November Catch-All

[notquitedracula]

1: Cloak and Dagger: New Employee Orientation
[In the couple months since Soma inherited the magic shop, it's gone through a few changes. Biggest among them, perhaps, is the array of magic available, now including necromancy and other 'dark' arts. Admittedly most of the texts on offer are of a 'What NOT to Do' bent, but still. Acknowledging that those other branches exist is a huge step forward.

The other big change is the personnel. Entirely new to the business are Grima, Tina Goldstein, and Anastasia. All they need now is a scribe, and the shop will be at full operating capacity.

Of course, working in a magic shop is... not really something you just walk into and start doing. Hence this little meeting. Direct your questions and suggestions to the white-haired dhampir, folks.]

2: Out and About in the World
[Over the coming weeks Soma can be seen at random times out and about in Everglade, Nova City, and Fayren, doing random things in random places. Feel free to randomly bump into him!]

3: Moving Day
[At the first of the month, following his successful acquisition of the lease on Satsuki's old apartment, Soma carries his few belongings from the haunted apartment complex in Everglade to his new home in Heaven's Court Apartments. Feel free to meet him along the way - for someone who's moving from one place to another, he has a shockingly small amount of luggage.]

4: Holodeck'd
[With Marc gone, Soma continues his capoeira training on his own. With the assistance of Holodeck'd's simulations, he's steadily adding to his unarmed combat repetoire, and anyone who's studied the arts will notice he's learning at a shocking speed. Almost like he used to know some of this stuff, and is just brushing up...]

5: Castlevania Shenanigans
[With Lisa back, plus Alucard and Trevor showing up, things are likely to get very strange around the castle. Soma will be spending some time there, just hanging out with his adoptive family.]

6: Surprise me
[Just what the label says!]

Comments

[notquitedracula]

Hmm... [He considers their options for a moment before coming to a decision.] Computer. Give us a ballroom scene. Access my device and pull the song 'Dance of Pales'.

[innocent_royal]

[A lovely tune, one that is perfect for ballroom dancing. With their lunch finished, she gathers up the stuff back into her tote bag.

She moves the bag out of the way and she is ready to go, for the most part. It's not a party dress, but it's still good. She holds her hand out to Soma, ready for him to lead her to a dance.]

[notquitedracula]

[Neither of them is really dressed for this, but that doesn't matter. Nobody else is going to see them, anyway. And it's good practice for the upcoming masquerade, after all.

It becomes obvious pretty quickly they've both had some experience with the waltz. Soma is the rustier of the two, and his steps don't match hers precisely at first - he is, after all, relying on memories centuries old at least. But by the halfway point, he's found his pace and is matching her easily.]

[innocent_royal]

[It felt clumsy at first, alternating with taking the lead and letting Soma lead. Once he found his pace, she eases up and lets him lead. She keeps her eyes on him, which is still a habit for her, but now for a new reason.]

It's like almost yesterday we danced together at prom.

[notquitedracula]

[It doesn't take long for them to reach a level of competence one might expect out of someone trained in the waltz. Because... really, both of them have been. Soma's training is just a little more out of date than Anya's. He keeps his eyes locked on hers, and he can't help smiling.]

The night we decided to stop caring what everyone else thought.

[innocent_royal]

[It's just so hard for her to not have a dreamy look in her eyes watching him. She smiles and nods at his response.]

The very one... It was emotionally heavy, but... I'm glad we went.