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Keyleth ([personal profile] goldfishontherocks) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2019-01-10 11:48 am

Roof Emo Garden, Thursday Afternoon

Keyleth hadn't made her way up to the dorm roof before today for some reason, and that was a shame since she'd clearly been missing out on the little garden she'd discovered up here, with its fascinating spiky little plants.

After the experience of having an unexpected shark crash into the simulated common room during class today, being around the plants was oddly soothing -- as was the altitude, which made her feel a little more at home. She busied herself with conjuring water to fill a bucket with which to tend to the plants, then carefully examining them and using her druidcraft to coax some of the more slowly growing buds and shoots into a healthier state.

It was a comforting way to spend an afternoon, really.

[OOC: Post is open, of course!]

always_someone: (Animated - Sullen)

[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
And that was a grimace from Team Norman, over here!

"The religious types made things ugly, huh?"
crack_that_whip: (the family crest)

[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Not many non-religious types back in Wallachia," he replied. "Tend to end up burned by thugs in priestly garb."
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
Norman blew out a little breath.

"Yeah, that sounds about right."

He'd been threatened with a horrible burning death while a cop waved a gun in his face back when he was eleven. It had a funny way of giving a kid some perspective in that area.
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[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 01:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! They were nearly burned to death at a young age bros!

Trevor sniffed, rolling his shoulders like he was shrugging that right on off with some more good ol' repression. "But that's what the Belmont name is known for. Being that last blade against the darkness."
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)

There were probably worse things to bond over, right...?

"Huh," Norman replied. "My family's mostly known for being crazy. Or witches. Or crazy witches, I guess."

The witch bit had sort of lived in infamy for a few centuries. The crazy was comparatively new.

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[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Trevor gave him a critical once over. "Nah. Not enough warts."
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 02:10 pm (UTC)(link)

Norman wrinkled his nose a little at that.

"That's just a stereotype," he muttered. And then sighed. "But we're not really witches, anyway. That was just the excuse."

You know. To sentence little kids to death and so on.

crack_that_whip: (idk maybe that guy)

[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Or kickstart the vampiric apocalypse!

"Long as you're not hurting anyone, I really couldn't care less." So, you know, don't summon some nightspawn or some shit. "She's very clearly a witch of some sort," he added, waving a hand over at Keyleth.
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"A different kind than I am," Norman agreed, nodding toward Keyleth. "She seems more attuned to life."

Aaaand he was not.
crack_that_whip: (sure let's go with that)

[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"Riiight," he drawled slowly. "Still couldn't care less. Unless it ends in screaming and blood, not my problem."

There was a slight pause before he added, "Maybe stay away from the local church to be safe."
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 02:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, the graveyard is just outside the church," Norman sighed. "Not," he added quickly, "that I'm going there to raise the dead or anything. There are ghosts there. They get lonely, that's all."
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[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a devil forgemaster! That was good.

"And you... talk to them?" That sounded horrifying.
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"They like hearing news from the mainland," Norman confirmed. "Or just chatting about my classes, or telling stories about when they were alive. Sometimes they ask little favors, like to bring new flowers, or to pick weeds. They're mostly just normal people."

But dead.
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[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 02:34 pm (UTC)(link)
The only ghosts Trevor had run into or read about, for the most part, were angry and murderous. So, color him surprised.

"Normal people still tend to be awful." Or apathetic.
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"It helps that these are normal people who can't really do much but talk," Norman replied. And then smiled sheepishly. "I kind of prefer most of them to living people in general."

No ghost had ever stuffed him into a locker.
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[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
That's because people were horrible pieces of shit! And such was life.

"Not too a bad a choice, I guess."
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Seems to be working out for me, anyway," Norman agreed with a shrug. "And even if it wasn't, it's not really something I can turn off, either."
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[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Trevor couldn't turn off his own ingrained need to be heroic.

Which wasnt quite the same.

"You could ignore them." PLEASE DON'T TAKE LIFE ADVICE FROM THIS HUMAN TRASH PILE, NORMAN.
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)

"I used to," Norman replied, shrugging. "Now that they know I can see them, I don't think they'd take that well."

They'd be sad.

crack_that_whip: (sure let's go with that)

[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Just be sad forever and ever, slowly not knowing that there's any way else to be!

Oh wait. That was just him.

"Well. Don't get killed."

That was Trevor showing concern.
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)

"That's the plan," Norman replied, smiling crookedly. And then, belatedly, he added, "I'm Norman. Hey."

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[personal profile] crack_that_whip 2019-01-11 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
It'd totally suck. "Trevor."
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[personal profile] always_someone 2019-01-11 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)

"Good to meet you, Trevor," Norman said, nodding a little. "And welcome to Fandom, I guess?"

Weird place that it was.