RP: Annwn or Bust
Date: 16 March 2003
Character(s): Riley Chambers and anyone.
Location: Around and About, In and Out of Town
Status: Public Private
Summary: Riley comes to town.
Completion: Complete since no one played.
Riley Chambers didn’t recognize the first person she saw after she apparated into Annwn and the second seemed a bit off in his lime green leggings and an amazingly frilly yellow shirt that made him look like a lemon lime popsicle. She turned and watched him walk, no flounce by and then laughed lightly while she wondered just what kind of town she had been summoned to where people would dress like that in public. She shook her head, pulling her coat around her just a bit tighter as she made her way down the tree lined street.
On first glance, it really was idyllic here and she was glad that this morning she’d decided to gather a few belongings and leave a note for her father that she was going to be away for a few weeks. It was a pretty spur of the moment decision to leave and one she should have discussed with her dad before making. But it had been the image of her sister she’d seen for the first time, sitting on the edge of her bed, holding Riley’s hand loosely and speaking in the lighthearted, dulcet tone that Riley remembered so fondly that had driven her to make this choice. Besides, her father wouldn’t have understood. He dealt in reality, he built from plans and blueprints and she knew it would have been difficult for him to understand her visions. She’d brought up seeing her mother, his wife when her dreams began and he’d told her that they were just that and nothing more. It was then that she looked into her father’s grey eyes and realized that his dreams had died on a street in Hogsmeade a year ago.
That’s why she needed to get away before her own dreams were washed always under the deluge of sorrow that was her home life now. Maybe she had run and she knew her father would have said it wasn’t the first time she’d done that. But she did what was best for the both of them because she had realized that when her dad looked at her, he didn’t see his oldest daughter, he saw in her eyes, her smile, her dead mother and in her blonde hair and dimples, her slain sister.
Those thoughts permeated her mind as her eyes cast toward the sidewalk, noting every crack that seemed to spider across the surface. She lifted her eyes after a moment, seeing that she’d found a rather large square, bustling with activity. Riley looked around, taking in the brick buildings, the people bustling back and forth. It seemed to her that there were more people living here than she thought and the idea of losing herself here after spending the past year living at home was tempting.
“Hi, Riley.” She heard her name and turned toward the sound, smiling when she saw a familiar face walking toward her and then past.
Riley smiled brightly as she came out of her reverie, tilting her head at the tall, thin boy and replying. “Hey, Blaine.” The exchange lasted only a moment and she walked by before she realized that she hadn’t seen Blaine in years. Then she stopped in the middle of the sidewalk when she realized why she hadn’t seen him.
Blaine had died during the war.
She pivoted slowly to look at the boy but saw he was gone, lost in the crowds. She stood there, mouth gaped open and then surveyed the crowd, her mind accepting finally what she’d refused to believe. There was a knight in armor, a woman in a Victorian gown along with faces she remembered whose names appeared upon memorials near the school and Riley realized that somehow here in Annwn, the dead had risen to walk with the living.
The whole idea was mind boggling and she took a step back to gather herself. It didn’t make sense but then again…
Riley shook her head to clear her thoughts and a single point of light seemed to appear before her, dazzling in its brilliance. The beam began to glitter and one became three, each point glowing luminescent even in the morning sun. Her mother stood before her, the gentle smile that soothed Riley’s soul crossing her features. Her sister, the innocence of a youth Riley missed still present in the azure pools of her sister’s eyes. She didn’t have a chance to glance at the third point before they turned to smoke and drifted away on a twist of the breeze. But she knew the wicked glint in the eyes of one who she’d shared herself with long ago and bit the inside of her lip at the thought, a shiver colder than the winter air surrounding her, ran up Riley’s spine.
She understood then. Understood just why she’d been summoned here and who she should seek. But she frowned because she’d found her way but the means still escaped her. It was then that Riley saw the shadow slash across her, the image seemingly on demon wings but she knew…and she shaded her eyes while she looked up, the bleak sun blinding her momentarily before she grinned. Riley had to restrain herself from jumping up and down when she saw the image emerge from the sun’s glare and imagined she could hear the strong, steady beat of wings on the horizon when she saw him, majestic in the late winter sky, his four legs curled beneath it, the powerful body slicing through the air as it flew. She smiled as she took her hand and smoothed it through her blonde hair as she watched the hippogriff disappear into the forests stretching away from Annwn.
Riley felt a surge of contentment fill her before she brought her hand down and cast her eye’s back toward the human's world before she began to explore her new home.
Character(s): Riley Chambers and anyone.
Location: Around and About, In and Out of Town
Status: Public Private
Summary: Riley comes to town.
Completion: Complete since no one played.
Riley Chambers didn’t recognize the first person she saw after she apparated into Annwn and the second seemed a bit off in his lime green leggings and an amazingly frilly yellow shirt that made him look like a lemon lime popsicle. She turned and watched him walk, no flounce by and then laughed lightly while she wondered just what kind of town she had been summoned to where people would dress like that in public. She shook her head, pulling her coat around her just a bit tighter as she made her way down the tree lined street.
On first glance, it really was idyllic here and she was glad that this morning she’d decided to gather a few belongings and leave a note for her father that she was going to be away for a few weeks. It was a pretty spur of the moment decision to leave and one she should have discussed with her dad before making. But it had been the image of her sister she’d seen for the first time, sitting on the edge of her bed, holding Riley’s hand loosely and speaking in the lighthearted, dulcet tone that Riley remembered so fondly that had driven her to make this choice. Besides, her father wouldn’t have understood. He dealt in reality, he built from plans and blueprints and she knew it would have been difficult for him to understand her visions. She’d brought up seeing her mother, his wife when her dreams began and he’d told her that they were just that and nothing more. It was then that she looked into her father’s grey eyes and realized that his dreams had died on a street in Hogsmeade a year ago.
That’s why she needed to get away before her own dreams were washed always under the deluge of sorrow that was her home life now. Maybe she had run and she knew her father would have said it wasn’t the first time she’d done that. But she did what was best for the both of them because she had realized that when her dad looked at her, he didn’t see his oldest daughter, he saw in her eyes, her smile, her dead mother and in her blonde hair and dimples, her slain sister.
Those thoughts permeated her mind as her eyes cast toward the sidewalk, noting every crack that seemed to spider across the surface. She lifted her eyes after a moment, seeing that she’d found a rather large square, bustling with activity. Riley looked around, taking in the brick buildings, the people bustling back and forth. It seemed to her that there were more people living here than she thought and the idea of losing herself here after spending the past year living at home was tempting.
“Hi, Riley.” She heard her name and turned toward the sound, smiling when she saw a familiar face walking toward her and then past.
Riley smiled brightly as she came out of her reverie, tilting her head at the tall, thin boy and replying. “Hey, Blaine.” The exchange lasted only a moment and she walked by before she realized that she hadn’t seen Blaine in years. Then she stopped in the middle of the sidewalk when she realized why she hadn’t seen him.
Blaine had died during the war.
She pivoted slowly to look at the boy but saw he was gone, lost in the crowds. She stood there, mouth gaped open and then surveyed the crowd, her mind accepting finally what she’d refused to believe. There was a knight in armor, a woman in a Victorian gown along with faces she remembered whose names appeared upon memorials near the school and Riley realized that somehow here in Annwn, the dead had risen to walk with the living.
The whole idea was mind boggling and she took a step back to gather herself. It didn’t make sense but then again…
Riley shook her head to clear her thoughts and a single point of light seemed to appear before her, dazzling in its brilliance. The beam began to glitter and one became three, each point glowing luminescent even in the morning sun. Her mother stood before her, the gentle smile that soothed Riley’s soul crossing her features. Her sister, the innocence of a youth Riley missed still present in the azure pools of her sister’s eyes. She didn’t have a chance to glance at the third point before they turned to smoke and drifted away on a twist of the breeze. But she knew the wicked glint in the eyes of one who she’d shared herself with long ago and bit the inside of her lip at the thought, a shiver colder than the winter air surrounding her, ran up Riley’s spine.
She understood then. Understood just why she’d been summoned here and who she should seek. But she frowned because she’d found her way but the means still escaped her. It was then that Riley saw the shadow slash across her, the image seemingly on demon wings but she knew…and she shaded her eyes while she looked up, the bleak sun blinding her momentarily before she grinned. Riley had to restrain herself from jumping up and down when she saw the image emerge from the sun’s glare and imagined she could hear the strong, steady beat of wings on the horizon when she saw him, majestic in the late winter sky, his four legs curled beneath it, the powerful body slicing through the air as it flew. She smiled as she took her hand and smoothed it through her blonde hair as she watched the hippogriff disappear into the forests stretching away from Annwn.
Riley felt a surge of contentment fill her before she brought her hand down and cast her eye’s back toward the human's world before she began to explore her new home.