Event Log: Dust to Dust

[hadrielmods]

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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[glacius]

"Ah. That's rather... bittersweet, isn't it?" Glacius replies, tilting his head against Carlisle's hand as he tends to do when his partner caresses his scar. "Losing the Tear, I mean—but to a good cause. Certainly to a good cause, if it minimizes risk in unknown territory. Anyways. Of course we will hope against hope that you should never have to use the other, but that does not mean that it is not still a good idea to have a back up. If you get badly injured or end up suffering fatigue as dire as what plagued you after our doubles attacked, for example, then the Tear could help negate that. It is all about being prepared. One can never take too many precautions, especially not with the wellbeing of the one that they love."

[tongueamok]

"I suppose that's true, though I have what energies I need through our Bond." He brings his spare hand to his chest, feeling that warmth resonating within, using it to stave off his paranoia. "I—"

A chuckle makes its way out of him, but it's born from quiet uncertainty rather than mirth. "My eyes glow now. I didn't realize it until someone pointed it out to me. It's peculiar how your energies have manifested visibly in me, isn't it?"

[glacius]

"Ah, you didn't realize? Ha—I'm sorry, I probably could have informed you earlier, I suppose I thought you would have just seen it in the mirror or... some such way. But it is rather subtle, isn't it? Unless you're channeling a lot of energy; I've noticed they glow more brightly then, or in moments of, ahem, exertion," Glacius chuckles, Carlisle's uncertainty making him uncertain in turn; he can't help but try to soothe it.

"Anyways. It may be peculiar, and I can see how such a sudden change in oneself might be unsettling, but... for what it's worth, well, I like it. It's quite striking. And it makes you even more like an honorary member of my species! So that is nice for me, not that there was anything wrong with your eyes before. It just... makes you unique, and is another reminder of our bond. It's nice to be able to see it just by looking at you, I suppose."

[tongueamok]

Carlisle can't help but smile at that. He should've seen it sooner, but the glow wasn't as bright when they first bonded, was far easier to miss. He's noticed it more frequently now, though whether that's because it grows more vibrant as his own energy diminishes, or because he's been made aware of it, he doesn't know.

His smile softens a bit at that sobering thought; he seeks to stifle it by burying himself against his partner once more, resting his head on Glacius' chest. "We didn't have enough in common already, did we? So we took it upon ourselves to make even more ties between us."

[glacius]

Glacius lays back as Carlisle rests against him, letting his hands drift soothingly up and down the length of the human's long back. "Ha, I suppose so. And we will likely continue to unearth more as we spend our lives together. I'm grateful for what we already have, though; it particularly fortuitous that our energies are so compatible, paving the way with the trust we have forged for such a union. I remember when you were first exploring that, back when this scar was a horrific wound still in need of healing."

The ice alien gestures vaguely to that side of his face with one hand before returning it to the cleric's back and continuing. "We have come a long, long way from there in every regard—but at the same time, you were always careful and caring with me. It's no wonder that we ended up Bonded, or that the union has worked so well despite our difference in species, and I am grateful for that, too.

[tongueamok]

As we spend our lives together. Those words resonate with Carlisle again, underscoring the importance of why he must find a way to survive beyond what little time he has. Didn't he tell Kate that whatever machinations the gods have planned next might be his last? How long will that statement be potentially true? What if—

He closes his eyes, pressing his forehead to his lover's frame and trying to focus on Glacius' words rather than his own thoughts. They circle in his mind like hungry beasts; he allows his partner to protect him, to be his shield from such anxieties.

"How different things might have been if you'd left me to my own devices that night in my garden," he murmurs. "If Algidus had never appeared here, and you hadn't seen me at my lowest. We would surely be friends, but- but would we be that much more? Would we be as we are now?"

[glacius]

"Now you're giving some other alien credit for our union?" Glacius snorts, pulling back to headbutt Carlisle again. It's not forceful enough to actually hurt his partner, but it's definitely more than his gentle bunts or nudges—rather like a light, sort of joking rebuke. "We are together because we care for one another, and we always have. Maybe saying we are destined is a bit too dramatic for you," though Glacius can't help but privately feel as though it fits, "But I think we would have gravitated towards each other one way or another. We need each other, after all."

[tongueamok]

There's a flash of worry that crosses Carlisle's face, but it melts away as the alien butts against him, and he belatedly realizes his partner was teasing.

"As dramatic as destined might be," he replies, basking in the affection he's receiving, "we have seen it time and again where we are drawn together." Not just with Algidus, but— "Even when the gods strip us of our memories, we find one another. I only hope it will be the same when we are free of this place, should our memories be taken from us again, as they are from those sent through the Door once more. Perhaps, by going through of our own volition, we will be allowed to keep them."

Carlisle hopes that they'd be able to choose where they go, as well. To return to his own world to wait for Glacius to find him would be just terrible, and the only means he can think of to search for his partner himself are risky even in the most ideal circumstances.