Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 12:27 am

"Tsk. What a brute," she murmurs as she descends into Erica's mind.
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Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 12:43 am

The grove itself was quiet but carried a wild feeling that spoke to Sam's other side. The trees were very much alive, but carved with all manner of symbols of power signifying all of the contracts that Erica had cut in her long life. New trees were growing on the edge of the grove, not yet big enough to sport carvings of their own. From deeper in the grove, Sam caught sight of a version of Erica, peering at her from behind a tree.
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 3:44 am

"And you keep all of this inside," Sam muses, focusing her attention on the Erica skulking behind a tree.
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 11:20 am

This Erica looks much like the present Erica except she wasn't wearing a thing and her body was painted with a continuous design. She seems to sense the focused attention and steps out from behind the tree, dropping to her knees, "Morrigan."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 5:49 pm

"You don't have to kneel. Deirdre, was it?"
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 6:08 pm

She still didn't stand. "Yes, Morrigan. We had an agreement. I do not believe I have broken it."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 6:12 pm

"I haven't come for you. I've come for one who hurt you."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 6:22 pm

"He isn't here. He destroyed the dome, bound one of the memorial trees, and left."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 6:40 pm

"Show me which one. Was it one of the older ones?"
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 6:53 pm

Deirdre rises, motioning for Sam to follow. Their path winds through the trees to one of the deeper seconds of the grove. One of the trees, smaller than the others, but still well-carved with images. It's covered in some shimmering red energy that distorts the images, making them unrecognizable.
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 7:05 pm

"Not exactly a rampage once he got in. He knew what he was looking for."

She pulls a spear from behind her that she obviously wasn't carrying and carefully prods the energy.
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 7:31 pm

The energy bends a bit under her spear, reminding her of a resilient soap bubble. "Magic can tie a person to a place so that they never lose their way. I would imagine he did something similar."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 7:38 pm

"You need to tell me the instant this starts hurting," she says, trying to draw the tip of the spear through the magic.
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 7:47 pm

The field seems to respond to her, as if it knows her somehow. As she drags the spear across the field, the field slowly begins to split. It doesn't seem to have much of an effect on Deirdre though.
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 7:52 pm

Seeing no great distress, Sam tries to cut wholly through the field with the spear.
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 11:04 pm

The blade slices through the energy and Sam can sense some sort of failsafe in it trying to light the tree on fire. Deirdre looks like she's about to panic as the crimson red flames begin to lick at the tree.
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 11:10 pm

On her avatar, Sam's hair washes through to stark white as she plunges the spear into the ground near the tree, withdrawing it to reveal water springing from the earth.

"No one cheats the Washer at the Ford."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 11:22 pm

The water begins spraying on the tree, dousing the flames. One flame in particular resists the water, briefly taking on the shape of a red raven before it to is snuffed out.
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 11:38 pm

"It's safe to touch now. It will live, I hope?" She asks as she bends down and stops the spring.
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Thu May 17, 2018 11:49 pm

Deirdre paws over the tree, checking it. "I believe it will live, though he managed to damage some of it."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Thu May 17, 2018 11:56 pm

"It was the best I could do. The blaze leaped up quickly."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Fri May 18, 2018 1:35 am

"I don't know why he didn't destroy it outright." She traces her fingers over the carvings. "He always more adept at destruction."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri May 18, 2018 2:01 am

"So you do know him."

"Even I have to admit he seems... familiar, somehow."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Fri May 18, 2018 2:30 pm

"I do know him. Met him in Dublin," Deirdre says, tracing a finger along one of the carvings before trailing to another carving, "He swept me off my feet. You know how hard it is for someone to do that to me?"
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri May 18, 2018 5:40 pm

"Lovers, then. It always seems to be lovers."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Fri May 18, 2018 5:51 pm

"For a short time... although my definition of short time is as warped as yours is or will be." She trails over a burned portion. "I... banished him, but this doesn't say how."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri May 18, 2018 6:58 pm

"So this is just... his tree. That's why it's small."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Fri May 18, 2018 7:06 pm

"This is one of the memorial trees. They pertain to a time or a person or a being. Something I feel like remembering. They're not the only trees here."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri May 18, 2018 7:25 pm

"And we still only know him as... Richard?"
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Fri May 18, 2018 8:01 pm

"Robert..." She traces an image. "Robert Berg. He likes to think himself terribly clever, so that's..." She ponders the raven-shaped scorch mark.
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri May 18, 2018 8:23 pm

"A red crow. I saw it too."

"There's a tune for folk dancing called 'The Red Crow.'"
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Sat May 19, 2018 1:41 am

"The Bodb Derg," Deirdre intones, though the pronunciation is different and much older.
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat May 19, 2018 2:19 am

"Oh, that's... that's an awful pun and he really should be ashamed."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Sat May 19, 2018 2:56 am

"He should be ashamed for more than just the pun."
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat May 19, 2018 3:00 am

"Oh aye, we'll just add it to the list, I suppose."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Sat May 19, 2018 3:09 am

She passes a hand over another scorched section of the tree, inspecting the symbols around it. ”I banished him for some reason... it looks like maybe it was connected to you... well, a previous you. Some sort of... disagreement.”
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat May 19, 2018 3:10 pm

"Nnh. Suppose it makes sense that if he's that old and mixed up with you, he's mixed up with me, too."
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Sat May 19, 2018 3:57 pm

"Everyone's tangled up with everyone in Ireland. There's no avoiding it," she says, tracing some invisible line towards a much larger tree that has a definite raven motif.
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Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat May 19, 2018 4:04 pm

"Which is why I'm in a similar boat to you," she says as she walks over to the larger tree.

"In that if I remembered more, these messes would be easier to confront."

She reaches out to touch the raven carving.
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High Concept: Waking Goddess
Aspect: Enraptured by Violence
Aspect: Made of Nightmares
Aspect: Not Crazy
Aspect: Driven by Wolves

Re: Heaven Won't Take Me, Hell Doesn't Want Me

Postby Erica Carlisle » Sat May 19, 2018 4:38 pm

A flash of memory hits her, obviously from Deirdre's point of view. The perspective indicates Deirdre's kneeling on the ground, looking up at a fierce red-haired woman wearing nothing but feathers and paint... or maybe that's blood. The woman says, "What do I want? I want everything. But you'll do for now." She reaches down and lifts Deirdre off the ground... and then the memory is broken as Deirdre pulls Sam's hand from contact with the tree.
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