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Reynard North ([personal profile] shardofwinter) wrote in [community profile] nexus_sages2016-01-11 11:23 pm
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In which Winter has a thematically appropriate query

Not all Nexus days can be sunshine and beautiful frost patterns. Days like this are a grim, sombre grey. The mist is so thin in places that all it does is make the distance fade away sooner than normal, but it does apply a more reserved filter on a place often filled with joyous shenanigans. No, this is unmistakeably a day which makes the multiverse feel close, secretive.

It's in this clandestine scenery that Reynard strolls about. Far from hopping or skating through the landscape, he strolls about the place, setting ice on the path and covering it with a dusting of snow. In the residential and commercial districts, he's sent ice along as many pipes as he could find. As he goes he rumbles a low slow tune. Some might recognise the sea shanty when he reaches the familiar 'Ho... Ho... and up she rises...'. He's not a bad singer, all things considered.

He looks up from his work and fixes his eyes on the nearest stranger, singing fading into a deep hum and then silence before he speaks. "What is the coldest thing you've ever done? The most cold hearted act you've ever brought yourself to commit. Go ahead. I'm not one to judge."

Just as the quiet settles back into place, he pipes up again. "Actually, you can tell me the literal coldest thing you've ever done too, if you'd prefer. I can't resist a good ice story."


((Reynard is still handing out Winter Curses & Blessings and causing trouble if you would like to avail of any. Other than that: Caution to those who talk to spirits, they are proud and fickle people.))


rogueinladysclothing: (Regal)

[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-16 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
"No, but it's hard to admit that I want it." Lying is so much easier when you're still growing out of being a petulant teenager.

She shrugs. "Truth be told, I'm used to more mild temperatures for all the seasons of the year. A little warmth at some point during the year would be nice, but I wouldn't be averse to a mild Summer either. So long as Spring and all it stands for is skipped, I would be happy."
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-16 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"For the longest time, I was worried I'd lose sight of my goals. Now I'm so used to that logic that I can't break free from it." There's been steps toward that end, but they've been small and very few.

An eyebrow raises slowly. "Are you suggesting there's a way to prevent Spring from coming?"
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-18 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"I thought that answer was obvious." She's not rolling her eyes, but it's implied.

A silence settles between them for a moment as she considers his words. "What can I do to help?"
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-19 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Now she's rolling her eyes. "Life has been far less pleasant than I would have liked because of it."

The answer doesn't deter her at all. "And when Spring does come? What can be done?"
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-23 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"Would you prefer I scream and get angry about it?" Her arms cross in front of her chest with a small noise of annoyance. "That certainly made my life worse the last time I did it, so I thought I would avoid it this time around."

She tilts her head slightly in a confused manner. "I don't understand. How can that be done?"
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-28 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Point taken."

Another raised eyebrow. "Isn't it a little late to keep children from coming with the Spring?"
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-29 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
He may be trailing off, but her mind is running with thoughts. "I don't know any magic, so if I really wanted to keep children from coming in the Spring, I can think only of one way to do it - aim for the one carrying the child. If the mother doesn't make it to Spring, then the child likely won't either." She's not suggesting that she could do it if asked, but she certainly understands what she's suggesting.
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-29 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Amelia's full of surprises. "Would they need to be gone for the entirety of Spring or just the start? Is it the birth itself that calls to Spring or the generality of new life?"
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-29 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Flowers would be easy enough to take care of it we can find someone with an affinity for fire and convince them to come to our side on this matter." She is not going to pull any of her punches about this preventing Spring thing, apparently.

Her lips draw into a thin line as she considers the most important aspect of all of this. "I don't suppose there's a way to identify all the lovers and round them up? It would be a lot easier to deal with them if I knew who they were."
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-29 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"I was simply trying to think of the most direct method. I suppose poisoning the soil would work just as well, though."

The mention of the holiday gets a blank stare from Amelia. "What's Valentine's Day?" Someone hasn't gotten that far in her culture reading, apparently.
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-29 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's not very efficient when you have to take care of them individually. Fire or poison are much more efficient." Efficient violence is definitely something she approves of.

"That sounds... ridiculous." And not just because she doesn't have a love of her own. "What's the point of celebrating romance and love with a holiday? Isn't that what people are supposed to do together when they're in relationships?"
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-30 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"And frustrating, if the ground is still frozen," she counters. And if that were true, it would be Amelia getting hurt, not the flowers.

"I... suppose you have a point." Perhaps she wouldn't be so dour about it if it encompassed all love, rather than focusing on the romantic. "Either way, it will be the perfect opportunity to round up all the lovers and usher them all somewhere else to let Winter reign a little longer. Even a few extra weeks of the cold would be enough for me."
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[personal profile] rogueinladysclothing 2016-01-31 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"To be honest, I was trying to avoid thoughts of the beginning of Spring altogether. It's not a very pleasant topic right now." She sighs softly. "You have a point, though, and I believe that identifying the lovers is a good start. Another event closer to the start of Spring may be in order to best round them up at the proper time, though."

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