hadriel_logs | Event Log: Dust to Dust

Who: All characters participating in the event
What: The event log for the Dust to Dust event
Where: All over the city!
When: January 14th-17th
Warnings: A big ol' mess.

It starts off small: the wind picks up, particles of sand and dirt and dust begin to fill the air. You might not even notice at first, not until you have to wipe the dust off your windows to see outside. After all, it's been a long time since Hadriel has experienced weather, and it's never experienced a weather event not caused by the gods before.

But the gods aren't in charge of the weather now, and even if they could prevent this dust storm, they have way too many other things to do. So it's up to you to deal with it, and as the wind rises and the dust storm moves into the city, there'll be plenty to deal with.

Once the storm is at its peak, it'll be almost impossible to see outside - and it won't be safe to go wandering, either. Entirely besides falling and hurting yourself, if you aren't wrapped up well enough the particles in the air will abrade your skin. Love that sandpaper feel! Oh, and breathing? Yeah, better make sure your nose and mouth are covered, or else they'll be full of sand, too. Hope you've got some goggles stashed away to protect your eyes. Luckily, it won't last too long - 'cause you'll have plenty of cleaning to do once the storm is over.

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[Oscar turns from the window to address his guest.]

Is this world in any way similar to your own, Miss Irisviel?

[He wasn't satisfied with the quality of his tea selection even before their electricity ceased to function, but he doesn't feel that denying his friend and neighbor the option of a cup of tea is ideal, either. Rather than bringing the kettle near to a gentle boil, he has had to settle for hot water poured directly from the faucet. The satchel in Miss Irisviel's cup is still steeping. It does not suffice in the place of proper fine tea, but he hopes that it can be enjoyed.]

[She can't help fidgeting with the teabag as it seeps, drawing it around the surface of the more-or-less hot water and watching the liquid darken. Tea is so warm and comforting, it's easy to be distracted into brooding by it. It doesn't matter to her that it's improperly made; it's just nice of Oscar to offer.]

Not nearly! [She chuckles.] There's nowhere on Earth where the sun is visible for nearly the entire day. [Not to mention the, well, single sun.] We have deserts, but I hear they're very cold for the entire night!

And... where I spent most of my life, it was almost always snowing.

I too hail from Earth.

[These are words he would be hard-pressed to find occasion for saying outside of Hadriel. He didn't learn about the existence of other advanced worlds until after he was brought here.]

Did you live in the planet's North?

[It doesn't seem to surprise her at all that he, too, seems to be an earthian despite any lack of organic humanity. In fact, it nearly makes sense. There was always something familiar about him.]

Near Schwarzwald, in fact. [Not that she could say much about the area beyond that, beyond what could be seen from her window or during a brief walk or drive around the grounds.]

[He cannot say where precisely Schwarzwald might be situated in terms of geographical location. But he can hazard a guess.]

Is that a German town?

It's a forest!

[There's no irony or leg-pulling in her voice. That's exactly what it is and exactly what she knows about it. "Town" wasn't exactly something she ever saw.]

Ah. So then you must have lived in a provincial area.

[It is possible, then, that Miss Irisviel's Schwarzwald was not far from being one of the countless forests they passed on their journey eastward.

Oscar quietly takes the seat across from her.]

Yes, something like that. The estate was very secluded, and I never really left it.

[Thinking of that winter castle would be almost enough to cause Irisviel to withdraw, but she perks up when he joins her at the table instead. Certainly her own life sounds boring.]

What about you? I'm sure you've been to many exciting places!

['Exciting' is a word for them.]

I have driven a train across Europe and seen the farthest reaches of Northern Russia.

Event Log: Dust to Dust

Spire 2, #301 (Closed to Irisviel; 1/15)

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