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He is beauty, he is grace, see him fall right on his face. >>;;

Who; Caelan and you!
What; Caelan is back from the dead, and he’s not happy. 1 Open log & 1 Open Network Post
Where; The fountain square, and tell-phone network.
When; Early November, post Bear defeat
Warnings; Expected references to a violent death, probably alcohol at some point, and to note: He will be blind for these threads, as per the cost of resurrection. Expect a less charming and happy seal man for a while.

The Fountain Square

Being returned to the city was a relief, honestly. Even if he couldn’t see the place he’d been, he knew he wasn’t in there anymore. The air was fresher, and he could feel the sun on his skin. It was a vast improvement on the last few days, in his opinion. He’d be happier if he could A. See it and B. Knew where the fuck his stuff had ended up post bear-mauling.

Yes, Caelan has priorities. The whole processing his death thing can wait until after he finds his sealskin.

Instead, he frowned at the world around him, eyes unfocused and not fixing on anything in particular. Standing around here unfortunately wasn’t going to get him anywhere, and even if he couldn’t really see where he was going he could at least find some out of the way place to sit and figure out how he’d get home.

... Or maybe the tavern.

So he took two steps... and ended up tripping with an uncharacteristic lack of grace right over the side of the fountain into the water with a splash and an indignant sound.

Because of course he would, why wouldn’t that happen next...?

Rather than kick up a fuss, he just let himself lay in the fountain for a minute or two. It’s fine, selkies can’t die by drowning, he’s not risking another trip to the mausoleum. He just needed a minute to reflect on all the poor life choices that led him right up to this moment.

Definitely going to need a drink... More than one, in fact.

Network

[Alright, Caelan very rarely makes use of the network. He hates the tell-phone for multiple reasons, and he’s more of a face-to-face kind of guy. But things are complicated, and he’s getting anxious (Him! Anxious!) about something very specific.

And to make matters worse, it’s not like he can do much about it right now. He can’t see, his eyes haven’t worked since he woke up to Athony telling him what the deal was with dying in this world. Sure, he was glad that he wasn’t permanently dead and all, but this was still less than ideal.]

So as if being murdered by a flea-infested, walking rug wasn’t bad enough— [Oh yes, his accent is stronger today. Caelan couldn’t be bothered to control his voice at all right now. He’s in a mood. Also, yeah, he was missing all this time because he had a run in with the demon bear.] apparently while death isn’t permanent, it’s not without it’s “complications.”

[Can you hear the air quotes? They’re there.

He paused to take a deep breath, he needs to not sound so agitated. He’s got his image to think about.]

My eyes are fucked up. By which I mean they don’t work at all at the moment. It’s making another problem of mine a little more complicated. In the rush to get away from the bastard, I lost my satchel. It’s large, brownish, probably covered in blood. Someone else is more likely to see it before I do. [Ha...] so I’d appreciate if someone would give me a call if they’ve noticed it somewhere since my run in with the bear a few weeks back.

I’ll even reward the person who does depending on how it goes.

(ooc: Caelan will be in need of assistance for a few in game days until his eyes start working, but he will be snippy if you ask what’s in the bag. As of yet, no one has it and it’s still missing. If you want to have had that your character already found it, hit me up on

whimsicalspook or Discord WhimsicalSpook#8219 (or the discord group chat!) and we can discuss. Otherwise volunteer to help the seal man search, be his seeing-eye-person!

Also if you want a personalized starter, let me know! Additionally, you can throw one at me or yell at me on the above contact methods if you have something you want me to tag!)

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"I guess that's a good enough promise as any." Yuki said, trying not to sound any more worried than he already was. He already considered Caelan reckless but in a good hearted and well meaning way. Risking one's life to help others was a nobility in itself. He was just the type to cover the reckless behaviour of others, like when he had to cover for the Cat or even when Haru had gone black. Not even thinking of the possible danger to himself, Yuki had gone off to talk to the Ox and actually managed to talk some sense into him. And he'd gone alone so as to not risk anyone else. So he understood.

However, death hadn't been in the cards in that particular situation unlike with Caelan here leaning on him. Rin had threatened him too but he wasn't scared of her either. Ok well..she unnerved him with talking tough and being naked but that was a thing in itself. She'd even earned his admiration for doing such a thing too.

Sighing, their destination was in sight and he breathed a sigh of relief. No one had come to disturb them during their chat, there wasn't any sign of anyone coming to cause trouble for them or anything of that nature. And his mind wandered, knowing he was going to need to learn to fight here, even if it was just to defend. Yuki had a feeling the bear might just be a beginning.

“The best I’ve got for you, I’m afraid.” He responded with a little shrug, “I appreciate your concern though, Yuki.” Caelan meant that too, it was a little grounding to remember people actually did care if he continued to exist or not. In a strange world, far from the little group he’d built for himself? It was rather important to have people to think about, otherwise the recklessness got several times worse.

Especially if more things like the bear made appearances, though the bear had been... a particularly unfortunate accident. He hadn’t gone looking for it after all, he’d been trying to avoid the daytime crowd to avoid going vaguely crazy from the sea calling him back.

The selkie had a feeling they were coming up to their destination, the pace shifting just enough. It was good though, he was honestly ready to be settled in a familiar setting. There was a lot to think about, and a lot to figure out.

"It's fine." Yuki replied, with a very careful shrug since Caelan was leaning on him. It was kind of weird to the silver haired man to be so worried about a man he barely knew. But besides Caelan, Jacob was the only other one that stretched his hand out to be friends so to speak. And even if he'd been the Student Council president back home and had to work with people, he still pretty much kept to a small group of people at a time.

He opened the door easily enough and looked around. "I'm not sure which one of these places is yours, or that you want me to bring you to." And that had him concerned. How was Caelan supposed to fend for himself if he couldn't see? "Are you sure you want me to just drop you off?" He didn't want to seem pushy or anything so he wasn't going to offer any more help unless Caelan said as much.

“I’m in B-05, so that’s on the second floor.” He responded, tilting his head thoughtfully. Caelan had gotten used to being pretty self sufficient in this world. As much as he enjoyed being social and having company, not enough people knew his secret to properly rely on... No more than two people, really.

That aside... This was a special case. “I probably don’t need much help really, but I wouldn’t mind a hand getting up the stairs. Considering the battle I lost with the fountain, the odds are rather stacked against me where they’re concerned.”

"Second floor." Yuki echoed in his usual soft tone. "Got it." So he made his way to go there when Caelan spoke about getting help up the stairs. "I can help you." he offered, heading over to the stairs. Carefully and slowly he opened the door and gave a little bit of direction, trying not to overdo it.

"I'm not sure they have them yet, but elevators would be nice, but I haven't seen any in here." He paused thoughtfully as they started up. "I wonder if they made them..in this time frame."

“Thanks, Yuki.” He responded, letting his friend help him up the stairs. The slow pace was smart, considering he couldn’t really see the steps. He relied a little on muscle memory, and a little on Yuki’s steps, so Caelan was a little clumsy at first. That in itself was very frustrating, as someone who’d generally prided themselves on their grace both in the sea and on land.

The question of elevators gets a little hum, “There are elevators in my world, at least I’ve gotten to make use of a few. Usually in fancier hotels and the more modern buildings.” Modern by the standard of his era, at least. “Should have a word with the aspects about it, might be worth updating these buildings if this is going to be an issue in the future.

"We have them in a lot of places back home." he replied, still being patient and waiting for Caelan to walk up with him. And since the other was blind he'd do this for as long as it was needed really.

Grey eyes looked at his companion when he spoke of talking to the Aspects. "I'm not really sure they could just make an elevator appear." It would be great and it would be pretty damn useful if they could. But the thing was, Yuki didn't believe for one moment they could just toss one in.

"I have to wonder if they have the technology for it and maybe hire someone to install one."

“Maybe, maybe not...? They did magic up all the phones we’ve got. Who knows what else the can do.” He responded lightly. He’s not serious of course... Or maybe he is a little, the Aspects abilities were rather strange and largely unknown compared to the kind of magic he knew. The selkie was reasonably sure no one had even known that Athony could bring them back from the dead, which was still a bit wild to think about.

Wilder to say you’d experienced...

His steps are careful as they moved up the stairs, though the expression on his face betrayed Caelan’s frustration with having to move so slow. There was so much he had to do! So many things he’d missed and had to catch up on, and here he was... Unable to take more than a few steps without risking another fall. Continuing with the subject of elevators, and distracting himself, he added. “Maybe if anyone’s good at building things, they could find something at the library. Takes a while to get the directory to give out information, cheeky thing that it is, but it’s not a bad idea.”

"I guess." These words came out as a sigh as they slowly climbed. He wasn't sure what to do. This place with its deities seemed kind of weird because the one deity there was back home..well he didn't really want to think about her anymore. She was not here and neither was his family.

It was a lonely feeling, but then again he had always wanted to escape the Sohma cage right? Well now here was his chance and he really didn't know what to do with it. He'd had plans, college, a girlfriend. All that just gone.

But the selkie's words about building made him nod and gave him another direction for his wilder thoughts. "Right, at the Historium..it might give a few answers for more than a few things." And once they reached the top of the stairs, he turned.

"Which apartment did you say was yours?"

Having reached the top of the stairs, Caelan felt some relief at the accomplishment. Soon he could just find a comfortable place to sit and start to sort out this mess. He needed time to figure out how to proceed from here when there was so much complicating matters. “That’d be apartment five, just down the hall?” He gestured, at least confident that they were facing the right direction thanks to Yuki’s help.

"Alright." Yuki said, taking a breath. Being on the same floor was the easy part, they'd already done the worst part which was taking the stairs. The walk itself was easy but when they got to the door, Yuki paused. "Do you happen to have your keys on you?"

It was going to be a wait if they had to somehow figure another way out. And as he stood there, Yuki turned in concern at Caelan. How in the world was he going to manage to eat or take care of himself? He himself couldn't cook well but he could. So he would just bring over whatever he had. Just dropping a blind man off didn't sit well with him at all.

“Oh, yeah... I think they’re at least in my pocket.” He mumbled, pausing and doing a quick search for the keys before hauling them out with a small victorious hum. “There we are!” He held them out in the direction he’d heard Yuki’s voice last.

He wasn’t too worried about things like food, or at least Caelan hadn’t thought that far ahead considering the other things on his mind right now.

Yuki lifted Caelan's hand to help him make the connection between the keys and the lock. And once they got inside, he helped the man over to the couch.

"Alright. We got you home, but do you know how you're going to get around? What about eating? You're not going to be okay to cook on your own are you?"

He had a thought. "I could go get stuff for you at the tavern if you want." That would at least solve the issue about food and him worrying about Caelan eating. But he was going to wait to get an answer.

Sat down on the sofa, he let out a little sigh of relief. Sure, he’d been lying in whatever place Athony’d brought him back to for a few days, but the trip from the fountain had taken a lot out of him. His patience was still wearing a bit thin, and he wanted nothing more than to sit quietly for a moment and gather his thoughts.

The questions Yuki posed were good ones, though he wasn’t sure he wanted to worry about those things right now. Not when his sealskin was who knew where. Still, Yuki was being helpful so he kept his tone as light as he could manage. “I don’t need to go far, and can probably feel my way around when no one is around. That said, I have frequent company that likes to let themselves in.”

Shit, Holly was going to be really upset considering the last conversation they’d had.

As for the offer about the tavern, if he wanted anything from there it was not food... He had a bottle of whisky in his cupboard he’d be finding his way to once he was alone. Not that human alcohol would do him any damned good. “That’s kind of you to offer, Yuki. I probably have something in the cupboards I can eat. I’m not particularly hungry right now either, I could stand to take a nap, I think.”

Pausing, he hummed a little. “But if you’d move my violin to closer to the sofa I’d be grateful, just so it’s in reach.” Because not knowing where it was would grate on his nerves, if he was stuck there then he needed something to do.

Well if he had frequent company, that made Yuki feel better about leaving Caelan alone. And if he had food in the cupboards, well he wasn't about to even think about poking in where his nose wasn't supposed to be. So he nodded about the nap. That might do wonders so he would let the man rest, that would definitely be a good thing.

And at hearing about the violin, grey eyes immediately found it and he pulled it closer. "I set it on the right hand side of the sofa on the floor. You should be able to find it pretty easily. " As to how Caelan planned on playing, that wasn't his business to ask either so he wouldn't.

"If you're going to be alright then I'm going to go." With as much as he hated to say that, it would be best if he scampered out of here and gave the man time to rest.

Caelan instantly moved to reach down and pull the violin up onto his lap, a genuine smile of thanks crossing his face. He didn’t need sheet music to play, not unless he was composing. So this was good... “Thanks Yuki, I appreciate it. I don’t do particularly well with boredom.”

He felt along the neck gently and lightly tuned a couple strings. Definitely going to save him from getting himself in any more trouble while this little inconvenience kept him down. He offered a little nod in the direction of Yuki’s voice, expression grateful. “Of course, I’ll be just fine now that I’m back home. You get back to your day and I’ll hopefully ‘see’ you around soon.” He added jokingly, brows arching humorously.

He felt fortunate that Caelan couldn't see for a moment, because Yuki simply looked at the other a little sadly and worriedly. He wished there was more that he could do, but if the other's friends were going to check on him or whatever then he would just be in the way.

For now he just tried to sound okay. "Alright, have a good rest. And if your friends come over and you need something, have them come get me. I'm in b six in the Blue building."

With that, he softly closed the door behind him and went to his own apartment.

None the wiser to Yuki’s concern, he nodded with an attempt at a brighter smile. “Thanks, Yuki. I will certainly let them know.” He responded, settling back on the couch and focusing on his violin while he listened for the door to close.

Sleep might not come to him for a while, too much to turn over in his head. How to handle his current predicament, specifically the one he couldn’t talk to anyone about.

[Fade to black!]

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