Janius returned the embrace in turn. He didn't care about the pain. Kaleeth's enthusiasm originally brought back Janius' prediction early that day and he couldn't help but chuckle out loud and reach a hand to the side of Kaleeth's head. "Hey, hey, slow down a bit, heh," Janius looked into Kaleeth's eyes and paused a moment, "Let's make tonight special." Janius brought Kaleeth into a deep kiss right there on the hallway and didn't stop until they both had another moment of consciousness. He kept his forehead in contact with hers. "Let's find a place without a cold stone floor," Janius said with a small laugh and a grin.
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Dear Mr Curly,
I have done little travelling lately because I have been so dreadfully weary. Can it be true as the old Ecclesiastes said; that all things lead to weariness? Surely not. Perhaps the opposite is true: that all nothings lead to weariness. I have a peculiar feeling, Curly, that I am worn out from something I haven't yet done and the more I don't do it, the more exhausted I become. How strange. Could it be something I haven't realised? Perhaps it's something I haven't said? Something I haven't finished! It must be very large and true whatever it is and a lively struggle in the doing but I look forward to it immensely. I know I need it. First, however, I must curl up in my chair and sleep deeply with the duck. Perhaps I'll dream of this thing and wake up refreshed and do it. My fond wishes to you Mr. Curly, and to all Curly Flat.
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Hmm...
I would say that after three years of weekly sessions, unless Ahnasha and Fendros had a severe falling out with Najirra (which would probably require a scene of its own), they would be in a position where they're doing regular exercises to help themselves regulate and their trauma wouldn't define their behaviour so easily. They will still have episodes from time to time, especially if their memories are triggered by something, but they would be able to sleep properly again. That's my best guess. It's possible that Ahnasha and/or Fendros would continue to have serious trouble if you wanted, but with such a prolonged period of staying still, it would begin to dip into the realms of severe depression for them. As an aside, Fendros is going to make the effort to learn some Ta'agra when Rhazii begins to speak.
I'll take control of one or both of the children, whatever you feel like. As for Kaleeth and Janius' kid in particular, I can flip a coin again. Realistically, their interactions as defacto siblings will only really matter with gender once they get a few years older, and I'm not sure how much of the rest of their lives we'll be playing out in this RP. Janius is probably going to refer to the new child with a nickname to fill the space between then and his name day.
Sabine bears mentioning, it will take another couple of weeks for her to gather the courage to open up to Caleb, but she'll unfortunately be rejected. Caleb has too many issues of his own. This will cause Sabine to withdraw and cry for a while, but playing that out would just be the pack offering support and comfort. She might try and have another relationship, but at her age, she's bound to make some mistakes and not have it last. By the end of the three years, Sabine probably will have become a pretty good mage. She is also going to come of age, so maybe that could be a ceremony to end the skip with.
That's the top of my head as well. Is there anything else?
I would say that after three years of weekly sessions, unless Ahnasha and Fendros had a severe falling out with Najirra (which would probably require a scene of its own), they would be in a position where they're doing regular exercises to help themselves regulate and their trauma wouldn't define their behaviour so easily. They will still have episodes from time to time, especially if their memories are triggered by something, but they would be able to sleep properly again. That's my best guess. It's possible that Ahnasha and/or Fendros would continue to have serious trouble if you wanted, but with such a prolonged period of staying still, it would begin to dip into the realms of severe depression for them. As an aside, Fendros is going to make the effort to learn some Ta'agra when Rhazii begins to speak.
I'll take control of one or both of the children, whatever you feel like. As for Kaleeth and Janius' kid in particular, I can flip a coin again. Realistically, their interactions as defacto siblings will only really matter with gender once they get a few years older, and I'm not sure how much of the rest of their lives we'll be playing out in this RP. Janius is probably going to refer to the new child with a nickname to fill the space between then and his name day.
Sabine bears mentioning, it will take another couple of weeks for her to gather the courage to open up to Caleb, but she'll unfortunately be rejected. Caleb has too many issues of his own. This will cause Sabine to withdraw and cry for a while, but playing that out would just be the pack offering support and comfort. She might try and have another relationship, but at her age, she's bound to make some mistakes and not have it last. By the end of the three years, Sabine probably will have become a pretty good mage. She is also going to come of age, so maybe that could be a ceremony to end the skip with.
That's the top of my head as well. Is there anything else?
Did you want to start the timeskip in your next post, or should I lead the skip off?
Yep
While still in the hug, Sabine murmured, "I love you, too."
Meesei's little bait and switch made Sabine smile. She nodded at Meesei's offer to train tomorrow. As for the rest of the day, Sabine actually felt like practising her magic. She had done enough alchemy today anyway, and her friends were all busy now.
Janius was patient with Kaleeth. He took her by the hand and lead her out of the chamber without a word, even to the questions she insisted. He didn't lead Kaleeth far, only to a spot in the corridor where they wouldn't wake anyone. Janius stopped and put his arms around Kaleeth's torso, drawing her in close. He got straight to the point, smiling brightly, "Kaleeth, it would give me the greatest pleasure to be the father of our child. Will you bear a child with me?"
Meesei's little bait and switch made Sabine smile. She nodded at Meesei's offer to train tomorrow. As for the rest of the day, Sabine actually felt like practising her magic. She had done enough alchemy today anyway, and her friends were all busy now.
Janius was patient with Kaleeth. He took her by the hand and lead her out of the chamber without a word, even to the questions she insisted. He didn't lead Kaleeth far, only to a spot in the corridor where they wouldn't wake anyone. Janius stopped and put his arms around Kaleeth's torso, drawing her in close. He got straight to the point, smiling brightly, "Kaleeth, it would give me the greatest pleasure to be the father of our child. Will you bear a child with me?"
So, the timelines are slightly out of sync. I decided to skip over Janius' conversations with Fendros and Oswall as they would have probably resulted in a short story in and of themselves.
"Okay," Sabine said. It was good to know of all these things that were expected of her in a clearer manner, but regardless, it seemed like all this was getting ahead of herself. She didn't even know if Caleb was interested at all. Even then, she wasn't sure whether the extra information had made her confidence any better or worse. There were just so many things she hadn't thought about.
Sabine walked in ponderous silence alongside Meesei for a while longer. Eventually, she came to the end of her thought process with no immediate further questions. She might have questions later, but for now, she felt comfortable with what she had. She stopped and gave Meesei a tight hug. "Thank you, Meesei," Sabine said. The words didn't quite give the sentiment justice. Sabine didn't know what she would do without her.
Both parts of Lorag's answer had Janius looking down in thought, though his practical advice was callous enough that Janius' eye flicked up with an incredulous expression. "Thanks Lorag," Janius said with a little sarcasm. Despite it all, Janius did feel as though Lorag had brought up some good points. However, there wasn't really much else Janius thought he could get from the talk. He stood up. "You've given me some things to think about. I'll let you get back to your armour."
Janius walked out of the forge scratching his head. Lorag's father was certainly different from his own, both with parenting attitudes and the impact he had on his child. He tried to think of how he could earn that kind of respect without being so brutal. Mostly, he didn't want to be hated by his child, like he hated his own father.
To get more advice, Janius decided to seek out Oswall and Fendros. Fendros was more immediately available, but Janius had to wait for a spare moment in Oswall's busy schedule to speak with him. Both conversations together ended up taking up the entire rest of the day, both because it was more a matter of personal experience that drove the conversation and that Janius felt he could explore deeper concepts than he did with Lorag. There were a fortunate amount of differences with Oswall and Fendros' style of fatherhood, but also a few key similarities. All the time, Janius was able to reflect on all he listened to. Slowly, but surely, his perspective changed. Exactly how or to what end was between Janius, Fendros, and Oswall at that point.
The conversation with Oswall in particular went late into the night. This kept Kaleeth waiting for so long that by the time Janius was done, he came back to the pack's chamber when everyone was fast asleep. Janius crept up to where Kaleeth was and lightly placed his hand on her shoulder. "Kaleeth, are you awake? Come with me," Janius whispered as quietly as he dared so that he didn't wake anyone else up.
Sabine walked in ponderous silence alongside Meesei for a while longer. Eventually, she came to the end of her thought process with no immediate further questions. She might have questions later, but for now, she felt comfortable with what she had. She stopped and gave Meesei a tight hug. "Thank you, Meesei," Sabine said. The words didn't quite give the sentiment justice. Sabine didn't know what she would do without her.
Both parts of Lorag's answer had Janius looking down in thought, though his practical advice was callous enough that Janius' eye flicked up with an incredulous expression. "Thanks Lorag," Janius said with a little sarcasm. Despite it all, Janius did feel as though Lorag had brought up some good points. However, there wasn't really much else Janius thought he could get from the talk. He stood up. "You've given me some things to think about. I'll let you get back to your armour."
Janius walked out of the forge scratching his head. Lorag's father was certainly different from his own, both with parenting attitudes and the impact he had on his child. He tried to think of how he could earn that kind of respect without being so brutal. Mostly, he didn't want to be hated by his child, like he hated his own father.
To get more advice, Janius decided to seek out Oswall and Fendros. Fendros was more immediately available, but Janius had to wait for a spare moment in Oswall's busy schedule to speak with him. Both conversations together ended up taking up the entire rest of the day, both because it was more a matter of personal experience that drove the conversation and that Janius felt he could explore deeper concepts than he did with Lorag. There were a fortunate amount of differences with Oswall and Fendros' style of fatherhood, but also a few key similarities. All the time, Janius was able to reflect on all he listened to. Slowly, but surely, his perspective changed. Exactly how or to what end was between Janius, Fendros, and Oswall at that point.
The conversation with Oswall in particular went late into the night. This kept Kaleeth waiting for so long that by the time Janius was done, he came back to the pack's chamber when everyone was fast asleep. Janius crept up to where Kaleeth was and lightly placed his hand on her shoulder. "Kaleeth, are you awake? Come with me," Janius whispered as quietly as he dared so that he didn't wake anyone else up.
Yep, sure. I was going to mention a detail that one of the clans they tried to reach out to had been destroyed somehow by Vile, that's about it.
If Sabine were honest in her thoughts, she would have pointed out the contradiction sooner. There was a part of her that thought she would have to go all the way with Caleb early on, but at the same time she didn't want a child. It was a conflict she had avoided up until this point, simply because her feelings for Caleb tended to cloud things, but now Meesei seemed to clear it up in a few sentences. "So, I don't have to mate with Caleb if we like each other?" Sabine was mostly relieved. The whole game had been getting more complex by the moment.
"Well, that was a few months ago." Janius raised his eyebrows and tried to straighten up, "Now..." Janius gestured aimlessly and let his hand land on his knee, "We're here, in this underground fortress. With what Meesei's been doing, we're going to be here a while, so if we're to commit, now would be the time."
Janius licked teeth and thought about Lorag's description of his father. Lorag was right in that Janius wouldn't want to raise a child by fighting with it. "You're father sounded like a hard man. I know that your upbringing was more...traditional, but did you respect your father? And what about him earned that respect?"
"Well, that was a few months ago." Janius raised his eyebrows and tried to straighten up, "Now..." Janius gestured aimlessly and let his hand land on his knee, "We're here, in this underground fortress. With what Meesei's been doing, we're going to be here a while, so if we're to commit, now would be the time."
Janius licked teeth and thought about Lorag's description of his father. Lorag was right in that Janius wouldn't want to raise a child by fighting with it. "You're father sounded like a hard man. I know that your upbringing was more...traditional, but did you respect your father? And what about him earned that respect?"
Sabine took the approach of directly quoting. She even imitated the tone of voice of her old teacher, to some extent. "'When a man and a woman touch each other too much, they can get the desire to couple. This is how nature drives people to have children. This can happen when both desire each other, but it can also happen against the will of another, so you take care of yourself, Sabine, and don't touch men and boys too much. Don't let them touch you too much either.'" Sabine glanced up at Meesei, she had learned mocking imitation from her friends, but the context must have been lost on anyone not in the coven. "That was all I was taught except for the mating itself. I don't think the witches wanted me to do anything like that."
Janius leaned his arms against his knees and sighed. He had almost forgotten how futile it was to be subtle with Lorag. "Kaleeth wants a child. I don't know if I'll be a good father. I was thinking I might learn something from your father, or you."
Janius leaned his arms against his knees and sighed. He had almost forgotten how futile it was to be subtle with Lorag. "Kaleeth wants a child. I don't know if I'll be a good father. I was thinking I might learn something from your father, or you."
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