|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2017 11:18 pm
 |
|
|
 |
x
Cassandra could never really place why she disliked the color green. Certainly there was an association somewhere that had started it, but it had always made her uncomfortable.
Yet in her sleep she was surrounded by it, opening her eyes to foliage of an unnatural shade of the color. Sitting up, Cassandra looked around, squinting. She recognized this park, yet she also..didn't. Everything solid just felt like it was barely holding that form so her eyes could try and recognize something. As though if she touched anything, it would burst and shift to shapes her human brain wouldn't even be able to fathom.
It was raining. On her feet, Cassandra looked up into the sky. It looked like any normal sky would, yet it felt dark. So very dark. One hand out in front of her, she felt the drops run off her palm and could ascertain that they were indeed real. Cassandra rubbed her hands together. Finally she looked at herself and realized all she was wearing was an unbutton shirt she'd stolen from Marcus.
As if the strange place would mind her decency, Cassandra at least buttoned it up.
The entire place, while appearing normal, also seeped into her senses. It wasn't right. Her heart was practically beating out of her chest as she walked through the grass, every blade feeling like a slightly dry tongue licking the bottom of her feet. It was uncomfortable. Once back on the path, she glanced around the park, frowning.
"Where the hell am I?" she asked. Something was wrong, she looked back to where she'd woken and the grass seemed to twist into a face and whisper - Where do you think you are?
Cassandra was not a fearful woman. But somehow, even knowing it was only grass, made her uncomfortable. She stepped back and fell into the playground.
And onto Marcus's floor with a WHUMP as she landed face first into the carpet. Now jolted awake, Cassandra sat up, rubbing her nose and swearing as first went to grab some tissues for her now seeping nose, and then, with them in hand, walked to the window to- okay, that window wouldn't work. She ultimately tried all of the windows before cracking open the front door to look out at the weather.
Clear, but cold.
"What the hell....."
Istoleyurvamps Sry u get this crap from me.
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:00 pm
|
|
|
|
"Custom, I get hungry when I end up going there, but the food there is bland or well, magical. A friend of mine said as much and while I've only had booze and a few small delicacies, Other Ashdown isn't really made for hosting."
Pan pulled from the bottom cabinet he set it on the stove. A bit of butter, a click to the cooktop, and he went to fetch the eggs and other ingredients. While he rifled through the fridge he kept talking. "So what was it like for you? I just walked around, got lost, and then fell into a puddle. Also met Pax. They're nice."
Crack of an egg, he looked at her.
"I'm speaking too quickly aren't I?"
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:15 pm
|
|
|
|
Bent over the stove he snorted back the laugh at her initial denial of being hungry. The body would want what it would want and they were up, moving- hunger would have settled in sooner or later.
"Think I have some but only have white cheddar. That okay?" Orange was better for hash in his opinion but hey, up to her. Eggs scrambled on the pan, he didn't look up as he worked, listening to her describe the situation. Not a bad thing then- just weird.
"I figured I was talking a bit disjointedly. Sorry about that." Adding the eggs to a plate and starting the trash hash, he let it start cooking as he leaned over the counter to talk to Cass.
"Other Ashdown is magic. I can't.. explain it perfectly but its sort of what is supposed to be but isn't. All magic is just magic. But Other Ashdown is a part of what Ashdown should be. However, because of the dangers posed by certain peoples, it's been separated. Before I met you, there was what I guess you could call the first Ashdown. Magic didn't exist for us there, but it leaked in and eventually we had to sort of.. reset things. Jeremiah is a better person to ask about how it all works. We could also see if some of the others would be better at explaining it but." He turned back to the hashbrowns, spatula stirring it as it began to brown.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2017 3:21 pm
|
|
|
|
He slapped the spatula on the counter with a wet thwack of clung on potato that lingered on the plastic.
"Exactly."
Back to frying he added in some garlic salt and rosemary from the tiny spice rack. "The we that we know is not whole. A fragment of something larger. There isnt however, another Marcus walking in Other Ashdown, or an 'Other' Cass. The reality we know and reside in is this one with Other Ashdown reflecting that which is magic and missing. However, in the theory of alternative realities, I have lived in one where there was more magic held in Other Ashdown and it's reflective state. Just so, there is likely a 3rd reality yet unknown where both Ashdowns are merged. A natural state. However this reality likely is a more true reality and has existed prior. The original Marcus of this reality either had no concept of me, or did not exist. When I entered this reality, I took over his space and place, as now I have memories of both this existence and the other. If I went to another reality I'd simply replace that Marcus and the reality I left behind would likely have me still their, however filling a different capacity."
He was rambling about theories and alternative realities now. It had begun.
"While it's safe to say that should you break the sigil and create a new reality again, you could in theory form that original, more natural reality where there would be the singular Ashdown. However, as I said, certain persons threatened others and their lives, so when we had to make this reality stable and move over, to ensure our lives and Ashdown, we chose to maintain Other Ashdown. Hence, we find ourselves here and now." He stopped mid stir.
"Long story short, we had to save the word from basically collapsing in on itself due to actions cause by others. This is the best, and safest thing we could do and when it was all said and done, we arrived to our new reality, but one that already existed and is your native reality."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
iStoleYurVamps
iStoleYurVamps
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
