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Characters: Klaus Von Reinherz and You!
Date: Throughout October
Location: Aifaran and Die Rose Tulpe
Situation: October Nonsense
Warnings/Rating: Some warnings for blood in the Dreaming Sickness prompt.
Dreaming Sickness [Early October - Open ]
Klaus's dreams were often an incoherent tangle of noise and chaos and constant combat. There was always a stench of blood as monstrous figures rose up from the rubble and wreckage and were promptly struck down, before the vision faded to nothing.
There was another dream, a blank space, a sterile white. There was still the smell of blood lingering heavy on the air, and no sound save for the occasional clink of chains that were woven around the place.
The last dream was of a garden. It lacked the din of the first, but it wasn't completely silent either. There was the impression of birdsong, and the flutter of insects over a tangled green mass where flowers bloomed. In the distance stood a number of vague silhouettes. Klaus ambled trance-like in their direction, reaching out his hand, before this too faded and he came to his senses.
Sci/Tech Affinity - Paranormal Photography [Open]
To say that Klaus was accustomed to abnormalities would be like saying a fish was accustomed to water. There was nothing about Klaus's life that could, in any way, shape or form, be described as 'normal'. So when the figure showed up in the photos he'd been taking of the cafe for the Xaxa network, his first reaction wasn't a perfectly reasonable bout of terror, but rather to loft a brow and acknowledge that it was "Indeed peculiar".
"While I'm sure this is seasonally appropriate," he said to where he'd seen the figure in the photograph he'd just taken, "I believe it would be in rather bad taste to use any of this. If you're a ghost, is there something I can do to help you?"
Autumn Updates [Open]
It was becoming increasingly clear to Klaus that Leo had likely gone home for good - or at least for a considerably long time. So, with a sense of resignation, he put the help wanted sign in the window. He also put another note on the door, stating the cafe would be open to all for the duration of the night parade.
Deciding he needed a distraction from his bout of melancholy, Klaus busied himself with setting up holiday decorations around the shop. There was an abundance of pumpkins after the invasion of the gourd folk, and while Klaus was able to convert most of it to pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie and bags of sweet and salty roast pumpkin seeds, there was still quite a bit left over. The vines and leaves made for excellent decorations and the orange of the pumpkins was quite vibrant and festive, leaving Klaus in a bit lighter of a mood than he'd been in the last two months.
Date: Throughout October
Location: Aifaran and Die Rose Tulpe
Situation: October Nonsense
Warnings/Rating: Some warnings for blood in the Dreaming Sickness prompt.
Dreaming Sickness [Early October - Open ]
Klaus's dreams were often an incoherent tangle of noise and chaos and constant combat. There was always a stench of blood as monstrous figures rose up from the rubble and wreckage and were promptly struck down, before the vision faded to nothing.
There was another dream, a blank space, a sterile white. There was still the smell of blood lingering heavy on the air, and no sound save for the occasional clink of chains that were woven around the place.
The last dream was of a garden. It lacked the din of the first, but it wasn't completely silent either. There was the impression of birdsong, and the flutter of insects over a tangled green mass where flowers bloomed. In the distance stood a number of vague silhouettes. Klaus ambled trance-like in their direction, reaching out his hand, before this too faded and he came to his senses.
Sci/Tech Affinity - Paranormal Photography [Open]
To say that Klaus was accustomed to abnormalities would be like saying a fish was accustomed to water. There was nothing about Klaus's life that could, in any way, shape or form, be described as 'normal'. So when the figure showed up in the photos he'd been taking of the cafe for the Xaxa network, his first reaction wasn't a perfectly reasonable bout of terror, but rather to loft a brow and acknowledge that it was "Indeed peculiar".
"While I'm sure this is seasonally appropriate," he said to where he'd seen the figure in the photograph he'd just taken, "I believe it would be in rather bad taste to use any of this. If you're a ghost, is there something I can do to help you?"
Autumn Updates [Open]
It was becoming increasingly clear to Klaus that Leo had likely gone home for good - or at least for a considerably long time. So, with a sense of resignation, he put the help wanted sign in the window. He also put another note on the door, stating the cafe would be open to all for the duration of the night parade.
Deciding he needed a distraction from his bout of melancholy, Klaus busied himself with setting up holiday decorations around the shop. There was an abundance of pumpkins after the invasion of the gourd folk, and while Klaus was able to convert most of it to pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie and bags of sweet and salty roast pumpkin seeds, there was still quite a bit left over. The vines and leaves made for excellent decorations and the orange of the pumpkins was quite vibrant and festive, leaving Klaus in a bit lighter of a mood than he'd been in the last two months.
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"Paperwork is among the necessary evils of protecting others," Klaus said, not-so-fondly recalling the mountains of it he and Steven would traverse through the long nights.
"They'll recognize your talents soon, I'm sure. Though you may have to show them. Law enforcement is ...fond of hierarchies and not so fond of anything that challenges the status quo."
Klaus grew quiet as the topic about Leo was broached. Valdis was not the first, and his answer was the same.
"He hasn't - but it's not as though he's gone home to his death. I'll see him again, one way or another. I'm more concerned for his friends here who are from other worlds and times."
Klaus gave Valdis a small smile. "I know you two were on good terms. How are you holding up?"
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"I'll have to think on it," she replied, gauging Klaus' reaction to Leo's disappearance. "Leo's not the first friend I've lost, Klaus, but I don't know what it is like to have someone familiar from my own world to share this one with, so don't turn this on me to avoid your own feelings."
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Not consciously, perhaps.
Klaus fell silent for a time, wondering what words he could put to his thoughts without giving the wrong idea.
"Leonardo is a bright young man who has helped more people than I think he realizes," Klaus explained slowly. He remembered how shocked Leo was to find that Steven and KK had survived because of him. That there were so many times Klaus or others in Libra would have faltered or died if not for him.
"He is at home, safe and well and among those who are ...dearly fond of him. It is a selfish thing to want him returned as sorely as I do. I hadn't meant to turn it on you - only that my own thoughts and feelings are... conflicted."
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"It is not selfish to want your friend to be with you," Valdis pointed out, "Or at least, it doesn't seem like something to feel guilty about. People need companionship, and some companionship has more value than others. It's normal."
Emotionally stunted she might be in many ways, but Valdis knew the value of feeling care for others.