[OPEN] Fortress of Meropide Mingle Log (October Edition)

[whiteshroud]

WHO: Residents and Visitors to the Fortress
WHERE: Fortress of Meropide
WHEN: October
WHAT: Mingle Log!
WARNINGS: Nothing so far but we'll see.



Fortress of Meropide Mingle

The spooky season has officially begun in Kaisou. With the annual thinning of the barrier, a lot of residents of the fortress are choosing to spend more time in the fortress- away from the prying eyes of the normal civilians who are noticing the paranormal for what they are. Fortunately, it's pretty comfortable down in the fortress with October's mild temperatures. Though with winter coming, it'd be good idea to make sure you got plenty of things to keep you warm.

Throughout the fortress, various people have put up Halloween and autumn decorations to liven the place up. There are occasional signs on the bullentin boards reminding folks that Christmas decorations are not allowed in public spaces until November 1st. This is Halloween's time after all.

So come to the fortress and mingle!

[OOC: catch-all mingle for the Fortress of Meropide! Feel free to make your own top levels, or tag around other folks! If you want info on what can be found in the fortress, have an info page!]

Comments

[paraselenic]

[It's truly a work in progress, a town mission at this point. But it's going in the right direction, definitely.]

More or less. Some of the mannerisms are correct, but a bit exaggerated and stereotypical.

As awkward as it would be, an interview with a wolfman could've solved much of this.

[droptheious]

I couldn't agree more! I'd much prefer things to be factual than some nonsense people have put together. Jun says this kind of thing is artistic licence and while it's fun, sure, there's got to be some middle ground, right?

[paraselenic]

Absolutely. I do not want to shirk creativity, and I can understand the awkwardness of research, but this is how misunderstandings happen.

I am still finding myself explaining that I do not transform under the full moon like a werewolf.

[droptheious]

I couldn't agree more!!! I love a good story just as much as anyone else, but why not be creative and factual?!

[ Varian not everything needs a scientific explanation, it's ok. That pulls a laugh out of him.]

Heck, I am a werewolf, and I can transform whenever I want. I mean, sure I can't control it when it happens on a full moon, but it's not limited to a full moon, y'know?

[paraselenic]

[Varian might be too into the conversation, but if he looks around, Lycaon has made the floor spotless by this point. Yes. He worked through all the nitpicking of the 'Lighter'/Hugo Vlad smut chapter.]

I cannot blame them too much--some only hear of werewolves in legend, and wolfmen tend to keep to themselves. It's why you don't see much of them in the Americas. They're more common in Europe, particularly in France and Germany.

[Maybe Spain, too.]

I am German, myself, raised in the French countryside.

[droptheious]

[Of course he did. Of course, he multitasks. Varian has noticed, but he's afraid if he brings attention to it, the magic might be broken.

Oh, and this information brightens Varian considerably. ]

Me too! I mean... from Germany, I mean, not being raised in France. Corona is... well, it's pretty much Germany before it became Germany. And yeah, we had... well, our werewolf legend was a little different from the norm. It was a dark spirit that seek out someone who was deeply repressing angry emotions and cause them to transform.

[ His smile turns a little fond. A little sad. ]

My friend carried it. She's just a little kid. A hunter tried to kill her, but everyone managed to stop her in time. Now my friend lives at peace with the wolf spirit inside her. She's... really brave.

[paraselenic]

A fellow German...no wonder we hit it off so well when we first met.

I see the werewolf legends are strong in your homeworld's as they are here. Though the legend in yours is quite interesting. It sounds more like a possession than a curse.

[He pauses, his ears flicking as Varian mentions his friend. A child possessed by such a spirit? What turmoil did that child go through before the spirit came to her? Lycaon isn't from that world, but he'll be concerned by proxy.]</small. I'm glad she is living at peace with the spirit, but did she tame it? Or did it simply get confined?

[droptheious]

Hah! No wonder, right!

That's pretty much how it works in my world, yeah. Something that takes hold of someone when it wasn't there before. And it doesn't leave until they... well, die.

[Catalina went through way more than someone her age should have. It left her open to the wolf curse and she welcomed it with open arms.]

I guess "tamed" is close to it, but not quite. She learned to live in peace with it. To use the strength and shape of the wolf when she needed to. In turn, it... I guess it gave her an outlet to be able to feel her feelings more openly. They were working in perfect tandem with each other, when I left Corona.