Logs for October

[stickyflippers]

Who; Caelan and you!
What; Phone troubles, pillow forts, discussions on the weird goings on, and a seal in the tub
Where; Red building, and the docks.
When; End of September / Early October
Warnings; Mentions of nudity (Not descriptive, shape changing just doesn’t work with clothes), references to alcohol abuse (marked in thread with Nida), references to suicide (marked in thread with Nida)



What Do You Mean It’s Not Water Proof?

Caelan was experiencing some very obvious levels of confusion and frustration as he wandered up from the docks post swim that evening. His hair was still dripping and damp as he walked, eyes glued to the tell-phone that was looking rather... Less functional than it was meant to be. He hadn’t even bothered to button his shirt all the way, after the damn thing slipped out of his pockets and into the water when he was getting himself dressed and presentable by human standards.

At first, he’d only been annoyed because he’d had to stop what he was doing to fish it out of the water. Now he was doubly annoyed because the screen wasn’t lighting up. It was like the damn thing didn’t have any life in it...

Weird and very inconvenient if he had anything to say on the matter.

Which he was... At length, muttering under his breath and his accent growing a touch stronger than usual as he forgot himself. “The bleedin’ hell kind of joke is this? Really? Give the man who spends copious amounts of time near the water something that up and dies just because it gets a little wet. Can’t handle your drink at all, can yah? You finicky little box of nonsense.”

Speaking of a drink, he had a feeling he was going to need one very soon. Between that weird energy pulse a while back, the nightmares and now this? He was willing to admit he might need several.


A Fortress Fit for a Princess

Caelan wasn’t asleep when a mist slipped under his doorway, he’d come to expect at least one interruption a night since a few prior when something exploded somewhere and released a shockwave of mysterious energy. It had upset a whole lot of people (him included, for all he said he wasn’t bothered). Holly had become the most frequent guest, especially when the nightmares had begun.

Tonight he was ready though, and hoping to get the kid to talk a little more rather than the sullen insistence that she was completely fine and whatever other absurd excuses she came up with for her visit that night. Because honestly, she wasn’t the only one having nightmares, and he was starting to worry more about what they actually might have meant.

Hard to tell though if there were any connections or similarities if you weren’t talking.

Thus, tonight he was more than prepared for the visit. The living room space in his apartment had been entirely disrupted, cushions and pillows moved to the floor along with some of the chairs from the dining area, the sheets from his room and the pillows for good measure. All because he’d gotten it in his head that he was going to try one of those ‘Pillow Fort’ things that Holly had mentioned once or twice in one of her super-fact-filled-rambles.

When Holly materialized into a solid form again, she would be greeted by the sight of a very large, very chaotic looking fortress of pillows and blankets. If she ate food, there would have been all manner of sweets and snacks. Unfortunately, as happy as he was to make sure she could feed safely, he wasn’t confident in grabbing a random person off the street for her to snack on.

Someone would be bound to ask questions if they saw him lugging an unconscious body up and down the stairs... right?

So... No snacks, only a structure that was only slightly stable, but magnificent to behold (in his personal opinion).


Splish-splash

If there were any human creation that Caelan favoured over any other (aside from motor cars, they were fun) it was most decidedly the bathtub. A place to soak and relax at the end of a long day? A place where you could safely just splash around or doze off for a little nap without worrying about a predator?

It was brilliant. A private bath was practically a requirement when he was staying somewhere on a job. It wasn’t a replacement for the ocean by any means though, it did little to quiet the call in the back of his mind. It was, however, the nicest substitute on days when the call wasn’t loud, and he couldn’t be fussed with sneaking down to the shore.

Even the Lighthouse he’d purchased had a nice one installed, despite the fact that the ocean was just down the cliff side.

So after he’d finished a day busking in the market he hadn’t taken long to run a nice hot bath, grabbed his pelt, and slipped into the water like the delighted seal he was. It wasn’t as though he didn’t have the time, he wasn’t expecting any company for a while yet. Usually his visitors tended to show up slightly later.

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[stickyflippers]

“You never can tell? Maybe she didn’t like the look of me, or maybe she thought I was being foolish.” He shrugged lightly, though the answer was definitely the second option. Caelan certainly wished she were here, penchant for getting miffed with him aside. She was very good at keeping him on track and pulling him back when he was getting a little too carried away. “Their beaks are definitely nasty when they get their aim right.” Then again, Sara also had a mean right hook...

“I would hate to disappoint, so maybe I’ll have to spend a little more time around the office next week.” He responded with a cheeky grin, before he considered the question a little more seriously. “I would say most things down there are a kind of weird, but there is an odd door? It leads to the cemetery apparently, Yuna was looking into finding the key. We’re supposed to organize something to get it all sorted out, but... Well, with everything going on, I think it’s being pushed back. At least until whatever has been up around here lately is figured out.”

[abreedapart]

"Maybe you pissed her off in a past life." Based on her tone she meant it as a joke, but anything was possible. "Sounds like you have some interesting stories." That he wasn't too interested in going into details about. That in itself made her a bit more curious than she'd been before.

"I'll take it as a personal insult if you're not there when I come in," she said with a quick smirk. "Must be where the smell comes from. Something turned my stomach the further down I went." It'd been strong enough to put her off from trying to figure out what it was. She was foolish, but not that damn foolish. At least not for the time being. "Sounds like we're all just finding one mystery after the other."

[stickyflippers]

“If anyone would be up for that challenge, yeah I suppose it would be me.” He laughed a little, but she was only slightly right in her assumption. He’d love to share the details, but he didn’t know her well enough yet to do that... He’d made a promise recently about being a little more careful with his life and unfortunately he was bound to keep it. “Oh, I have lots of stories. Some you wouldn’t even believe, I expect.” He responded with a little shrug, “Maybe one day I’ll share, but for now it’s something for you to look forward to.” Caelan responded, his tone a little more joking.

He liked Shalimar though, and she was very interesting. Maybe one day he could share a little more. Until then, he focused on her comment about the sewers. “I would argue that everything smells awful down there, but if you’ve got a strong sense of smell... yeah, it’d be worse closer to the graveyard. Yuna says there’s something bad in there, creating unrest among the spirits.” 

Something bad that was bound to get out, because nothing ever stayed contained for long. That was just an unwritten law as far as anything of an otherworldly nature went. “This place is like one big puzzle, you uncover one thing and find more questions. At least we won’t be bored, yeah?”

[abreedapart]

"I think you'd be surprised what I can believe," she said with a laugh. There was nothing that could possibly be too fantastic for her at this point. A sly grin tugged at the corners of her lips though. "Guess I'll just have to wait to unwrap the mystery completely. Lucky for you I happen to like when a man gives me something to look forward to." There was clearly a lot he wasn't saying and she liked that. It made her curious and a helluva lot more interested in him than general.

"They're not pleasant smells, but not much different than any sewer. Until you go further down." The fact that she could say that just told her she'd spent way too much time in sewers. Someone had to do the dirty jobs and who was better equipped than someone that could innately track? "You know, ghosts and undead are the one thing I've never dealt with much." People she thought were dead coming back? Sure. She'd dealt with that a lot. But actual ghosts or undead? That'd be new. "This Yuna got any idea what or who the something is?"

She chuckled at his last statement and gave a nod of her head. "Sounds like we'll find plenty of trouble to get into after all."

[stickyflippers]

“Well, I certainly hope the answer doesn’t underwhelm expectations,” He responded with a small chuckle. Really, Caelan was curious himself if she’d be surprised by anything or not. Thus far, the reactions to some of his stories varied greatly, though with the surprise and confused reactions being just a tad more common.

“Sounds like you’ve got a finely tuned sense for things that like.” He responded with a curious little look. Really, there seemed to be all sorts in this place. He hummed a little, thinking back on how Yuna had described the situation with the graveyard. “Well, she called the thing a Lich. It’s been contained in there from what I understand, but probably won’t hold forever. She wants to help the spirits and handle the thing, but we’re trying to build plans to do it safely. I’m planning on trying to manage things in the sewers if it gets bad, which is why I want to get the map done so everyone gets a clear idea of the layout. On her end, she’s looking to put together a team to help out inside once she opens the place up.”

Between the growing problems this month, and then situation in the graveyard when that’s over? Yeah, they definitely had more than enough to get in trouble with.

[abreedapart]

"Same here, I always hate being disappointed when I've built up an expectation," she said with a grin. She'd definitely built up an expectation when it came to him. There was something about his vagueness that gave off the distinct impression he was keeping a lot to himself. Not that she couldn't say the same on her end, but it definitely left her interested to say the least.

"You could say that," she said with a light chuckle. If she knew him better she might admit the truth or at least hint more at it. The problem was she had no idea how anyone here might react to what she was. It wasn't a risk she wanted to take. "A Lich? I thought those things only existed in fantasy." Then again half the shit here looked like stuff that only existed in fantasy.

"Well, if you need some help in the sewers, feel free to let me know. I can probably offer a hand."

[stickyflippers]

It was true... Lots of things that people thought existed only in stories of fantasy were real, here and in other worlds. His entire world read out like a strange fantasy novel as it was, or at least that’s the impression a few people lead him to believe when he spoke on the subject. “Apparently they’re real enough here, though I can’t say I know much about it myself. Expect we’ll know better once the place is opened up and we’re in the thick of it.”

He did grin though, “I wouldn’t say no to a little help from someone with extensive experience in sewers. It’d be foolish of me to turn the offer down, I think.” Besides that, he had a very bad feeling that the sewers were going to be an over-crowded problem when this went down. There was already a lot to contend with in them, and the potential of escaping spirits riling them up and forcing them to flee out the entrances could get dangerous.