two.

[thraxios]

The number of books available in the library is astounding. If not for the lack of comfortable bedding, I think I should be content to live there permanently.

I've started with books of philosophy; the selection is wide and many of the writers, unknown to me. They do present a curious problem, however, since most of them come from unfamiliar cultures.

A great number expect familiarity with a figure called Jesus Christ, which has stymied me for the moment. From what I've been able to gather, he was the central martyr or pacifist god of a mystery cult (perhaps both?). It seems a remarkably well-traveled one, which makes it all the more intriguing.

Reading with that assumption in mind is enough to make sense of the text. It's clear, however, that a deeper familiarity with the cult's theological tenets is required to fully appreciate the writers' arguments.

If anyone reading this is better acquainted with "Christianity," any recommendations for introductory readings would be appreciated. Its holy texts are rather long, and thus far, they offer little in the way of context.

[And if you're interested in bugging him, Gideon can be found in the library. He's sitting a table stacked high with books and sheets of paper, on which he's taking careful notes with pen and ink. Someday we've gotta introduce this boy to ballpoint pens. Among the open books are an atlas open to a map of the Mediterranean, several books of philosophy, a King James Bible, and his wax tablet (just in case).]

28 - Bre - Action / Dictated

[radiantwingedone]

[ So perhaps he hadn't been on the Event Horizon, with all of its death and trauma, but Duke had been aware for to hear all that had gone on, to hear of what they needed to do.... And feel completely useless without his powers and with his loss.

Which is probably why the journal picks up the sounds of wood-on-wood, clacking motions like something is being struck repeatedly- then the whistle of air of a miss. Duke has made his way to that salle he was helping Vanyel build prior to that world change, and is.. well, attempting to work on swordskills. Only because he can't see- ]

Stop moving- [ That next sound of striking is a bit like flesh and wood, and Duke snarls, shaking out his arm and...

Well, a foul mood and magic don't go well with practicing without magic. This clatter of wood is the poor dummy shooting back from a hand that didn't even reach it, falling with a crash-

He is just going to stand there for a little bit, shaking his arm out. There's a faintly glowing line on the floor in a good 12 foot circle about where he and the dummy... were in the center. The circle didn't stop the dummy from going partially out, so it must be for something else... ]

... might need to think of another way....

Episode 111

[spongetastic]

There's an empty apartment above Caritas. I think I'm going to stay there for a while. I wouldn't be much help in the clinic, anyway.

Caritas is open, by the way... if people need it.

LIII

[wilder]

( Meat-locker Filter/James B. )

( Martel )

( Symphonia House )

two

[the_marli_tharn]

[Now that things have calmed down a little and Hyzenthlay has started to come to terms with the giant man-thing now taking up a sizeable plot on the grounts, she's back to working at her burrow. There's no real need to add extra runs or burrows to it, but it's something for her to do, and it could be said she's making up for lost time.]

[At first she doesn't realize she's kicked her journal open as she darts between runs and burrows, and it picks up the soft scrappling and schuff-schuff of dirt as she kicks clumps here and there as she arranges her living space to her own preference.]

[When she does notice it, she attempts to move it, taking the corner in her mouth and trying to drag it out of the burrow altogether. She finally drags it topside, and settles herself down on it for a moment of quiet contemplation.]

I hope whatever was the cause of the sadness is over. From what I understand, too many Stopped Running.

[[ooc: Open journal, open gardens!]]

(no subject)

[unnaturalpause]

[James sounds about as tired as you'd think as he starts to talk, taking over a chair in the clinic for the moment.]

After recent events, I feel a certain obligation to ask the castle at large for some aide for the clinic. Most notably for anyone looking to aide us, we're particularly short handed as it stands after recent events so anyone willing to lend a hand to people here would be greatly appreciated in whatever capacity. Especially those with an interest in guarding people, we could use the help in that regard in the form of guards. If you're interested please say so, we're not going to be turning away help from anyone at the moment.

[That being said and done he's just writing in a filter now, stretching out in his chair as he does.]

[Ashley Magnus]

Alright young lady, where are you? You're not here and neither is your mother. [He takes a moment and then continues.] Just tell me you're alive please and were not over looked somehow getting you all off.

((OOC: Open in the clinic or over the journal! Clinic sign ups are here on our new clinic page if anyone not on it would like to sign up!))