10/08/1934

[notvelour]

WHO: Open to any persona user!
WHERE: The roof gardens of Adessi
WHEN: October 8th, 1934, around 9pm
WHY: Idk, ask the birdramon demons.

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"Goodnight, Evie! See you tomorrow

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And the librarian in question had been cleaning up the library and preparing to close its doors for the night. As part of a routine, he wandered up the steps to the roof to make sure that the area was clear of students. He didn't want to lock anyone in the top floors of the school all night, after all

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Evie looked up at the sudden exclamation. Spotting the librarian, she gave him a friendly wave before taking another small step backwards. She still remained relatively close to the flowerbeds. Whatever kind of birds these were, the thought that they could be dangerous didn't even cross her mind and even if it had, they seemed to be sleeping. Evie held a finger up to her lips, indicating for Locrine to be quiet. She began edging toward him as stealthily as she could, a task that would have been much easier to accomplish had she not been wearing heels.

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For a moment, a very brief moment, Locrine assumed that the girl would listen and back away. She did, after all, take a small step backwards. However, any sort of victory and relief he might of felt was instantly waved off. He tilted his head curiously when she motioned for him to keep quiet. And then... wait no, that wasn't good.

His green eyes grew wide and he desperately flailed his limbs to silently beg her to stop. Oh bother. This wouldn't end well. That thing was huge. Images of the bird picking her up and carrying her off were the only things going through his mind.

The bird, however, did not appear to be budging. Hearing the sound of Evie's heels, it opened an eye and glanced at her more annoyed than anything. It really just wanted to sleep.

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Evie stopped in her tracks, raising an eyebrow at Locrine's flailing. Well, that was certainly more enthusiastic hello than she had been anticipating. She completely missed the look the bird gave her and resumed her slow, cautious trek toward Locrine. Perhaps he could enlighten her about what kinds of birds these were. Librarians knew everything, didn't they?

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Oh thank whatever holy beings were watching after them, she was walking toward him more cautiously. Toward the door. He put a hand on his chest and took a deep breath as his panic subsided. "I-I'm not sure what they are, so we shouldn't bother them. They seem tired, so we should leave them be and go. But-- Oh, heavens, the flowers. The principal. The others. We planted these. And. But. And the mums," he was fumbling with his words obvious, trying to process everything in a way that would actually make sense. However, he lost track somewhere in the middle. It was uncertain whether or not he was really talking to her or himself at that point.

"If I don't get rid of them, everything will be ruined. But... There's nothing I can really do. I don't even know-- I." Locrine put a hand to his mouth in thought, glancing to his feet and only then remembering that she was there. "Right. U-um, sorry, but you should go ahead and head back to the dorms. I-I'm... Well, this is-..." This just wasn't working.

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Evie nodded slowly but patiently as Locrine babbled on. She thought she understood most of what he was saying, as disjointed and scattered as it was. The poor man sounded so overwhelmed and she still wasn't in any hurry to get back to the dorm. She still had some time. Evie could easily help him out with his bird problem. She was stronger than she looked after all.

"I'll help you take care of it," she volunteered and before he could respond, started kicking off her shoes. This would be much easier to manage in just her stockings. "I'm not in any rush to get back."

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"U-um... I don't think that-" Ah, and she was already volunteering and kicking off her shoes. The help was nice, but this put him very far from ease. Locrine wasn't going to be so rude as to insist she couldn't help because she was a girl. He knew better than most that kind of idea was preposterous. But it didn't mean that it he was any more alright with her helping in a potentially dangerous situation. There was no crime in being concerned for another person's safety. Thankfully for her enthusiasm, the word 'no' was a very rare thing in his vocabulary. As hesitant as he was, he eventually gave her a nod. He would just have to make sure nothing would happen. Somehow. Bother.

"A-alright. Right. We'll figure something out," he agreed. He could barely pretend that he was confident about the situation. "But if anything starts going wrong, head straight for the dormitory. These birds... aren't normal birds. Usually birds just fly off when you clap at them, but these... I don't-- I mean, we could try asking nicely, but..."

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What kind of birds responded to being asked to leave? Evie wondered. Locrine spoke as if they were intelligent, rather than the exotic animals they looked to be. Evie was new to this area and the only birds she had grown up with were caged pets and pigeons. For all she knew, the crows (or were they ravens?) just got extremely large in Connecticut.

Evie supposed trying to talk to them was worth trying though. Maybe they were like dogs and responded to tone of voice. Or plants that grew better when people talked to them.

Evie nodded and started tiptoeing back toward the birds. Yelling at them from across the rooftop hardly constituted as asking them nicely to leave.

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Locrine slowly took a few steps almost right behind her. He had gotten used to standing in the background when dealing with demons. Finding one on his own, let alone with an uninvolved student, was... new. Not really a good sort of new. The time came for him to keep stepping forward, but really all he wanted to do was hang back. Someone could have easily written the word 'coward' on his forehead. He would've let them.

The bird who had opened its eye before slowly turned its head towards those approaching. Before anyone could say anything to it, it had its response.

"NO," it cawed. It didn't sound threatening, but it was very determined to stay put.

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Did that bird just talk?

Evie had once had a parrot that talked nonstop but she had never heard of wild birds talking before. Was it a Connecticut thing? Crows were so much bigger here; maybe they were smarter, too.

"Why not?" Evie asked. "Isn't there somewhere else you can sleep? You're trampling all the flowers."

lamepost sob my brain is dead <3

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"IT IS COMFORTABLE," it replied, asserting its point further by taking a moment to nestle down even more. Locrine had to admit that it did look comfortable, but this could only mean a trip to the flower store... and he couldn't let them stay there forever. "THESE DEMONS WILL SLEEP HERE UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT."

Oh. And that did it. Locrine covered his mouth, feeling uncomfortable hearing that information leaked. Maybe she didn't notice. Maybe she wouldn't question it. "I s-suppose we can't argue with that..." The librarian mumbled out. Yeah, he was already prepared to retreat, though he knew he would find himself right back at it again.

awww, it's fine <3

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"Demons?" Evie shrieked. "These are demons? I thought they were just really big birds!"

She stared wide-eyed at the giant, talking bird. Was it going to sprout horns? Set the roof on fire? Was the Devil far behind? Then Evie's pride kicked in and she struggled to regain her composure.

"Well, you can't stay here. This is a school. It's for learning, not sleeping. Unless you know someone willing to replant the flowers," she said matter-of-factly. It didn't even occur to her that she didn't have the authority to make such a deal.

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Locrine was only glad that he didn't have to be the one to tell her they were demon, but he couldn't help but think that she wouldn't have stayed if he had said something sooner. What was surprising was the sight of her holding ground while he was nervously fumbling around in the background

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"No, I haven't. I didn't even know they existed before today," Evie replied. "But I've always known I was special so maybe the demon bird is on to something."

She studied the bird curiously, managing to keep her rising panic at bay a while longer. This was certainly scary business - very scary business - but lots of things were. If Evie was going to be head of the company someday, she needed to get used to managing fear and not letting it control her actions.

"Do you spend a lot of time around humans? You seem to know a lot about us."

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"HUMANS ARE WEAK. THAT IS ALL THERE IS TO KNOW. THEY ARE NOT WORTH TIME," the Badb Catha replied very matter-of-factly to Evie's question. However, it stared and tilted its head to the side for a moment. It was as if it was giving them some sort of special consideration. Locrine was honestly ready for it to attack at any moment, but that attack never came. It simply did not want to get up. Finally, it spoke again. "MOVE US AND WE WILL LEAVE."

That was a challenge. Wasn't it? A test of strength! Time to be brave. He could do this. Biting his lip, he stepped close to the nearest bird and pushed. It, of course, never budged. It flapped a wing to push him away and he stumbled back. He was only lucky that he didn't fall. Who was he kidding? He was used to using his brain, not... anything else. He let out a heavy sigh. These demons had to be strong. He needed to know how strong