Day One: Party!

[camphalf_blood]

[it's the summer solstice and a huge group of demigods safely made it to camp. This is clearly a good omen for things to come. The camp is alive with music and dancing. The satyrs are jamming on their lutes and the tree nymphs come out of the trees to dance. Everybody's invited!

The party will go on long into the night. It's all for you guys, so have a blast!]


[Mingle | Eat | Dance | Campfire ( go tag! and backtags on the tour post are still okay!)]

Comments

[fistfullofmagic]

[This particular nymph is also not dancing for similar, though more aquatically based, reasons. And with the memory of having been spirited away and witnessing the deaths at the hands of that shadow creature...

The only thing Dhaos is pleased about at the moment is another chance to speak with Martel. He carefully sits down beside her.]

...I am beginning to suspect that Cair Paradisa has a sick sense of humor.

[Such a fantastic conversation starter.]

[heal_theworld]

[She's surprised to see him, actually. She hadn't seen him around in a while.]

Hello, Dhaos. And yes, it probably does.

[fistfullofmagic]

[The being eternally lost doesn't help with finding people you know. His expression is grim despite the cheer in the air.]

...I can only think this is the case, for if the castle is sentient, it is playing with our lives. It saved me, and yet took the lives of two others, one in a manner not dissimilar to how I would have perished. ...And since it saw fit to steal everyone's powers, I wasn't able to even attempt to save them. [The pain in his eyes is the same as an old soldier who had seen far too much death in his time.]

[heal_theworld]

[Oh, he just had to bring that up. She looks away for a moment to steel herself, then looks back.] There was nothing you could have done. Don't think that you have to apologize for anything.

[fistfullofmagic]

Is there some reason I would need to? [Guess who never caught Yuan's name?]

[heal_theworld]

...Oh. [Well, then.] Never mind then.

[fistfullofmagic]

...?

[He's not really sure how to respond to that, so he's just going to sit here looking confused.]

[heal_theworld]

...Anyway, there was nothing you could have done. Sometimes, things are just taken out of your hands.

[fistfullofmagic]

...I'm well aware of that.

[heal_theworld]

But you're still upset that you couldn't do anything.

[fistfullofmagic]

... [He can't deny that. Has no reason to, even if he could.]

[heal_theworld]

Let it go, Dhaos. You can't do everything, especially when it's taken out of your hands by the castle.

1/2

[fistfullofmagic]

With all due respect Lady Martel, that is precisely why I cannot accept things as they are. If our lives are being treated as a mere game, none should be forced to play.

2/2

[fistfullofmagic]

[The flash of anger is gone as quickly as it appeared.]

...I want to find a way to give everyone that choice. If nothing else, I must make the attempt.

[heal_theworld]

That's a good goal to have. You could always try to help by going on expeditions.

[fistfullofmagic]

Yes, that is always a possibility. With luck, perhaps someone will be willing to prevent me from getting hopelessly lost.

[heal_theworld]

Oh, I'm sure you won't get that lost. Unless you have a terrible sense of direction.

[fistfullofmagic]

That...was my Loss.

[heal_theworld]

...Your sense of direction? [That seems like...a strange loss.]

[fistfullofmagic]

...Yes. Though it is inconvenient, it could have been far worse. If it had been my magic...

[heal_theworld]

...Yes, that would be an inconvenience. I'm not sure what I would do without my healing magic. [Probably still try to help anyway, but...]

[fistfullofmagic]

I'm glad you didn't lose your healing artes. [He smiles a little.] After all, I might not be here had it not been for you.

[heal_theworld]

Someone else would have found you, I'm sure. And well, if people die, they do come back to life. [Not that it's natural, but...]

[fistfullofmagic]

It's...more than that. [How do you explain to someone that their initial talk with you is the main reason you didn't completely descend into insanity? Dhaos certainly doesn't know.]

[heal_theworld]

Hm? What more did I do? [She headtilts.]