Mercier

Sebastien Mercier - 30 - Earth Witch / Force Field Generation - Detective

[sebastienxmercier]

ekhoxalseides​:

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Ekho grinned a little, “There’s plenty of room in this place.” Plus, everyone else was having people move in. He didn’t want to be left behind, especially when Aster, Gael, and that manticore were taking up one room together. “What? No, it’s for you to wear.” He didn’t even think about it for himself, pulling it towards him and holding it up, “I thought it’d match your hair.”

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“I’m not really the moving-in type,” Bastien explained, it sounded like things were getting serious between them and somehow the witch wondered if Ekho even realized that was the direction he was pushing them towards. “and the commute to work from here would be a nightmare.” He looked at the outfit and held it up, doing his best not to make a face as he screwed up a brow from the skimpy santa lingerie to the dryad. “Is this supposed to be a sex thing?”

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winterdupont​:

“I didn’t realize I’ve never been happy until I got here.” She admits, looking over her shoulder at him with a frown. Complacent maybe, comfortable, but that had been the problem. Winter hadn’t wanted some room to make mistakes. Corinth had been the place for such a thing, she’d made many, but she’d grown, too. Turning to look at her brother, Winter leans against the counter and crosses her arms loosely over her chest, fingers going to the little Eiffel Tower charm around her neck. “I don’t think I’ve ever felt my magic like this. So sure of it. It can do so much more than I thought. I feel like I’m using it for the first time in my life.” Breaking Markus’s curse had been her first real taste of what she could really do, and she couldn’t say she didn’t feel like she was still chasing that high. “Didn’t you feel it? When we broke my curse? I’m stronger now.” 

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There was room for Bastien to argue, but the truth was he couldn’t remember a time when they were all happy together after their sister had died. He told himself that he was if anyone had ever thought to ask, but they didn’t. There was who he was expected to be, what he was expected to do, and at least to his parents nothing else mattered. Bastien could have suffocated the world with the weight of the pressure he put on Winter and Zara, Zara especially. “I get it.” Bastien said instead. There was a freedom to this place, and to his own power as well. “I felt something similar one night,” he offered, “there was a man whose magic melded with mine. I could feel everything- the trees, the grass, I was more attuned to the earth than ever before.” Bastien was always confident with his magic, he could use his fields to varying effects, but he knew Winter was not treated the same way. “Do you think the curse was holding you back?”

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ekhoxalseides​:

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“Then live here. You won’t have rent,” he didn’t really understand that, anyway. Earth was earth, so how could someone own it? And then make people pay them to stay on it for a brief amount of time? Weird. “Oh, I got you something.” Ekho moved to pull a box from beneath the bed, and he waved his hand, “If you want a new one, fine, bring yours.” Pushing the box towards Bas, he grinned, “I got it while thrifting with Eurydice.” The sexy santa lingerie was a nice color, anyway.

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“You want me to move in with you?” If the question had come from anyone else Bastien would have just laughed in their face, but he knew the dryad was serious. And the witch would have to disappoint him yet again. He watched as Ekho produced a box from under the bed and couldn’t help but smile, he wasn’t really used to gifts, at least not ones that he hadn’t had to buy for himself. The contents of the box were... Well. “Oh, you going to put this on for me?”

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ekhoxalseides​:

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Ekho leaned back a little bit, studying Sebastien’s features. “You live with someone, too?” Was that jealousy the dryad was feeling? He wasn’t sure he liked the idea of some other person invading their privacy together. Instead of voicing that, Ekho just looked away, “Is this bed not good enough? I jumped on it a few times, made sure it wouldn’t break.”

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“Rent is expensive in the city.” Bastien shrugged, he didn’t really like his roommate all that much. Aydin was bossy, rude, short-tempered, and painfully straight. But, he was probably Bastien’s best friend in the city. “The bed is fine, but do you really want to sleep on something that other people have slept on already?”

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jerriklykos​:

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“You’re a little too late. I’m just about to leave.” And he was hoping he could just head home so he could take a shower. The last thing Jerrik ever liked was to do such a thing in public. It was uncomfortable for him and he didn’t want to explain to people why he had to keep a full sleeve on while he was cleaning himself. Nevertheless, it was still good to see Bas. “You can come with or we can meet up another time.”

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“I forgot we were supposed to meet up,” Bastien admitted, “I worked out already.” There was a juice bar not far from here though, the witch felt a little bad but it wasn’t as if the shifter had waited for him. “Don’t really feel like going to your place to watch you shower, grab a shake before you go?”

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gaelepimelides​:

“Oh, cool. I like that name. It has a great meaning, I think.” Something like that. He wasn’t even sure. Gael was just trying to give out a compliment. He didn’t know this guy so he was trying his best to make a friend. It usually wasn’t so difficult for him, but this guy was Ekho’s. Something about that made this awkward. “Why does everyone keep saying that? I think it’s perfectly legal. That’s what Eury says.”

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“Oh? I didn’t know it had any particular meaning to it.” Bastien said simply, he truly didn’t though the witch wasn’t really the type of person to spend a lot of time looking into the meanings behind names. Still, it was a nice thing to say but if it wasn’t for Gael’s connection to the Ekho he might have assumed the dryad had ulterior motives. “Eury is wrong, just because a place is empty doesn’t mean you can just break in and call it yours.”

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ekhoxalseides​:

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Ekho grinned a little at the acceptance, though the other’s next question made him shrug, “Don’t know. Eurydice picked most of the beds out. I just requested one for you. Because I remembered how much you hate being on your knees on soft grass.” The dryad smirked as he ruffled Bastien’s hair, moving straight into the bedroom. “It could be ours. I’m always willing to share my room. Any time you want, you can come here.”

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The prospect of bed bugs seemed to not have occurred to any of these dryads while the thought of them alone was starting to make the witch’s skin crawl. “Very thoughtful of you.” Bastien said, “I wouldn’t mind if we picked out our own though.” The witch added, not wanting to offend the dryad by rejecting what Eury had picked out for them already. “You haven’t seen my place yet either,” Bastien thought about the mattress he had on the floor, maybe he would clean up. “I have a roommate, Aydin. You’ll like him.” 

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winterdupont​:

“Exactly. I remember when I tried to convince them I wanted a job,” She sets the pepper shaker she’d picked up down a little too hard on the counter at the memory. A little barista job, that’s what she’d decided on at the time, she’d thought perhaps she’d have a meetcute, find someone who would give her the confidence to up and leave. “We settled on me working at the club pool so their friends could still keep an eye on me.” Celeste had looked at her like she’d grown a second head, had asked her why on Earth would she want to work a job. It’d been their father who had suggested the compromise. “It didn’t feel like living, those last few years there. I felt like I was under a microscope.” Winter looked over her shoulder at her brother, expression borderline apologetic. It’s not his fault, it’s not hers either, she doesn’t even know if she can really blame their parents. “It’s better out here.” 

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“I remember, I had to pick you up and drive you home every shift.” Bastien pointed out, he’d worked at the club himself once upon a time, though they’d agreed with his line of work it had come with some level of disagreement. Common was how Celeste had referred to law enforcement, but Bastien wouldn’t be discouraged. It was never really about him, it was about Val and his sisters who were still alive. His parents had understood that much at least. Not much of the detective’s life had changed since he’d come to Corinth, maybe he was monitoring his sisters less, but the city was dangerous and Bastien had thrown himself head first into his work. There was a guy, but there was always a guy. It would pass when one of them got tired of the other. “You’re happy here then?”

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gaelepimelides​:

“Bas? Is that short for anything or just Bas? You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to,” he said as he moved to head inside and lead the other man into the house. It wasn’t exactly fixed up completely yet, but it was presentable. “Yes. We did. My friend, Eury, decided we should get a home since that’s what people have these days.” He was much more used to his tree, but at least he had a bed to share with Paris and Aster now. “No, not many. Just a few.”

“Sebastien.” Bas offered, it was amusing that these dryads had opted to do all of this just for the sake of being like everyone else. The house, the bed, even all the furniture looked as if it had been lived in by someone else before the dryads decided to call it theirs. Maybe that was Ekho’s point of asking about thrift stores. “I think this technically counts as breaking and entering, but stay here long enough and you might get squatter’s rights.”

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aydinlykos​:

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“Yeah?” Aydin piped up, “How likely is it that you’re gonna ask nicely?” He had siblings himself, and despite having never been close with them, he had an inkling of how such a request would go. “I don’t want to wear your stretched out underwear, that’s fucking gross.” The shifter made a face, and he rubbed at his jaw. He hadn’t of been sleeping well, not with Levi and him not talking, and going to work didn’t feel appealing, especially when Elif looked at him the way that she did. “Are we gonna listen to Post Malone on the way in though? Because if we are, I’ll just fucking walk.”

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“I’ll just send her a picture of the mess, she’ll do the rest.” Bastien said with a shrug, maybe if she didn’t respond he’d send a series of question marks until Winter inevitably got the hint. “Suit yourself.” At the mention of Post Malone Bastien just made a face, as if he’d ever listen to such shitty music. “Huh, no never. Tim McGraw has a new album out.”

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winterdupont​:

“You say that, and yet you weren’t here when I was staring at an eidolon of her staring me down.” It’s a bitter statement and the pout on her lips combined with the hands on her lips makes her feel petulant. Winter’s eyes go back to the sink and with a wave of her hands, the dishes start themselves up again. From there she’s taking in just general clutter on the counter and her hands go to it and start organizing things just to have something to do with her hands. “I get it. Why they did what they did.” Winter thinks that’s part of being an adult, realizing the motivations of the people who raised you. “I just don’t think they get why I want to be out here, you know?”

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“That says more about your own feelings towards her than anything else.” Eidolons were spirits meant to drive a person to madness, he imagined that if one was tethered to him it would likely take the form of their departed sister. Or perhaps Zara. “It doesn’t make them right.” Bastien pointed out, just because their parents had their reasons for sheltering their children didn’t give them the right to treat them as rare birds in gilded cages. “They won’t, they aren’t the sort of people who can take accountability for their own faults.”

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ekhoxalseides​:

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Ekho grinned as he looked up at the hole in the ceiling, covered by the branches of trees. In fact, most of the patch jobs in the house had been done with wood and fallen branches from their tree friends that had donated them. Humans built houses with wood anyway, so Ekho’s brilliant idea was just that – brilliant. “It is nice, isn’t it? There are places where we plan to put more trees, so they can live in the house too and still get sunlight. They’ll grow through the ceiling but that’s okay. Eurydice went to a thrift shop – picked up more furniture. You ever been to one of those places? People give things away for free.”

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“It’s something, yes.” Bastien commented sincerely, when it rained - which this was Greece so it inevitably would, everything in here would be ruined. It was obvious that Ekho was trying though, Bas didn’t really know how that made him feel. Harmless fun, that’s all this had been for several months. He’d gotten the impression that labels weren’t something Ekho and the dryads had much use for, but he’d met Gael now - and he saw how the tall one and him looked at one another. It was nice. “I don’t think I’ve ever been to a thrift store.” Bas answered honestly, he’d been very privileged growing up, and that didn’t change now that he had access to a trust. “Is that- is that where you got the bed from?”

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gaelepimelides​:

This man was waiting for Ekho? Since when had Ekho found someone that was coming to their home? Gael wasn’t surprised, but he was still shocked. Ekho had told someone where they lived which was ver interesting. He was very happy for the other dryad though. The rest of them had found someone to occupy their time. Gael and Aster had already found that for themselves so they hadn’t needed to worry. “Uh, sure. What’s your name? I’m Gael.”

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“Bas.” The witch said gruffly as he did his best to try and think of something to talk about. Usually him and Ekho just fucked and then the dryad filled the silence. “He told me all of you decided to get this place together?” Sebastien said simply, he didn’t really know much about dryads beyond what Ekho had told him but the witch was curious to learn more. “Are there a lot of you here?”

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adcmgreen​:

     “I don’t believe in wishful thinking.” Too many bad things had happened to Adam to believe anything like that. He just wish he could do more, feel more, somehow be less than the vulnerable human who could serve as a snack or punching ball for fun. With a sigh, he ran a hand through his hair. “I think it won’t stay quiet for much longer. It never does. I just don’t want to be the one who ends up as collateral damage if something does happen.”

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“Then we should get back to work.” Bastien pointed out as he tossed a recent file in front of the other, these things weren’t going to resolve themselves and while Adam wasn’t going to be much help against supernatural forces at least he was someone on the force who believed. “I’m going to hit the streets to see what I can kick up about these things. It’s a start, anyways.”

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@gaelepimelides​

Ekho wasn’t at his house... Or the rundown cabin in the woods that the dryads were calling their home. Bastien had opted to come by after his shift was over and instead of being greeted by Gael like he had expected, instead there was another dryad there. One whose demeanor was a great deal lighter than Ekho’s. Bastien had assumed that every dryad was an archetype of the past, though this one was... Kind, maybe even gentle. “Hope you don’t mind that I came by” Bastien said simply as he looked around the cabin, “I thought Ekho would be here.” The witch explained simply, “Do you mind if I wait for him?”

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adcmgreen​:

    “Listen, I didn’t ask to be the clueless human who can’t sense magic. I’m not exactly thrilled about that either.” Adam would rather be able to defend himself better. He didn’t want to be the easy victim like he had been in the past — the thought rubbed him the wrong way. “But I agree. This city is going to be nothing but ruins if it keeps this up.”

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Bastien had to remind himself that at least Adam believed, that was a rare quality among humans. Particularly law enforcement. It was too bad that belief came at first hand experience, but when it came to people like Adam then Bas supposed there wasn’t really any other way. “Things have been quiet for a while anyways,” ever since the veil came back up, really. Maybe the worst of it was behind them. “might just be wishful thinking to hope it’ll stay that way.”

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aydinlykos​:

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“That works out better if you actually throw out the old ones.” He’d found a plate the other day under the couch that had basically grown a coat— though he hadn’t of yelled at Sebastien for it when he wasn’t quite sure if it had been his or the other man’s. Aydin grimaced, “Why’re you wearing my fucking underwear?” He had of course, wondered why his clothes had been folded at the foot of his bed instead of their usual crumpled and dirty pile by the closet, and why all of his socks and white shirts were now pink. Winter had done them, that was one mystery solved. “I’ve got like, ten dollars in cash. That’s all I’ll put in, but if you stay at the shop long enough I’ll just top off some and charge it to a client. I’ve got assholes in every day who don’t blink twice at a fuel refill charge.”

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“Maybe Winter will come by more often if I ask nicely.” Bastien offered, he hated cleaning, and the idea that he needed to do more of it - or any of it - was not in the least bit appealing to him. “Well, it was in my drawer.” The witch pointed out, “It’s okay you can wear mine.” When they got dirty he could just turn them inside out, that’s what Bas always did anyways. Bastien scratched at an unkempt beard before he ran a hand over buzzed hair, “Alright, fine. I’ll take you in.” He didn’t want to drive out of his way but Aydin did the grocery shopping so if Bas was going to get gas out of it then maybe that was the least he could do.