(november catch-all) YEP, THIS SURE IS A NOVEMBER......

[vestigemods]

NOVEMBER CATCH-ALL

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Welcome to November. It sucks. Though the decorative options in Foodland suggest it's meant to be just as festive as October was, but how can it possibly be? The sky is dreary and grey anytime it isn't raining icy droplets down the collar of your shirt. The brisk chill in the air makes it downright unpleasant to go outside, and washing one's clothes in the frigid lake is suddenly far less appealing than marching your happy ass to the newly-discovered laundromat in town. (Or you could boil water for washing, I suppose, if you want to be ✨practical✨ about it.)

But otherwise, aside from a brief foray into that which can barely be described (let alone explained) and the conciliatory feast which follows, the month is as uneventful as it is dreary. Just... look out for the town strays, alright? They're a bit testy.

► MOD NOTES

• This is the November Catch-All Log, for any non-event action top-levels throughout the month (and feel free to backdate as far as the month's start). Large gatherings (parties, meetings, etc) are still encouraged to post their own logs for organizational purposes!
  
• Refer to the bottom half of the November + December Bulletin for any November-specific info to potentially include in your prompts! The above blurb is honestly just mood-setting flavortext.
  
• Because this is a catch-all for everywhere + all month, try to remember to label your top-levels with identifying information like the IC date and location of each prompt (whether in the subject or in the prompt title within the comment).
  
• While the Bulletins are combined, December will have its own catch-all!
  
• Any questions can be directed to this top-level or, for a quicker response, to Trace on discord/plurk.

Comments

quintalian. closed + ota

[kinkprofessor]

(( ooc: I'll have closed top-levels for people I've planned stuff with here, but also am open to anything so shoot me a line - soulblossom / tentamenace#5341 - so we can plot and get something rolling! ))

- gilia.

[kinkprofessor]

[ He makes up his cabin as presentable as it can get considering the circumstances. The little tealights he's procured from scavenging help give a more homey atmosphere; it also offsets the strange scattering of scientific tools about the place. Try as he might to keep his work tidy, it's an inevitability that his experiments invade other spaces.

As the sunlight begins to wane, earlier than usual this time of year, he comes immediately at the sound of someone nearby. Before she even knocks, he'll open the door with a warm, friendly smile. ] Come in, come in- [ He opens the door wide with a sweeping gesture into his home. Don't let the gold in, Gilia, he's so sensitive to it. ]

I'm still getting everything prepared, but I hope it will be to your liking. [ Cooking is like Chemistry, really, and his skills in that transfer over quite nicely. It smells good at least. ]

[seaboard]

[ Gilia is always a proper woman, to that end. Even if the manners are off, the bearing different, she is determined to be as pleasant as possible, striding into the house to join him. Her skirts trailing on the floor behind her, her hand held delicately in front of her. Slow steps that pause as she turns back to look at him, bowing her head in greeting. ]

You are so kind, I know I shall enjoy it very much.

[kinkprofessor]

[ Passing by a small end table, she might catch sight of charcoal sketches of some sort of lizard-like creature. Of his own making, or from home? Since he is a self-proclaimed alien, the latter is likely a possibility. Before she can pay it too much mind though, he's speaking again: ]

I do hope so. It's been a while since I've had the chance to entertain. While life here isn't exactly conducive to it, well-! Perhaps I've just been a bit homesick.

[ Enough about him though. ]

I can take your coat, if you'd like.

[seaboard]

[ She gently begins to undo her coat, and she has only the one dress for a fine occasion, the one she had made for the costumed gathering, a deep red that she wears under her cloak, and is, in turn, revealed when she sheds it. ]

I find myself as well. I am not used to eating alone, you see?

[kinkprofessor]

Ah, I am but... I think here loneliness settles in ways it didn't before. At home, I had an entire planet to look upon. Here? I'm lucky if there's any kind of activity outside.

It's been an adjustment, for sure. But what was your situation like, if you don't mind me asking-? I'd like to know more about the people here and their homes. The multiverse is such a fascinating concept.

[ What a nerd. ]

[seaboard]

[ He is saying a lot of words, as usual, she does not wholly understand. But is par for the course of most people in her life.

But his question is a pleasant one, smiling at him as she settles herself in the room. ]

That would be tricky to begin, but I suppose the simplest path to understanding it is that I am Queen, and that means that there are always people about me, in one form or another.

[kinkprofessor]

[ That's honestly par for the course when it comes to talking to Quin. Most of what he says can go over people's heads even when he isn't trying. ]

Ah, forgive me if I haven't been addressing you formally enough- I haven't dealt with royals in a while now. That does make sense though.

What was your court like?

[seaboard]

[ Her hands fold to sit in her lap, tapping one against the other as she contemplates the best answer. ]

Small, compared to others. My people are isolated, and our population is not a large one. Hard-working, too, the land is an unforgiving one and requires constant work to flourish. It has led to... a certain kind of people, my people.

Sigrun + Jiang Cheng + gator wrestling = ...self-care???

[legbreakings]

November 28th

[ Between mayhem hitting the containment zone and Jiang Cheng taking a very ungraceful fall down a mountain, it has taken them a month to actually find a day where both their schedules and the weather align for their exploration.

In the morning just after it has grown fully light out, Jiang Cheng approaches the abandoned farmhouse not far from the swamp that is their destination for today.

He is, as it would be, running late, and looking a little bit frazzled and out of breath. He has, notably, not flown here on his sword as he had originally planned when he chose the time to set out... he simply hadn't been able to stomach the flight, not after his experience in the mountains. Even at the price of running late. ]

[bearhole]

[ Sigrun is there on time, because of course she is. She's born military; she's always on time. She takes up a position leaning against the abandoned farmhouse (after thoroughly checking the interior to make sure nothing was hiding inside waiting to strike), waiting for Jiang Wanyin to arrive.

It would have been cool for him to come in via flying sword. She's been curious to see that ever since he mentioned it. But she's not all that disappointed that he arrives on foot. After having to postpone their walk again and again, she's just glad the day has finally come.

She waves to signal him once he's close enough, and pushes off her position on the wall. ]

Hey.

[legbreakings]

Hey.

[ There is a small but genuine smile lighting up his face as he catches sight of Sigrun, though that smile quickly turns a little bit sheepish. ]

I'm sorry that I'm late. There were... [ He clutches his sword in his hand. ] There were some complications I didn't expect. But I'm here now.

[bearhole]

[ Sigrun returns the smile, but then her brow furrows. ]

Complications? Anything we need to be worried about?

[ Jiang Wanyin may not be a member of her crew, but as far as she's concerned, he's of a like enough mind for her to count him as a teammate all the same. If he had a problem, she would help him resolve it. ]

[legbreakings]

No. It's...

[ He cuts himself off, shaking his head. ]

It doesn't matter. It's nothing you need to worry about. [ Another moment of hesitation and he is clenching his jaw. He really needs to tell her, if they are to explore together. ] You shouldn't expect me to be flying my sword today, that's all.