Carlyle

Wardens of the Glade: A Light Fantasy RP

A N N I F E R
A N N I F E R

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Annifer had heard of cities before.

Stone-brick walls cold and rough to the touch and high as mighty. Armored guards wearing plate shined like a freshly washed cup. Streets packed to the brim with busied traffic, a fact further compounded by the on-going festivities. And there she was. A teensy, tiny ant against the current; a lone, out of place star among the cosmos.

Heaving a oversized, rugged sack over her shoulders, Annifer wandered the winding roads of the Atutanian stronghold. It had all been new to her. The smells. The people. The wealth, she quickly noticed, as highborn folk pranced along in their carriages protected by a group of armed men and women.

Her thoughts shifted to Lady Ariesca as she walked, mindlessly stabbing the ground with the butt-end of her pitchfork with each step. She had never met the woman in person, of course, but Annifer had her own idealized vision of the noble she had thrown away everything she had known for. Was she any different? Did she show pity to those beneath her station? Or, had Annifer thought wrong, and Ariesca was—oh, how did the saying go—"like two peas in a pod", flaunting her wealth much like these nobles were?

Perhaps, Annifer wondered, it was time to find out.

Stepping foot in-line with the other promising cadets, Annifer took in the nearby crowd. A blonde knight, with a taste for foreign candy, and a crossbowwoman, dressed in the peasant's garb, were among others scattered about. Knights were to be expected, she knew full and well, but to see a fellow peasant was a welcomed surprise. Perhaps Annifer hadn't been the only foolish one today, as some had come to tell her over the long, difficult journey to Atutania. Then again, the woman had been the one holding a proper weapon, and not some rusty farming implement like Annifer.

"Name?"

Annifer looked up, and came face-to-face with a corpulent beast of a man. It seemed he had served on the frontlines of the kitchen, she believed, rather than that of the battlefield like the rest of his fellow wardens.

"Annifer." Annifer replied. She paused, wondering if to note her village before continuing. "Of Aspador."

"Well, Annifer of Aspador," The man spoke with a hint of sarcasm, "I don't believe we have any hay to pitch."

"You don't have to worry, warden, it's for pigs."

The warden smirked, as if to say "I like this one!". Ushering her onward, the man allowed Annifer to pass on through the gates and join the rest of the prospective lot that had gathered within the order's grounds. The thought of introducing herself crossed her mind, but Annifer knew she had one goal above all in mind—to find Lady Ariesca.

After all, she was the reason Annifer had travelled so far. The reason she gave up everything for a glimpse of something.

Umbra Rose Condos

Suzy is probably, like, 5'3'' at most. The UK is having issues with height growth these days, so she isn't tall at all.

The Dead Don't Die.

Kali Nordstrom

Location: New York Streets, Outside Home
Skills: N/A

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The ball went sailing through the air. Or, so Kali figured it would. Instead, her throwing arm had been limp, and the ball had only flew a small distance. Thankfully for Kali, however, the kids had gotten the message, and quickly took off somewhere else to play. "Kids these days," Kali muttered to herself, clearly disgruntled.

Turning her attention back to the injured victim, Kali took note of the scene. Her elderly neighbor had a clear bite wound on his hand, a fact confirmed by a somewhat familiar individual. One of Hannah's friends, Kali could only figure, as she took notice of her other neighbor next to him. The teen had already been on the line with emergency services, although Kali was displeased with what she heard.

"Stand clear?" Kali asked, puzzled about the change in treatment. One medical professional, the doctor at the restaurant, wanted to keep the fever down. But now the paramedics wanted them to stand clear? "He's probably already burning up with a fever—just like Jeff."

Kali glanced momentarily at Isaac, wondering what he had been thinking.

"I'll go get some ice from my freezer, just in case."

Pulling her keys from her purse, Kali walked over to the apartment door. Before she was able to open the door, however, a bird swooped down from the sky and began to peck at one of the women that had come to the old man's aid. "What the fuck?!" She loudly exclaimed, startled by the incident. Were the birds somehow afflicted with the on-going craziness too? "Are you okay?"

Umbra Rose Condos

@Xaltwind Velvet's not sad! Velvet is explicitly not sad about her family dying since it's been so long! Velvet is dead and a gamer! She's just vibing!

@Lemons

Pictured: Velvet

Umbra Rose Condos

We're monsters! Some of us are cursed to be this way and Suzy is legit dead! She has a right to be sad!

And to be fair, only one part of Iris is sad and broody. The wolf is happy as can be lol

@BunniesOfDoom

Everything is cold and miserable for Suzy it'd be a miracle she'd be anything but sad. Probably why she latches onto Velvet since she's always radiating coolness/positivity, especially with those sunglasses.

What Are You Listening To?

Umbra Rose Condos

Short Suzy post this time around; partly so I can exit an old scene that people have already progressed from but also in case anyone wants to HMU for a Suzy post next time around.

Umbra Rose Condos

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_{Location: Velvet's Condo -> ???, Umbra Rose}

Timeframe: Early Morning

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_{Interaction(s): Velvet @Lemons, Theria @Dragonydas}

Previously: Click Here

The air had become tense, aided by the cold front Suzy radiated. Her willingness to share her story had held the entire room in a chokehold. It left Suzy uncomfortable, even more so than she already had been from speaking of her untimely death. Even with her death being so long ago, she had struggled to come to terms with it—a fact often made countless times worse by annoying, nosy paranormal investigators digging into the case of the "murdered Krause girl".

For once, Suzy was grateful that hardly anyone was able to see her. She was akin to a timid mouse, afraid to progress. So, when the knife to cut the tension suddenly burst into the room, Suzy took the opportunity to flee for her own sake.

Phasing through the condo door without the slightest care in the world, Suzy disappeared down the hallway. The hallway's ceiling lights flickered as she "float-sprinted" down the corridor; an unintended side effect of her current mental state. Suzy hadn't known or seen where she was running off to, just that she needed to get away. To be somewhere alone—for now.

If only ghosts could cry.

Hello, I am Tarotman

Welcome to the guild, @Tarotman.

Umbra Rose Condos

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Hey, that's offensive. Her kids are dead.

@Lemons

We all know Suzy is just Velvet's bratty adoptive daughter.