"Cool, but here's a warning ahead of time: the entire system takes years to learn, so I can probably only teach you a few basic runes, like flower or water. I'll tell you what fire looks like, but I can't activate it myself because I'm a water faerie. In return, can you teach me more about medicines?"
Oliver nodded, a small, excited smile crossing his features as he heard what Theta said. It was odd to see such a wide, childish smile on someone who was either older or taller than most in the graveyard. He was already thinking about what the runes would look like, the small cigar pack that he had in his hand discarded.
"Be warned, Oliver isn't the best teacher," Quinn snickered, shooting her friend a playful grin as she stood by Chelsea and Maddie. Sure, he knew a lot, though it took him some time to figure out how to put it into words without confusing everyone.
Theta gave him a smile. "Thanks so much!" (sorry, short entry, not sure what to write rn)
(that's fine! don't worry about it. Maybe we should wait for everyone to get online too?)
Madelyn laughed at Quinn's comment, it might have seemed strange to others that she could laugh after such an experience. Madelyn lived her whole life in fear, but she was not gonna let that stop her from living. Even more so she could relate to the idea of having so much in her mind that she could not explain it.
(I realized this days after that Madelyn's reaction could be taken as me trying to sink the ship between her and Thanatos, but that was not my intention. Madelyn just has a lot of unprocessed emotions that she normally deals with by just truing her emotions off, but when suddenly confronted with something she tends to react in unrational and drastic ways. She understands and knows that last minute in her life was out of her control and she acted improperly. A the moment she is more worried about the group forgiving her for the outburst.)
"Look who's back," Oliver announced with a light chuckle as he turned towards Madelyn, hoping that a smile could hopefully lift the spirits of the group. Though, there was still a very concerned look in his gaze as he studied Madelyn, hoping that they were alright. "Are you…alright?" He added hesitantly, his concern and worry hinting through his words. Oliver didn't know much about the mental aspects of health, though he was hoping that he could learn more about it when he got back home.
"Well that's a matter of opinion," Madelyn said, "And very hard to answer question, but standard operating systems back in order."
Thanatos glances around, the frantic “deer in headlights” look still in his eyes.
(What did I miss? The last thing i remember is us deciding to go to the graveyard)
(New love triangle appeared. Theta climbed out of a well. Madelyn is panicked.)
(New love triangle appeared. Theta climbed out of a well. Madelyn is panicked.)
"theta climbed out of a well"
("Madelyn is panicked", that about sums up her life.)
(Ok where are they? And have they seen each faces?)
(in the graveyard and yes)
Althea paced the graveyard with her arms folded.she glared at each if the passing graves and clenched her fists to calm her breathing
Madelyn shifted unconformably as cool air blow through the graveyard reminded her that she ws still in the Jester costume. I miss layers.
(Tis a mood.)
Stepping forward again towards the group Thanatos began to speak stumbling over his words. “I-I would like to A-apologize for my breakdown” you sputtered our. “ I-it was n-no-not my intention to h-harm any of y-y-yo-you”
Althea grimly smiled, but didn't say Nything. She was too focused on the eyes, she felt, were on her
Madelyn gave a nervous smile, "Well I'm the one that, to put it lightly, made a bit of a scene." Madelyn wraps her arms around herself as she prepared to give her normal excuse, "But it can't be helped I'm absolutely insane." Those words alway left a metallic taste in her mouth. Her best defense to her actions was the insult that hurt her the most. 'Lyn you're not insane, crazy, or mad,' her mothers words reminded her, 'You are brilliant to the point others can not comprehend. So to make sense of what they can't understand they label in order protect them selfs, but by labeling you they have only given you more power. You just have to learn how to use it.' Madelyn knew these words should give her comfort, but they did nothing to negate the feeling those insults left her with.
Madelyn gave a nervous smile, "Well I'm the one that, to put it lightly, made a bit of a scene." Madelyn wraps her arms around herself as she prepared to give her normal excuse, "But it can't be helped I'm absolutely insane." Those words alway left a metallic taste in her mouth. Her best defense to her actions was the insult that hurt her the most. 'Lyn your not insane, crazy, or mad,' her mothers words reminded her, 'You are brilliant to the point others can not comprehend. So to make sense of what they can't understand they label in order protect them selfs, but by labeling you they have only given you more power. You just have to learn how to use it.' Madelyn knew these words should give her comfort, but they did nothing to negate the feeling those insults left her with.
“Insane?” A perplexed yet slightly humored look takes over his face a she looks at her. “You know that insanity is just an excuse that the gifted use to explain why they are different, or at least that’s how I see things” he explained gesturing a little as he spoke “What you call insanity is just the unique way you interact with the world” he offered, a shy smile playing on his lips.
Chelsea blinked and looked at Chester, they were going to stand here for another few awkward minutes because no one else had anything to say but those two.
"Someone close to me once said something along those lines," the look in her eyes hardened a bit, "Then again they did give me the name Mad-e-lyn. So in the end they knew I was destined for insanity, complete and utterly unredeemable madness." She new this person, this stranger, was trying to boost her confidence, but how many times had those word lied to her, insanity might only be a label, but what ever it was be it madness or brilliance still cut her off from other people, hell it cut her off from her own time line. Something like this did not deserve to be praised.
"Everyones is a little mad sometimes, what the fun in staying sane?" Althe spoke up. "My mother told me that this was something someone e told her when she was out travelling the worlds."
“Well, it’d be less painful,” Reyna muttered.