Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 9:54:29 PM)
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Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 9:54:43 PM)
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Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 9:54:56 PM)
(set the scene, i figure down in the sanctum)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 9:56:17 PM)
(you got it, bear with my slow hands)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 9:56:41 PM)
(absolutely np)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:00:01 PM)
::Ais was downstairs, only one light on upstairs in the house, all windows and doors locked. Ais was downstairs, where it was warm, climate-controlled, and the air was mildly humid, giving her plants the much needed moisture and warmth. She moved around the basement, made more homey and into a workspace for her regular use. She had let her spell drop, revealing her very pale flesh, green-tinged skin, and impossibly bright green eyes, her hair spilling down her back was also green now. Audrey had a small vine wrapped possessively around her forearm, as she checked on some seedlings. Wearing jeans and a fitted tank top, with nothing else on. She made a few notes with one hand on a pad of paper, her other hand caressing the vine around her forearm absently::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:02:05 PM)
As shes walking about, the night has been largely uneventful though the plants themselves seem pretty lively today, colors bright and the magic suffusing them more. The vine that has wrapped around her wrist is almost protective of her and yet desiring protection at the same time ...

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:05:49 PM)
::murmuring softly:: I'm here, Audrey... you're fine, my love. ::her fingers trailing over the vine lightly, reassuringly, affectionately. Moving from the little seedlings, she tilts her head:: Hmm... it seems.. .a bit more exciting down here than usual. What's going on? ::half murmuring to Audrey, half to her plants... a little to herself::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:06:59 PM)
"Something ... " A pause from Audrey and then moving up towards her neck as though asking for her permission. Waiting for approval before looking to do so with her though.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:08:35 PM)
::she pauses and then nods her assent, fingers still caressing the vine softly::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:09:44 PM)
She feels it slowly slip beneath her skin and then that push into her mind. Feeling the two of them become more one and then she realises why. Starting to feel their feeling, like the calm before the storm, theres something brewing and it both excites them and makes them nervous.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:12:20 PM)
::she pauses, closing her eyes, feeling him push, and she stays still, before she tilts her head.:: Audrey... something's coming.... how long.. have you felt this? ::goosebumps on her skin breaking out, as she looks around, fingertips reaching to caress another plant's leaves and blossoms, lightly::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:13:25 PM)
"Weeks ... but its growing. Whatever it is... closer." The words coming straight to her mind, as though her own, though she knows that they are not.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:13:43 PM)
::she begins to stretch out, reaching through his vines, wanting to feel what he's feeling, the anticipation making her heart rate rise, eyes dialating slightly:: How much closer?

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:15:28 PM)
"Weeks maybe? Months? Its hard to know, scope and size makes all things different. Like earth movements... was it biggest where you were or did the world just shift on its axis?" How ... profound?

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:17:14 PM)
::she nods and tilts her head:: Point.... damn, you're getting good. ::a smile of affection for her familiar, and she pauses:: You.. are both excited, yet dreading this... which do you feel more?

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:19:26 PM)
"Both ... magic can be good and bad. I was reading ... someone left papers down here. Something about next year and mayan calender. Its like that, it could be end of world or could just be change? Am I too confusing..." She feels a sense that even now its having difficulties fully explaining what it means.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:20:00 PM)
(give me 2 minutes, finishingmaking dinner, then I'm yours)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:23:13 PM)
(back)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:25:34 PM)
::she tilts her head, and nods, agreeing:: It is the Asian New Year now... do you speak of apocalypse? Impending doom? You speak prophetically... or... that you are concerned of what you read? Or.... are you feeling a correlation between what is coming... and what you read? ::she is pushing Audrey to think, to help him grow, something she does frequently. Pushing him to be more... to explore, to learn.::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:26:59 PM)
Aislinn feels a presence then, the scraping of metal down the steps and something of pure shadow resting near the entrance to her sanctum. A male voice sounding as it stands there. "It feels New Orleans awakening."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:29:38 PM)
::she whirled around, lips in a snarl, though no sound fell from her lips. This was -her- private place, her sanctum... something dark entering her place of light and life. Instantly, her hackles raised, the usual warm welcoming feeling down here quickly losing that warmth, as she lets her senses, both mundane and magical spread out, to gain more knowledge of this intruder. She didn't lash out.. but she was prepared to at a moment's notice. The guest had a moment's reprieve, while she held back:: Magically...

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:31:39 PM)
"Yes. As you say." She actually watches the darkness appear to sit upon the steps up out of her sanctum. "You have a nice place here, bright, empowering, life giving. Then again, looking at yourself ... .... one understands how such things exist."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:35:21 PM)
::she pauses, looking to the shadows around her dark visitor, eyes narrowing just a bit, they were irridescently green now. She nods, almost imperceptibly, to the shadows... compliments weren't getting this stranger anywhere, until she knew a bit more:: We are a reflection of our surroundings, are we not?

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:36:33 PM)
"Or your surroundings are a reflection of you. Yes. You may know who I am ... though you don't know my name. I am one of the ... many .... ....." A very long pause as though appraising the words. "... Parts of New Orleans."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:38:27 PM)
To what do I owe this ... visit... from a part of New Orleans? ::she continues to watch the visitor, not letting down her guard, but taking a more casual stance::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:40:05 PM)
"I was thinking, such a valued and powerful member of the mage community ... could use some assistance ... .... yes, assistance." Not moving from its spot, though she can tell that this is indeed a very powerful spirit.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:42:24 PM)
(spirit, not person?)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:43:02 PM)
(spirit that looks like a person, clad in shadows)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:44:23 PM)
::she tilts her head, watching her visitor, instantly wary again:: Perhaps introductions are in order, before discussing more important matters of business.

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:46:10 PM)
"Introductions ..." A pause before moving to rise, brushing itself off seemingly and then bowing before her. "Within those of the city, I am known as the axe murderer. I have been around since long before they were here though.... it is simply what holds more power and magic within the city now..."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:50:22 PM)
::her manners came to the forefront, more by her own upbringing, than by any pretense of comfort with her visitor. Bowing her head, a faint curtsy of her own. She paused:: Axe murderer... ::digesting that for a moment... :: What do you speak of, holding more power and magic?

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:51:54 PM)
"That I cannot answer, that I can only show." Rising again and then a pause. "It is good to see such manners have not .... .... entirely died out."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:53:22 PM)
::she nods her head to the compliment, still wary, still keeping her senses trained on her visitor, but her poise had relaxed somewhat, not quite so stiff:: What are you proposing? Your name speaks of darkness, hurt.. pain.

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:54:46 PM)
"Sometimes death is a part of life. You must understand that more than most, from death comes life. Fertiliser, nutrition, rebirth. Sometimes things requiring culling. It is maligned and people fear it, but it ... is ..... .... necessary."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:55:35 PM)
(dies, I have three people begging to come to Ais' house right now. lol)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:55:49 PM)
(not really a good time lol)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 10:55:59 PM)
(maybe once i get some things done)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:56:13 PM)
(I told him, they're desperate to get away from Pan)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 10:59:04 PM)
::she nods:: It always comes full circle... I accept that there cannot be Life without Death... and alternately so. Occasionally, yes, one must cull the herd to maintain order and the species, in some cases. Abherrant mutations can cause dangerous side effects... or occasionally simply unexpected ones.

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:01:38 PM)
"Such as in many ways yourself now, yes? Though I would hardly call you abherrant, more miraculous. It is rather a thing of beauty."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:03:34 PM)
::she nods:: I am indeed an abherration. Yet.. I camoflauge myself to avoid detection... avoiding others from seeing it. ::a very faint ..... -very- faint... bit of pink at her cheeks at the compliment. She tilted her head:: Many do not see it as such...

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:05:20 PM)
"Perhaps not but then, they are fools." Taking one step forward before a pause. "May I approach Miss Connelly and your familiar companion? It is curious... I feel you joint somehow right now..."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:06:42 PM)
::refusing to be lulled into complacency, she watches the figure very carefully:: You may... slowly. ::her stance a bit stiffer, making it clear... if there's any whisper of a wrong move, she will react with all she is capable of::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:07:41 PM)
The shadow starts to move towards her, moving to start roaming about her. "I see ... I see ... you have allowed a merger of plant materials. Symbiosis, very ... interesting. You could do much more though."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:10:39 PM)
::her body's muscles, flexing, shifting, as the shadows come closer. Ais was more of a being of Light, though she'd dabbled in the dark once .. or twice... or ... more than she'd easily admit. She allowed it closer, monitoring it closely.:: You have suggestions?

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:14:54 PM)
"Yes, if you will allow me." A pause before it comes around before her. "If I wished you harm I could have done so long ago. You know this ..."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:16:56 PM)
(does she know this?)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:17:29 PM)
(probably, with her spirit, an arcana of a part of the city? A spirit who is a manifestation of death itself?)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:18:18 PM)
::she paused a moment, mentally communicating with Audrey. My love... how do you feel about this... you have been following, do you feel comfortable allowing this? I won't make you, if you are uncomfortable. :: Audibly:: I know this.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:18:24 PM)
(does it feel malicious to her?)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:20:07 PM)
Audrey seems hesitant as it gazes towards the shadow thing. "It doesn't mean us harm but good either? Uncertain. But with what comes? Perhaps it would be unwise to ... turn down gestures of assistance ..."

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:21:25 PM)
::still speaking to Audrey in their own connection:: I do not think that this is wise... to turn down such offers. However, if you do not wish this, I can separate from you... I do not wish you to come to harm.

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:22:45 PM)
"No ... if we do this ... we do this together ..." Squeezing her arm and cherishing her in her mind, like that of a true lover.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:24:31 PM)
::a faint smile, her green lips supple and amused, and she nods to the spectre:: What do you suggest? ::her tone is mildly deferent, curious, still a little wary:

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:25:48 PM)
"As I said, you will have to trust me ... let me touch you ... I could now, if I really desired but I would much prefer you to be .... willing." Moving near her and simply waiting.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:26:45 PM)
(what does it look like up close?)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:27:48 PM)
(she can see the faint outlines of a mans face, figure. Cloaked in the darkness.)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:28:31 PM)
(does it look familiar?)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:29:32 PM)
(nah, though it could easily be where some of the tales of death come from, what they look like)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:31:08 PM)
::she looks to the shadows, and watches for a long moment. Her left arm, still entwined by a slender, delicate vine, then both her hands held out, allowing the gentleman caller to touch her arms... or.. take her around the waist, should he choose::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:33:23 PM)
His hands move down to hers, coldness greeting them as they're grasped and then the shadows rising up Aislinn's figure. Then it starts to take her, seeing, feeling, becoming ... images of carnivorous plants, of controls, aggressive against the outside world, pulling her towards them all.

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:35:29 PM)
::she gasped lightly, feeling the icy chill on her warm, slender fingers, as she feels him take hold of her hands. Unused to touch, in particular from an unknown entity, she pauses, taking a mental... and physical... breath, before allowing herself to be pulled, taken::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:37:45 PM)
The effects flow through her, awakening a different side of her, at least for the moment. A more primal, a more predatorial side. And with Audrey going through it with her, the two are merging more, making them more into one entity for the moment, pushing Aislinn further from humanity. (you think you can cope? :) )

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:40:28 PM)
(do it up... as long as it's not permanent)

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:41:05 PM)
(its not permanant, just have fun)

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:46:28 PM)
::Aislinn pauses, her eyes closing, then opening again, eyes fairly glowing green, the irises are so white, they reflect the light around them, the same color of Audrey's flowers. She can feel the strength yet flexibility of her own body, willowy, slender, yet impossibly strong, feeling the power of the plant inside her. Her teeth elongate, sharp points, showing her to be the predator she is, delicately curved, like a cats. She bit into her lower lip, just to taste the coppery, sluggish blood there. Her skin becomes a bit more resilient, as though to ward off any pests or infections that might seek to feed off the body.::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:48:22 PM)
Watching her, she feels the snap of the venus fly trap, the dangerous juices, traps for bugs. Feeling the survival of all things and the lengths and evolutions that they go through to do so. A touch of confusion from Audrey before the familiar starts to be pulled into her body, developing along with her...

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:50:30 PM)
::Aislinn reached out for Audrey, mentally, supporting him, encouraging him. Wanting him to feel this with her, allowing the shadow man to touch her, to show her, to give this to her. Baring those delicate fangs, her eyes narrow as she looks around the room, finding a lack of prey, her eyes move towards the Shadow Man, appraising him, watching him::

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:52:22 PM)
"Patience ..." A grin and then the shadows start to slip over her, surrounding her - the world disappearing into blackness, coated in the very thing of death. "Tell me, what do you wish to kill ...?"

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:54:00 PM)
::she can't suppress the shiver, her entire body almost repulsed by the sensations, yet, having allowed him to touch her, she forces her body to accept it, to accept what he offered, and to take the lessons from it.:: Wish... to hunt... not to kill.

Tohunga (Feb 8, 2011 11:55:29 PM)
"Hunt ... kill, they are the same..." A dark laugh that touches her mind. "What child... what do you wish to relish?"

Aislinn Connelly (Feb 8, 2011 11:57:15 PM)
Blood. ::the pagan in her rises up, blood a large part of her rituals, a large part of her Druidic life. The word came to mind, filling her own up, to feel the warm rich heady scent, welling up around her, the taste, spreading through her mouth, smooth, salty... coppery... the essence of what she praises, over her skin, slippery, sliding across her flawlessly smooth skin, drawing lines in the pale cream::