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Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower ([personal profile] whomthebelltolls) wrote in [community profile] aefenglom2019-08-14 05:23 pm

Tonight, Maria joins the Hunt

Name: Lady Maria
Date: Auguril 15th - Evening
Format: Video

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[The view opens up to Maria's face, the face of the giant clocktower in the back drop. She's sitting on a ledge on the outside of the building, one leg dangling off the edge, the other foot planted on the worn stone back of a screaming panther-eagle gargoyle. The sky, and the tower are awash with the the deep pinks and purples of the nearly-set sun. Maria herself is wearing her full hunter's outfit, her hat pulled low to shield her eyes against the sunset, but in truth it just makes her eyes seem that much brighter blue. The only oddity in her attire is that she seems to have several sunflowers tucked into her belt, around the holsters for her gun and sword sheath.

The mechanisms in the tower grind and move, and the big minute hand tocks heavily, thunking into place in the next minute slot before Maria speaks. It's almost the top of the hour.
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It has been several months, since the first of us arrived here. Life... is not made easy within this place. Not for anyone, even those of us who might be in better straits than at home. This may be the worst night yet, and we still have many more moons to come, I fear, before any of us are allowed from this place. [This, however, may very well be Maria's own last. She feels the way the headache swells and throbs behind her eyes, the pressure fit to make her burst at the seams. It ebbs and flows, depending on what she does with the Monsters, how she uses her magic, the potions and the herbs and the other stalling tactics, but she's not sure how much longer she can keep on like this. Tonight, blissfully, the pain is at its least - the full moon being the weakest pull of the mirrorbound Witches is keeping things to a dull roar at the back of her skull. For several seconds, she looks back out over the city, scanning the shapes and the shadows, watching people shutter their windows and close their doors.]

On this night, the instincts for the Monsters will be at their worst. If the pull is too strong, and you feel your mind slipping into the madness and chaos of beasthood, seek the scent of... [Lumenflowers... no,] sunflowers. They will lead you to me. I will make it as swift as you will allow me; but it may be most silent if I must seek you out. [This is exactly the threat that it seems to be.]

If the beasts loom large, and threaten to devour you, or crush you, seek me out, as well. Monster, witch, human or not, it matters not to me; it is the threat of the feral I am in search of. [Pause.] As for the rest of you... I hope you do not see me.

[Her foot shifts, and she stands, precarious though the ledge is. The terrifying drop seems to not bother her at all. The shadows deepen on her face as the sky turns a richer purple-blue, the sun setting rapidly now, though it's barely been a minute. Soon, the video cuts to black, but there's still audio in the background; a rustle of wind and cloth. Finally, there's a whirring as the clock begins to turn over again.]

The night, and the hunt are always so very long. I pray we all live to see the morning sun, and put this night behind us.

[Tock. The video cuts out as the first peal of the hourly bells sounds. Over the city, the clocktower chimes eight, and the sun slips fully below the horizon.]
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[personal profile] beariot 2019-08-15 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Was this strictly necessary? I feel like all you're going to do is stir up an already anxious group of people.

I know you're just trying to help, but I worry.
[ She always worries. ]

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[personal profile] hippocarnival 2019-08-15 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Yuya is, funnily enough, contending with another monster's impulses right now. Not that he's the one he considers to be in danger after getting this message.

Anyway, he's alone in the video with his back against the wall, looking uneasy.]


What are you going to do? [He can take a guess, and his makes his stomach twist, but he's looking for confirmation first.]

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[personal profile] selfishwish 2019-08-15 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, that made for...unsettling viewing, particularly for a young puca just starting to feel the pull of his first full moon. Probably he should ignore it? But for some reason impulse wins out, and he mashes the command to respond on his watch before good sense can prevail.]

"Seek the scent of sunflowers," so you can...help them calm down?

[Says the boy half-pouting, half-glaring at the camera. He'd look human enough, if it weren't for those unnaturally golden eyes.]

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digiorno: (♛ & the last one standing)

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[personal profile] digiorno 2019-08-15 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[...............]

Thanks, I think.

[His voice sounds a little thick, like he's congested, but otherwise he's not that bad off just yet. Funny how not resisting every step of the way helps.]

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[personal profile] rightfoot 2019-08-15 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
I'm pretty sure I've had nightmares like this. Thanks, though.

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[personal profile] niespodzianka 2019-08-15 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
WHAT THE FUCK

[ He's not screaming, he doesn't know how to use the watch. ]

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alienwear: ((Sweats nervously))

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[personal profile] alienwear 2019-08-15 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ Peridot watches the message in it's entirety with unblinking eyes, widened to the size of saucers. She hasn't been simultaneously horrified, intimidated and utterly transfixed by a telecommunication of any sort since the first time she spoke to Yellow Diamond one-on-one.

When the message ends, she quietly sets the watch down with trembling hands. She then makes the executive decision to stay home tonight and focus on tending to her hoard of houseplants, rather than going out and risk running into that. ]
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[personal profile] weirdnecro 2019-08-15 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Looks hot, very extra, still murder.

[SLURP. Don't mind her, she's enjoying her tea.]

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[personal profile] usurpers 2019-08-15 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ he’s a dragon, with two witch bonds to station him and honestly— this makes him more tired than pissed off. ]

The only one you’re fooling with your sugarcoating is you.

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[personal profile] foursakes 2019-08-15 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
Must there be bloodshed, Lady?

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[personal profile] horkbajir 2019-08-15 10:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Toby was a little less uneasy after looking this over long enough to know Maria's not out slaughtering wholesale.]

It's unfortunate, but I suppose there are times when this is necessary. I appreciate your willingness to take this upon yourself. Please also remember your own restraint. The moons will pass, and most Monsters aren't so overtaken to cause more than mischief.

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[personal profile] psychotronics 2019-08-15 12:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hold on. How in the hell did you manage to do a cut to black/audio only shot using your damn watch? Or, an even better question, how the fuck did you even get up on that tower in the first place?

[ Morgan doesn't usually allow herself to be so visibly agitated but? NANI??!??? ]

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[ What even... ]

You're hunting them? [ Childermass doesn't have time for poetic descriptions of murder, thanks, but it's all still a little bit alarming. ] Are you mad?

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lonewanderer: (✫ night.)

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[personal profile] lonewanderer 2019-08-15 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Could you try and restrain them, knock them out, before killing them? I know that's not really in either of our natures, but... there may be a chance to pull them back.

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[personal profile] bloodwit 2019-08-15 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ first thought: wow was that actually quite the video. seriously, talk about lovely cinematography, from the scenery to the lighting to the timing of the chime. really leaves quite the resounding impression. ]

[ second...: ]

Congratulations on the panic you've managed to incite.

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[personal profile] fieryimpulse 2019-08-15 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Congratulations on being more theatrical that any theatre troupe I've ever seen.

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[personal profile] faithlikeaseed 2019-08-16 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Except for the excellent sound design, the video is, alas, lost entirely on Myr.

His imagination fills her in, fittingly, as looking rather like Ser Clarimond did the night of his Harrowing. same energy
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Is there no one native to this place who might be trusted with that task, serah? [An earnest question.

That sometimes you might have to kill the second-class citizens because they're a danger to others depresses but does not surprise him; he'll save his outrage for once he's figured out whether this is a necessary evil or something worse garbed in necessity's robes.
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[personal profile] spaghettimonster 2019-08-16 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[First he has to acknowledge - that's some impressive video quality. It really encourages him that Mettaton will be able to get into productions soon, with little effort - even if it's only for the small audience of those with these watches. Something to look forward to!

The rest of it is terrible. There's something vaguely familiar about golden flowers and death, but he can't place it in the swiftly rising fog of fear and alarm. Bad enough he's wrecked some things and stolen some food, the last month. Now he needs to worry about someone who might see him doing doggish things and kill him for it?]


I THINK...
THE COVEN HAS PEOPLE WHO DO THIS.
STOPPING FERAL MONSTERS, I MEAN, NOT PUBLICLY ANNOUNCING THEIR MURDERY INTENTIONS.

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[While Theseus is certain that he's not the first person to chime in this sort of manner, he's going to do so anyway. He doesn't know her at all, and he thinks she has the right intentions, but.]

I understand where you're coming from, and I'm certain those that have lost any sense of self would want to be stopped as well, but killing them should always be a last resort. There's other ways to stop uncontrollable beasts. Have you made such attempts before?

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[personal profile] bloodyuseless 2019-08-17 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Mary starts the video thinking he knows what he's going to say, but several seconds of tense silence later prove otherwise. He opens his mouth, closes it, opens it again. His brows furrow, and then he closes his eyes.

He remembers a very vivid dream in which he tore a poor stranger to shreds in a dark, damp maze. He remembers the very real moment when he ripped his fangs away from the neck of the one person on Earth he'd promised to protect.

He gulps.]


Sunflowers. Got it.

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[personal profile] actuallyadork 2019-08-17 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)
If you fall from there, I'm just going to laugh.

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[ Is Liliana feeling restless with the growing moon? Yes. Is she still a sassy bitch who has the time to drink wine and troll the magical network? Also yes. It keeps her mind off of things. ]

How noble of you willing to pull the trigger where others are conflicted with the fact there are people behind the claws and teeth. Inspirational, really.

[ She raises a toast. ]

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[personal profile] boneofsword 2019-08-23 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for the reminder. Have a good hunt and return safely.

[Archer sounds somber and a bit tired.]

If you ever need the favor returned just let me know. Same goes for the Bond.

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