thechoiceisyours: (❄ ʟᴏsɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴡᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ)
Chris Hartley ([personal profile] thechoiceisyours) wrote in [community profile] hadriel_logs2017-03-15 02:46 pm

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Who: Open to everyone
What: #TeamTranquillity are in it to win it. Deciding to work together, the gang has taken over the library and converted it into a space for weary residents of Hadriel to catch their breath and just take it easy amid the intensifying competition in the city to invoke one emotion or another.
Where: The Library
When: March 15th to March 21st, duration of the event.
Warnings: Will Update if necessary!

[Hadriel's library has unfortunately seen little use; the books are either unreadable or cover material so random that only Hope someone who completely did not understand the concept of fun would have picked those books. Little wonder it's hardly frequented by Hadriel's residents.

But it's still a library: meaning, it's got plenty of space, and plenty of peace and quiet.

So with all the chaos erupting over the city? It could make the perfect sanctuary, a place to take a breather from the emotion wars. A place where a person could unwind over a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate, knit a sweater in peace, or even plunge themselves into pillow/blanket fort and just take a nap. A place to relax.

A place for Tranquillity.

Which is why Team Tranquillity has taken over the library and converted it into a mini R&R. Tables and chairs have been pushed to the side to allow for floor space, and comfortable chairs, sofas and even beanie bags, all in softer pastel colours, dot the empty space. A couple of tables and chairs have been left as well, so that those in need of them can use them as they'd like. And of course, the giant pillow fort bundled in one corner for people to unceremoniously throw themselves into.

The members of Team Tranquillity are all around to ensure that your time in the Tranquillity Space is as relaxing as can be. Some members are even offering services, ranging from massages to meditation, gentle exercises to a steaming hot cup of joe. Knitting classes, advice on handling emotional stress when under torture and trauma, and even some fortune-telling for light laughs.

And it's perfectly alright to drag a beanie bag to your own personal corner and just crash there for the day. No judgement from Team Tranquillity.

A message is sent out via the network to inform Hadriel's citizens of the new place in town to get away from it all. Drop by whenever, do what you need to relax and recharge. It's a stressful world out there, and sometimes we all need to take some time to chill out, right?

Welcome, to the Tranquillity Space.
]
whip_poor_will: (so glad to see you well)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-03-22 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Pleased with the answer, Ravine laughs. "That's correct."

Rather than being riddled again, she is met with a different kind of question then.

"I can't say that I dislike them. Do you?"
liveasmyself: (Serious)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-03-23 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"They're a way to pass the time. We used to do them during festivals back home."

Then they started doing less together as a family and she didn't really participate. But the riddles are still fun when she has people trying to answer.

"I thought it might be good for Confusion too."
whip_poor_will: (so glad to see you well)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-03-24 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
"Suppose having the right person stumped would inspire confusion." The edge of her lip twitches back into a small grin. "How has that been working out for you?"

Ravine can't say that she's had much success so far, but she's pulled forth an effort. And at the end of the day, that is what counts, right?

Yes.
liveasmyself: (Serious)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-03-27 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Ray shrugs one shoulder. Not being Confusion herself, she supposes she can't "It depends on the person. Some do better at it than others."

She looks down at Ravine's display again. "What's your strategy?"
whip_poor_will: Our two heroes stand for moments, pondering its uses, their dastardly juvenile minds running wild... (before a practical plan presents itself)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-03-29 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
"I can imagine."

Such as Ravine herself, who has been around long enough to know a thing or two about riddles. She may have picked up some silly jokes along the way as well, but that's neither here nor there.

Not when Ray is now bringing attention to Ravine's little setup. "Simple fortunes. And if that doesn't work out, then some relaxing tête-à-tête and tea suffices. Speaking of which, would you like some?"
liveasmyself: (Standing)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-04-02 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
She thinks back to that big, dark school and wandering around without any food or drink. She's been able to have enough while being here, but she can't remember the last time she had a cup of tea.

"Yes, please. If you have any to spare. May I sit?"
whip_poor_will: (i watch the stars go by)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-04-02 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"By all means."

She gestures to the empty space across from her. It's less of a conventional chair and more of a seated pillow, but offering comfort and hospitality nonetheless.

With that, she begins pouring a single cup for her new visitor. "It's the closest mix I could get to lapsang souchong. I've always been quite fond of it."

The smoky aroma, at least. She's never been able to savor its flavor while living.
liveasmyself: (Neutral)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-04-03 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Ray settles on the pillow and nods her gratitude. She doesn't think she'll be able to do much feeding Tranquility in these strange settings, but she can at least try to release the tension in her shoulders and back.

She inhales the scent of the tea and smiles. "Really? This kind comes from where I live. Or, well, some of it does--I think they still make it on the mainland too."

They always say the kind grown on the island is the best.
whip_poor_will: (so glad to see you well)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-04-09 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
Ravine nods once, recognizing the similarities.

"I have always been quite fond of its resin scent. We didn't have anything like it where I'm from."

Taste, on the other hand, is another matter. It's been a long time since she's been able to eat or consume anything. But she can at least relish in the aroma wafting from the hot steam from time to time, so sitting with the hot teapot hasn't been so bad.
liveasmyself: (Wide eyes)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-04-10 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Ray blows at the steam rising from her cup. It really does smell like home, and she tries not to think too hard about everything she's left behind.

Focusing on someone else's home seems an easy way to accomplish that. "Where is that?"
whip_poor_will: (street spirit)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-04-11 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
For a moment, she considers giving one of her many non-answers. It's a personal question. Ravine doesn't do 'personal' so well.

"Jerusalem." She pauses, knowing that she had spent more than half of her living life elsewhere. "That is where I was born."

Her accent would have been a good tip, if one knew what to listen for. And not many do.
liveasmyself: (Wide eyes)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-04-13 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Ray thinks back to her history and geography classes, which feel so far away now. They were rather limited in scope, and that name isn't one she recognizes.

"Where is that? I've never heard of it."
whip_poor_will: (street spirit)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-04-13 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
That doesn't end up striking Ravine as a surprise. In fact, she almost laughs, but doesn't.

"Back then it was known as the Kingdom of Judah. Much later, however, the land became known as Israel, in the Eastern Mediterranean."
liveasmyself: (Evasive/Confused)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-04-19 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
Ray chews on her lip and hums as she thinks. "Mm... I still don't think I know much about those either. It must be very far from the Republic of China. Do you know where that is?"
whip_poor_will: (you gotta learn to play the game right)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-04-23 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
She smiles. "Oh, yes, of course I do. That's the country in East Asia. I've been there before, many times."

Just as Ravine has been all around the world many times over, existing where she is needed to be.

"It's a terrible thing, martial law," she adds, the warm smile fading. "There was so much fear in that place."
liveasmyself: (Wide eyes)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-04-28 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly what she didn't want to be reminded of. Ray's hands freeze right in the middle of ferrying the teacup to her mouth.

She thinks of downplaying it and trying to move on, but instead she finds herself staring at the woman. "Were you there?"
whip_poor_will: (street spirit)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-04-30 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
Any warmth in her visage is quick to drain away as Ravine's expression grows somber.

"I was. A lot of people died that day. Many more died after two-twenty-eight."

You see a lot of shit in her line of 'work'.
Edited 2017-04-30 02:34 (UTC)
liveasmyself: (Evasive/Confused)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-05-07 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Ray's whole face seems to sag: her jaw hangs open and the color drains away from her face. She's not sure how to respond--does she pretend she doesn't know what that means? Does she pretend she's a good little nationalist and immediately denounce the thought of that day?

But she's not at home. She doesn't need to pretend... that much.

Her eyes flick sideways, and then she looks at Ravine. "Nobody talks about that at home."

Nobody but Mr. Chang and the kind of person who gets escorted away by the police in broad daylight.
whip_poor_will: (you gotta learn to play the game right)

[personal profile] whip_poor_will 2017-05-22 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
The immediate shift to dread in Ray does not go unnoticed then. Ravine doesn't even need to be a psychic to see that.

"Of course they didn't." The corner of her lip pulls into a reassuring gesture. "But don't worry. No one's putting a bag over your head for uttering a breath of it here."

In both the literal and figurative sense.
liveasmyself: (Unamused)

[personal profile] liveasmyself 2017-05-26 03:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Ray frowns, and now she looks Ravine directly in the face. She doesn't like that image, and she tells herself it's because she doesn't appreciate all these assumptions (just that, assumptions) being made.

"I never said they were. Is that things were in your home?"