#velouriavonwolfchild

[constancevonnuvelle]

To Clean or not to Clean

Starter for @velouriavonwolfchild

Constance holds out a small slip of paper with a number on it, checking it against the tiny number near every door she passes without any of them matching up so far. Personally, she thinks this is a really dumb numbering system, but who is she to judge? Oh right, she’s the one who has had to deal with the stupid thing for Goddess knows how long (like ten minutes tops) just to find one room! She is definitely filing a complaint later. A complaint the staff will definitely read and consider without throwing it away immediately upon recognizing her handwriting, just like every other complaint she’s sent in! She makes a difference.

“Aha!” Constance smiles to herself proudly as she finally finds the door with the matching number. She checks it a few more times before opening it, certain that the person behind the door probably won’t mind. It is unlocked, after all. It would be very embarrassing if it was the wrong person, though, so she must be thorough in checking. A Nuvelle can’t make such a simple mistake after all!

The door swings open with a loud slam as Constance pushes it as hard as she can, arms wide for dramatic entrance emphasis. “Velouria! I came to the realization that we haven’t really spent much time together since you’ve returned, so I—“ Constance stops mid-sentence, finally registering the absolute mess of the room she just entered. 

“…What in the Goddess’ name am I looking at?”

[ashenprofessor]

Stubborn as a mule

Closed starter for @velouriavonwolfchild

It’s not only the land that’s uncharted: where there’s new territory, there’s sure to be new flora and fauna to catalogue, too! Unknown species await those eager to turn a researcher’s eye upon their surroundings. You’ve been equipped with sleds and carts and horses with which to pull them. Load up your charges with your findings, whether that be clippings or sketches of plants, or critters you’ve lured with a tasty morsel before capturing. However, the Church advises to practice stewardship of the environment, and to not disturb more than is strictly necessary. [ Grants Riding +1 ]

Although the new ruins were the main focus of their mission in this previously uncharted area, certain more scientific leaning members of the church were keen on investigating the flora and fauna as well. Maybe they thought they might find some new medicinal herbs or one which useful properties. Byleth didn’t even know a fraction of what the church was invested in outside of training the next generation of leaders at the Academy. 

Speaking of the Academy, that was the reason for her to be out here waiting alongside this stubborn horse, stopped in the middle of the track refusing to move forwards. “Come one!” She said attempting to cajole the beast into taking another step forwards. Attached to the horse was a cart ready to carry the spoils of whatever they found on this expedition. 

The rest of the caravan had left the mercenary and her ‘companion’ behind once it was clear the pair would hold them up.  So far, said horse had dawdled along at a slower pace, picking at the curtsied grasses and hedgerows, not listening to commands and in general just being a pain in the arse. Byleth was reaching the limits of her patience with it, it was worse than Sothis after you just woke her up. 

Not willing to give up, Byleth looked to the Black Eagles student sat on the cart. Byleth hadn’t met them properly yet outside the brief greeting before setting off. “Velouria, could you come and help me get us moving again We need to get on with the mission”

[swiftscion]

Lost and Found

Sometimes the stress of academy life can make a fool out of even the most careful of characters. Larcei was never one for being careful herself, but in the hustle and bustle of student living she managed to slip up all the same. You see, the swordswoman lost something near and dear to her: a locket from her mother. While it might have looked unassuming to most (appearing as nothing more than an old, worn copper necklace with a star at its apex) it meant a great deal to Larcei. Aside from the weapons she left back at home, it was the only thing left of her parents. The last memento of a departed mother... and she lost it.

Indeed, the heat of the moment caused her to drop it on her way to the training grounds. Or did she forget it when she was being changed? The thing is, Larcei didn’t quite remember! After all, if she did she would have been able to retrace her steps and find it again. But alas, she had no leads. She spent her entire afternoon turning the monastery upside down, checking this room and that. After looking in all her usual spots, hopelessness began to settle in. After checking her less favored places like the library, the poor thing was ready to wallow in her room about it. In fact, she was on her way to do just that when someone caught her eye.

Her lupine classmate had Larcei’s amulet on her person! Or, at least she thought it was her amulet. The truth is that she didn’t really know, since it wasn’t exactly a one-of-a-kind, but that wasn’t going to stop her from being quick to accusations! Oh how it made her blood boil! To even think that someone would dare take such a thing for her--this student better have had a good explanation ready! This student who... Larcei hadn’t actually met before... uh, 

“Hey, you!” Is what she settled on, trying not to sound too accusatory. She feigned interest in the piece for the moment, using some inflection in her voice and an excited smile. Should the student turn to meet her, she’d see all these features and an outstretched hand, pointed directly at Larcei’s keepsake. “Real nice necklace you’ve got there! Where’d you get it?” She really shouldn’t have been yelling in the library, but the rate at which she closed in on the other made it almost impossible to dissociate from her. It was clear who Larcei was speaking to.

@velouriavonwolfchild

[geniusmageknight]

It was a bit late at night, but Velouria figured that she might as well leave a gift in front of Kempf's door anyway. It wasn't much, but she had dug out a dusty old tactics book from her collection that she thought that he might have liked. She gently placed it in front of the door, her footsteps crunching in the light dusting of snow as she tromped away. She considered herself a pretty good gift giver, so hopefully this was up to his standards. If only a bit late.

Days after his birthday celebrations, Kempf noticed that the book someone misplaced outside his door had not yet been claimed. He didn't want to report it as a lost item, as that usually resulted in some faculty member pestering everybody in the monastery until someone realizes that it is theirs. Secretly, he was hoping nobody would claim it, so that he could take it for himself. From the cover alone, Kempf could tell this was an older book of tactics, possibly from over 100 years ago. Self-proclaimed geniuses tend to dismiss strategies from before their lifetime as “barbaric” and “useless”, but a true tactician always keeps their mind open! There could be great value in this book! 

Now that it had been a few days, Kempf was willing to take the book for himself. If the person who dropped it really cared, they would have come searching for it! As they failed to do so, they no longer deserved to have the book. Taking it inside and looking it over more, the book’s condition bothered Kempf. It was old, dusty, and yet not damaged in any way at all. How could this be? Either the owner cared about it and would have kept it clean, or they would have just not cared at all and let it fall apart. Who would keep it safe, but also have no desire to make it more presentable?

That’s when it all finally clicked. There was only one person Kempf knew who fit that bill. And once he realized Velouria was the person who had the book, Kempf was able to connect the rest of the dots. This was actually a birthday gift! Of course! He really should have figured it out sooner. Normally he would acknowledge the gift with some sort of kind gesture, but doing so might have Velouria realize that Kempf left the book lying around near his door for days like a fool. As such, the best option would be to just do something nice for Velouria at a later date.

"Maybe I'll gather up some trash around the monastery and give it to her as a gift when her special day rolls around. Velouria seems rather easy to please, seeing how she enjoys random junk so much.”

[sublimeflowoftime]

Sleepy Battle Royale

Starter for @velouriavonwolfchild

Sothis didn’t understand many things about herself. She didn’t have to do the same things everyone else had to in order to survive. While everyone was eating, she couldn’t even pick up the food. Everyone else had to get ready for the day, she couldn’t remove even the ribbons in her hair if she wanted to. The only thing that she could do with everyone else was sleep. Even then, she didn’t need to, and she didn’t really know if she was sleeping at all. Her dreams seemed to be more real than everyone else’s. It was like she was retreating to another realm, one where all there was was a throne inside an endless void. A realm where the only other person she seen visit before was the professor she seemed to be connected to for reasons unknown.

Despite how odd the situation was, she still found sleep rather relaxing. Sure, she had to fall asleep twice in a way, but she didn’t have to worry about anything until she woke up. It’s hard to stay awake when one is as tired as she constantly feels, anyway. Not that anyone else at this academy seems to understand that. Whenever she attempts to sleep during the day, it’s always: “You’re so lazy Sothis!”, “Sothis, you’re setting a bad example!”, “Sothis, please move out of the doorway, walking through you is scaring some of the kids!”, Or “Sothis be productive.” Rude.

The workaround Sothis had come up with was finding certain spots that people barely visited. It was a win for everyone! She gets to sleep, and… actually it’s just a win for her nobody else benefits from this. But no one is damaged either! Win!

After a long 2 hours of being an awake and helping out around the academy in her own Sothis way, Sothis was floating happily towards one of her nap spots. It was the closest one to her, a shaded spot beneath a tree hidden behind some buildings that most people don’t bother to visit. The perfect place to just turn off for a minute, and not have to worry about anything. At least, it was until she got there and some random student was already in her spot. How dare. Good mood completely ruined by this complete disrespect to her nap time, Sothis angrily floated towards the girl who had stolen her tree shade.

“Just what do you think you’re doing here?!”

[spearingskies]

A Pawsome Greeting ❁ Hinoka & Velouria

@velouriavonwolfchild

Even though she had not brought that many personal belongings with her, she did bring just enough to utterly kill her mood with the unpacking. She likes things neat and tidy, sure, but she is not good at making them that way.

But, nothing that a little walk in fresh air cannot fix. Besides, she still has some places to visit and, no doubt, people to say hello to. It has been too long.

Hinoka smiles and hums a known melody under her nose as she walks, taking in the sights. Garreg Mach is no Castle Shirasagi, but it has charm and beauty of its own. The stable is nice and large, too, leaving her comfortable about making it Hajime’s new home. Though she should probably check on him soon...

The thought flies out of her head, however, as a familiar face - along with a matching pair of ears and a tail, in fact - grabs her attention while she passes by the training hall.

“Oh, Velouria?” She didn’t know Keaton’s daughter was here. “Hey there!”

[nohrslittleflower]

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Elise skipped down the hallway happily, humming a little song. She’s just making it up as she goes, but it’s the theme song for her skipping. It’s very important. That’s why she was kind of sad when it was cut off by the sudden force much larger than her that knocked not only the wind out of her lungs, but Elise herself to the ground. She should probably have been more concerned about the potential attack, BUT HER SONG!

“Awe…” Elise sighed sadly. She doesn’t remember any part of that song at all! Now she’ll never be able to make it up again… Is that thing still on her? Elise looked down at what was restraining her, realizing it was arms and smiled. A hug! She doesn’t know who this hug giver is, but HUG! Yay!

Elise giggled as she wiggled around a bit on the ground, turning herself so that she could return the hug to whoever it was, giving them a big squeeze. She felt something soft brush the side of her face and gasped, leaning back to get a better look. EAR. FLUFFY EAR. DOG? 

Without much more thought behind her action, Elise pet the ear as delicately as she could, all while trying to contain her dog excitement so she wouldn’t scare it off. “Hehe, good puppy! …wait… dogs don’t have arms…” Elise turned her head even more and would have fallen over in shock if she wasn’t already on the ground. “YOU’RE NOT A PUPPY!”

That is very much not a dog, that is a person face, why person have dog ear?? Why human soft??? “Hold on…” Something about this seemed, like, reaaaalllyyyy familiar. “…Keaton…? Wait, no—“ She has definitely seen whoever this is before, but it’s not Keaton. Keaton is less… red. She thinks. She hasn’t really seen him since the war besides a few encounters here and there, and her memory can be pretty bad, but she’s at least kind of sure. Eventually she does think she gets it though, and her face lights up.

“I KNOW! KEATON 2!” She did not get it. Close enough. “I didn’t know you were here too! It’s been, like, forever! I missed you! Even if it doesn’t seem like it because I’m bad at names! I got it though! Hehe.”

[hresvelged]

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self-indulgent meme

A typical day it was. Today’s particular lesson on strategies intrigued her, notes and papers finding themselves scattered in front of her. There was much to take into account and Edelgard wanted to learn all there was.

Students and professors alike had already filed out of the classroom for the day, but Edelgard stayed behind. As she began stacking her papers into a neat pile, she swiftly stood upon the sound of another. At the sight of Velouria, now back at Garreg Mach, she extended a gentle smile. Their greeting turned into that of a hug, lilac eyes widening as Velouria’s much taller self approached her without a second thought. She allowed it to be, standing still momentarily before stepping back.

"Ah..! Velouria. I'm glad you've returned. You must tell me what you were up while you were away from the monastery." Intrigued she became. Instead of re-gathering the papers back in her hands, she moved to let one lay on her hips as she added, “I’ve been informed you’ve taken a new position, as well. I extend my congratulations. Let me assure you- Your presence is always welcome in our classroom.”