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awash mods ([personal profile] awashmods) wrote in [community profile] awashlogs2018-09-08 07:00 pm

Event Ten.





Little Willie, mean as hell,
Pushed his sister in a well.
Mother said, while drawing water,
"My, it's hard to raise a daughter."





t's pretty dark and miserable down in the well. The cavernous area feels much larger than a well should be, bodies milling about in the darkness and knee deep, frigid water. So you're here -- and you're not alone, and the only way out appears to be the thin circle of sunlight from above, the opening of the well.

(And elsewhere, in the Town, everyone's waking up to gifts of various usefulness, but hopefully they remember to check the well today even so!)

What now?




Welcome to Awash's tenth event log, and the intro log for this month, everyone! All new characters have found themselves waking in the well in the middle of the Town. Hopefully they can get a hand out! For more information, please go here!

Meanwhile, the current characters have some new gifts.

If there are any questions, please ask them here, and have fun! Thank you!

promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 04:47 am (UTC)(link)
[Every promise is a Very Big Deal to Val. He Will Remember This.]

A fisherman by trade? A very respectable profession.
umbraportation: (for the shadow to grow and die)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-14 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Promises are a pretty Big Deal to Nico too so luckily he will keep it. ]

More like a fisherman by blood. He's only been doing it himself for a few years now but Percy's decent enough.
promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
So it's a family tradition...?

I'd like to see him in action. If you find him here, I want to meet him.
umbraportation: (and you're in ten feet deep)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-14 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
You could say that.

[ Not really but he isn't going to say that Percy's dad is the god of the sea. (Or one of them anyway.) ]

Sure, I'll introduce you if he turns up. [ Seems better to introduce them than let Val become a hungry demon vampire. ] Have you seen anyone you know from home yet?
promissum: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, I haven't.

[He peers into the well, but he knows that none of his comrades came along with him.]

It's probably for the best. [He sounds like he's trying to convince himself for a moment before he regains his resolve.] Fenrich can take care of things while I'm away.
umbraportation: (more terrible monsters than sleep)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-14 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
Me either.

[ Mostly because he hasn't run across Percy or Sadie... not that Nico knows Sadie. ]

Someone's gotta make sure those prinnies know the rules while you're away, right? [ He will not lie, Nico wishes Will were here at least. ]
promissum: (Neutral)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
I'll look after you until you tell me your story. [Nico promised a story, so now it's Val's responsibility to make sure nothing happens to him until they exchange stories.

It has nothing to do with the fact they're both new to this weird place.]


Right. Fenrich will deprive them until they accept their circumstances and start working hard.
umbraportation: (I feel this life)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-14 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
... I can look after myself. [ Stubborn teen is stubborn and doesn't like admitting he needs help sometimes. Nor can he admit that it's nice having someone looking out for him.

He feels as if it won't end once they exchange stories but then there's always the possibility that Nico's wrong on that. ]


Hopefully he won't be too good at it or you might be out of a job when you get back.
promissum: (Soft smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
We're both new here. [It may or may not end, depending on how much Val likes him after they exchange stories.]

He's my steward, he knows I like my job. Though knowing him, he'll try to conquer the entire universe for me while I'm away. [Every word is laced with fondness.]
umbraportation: (I feel tired)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-14 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
New or not, I'm still capable of looking after myself. [ There have been times when Nico was on his own, learning to use his abilities or traveling alone. Waking up in a place that has some colorless spots isn't a big deal. ]

Seems like he might be more than your steward. A best friend, maybe? [ He doesn't immediately think it could be more than that. ]
promissum: (Soft smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
I believe you. [And he really honestly does.] There's nothing wrong with spreading the burden. Two people can do more than one alone.

[Will they ever define their relationship? Absolutely not.] He has been with me for 400 years. He's my closest comrade.
umbraportation: (make the most of every day)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-14 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
Fine, just so long as we're sharing a burden and it's not you looking after me. [ Sharing he can do but there's a huge difference between being looked after as if he's a helpless kid again and tackling something together.

The non-definition doesn't bother him much. ]
Sounds nice having someone stick around that long.
promissum: (Smile)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ Val gives a firm nod in response. ] I'll let you know if I need help with something.

Yes. He had plenty of chances to leave. But he's just as stubborn about promises as I am. The only difference is he's much more selective.
umbraportation: (heart-broken inside)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-14 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Good. [ Nico can agree to this arrangement.

He hums quietly. ]
Promises can be powerful things, especially if one is broken. I'm careful with the ones I make.
promissum: (Dramatic)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ He closes his eyes, slides a hand into his pocket. His one broken promise. ]

Yes. The pain of a broken promise... That can weigh on you forever. I know full well the feeling.

What I promise, I will keep.
umbraportation: (and I feel revived)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-14 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ So far Nico hasn't broken a promise he's made but he has been on the bad end of a broken promise. Though it wasn't really fair, forcing that promise on Percy. ]

You shouldn't say that. Sometimes, there are promises that are impossible to keep.

[ He'd been mad at Percy for such a long time but it wasn't the other teen's fault - not really. ]
promissum: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-14 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ He seems almost distant. ]

There was one I broke. I can't drink human blood because of it.

It's why I will always keep my word now. A promise is a vow. I won't break another.
umbraportation: (walk among the shadows)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-16 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nico doesn't ask what the promise was that Val broke or how it resulted in him ending up not drinking human blood. ]

What do you do if you can't keep it? If something prevents you from being able to fulfill it?
promissum: (Dramatic)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-16 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
[There once was a woman.]

I keep the rest of it, as much as I can.

These days I don't break them. I would sooner fight God again than break another promise.
umbraportation: (make the most of every day)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-16 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Sounds about right... ]

Then hopefully you get to keep any you make here.
promissum: (Thoughtful)

[personal profile] promissum 2018-09-16 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I will.

[With all the self assurance of a man who's devoted himself to keeping promises.]
umbraportation: (close your eyes)

[personal profile] umbraportation 2018-09-17 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ A nod of his head and Nico gets to his feet, brushing off his pants. ]

Then I'll see you around when you're ready to keep our promise.