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genessia2018-12-13 10:31 am
hellorhighwater) wrote in genessia2018-12-13 10:31 am
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3rd fire = that's the price you pay, leave behind your heart and cast away
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[The face on the feed is--well, it's only half visible given that one Neil Blair is holding a chilled piece of meat over his right eye. The other is screwed shut in obvious discomfort, opening experimentally as Neil carefully removes the makeshift compress from his face, where the first stippling traces of a bruise are visible just above his cheekbone. The backdrop is a nondescript back room of the Drunken Monkey, where Neil's gathering himself together after breaking up a fight.
He blinks a couple of times, grimaces a little, but finally sets the compress aside and waves at the network with a wry smile.]
Hey, all. First off, the holiday season's on us, so a happy one to all of you. Pretty sure no one here celebrates Eventide, but Christmas is pretty similar, so...
[The mention of his holiday makes him wince again as he reaches up to rub his temple with a sigh.]
Sorry, headache. Just...kinda curious about something. In my world, those with magic abstain from using it whenever possible during the winter season. It's a custom, nothing more, but the week before our version of Christmas--Eventide--it's forbidden by our beliefs. It's something everyone knows about, and something that everyone considers even under the worst circumstances. Kinda fosters the lack of conflict and sense of community that Eventide's all about, y'know?
Problem is, here? Not so much. [Somewhere in the distance, a bellicose shout can be heard through the feed, muffled by wooden walls and doors, earning a glare off screen from Neil--one he immediately winces at and rubs the edge of his eye socket again.] It's inconvenient, not dangerous--I got about four days before I'm cut off altogether, so I'll bust out a fireball if I gotta 'till then. I was just curious if anyone else here had circumstances where they couldn't or wouldn't use their abilities, and how you dealt with it when no one else around you's in the same boat.
[Easing back a little in his chair, Neil rakes his free hand back through his loose hair.]
And bonus points if you know any good headache remedies.
[The face on the feed is--well, it's only half visible given that one Neil Blair is holding a chilled piece of meat over his right eye. The other is screwed shut in obvious discomfort, opening experimentally as Neil carefully removes the makeshift compress from his face, where the first stippling traces of a bruise are visible just above his cheekbone. The backdrop is a nondescript back room of the Drunken Monkey, where Neil's gathering himself together after breaking up a fight.
He blinks a couple of times, grimaces a little, but finally sets the compress aside and waves at the network with a wry smile.]
Hey, all. First off, the holiday season's on us, so a happy one to all of you. Pretty sure no one here celebrates Eventide, but Christmas is pretty similar, so...
[The mention of his holiday makes him wince again as he reaches up to rub his temple with a sigh.]
Sorry, headache. Just...kinda curious about something. In my world, those with magic abstain from using it whenever possible during the winter season. It's a custom, nothing more, but the week before our version of Christmas--Eventide--it's forbidden by our beliefs. It's something everyone knows about, and something that everyone considers even under the worst circumstances. Kinda fosters the lack of conflict and sense of community that Eventide's all about, y'know?
Problem is, here? Not so much. [Somewhere in the distance, a bellicose shout can be heard through the feed, muffled by wooden walls and doors, earning a glare off screen from Neil--one he immediately winces at and rubs the edge of his eye socket again.] It's inconvenient, not dangerous--I got about four days before I'm cut off altogether, so I'll bust out a fireball if I gotta 'till then. I was just curious if anyone else here had circumstances where they couldn't or wouldn't use their abilities, and how you dealt with it when no one else around you's in the same boat.
[Easing back a little in his chair, Neil rakes his free hand back through his loose hair.]
And bonus points if you know any good headache remedies.