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strange serenity - claudius - 07-19-2022 How bizarre it is, to exist at all—but especially to exist in a world that must change and change and change lest it crumble at its seams. How strange, this world, that might tumble over and over into nothingness if it does not chase the chaos beating constantly at its center. How odd to not know that all worlds exist within their own chaos, to only know this one, to only know this. claudius i start the day lying and end with the truth that i'm dying for the knife @Colby RE: strange serenity - Adrestia - 07-31-2022 She is not upset by the destruction of Beqanna. She knows that in order to rise from the ashes you must burn first. But she is mildly inconvenienced by it. Her home was gone, but she knew that nearly everyone was experiencing the same hardship, as they were left to crowd onto the scraps of land that were still standing. As someone that was not terribly keen on being in such close proximity to almost the entire population, this was not an ideal situation for her. The urge to remain in her phoenix form was tempting, nearly all consuming; a nagging prickle beneath her skin, an itch that demanded her attention. She suppressed it, though, even if she was more than a little curious about the kingdom that supposedly existed in the clouds. There was, after all, plenty to take in down here, especially when the chaos is still fresh. This evening she finds herself in the place they had dubbed the Ruins, and despite the current lack of land, it still seemed quieter than the rest. It was a welcome respite from the frantic energy that had settled across everywhere else, and she could feel her chest loosen. With the tension she had not realized she was harboring eased away, her silver eyes find a lone figure in the distance, and she tilts her finely shaped head in contemplation. The quiet was nice, but company could be nice, too. She draws closer, her silver brindling shimmering in the moonlight with every easy step, until she is close enough to say, “It’s a bit tragic that now the most peaceful place in Beqanna is the part known as the ruins, isn’t it?” -- A D R E S T I A @claudius RE: strange serenity - claudius - 08-25-2022 “But perhaps a bit fitting?” Claudius answers, pale eyes glancing sidelong at Adrestia. claudius i start the day lying and end with the truth that i'm dying for the knife @Adrestia RE: strange serenity - Adrestia - 09-12-2022 “A bit too fitting,” she concedes with a short laugh, and despite the lack of formal invitation she closes the distance between them. She can feel him looking at her, and she does not wilt beneath his gaze. Instead she watches him watching her, an almost amused simper lifting just at the edges of her lips. Adrestia does not think of herself as anything remarkable, but she is aware that the shimmering silver that stripes her sides has a way of catching the eye of those she passes. Nearly everyone in Beqanna was some shade of beautiful, and she did not let herself get caught up in the idea that she was in some way unique. “Claudius,” she repeats his name, her silver eyes lingering on the pale blue of his, before she makes her own introduction. “My name is Adrestia. Previously of Hyaline.” There is an almost forced indifference to the way she says the name of her long lost homeland, refusing to let her mind snag on the way even speaking it tugs at something she has been ignoring behind her ribs. She can ignore it for a little longer, she thinks. Can ignore it until it has the decency to disappear, just the way Hyaline itself had. “No,” she says, casting her eyes out over the dark sea, continuing matter of factly, “I don’t think peace exists anymore.” -- A D R E S T I A |