memoirs of a scholar.

𝑴𝑨𝒀𝑩𝑬 𝑰𝑭 𝑰 𝑲𝑬𝑬𝑷 𝑩𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑬𝑽𝑰𝑵𝑮, 𝑴𝒀 𝑫𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑴𝑺 𝑾𝑰𝑳𝑳 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 𝑻𝑶 𝑳𝑰𝑭𝑬. isola radiale affil. warrior of light ( scholar )

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PINNED .. affiliated with isola radiale ; warrior of light ( scholar ), v'lastaia rhiki. isola radiale. application. stats. threads.

housing, fibonacci ward, house 111.

current rank, luminous dwarf.

retained abilities, can cast physick, ruin, & bio. given a dictionary.

credits. icon border by isaworks, post banner by darkpsds, & psds by calisources.

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v'lastaia's new sculpt, hair style, & hair color.

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           i am going to be replying to things today, but  ..  i did the thing i said i wouldn't do, and v'lastaia has a sculpt again.  so i'll need to redo all of her icons.  although i think this sculpt looks so good on her.  (  i will be taking a gpose shot soon.  )

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luckily there is a nearby table for K'vett to set his mountain of books upon, for any longer and he might have dropped them. that wasn't quite how he wanted a first meeting to go, clumsy as it already was.

"Oh, good. I'm glad that guess wasn't wrong," relieved are his features, though his pesky tail still speaks of excitement. of course, he was all too familiar with Vylbrand, the salty air and sounds of the sea ever vibrant in his memory. "Very recently," he agrees. "I've travelled far more than any one person has a right to, I think, but something about this place makes me feel off. Seeing you put me at ease."

...

"Er...that was an odd thing to say. Sorry--"

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           she closes her eyes momentarily and shakes her head, brushing off his worry about whether or not it would be strange to say such things to a stranger.    ❝ perhaps in a situation other than this, i would be inclined to agree on it being strange .. ❞    she huffs in amusement.   she was cerrtain that what might be strange to others might be the norm for her.  after all, she had quite a few tales to tell that were probably difficult to believe.  she supposes that's what happens when you get to know people like the mandervilles.  her eyes glanced to the mountain of books, piquing her own curiosity as she tried to read the bindings of them.

          ❝ v'lastaia rhiki, by the way .. may i know your name .. ?  --  and .. what are you reading ?  ❞   her head tilts once, eyes squinting just a little to read the small letters upon the binding of tomes.

[anguine]

This city reminds Dirge of Limsa Lominsa—its plethora of shops, the stinking bodies, winding alleys—in its layout, but not its mien. There's a rhythm to a coastal city missing here, how the whole city measures the passage of time based off the vessels who dock in it, dreadnought and dinghy alike.

(What had that man called this district? Cotes something? But no, he's already walked too far ahead, the buildings no longer retaining the same architectural style as before. Perhaps he could get his bearings if he had a top-down view of the entire place, but it strikes Dirge as foolish to attract the attention of whatever passes for a city guard in this strange city by scaling its buildings.)

While fighting that urge, listing the pros and cons of a panoramic view, he spots a cat-eared, fuzzy-tailed humanoid. Without thinking, riding a sudden surge of serpentine aether (and damn does it feel good to cast something after the day he's had), Dirge dashes right towards V'lastaia, a labored, "Miqo'te?" as he tilts his head quizzically, reminiscent of a clueless, gawky bird of prey.

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           there were others like herself  --  those that had come from etheirys.   of that much, the sun seeker understood well.  the first time she had come to this cursed place, she had even been the subject of fandaniel's taunts.  this time, it seemed just a wee bit less frustrating, thank the twelve.  she could at least do a little more than just heal here or there, and she at least had her footing and previous knowledge.

           ..  maybe she was becoming too comfortable, however.  she felt the presence beside her long before she seen or heard him.  just as quickly, her head turns, eyes drawn wide in surprise but soon after relaxing.  he had moved much too fast for her liking, and her brain hadn't been given much time to process.   ❝ ...  -  uhh ? ❞    it wasn't what she had wanted to say, but her brain may as well have still been trying to catch up.

               right.  she would attempt to speak again.  hopefully with a little more  eloquence  this time.    ❝ y- yes, miqo'te !  ❞    full glad was she to always be identified as such, rather than a cat. of course, being from a different star than many, she knew better tan to expect for people to even know what a miqo'te was.     ❝ seeker of the sun, actually.   but more importantly  --  that you know i'm a miqo'te,  am i to assume you're a resident of etheirys as well  ..  rather, that you were a resident ? ❞

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Being alert was a good thing. But pointing a gun at civvies, even if it was from a toy? Not a good look for the former Hunter Vanguard. Had he had his handcannon, Cayde might've fired off an actual warning shot. Ironic then that the bb gun he detested helped him de-escalate a situation that could have gone very, very wrong.

"Oh, oh! I've been bludgeoned before!" he says to her, weirdly enthusiastic about such an experience while completely holstering the toy gun now. Whatever brief hostility he may have displayed before had completely evaporated. "Terrible time. I do not recommend it. You ever been hit with a mace twice the size of a human torso? Give it some spikes and well, that thing can do damage. I would know! Caved in my chest that one time... nasty stuff."

He's rambling, as he is wont to do but a flash of seriousness does appear on his metallic face. Then, Cayde apologizes. Properly this time. "Look, sorry 'bout the scare. Really, I am. Won't happen again, I swear on the Light. Been on edge since I was dropped off here. This place... am I crazy or does it seem like it's too good to be true?"

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            ❝ err ..  ❞  with such strange enthusiasm, v'lastaia ponders whether at some point, one of the mandervilles would somehow just manage to appear.  only their behavior could contest with such energy at being bludgeoned.  rather than question why he displayed such a positive attitude, she chooses to brush it off.  all she had been concerned with was the bb gun, and that was now in the past.

           ❝ i suppose that would be subjective on what one considers ' too good to be true. ' 'tis quite the opposite for me. ❞     while a vacation away from home was nice, and she was no stranger to being whisked away, v'lastaia often found herself feeling homesick.  the familiar scent of salt licked seas, and endless lands to travel and explore.  she missed it.  even the tiresome errands she was oft asked to run.  she missed that, too.     ❝ this is my second time being here.  while some few strange things happen, i would say you become used to it with time. ❞ 

❝ just .. do not be so quick to draw your weapon on others, if you can help it. ❞    her gaze lowers, as if to bring attention to the bb gun.   ❝ i can look past it and forgive the mistake, but i cannot say the same for others and how they may react. there are all types of people out there. ❞ 

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"They sure love handing out dictionaries, huh... I mean, I'm not opposed to taking out someone's knees, but I'd rather do that with a spell than the book directly, y'know?" As a fellow student of arcanima, maybe V'lastaia could understand. Or maybe that was just a Mimiette thing. "Wish I could at least summon a carbuncle though... feels weird not even being able to manage that."

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          ❝ carbuncle  --  you know arcanima  ..  ? ❞    carbuncle, of course, being the first word that her ears were quick to pick up on .. the miqo'te could relate.  she had neither eos, nor seraph.   hell, the dictionary was a constant reminder of this.    ❝  ..  'tis a shame, that we are stripped of our magic.  i've earned some few spells back, but only  some  few. ❞   physick, bio, and  ruin.    it almost felt like a luxury to know that much in this place.

❝  fortunately, i have not found much reason to use what spells i can cast.   yet i still am unable to summon eos to my side.  ❞    for a woman like herself that was used to keeping busy, it almost was jarring and she didn't enjoy that.

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So apparently, he's able to use some sort of weakened version of Blade Barrage. The good news, in Cayde's mind, that he's able to retain some usage of his Light abilities, albeit limited. Bad news? That part. Being limited somehow. How were these people able to just control something like that?

It reminded him of the Red War, where the Cabal were able to temporarily cut Guardians off from their source of power. And that concered him deeply. Sundance could feel his apprehension, the Ghost floating by his side. "Yeah, you too huh? Place is all nice and shiny... too good to be true. And usually, that's the case. What in the Light are we dealing with here?"

A noise briefly interrupts his train of thought. Unfamiliar footfalls. It came from behind and Cayde, on reflex, reacted by turning and drawing on the stranger with his BB Gun in one swift motion. But alas, the sight of the toy gun immediately depresses Cayde.

"Dammit! It's not the same," he hissed, upset. But he looks at the source of the noise and suddenly, he recognizes his mistake. Embarrassed at pointing a not weapon at a civilian, the Guardian explains himself. Poorly.

"Whoops. Um, sorry! Force of habit. Uhh... my previous occupation meant I did most of the sneaking so if anyone got behind me, that usually meant bad news. Like, I die, sort of bad news. Painfully! As in, getting shot or stabbed or maimed horribly... look, point is, my bad. Not gonna happen again."

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          well, this isn't quite the first time she had a weapon pointed at her, but it had been the first time since she had been here.   almost immediately do ears shift back, pressed flat to her brown hair, her hands raised in silent reassurance  (  ' i mean no harm. '  )   that she hopes won't put her in any trouble.  she knows little of firearms  --  magic was her expertise.  all she knows is that when a firearm is aimed at her, she will only react accordingly.

         ❝ hello to you as well .. ❞   once she feels content enough to do so, her hands drop and her expression sours.  as if to play off her prior reaction that was no different than a deer in headlights, v'lastaia huffs and crosses her arms.  she'd faced despair itself, and all manner of eikons.  no way would a firearm compare and cause her fear !  her tail sways and twitches, flittering iin a display of irritation. 

          ❝ so i would hope, lest you add  bludgeoned  to that list. ❞    by a thick tome, no less.  the island had only supplied her with a dictionary, but she held no qualms in using it as a weapon.   where there was a will, there was a way  ..  and v'lastaia would never go down without a fight. ❝ i don't encourage needless violence, but i will defend myself if need be. ❞

[paramoregf]

whatever i literally dont care 😎 <- cares so much that it feels like my organs are tearing themselves apart in my chest

[rpclefairy]

𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 

from this generator.

❛ close your eyes and hold out your hands. ❜ ❛ what are you smiling at? ❜ ❛ i can’t leave you alone for one minute, can i? ❜ ❛ was it you? did you do all this? ❜ ❛ i don’t know how you do this every day… ❜ ❛ that is not an appropriate question to ask a lady you’ve just met. ❜ ❛ i’m not sorry. ❜ ❛ i did warn you not to trust me. ❜ ❛ do you remember anything? at all? ❜ ❛ you’re lucky you’re cute. ❜ ❛ why don’t you just kill me? ❜ ❛ did you hurt yourself? ❜ ❛ i could show you the way. ❜ ❛ i don’t feel so good. ❜ ❛ you owe me a dinner. a very nice dinner. ❜ ❛ don’t go. please. ❜ ❛ you wanna know what your problem is? ❜ ❛ i’m here to drink alone. ❜ ❛ don’t run away from this. ❜ ❛ i’m just saying, murder is an option. ❜ ❛ i didn’t realize you were in so much pain. ❜ ❛ i guess it runs in the family, huh? ❜ ❛ you wouldn’t understand. ❜ ❛ we’ve been through a lot. i think we should just lay low and take it easy. ❜ ❛ dangerous to be out so late. ❜ ❛ i hope you haven’t been standing out in the cold this whole time. ❜ ❛ i made a mistake. ❜ ❛ am i not good enough? ❜ ❛ i’m going to get you out of here. ❜ ❛ why did you bring me here? ❜ ❛ aren’t we in a good mood today? ❜ ❛ don’t shut me out. please. ❜ ❛ the storm’s getting worse. ❜ ❛ i never meant to hurt you. ❜ ❛ you’re about as intimidating as a butterfly. ❜ ❛ have you come to laugh at me in my miserable state? ❜ ❛ here, take this. you’ll catch a cold. ❜ ❛ this is the part where you leave. ❜ ❛ why are you talking like we’ll never see each other again? ❜ ❛ you stepped on my foot! ❜ ❛ you’re not a very convincing liar. ❜ ❛ we’re in completely different leagues. ❜ ❛ how did you find me? ❜ ❛ i don’t need you anymore. ❜ ❛ rough day today? ❜ ❛ snap out of it! ❜ ❛ you look better in my clothes than i do. ❜ ❛ why are you still here? ❜ ❛ can i ask… what happened? ❜ ❛ are you saying you care about me? ❜ ❛ i won’t let anyone hurt you. ❜ ❛ it’s not stealing if it was mine to begin with. ❜ ❛ well, this is where i live. ❜ ❛ we’re not so different after all. ❜ ❛ how long have i been asleep? ❜ ❛ no more lies, no more secrets. ❜ ❛ can you forgive me? ❜ ❛ i thought you… i saw you get shot. ❜ ❛ why are you really here? ❜ ❛ i wish we never met. ❜ ❛ you look like you need a hug. ❜ ❛ would you run away with me? ❜ ❛ see? i’m not just a pretty face. ❜ ❛ we can stop them. i can help you. ❜ ❛ what now? i’m tired. ❜ ❛ i didn’t want you to see me like this. ❜ ❛ i can’t do this without you. ❜ ❛ if you tell me yours, i’ll tell you mine. ❜ ❛ are you threatening me? ❜ ❛ did you ever care about me? ❜ ❛ treat me like the princess that i am! ❜ ❛ i’m not leaving you. ❜ ❛ why did you come? ❜ ❛ i need your help… and you need mine. ❜ ❛ i wish i could hate you. ❜ ❛ i see you don’t recognize me. well, it was a long time ago. ❜ ❛ you’ve lost a lot of blood. ❜ ❛ i had my suspicions, but until now i wasn’t sure. ❜ ❛ there’s nothing left for me here. ❜ ❛ that is… literally illegal. you’re describing something illegal. ❜ ❛ wait. i’ve heard that sound before. ❜ ❛ just try to hang on. ❜ ❛ so why’s it so important anyway? ❜ ❛ i’ll stay in tonight, thanks. ❜ ❛ we can’t keep going on like this. ❜ ❛ in about a minute, you’ll be sorry you didn’t listen to me. ❜ ❛ is this seat taken? sorry, it’s a bit crowded here. ❜ ❛ you can’t leave me here alone! ❜ ❛ i’ll believe it when i see it. ❜ ❛ why are you laughing? this is a very serious situation. ❜ ❛ i bought two. here. ❜ ❛ i’ve seen you before, walking by. ❜ ❛ why can’t i come with you? ❜ ❛ c'mon. aren’t you worried what might happen if we go? ❜ ❛ walk with me? ❜ ❛ it’s very rude to stare. ❜ ❛ how many times have i told you? you can’t visit me here. ❜ ❛ we can’t fix this. can we? ❜ ❛ are you going to kill me? ❜ ❛ it’s not like you can stop me. ❜ ❛ it’s not safe for people to see us together. ❜ ❛ take me with you. ❜ ❛ some risks are worth taking. ❜ ❛ let them go. take me instead. ❜ ❛ what do you want in exchange for it? ❜ ❛ is being drunk an excuse? ❜ ❛ promise me you won’t overreact. ❜ ❛ how can i possibly trust you? after all you’ve done. ❜ ❛ how long have you been standing there? ❜ ❛ why did you wake me? ❜ ❛ i’m not here to talk about my feelings. ❜ ❛ you were going to leave without saying goodbye? ❜ ❛ for some reason, i’m attracted to you. ❜ ❛ promise me? ❜ ❛ it’s nothing, i’m just tired. ❜ ❛ i feel safe with you. ❜ ❛ i don’t need your help. ❜ ❛ i think i have a bit more experience with this thing than you do. ❜ ❛ no way, i’m not doing that. ❜ ❛ i do care. ❜ ❛ you snore in your sleep. it’s adorable. ❜ ❛ i have a spare bed. ❜ ❛ you’re very kind. some day it’ll get you killed. ❜ ❛ you’ll always have a home with me. ❜ ❛ of course i care. you’re my family. ❜ ❛ you shouldn’t insult people that are bigger than you. ❜ ❛ i never wanted to hurt you. ❜ ❛ i swear it wasn’t me. ❜ ❛ we can just sit here, you don’t have to talk. ❜ ❛ did you miss me? ❜ ❛ this isn’t just about you. it’s about what’s best for all of us. ❜ ❛ you can never admit when you’re wrong! ❜ ❛ is this what you wanted? ❜ ❛ what are you doing out here by yourself? ❜ ❛ sorry to put you through that. i guess i owe you one now. ❜ ❛ the only time you talk to me is when you need something. ❜ ❛ i’m still learning. ❜ ❛ if you have something to say, spit it out. ❜ ❛ you… don’t like me very much, do you? ❜ ❛ i’m on your side. ❜ ❛ i risked my life for you! ❜ ❛ whatever you’re going to ask, the answer is no. ❜ ❛ you can stay with me. ❜ ❛ i just need time. ❜ ❛ please don’t do this, don’t act like you care. ❜ ❛ who the hell invited you? ❜ ❛ what? no witty remark? nothing clever to say? ❜ ❛ i just wanted to say i’m sorry. ❜ ❛ think of it as a compliment. ❜ ❛ do you ever stop being so serious and dull? ❜ ❛ it’s rare to see your kind around here. ❜ ❛ you remember me. that’s good. ❜ ❛ you’re a terrible flirt you know. ❜ ❛ are you kidding me? we’re not ‘fine’! ❜ ❛ right now i wish i was dead. ❜ ❛ i guess i should’ve told you. ❜ ❛ you’re not alone. i’m here. ❜ ❛ you’ve been so quiet. what’s on your mind? ❜ ❛ knowledge is power. ❜ ❛ you scared me. ❜ ❛ well, what’s so strange about that? ❜ ❛ don’t look at me like that. ❜ ❛ i want to be there when you get what’s coming to you. ❜ ❛ just who do you think you are? ❜ ❛ you look… amazing. ❜ ❛ we’re safe, aren’t we? ❜ ❛ you know, i really hoped i’d never see this place again. ❜ ❛ don’t touch me. get away from me. ❜ ❛ i thought you’d like this. ❜ ❛ it’s too dark, i can’t see anything. ❜ ❛ what’s that smug look for? you think you can do any better? ❜ ❛ who did you piss off this time? ❜ ❛ you should’ve thought about that before you got into a fight. ❜ ❛ i only wanted to help. ❜ ❛ you knew and you didn’t tell me? ❜ ❛ you don’t scare me. ❜ ❛ wow, look who remembered my existence. ❜ ❛ change isn’t easy. ❜ ❛ why did you help me? ❜ ❛ why do you hate me? ❜ ❛ i can’t even trust myself anymore. ❜ ❛ i was making sure you weren’t dead, since you never called. ❜ ❛ you look awful. what happened? ❜ ❛ are you here to kill me? ❜ ❛ you know you aren’t allowed in here, right? ❜ ❛ was that a friend of yours? ❜ ❛ two years later and you haven’t changed. ❜ ❛ you look like you just saw a ghost. ❜ ❛ nobody tells me what to do. ❜ ❛ you’re too scared to do it, aren’t you? ❜ ❛ come on. it can’t be that bad. ❜ ❛ i hope to repay your kindness someday. ❜ ❛ just let me do this for you. ❜ ❛ why were they coming after you? ❜ ❛ how many people have you killed? how many? ❜ ❛ how much do you value your life? ❜ ❛ you don’t know when to give up, do you? ❜ ❛ don’t lie to me. ❜ ❛ i’m not sober enough to talk about this. ❜ ❛ have a drink with me. ❜

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Send me a symbol and I will write a headcanon about…  For multimuse blogs, please specify!

𝓕 : My muse’s handwriting. (Is it good, bad, difficult to decipher, do they prefer writing by hand or with the help of some form of machine, e.t.c.) 

✈ : My muse and  traveling. (If they do it frequently and why, if they never left their home town, e.t.c.)

✿ : My muse and nature. (If they are an ‘outdoorsy type’, like the sound of bird’s singing, if they have never set foot in a forest, e.t.c.) 

☼ : My muse’s first memory. (Where it was, who was with them, how this memory makes them feel, e.t.c.) 

☙ : My muse’s favourite food. (Bonus: A memory, be it good or bad, associated with said food.)

♬ : My muse and music. (What type of music they like listening to and in what context, what music they would never listen to, e.t.c.)

↺ : My muse and the past. (Do they live in the past and struggle to let go of past grievances, or move on more easily, is there anything in their past they want to forget, e.t.c.) 

☾ : My muse and sleep. (How much they sleep, how much they wish to sleep, if there is something that never fails to put them to sleep, e.t.c.) 

✧ : My muse and art. (If they have an artistic side or not and why, favourite artist if they have one, e.t.c.) 

❃ : My muse and social media. (If the muse is/would be on social media and why/why not, their general opinion on it, e.t.c.) 

✉  : My muse and others. (If they social and outgoing or more introverted, and why. If they prefer communicating with others face to face or in written form, e.t.c.). 

▶ : My muse and level of education. (If the muse has some form of education, what education they perhaps wish they had, e.t.c.). 

◐ : My muse and animals. (If they like animals and treat them well, do not care for them at all, e.t.c.). 

❒ : My muse and gifts. (If they are good/bad at finding gifts, good/bad at receiving gifts, good/bad at wrapping gifts, e.t.c.) 

☘ : My muse’s relation with their family. (If they speak with each other and how much, if they are close or estranged, e.t.c.). 

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on top of giving v'lastaia different freckles today, i have also decided to give her a fluffier tail because the one she had clearly wasn't fluffy enough.

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       oh  ..  oh no .. why does she suddenly feel afraid. what is that sudden ominous feeling in the air ..

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i was able to find some better freckles that better cover the whole face ( as opposed to just the bridge of the nose / cheeks ) so of course i had to grab them.