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Salt Witch
human
21 years old
scryer
played by laika
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i've been stoned enough times to be called a martyr
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Post by IGGIE VAN ALLAN on Jan 5, 2015 4:18:59 GMT
iggie is a collection of nervous tics; his knuckles are bruised, aching and toothmarked when he flexes his hand, eyes dancing, staring numbly at the map tacked up on the wall. the emperor is dead, the high city in ashes, and he will be next. the map is older than him, from a time with different names and boundaries, but it's too dark to discern any of them. he can make out the masses of land and sea, the rest is drilled into his head.
the bird is perched on his desk, unnerved by the sudden movement he makes to stand - a flapping wing knocks a few trinkets over, and iggie doesn't notice, already grabbing for a bag.
he's not in a right state of mind for anything organized and decisive, as if the rebels are already at his door. he's stumbling up the stairs when they come knocking.
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Witch
human
26 years old
nomad
played by nitah
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Post by ANYA FEDOV on Jan 5, 2015 4:28:41 GMT
she's only here because her mother thinks iggie is some sort of saint, an idea she can't wrap her head around, but is too tired of arguing about. his door is closed, so she knocks and then waits, and then decides it doesn't matter because it's iggie and the worst thing she could possibly see is his face.
and hell, she sees that too often for her liking.
the door swings open, and all she sees is iggie stumbling up the stairs like a goddamn fool. her arms cross over her chest and her lips fall into a frown, "and where do you think you're going?"
IGGIE VAN ALLAN
(irks, it's late but i need this thread in my life)
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Salt Witch
human
21 years old
scryer
played by laika
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i've been stoned enough times to be called a martyr
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Post by IGGIE VAN ALLAN on Jan 5, 2015 4:37:57 GMT
the door knocks against the wall when it's opened, and he flinches, palms against the upper landing, twisting to see anya and feeling the tension dissolve from his shoulders. somewhat. there's still time, but there's still dread knotted in the pit of his stomach - he's always had a feeling for these things.
huffing a sigh, both relieved and irritable, iggie bites his lip. "i'm-- close the goddamn door." he hisses, with an urgent motion of his hand.
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Witch
human
26 years old
nomad
played by nitah
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Post by ANYA FEDOV on Jan 5, 2015 4:46:50 GMT
she rolls her eyes, but steps in and closes the door behind her. "now answer the question," she says.
she assumes whatever reason he has is a dumb reason and he doesn't deserve the time she's just put into getting here. then again, she can't allow him to leave either because who is going to let her into his collection of spellbooks when he's not here? his parents? probably not.
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Salt Witch
human
21 years old
scryer
played by laika
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i've been stoned enough times to be called a martyr
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Post by IGGIE VAN ALLAN on Jan 6, 2015 5:51:53 GMT
anya is far more indulgent than he deserves, and far less indulgent than he's used to. if you could buy yourself into sainthood, iggie could have bought himself the pedestal of a god, but instead he's half-reclined on the stairs, eyes narrowed like she's an illusion he can blink away.
"irkalla." a part of him knows it's stupid, but a part of him is desperate to get away, and most of him doesn't care.
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Witch
human
26 years old
nomad
played by nitah
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Post by ANYA FEDOV on Jan 6, 2015 6:05:42 GMT
she laughs, it's harsh and fake, so when she stops her eyes are unamused and her frown is imprinted deeper into her face. her arms drop and her hands end up on her hips, like a mother scolding a child. "why the fuck are you going there?" she asks. iggie has had a lot of dumb ideas, but so far this one takes the cake. going to irkalla? she assumes he won't be able to function outside of shara, outside of his little slice of heaven. though honestly, she has already made up her mind because she needs access to his stuff, so he's sure as hell not going anywhere.
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Salt Witch
human
21 years old
scryer
played by laika
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i've been stoned enough times to be called a martyr
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Post by IGGIE VAN ALLAN on Jan 7, 2015 5:24:51 GMT
he should be used to her cutting laughter; he clenches his jaw and shifts to stand his full height, above her on the stairs as if he's something decisive and powerful. as if he doesn't care what she thinks. he doesn't, really. he rubs at an eye with the heel of his hand and sighs, again, incredulous and weary as if she's the child (she's so small from up here, everyone is small next to him) and he's explaining a simple fact.
"to not get killed. because that," he says, splaying his palms and takes a few jerky steps down the staircase. "is what's happening there." iggie motions vaguely to the door, to the outside, to the place past his charmed abode.
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Witch
human
26 years old
nomad
played by nitah
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Post by ANYA FEDOV on Jan 7, 2015 5:34:43 GMT
"you have to be joking..." anya says in disbelief . "the emperor dies and you're running away because you think you're next?"
for once, she's speechless in the face of one ignatius van allan. "what am i even supposed to say to that," anya asks. she's at a loss for words and she cannot fathom the fact that her lack of speech was caused by iggie of all people. but it doesn't take her much longer to gather her bearings, put together her thoughts and find something to say to him before he makes the irrational decision to run away because of a pointless fear.
"okay, i lied, i know what i'm supposed to say to that," she says. "are you fucking stupid?"
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Salt Witch
human
21 years old
scryer
played by laika
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i've been stoned enough times to be called a martyr
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Post by IGGIE VAN ALLAN on Jan 11, 2015 6:33:03 GMT
his mother has always said he was marked, haloed, he was special. he was blessed by the goddess, he was painted with red and white, a bullseye. not that iggie had much respect for anything his mother had to say but his praises.
anya doesn't seem to get it, but she never has. he rolls his eyes. "the only stupid thing would be staying here."
"they start with the high city. they come here next." iggie's gaze drifts past her, his eyes flicker as they tend to, in a restless and mad way, like he's seeing a scene that's distant and shifting past on a reel. an ancient band of warriors, an army of irkallan rebels, all out for his head.
"i mean, i was gonna let you come, but suit your damn self." he says, turning on his heel, back into the twisting halls of his house.
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Witch
human
26 years old
nomad
played by nitah
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Post by ANYA FEDOV on Jan 11, 2015 6:46:17 GMT
anya doesn't know if she's tired or frustrated. not longer than ten minutes and she's already done with him, or she'd like to be. the pleasure she'd get from walking out of the damn door right now would make everything better but, as much as she'd like to let iggie leave without a fight, she knows her mother wouldn't approve.
honestly, she's not sure his parents would approve either.
she sighs and trails after him as he walks deeper into the house. "i'm not letting you go to irkalla, especially not by yourself. i hate you, but if you die, i feel like i'll be prime suspect number one so i'd like to avoid that," she says.
"do you even know what to pack?"
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Salt Witch
human
21 years old
scryer
played by laika
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i've been stoned enough times to be called a martyr
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Post by IGGIE VAN ALLAN on Jan 13, 2015 5:00:30 GMT
he brushes past the parts about hating him - she comes around here all the time, which is almost contrary to anya's playing hard to get, but he doesn't complain, doesn't mind the company. with a smirk, he half-turns in the dark - the shades are all shut, the surfaces are all dusty. "yeah, knew you'd come around." he knows their parents push it, but he knows he wouldn't mind. if devotion was a life-or-death choice, but he wouldn't go the rest of his life eating fruit from only one tree, no matter how juicy and ripe they drop, heavy into his waiting hands.
iggie scoffs, shooing the vulture off a stack of books, flinching back before it can peck. he grimaces, carefully pulling out a book and skimming the contents, deciding them useful enough, and setting it aside. "clothes, spells... gold." he plucks something glittering and gold off a side-table, some sort of fertility statue.
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Witch
human
26 years old
nomad
played by nitah
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Post by ANYA FEDOV on Jan 13, 2015 5:40:29 GMT
anya rolls her eyes again. he's blind and deaf to things he doesn't want to see or hear, she swears, but she supposes she can't do anything about it. she's already agreed to it, there's not turning back now. and then the thought hits her, she'll be travelling... with iggie. she wants to throw up at the thought. "and how are we getting to irkalla exactly? what happens when the money runs out? are we staying somewhere long-term, or are we turning into nomads," she fires off questions as they come to her, until her questions turn into statements. "you do realise that if people are after you, they're probably smart enough to realise you're going to run away and are probably looking for you outside of this place." at place, she looks around, gestures to the house they're in, the city, the area. if people really are after him - she doubts it though - then they're probably idiots, just like him. then again, who knows, maybe smart people want him to experiment on him and figure out how to prevent his stupidity from spreading.  Got a pistol for a mouth, my old mama gave me that Making my own road out of gravel and some wine IGGIE VAN ALLAN |
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Salt Witch
human
21 years old
scryer
played by laika
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i've been stoned enough times to be called a martyr
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Post by IGGIE VAN ALLAN on Jan 16, 2015 6:50:52 GMT
he doesn't need to look behind him to know she's following. his blood feels like it's rushing the circuit, and it sets the rapid, jittery pace for his movement. it feels good to do something, picking through the junkyard of the great room. he's half-listening to her, stumbling and turning, pulling open tinder boxes and yanking moth-eaten cloth off furniture, raising dust. iggie looks up, and his expression goes slack and gaping as his mind catches up with hers. he's never had to think about money running out, never had to think about survival. naturally, he brushes it off. "scry." where's the hand-mirror? "canary in the coal mine." he says, the words dry, condescending, as he rifles through a drawer, comes out with a dagger. he holds it by the handle, watches its dull glint for a moment, and sticks it in his belt. "you realize if i stay, they'll come and butcher me here."ANYA FEDOV |
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Witch
human
26 years old
nomad
played by nitah
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Post by ANYA FEDOV on Jan 20, 2015 5:05:50 GMT
anya knows she could go on and on with 'what if's and 'what about's but she just stops. she takes a moment to gather her thoughts before she speaks. "you're being paranoid, no one needs to go out of their way to kill you because you'll do it your goddamn self," she says. her words are what she believes to be the truth, but she wonders if iggie will take them to heart. she knows that's a naive though, reasoning with him is pointless. always has been, always will be. Got a pistol for a mouth, my old mama gave me that Making my own road out of gravel and some wine IGGIE VAN ALLAN |
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Salt Witch
human
21 years old
scryer
played by laika
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i've been stoned enough times to be called a martyr
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Post by IGGIE VAN ALLAN on Jan 26, 2015 4:58:23 GMT
he makes a face - she sounds like his mother. but maybe not at all like his mother, who doesn't like to talk of ugly things, like death and what iggie has been up to as lately. there's truth in it, but really, he'd rather be killed by his vices than drawn and quartered by savage rebels, as if he's some political pawn. but he's not - he's an opportunist with blessings, he's a junkie with premonitions and fears that he can no longer tell apart. "right." he says, after a moment of silence. his fingers dance back and forth along the spines of the bookshelf, considering the titles. "you think hexes or wards would be more useful?"ANYA FEDOV |
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