Somarium: A World of Dreams

2nd Slip | GIlbert Nightray

2012-01-21T03:26:28Z

Who: Gilbert Nightray and YOU!
Where: On the edge of the Shopping and Residential District
Style: Third person bracket or prose!
Status: Open
Backdated: to the morning of the 20th

The light spray of rain splashing his face was a most unwelcomed wake up call. Nor was the rock digging into his side as he turned over, pushing himself off the ground and shaking his head to clear it of the cobwebs. What in the world...

Oh. There was goo all over his hands.

And his clothing.

... and he was in his nightclothes! Gil quickly pulled his coat closed, looking around furtively before ducking underneath the awning of a nearby shop front. It's when he steps soundly into a small puddle that Gilbert, alas, realizes he also appears to be missing a shoe. Swearing, Gil stared at his foot and shook it free of water. He was bewildered, cold, and definitely wishing he was anywhere but here.

But first, the facts:

... He was dead.

Frantically feeling around in his coat pockets, Gil unearths his dreamberry and rattles off a quick call to Oz. Nothing much, pure gibberish! How in the world could he explain to Oz that he wasn't there to wake up the master, lay out the clothes and arrange the breakfast? Such a scandal!

Even if Oz was perfectly capable of doing all of the above himself and had for sometime already.

That aside, Gil grimaces at the tar stuck to his arms and, feeling a sense of unease settle in his stomach, Gil took a step out into the rain, limping thanks to his lack of a shoe. It was cold, and miserable and...

glop

He walks right into another tar pit and sinks straight down to his knee. At least that explains the shoe.

Ace ✠ 15

2012-01-21T03:12:43Z

Who: Ace and anyone who would like to help
Where: Somewhere in Espoir
Style: First!
Status: Open~

[one minute he was just strolling through ~~lost~~ and the next he suddenly found himself...sinking? it was so sudden, he didn't even have a chance to even attempt to escape.]

Well...this is new.

[he was now waist deep in...well he wasn't sure what it was. he just stared down at the dark shadow that had suddenly engulfed him, dipping a gloved finger into the material. it wasn't solid at all—in fact it was more misty.]

...Huh. Didn't expect that.

[a few twists and some attempts to move, but nope. brb, trying to see if he can fish out his Dreamberry.]

Haha, looks like I'm stuck! Guess I should call for he—[and plop. his Dreamberry slipped out of his hand and into the shadow pit.] ...Or not. Hm.

[looks around before there's a sheepish grin.]

Er, hello? Can anyone give me a hand?

[ah ha ha ha.]

Javert ✍ 025

2012-01-20T19:33:35Z

Who: Inspector Javert and Naomi Javert (Hunter)
Where: Their condominium in the government district
Style: ... To be determined
Status: Closed closed closed.

What a week it had been.

Javert bent over the remote-controlled fireplace wearily, the crags in his face illuminated by the flicker and glow of the flames. His mind was full and heavy with his reflections and constant brow-beating. This week alone he received more reprimands from his superiors than he experienced in his entire life - and afterlife. He saw more foundation-quaking scares and felt the grip of death snake a bony arm around his wife's shoulders. He had thought, certainly, she would be a dead woman soon, and closed off his mind that day in the hospital, preparing himself for the inevitable.

But it did not come. In fact, from her lowest low, Naomi bounced back, regaining a healthful luminescence, an adequate appetite and a bounce in her step. The gloom in her posture was gone, and she no longer vomited blood along with her bile. It was a disarmingly quick 180, so swift that Javert now questioned whether her episode early in the month was as serious as it looked. Perhaps it was one of those cases that looked uglier, that presented as a worse business than it was in actuality.

Such was the nature of a cancer disease. Not even the sorcery of modern medicine could accurately predict its exact course. And he, Javert, felt horrifically close to agreeing with Franziska von Karma in having him dismissed from duty permanently, for all of recent negligence.

Tonight, however, a soft and comfortable silence settled indoors and out. There were hardly any vehicles on the road in the icy, sloshy snow, and the pristine new flakes blanketed and muted the city from any loud noises and raucous parties. Javert returned home, as he did every day this week, just past five pm to a coy wife complaining lightly of the cold. As infernal and ridiculous as he found the remote-controlled fireplace in their condominium, it had its uses in the dead of winter.

There was one irksome irritation, though. It felt artificial. It didn't give off nearly as much heat as a conventional stove.

Javert frowned down at the fireplace and, abruptly, amidst one of Naomi's playful complaints, he bent down and tore the front grating of the fireplace away, opening up the enclave to allow a warming flow of flickering heat.

"Damn these modern stoves!" he murmured in a cold, lightly-accented rumble. "Handsome to watch, impractical to use! This will work. For now. There is no explicit thing in the fire code that calls for a fire-cage like this."

ty lee ♥ two

2012-01-18T08:25:49Z

Who: Ty Lee and Beat
Where: Somni, Enveria Apartment 408.
Style: Third!
Status: Closed

Since arriving back in Somarium, Ty Lee had quickly adjusted to the fact that she had been here before. All her memories had come back in tact, and for the most part she had been able to avoid awkward encounters with people that she had been friends with before but couldn't remember until something triggered it. She was still living in Takuma's mansion in the guest room and was still intent on finding a place of her own to live. If she'd had the opportunity, she would have moved right back into the carnival but it was still up in the air, completely out of her reach. At least things were coming together nicely. Keeping herself busy certainly kept her mind off of the situation at home but she couldn't help but find herself drifting back to it when she was in her room at night.

Using the Dreamberry had come back to her pretty quickly as well, and it hadn't taken her long to see that Zuko was here. Unfortunately, every time she had tried to call him he hadn't picked up and she hadn't been able to find him at all. It was bad enough to know that Mai was in that situation but also to see that Zuko wasn't answering didn't help matters. She knew he was probably in a sleep coma, but it still worried her nonetheless. Every time she found herself thinking things like that, Ty Lee had simply shaken them away and resolved to put a sunny disposition on. What good would worrying do for her aura? Everything was going to be okay. Zuko was going to wake up and then she'd have a friend from home and Mai was going to be safe. Everything was going to be okay.

And that's the mentality that she had that day when she set out towards Beat's apartment. She had taken her time, mostly getting distracted by all the sights of the city. The jacket was folded neatly in her arms and even though she had mittens on, they did add an extra sense of warmth to her hands. Another thing that had been bothering her since her arrival had been Beat. The boy had been undeniably cute and had a kind aura despite the tough exterior; anyone with a turtleduck for a pet couldn't be a bad person - but that wasn't what had been bothering her. Despite the flirting (well, really, one sided flirting on her part), there had been something niggling in the back of her head and it had been the way he had introduced himself to her. As if he had almost been hopeful.

She had figured out pretty quickly who she had known before and who she hadn't, but even though she was sure that most of her memories were back, there had been a significant empty spot where she felt someone should have been. None of her friends had told her asked her anything otherwise though, so for the most part, it had been her problem to figure out on her own. There had to be something there, she just knew it. And she had done everything that Castiel had mentioned to her. She had gone around Somarium for the most part and slowly, things had come back except that one blank spot. A grinding against the pavement signalled Ty Lee just in time to move out of the way as a boy came speeding by on a board with wheels on it and Ty Lee looked after him, puzzled as a voice in her memory corrected her. It wasn't a 'board with wheels', it was a skateboard.

And just like that, something clicked. The girl took off, not even pausing to figure out which way to go because it seemed as if her feet were doing the thinking for her. The apartment buildings blurred past her before she made a sharp turn into one, barely squeaking out a thank you to the doorman before hitting the elevator button impatiently. She gave up waiting and turned towards the stairs, taking them two, three, four at a time before she reached the fourth floor and ran directly to the door 408. After knocking, it seemed like impossibly long time for her to wait for Beat to open the door and it barely registered that she'd probably have to come up with some sort of reason as to why she was so out of breath. After all, what was coming back to her, she couldn't even be a 100% sure. And if it were true, what if he was angry at her and didn't want to forgive her for forgetting?

The girl didn't have much time to worry though because soon enough she heard the telltale quack of Kazuo, her Kazuo she realized with a happy laugh, and the footsteps of the occupant inside.

somarium @ 2012-01-15T23:26:00

2012-01-16T07:26:26Z

Who: Axel and EVERYONE! ...ok, anyone, really. •^•
Where: Some distance away from houses in Espoir
Style: Any; I'll match
Status: Open~

It's late, very late at night, and Axel, for once, can't fall asleep. It's odd, considering that he hasn't been doing anything strenuous for a while and thus he should feel more energetic, but his body just doesn't want to stay put. It's cold, too, so why isn't he sleepy or drowsy?

...Axel knows the true reason, but of course he won't admit to it. He's been having nightmares, strange ones; ones involving destruction and Darkness and countless hordes upon hordes of Heartless creatures. So, sometime in the darkest part of the night, he wanders out of his apartment in Somni and heads for some empty area of land along the outskirts of of Espoir.

Here he takes a long moment to stare up at the sky, searching for any bit of light, before after a while he chooses to create his own, lighting his fingertips ablaze and shooting little wisps of fire into the air, sometimes even creating shapes like circles and squiggles before the fire dissipates into the cold air. One of the flames happens to catch a small shrub nearby, however, and though Axel sees it, he doesn't stop to put the fire out. It's slowly spreading, after all. What problem could there be?

Steve Rogers ☆ 003

2012-01-15T19:56:21Z

Who: Steve Rogers & Peggy Carter
Where: Somni
What: Steve trying to cheer Peggy up after this, but things go terribly wrong.
Style: Doesn't matter to me?
Status: Closed

[It didn't take long for Steve to get himself decent, grab his favorite leather jacket, and head out of the apartment to find Peggy. An elevator ride later, he was in the main lobby. He spotted her at the stairs just outside the doors, and he started jogging to her, wanting to get to her as fast as possible.

As he exited the doors, he came around so he was facing her, giving her a warm, loving smile before he extended his hand to her.]

Peggy Carter, will you go dancing with me?

seishirou ❀ 002

2012-01-15T05:11:55Z

Who: Seishirou and Subaru
Where: Somni
What: Sei-chan goes ~~on a date~~ into the city with his dearest Subaru-kun.
Style: Third
Status: Closed

Two days after Seishirou's arrival, he at last stands outside an ice cream parlor in Somni's shopping district. He has a cone in each hand: one with green tea ice cream, and the other with chocolate chip drizzled with hot fudge, which is the one he's enjoying at the moment, a small, pleased smile on his lips. It might seem odd to some, eating ice cream on such a cold day, but he seems not mind in the least.

Subaru-kun should be there to meet him shortly, in accordance with the plan they'd made. He'd found his way to their meeting point easily enough, being more than used to large cities.

Seishirou has a number of goals for the day, the most material of which is to find a suitable apartment for himself. He's been staying in a small cottage in Espoir these last few days, which even he has to admit doesn't particularly suit him. He wouldn't mind continuing to live there, of course--he rarely minds anything--but would prefer, he thinks, a place in the city, as he's more used to.

Most notably, he is sans his usual sunglasses over his eyes, but there is also a very visible cut on his face--probably because he's been irritating it on purpose to keep his body's naturally accelerated healing processes from closing it up before Subaru has a chance to see it.

Tamaki ✣ 065 ✣ So backdated it hurts

2012-01-14T04:29:56Z

Who: Tamaki and Haruhi
Where: ~~their secret cottage of love~~ cottage out by the lake
Style: First ~~but we'll probably tl;dr anyway~~
Status: Closed

[ooc: what is this strange empty space. oh it's not actual content, it's a note! basically this is a "two part" log that's severely backdated. one is set in Christmas, the other New Year's. combining it mostly because don't want to spam the community and lol these are really...backdated...sob.]

❀ Juliet :: 01

2012-01-13T21:12:23Z

Who: Juliet and somarium
Where: Espoir
Style: FIRST FOR SPEED >:C
Status: OPEN YO

[Juliet's been felt awfully restless ever since she arrived in Somarium. She was suddenly tossed into an area she wasn't familiar with. Neo Verona was out of her sight and she was handed a device she's never seen before in her life. Of course, she had no idea how to operate it so the dreamberry remained dormant within her own personal belongings. There were so many mysterious things about this place but luckily for her she still had the Capulet's sword on her.

She could at least defend herself if the need arose. Juliet may be running on the rooftops and you may bump into her by accident today. ]

Hell hath no fury

2012-01-12T21:37:51Z

Who: Lloyd and Sheena
Where: Rivera Apartment
When: Backdated a couple days to shortly after this.
Style: Action spam for ease?
Status: Closed

[Horror and panic. Those are the feelings Lloyd is feeling right now. He's stuck in Colette's body. He's stuck in her body. And it's only just now dawning on him how bad that really is.

Oh man oh man oh man, what do I do?!

He can't ask Colette. It's her body. Her body! He could never look her straight in the face again!

And so here he is, pounding desperately on Sheena's door.]

Sheeeeenaaaa!

B-Rabbit | 4

2012-01-12T05:08:56Z

Who: Alice and you?
Where: PH mansion!
Style: Probably first--I'm impatient
Status: Open for the residents and any guests....not just Oz. He's just ~~who she imprinted on, like a baby duck~~ her bff.

[After getting soaked, arguing with a ghost, and getting soaked again in the cold, Alice staggered back home to the welcoming warmth of her beloved friends and fami-....oh who am kidding? It's just where Oz is, so it's home!]

[Sneezes and coughs, teeth still chattering and not looking well at all] Oz-z-z....

Down the rabbit hole and back again

2012-01-12T02:51:30Z

Who: +1 Alice Liddell and Somarium!
Where: A cafe in espoir
Style: Any!
Status: O p e n !

[A strange new world made of dreams?

Been there, done that. Which is why Alice isn't too surprised to find herself in yet another dreamworld she's been forced to inhabit.

Whelp. Might as well try to make the best of it. So after a bit of exploring Alice stumbles upon a quaint little cafe in the village advertising a special new flavor of tea. ]

One cup couldn't hurt, could it?

[So for anyone who just happens to be passing by, there's a rather pretty lady sitting at one of the outdoor tables sipping a nice warm cup of tea. Care to join her?]

Edward Middleford || 003

2012-01-11T19:59:28Z

Who: Edward Middleford & Vanessa Nightray
Where: Rec room of a gym in the city.
What: Vanessa's first lesson in sword fighting.
Style: Third Person.
Status: Closed.

Today was to be the first lesson in the art of sword fighting for Vanessa Nightray and to say Edward was less than excited would be an understatement. Although he hid it well, a mask of calm and composed nature projected outwardly at all times, inside he was as giddy as ever. It'd been some time since he'd had the opportunity to teach someone something and for it to be a subject he felt so passionately on...well, it was an added bonus.

The work day in the library had passed by rather quickly without event and as Edward tidied up the last few remaining books and papers that had to be sorted, he also made sure that his bag was in order as well. Slung over his shoulder, inside were two wrapped up wooden swords he'd acquired just for this. It'd be some time before they could use real blades against one another, but hopefully that day would come. More than ready to go, Edward went off to find Vanessa, and when he did, he presented himself just as prim and proper as ever.

"Lady Nightray, whenever you're ready we can depart."

Arriving

2012-01-11T09:21:26Z

Who: Arche Klein
Where: Closest field by the residential district
Style: Any
Status: Open

Arche let out a soft groan as she slowly regained consciousness. As she sat up, she found herself at the edge of a field of some sort that seems to have... walking scarecrows...? Wait. What? Arche rubbed her eyes wondering she had been hallucinating or perhaps seeing things due to her half asleep state. She must be, one doesn't just appear in a random field with live scarecrows (which shouldn't be possible by the way) somewhere with no recollection of how it happened!

She pinch herself. Hard, half-expecting for it to be painless like its rumored to be when in a dream.

"Ow!"

Sadly, the stinging pain on her arm says otherwise. Really, this hadn't been what she expected to happen when she went to bed last night. Rubbing her head in frustration, she couldn't help wonder, rather vocally.

"Arrrgh! Where am I?!

Well, at least she still has her broom with her.

Colette ♱ 4th

2012-01-11T00:44:51Z

Who: Colette Brunel and Lloyd Irving
Where: Here and there. Sight seeing/shopping.
Style: Nivi can pick!
Status: Closed

[ After the buzz of the holidays were finally starting to settle down, there was no better way to catch up then taking a walk with someone you really enjoy being with. That person, in fact, just so happened to be her best friend.

It was still chilly outside, so equipped with her scarf Colette stayed close to Lloyd's side. A hand reaching downward to take hold of his hand. This was nice- to have some relaxation time and truly be in good company with one another. Good company, which so happened to be assisting in shopping! ]

It's so nice outside, Lloyd! I'm glad we decided to go out now that's it is not too cold. [ The girl beams. Bright eyes turning her fully attention to the male beside her. ] Maybe we can pick something up to eat before we head back, hmm?

Kyou ✖ 015 (backdated to forever ago)

2012-01-10T13:00:44Z

Who: Kyou Sohma and Tohru Honda
Where: Everywhere
Style: Megu chooses
Status: Closed

Kyou hadn't been sure why he had agreed to go out with her that day, perhaps it was because the connotations of Christmas in Japan usually mean lovers having a romantic day or night out with each other. Maybe a part of that bothered him because he and Tohru had never been like that, and would likely would never be like that either.

That time with the engagement didn't even count. He hadn't been in his right mind then, or so he tells himself. That's what he's always told himself.

But there wasn't much of anything he could do about it now. Now he was outside with her, standing by the sidelines whenever she paused to take a picture of some bird, some person, some scenery. He wouldn't be surprised if she would start taking pictures of inanimate objects, not really. But he didn't complain. All he did was simply watch with his hands buried into his pockets as they walked the snowy streets.

"How many have you taken so far?"

Fragment 01 | Landing in Somni

2012-01-10T12:00:15Z

Who: Rika and You!
Where: Somni
Style: Either
Status: Open

The last thing she could remember was her friend Hanyuu telling her to have a good sleep in a hospital bed in Hinamizawa. Everything from then until she arrived here was a blur.

She had already checked out the phone that she had received and learnt some basic information about this world, however, why couldn't she remember coming here? Was this another trick by Hanyuu to teach her something else?

Wasn't it enough that she had to see herself in that different version of Hinamizawa?

Perhaps this was punishment for all the times that she had teased her friend by eating kimchi?

"Hanyuu, if you're here, I'm sorry", she whispered

She couldn't see her friend around anywhere, but she did have a small clue - a purple fragment in her pocket.

"I bet I need to find something here, and show Hanyuu that I'm truly sorry."

And now, the young girl is going to start looking around Somni for something. She doesn't exactly know what though...

Maria's Arrival || 001

2012-01-10T02:47:34Z

Who: Maria and You!
Where: The Village, at the bridge crossing to the residential district.
Style: Either is fine.
Status: Open

When she'd fallen asleep it was in her bunk with the backdrop sound of commotion on the base. Sometimes even the sound of bombs in the distance could be heard. This... this wasn't where she remembered being last. The landscape was anything but war torn Europe and no one was familiar there. Well... familiar no, but friendly yes.

After having wandered since arriving there, she found herself at the bridge that led into another area only to hesitate. Wandering aimlessly likely wouldn't get her home any faster or answer any questions. Unfortunately, she didn't even even know where to start.

seishirou ❀ 001

2012-01-09T23:20:28Z

Who: Sei-chan and YOU
Where: Espoir
Style: Either is fine with me!
Status: OPEN

[Sunset over Espoir finds Seishirou Sakurazuka taking a seat on a bench in the central plaza, looking towards the church. He crosses his legs as he pulls a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from his coat pocket, sliding one out and setting it between his lips. Once it's lit he replaces both pack and lighter, stretching his other arm along the back of the bench as he blows smoke into the air. He supposes, idly, that he shouldn't smoke all of his cigarettes before he can buy more. In any case, he doesn't think they'll carry his brand here.

It's been an interesting first day, to say the least. Truthfully, he hadn't been expecting anything after death--but now he gets this? He has to admit, he's intrigued. He's seen a few familiar faces today, and managed to explore the entirety of Espoir, although he hasn't ventured into Somni yet. That's on the to-do list. Eventually he'll go find an empty cottage in which to sleep tonight, at least, but he's in no hurry; given that he normally works the night shift, so to speak, he's used to staying up late. This village is a little too sleepy for his tastes.]

somarium @ 2012-01-09T14:05:00

2012-01-09T20:05:45Z

Who: Danny and anyone ~~within splash radius.~~
Where: Espoir, by the fountain
Style: Start and I'll follow!
Status: OPEN like a Fenton Ghost Portal without a DNA lock!

Dusk is one of the hardest times to see much of anything. There's too much light for eyes to adjust to spotting moving shadows, and there's just too little light to pretend it's still day. As far as Danny can tell, it's probably the only reason he's still sitting there by the fountain in ghost form, undisturbed.

"This is too weird," he mutters, fidgeting on the cold bench. Every moment spent there feels like he's pushing his luck, and yet it just doesn't run out. He knows why it's still working: no one is passing close enough to him to notice that he's semi-transparent and glowing. With everyone in such a hurry to get out of the cold, he could sit there all night!

"Yeah, right," he says, finally standing up. He could sit there, if it hadn't gotten to the point that the apathy was starting to creep him out. After a brief stretch, he turns--and slips on a patch of ice made from water splashed out of the fountain. Cue for staggering and waving arms, all of it leaning dangerously close to the seriously too cold fountain.

"Whoa, whoa--whoa!"

arashi 001 Δ arrival

2012-01-09T06:08:10Z

Who: Arashi & YOU~
Where: Espoir
Style: Either!
Status: OPEN!

She must've fallen asleep.

Sitting by Sorata's bedside, waiting for him to regain consciousness... it was the most painful thing she'd ever had to do. She looked like a mess; her eyes were red from crying so much -- she hadn't known just how many tears she had -- and she looked as though she hadn't slept or eaten in days. Time was starting to blur. Last she'd remembered, it had been dark outside. But, now she feels the sunlight on her face.

It was cold... she didn't remember the hospital room being so cold. She forces her sleepy eyes open so she could go find a nurse to turn up the heat.

But... this wasn't the hospital room. Arashi awakes finding herself draped over a tree stump, not a hospital bed. Her immediate response was to bolt up.

A field. She was in some sort of field. Arashi could see a village not too far ahead, with small, unfamiliar cottages. People were milling around in the village, but she was uncertain if she should approach.

Was this an illusion? It didn't feel like an illusion at all. But this wasn't Tokyo, that was for sure. But it didn't feel like any illusion she'd been in. What was this...?

Subaru ☆ Fresh air for clear thoughts.

2012-01-07T03:18:05Z

Who: Subaru & anyone out walking
Where: Espoir, near Serenity's Manor
Style: Beginning in third, but either is fine.
Status: Open

Despite the fact that it was still a little cold out, Subaru had wanted to take Kou out for a walk. After all it wasn't fair to keep a puppy inside all day and Subaru figured that they could both use the exercise from the walk. Besides it was a pretty day even if there were some clouds out, this would probably be one of the last weekends that Subaru would have free to walk the other; besides he had been feeling a little restless and the tremors that had been occurring of course added to that and had Kou worked up as well. Then there were the dreams as well, dreams of him standing under a Sakura tree as a child with another man there. Something about a wager, but he could never stay with it. Subaru would always wake up confused and sometimes short of breath. There had been other dreams as well, but the one had be reoccurring the last few days.

So the onmyouji and his puppy sent out for a walk, Subaru keeping a light hold of the leash while he looked up at the sky a moment lost in thought for a moment. Had Kamui been around he would have scolded him for not paying attention to where he was walking most likely, if not his sister most certainly would have, and probably for a good reason since he was likely to bump into someone or lose ahold of the leash is Kou suddenly tugged too hard.

karen ♀ oo1

2012-01-06T20:26:52Z

Who: Karen + You! 8D
Where: Espoir plaza, roaming the streets.
Style: Either! Bring it.
Status: OPEN LIKE MY BEDROOM DOOR--er. Open. Yes.

[For all the sometimes-questionable things Karen might need to do (for work-related purposes, mind!), she is rather used to waking up in her own bed, surrounded by her own things. So, naturally, when she wakes up in a back alley, in nothing but what she went to bed in (a rather skimpy and lacey nightgown, if you must know) she is less than amused. Admittedly, she feels like she's just woken up from a pleasant dream, but this whole situation is rather strange, to say the least.

Not to mention, there are a whole host of things she needs to do to prevent the destruction of the earth, and waking up in a foreign city is not one of them.]

How odd...

[There are enough dreamgazers on both sides for this to be a dream, but....somehow it didn't feel quite right enough for it to have been a result of a Dragon of Heaven or Earth.

It's with a commingling of wariness and curiosity that she pulls herself upright, and exits the alley onto the streets. Time to find some answers, then.]

[castiel † 1] For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;

2012-01-06T05:26:28Z

Who: Castiel and you!
Where: Near the southeastern forests of Espoir.
Style: Whatever you want! I'm flexible
Status: Open.

Angels did not sleep.

This was a little strange, because Castiel found himself tired. He was familiar with tired - when he had fallen, before Stull Cemetery, before his Lord had reached down and rebuilt him yet again, because - because Castiel didn't even know why, anymore. It seemed like, at some points, that his Father was a vicious and capricious God, that he brought him back just to watch him "spin his wheels" against his brothers. But that couldn't be it. His Father was a loving and kind God, and that was how things were. He was right, with a purpose, and had his Father believed he was wrong, he would have been twice destroyed.

It was easy for these thoughts to get him when he was tired - but he should not have been this exhausted, so that his hands dropped weakly into his pockets and he stared at the ground. His legs felt heavy and walking was an effort, so he sat down in a nearby bench and tried to gather his strength back. Perhaps Raphael was draining his power. Perhaps - he didn't know. He knew his vessel was weary, though, and maybe just to close his eyes to get a little energy....

[Observe, a sleeping angel on a bench. He's kind of drooped to the side a bit.]

NAOMI ♥ [060] dun dun dun..

2012-01-05T02:29:56Z

Who: Naomi and Javert
Where: Their home.
Style: First I assume!
Status: Very closed.

[In a near exact copy of an earlier serious conversation between the married couple, Naomi chooses to wait until their light dinner has settled down completely before she moves on to the business that has been plaguing her for weeks now. After setting it aside for the Christmas season and then again putting it off until after New Years was finally over, there is finally no reason for Javert's small wife to keep the severity of her illness to herself any longer.

It isn't until the dishes are washed and she has slid back into her usual spot at their kitchen table that Naomi speaks plainly to her husband, glancing over to him with a calm stare.]

We need to talk.

[Best to get this over and done with as quickly as possible.]