The Liquid Wallaby - Midnight in Melanthine (Transition!)

[Barboneia]

"A what? Come on, tell me. You know I'll pester you until you say it."

Ava narrowed her eyes.
"Do that, and I'll make sure you're never able to pester me again..."
She scoffed. "Anyways, I think there's a ghost in here... again..."

"...Huh. The same one from before?"

Armund uncapped the bottle and took a sip, before looking over at the Culdranth. He waves to her.

She looks at him in disgust and sits on the opposite end of the bar from him. She then looks over at Kasat, smiling in a disturbingly friendly manner. "Hey there! Could you please get me a Rahnese Latte? And uh... sorry how the Culdranth have treated your people."

Kasat looks over at Armund, slightly uncomfortable, and starts up the coffee maker.

Armund pushes up his glasses and shrugs at Kasat.

[Ava Ire]

Ava narrowed her eyes.
"Do that, and I'll make sure you're never able to pester me again..."
She scoffed. "Anyways, I think there's a ghost in here... again..."

"...Huh. The same one from before?"

"....yep."
Ava began repeatedly checking over her shoulder, looking a bit nervous.

[Barboneia]

"...Huh. The same one from before?"

"....yep."
Ava began repeatedly checking over her shoulder, looking a bit nervous.

Dom giggled and held her tighter.
"Don't worry, my dear, I shall protect you from the nasties!"

[Ava Ire]

"....yep."
Ava began repeatedly checking over her shoulder, looking a bit nervous.

Dom giggled and held her tighter.
"Don't worry, my dear, I shall protect you from the nasties!"

Ava huffed.
"Where's your pocket watch?"

[Barboneia]

Dom giggled and held her tighter.
"Don't worry, my dear, I shall protect you from the nasties!"

Ava huffed.
"Where's your pocket watch?"

He pulled it out of his pocket.
"Here."

[The Unhallowed City]

The Hallow grabbed a seat to claim as their own, stifling a yawn and rummaging through the depths of their own clothing for a few moments before drawing out an hourglass and checking how much sand still had to fall through.

[Barboneia]

The Hallow grabbed a seat to claim as their own, stifling a yawn and rummaging through the depths of their own clothing for a few moments before drawing out an hourglass and checking how much sand still had to fall through.

Armund stared at the hour glass, as if hypnotized.

[Ava Ire]

Ava huffed.
"Where's your pocket watch?"

He pulled it out of his pocket.
"Here."

Ava took it and held it in her hands. She flipped the lid open, observing the strange little symbols.
"This thing is gorgeous..."

Above them, another pair of eyes also observed the watch curiously. The grey ghost moved inbetween Dom and Ava, occasionally emitting whispery ghost sounds.

[Barboneia]

He pulled it out of his pocket.
"Here."

Ava took it and held it in her hands. She flipped the lid open, observing the strange little symbols.
"This thing is gorgeous..."

Above them, another pair of eyes also observed the watch curiously. The grey ghost moved inbetween Dom and Ava, occasionally emitting whispery ghost sounds.

"It sure as bloody hell is... I still can't thank you enough for getting it for me-"
He suddenly went quiet as he heard a faint whisper.
"Hey... Did you hear something?"

[Ava Ire]

Ava took it and held it in her hands. She flipped the lid open, observing the strange little symbols.
"This thing is gorgeous..."

Above them, another pair of eyes also observed the watch curiously. The grey ghost moved inbetween Dom and Ava, occasionally emitting whispery ghost sounds.

"It sure as bloody hell is... I still can't thank you enough for getting it for me-"
He suddenly went quiet as he heard a faint whisper.
"Hey... Did you hear something?"

Ava frowned.
"Wh-wha? A whisper, no, I-"

wooooooooooooo......

[Barboneia]

"It sure as bloody hell is... I still can't thank you enough for getting it for me-"
He suddenly went quiet as he heard a faint whisper.
"Hey... Did you hear something?"

Ava frowned.
"Wh-wha? A whisper, no, I-"

wooooooooooooo......

"..."
Dom looked around, his eyes wide.
"What the hell?"

[The Unhallowed City]

The Hallow grabbed a seat to claim as their own, stifling a yawn and rummaging through the depths of their own clothing for a few moments before drawing out an hourglass and checking how much sand still had to fall through.

Armund stared at the hour glass, as if hypnotized.

It looked like it used to be an elegant thing, fashioned from brass and silver. Someone mangled the timekeeper by adding a great deal of iron to the design and making the silver more pronounced, but not gracefully. Vena caught him staring, but did little more than look back in a discerning manner.

[Barboneia]

Armund stared at the hour glass, as if hypnotized.

It looked like it used to be an elegant thing, fashioned from brass and silver. Someone mangled the timekeeper by adding a great deal of iron to the design and making the silver more pronounced, but not gracefully. Vena caught him staring, but did little more than look back in a discerning manner.

"...It's such a lovely object..."
He rubbed his eyes, and continued to stare.

[Ava Ire]

Ava frowned.
"Wh-wha? A whisper, no, I-"

wooooooooooooo......

"..."
Dom looked around, his eyes wide.
"What the hell?"

The grey ghost manifested, appearing finally to Dom and Ava.
...........shiny............

Ava's eyes widened. "Oh......"

[Barboneia]

"..."
Dom looked around, his eyes wide.
"What the hell?"

The grey ghost manifested, appearing finally to Dom and Ava.
...........shiny............

Ava's eyes widened. "Oh......"

Dom slowly looked over at Ava. He nodded towards the watch.
"Uh... We better... Put that away..."

[The Unhallowed City]

It looked like it used to be an elegant thing, fashioned from brass and silver. Someone mangled the timekeeper by adding a great deal of iron to the design and making the silver more pronounced, but not gracefully. Vena caught him staring, but did little more than look back in a discerning manner.

"...It's such a lovely object..."
He rubbed his eyes, and continued to stare.

"Elaborate." It had been called many things. Usually bad things, by Fae the iron was being used to burn, or wolfmen that were being bludgeoned by the silver exterior. Lovely was new.

[Barboneia]

"...It's such a lovely object..."
He rubbed his eyes, and continued to stare.

"Elaborate." It had been called many things. Usually bad things, by Fae the iron was being used to burn, or wolfmen that were being bludgeoned by the silver exterior. Lovely was new.

"The design of it, the way the sand moves so smoothly through it... You can't help but feel like you can get lost in each individual granule."

[Ava Ire]

The grey ghost manifested, appearing finally to Dom and Ava.
...........shiny............

Ava's eyes widened. "Oh......"

Dom slowly looked over at Ava. He nodded towards the watch.
"Uh... We better... Put that away..."

Ava nodded. She handed it to him.
The grey ghost watched with wide-eyed curiosity.

[Barboneia]

Dom slowly looked over at Ava. He nodded towards the watch.
"Uh... We better... Put that away..."

Ava nodded. She handed it to him.
The grey ghost watched with wide-eyed curiosity.

He unbuttoned the top of his suit and placed the watch gently into one of his inner suit pockets. He then buttoned his suit back up, staring at the ghost.

[Ava Ire]

Ava nodded. She handed it to him.
The grey ghost watched with wide-eyed curiosity.

He unbuttoned the top of his suit and placed the watch gently into one of his inner suit pockets. He then buttoned his suit back up, staring at the ghost.

The ghost smiled.

[The Unhallowed City]

"Elaborate." It had been called many things. Usually bad things, by Fae the iron was being used to burn, or wolfmen that were being bludgeoned by the silver exterior. Lovely was new.

"The design of it, the way the sand moves so smoothly through it... You can't help but feel like you can get lost in each individual granule."

Vena studied it for nearly half a minute. Her gaze flitted up and down the hourglass as sand fell through, observing in silence, before she finally responded with, "I can't relate."

[Barboneia]

He unbuttoned the top of his suit and placed the watch gently into one of his inner suit pockets. He then buttoned his suit back up, staring at the ghost.

The ghost smiled.

He cleared his throat.
"...Can I help you?"

[Barboneia]

"The design of it, the way the sand moves so smoothly through it... You can't help but feel like you can get lost in each individual granule."

Vena studied it for nearly half a minute. Her gaze flitted up and down the hourglass as sand fell through, observing in silence, before she finally responded with, "I can't relate."

Armund stared at her blankly.
"...I guess not everyone can appreciate the finer things."

[Ava Ire]

The ghost smiled.

He cleared his throat.
"...Can I help you?"

Ava's eyes widened further.
"Uh...."

The grey ghost giggled. ...shiny! shiny thing!... She passed through Dom, laughing inaudibly. Ava stared, bewildered. "Dom...I think she likes you," she whispered.

[Barboneia]

He cleared his throat.
"...Can I help you?"

Ava's eyes widened further.
"Uh...."

The grey ghost giggled. ...shiny! shiny thing!... She passed through Dom, laughing inaudibly. Ava stared, bewildered. "Dom...I think she likes you," she whispered.

Dom looked terrified. He looked at Ava, his face frozen in terror.
"I don't think it likes me as much as it likes my watch...!"