Hagbard has, since a while after the AUM wore off of everyone, and especially after he noticed a certain large metal thing in a certain lake owned by a certain literary predecessor of his, been poking around at the plothole almost nonstop, the whole time humming a certain Beatles song. The unusual thing about all this non-stop poking is that he's ( Read more... )

This immortal's arrival to the place is relatively quiet and unassuming ( Read more... )

*Mina has decided that the Mansion library is far too disorganized, and has decided to take it upon herself to rectify this grevious fault. And so there she is, her hair pulled practically away from her face and her dress nearly covered with a thin layer of dust from some of the more neglected books. There are books in tall piles all around her, ( Read more... )

To celebrate the marriage of David Talbot and Nicolas de Lenfent, there is a small informal gathering in the tower. The happy couple are both inside with young Lilli (who has been allowed to stay up late, just this once). They would welcome friends old and new to share a drink in celebration.

Typist: So they've got married and this is the party. Tag ( Read more... )

I'd rather just skip them all together, but seeing as how the general public does not find that polite I suppose it's best that I just get it over with. My name is Lestat I was born in Auvergne, France in 1760. Yes, that does mean I am quite old. No, jokes about my age are not appreciated, and I would prefer it if it just wasn't mentioned again. I ( Read more... )

*pinned to the bulletin board*
Attention:

I think we can get the frame or perhaps the walls raised if we work hard for a few days. The hardest part is transporting materials from the plothole to the house site.

Anyone who said they'd help or wants to, please see me. I can show you the house site if you haven't been.

When this is all done, I'll find a ( Read more... )

A young man appears suddenly when he dashes his hat from his head in evident frustration.

"Does no one believe in offering a proper greeting anymore?" he demands, stuffing the hat into his pocket. He is a handsome man, finely dressed save the hat, which is of an ugly gray felt, and his boots, which are scuffed and worn. "It may be no ruder than ( Read more... )

There's a note displayed in a prominent location, nothing too elaborate, something small and modest written in a rather old fashioned cursive.

David Talbot is delighted to announce his engagement to Nicolas de Lenfent.For anyone who might wish to speak to David, he's sitting in a nearby chair reading a book with a smile on his face. He'd be more ( Read more... )

Jonathan Strange has been neglecting his wife--burying his head in tomes on weather patterns and strange magics, letting time slowly slip past him. He has forgotten that he has made a bargain with a fairy, and that eternal darkness is the consequence for shirking it ( Read more... )

If one were to turn a corner down a particular hallway in a particular wing of the Mansion, one would encounter a particularly large lion stalking the halls ( Read more... )