Shadows

The Estate's meticulously kept gardens, including a hedgemaze that students have occasionally described as "sadistic" and a sizable rose garden. Benches in shaded spots are plentiful, and the gardens are popular to study in on pleasant days. The nearby stables are still maintained with a number of well-heeled equines.

Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Thu Jul 06, 2017 7:19 pm

Wanda walks slowly through the woods, bundled up in her coat. She stops under a conifer, shoving her hands into her pockets and leaning against the tree. The shadows from the tree ripple across her, obscuring some of the contours of her face.

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High Concept: Storm Druid
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Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:13 pm

"Well well, we meet again," comes a voice from up in the branches of a nearby tree.
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:18 pm

"I'd heard they let you out," Wanda says, looking up towards the branches. Her body posture shifts subtly, putting her on a stronger footing. "Just so we're clear, I had no idea the Head Mistress was looking for you when I brought you here."
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High Concept: Storm Druid
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Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:26 pm

"Oh, you think I'm out for revenge? Don't you think I would have put up a fight if that was true?"
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:53 pm

"I think I don't know you well enough to guess at your motives, so I thought I would hedge my bets," she says with a shrug. "What changed her mind?"
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Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:54 pm

"The same thing that changed mine."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Fri Jul 07, 2017 7:57 pm

Wanda makes a thoughtful noise, "So, rumor has it you were hunting me. Why me?"
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Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Fri Jul 07, 2017 8:02 pm

"Surely by now you've figured out that I wasn't the only one."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:13 pm

"No, I've had a couple of close calls. Frankly, this whole thing is becoming tiresome."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Fri Jul 07, 2017 10:35 pm

"When you go turning over rocks,not everything scurries away."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Sat Jul 08, 2017 1:07 am

"No one started turning over rocks until recently, because of the scurrying things," she retorts, obviously in a bad mood.
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High Concept: Storm Druid
Aspect: Child of Earth
Aspect: A Butterfly Flaps Her Wings
Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Sat Jul 08, 2017 2:05 am

"You're not thinking far back enough."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:30 am

"How far back should I be thinking?" She frowns and the weather begins to 'frown' in response.
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Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:48 am

"Before your path led you here."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Sat Jul 08, 2017 4:11 am

"That spans quite a bit of time," she says, obviously turning it over in her head. After a moment, things begin to click. "That valley..."
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Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:07 am

"People get annoyed when I'm cryptic. Here's the thing though. You have no reason to believe me, but if you make the connections on your own..."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:10 am

Wanda makes another thoughtful noise, "Curiouser and curiouser."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Sat Jul 08, 2017 5:17 am

"I once asked you if you knew you were special. I know here they tell you that everyone is special, but one can be very specific if one wishes to do something in particular."

"Give me a lever and a firm place to plant my feet, and I will move the Earth."
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Aspect: Guardian of the Child

Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Sat Jul 08, 2017 3:48 pm

"I've never believed I'm anyone special, despite some of the oddness. Another person has been telling me I am, but she's been damned cryptic about it."
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High Concept: Storm Druid
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Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:39 am

"You're in tune with the world. Because you're one of the few that listens, that even can listen, it wants to please you."
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Aspect: Ledger Wiped Clean
Aspect: Guardian of the Child

Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:16 am

"That whole... life... thing," Wanda muses.
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Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:19 am

"And no, you're not the only one. But you are a new one, and that means it's easier to do this to you. Less to cut away."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:21 pm

"Cut away? What do you mean?" Wanda suddenly seems a little out of her depth.
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Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:36 pm

"We all form our attachments, yes?"
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:47 pm

"I suppose. Everyone has their people."
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Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:34 pm

"Someone who is... established... would be harder to isolate."
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Aspect: Ledger Wiped Clean
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Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:55 pm

"Have you met these others? Because I have some questions."
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Aspect: A Butterfly Flaps Her Wings
Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:31 pm

"They're usually in the wild places. Very particular. Don't like to be disturbed."
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Aspect: Ledger Wiped Clean
Aspect: Guardian of the Child

Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:45 pm

"I can imagine that, especially if they typically have people after them like this," she says with a sigh.
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High Concept: Storm Druid
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Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:56 pm

"You are all, by your very nature, forces in this world. Vectors. The rest have tried to position themselves where they do the least harm. They have integrated into nature, and they are as much of a constant as the North Wind or the coming of spring."
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High Concept: Broken Fairy Tale
Aspect: Older Than She Looks
Aspect: Steeped in Blood
Aspect: Ledger Wiped Clean
Aspect: Guardian of the Child

Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:28 pm

"So you're telling me I should go away? Settle down out in the woods somewhere?"
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High Concept: Storm Druid
Aspect: Child of Earth
Aspect: A Butterfly Flaps Her Wings
Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:29 pm

"I'm not telling you to do anything. I'm just telling you why you're vulnerable."

"The rest? You might as well try to uproot a hundred year old tree."

"You can't grow those sorts of roots overnight, though."
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High Concept: Broken Fairy Tale
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Aspect: Steeped in Blood
Aspect: Ledger Wiped Clean
Aspect: Guardian of the Child

Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Tue Jul 11, 2017 7:58 pm

"Noted," she says with another sigh, "You wouldn't happen to know anything about some sort of guardian would you?"
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High Concept: Storm Druid
Aspect: Child of Earth
Aspect: A Butterfly Flaps Her Wings
Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:19 pm

"It's a loaded word. I'd need more context."
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Aspect: Steeped in Blood
Aspect: Ledger Wiped Clean
Aspect: Guardian of the Child

Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:54 pm

"There's this old woman. I thought she was a friend of my mother's, but she says she's been watching out for me for a while. She also says she's a weaver and she seems to be really angry with my girlfriend for some reason."
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High Concept: Storm Druid
Aspect: Child of Earth
Aspect: A Butterfly Flaps Her Wings
Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:32 pm

"I think you'll find that 'weaver' is another loaded word."
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High Concept: Broken Fairy Tale
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Aspect: Steeped in Blood
Aspect: Ledger Wiped Clean
Aspect: Guardian of the Child

Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:53 pm

"Maybe someone should just go ahead and shoot me with all these loaded words," she states with a tone of frustration.
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High Concept: Storm Druid
Aspect: Child of Earth
Aspect: A Butterfly Flaps Her Wings
Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:36 pm

"I'm saying this because I've heard you referred to as a 'weaver' by interested parties."
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High Concept: Broken Fairy Tale
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Aspect: Steeped in Blood
Aspect: Ledger Wiped Clean
Aspect: Guardian of the Child

Re: Shadows

Postby Wanda Johansson » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:44 pm

"Well, I don't think we're cut from the same cloth, if you'll pardon the metaphor. According to my girlfriend, she seemed more interested in discussing the 'threads of fate'."
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High Concept: Storm Druid
Aspect: Child of Earth
Aspect: A Butterfly Flaps Her Wings
Aspect: Putting Down Roots
Aspect: Wrapped In The Leash

Re: Shadows

Postby Isolde Schwarz » Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:12 pm

"Then I'd say you answered your own question, yes?"
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