Keeper of Words and Worlds

[goodeveningjasper]

instinct and opportunity || Jaspilvia

[goodeveningjasper]

"Oh you have to forgive me. It is almost second nature to come off with such formalities!" Jasper knew it was enstilled in him - the Royal Navy did not play around with unproper greetings. "Old military habits do die hard."

Pointing to the open seat next to her he tilted his head with a small smile. "You mind if I sit?" Jasper pulled the chair out.

"My day has been rather uneventful I must say. I decided to swing by to see if my order from London had come in. I reckon I am just a little impatient." Brushing his hands over dress shirt he swatted at invisible dirt before finally taking a seat. "Had some rather eventful meetings over at town hall - so was hoping to grab my book and head to the park."

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

She would forgive him but that didn't mean she wouldn't correct him and make the request every time he did. As he moved to sit she nodded and gestured for him to take a seat.

"Ah- yes if you didn't get a call then very likely then it's not ready but that doesn't mean I can't check and make sure." Perhaps it was logged in but it hadn't made it to the second step.

"Is everything okay?"

[sylvia-marpole]

save the books! {open}

[auntcass-hamada]

"Of course! I could make you a fresh matcha latte if you like that, or I have some more regular teas as well." She gestured towards the menu so Sylvia could make whatever choice she wanted.

"It's all right, its a slow part of the afternoon and the bread I'm working on is in the proving stage. Nothing for me to do but let time do its thing which makes this the perfect time to chat. What kinds of books do you have there?"

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

"Matcha please, that would be just the little caffine kick that I need." Something to make today even better after her books took a bit of a hit.

"Mainly romance. I've been trying to get back into fantasy but nothing has really struck my fancy yet."

[sylvia-marpole]

running etiquette {shang & sylvia}

[a-man-named-shang]

"I don't know. I think you should have pretty good luck here. You can consider me a friend if you want." Shang wasn't especially hard to befriend. Especially when it came to doing stuff like this. It was something that was part of his routine and he really enjoyed. This was one of the best ways to become friends in his mind.

Shang hummed. "Yeah can't say I'd blame you there. Bad weather just has me turn to my personal gym and a treadmill. But I really prefer to run outside. It's way more interesting."

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

That was a nice thought, but empty words. A friend with no name and no number was just someone you ran into. But Sylvia wouldn't let that show on her face. It was a very kind offer to a stranger.

"A personal gym? Damn I might consider that too but I never even got a gym membership here. I might like meeting people but something about being in a crowded gym just isn't my scene."

[basil-of-benbow]

Oh Toby, or not To Be - Open

[basil-of-benbow]

[Outfit]

"Toby?!" Basil called, breaking into a light jog with a caustic sigh as he strained his eyes to try and spot where the dog had got to this time. "Oh come on buddy," he chastised, mostly to himself. He should have seen the warning signs, when Toby suddenly started sniffing and staring off into the distance like that. He'd got a scent of something. Exactly what, Basil would have to find him to know.

"There you are!" He cried, seeing the dog pawing at someone's leg rudely. "Toby! Sit! Stop that-" He ran over, slipping the leash back onto the dog's collar.

"I'm terribly sorry," he said, shaking his head as he looked up at the person apologetically. "He got a scent of something and then just was off-"

What had Toby caught the smell of, Basil wondered, as he looked up.

[sylvia-marpole]

Sylvia was standing awkwardly her hands up as the dog pawed at her, She wasn't much of a pet person, she had never been around one much to really know how to handle one. What if she hurt the dog by trying to push him away.

What if someone was mad that she put her hand on their dog even if he was the one that put his paws on her first.

His owner grabbing his collar made her finally take a breath.

"No worries, I just wasn't sure what to really do?" Sylvia questioned lowering her arms and as such her container of carrot muffins.

"Does he like carrots? It's a new recipe so I was going to kind of use the students at the library as taste testers.... if they wanted to."

[goodeveningjasper]

instinct and opportunity || Jaspilvia

[goodeveningjasper]

Putting in time at the University always felt like an oversight. Everytime he came this way he ended up catching up with Mary and Miss Midler. Popping over to the library he was hoping the edition he asked the London Library to send over had arrived. As the summer months were approaching it was almost instinct for him to want to pick up a copy of the Beautiful and the Damned.

With some bad new that it had not arrived he decided to mozy around the shelves killing some time. Wrapping around to a cluster of tables he noticed a semi familiar face. It had become a custom to recognize everyone in the community now that he had a seat on the council.

"Ms Marpole!" Jasper raised a hand to signal a wave. "Hope the afternoon is treating you well."

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

"Jasper, please just Sylvia is fine. Via if you're feeling particularly spicy." Sylvia joked but she did not need anyone calling her Ms Marpole, much too fancy for her, imposter syndrome to the max.

"But yes the afternoon has been lovely, I can't wait to get to enjoy this weather when I head out. How's your day been?"

[hauntingly-veronika]

You Again | Sylika

[hauntingly-veronika]

Veronika could tell the woman that being scrappy would hardly help her if a vampire really chose to take a bite from her. But she didn't exactly want to cause her any more alarm. She was trying really hard to do the opposite in general.

She had struggled a bit to bring herself into society in this town. Mostly she had been doing her own thing. And then of course her lack of control... which actually did worry her more than she cared to admit.

"Oh it's alright. The thing is... my family and I were exposed as vampires years before. I personally... since that is the case I see no use in pretending or trying to hide it even with people newer to the area." It didn't do much good. And Veronika wasn't ashamed of who she was.

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

Exposing someone else was terrible, especially for a 'darker' magic. She had lived it once. In a book of course. Getting slotted into a role that turned everyone against her.

Very eye opening. But nothing she could actually admit to.

"I'm so sorry. I can only imagine what that could have been like. But I appreciate your openness to it."

[mads-morey]

Do Not Put Me In A Situation || OPEN

[mads-morey]

"Thank goodness, I'm kind of busy today, I didn't feel like piggybacking you to the ER today." Mads teased her.

But call him booboo the fool for doubting her, he supposed!

"Glad your feet are flat on the floor now."

[sylvia-marpole]

"Don't worry I would just hobble myself there so you won't have to inconvinence yourself." Sylvia stuck out her tongue at Mads before grinning. She wondered if one day she could make herself float and if she could float, could she fly?

"What's up by the way? Did you need something from the library?"

[sylvia-marpole]

save the books! {open}

[collette-richards]

“Oh! I just love romance stories like that!” Collette went to admire the other books Sylvia had in her arm. “A sad ending though! How much could they make the lovers go through.”

There was a small humpf as she thought about the fictional romance. This honestly was must be a sign she should pick up a copy herself.

Just as she was about to speak a car rushed by on the street sending up a puddle. “Oh dang you!” Collette screeched using her umbrella to block them.

“People have no regard when they drive crazy around here!” Collette rolled her eyes shaking off the muddy rain drops from her umbrella. “Honey we better get off the street! How far do you have to go we can share my umbrella!”

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

Sylvia let out a squeak as the water splashed up getting her shoes soaked. If only her magic let her stop all of the water from getting to them, But she was not that advanced... even if that was possible.

"I was heading back to castle suites but if that's out of your way I really couldn't ask you to do that. At the worse it just means I need to jump into a bubble bath."

[sylvia-marpole]

save the books! {open}

[toby-determined]

@sylvia-marpole

Toby tilted his head, having to squint in order to read it at the distance he stood. He didn't recognize the title, but that wasn't really a surprise. There were so many books in the world, one could hardly be expected to be familiar with all of them! Especially someone who couldn't remember a good chunk of time and whatever books might have come out during those years, like himself.

"Wow, sounds like you're set for a while," he smiled. While it was true that he wasn't necessarily a common reader in the romance genre, he also held no judgement– Toby loved stories and he thought people should be able to enjoy whatever they wanted, so long as it wasn't harming anyone.

"Do you usually like long series?"

[sylvia-marpole]

"Honestly not really, I find when the story trails for too long and too many events happens it feels like the writer is just trying to torture their characters. That's why I kind of like the standalone but connected, you get the see the happily ever while others go through their own struggle." Sylvia loved the pop up before and after the main couples book. It was like its own easter egg hunt.

"What do you choose to read?"

[hauntingly-veronika]

You Again | Sylika

[hauntingly-veronika]

"Yes... well. I'm a vampire," Veronika explained with a polite smile. "There's no use in me hiding it around newer people as the truth of it is very out in the open." It was something that had previously been unsettling to her, but she had learned to adjust to that exposure. At least in this town.

"Thus I am quite comfortable in this environment," she added. The night was now a lot more her domain than the day time. Sometimes she missed the joy she felt on a warm sunny day and how she experienced those things. But it had been a long time since she had been human.

She glanced over at the woman. "I hope that doesn't unsettle you. I promise I won't harm you."

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

"Oh." Sylvia couldn't help the shocked oh. not because she was one but because she wasn't expecting the casualness. Perhaps she should have been.

Note to self.

"No no worries at all. I'm more scrappy then I look if I ever got myself into a situation but I highly doubt I'm in that situation when you're so open about it. I just wasn't expecting the openness. So sorry about being shocked."

[sylvia-marpole]

the penthouse view {damian & sylvia}

[drdamianhunting]

“Y’know, it seemed like a good idea at the time,” Damian laughed. “The elevator was full and this is the last box, so I thought to myself why not?”

He set the box down right on top of the pile and reached for his keys.

“But lesson learned for next time. Good thing this wasn’t the book box.”

He opened the door, revealing his sparsely furnished apartment. He had the bare essentials — couch, TV, table and chairs, etc — already, but not much else. It was going to be a work in progress, he knew. 

“I’d apologize for the mess, but there’s not even enough inside for it to be a mess yet,” he said, grabbing the top most box and heading inside. 

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

Oh the book box would be terrible. Despite learning how she could manage to use telekinesis she still sometimes did things the harder way because it just felt more natural.

The apartment wasn't all that different than hers. layout wise. At this point Sylvia's was filled with booked and piles of books and honestly quite a few clothes piles as well.

"Ha, no that tornado will happen when the unpacking starts. I think I still have a book or two i just shoved into a closet I never got to."

[mads-morey]

Do Not Put Me In A Situation || OPEN

[mads-morey]

"Oh yes, because finding a ladder is my job," Mads deadpanned, before turning around for plausible deniability.

"Tell me when I can turn around."

[sylvia-marpole]

Sylvia laughed carefully climbing down and although she stumbled a bit when her foot touched the ground the only thing that went tumbling was the chairs.

"Okay all safe and sound. And mission accomplished." Sylvia grinned showing the book she had managed to grab. Some desperate student would be thrilled.

[sylvia-marpole]

running etiquette {shang & sylvia}

[a-man-named-shang]

Shang couldn't help but smile at that. "It's definitely got a good number of people. Though for the worse weather days it can sometimes feel like a club of one," Shang admitted with a laugh. "Generally there's a good group of people though."

It was a good way for him to have some company before he locked himself in with his work. "You want to join? I can let the group know. Everyone's pretty great about new people joining in."

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

"oh my gosh yes please. I've been here a year and while I think I'm super out going, honestly I'm trash at meeting people and making friends- though of course i'm not assuming I'll make friends or anything like that." Sylvia rambled and not being able to stop herself until she physically pinched herself and tried to pretend she hadn't.

"Bad weather rarely stops me. Though a rainy day usually calls for a day inside with a book."

[sylvia-marpole]

save the books! {open}

[auntcass-hamada]

Cass laughed and nodded. "I know I know. I tell myself that all the time, and somehow my umbrella always stays neatly by my front door instead of in any of my bags."

Since the cafe was currently empty, Cass could afford to chat with ehr current guess and not worry about anyone else. Especially with the rain stopping other people from coming in for a little while. "Here, this table is a little closer to the heat so you can dry off. Do you want anything? Something to eat or some tea?"

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

"Tea would be lovely thank you." Sylvia had no problem with accepting a table closer inside so she could place her books down and shake out her arms.

"Thank you for the refuge and the company by the way. I promise you don't have to take pity on me if you're busy."

[hauntingly-veronika]

You Again | Sylika

[hauntingly-veronika]

Veronika shook her head.

Well, it could be argued it was the least safe hour when around a vampire such as herself. But she wouldn't say that. She was trying not to be a threat to others like that.

"It's not so much about knowing something unusual or different. This town is simply full of unusual magic and things can be a bit less settled at night. But in general it is still very safe at night. I just know that humans tend to be a bit more hesitant staying out this late."

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

"Humans?" Sure Sylvia knew of vampires and werewolf, fairies and others but she assumed most people didnt just call themselves not human.

Focusing in on the other she could see it now the faint magic surrounding her. The books called it perception, they didn't really train her on how to use it.

[sylvia-marpole]

running etiquette {shang & sylvia}

[a-man-named-shang]

"There's a running club," Shang replied with a smile. It was one of the first things he'd chosen to join when he had arrived to town. It was easy to be a part of and didn't require much more than be ready at those hours of the day to run through the woods or through town depending on what route was chosen.

"I've been in it for about... I don't know... almost three years?" Shang was pretty sure he'd joined right around when he'd arrived in town, in August or September of 2023.

@sylvia-marpole

[sylvia-marpole]

"Wow now that's a perfect way to keep in shape and meeting people. Are there a lot of people or this a running club of one?" Maybe everyone would just show up all at once and it would be the go to way for to make friends moving forward.

Or she would realize she wasnt as good as she thought.

[sylvia-marpole]

save the books! {open}

[toby-determined]

@sylvia-marpole

Toby pressed closer to the window, nose scrunching as he squinted out at the quiet violence of the change in weather. How the trees in view shuddered, the rivers forming in the crevice between street level and the sidewalk that was sweeping away any loose debris along with the water flow.

He glanced at the stranger briefly and then looked at the door, giving a little sheepish, airy bout of laughter.

"Ah, yeah– it's not usually. I'd left it opened while I was in," he said, gesturing to it with a fidgety point. "Good timing, I reckon."

Seeing as that topic of conversation had run out (at least to him,) he searched for another. He looked back to her, eyeing the books. "What're you reading?"

[sylvia-marpole]

Sylvia turned the books over so the man could see them. King of Wrath on the top followed by King of Greed and then King of Pride.

"Honestly its a romance book. Interconnected stand alones. So you can read them by themselves but I love reading them all together in the right order. I saw this one clip for the third book so I guess im in for the long haul. Plus I just found out one of the books released this year with another coming out next."

He might not have been interested but Sylvia judged no books.