
Or he'll have faded into a shell of the man I once knew and loved.
Another avatar sucking the life out of his victims in his own domain.
Surrounded by people and entirely alone.
Edited 2023-10-27 05:34 (UTC)
[That…was the worse option. He’s still not certain he’s even alive back home, but if there’s an alternate world now where, in the arms of death, he simply vanished?
It wouldn’t be as bad as Jon’s version of things for his people, but they would grieve. Maybe he wouldn’t even have a home to go back to, moved on as it would be.]
If that is the case, then we’ll save him. As best as we can. Before we go back to my world, we’re stopping in yours to set things right, one way or the other.
Though, if you’re right, my home would be different as well. Not my world, but our place in it.
We’ll have to find out, cause I also don’t relish popping back into the wrong version where I never left and causing a mess of issues there as well
It wouldn’t be as bad as Jon’s version of things for his people, but they would grieve. Maybe he wouldn’t even have a home to go back to, moved on as it would be.]
If that is the case, then we’ll save him. As best as we can. Before we go back to my world, we’re stopping in yours to set things right, one way or the other.
Though, if you’re right, my home would be different as well. Not my world, but our place in it.
We’ll have to find out, cause I also don’t relish popping back into the wrong version where I never left and causing a mess of issues there as well
[ Some nebulous time in and around the current event. ]
Chris, I hope I find you well given all the... happenings. Apologies for not having looked you up sooner, as was my intention. Am I to take it this is an indication of how this city lives and breathes?
Chris, I hope I find you well given all the... happenings. Apologies for not having looked you up sooner, as was my intention. Am I to take it this is an indication of how this city lives and breathes?
[There has been…a lot going on. More than some months, less than others. For just a moment, he doesn’t remember who this could be, but then he takes a breath and it comes back. Right, his new friend…]
Between settling in and the city then doing its best to unsettle you, I can’t say as I’m surprised. Welcome to the monthly roulette of bullshit this places falls into.
Often times, it’s Duplicity’s own doing, it’s charm lost on us uncouth LIErs, other times it has been natural disaster or even political shifting. There is very little opportunity to guess ahead of time.
Remind me to tell you of Tumenalia as well.
How are you fairing?
Between settling in and the city then doing its best to unsettle you, I can’t say as I’m surprised. Welcome to the monthly roulette of bullshit this places falls into.
Often times, it’s Duplicity’s own doing, it’s charm lost on us uncouth LIErs, other times it has been natural disaster or even political shifting. There is very little opportunity to guess ahead of time.
Remind me to tell you of Tumenalia as well.
How are you fairing?
Unrest has its uses at times. Change is not always a bad thing, after all. Sometimes necessary for evolution. However, I find myself concerned at the suggested regularity and its effects on the residents here and, in turn, business and the economy.
Tumenalia - I've not come across this before. I look forward to hearing about it next we meet.
I've secured employment in asset management. It's provided me with the financial freedom to look more to the bigger picture beyond the day-to-day. You mentioned you work in the Down? I wondered if you had any particular gems of advice for navigating the area by path of least resistance.
Tumenalia - I've not come across this before. I look forward to hearing about it next we meet.
I've secured employment in asset management. It's provided me with the financial freedom to look more to the bigger picture beyond the day-to-day. You mentioned you work in the Down? I wondered if you had any particular gems of advice for navigating the area by path of least resistance.
I don't know how we'd control that.
I suppose if we got hold of whatever's bringing us here.
Magic or machine, neither of those are going to be my particular expertise.
[Which is frustrating. But also... he can't really learn about the relevant magic without knowing what it is, and technology is so broad, it would be like trying to teach himself to become a generalized mechanic. In which case, he wouldn't likely be skilled enough to be of much use.]
Honestly, I just feel so helpless.
And devoting myself to one random field of study only to find out it's irrelevant puts rather a damper on my enthusiasm for a new subject.
Especially if I'm not interested in it to begin with beyond its utility.
I suppose if we got hold of whatever's bringing us here.
Magic or machine, neither of those are going to be my particular expertise.
[Which is frustrating. But also... he can't really learn about the relevant magic without knowing what it is, and technology is so broad, it would be like trying to teach himself to become a generalized mechanic. In which case, he wouldn't likely be skilled enough to be of much use.]
Honestly, I just feel so helpless.
And devoting myself to one random field of study only to find out it's irrelevant puts rather a damper on my enthusiasm for a new subject.
Especially if I'm not interested in it to begin with beyond its utility.
Trust me, I'm also confused as to how it could make the somatic components work, but I've no intention of asking it
And it lives in the Moonsea itself. Down at the bottom, in the sunken ruins there, the Bell in the Deep.
Northkeep, rather
It kidnapped Kallian for nearly a decade until we accidentally found him
And it lives in the Moonsea itself. Down at the bottom, in the sunken ruins there, the Bell in the Deep.
Northkeep, rather
It kidnapped Kallian for nearly a decade until we accidentally found him
Lives as in still?
Even after it kidnapped your first love?
Even after it kidnapped your first love?
Not for lack of desire.
When we got him, we were all wearing underwater breathing accessories but him. My focus was on getting him out, not avenging his time lost.
I will do that when the city's back on its feet.
For now, it's surely more an inconvenience for Mulmaster than Deismyr.
When we got him, we were all wearing underwater breathing accessories but him. My focus was on getting him out, not avenging his time lost.
I will do that when the city's back on its feet.
For now, it's surely more an inconvenience for Mulmaster than Deismyr.
Fair enough
Maybe I can help?
I would like to see how an underwater wizard would even work.
Maybe I can help?
I would like to see how an underwater wizard would even work.
Were it true change instead of veritable experiments, I would agree with you.
As it happens, the natives almost never seem to acknowledge it all and we're left holding the pieces or the hangover, depending.
Business, at least, has only been affected in the most extreme cases.
I'll be happy to tell you anything you'd like for Tumenalia, even were my worst enemy to arrive here, he'd deserve a word of warning. So pick our next meeting soon would be my suggestion.
For the Down, the gang's lines constantly change, something a partner of mine used to keep track of on a map of his making and I now maintain in his absence, but I can tell you the elevator is usually clear itself, but they'll sometimes put blockades just beyond it to catch those traversing. Have decent money or the willingness to suck a cock or do what I do
And teleport.
Though a man as clever as you, you might look into being able to strike a deal with them of some sort. That's what the previous owner of the club I work at did. They like information, but making something easier for them or a promise of sanctuary or peace for them goes a long way, they still act and think like people, whatever else they are
As it happens, the natives almost never seem to acknowledge it all and we're left holding the pieces or the hangover, depending.
Business, at least, has only been affected in the most extreme cases.
I'll be happy to tell you anything you'd like for Tumenalia, even were my worst enemy to arrive here, he'd deserve a word of warning. So pick our next meeting soon would be my suggestion.
For the Down, the gang's lines constantly change, something a partner of mine used to keep track of on a map of his making and I now maintain in his absence, but I can tell you the elevator is usually clear itself, but they'll sometimes put blockades just beyond it to catch those traversing. Have decent money or the willingness to suck a cock or do what I do
And teleport.
Though a man as clever as you, you might look into being able to strike a deal with them of some sort. That's what the previous owner of the club I work at did. They like information, but making something easier for them or a promise of sanctuary or peace for them goes a long way, they still act and think like people, whatever else they are
Perhaps a meeting at your next earliest convenience is in order? I can make myself available to suit.
The existence of such a map is splendid news, more so if it's available for me to soak up. While I respect and value local knowledge, I've no doubt you have better things to be doing than fielding questions all day.
The existence of such a map is splendid news, more so if it's available for me to soak up. While I respect and value local knowledge, I've no doubt you have better things to be doing than fielding questions all day.
I do
Similarly my map and love’s efforts are not free to all as knowledge. I’m sure we can come to an agreement in time, but in meanwhile, I hope you’ll accept a portion in offering.
As for meeting, I’m available any day after tomorrow. Have you found a place you prefer or shall I suggest a local haunt if you wish a decent cup of tea?
Similarly my map and love’s efforts are not free to all as knowledge. I’m sure we can come to an agreement in time, but in meanwhile, I hope you’ll accept a portion in offering.
As for meeting, I’m available any day after tomorrow. Have you found a place you prefer or shall I suggest a local haunt if you wish a decent cup of tea?
If and when it becomes a problem, you're welcome to join the party to help.
Maybe we can make an earing of water breathing into a nipple ring for you
Maybe we can make an earing of water breathing into a nipple ring for you
[ There's a pause as Wolfe laughs at the thought. ]
Sold.
I'd love to see the look on your companions' faces when they ask why I'm not wearing it and I tell them I am.
Sold.
I'd love to see the look on your companions' faces when they ask why I'm not wearing it and I tell them I am.
So long as we could break whatever's stopping me from using Gate, our items from home should get us to the right worlds, though I don't know what sort of time will have passed.
I certainly hope we don't pop back to my world exactly when I last remember, that might be complicated. Meantime, we don't need you to be an expert, just your usual observant self.
And to keep hold of that glasses chain of yours.
Even if you finally decide to stop pretending you need glasses someday.
I certainly hope we don't pop back to my world exactly when I last remember, that might be complicated. Meantime, we don't need you to be an expert, just your usual observant self.
And to keep hold of that glasses chain of yours.
Even if you finally decide to stop pretending you need glasses someday.
Naturally, more than understandable. A conversation, and any related suitable terms, for another time.
Let's defer to your judgement. A decent cup of tea would be incredibly appreciated. The day after tomorrow at 3pm? Share the location with me once you have it.
Let's defer to your judgement. A decent cup of tea would be incredibly appreciated. The day after tomorrow at 3pm? Share the location with me once you have it.
Chris, I need your help. A favor ahead of an important date for me next week. Personally, not for work in any way.
If I bring you the ingredients, could I ask you to make a honey cake with pecans again for me? I promise, it won't be like last year in the least. There's no anger or stress in me the way there was before. I only
[There's a short pause before she finishes her thought.] I need to have it. Please.
I can show you that tattoo I've gotten. You might be surprised by it, if Wolfe hasn't already spoiled what I've done.
If I bring you the ingredients, could I ask you to make a honey cake with pecans again for me? I promise, it won't be like last year in the least. There's no anger or stress in me the way there was before. I only
[There's a short pause before she finishes her thought.] I need to have it. Please.
I can show you that tattoo I've gotten. You might be surprised by it, if Wolfe hasn't already spoiled what I've done.
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