[if april showers bring may flowers, then july showers bring. . .?]

[sevenhorrorsmods]

Who: everyone!
When: July 31st throughout the day
Where: outside, but also wherever you want to be!
What: a general all-purpose mingle with flavor
Warnings: nada

[Today, for the first time since your arrival, dark and angry clouds gather in the sky above to block out the sun. It is sweltering outside, so when those clouds eventually open up in the early afternoon, showering everyone with cool rain, rolling thunder, and a few flashes of lightning. . . it probably feels good!]

[It seems to be normal rain, for the most part. Look at it from the wrong angle and some if it may seem to be tinted red, like blood. And sometimes, when a drop spatters against the ground, a spider lily suddenly blossoms in its place. The flower dies almost immediately upon springing to life, its petals dissolving into dust that is quickly washed away by the rest of the water]

[dwbi]

[. . . things have been awfully quiet since your arrival. It feels almost a bit like the calm before the storm, doesn't it? Are you still waiting for that other shoe to drop. . .?]

[What else are you up to today!]

Comments

[tailsofwoe]

I believe that being helpless to resist as your death is right before your eyes is, in fact, quite unsettling. I find the fact it will no doubt happen again even more unsettling. Does that satisfy you to hear?

[presgarddihellis]

It's not about satisfaction.

But I do thank you for your honesty.

[tailsofwoe]

Then what is it about?

[presgarddihellis]

Just as I said.

I showed a bit of my hand on good faith, after all.

There's no "gotcha" here.

[tailsofwoe]

If I may be a bit petulant, I'll note that you didn't dwell particularly long on your personal feelings, either.

Though I am not so fearless as to continue arguing and cross a god.

[presgarddihellis]

[if anything, he seems. amused?

sits back in his seat a bit.]

... which feelings would you like to hear, then?

[tailsofwoe]

[ There's a pause as she seems to debate her next question, her gaze briefly flicking away. ]

... Do you ever feel as though you've lost sight of who you are?

[presgarddihellis]

All the time.

But then I remind myself.

All the time.

[tailsofwoe]

... Mm. Nice and simple.

[presgarddihellis]

To complicate it a little.

... there are times I want to say I am one over the other.

But to do so would be to risk a loss of control.

So... I can really only just accept.

[tailsofwoe]

Control over yourself? Your powers?

[presgarddihellis]

A Beyonder who loses control is nothing more than a mindless monster lashing out at anything and everything that comes near.

[tailsofwoe]

Mm. Well, your diligence is appreciated, then, as I think we would all very much like to avoid that.

[presgarddihellis]

I will continue to do my best in that area, of course.