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S'mores! And a Request

Sender: Oriphi
To: All
Subject: S'mores! And a Request

Hello, everyone!

Since there are so many new dreamwalkers who've just arrived, I thought it might be nice to encourage everyone to get together and meet! There is a communal firepit in a clearing just outside of the residential area where I've got a fire going, and I have plenty of supplies to make "s'mores," which I only just learned about recently. (Thank you, Miss Tifa!) If you haven't had this before, please come and try it, it's delicious!

Additionally, I have a request for everyone to please keep an eye out for a few individuals... I realize that this may be in vain since their names did not appear in the directory, but just in case...

Colin
He is a tall, half-elven man with long, dark hair. He is very charismatic and funny and likely to be found busking with his lute somewhere or telling stories!

Aerie
Also tall, but fully an elf, very pretty and intelligent, also with dark hair (but not related to Colin!). She usually has three wolves with her. Extremely competent hunter!

Mellon
Also tall, also fully an elf, he usually does not wear a shirt. He loves to drink and might try to clear out any supply of alcohol... Please do not get into a tavern brawl with him.

Dae
Also tall, and also fully an elf, with white hair and red eyes. He is very good at magic and possibly would want to spar with you! Would likely have an owl familiar with him.

Cibark
Even taller and very very strong! He is a half-orc with green skin and usually wears armor and wields large weapons. He has a very dashing and heroic aura about him!

Sian
Not tall! They usually wear a cloak and a mask. Usually quiet but very sassy. They might be flying around, but they also don't usually remember that they can do that.

[ Ori why are you always surrounded by tall people ]

If at any point in the future you come across anybody who seems to fit these descriptions, please let me know!

(( ooc: Naturally open to these moving into or starting as an action thread! Come get s'mores! Or not. I can't tell you what to do. ))

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I always think that it can't hurt to have both warm company and warm drinks. I'm looking forward to finally meeting you in person, Mister Dohalim!

I didn't manage to catch your scenes very much... [ she was......... distracted...... ] But I didn't realize you would be so passionate about acting! I heard that there's a new theater in town too, so maybe you'll consider a repeat performance or something?

I am very much looking forward to the same. Though meeting in a dreamscape was quite the experience, it is not the same as having the opportunity to speak face-to-face.

I have a great love for the arts. Music, in particular, but theatre and fine arts, as well. I'm interested to see what these new additions will have to offer our community; it would be heartening to see them put to good use. Perhaps a repeat performance can be arranged! Though I would make some alterations to the final scene, all the same.

That's true... I didn't realize the ending would be so...

[ Anyway. ]

Do you happen to play any instruments? I have a lyre, and although I'm not the best at playing it, maybe we could play together or something!

[ Jam session?? ]

[It's funny she should ask that.]

I play a few, in fact. Violin, most notably, though... it's been quite some time since I performed publicly.

[Or, in truth, touched his violin at all— though it has recently been returned to him, following the aforementioned event.]

I've been thinking it's about time I started again, though this gathering might be a bit soon. It's rather a long story.

That's understandable! I do love the sound of violins, though, so whenever you feel up to performing, I would love to listen!

[ She likes music a lot! And for this reason she really admires bards and people who can bring joy into others' lives with music. ]

But in any case, I hope I'll be seeing you soon, instrument or no. I'll be here welcoming people all evening, so!

That is very kind of you. I will certainly keep that in mind. It has been too long since I have had the opportunity to share music with others who love it as I do.

[It is difficult, quite often, to think back to the last time he did, but the time has come to move forward, to heal.]

Nevertheless, I will be there, and perhaps with company. I will be certain to tell my friends about your gathering, as well. If there is anything else I can assist with, you need but ask.

Oh! That would be wonderful. Everyone is welcome. And they don't need to be new arrivals, either.

There are so many of us dreamwalkers here that it's difficult to get to know everybody, but if they're friends of yours, Dohalim, then they must be good people.

Perhaps I am biased, but I certainly believe them to be the best of company. Regardless of their answer, I would not miss your event for the world, though I have no doubt they will be glad to attend, as well.

I will be along shortly, my friend.

Then I'll see you soon, and maybe your friends, too!

[ And surely, whenever Dohalim arrives, there is a modest gathering of people around the clearing where there the communal fire pit is situated. And around the clearing, too, are little floating motes of light, a manifestation of Ori's feelings around reaching out and welcoming new and less-new friends alike in dreamotion.

The moment that she spots him, she excuses herself from whatever quiet conversation she'd been having with somebody to meet him with a welcoming smile. ]

Dohalim...! Welcome! It's - it's so nice to finally meet you in person.

[The crowd is not so unlike some he's seen back home in Viscint, he notes, though his attention is drawn from it the moment he hears Ori's voice. He smiles warmly at her in turn, bending at the waist to offer her a courtly bow in greeting while he allows his gaze to remain trained on her.]

Likewise— though our previous meeting was near enough, I much prefer these circumstances.

[As does she, he's certain.]

It seems you've had quite the turnout. I've brought cider with me, to be warmed over the fire for those who wish to partake.

[ Oh! She isn't expecting anything as courtly as a bow at all; the curtsy that he receives in return might have been given more awkwardly, if not for the fact that she's recently had plenty of practice with such gestures from the last dreamscape. ]

I do, too.

[ In that, he is so right. At his mentioning cider, though, her demeanor brightens as she claps her hands together, and the flowers in her hair bounce in tune with the delighted hum she gives. ]

Cider! Oh, that's perfect! Here, we can get that warmed up right away!

[ Turning towards the pit, Ori lifts her hands and readily conjures a pot positioned over the bonfire. ]

[It is hard for her eagerness and excitement to be anything but contagious, and Dohalim's own smile warms as he collects the cask he'd brought along with him and joins her by the fire, hefting it with surprising ease for someone who appears to be of such a lean build.]

I had thought it might suit the circumstances.

[It does seem just right for an evening spent around a large bonfire. As for her conjuring—]

Your dreamotion is really quite impressive, Miss Oriphi— I suppose your inclination towards magic has helped you along in that regard.

[ She lifts a hand to scratch at the back of her head, giving a nervous little chuckle at his observation. ]

I— I suppose so...! It's a little tricky to draw on dreamotion instead of my usual spellcasting abilities, sometimes, but... I guess I've always been kind of an open book with my emotions, so that helps.

[ She would argue that she perhaps feels too much, but that's a story for another day! Tonight, there will be cider and s'mores. She gestures towards the pot, allowing him to pour the cider into it whenever he sees fit and indeed being a little surprised when he doesn't appear to need her assistance. ]

How about you, Dohalim? How has dreamotion been treating you?

I have no doubt it does— being in touch with one's emotions can only serve to make them easier to draw on.

[He has found his own experiences to be quite similar. Perhaps being both an artist and endlessly curious means he is especially well-suited to open his mind up to the world around them and allow dream and emotion energy to work through him.]

I have been experimenting with it at length.

[He pauses in his explanation as he lifts the cask he'd brought with him and uncorks it, proceeding to pour the cider into the pot provided.]

It is not so different from how I would cast spells in my own world, drawing on the energy in my surroundings.

[ Ori's expression brightens at his explanation because— hey, same! She clasps her hands together in delight, and the flowers in her hair seem to perk up with interest, too. ]

That's exactly how I feel, as well! My magic has always drawn on nature and its energies - so in a way using dreamotion feels very much the same!

Have you discovered anything interesting from experimenting with it?

It does make sense, that those of us sensitive to such energies by default would adapt easily.

[He has noticed that experience hasn't exactly been universal, but it puts people like himself and Ori in an excellent position to assist others where they may— an opportunity he has already seized a few times by now.]

What has been impressed upon me the most is just how personal the results seem to be. Even two people who seem similar in nature, have like passions and temperaments— their dreamotion effects could be nothing alike, even if one might expect otherwise.

[ Ah, that immediately brings forth the imagery of her two partners, both wielding the power of flames in very different ways. Ori nods readily, having seen exactly what Dohalim speaks of. ]

I agree. It's sort of fun to see what someone's dreamotion manifests as, don't you think? It's almost like you can learn something about someone, just from looking at that.

[ She looks a bit sheepish, and she has to wonder for a moment what Dohalim's dreamotion does, too. The effects of her own are clear as day, after all, acting almost like an inescapable mood indicator on any given day. ]

Has anybody surprised you with what their dreamotion looked like?

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It is a bit like a game, at times.

[He agrees with her wholeheartedly, the curve of his smile pulling slightly to one side as he nods in response.]

Through dreamotion, we are given an opportunity to catch a glimpse into the hearts and minds of others— and indeed, we can learn a great deal from that alone.

[He's glad she sees things the same way!]

I cannot say anyone has surprised me yet, but in truth, perhaps that is only because I am not easily surprised. Instead, I examine what I see from various angles and consider how it might be representative of the one who brought it forth. I suppose that is— not as entertaining an answer as you were hoping for.

[ Although Oriphi would never claim herself to be any kind of expert in the arcane, especially when compared to the scholarly companions of her old life, she still finds herself a bit thrilled to be able to "talk shop" with Dohalim, so to speak. This is due, in part, to the fact that magic seems to differ so wildly between everyone and their homes - so to find this common ground in dreamotion feels special and exciting.

At his answer, she can't help but sigh, although there's nothing put-upon or exasperated behind it. Instead, there's some kind of understanding or knowing; Dohalim had, after all, approached the task of urging Oriphi to wake up form her nightmare much in the same way as he's describing how he approaches others' dreamotion. So... it tracks. ]

Perhaps not, but it's a good answer all the same. You seem like an incredibly sharp person, Dohalim.

[ She gives a little smile of her own. ]

Maybe someone will surprise you, yet! But probably not me.

I wouldn't take yourself out of the running quite so soon.

[He smiles warmly, tapping the side of his head with his index finger. She does have a point, however— her brand of power is well-represented in every facet of her person.]

Perhaps either one of us may end up surprising ourselves. There is no way of knowing what we are yet capable of in this world, for we are thinking of these things within limits set by our previous experiences.

[Big brain thoughts...]

[ Okay, but that really is profound, or at least Ori thinks so, and that much is clear from the awestruck look on her face in response to what he says. ]

Oh... Oh! That's just it, isn't it, Dohalim?

[ A smile spreads across her lips. ]

Perhaps, for those who struggle with dreamotion... they have to dream bigger! That's what this realm is all about, after all!

[He looks mildly startled in turn, surprised that he seems to have struck some sort of chord with her.]

Is it?

[He closes his eyes a moment as he considers, letting out a soft hmm as he brings his hand to rest against his chin.]

I think you summed it up quite nicely. I hadn't quite managed to articulate it in such a way myself, but it is deceptively simple, is it not? 'Dream bigger.' That really is the heart of the matter.

[ Ori, in turn, folds her arms across her chest as she, too, hums and closes her eyes in thought. ]

Perhaps..! But doing that really is easier said than done, isn't it? Especially for someone who isn't used to thinking that way, I can imagine that simply "dreaming bigger" won't be all that helpful...

I confess, bridging that gap is where I struggle...

[He is a poet, an artist, a musician. 'Dreaming bigger' comes easily to him, is in his very nature, but while he has the self-awareness to realize not all may share that particular gift, he doesn't know how to explain or encourage it in someone else.]

To some, it comes quite easily. I am used to thinking in the abstract— but I know not how to teach someone else to do the same.

[ Oriphi nods along, and although she would never call herself something as cultured or distinguished as a poet, artist, or musician, she is someone who feels, and to a great degree, at that. Her emotions are ever on display, with heart on her sleeve, and that earnest nature is poured into every thing she sets out to do whether it's baking a loaf of bread or healing wounds. ]

Well... We don't have to have it all figured out right at this moment, do we? Come on, let's enjoy this delicious cider you've brought and the lovely evening ahead of us! Maybe we'll be struck with inspiration yet...!

[ With that, she ladles some of the now-warmed cider into cups for the both of them, and then gestures them over to a quiet place to sit in the clearing, where they can continue to talk shop and magic and nature until Oriphi is inevitably called away to greet other guests. ~~But it's okay, Dohalim, because Beatrix is here too, "keeping watch" over the event.~~ ]

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