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[silk_for_calde]

[Private to Hiyori]
As promised, the descriptions; if they aren't clear enough do let me know.

The first; a man with two faces. One, stern but not cruel; the other kind, fatherly. He may be carrying a double-bladed axe, or may have a whirlwind beside him.

The second; a woman, tall and matronly. Her face is serious, and her hair entwined with serpents. She may have agricultural imagery around her; wheat, perhaps.

The third; a young woman, regal-seeming. She should be pictured with many arms; eight, ten, or twelve is traditional. She is associated with water, and as such may have fish or water creatures about her.

The fourth; a young, slender woman. She should be in motion; dancing, her garments airy and caught in the wind. Songbirds and butterflies would flock to her, and she may have a musical instrument of some sort with her.

The fifth; a young man, garbed in black, his features hidden by shadow or a mask. Night creatures with him; bats and owls, black birds.

The sixth; another young man, very still. Robed and hooded; his facial features hard to make out, but very harsh. Not cruel; more... impassive. Accompanied perhaps by a jackal or a carrion bird.

The seventh; a young woman, tall and mysterious; she should seem like a magician. Serious and a little otherworldly. Accompanied by a deer or a small monkey.

The eighth; a shorter woman, rather more plump than the rest. She may also have agricultural imagery, and should be accompanied by a well-fed pig. She should seem welcoming and content.

The ninth; a broad-shouldered woman with hawkish features, in military garb; a crested helmet and a sword. She should be accompanied by a lion, or (failing that) have a lion's face incorporated somewhere on her armor. Her face is strong; not precisely pretty, but attractive in a fierce way.

The images need not be large or complex, as I have said; and I leave most of the specifics to your discretion. Thank you, Hiyori; I look forward to seeing your work.
[/Private]

I gather this is a curse of some sort? Everywhere I go there are sprigs of mistletoe hanging from every convenient perch, and people underneath them are-- ah.

I suppose it's some manner of Christmas tradition? How peculiar...

[ooc: Affected and out-and-about doing his Christmas shopping >D WHO WANTS TO MAKE THE AUGUR BLUSH, EH? Plz feel free to actionspam and smooch 'im, even if you've never met him before. xD]

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[lionesscouchant.livejournal.com]

[She's waving!]

Hullo!

[silk_for_calde]

[Silk smiles, because he's always happy to see Lucy.]

Good afternoon!

[lionesscouchant.livejournal.com]

How are you?

[She's coming up close!]

[silk_for_calde]

I'm quite well, and yourself?

[Without really being aware of what he's doing, Silk bends down and gives her a quick kiss on the cheek. And then looks very, very confused.]

[lionesscouchant.livejournal.com]

[She kisses him back on the cheek!]

I'm well!

[silk_for_calde]

I'm glad to hear that! Ah... what just happened?

[He laughs, because it's fairly harmless, if it's a curse-- just a little disconcerting!]

[lionesscouchant.livejournal.com]

It's a curse!

[silk_for_calde]

I see... Well, at least it doesn't seem to be a dangerous one!

[He shifts his grip on his shopping bags, having nearly lost one when he bent.]

PLACEHOLDER ... as I am in school 8D;;

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

[is also out and about doing some discrete Christmas shopping, but somehow managed to get distracted by books so she doesn't see him juuuuust yet.]

:D :D

[silk_for_calde]

[Poor Silk is a bit distracted himself, and doesn't realize until the last moment he's about to bump into Raven. Or what's overhead. When he does see her, he grins brightly.]

Oh! Good afternoon, Raven!

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

[The sound of her name pulls her attention from whatever book she's looking into and a small smile manifests as she catches sight of him.]

Silk, hi. [Then her brows furrow and she looks at him a little strangely; something feel off somehow...]

... what are you out for?

[silk_for_calde]

[He lifts a shopping bag by way of explanation, still smiling. Christmas might be a foreign holiday but he's getting into the spirit.]

Doing some holiday shopping. And yourself?

[He's feeling a little funny, too, come to think of it...]

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

[She eyes the back and levitates two of her own to show him.]

Likewise fulfilling the obligations of the season. [pauses, tries to place the weird compulsion to step closer.] Is there something going on today? [might as well vocalize it, right?]

[silk_for_calde]

Some kind of a curse, I think. [He sounds distracted, and takes a half-step closer without realizing he's doing it.] There's mistletoe everywhere, I'm not entirely clear on what it means.

1/4

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

Mistle--

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

[Uh-oh. It doesn't take very long for that to suddenly click and there's a split second where she raises her eyes to confirm with a sinking mixture of dread, embarrassment, and ohsweetAzarthisisgoingtobeawkwaaaaard.]

3/3; overestimated, whoops.

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

[In the meantime, she's also levitated closer and up, because hi Silk, I imagine you're taller than Raven. Thinks fast, thinks fast--

Leans forward to quickly peck him on the side of the mouth (which is as far away as the curse will allow it appears), before dropping back down quickly. Let the awkward silence commence. Raven's not really sure if she should apologize or not.]

... um.

[silk_for_calde]

[He's confused as she levitates, and even more confused by the kiss. This tradition doesn't exist in his whorl. And although he gave Lucy a peck on the cheek before, this is a little different. And, uh. Silk has never been kissed.]

Um, [he agrees. Aaaaawkward.]

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

... sorry. [She resists the temptation to have the Earth swallow her up in black energy there and then and flee back to her room, shopping and gift items be damned.]

I ... think it's a curse. [Avoiiiiding eye contact and it's slowly starting to seem like Timid's taken over the helm.]

[silk_for_calde]

It's all right. [Silk, perpetually honest as he is, doesn't really mind; it was just sort of unexpected. He sounds perfectly calm. His cheeks are bright red, but you know, that could totally just be the cold.]

It is a curse, and so you needn't feel responsible. Besides, you've done no harm. Is this customary? [He reaches up to pick the mistletoe off its hook curiously.]

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

[She nods in answer to his question and eyes the mistletoe warily in his hand.]

Something like that. Leave it up to the deities to forcibly enforce this one. [Crankiness is apparently Raven's way of channelling acute embarrassment, although there are likewise spots of crimson blooming on her cheeks.]

[silk_for_calde]

Well, at least the sentiment is pleasant. [He eyes the small plant quizzically, not sure what to do with it since he probably can't slip it back onto the hook. And from what he's heard and seen it will probably just grow back.]

Are you all right? I'm sorry to be the cause of your discomfort...

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

You're not. [she assures him, struggling to pull in her wayward emotions before she blew something up.]

And, it's better to find out about the curse this way than being accosted by a random stranger, I suppose. [a sigh] There go my plans for shopping today.

[silk_for_calde]

It might make things more difficult. [For lack of anything better he slips the sprig into a pocket.]

And yes, I suppose it could be much worse.

[unkindnessof.livejournal.com]

["And it wasn't completely terrible!" Raven really hated Happy sometimes.]

You're going to keep it with you? [She quirks an eyebrow at him slightly, and it's kind of odd because she'd keeping a good arm's length or so away from him, but less awkward than if the curse decided the manifest again, she decided.]

[silk_for_calde]

[He shrugs.] I don't like to litter. Besides, it seems to grow back because of the curse. [He's trying his best to diffuse the awkwardness. Though he's also keeping a, uh, respectful distance. Just in case.]

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[doujin-dork.livejournal.com]

That's . . . the most involved request I've ever gotten.

2/3-I lied

[doujin-dork.livejournal.com]

I'll do it no problem.

[doujin-dork.livejournal.com]

I'll start working on it right away!

[silk_for_calde]

Thank you, Hiyori-- I hope that information is sufficient?

Thank you for taking on such a large project; you must be busy, and I really appreciate it.

[doujin-dork.livejournal.com]

I'll let you know if I need any more information. But for now it seems good.

It's no problem!