12-23-2019, 09:35 PM
Valerian had offered to show her the recipe book at his house.
As they walked, Rin couldn't stifle the part of her that insisted that this wasn't right, that she shouldn't drag him away from his fun just because she needed a distraction. The rest of her won out, however- the insistence that she couldn't isolate herself right now, with the past bearing down on her, was louder than any sense of selflessness she might have felt. Lemy had been right on the money that day: she really was-
"-a selfish, spoiled brat."
Rin nearly jumped out of her skin as the voice rang out behind her, turning her head to stare behind her. No one was there. Of course no one was there. That was the problem. Exhaling harshly, she returned her gaze to the path ahead- to Valerian, leading her towards his home. They would bake cookies, and the past would not catch her today. That was what she had to focus on.
As they approached the house, Rin looked over at Valerian, and internally evaluated the situation. Once she got a hold of the recipe, would she be fine baking on her own? She didn't think there was any risk of causing a fire, and she'd clean up once she was done- damaging his house wasn't the problem. If she focused solely on the cookies, then surely she'd be fine until the cookies were gone. Valerian could go back to stargazing with the others, and everything would be fine. She didn't have to be a burden on him.
Squeezing her eyes shut, Rin took a deep breath. "They were good snickerdoodles," she uttered, twitching her ears. "Everything just tasted right." Focus on the snickerdoodles. Stay alive.
[member=2129]HALO MERCER[/member]
As they walked, Rin couldn't stifle the part of her that insisted that this wasn't right, that she shouldn't drag him away from his fun just because she needed a distraction. The rest of her won out, however- the insistence that she couldn't isolate herself right now, with the past bearing down on her, was louder than any sense of selflessness she might have felt. Lemy had been right on the money that day: she really was-
"-a selfish, spoiled brat."
Rin nearly jumped out of her skin as the voice rang out behind her, turning her head to stare behind her. No one was there. Of course no one was there. That was the problem. Exhaling harshly, she returned her gaze to the path ahead- to Valerian, leading her towards his home. They would bake cookies, and the past would not catch her today. That was what she had to focus on.
As they approached the house, Rin looked over at Valerian, and internally evaluated the situation. Once she got a hold of the recipe, would she be fine baking on her own? She didn't think there was any risk of causing a fire, and she'd clean up once she was done- damaging his house wasn't the problem. If she focused solely on the cookies, then surely she'd be fine until the cookies were gone. Valerian could go back to stargazing with the others, and everything would be fine. She didn't have to be a burden on him.
Squeezing her eyes shut, Rin took a deep breath. "They were good snickerdoodles," she uttered, twitching her ears. "Everything just tasted right." Focus on the snickerdoodles. Stay alive.
[member=2129]HALO MERCER[/member]
[spoiler=tags (06/13/20)]
[font=trebuchet ms]• Warringkingdoms Kepler-Langley
• aka "Rin"
• this isn't the name she was born with, but she's keeping it
• Magna of Elysium
• held the Pisces title while part of The Ascendants
• former cleric of The Ascendants
• female
• npc x npc
• 61 months old
• ages on the 11th of every month
• is unaware that she has a mutation causing her to not physically age beyond five years
• base form is a black-and-white bicolor Norwegian Forest Cat with one green eye
• has three green streaks running horizontally on both cheeks, and one green stripe on each front leg, still doesn't know why
• wears a green scarf with multiple tears in the fabric
• has scars from arrow wound on right front leg and right shoulder, as well as burn scars on her left shoulder, right side, and tail tip, bite marks on her left front and back legs, and claw marks on her face, neck, and chest
• is missing her right eye and her lower left canine tooth
• has also appeared in other bodies, current form will be specified in battle posts
• powers:
• telekinesis - proficient in, hasn't mastered (usually takes 5% of reserves per use)
• conjuration - proficient in, hasn't mastered (usually takes 5% of reserves per use)
• shapeshifting - not proficient in (currently having difficulty using on command)
• fire elementals - not proficient in
• health transfer - not proficient in
• water elementals - not proficient in
• clairvoyance - semi-discovered, not proficient in
• starts every thread with 100% reserves
• physical difficulty: medium-hard
• mental difficulty: hard
• used to have retrograde amnesia due to a head injury; has recovered her memories, but prefers not to think about them
• has a persona named Nemhain, who she has a mental bond with
• single, not looking
• recent events:
• lost an eye in an assassination attempt by Caesar Cipher
• helped fight off the Messenger
• recovered from her injuries
• PM @Verdigris to plot
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[font=trebuchet ms]• Warringkingdoms Kepler-Langley
• aka "Rin"
• this isn't the name she was born with, but she's keeping it
• Magna of Elysium
• held the Pisces title while part of The Ascendants
• former cleric of The Ascendants
• female
• npc x npc
• 61 months old
• ages on the 11th of every month
• is unaware that she has a mutation causing her to not physically age beyond five years
• base form is a black-and-white bicolor Norwegian Forest Cat with one green eye
• has three green streaks running horizontally on both cheeks, and one green stripe on each front leg, still doesn't know why
• wears a green scarf with multiple tears in the fabric
• has scars from arrow wound on right front leg and right shoulder, as well as burn scars on her left shoulder, right side, and tail tip, bite marks on her left front and back legs, and claw marks on her face, neck, and chest
• is missing her right eye and her lower left canine tooth
• has also appeared in other bodies, current form will be specified in battle posts
• powers:
• telekinesis - proficient in, hasn't mastered (usually takes 5% of reserves per use)
• conjuration - proficient in, hasn't mastered (usually takes 5% of reserves per use)
• shapeshifting - not proficient in (currently having difficulty using on command)
• fire elementals - not proficient in
• health transfer - not proficient in
• water elementals - not proficient in
• clairvoyance - semi-discovered, not proficient in
• starts every thread with 100% reserves
• physical difficulty: medium-hard
• mental difficulty: hard
• used to have retrograde amnesia due to a head injury; has recovered her memories, but prefers not to think about them
• has a persona named Nemhain, who she has a mental bond with
• single, not looking
• recent events:
• lost an eye in an assassination attempt by Caesar Cipher
• helped fight off the Messenger
• recovered from her injuries
• PM @Verdigris to plot
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