April 23, 2011

S H A D O W P L A Y :

Duel at Dawn

Night seems to stretch on longer than normally in The Gardens...

Which could be a blessing, for a the first light of daybreak things will be settled for good and done so with a duel. A duel by sword, pistol, magic or card games? The outcome might be predictable or it could be a mystery who ( Read more... )

[Sitting under the protection of a gazebo is one Dr. Carol Marcus, who is watching the rain in the manner of those deep in thought- looking through it, not at it.

It's pretty quiet, except for the pitterpatter of raindrops on the gazebo roof, so it may seem a bit odd when suddenly she turns towards you, a distant but still inquisitve look in her ( Read more... )

This... was not the captain's office.

Hand hanging uselessly in the air where a doorknob should have been, Aphrim looked up from the sheaf of papers in his other hand and stared in blank confusion at his unfamiliar surroundings. Gone were the drab gray walls of the precinct and the distinct smell of something faintly resembling piss. Instead, they ( Read more... )

It was some time nearing evening now; Atem finding herself drawn out to the seemingly never ending maze of the gardens. Her hair was hanging loose against her shoulders, damp with the moisture of a recent shower, skin glowing slightly from the recent heat of it all. One step after the next, her movements were become more sluggish, heavy and tired. ( Read more... )

[ Falling asleep in strange places isn't exactly a new thing for Noel to do. She's sprawled on her side in the fetal position, quite nearly engulfed by the flowers. A soft snoring can be heard as she slumbers deeply ( Read more... )

Oh great, looked like whatever was going on was messing with him again. An Onsen this time rather then a train? Well, it was better then the last trip, he needed a break and this was a good way to go about it. He threw on a gray yukata and grunted when he saw how low it displayed his chest and neck ( Read more... )

The gardens are lovely in the light of the full moon. To Titus's eyes, so accustomed to the overgrown gardens of Gormenghast, with their ragged shrubs and flowers gone wild from a lack of tending, it seems almost foreign, but a welcome sight ( Read more... )

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April 16, 2011

S H A D O W P L A Y :

Briar RoseParts of The Gardens have fallen into darkness ( Read more... )

The first thing that came to mind was that she was warm. The teenage girl frowned and squinted when she opened her eyes, an arm lifted to shield them from the bright sun as she sat up. Where was she? The last thing she remembered was sleeping in her own bed... And then, she was here, sleeping under a tree with a rose resting on her chest. What in ( Read more... )