Though he has cleaned up the blood, Richard is still not wearing a jacket, sleeves rolled up to the elbows. He looks pale, tired, and a bit haunted. He's looking for Curio, Ganymede, and/or Tom, roughly in that order, but is free to be accosted by anyone else who should come across him. He's had a long night.

John Childermass is sitting at a table, off to the side of the main room. He would be very easy not to notice at all, despite his strange appearance, as if shadows clung to him a bit. He is currently reading his Marseilles cards, again and again. Whether he is asking different questions or is simply dissatisfied with answers to the same question ( Read more... )

He wanders in with a red nose and sniffles loudly. His voice is hoarse, and it's obvious he has a cold.

'Can anybody tell me where to get some Pepperup Potion around here? I have no idea where Hermione is or how to even make the stuff.'

Polonius, in his learning to fireproof stuff, has not been the aptest of pupils ( Read more... )

Freyja is shining. She is gold and glittering and so full of power that it almost hurts to look at her. She has had her sacrifice; she killed her dark-haired boy at dawn and the thrill of it has not yet left her. He loved her, he offered himself up, and she took all he had. And it has made her strong. On a normal day, Freyja can start wars, ( Read more... )

Richard does not keep any of his appointments today. In fact, no one at all has seen him, upon inquiry, since early yesterday evening ( Read more... )

Richard Carstone and Ada Clare are sitting near a sign on the bulletin board in the main room. It reads, simply:

If there is any individual whose facility with magic would allow for the restoration of a lost memory, and would be inclined to offer their services, I would be most grateful and certainly willing to discuss any form of reimbursement ( Read more... )

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His beloved summer is coming to an end, and Baldr is making the most of it while he can. Anyone who enters the downstairs rooms of the mansion will find that the walls have rolled up like petticoats, leaving the roof and upper stories to be supported by vines and trellises instead. Most everything looks alive, or at least prettily fake, with ( Read more... )

Freyja is a big fan of the cute. She likes flowers, fluffy bunnies, and children. But turning people into flowers is more of a Greek thing, and if you turn people into fluffy bunnies you are ultimately left with more fluffy bunnies than anyone could want. And while Freyja is a staunch supporter of making children it takes so long before they ( Read more... )