Vox

The Doors of Janus [ Malice / Vox ]

Hope you didn't mind that I changed Lokkir's colors a bit, wasn't too happy with their old one

The Doors of Janus [ Malice / Vox ]

Lokkir looked at his wife for a long while and blinked once, then twice, then-

"Pfft."

A giggle escaped his lips, bubbling and bouncing like a babbling brook as it bounded abound in their shared room, melting away the grim atmosphere that he had shrouded around himself. Eventually his little laughing fit subsided and he turned to face Aeris once more, this time with a small, but genuine smile on his face.

"Amber. Mine is amber."

- t h e n e x t m o r n i n g -

The rest of the night passed with little fanfare, unless one counted aimless small talk between a Hudvalri prince(ss) and a Qaeltine princess counted as something momentous which in some cases, it might have been. But between the newly appointed husband and wife the only momentous thing about the whole affair was agreeing how dreadfully tiring the whole day was. Thus it was to the surprise of absolutely no one when sleep quickly descended upon the pair.

It was unfortunate then how brief Lokkir's rest was when he opened his eyes and saw that the world was still dark. Even looking at the blinds that covered their windows saw no sun peeking playfully behind cover. By some strange occurance however, the grumpy grouch realized he had found himself laying on the floor once again. The grouch sighed and placed a hand onto the too-soft bed and pulled himself up, letting the quilted Qaeltine blankets fall down around him as he came face to face with a quietly ticking machine on his bedstand. If Lokkir remembered correctly, the tick-tocking device before him was a time teller of sorts, a clock that depended on no sun or stars to divine the movements of the heavens.

In front of a Hudvalri who had never learned to read such instruments however, it was just a quaint hunk of metal, his eyes squinting at the clock's shifting face which only threatened to give him a headache. Deciding on the more sensible solution of peering behind the blinds, he saw that it was only at most, very early morning.

Despite usually being one who delights in awakening with the dawn, he inadvertantly found himself grumbling and grousing as he shuffled back towards the comfortable mountain of quilts that he had shed earlier and sank deep into its warmth. Sleep did not find its way back to him however and he eventually extricated himself from his cocoon with a sigh. Having nothing better to do, he sought to find his wife which wasn't a huge endeavor, even if they hadn't slept particularly close together the night before. It was still, after all, a single room.

Lokkir found Aeris still peacefully asleep. Resolving to let sleeping beauties lie, he slowly turned around, but stopped when his eyes caught the sight of her right stump. A small wave of guilt washed over him as he remembered their talk last night and it continued to follow him as he quietly gathered up a few things before making a small nest blankets at the foot of their bed.

At some point, a familiar niggling feeling prodded at the back of his mind as Vedr sought access to his thoughts. Instinctually allowed his bondmate in, letting their thoughts flow and meld together. Lokkir's face was serene as Vedr's cool presence washed through, though it quickly turned to one of confusion then absolute disgust as Lokkir forcibly shoved the dragon's consciousness out of his own. The distintive smell of ozone briefly crackled as Lokkir's hand sparked once more, this time much less violently than the display showed last night. As the disgruntled prince shook away the electricity that sped across his hand like an errant bug, Lokkir could have sworn that he heard a sparkling snicker as the lightning dissipated.

Settling back into a meditative state among his quilts, Lokkir waited for Aeris to wake. When she did, he allowed her some time to properly rouse before clearing his throat to catch her attention and presenting her with a long and wide piece of cloth.

"Morning. I was wondering if you could help me with my bindings today. You know, just because you're likely to be the one helping me with it from now on. After all I can't have just anyone touching me so carefree anymore since I'm a married man now and all," he laughed.

"It is... it's um, likely a bit difficult with one hand though so, you can - if you could use both hands it would likely make things a touch easier."

✤ Delve ✤

Kori Lielle

_{^{FC: 666Pigeon | DC: F9CDF4}}

Kori Lielle

^{163cm ◆ Cat Person ◆ Hecate}

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P e r s o n a l I n f o r m a t i o n

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Appearance

Strong, sinewy, and entirely not afraid to show any of it, there's a lot of power packed into her compact frame and Kori knows it. While she prefers to be fully and sensibly armored in battle, she's more than willing to flaunt her figure every now and then in casual wear. The paladin further takes that confidence and has it exude from her every step as she always seems to walk with sure feet and clear direction.

Personality

Growing up as one of the eldest children in a large family, Kori developed her matronly instincts early as she helped raise her siblings for most of her life. Doting, caring, and at times overbearing, the young woman does her best to look after those she considers close and will stand by them thick or thin. However, getting close to her is often difficult as she holds almost everyone else at a comfortable arms length away.

Still, that does not stop her from being at least cordial to everyone she meets as she puts on a larger-than-life persona, pulling along everyone around her as tries to experience all that life has to offer. In pursuit of that goal, Kori has come to be about as direct and unsubtle as a boar and while she's no stranger to pulling the odd fast scheme or two, her brashness has made her prefer getting to the root of any problem or situation as quickly as possible. That has also unfortunately molded her into developing a very short temper. Luckily, she's willing to shake hands and make up with someone just as quick as she's willing to throw a punch or lecture someone.

Backstory

One half of the eldest twin pair among five other siblings, what Kori lacked in privacy the Lielles more than made up for it with love and company. Her parents did their best to provide for all seven of their children with both Arren and Nadine Lielle being somewhat successful adventurers before turning their swords into plows once Nadine became pregnant with both Kori and her brother. Farming was not the most secure or profitable profession however, and despite her parents' wishes or her siblings' tears, Kori left and journeyed to Orario one silent night.

But becoming a dungeoneer was easier said than done. Every familia that the fresh faced farm girl had tried to join wouldn't accept her, and the ones that would were ones that Kori refused to accept. It wasn't until she had come into the company of a strange goddess and her small and equally eccentric band of merry followers did Kori find a new home.

Armed with her falna and supported by her familia, the young adventurer now happily delves into the Dungeon to support both her families, new and old.

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A b i l i t i e s

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Skills

_{◇ ASPIDA TOU OLYMPUS Endurance rises the more damage Kori takes}

Magic

◇ EPODYNI PHILIA Forms a connection between Kori and the target that allows Kori to take some damage from the target

_{"By the fate that binds us, by the chains that weigh us, join me in this sacred ritual. Share me your burdens and I in turn will share in your wounds"}

◇ AMBROSIA AFIS A healing touch that mends wounds and restores some stamina

_{"Hear the beat of life, hold to the thread that tethers it to this world, grant me the strength to bolster that tenuous grasp for but just a moment more"}

Equipment

_{◇ Greatsword A long blade best wielded with two hands
◇ Half-plate Like full plate, but half!
◇ [Unique] EYEPATCH OF ULTIMATE POWER Does not actually grant ultimate power nor suppress the awesome might of the "Eye of Hecate," but it's fun to pretend}

Stats

_{◇ STR D
◇ END D
◇ DEX E-
◇ AGI G
◇ INT E}

HECATE, GODDESS OF MAGIC, CROSSROADS, GHOSTS, AND NECROMANCY

_{^{FC: GUWEIZ | DC: C47CF7}}

Hecate

^{◆ Goddess ◆}

Personality

Though harmless for the most part, Hecate has a tendency to really get into her role of being the GODDESS OF MAGIC, CROSSROADS, GHOSTS, AND NECROMANCY. However, her act is all to hide a nervous and insecure core that continually has her doubt her choice to descend from the Heavens and whether she's capable of truly supporting the few people that depend on her. She does understand that there are times where to connect with her familia she has to stop pretending to be the confident goddess that she wants to be and does make efforts to try and stop depending so much on that persona, but until then and to everyone else in the world, she is HECATE, SUPREME WITCH AND ALWAYS IN CONSTANT PAIN FROM SUPPRESSING HER TRUE POWER LEST IT DESTROY THE WORLD.

Reputation

Many people at this point know that Hecate's confident persona is mostly an act. Still, that does not mean she has stopped being a literal god nor that she doesn't have or can grant actual power to her familia. Among her peers however, Hecate is seen as amusing and harmless.

Power Level

The only people that are really part of the Hecate Familia are those who adopt similar personas or delusions as their goddess, leaving them rather small in number as most other people are typically unable or unwilling to handle their myriad colorful personalities. This makes Kori a bit of an oddity in her familia as she does not share in their behavior, but is willing to indulge them as long as they all remember to eat and bathe on occassion and do all their actual necessary chores such as all their adminstrative work. It is Kori's greatest wish that she could depend on them one day to do so without her having to remind them every time.

I hope I made all the skills and magic cringey enough.

Delve (Danmachi-based RP 'bout adventuring in a labyrinth)

I'd like to throw my hat into the ring and will hopefully have a character up tonight. Not familiar with Danmachi, but I'll hopefully be suss out enough to make something coherent with my wiki-fu. Character concept so far is a big ol stronk person and will be claiming Hecate for my familia who I'm reimagining as the biggest chuunibyou.

Vox Box / Updated 10.08.22 / [ O P E N ]

_{Bumpin' and Explorin'}

Café Crème, the Catmaid Café! ♥

I've really got nothing to add, but if you put up a Minky post I'd be happy to respond to it!

Law, Order, & Equivalence: A Fullmetal Alchemist RP

Looking forward to it!

The Doors of Janus [ Malice / Vox ]

I think it might be a good time to timeskip us forward to the morning yeah? Unless you'd like to keep the conversation going or there's something else you've planned for them to do tonight.

Vox Box / Updated 10.08.22 / [ O P E N ]

_{Added a new prompt, really just wanted to use this song in something since it's been stuck in my mind for a while}

I Want to See a Brief Future

I Want to See a Brief Future

[Adventure] [Mystery] [Wonder]

An intangible concept that affects our every thought and action, our past defines us, shapes us, and propels us ever forward. It is something no one person can really escape from, especially if some part of it always came barreling back into our present.

Naruto: Black Sun [FULL]

星野光

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Saito no Kareraisu
Morning

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As the trio walked toward the restaurant, Hikari rolled her eyes at Sadako, headbutting her shoulder gently. "There's never a thing like a free meal silly, or did you already forget all about that one time Sensei 'accidentally' left behind his 'secret book of notes?' Or am I remembering why we had to spend a week having class outside wrong," the blue eyed sunbeam laughed, letting the joy, nostalgia, and the slight tinge of sadness of all their years together color the mood inside her. "But I promise you my payment will be much less life threatening than what Sensei did. You just have to promise me that you'll have fun," Hikari beamed at the older girl. "Ah! But I'll make sure that you have fun too Macchi," emphasizing her point with a tight elbow squeeze.

When Sadako made a joke about her orphan status and exploded into laughter however, a small guilty shadow dimmed Hikari's eyes as she wondered once more whether she was acting the right way for her friend. After all compared to Sadako, Hikari considered her family troubles rather trivial. While there was a time where she did feel abandoned by her parents (a fact that she hated to admit) and there was a time where she intensely feared losing either or both of her parents once she understood what their professions actually once were, the worst of those times were over now. It may have taken them some time, but now Hikari had the pleasure of getting to see her parents everyday, of being able to play with them, work with them, and learn from them, even having the simple pleasure of sitting down and eating a family dinner with them (even if most of the meals made by either of her parents often fell on the side of survival rations rather than what might be typically considered a home-cooked meal).

Whenever Hikari was with Sadako (or Kyosuke, for that matter), she was never quite sure how to adapt to her, what persona she should adopt to make the other girl feel more at ease around her. All that the girl with the lonely childhood knew was that she hated it whenever anyone had pointed out her "poor, unfortunate circumstances" when she was younger, and she figured that the girl with no parents probably felt the same way judging by how hard she was trying to create a fun atmosphere. It was obviously very uncomfortable for the older girl, or at least she wasn't quite used in doing so quite just yet, but Hikari loved her for trying to do so anyway and was one of the reasons why the small, bright eyed butterfly persistently tried to befriend and remain a friend to the awkward, diligent, interesting mess of a person that stood beside her, no matter how many times Sadako tried to pull away from her. It was, after all, Hikari's duty to remind all her friends and companions that no matter what rain may drown them, no matter what darkness may envelop them, the sun will always be shining afterwards, and it was her greatest and most selfish wish to be that gentle star to everyone in her life.

And so just as quickly as the guilty shade came across her face, Hikari banished it with an even brighter smile as the trio plunged headlong into the next stage of their lives: a graduation after-party.

The excited blue sunbeam gladly took center stage among the three as they strode into Saito as her two companions metaphorically pushed her forward. It was also then of course that her bright face was replaced with a toothless smile as she had a sudden, terrible, and utterly horrible realization as she remembered she had forgotten to do two crucial things in preparation for today: give Mitsushina Suko his invitation and furthermore forgetting to tell him about the party in the first place. Before Hikari could even open her mouth, a deluge of students came pouring into the restaurant, all seeking refuge from the everpresent rain, a warm meal among friends, and staff ready to serve them.

After personally seating Sadako and Masae in places that she felt would be most comfortable for them, Hikari spent the rest of the time profusely apologizing to the Mitsushina's and attempting to help them in any way she could, even if she had to resort to being a shameful, inelegant, blubbering mess to force her way into doing so.

_{^{Interactions | @Odin@FourthKing@Vexxed Vex}}

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Amegakure
Break Week

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After doing her best to make up for her gross negligience in party planning to the Mitsuhina's, Hikari spent the first two days hanging out with anyone she could, with one day specifically reserved to only being with (and at some points dragging along) Sadako with her on a day around the village. She had made some effort to invite Kyosuke and some other people she knew inside the orphanage while she was there, but Hikari figured that Sadako was a touch uncomfortable with larger crowds and so had done her best to ensure that the day was only for the two of them for the most part. However, that didn't stop a few others from spontaneously joining them whenever the social butterfly passed by her other friends. It also didn't stop them from consistently running into merchants, couriers, guards, and just people in general that she knew from her many ventures exploring the village, often when she was out working with her parents. Fortunately, and rather persistantly, she managed to politely wave off all the tagalongs that stuck with them with everybody else relegated to short conversations before the two girls were left alone once more.

When Hikari received the letter from her new sensei, she was ecstatic and spent whatever time she was able in between all her plans asking everyone she knew whether they were on the same team or not and being delighted to meet them, no matter who they may have been. Once she managed to brute force her way into finding her other two teammates, she persistently buzzed the both of them to go out and do a number of things together in order to bond, chief among them being a sparring session between themselves and then later on her parents. There was only so much time she could find to spend with her new team before she was forced to attend to all the prior engagements she had made, however. Still, she had found her team, and so she was one more step in becoming a true ninja.

_{^{Interactions | @MesuOkami@FourthKing@Vexxed Vex}}

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Amegakure Temple
Team 7 Meeting Day

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If Hikari was buzzing with excitement when she received her letter, her body was beating like a hummingbird when she found herself standing at the steps to the Amegakure Temple. Despite being so eager to meet her new teammates, she had wanted to keep everything about her sensei as a fresh and new experience for herself, especially since she had exactly zero knowledge of who her sensei was aside from what little she knew about the Sasaki Clan.

The jumbled feeling of finally getting to meet her team Sensei for the first time continued to expound and grow stronger as she stood waiting in the halls as instructed by one of the attendants. Her stomach continually twisted and knotted itself inside her, her body restlessly moving in an impromptu dance to the sway of the incense smoke that permeated the temple and flowed along with the chimes and gongs that sounded throughout. All around her were monks moving to and fro all with seemingly clear determination and purpose. Hikari herself hoped she did not stand out too much having chosen to wear a gleaming black rain cloak with a grey underside in a similar scheme to the monk that had visited her home, though underneath she wore a cropped maroon tank and loose sandal brown knee pants (a fashion she picked up from Sadako) as she was unsure whether her sensei would have her own tests today. Still, it was the first time in a long while since she had felt so uncomfortable and so alone among a crowd.

Relief flooded her system as soon as she had met up with Masae and Suko and the trio of them were led to their new sensei by one of the female monks.

The first impression Hikari received when she saw Amaya was how she looked to be in complete zen. The walls were adorned with numerous talismans and literature, the room itself permeated with a longstanding past of religion and history as the mist that roiled from the figure sitting in the very center of it all only added to the mystique. Then with utmost grace and care, the figure rose and turned to reveal a woman who seemed to sculpted with poise and molded by power. She stared at each of the genin in turn, and all Hikari could do in response was to stare in awe. So intense was her gaze that it was actually a great shock when her Sensei's porcelain face was broken by a warm smile, so much so that a laugh escaped Hikari's lips before she managed to stifle the rest.

She managed to reign in her emotions enough to quietly listen to her Sensei and her teammates speak until she was picked to do. Without pause she turned her body slightly to bow to both Amaya-sensei and her teammates, her lips already in a natural smile as she straightened out and spoke. "My name is Hoshino Hikari, and it is an absolute pleasure of mine to greet you all as my official teammates. I wish to get along with all of you as a team and as friends, and that I can be a source of happiness and help for you all. Considering I already know Suko and Macchi already, I hope we'll be able to work well together Amaya-zensei!"