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Post by xSTARRkey on Jan 3, 2021 0:11:42 GMT
It was a chilly night in Aberdeen City when Persephone arrived. It was the end of the week, and Perse had only entered the Magic Realm after her father had gone to sleep. It worked out perfectly, though, as she really wanted to spend more time studying the stars of that world. She found it fascinating, mapping them all out. That was why, at that moment, Perse was walking down the streets of the city with her arms full of astrological maps and books. She was making her way towards the edge of the city, where she might better see the sky. She had one section of the sky that she wanted to map out in particular that night, and was already giddy from the excitement of it.
Due to her excitement, however, she wasn't really watching her footing. The toe of her boot caught on something or other, and she found herself stumbling forward. Her maps and books scattered as she went down. Thankfully, she wasn't hurt — although the stockings she had been wearing couldn't say the same. She'd have to buy a new pair after this and throw these ones out now due to all of the holes. Quickly, she moved to gather up all of her things.
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Post by Sugarmint Milky on Jan 3, 2021 4:24:17 GMT
(ooc: Would it be alright if I join you? I love your Persephone, hope this is alright.) Jimmy had just finished tucking the girls into bed, somehow just by coming to this new strange world he had become a father and more into the astronomical field. It was a long time when the stars opened up a way into his life again, now he can just enjoy them. The black haired sorcerer made his way to an area that overlooked the stars. It was beautiful that night as Jimmy looked up at the sky.
He witnessed from afar a young woman in a blue dress stumble forward and got back on her feet. The young sorcerer made his way over to her with his hands in his pocket. "You, doing alright? Need some assistance?" he asked calmly, hoping that the young maiden was alright.
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Post by xSTARRkey on Jan 3, 2021 5:35:46 GMT
[Yes, it's absolutely okay! I'm so glad you like her! Jimmy seems like such a great character too, so I'm excited~ :3]
Persephone was scrambling to grab all of her things before they dirtied or blew away in the night breeze. She hadn't noticed another person making their way towards her until she heard his voice. Was she doing alright? Honestly, did it look like she was doing alright? She refrained from the sarcastic remark before offering a slightly small smile. "Physically, I'm fine. My ego? My dignity? Not so much," she laughed a bit before giving a small sigh, "I just hope the maps are alright. Can you grab that map over there for me, please?" She pointed to one of the star maps that had rolled over towards him. It was starting to unravel a little bit. Hopefully, it would be fine though.
Perse grabbed one of her last books and stood to her feet. Well, her dress was dirtied, but nothing a good washing couldn't do. It was now she got a good look at her stockings, to which she sighed again. What a mess she must look like. Oh well, it was what it was. There were more important things — like the stars! "Thanks for the help," she told him. She would have introduced herself, had she remembered to do little things like that. She was too preoccupied with other things.
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Post by Sugarmint Milky on Jan 5, 2021 2:19:39 GMT
Jimmy's black eyes looked down at the maiden. It seemed that she was alright and he was relieved to hear that she was though he couldn't help but smile at that, though gave a light chuckle at the end of the first statement. "I can imagine, it was quite a little stumble." he said as he looked over to the direction of where the maps were at. One slightly opened in his hands as he was picking up. "You charted these. Your work is..." what could the young man say, he didn't quite know how to approach people without getting in trouble before, this world was different but still took a bit of getting used to. Her art style was indeed very decorative. The only word that came to mind and his mouth slipped while thinking about it. "Měilì.... Beautiful, I mean. You did these?" Jimmy wondered why did he just speak Chinese to this girl. It was just a slip of the lounge maybe... As he looked over at the girl, giving a helping hand, as he picked up the rest of the charts, at least some of them. "It's no problem at all.... Happy to help."
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Post by xSTARRkey on Jan 5, 2021 3:23:19 GMT
"The fact that you even witnessed it deals another blow to my poor dignity and ego," she teased some more after she had finally stood up, "Had no one seen it, I might have gotten away scot free." She actually didn't care all that much that anyone had seen it. It was only mildly embarrassing, and it was something she was already over. She was strong enough with her nerves that it didn't bother her.
Perse's eyes were on him when he started to speak about the charts. Now she was a little embarrassed — him looking at her charts. That was only because they weren't complete yet, and she didn't want anyone to judge her on something that wasn't finished. She feared what he might say for a moment. She could take blows about herself, but blows towards her work? Absolutely not. In that regards, she was quite weak. Would he think her star charts horrible? She was still getting used to the stars here and she was still learning all of the names of the constellations (it was why she had so many books with her, to cross reference what she was seeing in the sky). "Yes," she started cautiously, "I charted those..." It was only after he called them beautiful that Persephone found her breath again. Well, that was a relief. "Do you really think so? I'm still learning about the sky here, so it's a little bit... I don't know. They're not done! I was actually heading out to go work on them some more. I've got these books to check out the constellations and make sure I'm using the proper names for them. I've also noticed some inconsistencies within the texts that I've been reading, so I've been trying to work that out." Now she was rambling. Once she got talking about her work, it was very hard to shut her up. "Also, was that a different language? Do you mind if I ask what it was? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with a lot of languages. I only know English and Latin fluently, and one of those isn't even spoken."
Persephone took a pause, catching her breath. She stood there, taking in the man before her now. It was then that she remembered about social constructs and the whole introducing yourself to other people thing, namely to people who had helped you out and then called your star charts beautiful. "Ah, I'm Persephone, by the way. Nice to meet you." With that, she shuffled around her books and charts until she managed to hold out a hand towards him, extending it in a gesture to shake.
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Post by Sugarmint Milky on Jan 6, 2021 14:15:52 GMT
Jimmy’s attention was rather because it was an embarrassment, he mostly only spoke with his grandfather on his father’s side and his aunt in that language as a secret way to speak without getting in trouble with his mother. Hearing stories about the old country from his grandfather and his Aunt Holly were some of the times he could feel safe in his mother’s house. He turned red a bit for a moment. “It’s Chinese…. Pardon. It was a slip of the tongue. Impressive that you speak Latin.” Jimmy was actually impressed from studying the stars with his grandfather as well, he knew that Latin was a difficult language to learn. It takes a lot of time and practice, but that was also true for learning most languages, still he was impressed.
Jimmy found it somewhat cute that the woman was embarrassed by something like that. “Yet I am glad I came.” he said in a response to what he had seen. He decided then to respond to his talk of the charts. “It looks like you’re doing…..” Normally Jimmy would say a bang up job or something like that. How would people in this world respond to that sort of slang? It was fine with little kids. Peony, a little pink haired girl he’s sort of is taking care of in this world. He still couldn’t believe he was a father in this world. Well that pink haired girl would have always gotten a little chuckle out of that type of slang. Great where his mind was going off to now, talking about slang and stuff like that. Geesh maybe that type of talk was best for the real world.
“Your charts are indeed beautiful. I actually admire the little attention to detail and how you managed to draw the copies and it seems to me that you are doing a fine job. I have seen other charts, but yours seem to be more accurate than any I’ve yet seen in this world. It shows that you’ve been working hard. ” Jimmy blushed again, great was he starting to ramble as well. Maybe being the capital’s astronomer was rubbing off on him, plus he had always loved the stars. They were all so magical.
“Pardon about that. Charmed Persephone…. I’m Jimmy… Jimmy Chan.” He was actually glad to hear the girl's name. It was rather pretty and by the sound of it fit her perfectly.
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Post by xSTARRkey on Jan 6, 2021 22:59:08 GMT
Persephone hadn't noticed Jimmy's embarrassment about having spoken in Chinese. Instead, she perked up at the mention of it. "No need to apologize; that's really cool!" She told him with a smile. Chinese... so, that must mean he is from, or at least is very much aware of the other realm. She didn't mention it now, but kept that thought for a later time. "Ah, Latin isn't that impressive. Although, it has helped me on multiple occasions. I did try to take some French in high school, but the only thing I really remember is how to say that I don't speak it very well." She laughed a bit and shrugged.
Persephone couldn't help but smile some at his comment. "Well, I'm glad to have amused you," she laughed. She waited to see where he was going with his comment before he seemed to resolve on calling her charts beautiful once more. Her cheeks pinked once more. "Oh... I... well, thank you," she told him, "I have been trying to. So you've seen other charts of the stars? Do you know anything about them? I'd love to pick your brain about them, if that would be okay!" She hadn't had many people who were interested enough in the topic to discuss with.
Perse grinned. "Charmed, Jimmy," she mirrored his words. She felt fancy saying that. She liked how he used words like charmed and pardon so easily in his speech. Maybe she should start putting them in her own speech.
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Post by Sugarmint Milky on Jan 9, 2021 4:07:03 GMT
Jimmy gave a light smile.. He was actually kind of glad to see her get a giggle, even if it was a small one. She talked about when she took French in high school and that it wasn’t easy. “French can be difficult to learn, at least that is what I heard.” French was a language he had barely touched. Whenever he went to a French restaurant it was usually while visiting his father and he had to bother the butler to make sure he knew what to order every time. It wasn't an actual language that he wanted to be fluent in. Besides with his studies and having to impress both his mother and father with straight As. He didn't really have the time to master it. As Persephone continued to speak, she started to ask questions about the charts and if he had more. “A few. There are plenty of old charts in the old observatory here. It’s a shame that the building is in such dismay, but the charts and telescope seem to be working in pristine condition. If you want you could stop by sometime?..... I would like to show them to you.” He then thought about the kids he had to watch. Maybe they would be asleep, but who knows. "That is if you don't mind that others might pop in." Jimmy wasn’t used to having little ones to take care of but the observatory was indeed something to look at especially if you loved the stars.
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Post by xSTARRkey on Jan 11, 2021 15:07:13 GMT
"Oh, it can be," Persephone agreed, nodding, "At least it has roots in Latin, so I can kind of figure it out." She shrugged at the thought of it. Her father was quite good at languages, but she didn't really get that skill from him. He had been the one who had helped her extensively in Latin. He also knew Greek, Italian, and Russian (although, Perse wasn't entirely sure why he even knew Russian. It was still kind of a mystery to her).
Perse perked up at the mention of the observatory. She had seen the building, but hadn't actually gone in it yet. To be honest, it kind of looked like a mess, which was why she had avoided it. Hearing Jimmy say that it had a working telescope made her really want to visit it. "I would absolutely love to see it!" She exclaimed, the excitement written all over her face. "I really want to get a better comparison to my charts." She didn't necessarily need the telescope, but she thought that it might be cool to see. The charts, however, she was extremely interested in. At the mention of others popping in, she shook her head. "I wouldn't mind at all, really." As long as she was able to see the place, she didn't mind if other people popped in.
"Jimmy, would you like to accompany me to look at the stars?" She asked him then, tilting her head to the side as she looked at him. He seemed plenty interested in the stars that she wouldn't mind going to look with him now. Plus, part of her just kind of wanted to show off her abilities. She figured he might be someone who would appreciate them.
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Post by Sugarmint Milky on Jan 12, 2021 17:30:06 GMT
Jimmy was impressed by what Persephone told her about the language. Not many today would have known about the roots, it seems that more people were interested in just listening to a bunch of squabbles on the tv, rather than actually learning or even looking up something nowadays. At least that's what he got from the outlook of the society, even in Avalon it was pretty much like that.
As they continued to talk, Jimmy couldn’t help but smile seeing Persephone perk up. She was actually one of the first people in a long time, he actually enjoyed talking to and felt at ease with. The stars helped, but it was also her personality in a way that somehow made him feel calm that he wasn’t going to get in trouble for speaking to her, it might also be something to do with this world too in a way. He was glad that she wanted to come to his observatory.
“Then indeed come. Stop by anytime you like.” He was glad to be of service to assist her with her knowledge of mapping out the stars and also was a bit relieved that she wouldn’t mind four little ones popping in.
The second that Persephone asked him if he would like to see the stars. “Yes, I would love to.” Maybe having Persephone showing him the stars he could get a better outlook on them. Plus he was interested to hear what she had to say about them.
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Post by xSTARRkey on Jan 14, 2021 17:20:55 GMT
"Be careful," she told him in a teasing tone, "you might come to regret that." If Persephone found the sort of information that she wanted / needed from the observatory, then she would probably show up quite frequently. Whether this would actually be something Jimmy would regret or not, Persephone wasn't sure. She was just joking and hoped he wouldn't mind. He didn't seem like the type to actually mind.
Honestly, Persephone wasn't entirely sure if Jimmy would have agreed to go with her. She hadn't known if he had had other plans or whatnot. Thankfully, though, he had agreed. She grinned widely at him before gesturing for him to follow her. "Come on, it's not too far from here."
She was right; it wasn't too far from where they were. It was just outside of the city limits, past all of the buildings. It was darker here, but that was the best way to see the stars. "This is one of my favorite places," Perse explained to Jimmy, setting down her things on the ground, "You can see the stars pretty well from here. Obviously, a telescope let's you get a closer and better view, but for the naked eye, it's pretty good. Of course, I also have an advantage." She turned to look at him with amusement on her lips and glittering in her dark eyes. She looked back up at the stars, debating which of her abilities to use first. She pulled out a tarot card, which she had kept in the pocket of her dress, and faced it towards the sky.
"Ipalo, magnae sapientiae noctua, volant et docebit scientiam onto vestri me," she chanted. She was calling one of the constellations that she had learned about. Ipalo, an owl of wisdom, according to the myth she had read about it. The tarot card glowed for a second before shooting a beam of light up into the sky. The stars of the Ipalo constellation linked up with lines of lights before a glowing, celestial owl flew down before them.
"Mistress Persephone, how might I be of service?" The large owl of light asked. Persephone grinned once more.
"I wanted you to meet my new friend, Jimmy," Persephone turned back to Jimmy, "Jimmy, this is Ipalo, the Owl of Wisdom. She was the first constellation I learned about and was also the first one that I had ever met. You see, I'm an astrological witch. I use the stars, the constellations, to aid me in my magic." She was excited to show someone what she could do. Sure, she sold spells and potions in her shop, and nearly all of them had to do with the stars, but she never really pulled the constellations down to meet anyone. This was the first time.
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Post by Sugarmint Milky on Jan 21, 2021 19:07:22 GMT
The black haired man followed the maiden to a clearing. The stars looked beautiful that night. Shinning like a million diamonds in the crystal sky. Persephone was just amazing in his eyes. A woman with an intellect and a sort of sweetness about her. As he made his way to the clearing where she was doing magic. As he watched her doing her kind of magic it was well beautiful. Watching the tarot card being released so magically and the way her arms flowed. He was still trying to get a hang on his type of magic. It was nice to meet someone who specialized in the heavens. As an owl flew down to her, the owl of the heavens. It wouldn't be so much as to say that he was mesmerized by it. Magic was always something he was looking form and to meet the sweet owl of wisdom, Ipalo, was a treat. "Good evening, Ipalo. Honored to meet you great owl of the heavens." he gave a small nod of his head as a sort of gesture to show the owl grace. "That's impressive. So you conjure up constellations all the time? " He couldn't help but say, but that was the truth. He ended up blushing again for some reason. He was indeed impressed. Persephone was lucky to be given that form in this game. "May I?" he asked.
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Post by xSTARRkey on Feb 1, 2021 20:28:56 GMT
Persephone found herself feeling somewhat nervous as she showed off her abilities. What if, for whatever reason, Jimmy was not impressed? What if he thought her abilities were silly? Usually, she wouldn't mind, but he seemed like a fellow star-enthusiast, so she found herself caring now. She found herself letting out a breath that she hadn't realized she had been holding when he said that her skill was impressive. She grinned and thanked him. "Not all the time, because if I do it too often, it takes a lot of energy, but I do it every now and then to learn about them. Plus, each constellation has its own unique ability, and calling them down allows me to share their ability. Ipalo here is wise, as so she is capable of lending her wisdom to me. She's a good help if I need advice or need to give advice." Ipalo bowed her head at Perse respectfully.
"There are others that can lend me strength or duplication or grace or whatever it is they're known for in mythos or legend. It doesn't last long, for as soon as they are gone, so is their ability. I don't use their abilities all that often, for I rarely have need for them, but I do enjoy conversing with them. It is a great way to learn about the legends behind the constellations as well as to learn about the stars and what is around them." She continued on.
Persephone smiled and gave a small nod. "Of course," she told him to his last question.
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Post by Sugarmint Milky on Mar 15, 2021 2:08:36 GMT
Jimmy gave a calm and nice smile as he saw her abilities. It was somewhat cool to see how she manipulated the stars. He listened to her and could see where the owl would give her wisdom. Yet weren't owls always a pillar of wisdom, they are seen on many statues had owls on them. "Yeah, star magic can be tricky I guess. If you put it that way, but it's still pretty fascinating. Thank you for explaining." said Jimmy in a rather calm tone. "The other stars sound fascinating too." Jimmy actually always loved magic and the stars, so listening to Persephone speak was actually very calming and interesting for the young man. She was actually opening up another side to look at. Jimmy let out his hand. "Come here little one, I mean Miss Ipalo." Jimmy had to remember that he was one of the sun, which meant he would have to show his fellow star friend some honor. Ipalo let him hold her.
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Post by xSTARRkey on Mar 16, 2021 11:26:06 GMT
"Thank you for listening," she told him sincerely. Most people would have probably tuned her out by now. The fact that Jimmy hadn't yet really meant a lot to her. She knew she had a tendency to ramble, but at least he seemed interested. "If you ever have one you want to meet, I can always bring them down." This was not an offer she extended to just anyone — in fact, she had never extended the offer before. Jimmy, however, seemed different than most people. She'd be okay bringing the stars down for him.
Perse watched with a smile as Ipalo let Jimmy hold her. It was a sight to see. A starry owl being held by a person. She wondered for a second if Ipalo could impart her wisdom on other people while in this form and not just her. She might want to experiment with that in the future with other stars too. She didn't want to ruin the moment for Jimmy and Ipalo right now though. They could try it in a bit.
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