Lugubrious

The Village of Secrets

Guess you all are stuck with me for a little longer. Good work.

The Village of Secrets

For Belle, the slow morning only dragged on. The clouds lofted away, her feet grew clammy, and in a final bid to break up the monotony she took a detour to Tanjozo's main well to get water before making her way back to the farm. The memory of her peaceful moment in the cool, fragrant ditch by the road passed away into nothing, and she worked slowly but with a steady vigor at her tasks in the fields of her employer. Alongside her toiled landowner Levi Richmond himself, his characteristic white bandana soaking up the sweat that trickled between his silver-brown hair. His son Emile, who by now cheerfully called Belle 'sis' though no familial bond linked them, labored also. With careful precision, the three fertilized the fields with compost, making sure that the nutrients lay buried and accessible to their growing crops in the weeks to come. When noon rolled around, the trio retired, lamenting that they'd chosen to work past the opportune time but secure in the fact that fewer chores awaited them in the afternoon. Belle, of course, remained quiet, but among these people she sported a certain ease found in her nowhere else. Even if she merely worked for these people, they treated her like family. Sometimes, it took a great deal of willpower to suppress a contented smile.

Compared to the tiring toil of the morning, the afternoon's tasks proved to be a vastly different sort. The wife of the family, Hilde, and her brother, who always asked that Belle call him 'Uncle Angus', shared a trade: weaving. Whether cloth or plant fibers, they could create all manner of useful material, from children's dolls to sturdy wicker baskets so tight that water couldn't escape them. When the time came, Belle, Emile, Hilde, and Uncle Angus gathered all that the two weavers made for the last few weeks and set off down the road to where the craft fair would take place.

The group arrived just before the official start time, and hurried to set up the 'stall'. They worked together to lay out a trio of brightly-patterned blankets on the grass, set up a stool, and array the wares all over the blankets. Without a word necessary, Belle seated herself on the shopkeeper's stool, a tiny basket slung around her shoulders ready to receive money. A while ago, the Richmond family discovered Belle's strangely effective affinity for managing a shop: her odd appearance and mannerisms would attract the wandering eye, and any who came near enough would her her tranquil but weirdly intense insistence, “Buy something.” Though not quite to the level of threatening, this common request came out rather compelling. One would not be faulted for thinking Belle to be some mystic, whose dolls, quilts, mats, jars, and baskets held some elusive, special attribute. After the others left to explore the craft fair, which Belle exhibited no interest in, sales occurred with a pleasing regularity. That is, until the cows arrived.

When her dull eyes beheld the stampeding cattle, her lips parted with an irritated sigh. Her silent but accusing disgust at the situation did not seem quite enough to enable her to take action, but fortunately another attendee of the craft show decided to do so instead. Belle looked on, perplexed, as Cia stripped in front of the entire assembly before suddenly and messily transforming into a massive, monstrous bear. Belle continued to watch, mouth slightly agape in surprise but her eyes in their usual near-shut position, giving her the appearance of lazy shock. When the excitement subsided and Cia turned back, apparently ignoring all of the eyes on her as she put her clothes back on, Belle lost interest. “More like freak show,” she muttered, and set her eyes on a little girl nearby. “Hey. Buy something.” The girl approached and bent down over a sheep doll, one with real wool stitched to the cloth core.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

Has it really been three months since we first wrote Indigo meeting with Isla? And little more than a day IC-time. Man. This RP is moving slowly.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

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Good job

@liferusher

Hey, thanks. If you (or anyone) wants one, I'll do my best to oblige.

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

New Episode Spoilers

Wow, Mercury's illusion was a surge of genius. By tricking Yang into hurting him, he's not only ruined her reputation but started the Grimm coming. I was hoping they'd do something interesting and they surpassed my expectations.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

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I'll be your first customer!

Format: (Choose one)
-Other: Two characters, a caption in between them.

Caption: "They say a man's destiny cannot be changed. I disagree, destiny is what we make it." A seeable red color and a cursive font
Characters: Vash the Stampede, Trigun and Goku, Dragon Ball Z

Portrait Details: Full body, preferably in some of their more defiant poses

Borders: Vash, white border, thickness around a 3 cm, I think. Goku, yellow border, same as Vash

Other: N/A

@Zarkun

Will this work?

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

It makes sense in these conditions that sight would still work in some respect, I admit my error. The characters' eyes do have yet to fully adjust, however.

There's nothing frantic about what the humans in that room are doing, the only chaos is coming from the movements of Grimm.

I'm to believe that every single first-year hunter and huntress has nerves of steel, perfect eyesight, and perfect reactions in a situation like this? I literally couldn't think of a scarier ambush.

As for the Grimm themselves, if anyone's having doubts, these are Grievers we're fighting. All they have going for them is stealth and surprise. Add in glowing eyes (which the RWBYpedia entry doesn't mention any Grimm having, by the way, just 'red eyes') and this 'scary' encounter is just a matter of single swings and lone gunshots.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

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I mean, like an actual thread. For people to request lol

@Lmpkio

Oh, I see what you mean. But I would much rather perform this service for friends/colleagues than random strangers. Aside from it deepening any bond, it means that I also might get to see other people with my handiwork. I really like other people using/interacting with things I make.

So, between you and Oblivion, you got Lucina, Dedede, Death (kinda), Midna, Walguigi, Natsu, Maka, Weiss, Filia, Dante, and N. That just leaves a vampire, an Omnic, a Plain Doll, and a Sleeping Giant unidentified.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

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It's goooooood lol. One of my characters' designs is based directly off one of the characters in that show.

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This is reminding me of a separate page I made for another FT RP that I volunteered to draw characters for the ones interested.

I suggest you might as well make one lol

@Lmpkio

I put the template in my profile bio. It can be viewed via the link beneath my avatar.

Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

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Yup. And kaiju too. But thats a different story altogether.

I might actually consider getting one. Let me think about it and I'll come back to you. ;)

@Lmpkio

Righto. If so, please use the following template for clarity:

Format: (Choose one)
-Select Screen (Small portraits only, max of 22 characters, no caption)
-Inner Workings (Fourteen small portraits, one large portrait split in half on either end, like mine)
-Favorites (Fourteen small portraits, with one medium portrait on either side of the fourteen)
-Big Leagues (Five medium portraits)
-Other (Please specify)

Caption: (If wanted/applicable. Include color and font if desired)

Characters: (Please include name and source material, IE Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail. Depending on the format, I'll put in between 5 and 22 portraits of them. If you include more than is necessary, and don't care too much about a few of them, I'll have backups to work with if I can't find any suitable images)

Portrait Details: (Descriptors concerning how you want the portraits to look. Do you want full-body? Face only? Left side of face only? If using an appropriate format, which one/s do you want to be your big ones? Let me know)

Borders: (If you want them. Thickness and color. Each portrait can have a different color border)

Other: (If you want something special. I'll do the best I can)

To anyone interested: I might not be able to complete a sig for you immediately, but I can definitely get all of them done before Christmas.