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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:59 pm
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Hellbine went easily into Cass's arms, small thing that he was. Though he promptly pawed at her, gently without claws, so that he could be up on her shoulders and see all the things.
"Essentially," replied Jeremiah. "It, the thing, destroyed a building here within other ashdown that resulted in the roof of it's counterpart in Ashdown caving in. No one was injured, thankfully, but it has escalated too far. It also injured a being in the process of that."
Shoulders rolling, Jeremiah's fingers twitched without thought as he looked around as the butterfly flitted ahead of them still. There would have been goosebumps on his skin if icy scales weren't spreading out.
"I should take you back," he said suddenly, "you don't need to be around for this and I can do so."
demon_pachabel lol she doesn't have to go, jeremiah just doesn't want her to get hurt
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 10:17 am
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"A resident of this side, a being that is not human. An other being. If you know of the game Guild Wars 2? There's a race in there called sylvari and I would have said it was that, minus that it's head was not visible and instead of a swarm of butterflies like the one we're following." Jeremiah looked a little rueful, if only because explaining it this way was either telling that he was, not so secretly, a nerd (who cared) or because it was simply odd to describe.
He stared at her a moment before he sighed. "The fact of the matter is, I may end up having to grab a hold of you. It would be best if you're not worried about a magical touch. Algie's talents are particular and there is, so far as I am aware, no one else can do that." His hand was offered out palm up to the sky and, aside from what looked like icy blue scales peeking out from his sleeve, it was normal. (Just be happy it was the hand with the wedding band only on it because the other hand had two rings and one of which that was made out of bone.)
"Just touch a finger to my hand, if you must, to realize I cannot impact you one way or another." He paused. "Well, aside from the fact that I am cold." As in touching him it would be noticeable that he was more than a little chilled.
One thing was abundantly clear, however, and that was that he would not do something without her consent.
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 12:02 pm
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"Minus the need for holy water." Jeremiah replied, head tilting curiously. "Hadn't thought about it that way. Nor have I ran into actual demons. I do think whatever started the Slenderman story lives here, though it doesn't drive people to insanity."
He shook his head. "Actually, Algie did not tell me anything. You have to remember," his voice was light but there was something about the set of his eyes that said otherwise, "I also have held hands with my husband."
So he was aware of what it felt like and while, for him it was mostly welcome, there were times that he found himself remembering what it felt like to he forced to sleep. When the thing that had worn his husband's face made the decisions for him and pushed him along the paths he had not wanted. When he had not wanted to be touched at all for a couple weeks.
"If it will help, just grab onto my arm and don't make skin contact." In case she was truly worried. "... but only if you are wanting me to take you out of here before I find what this is leading to." An eyebrow raised. "So the question becomes: do you want to see something unexplainable, Cass?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 10:35 pm
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"It was originally," Jeremiah replied, though he meant to stop himself. "Nothing stays so simple as warm hands that can ease aches and worries." Now it was something far, far stronger.
Chin and cheek scritches meant that Cass got a lick to her cheek and Hellbine's tail curling lightly around her neck before it swished.
"Last time it was vaguely human sized. I say vaguely because I am still not certain what I saw." His head tilted, a glance back towards her. "Did you ever see, what was it ... Ringu? The Ring? Either work but the way that the girl in that moved. Jerkily, glitching forward without the other movements being seen."
Comparing things to Ringu was probably a bad idea but ...
Jeremiah's focus shifted back to the trail as he felt the telltale prickle on his skin, that sense of high alert kicking in. Down the street in what looked to be like the wreckage of an old store fluttered the butterfly.
"Before I forget- yes. If you move large things here and they have corresponding counterparts in Ashdown then it can affect it. Small things? No but if you wanted to move your bed a few inches, you could find your place here and use magic to move it easier and go back to Ashdown with it moved." Who wouldn't want to cheat and rearrange with magic? His fingers twitched at his side as he moved forward, posture shifting into something more alert.
A man who was ready to move at anything.
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:10 am
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"I've given myself one before because of it." Jeremiah had not enjoyed it either. "... and, actually, there was a point where my magic faded due to being too far away from Ashdown. When I came back all my magic did as well and that," he let out a breath, "is not an experience I want to repeat."
Not that it could anymore anyway.
His lips twitched, a wry look given. "It's more that pictures get around than me caring if you have a picture of me. It is also very specifically me doing anything ... extraordinary. As I said, the community is already aware I am magical but not what I am truly capable of. If it turned out that the Chief of Police has more than just strange eyes it may not go well." If Cass did not know, she now knew his profession and job.
Hopefully that wouldn't ruin things (as some did not always like interacting with police) if only because Cass was someone he already had some camaraderie with it felt like.
Looking through her phone and it faced ahead, she would notice something that looked like broken pixels to the far right. Except that as she moved the camera it would move as well to another spot. It wasn't just on the screen. The butterfly was moving towards it.
Jeremiah turned his attention back to the old store that was wrecked. Another building was next to it, entirely intact but that one did not have the butterfly floating in front of it. The hairs on the back of his neck rose as a piece of rock suddenly came flying out from the rubble. It missed the butterfly and crashed into a window across the street because of how hard, and fast, it went through the air.
"... looks like it may still be throwing tantrums," he said, steps slowing to approach.
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:30 am
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When she first saw the pixelation, Cass frowned, tapping her phone a few times before moving the camera setting to see if it was just from that angle. It was, yet as the affliction move, she continued to frown. She looked up from it when Jeremiah dropped his job title, frown deepening as she stared at his back. The knot of trust wound itself up carefully, pulling its strings in. He didn’t seem like a bad person - and she tried to give everybody their fair shake, but…..
“Gotcha. Gotta have people not lose faith in The Man over things that already make them uncomfortable.” she understood it easily. Despite her own situation, she tried to keep her faith in The Man open as well. It wasn’t like it was Jeremiah’s fault, or the APD’s fault, or really anybody’s fault that she felt like she’d been failed. Simply, he’d just never be put into a position where he could fail her.
Her attention darted away when the rock flew out from the rubble, wincing at the sound of breaking glass. “Hooooo, someone didn’t eat breakfast and now they’re haaangry…” she whispered under her breath. “Am I in a good spot or do I need to move?”
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