founderinglight: ([my place plz])
Izunia Lucis Caelum ([personal profile] founderinglight) wrote in [community profile] phantasmalrift2018-04-06 03:57 pm

one day the light of love, though it may seem far away

Who: Grandpa Sleepy and you!
What: Izunia has some projects catchall!
When: Late march and a couple days into April
Where: vvvvvarious
Warnings: None YET

March 28-April 3, daylight; space between the station and the lighthouse

[Sticking out in his black coat against the outline of the roof, here's Izunia -

And then he suddenly isn't, with an impressive throw of a greatsword that's nearly his own height spinning through the air. It embeds in the ground, kicking up sand, and he follows in a flash of blue before it vanishes. And then again, straight up into the air - and back down with an explosion of sand.

Or perhaps you catch him with a series of... cards? floating in an array around him, before he suddenly sets one to spinning and conjures a burst of water or ice from the ground. Or, rapier in hand, setting fire to the blade in a... mostly controlled manner. Ignore the singed grass.

Either way, it's clear that he's practicing - putting his abilities on full display for probably the first time, aside from that fateful seagull fight. And perhaps a sparring buddy wouldn't be out of the question...?]


April 4th, east laundry, afternoon

[Well, it's not a total mess. But a keen eye will spot Izunia at one of the sinks - for once, sans scarf. In fact, sans shirt entirely. The reason why is clear in what he's bent over - a bit of dark metallic blue dye and a teeshirt that used to be entirely white. Clearly, he didn't want to risk the rest of his clothes getting stained.

And, well, he was right to be worried, considering that there's a streak of the blue dye running up his forearm to the elbow from where he mistakenly leaned it against the edge of the sink as he works. Also, there's that tattoo on his chest - a flock of crows, indeed, an entire murder, flying away from a series of cracks directly over his heart.]


I suppose I should have done a test run, first...

April 4-5th, late evening/early night

[And once the shirt is finished and hung up to dry securely in his room (and a towel streaked with the dye that mostly came off his arm), Izunia settles himself back in the kitchen again. There's the smell of something in the oven - cheese? garlic? - and while he waits for it to finish, he sets with a notebook at one of the bench-style tables. There's an array of sketches (mostly, now, people around the station), a deck of what seems to be metal playing cards, an empty fountain pen, and directly in front of him, a journal written in neat handwriting...

...Completely in what someone from Earth would recognize as Latin. And unlike the majority of writing around the station, this doesn't seem to want to translate if you sneak a peek.

Good luck sneaking up on Izunia, though, because chances are he hears you and closes the notebook when you approach. There's that usual smile in place, but it seems a bit emptier than usual.]


Good evening.

And also the usual places at the usual times

[If those projects don't interest you, perhaps you've caught him somewhere having a nap, or out on the viewing deck some sunrise or sunset? Strange as he is, even he has a routine.]
dubiouslychthonic: (you did not just say that)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-09 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
[(Look, it's not like she was going to make the argument that the Founder King is a punk-ass bitch).

Jetshard overcomes the moment of awkwardness quickly enough that she hasn't been polishing her glasses for an additionally awkward period of time, and puts them back on; her usual green-lensed pair, although she's left the loupe in her room for the moment.

She's just going to salve her dignity by pretending that her interest is academic. Convenient that he's physically fit enough that it's easy to identify different muscular structures, then.]


As long as it's not an irritant, I guess.

[At least, she's just going to assume that Izunia has enough sense to avoid dying his clothes with something that's going to melt his skin off.]

dubiouslychthonic: (Skeptical)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-09 06:42 am (UTC)(link)
[The tattoo's more interesting than the scars, anyway - anyone who's getting in regular combat will have a few scars just from mishaps, but generally it's harder to get tattooed by accident.]

What are you using it for? Other than turning the sink blue.
dubiouslychthonic: (Skeptical)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-09 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm in favor of any plan that results in less impalement. On professional grounds, among others.
dubiouslychthonic: (you did not just say that)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-09 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well that's concerning. Jetshard is concerned.]

Someone I should be aware of?
dubiouslychthonic: (distracted)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-09 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Still. I haven't survived as long as I have by not being aware of what sort of fire my friends are likely to draw.
dubiouslychthonic: (sulky)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-09 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ok yeah that's. That's a lot all at once.

It takes her a moment to realize he's done.]


...I can see where the entire civilization getting caught in the crossfire on an attempted extractermination would leave some people inclined to stab first and ask questions later, yes.

[Another half-beat, as she tries to figure out how to put what she wants to say next.]

I'm sorry. That that happened to your household. Infectious disease rarely inspires well-advised choices in anyone.
dubiouslychthonic: (sulky)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-10 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[It's not on the same scale, but Alternia has more than its share of microorganisms that will kill a troll nastily or bring them back wrong.

(She's run the necessary blood tests recently and knows she's in no danger. Thinking about it makes her want to do it again. She won't, because she won't let it run her life more than it already does.)

Jetshard thinks she understands, a little at least, but she has no idea what to say other than what she's already said:]


I'm sorry.



If you need a moment, I can go.
dubiouslychthonic: (sorry were you still talking)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-10 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Alright.

[She's still not sure what to say, but at least she trusts that she isn't unwelcome. She's given him the out to get rid of her, and he hasn't taken it.

Behind her, the washing machine finishes filling and kicks into an agitation cycle.]
dubiouslychthonic: (go on)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-12 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
[As rational as most trolls' fear of the light, really. This seems like a poor time to point that out, though.]

...maybe it's just my own history of pulling up roots when things go bad speaking, but I'm glad you're clear of that world. You and the boys. Even if there's still fallout that might find you here.
dubiouslychthonic: (sorry were you still talking)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-12 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose I'm probably not going out on too unstable of a limb if I'm thinking the two of you were close? Before it all happened.

[Troll twins would be, but troll twins are uniquely interdependent among wigglers. She's not sure how well that translates to humans.]