[open] But I know I'll land here again

[cryptsleeper]

Character(s): Alucard + Open
Status: Open
Location(s): Krimnos -> Home in the mountains
Date(s) Start of April -> Einjar Expedition II, Electric Boogaloo
About: General catch all log
Warnings: To be added



Note: Castle is not representative of Usir canon castle, just roll with me on this

[Krimnos is mostly for picking up supplies these days, then departing for home. Alucard's affection for the city has grown slightly, such as it is. Any place that encourages such dedication to technological development has earned that much, just as it has focused it's efforts on exploration and understanding. Einjar was proof of that. But he doesn't linger in the city, not when home is two days away.

Those looking for him there are most likely to find him in market spaces, or else in the part of the city dedicated to invention. He does little but observe in the latter space.

On the road between home and Krimnos, Alucard is all too keenly aware of the world around him. There is, of course, the little hamlet that marks the half-way point between home and the city, and he rests there between his trips. With warmer evenings out, he takes advantage of the one inn that boasts of a patio for evening meals, and can be found there with food remaining on his plate and a glass of probably too-dark wine in hand, barely drunk. For all the world, they look closer to props that let him settle in for a time, taking in the world around him.

Home is still a crumbling castle, whose remaining spire still reaches up towards the heavens. It is aged, save for the new lock on the door that makes it clear that this long thought cursed relic is inhabited by the living.]

Comments

[idonoevil]

In many different directions, I imagine, and not all of them forward.

[ There's no bitterness in her voice at that comment. Well, maybe a hint. It was people's narrow-mindedness and backwards beliefs that had caused the death of her family, and her own death as well. She can't dwell on that for too long without becoming upset, so she shifts her focus. She also sees the flowers up ahead, so that's where they go. ]

If I could discover a spell that could regulate the cabinet's temperature, the ice wouldn't be necessary. It's worth looking into.

[cryptsleeper]

Sideways, for the most part. With a slightly upward angle.

[That's what it feels like. There have been so many directions that the world has gone, and there are a few that have felt good. Everything else, slower acceptance.

Alucard's careful as they walk, content as anything. Among the flowers, there's a fallen tree, and Alucard's careful as he guides them both towards it.]

Well, it'll be up to you to make it happen. If I could offer you the usual resources, I would.

[idonoevil]

That's better than backwards, I suppose.

[ As they take a seat, Sypha's tail delicately releases Alucard's hand so they can arrange themselves on the log. She's not quite sure what to do with herself: their actions have said quite a lot, and now she's unsure of what to say with her words, or if she should say anything. Best to continue on with the thread of their conversation than to attempt broaching deeper topics. ]

Perhaps a library in Krimnos would have more information. I could probably write a spell myself if I had enough time to tinker with it.

[cryptsleeper]

Most things are.

[They're settled, but Sypha feels miles away. Alucard knows what that means, just as he knows that he's feeling the stupid, fluttery feeling in his chest that he gets around Trevor these days.

It's both wonderful and agonizing.]

Mmm. They're actually inventing a single book that can store dozens upon dozens of books within itself. I've seen the prototype for it.

[idonoevil]

[ The prospect of a book that can contain many volumes worth of information is one that makes Sypha perk up. She has only recently (in her own time) come around to the idea of books in general, thanks to her escapades within the Belmont hold, but the idea fascinates her. ]

I could imagine such a book saving a great deal of space, but I must admit that there's something charming about a large collection all the same. Is it magic or science? I would love to see it. Perhaps when we visit Krimnos?

[cryptsleeper]

Both. At least, I think, based on how it was explained to me.

[Alucard looks over to Sypha, and he pauses to brush some of his hair out of his face.]

We'll do that too. Maybe stay an extra day, just to get everything done that we need to get done.