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Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 9:02 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"And I had a draug try to take it away from me again in Sweden," she says matter-of-factly. "The darkness apparently can't help but be drawn to my vicinity. Can you be someone I can trust?"

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:33 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"I haven't made the best choices, but I've tangled with most of the things that would come after you, and I'm still walking around."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:37 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"A good enough place to start. If I selected you, would you take it? Or is it not the sort of thing you turn down?"

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:39 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"As I said, I wouldn't refuse it. I just understand that I'm a large part of why you were in this predicament."

"Not the entire reason, mind." She smirks faintly. "You're pretty good at getting into trouble on your own."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:53 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"Hence why I need a guardian, I would guess."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:58 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"Not all traditions are pointless."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:03 am
by Wanda Johansson
Wanda falls silent, scrutinizing Isolde to a potentially uncomfortable degree. She fidgets with the edges of her book, but her eyes never leave Isolde.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:09 am
by Isolde Schwarz
"...you're not just seeing my human form, are you?" She eventually says with a quirked brow.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:10 am
by Wanda Johansson
"Feeling more than seeing," she says, but the principle is the same. "You're not... natural. I can feel it, but you're very natural at the same time. It's... confusing."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:15 am
by Isolde Schwarz
"I've been changed, but I was changed a very long time ago."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:23 am
by Wanda Johansson
"In more than just your... nature. You've... well, started to change. The darkness still chases you, runs its fingers through your hair... but it doesn't... have you." She blinks and shakes her head. "Sorry."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:30 am
by Isolde Schwarz
"...and all I had to do was die," she sighs wistfully.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:34 am
by Wanda Johansson
"And come back. Best not to forget the 'come back' part. I was in the battle on campus that day. I remember the feeling of seeing it gone very well."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:35 am
by Isolde Schwarz
"Dying is dying. As much as I can heal, I suspect I had to feel that more than most."

"Not that I didn't deserve it."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:41 am
by Wanda Johansson
"Well, I'm looking for a defender, not a martyr. If that appeals to you, I think we can see if we can stand one another enough to be 'child of earth' and 'guardian'. Acceptable?"

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:38 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"Not the worst decision I've made," she chuckles.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:10 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"Hopefully I won't force you to make bad decisions." She holds out her hand.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:21 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"Oh, I think my days of claiming I was forced are behind me," she says, reaching out to shake Wanda's hand. Her palm is callused, and her nails oval, giving just the merest impression of tapering to points.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:44 pm
by Wanda Johansson
Wanda's hand is probably slightly rougher than Isolde might expect it to be. After shaking Isolde's hand, she hangs onto it, looking at it closely. "I guess good nails must be among the werewolf perks."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:51 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"There's a... path of least resistance. What I can't do is keep them short, but at least they don't break."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:00 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"Ever painted them? Had a manicure?" She pulls out her phone with her free hand and begins thumbing through some searches.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:07 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"Not... really? I haven't exactly... pampered myself all that often."

She fidgets in her seat, becoming more self-conscious the longer Wanda holds her hand.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:16 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"You should," she says, apparently finding something she likes, putting the phone to her ear. "Yes, I need two appointments, short notice. ... At the same time would be preferable. ... Excellent, we'll be there soon." She hangs up the phone, but still holding Isolde's hand. Then she seems to notice Isolde's fidgeting. "Is something wrong?"

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:18 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"Did you just... why are we doing this?"

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:22 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"Because I want to? And everyone should be pampered now and again. My treat. Afterwards, we'll go to the Rose & Crown if you want a drink."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:30 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"...alright, then."

Her eyes flash golden for a moment as she glances down to her hand. Then she lets out a long breath, returning them to normal.

"You... should probably tell the headmistress."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:34 pm
by Wanda Johansson
Wanda raises an eyebrow at the golden eyes, "I can do that... if you'll tell me what that was about."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:37 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"...I'm not used to this much attention," she almost mumbles.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:56 pm
by Wanda Johansson
Wanda smiles, "It's part of actually giving a damn, isn't it?" She stands, firing off a quick message to Ashlie to inform her that she's taking Isolde to Maldon for a few hours.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:59 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"Probably won't kill me," she says as she stands and squirms to try to get her hand free.

"I mean, probably."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:05 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"Folklore says silver should do the trick, but I doubt they'll be using any of that. Just relax and you'll be fine," she says, finally letting Isolde's hand slip out of hers.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:06 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"I'll warn you, I'm far too tall to doll up like some sort of beauty queen."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:10 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"I know how to deal with tall, but beauty queen's not what we're going for. We'll start with less 'wicked witch of the woods'... no offense."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:31 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"I do bathe," she protests.

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:46 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"I wasn't implying as such. Just offering to augment your repertoire."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:49 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"...alright. I do suppose you need me to be able to be seen with you."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:52 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"There's a little of that. But I want this to be mutually beneficial too. Not a good relationship if all I do is take."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:05 pm
by Isolde Schwarz
"I may not have been in the conventional workforce for quite awhile, but I don't think it's all that normal for employers to take their employees for a makeover."

Re: Rest and Renewal

PostPosted: Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:12 pm
by Wanda Johansson
"I didn't do things conventionally before. Why would I start now?"