Galen Kaplan

Warlock - Potions Dealer Owner of The Silver Ivy

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Bearing Gifts - Galen & Ryland

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"Thet are all eye catchers, thats for sure..." They'd sold better than a lot of the other things he'd offered. Without he knowing, Galen has put the money aside for Darcy, hiding it away so that when she needed it, it would be there.

He'd been smiling until the question of a mentor, the red head turning away to fiddle with something further down the shelf. He supposed that he should get used to talkimg to the other warlock about this all. He had opened that can of worms himself when he hadn't had to. He had decided to trust and he should keep that. "My parents were both earth users... Their parents, and so on. A lot of my skills were... handed down." A small motion of his finger sent one of the potions to stiring itself.

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If it's based on height, either Im not seen or she isn't.

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...I hope not. Can the game just not see me?

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Bearing Gifts - Galen & Ryland

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He was smiling as he turned back to face Ry, glad that the other man was impressed with the system. Darcy had had about the same reaction. Speaking of the girl again.. "We should move to the potion wall next. Darcy put something in for it." She had made a large embarrassment for the older man a cute solution. Unicorn potions. They weren't meant to be taken but the were all very pretty.

Arriving there, he picked up the one that had a large 'not for sale' sticker on the top. It was mostly greens and browns with silver glitter flitting around as he moved it. "She gets crazy with fort building. I'm always involved in building but Im never allowed in." He smiled at that and gave the glitter a shake, making the ingredients swirl like a tornado. "She made this as an apology then made a bunch of other ones."

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Bearing Gifts - Galen & Ryland

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Galen was silent a moment, taken aback by the way he’d said that sentence so casually. He’d spent so much time hiding his past that the mention of it was… odd. Not totally off putting, no, just bizarre and surprising. “I’m sure someone had some but my parents didn’t, not when the imternet came out and became more popular..” He trailed off himself. How completely gone was he? In for a penny indeed. “I am trying but some of it still… eludes me.”

“And I’m tellimg you, I won’t mind. You could… even take a stack upstairs for the better chairs.” He’d picked the over stuffed couches because of how they felt under his hands, not to mention how it was to sit in them. Darcy had claimed one as her own, whether he fought her or not. “I guess we can start with the furthest wall. The stones and ingredients I sell separately .”

“It must have been so strange to gone thrown into all of this… the internet, social media all of it without knowing what it was about.” He shook his head once again struck by how brave Galen was though he doubted that the other warlock would ever agree with that. “Well, if you ever need any help you know where to find me.” He chuckled. “Actually maybe we should find someone else. I’m not really great with computers. I’ve killed more than one by discharging too much electro-static energy.” 

He looked over at the other man and smiled. “That sounds really nice. I’m going to take you up on that offer real soon G.” It sounded like heaven honestly. There are times that he misses the adrenaline of serving  in the military, but the further away from it he gets the easier it is to accept the gentle things of life. And the gentle people. People like Galen. He traveled a finger over the shelves, looking at everything. “It’s a little like organized chaos. How do keep straight what everything is and what it does?” 

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"I suppose. I dont have any... only the shop is up on the internet. Darcy is trying to help but... I don't know if I want to yet." He shrugged gently, looking up at the shelves and the mostly neat way he'd put everything. "I can imagine the frustrastion of killing computers. The first one I had was almost a bust... I had to call a professional." He still didn't know why the computer had been so difficult to fix but it was working. Kind of. He'd bought a new one after giving up.

"Every bookshelf has an overall meaning... then it goes from there. I made little cards." He moved to stand closer to his friend, pointimg out the neatly hand written cards with explanations for each item that took room on that shelf. "It was hard at first... but I had an old friend help me." Ruby had given him so much and he missed her. "As for the couches, they are up for grabs unless Darcy decides to make a fort.." he was trying to be serious but before he turned away, he giggled a little.

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Bearing Gifts - Galen & Ryland

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warlockgal:

“That’s not it… I just didn’t have them at the compound.  Running I didn’t have them either..”  He shrugged a little, looking down for a moment and toying with the cover of the book.  He itched to look at it right now, but he’d be social.  For once.  “I didn’t think I’d need to get more into it than a phone until the shop got ‘discovered’ by the new age crowd.”  He was coming to be more comfortable around the both of them and it was showing in his patterns.  “She would.  Wouldn’t even try to fix us..”

Not being to help himself, he started laughing too, actually picturing Darcy falling over laughing as the two of them swung through the apartment and shop.  “Oh sure..”  Slipping off of his stool, he came around the counter, smiling.  “Why don’t we leave the books for last?  We won’t get very far if we start there.”

“Oh, wow. I didn’t know that. Is a lot of the Rebellion anti-technology…” He trailed off. “Or is it just that they didn’t want people inside getting information from the outside” There was a lot of that in Afghanistan. Some of the more radical mullahs would keep information from the outside world reaching the people who lived in their territories at all costs. Information… knowledge was power and they didn’t want anyone to have power but themselves. “Well, don’t worry about it. It’s all pretty intuitive. More and more so every day. You’ll pick it up.”

Ryland laughed at the image of them swinging around the upstairs apartment and Darcy just enjoying the show. He nodded and followed after Galen happily. “That is smart. But I’m telling you one of these weekends I’m going to just sit myself down and read and read.”

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Galen was silent a moment, taken aback by the way he'd said that sentence so casually. He'd spent so much time hiding his past that the mention of it was... odd. Not totally off putting, no, just bizarre and surprising. "I'm sure someone had some but my parents didn't, not when the imternet came out and became more popular.." He trailed off himself. How completely gone was he? In for a penny indeed. "I am trying but some of it still... eludes me."

"And I'm tellimg you, I won't mind. You could... even take a stack upstairs for the better chairs." He'd picked the over stuffed couches because of how they felt under his hands, not to mentiin how it was to sit in them. Darcy had claimed one as her own, whether he fought her or not. "I guess we can start with the furthest wall. The stones and ingredients I sell separately ."

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Text: I'll swing by around 7.

Text: Ill be here.

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Text: How late is your shop open till?

Text: I'm open til 9. [[6:51pm in my zone right now]]

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Text: Oh, that won't be a problem. I plan on taking it the night I get it.

Text: you'll have to come in to the shop so I know when to make it.

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Text: Sit well? Can you be a little more specific?

Text: It can't be left on the shelf. Potions like those have short lives... they have to be taken shortly after making them.

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Text: Hey, this is Felix. Emil gave me your number. I hope that's okay? Text: He said you have potions to help with nightmares?

Text: I could make one for you. They don't... sit well.

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c-foster-esq :

Is that dancing game back? I mean I’d be okay with it but it was a little much there for a while. 

It’s what she wanted to get.  I’ve never had a game system before.

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bittenromanticjulia :

Well, hey. At east you’re having fun, right?

It is a little fun.

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Bearing Gifts - Galen & Ryland

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healer-ryland :

It might be counting his chickens before they’d hatched, but on the other hand what was the point of hiding behind his armor. He’d come to Belle Haven to build a new life. Maybe a part of that new life was these friends.

Ry lifted an eyebrow. “Not a fan of technology?”  Best he could figure Galen was younger than himself. Surely he’d grown up around computers. “Yeah, I can do that. I’ve got some translation software on my Surface. We’ll work it out. Not really sure what kind of potions are in there. Might end up turning ourselves into a couple of snow monkeys.” He couldn’t help chuckling about that. “I’m sure Darcy will find that very funny.” When he got his giggles under control he looked around the shop. “Want to show me around.”

“That’s not it... I just didn’t have them at the compound.  Running I didn’t have them either..”  He shrugged a little, looking down for a moment and toying with the cover of the book.  He itched to look at it right now, but he’d be social.  For once.  “I didn’t think I’d need to get more into it than a phone until the shop got ‘discovered’ by the new age crowd.”  He was coming to be more comfortable around the both of them and it was showing in his patterns.  “She would.  Wouldn’t even try to fix us..”

Not being to help himself, he started laughing too, actually picturing Darcy falling over laughing as the two of them swung through the apartment and shop.  “Oh sure..”  Slipping off of his stool, he came around the counter, smiling.  “Why don’t we leave the books for last?  We won’t get very far if we start there.”

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Bearing Gifts - Galen & Ryland

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He liked the other man and having him around, especially with the woman upstairs living there. She was almost the opposite of him, other than not wanting to leave the grounds. Galen did most if not all the shopping alone, leaving her at the shop. He’d bought a gaming system and clothes, brought her books and a phone. He felt bad for her, being alone and bored, but she was good at entertaining herself. He shouldn’t worry but he did. It was like she was the little sister he never had. Ryland added to that made him feel different, better. More confident in himself.

His fingers carressed over the cover as if it were priceless, a soft look on his face as he looked up. “Whatever you don’t know we could always look up. That of course… will have to be you. Im still not used to computers.” Noah had been helping him and now Darcy was filling in the blanks. He’d grown up without them and hadn’t had one until just last year. He honestly didn’t know how to feel about this gift. He wasn’t used to them either. “Maybe we could write them all down…”

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lovelylunareyes :

Just dance? Oooh that game is addictive. 

It might be if you are any good at it.... Do I just practice?

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Bearing Gifts - Galen & Ryland

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healer-ryland :

Ryland chuckled. “She made a joke about it.” He found that he really liked the girl. She had a certain spirit to her. He admired people who could keep their spirit and soul in the face of adversity. “Sounds like you two are settling in pretty well together.” 

“Yeah, we were pretty busy with other things.” He looked over at the books nodding. His head snapped up when Galen described one of the books in particular. Ry reached for it and opened the pages eagerly before remembering. “Oh, here. I’ll start on this while you open this.” He slid the box over toward his friend. He hoped that Galen would like the book. It was a fairly old hand-printed book of Japanese magical potions. His parents had bought him many things like that as he was growing up so that he didn’t completely lose track of his Japanese culture.

“Did she?  Doesn’t surprise me.”  He’d been worried about her but the more comfortable she got around him, the more her personality and shown through.  If it hadn’t been a slower thing, Galen might have been overwhelmed but he liked her quite a bit.  While he was shy and sheltered, Darcy was open and a firecracker.  She had so much energy and he didn’t need a dance game to show him that.

“I know.”  He blinked as Ryland reacted to the book he’d pushed over but smiled as he looked down and away.  He’d pegged it perfectly.  When the box was pushed towards him, however, he didn’t know how to react.  He hadn’t thought that he’d meant actual gifts, or at least not for him.  The box was opened and the book inside caught him by surprise.  He didn’t know how to read Japanese, no, but he could recognize the characters.  He could only stare at the cover.  “It’s... beautiful.”  It was a potion book, that much he could tell and it was beautiful.  It was old, he could tell.  “Thank you, Ryland.”