songerein | (no subject)

Who: Alphen and you
Which: open log
What: Alphen's taking dogs out for a walk.
Warnings: possible mentions of depression and death.

1. the streets of reverein

No, Wait! Come back! Black Fang! White Shadow! Gray Claw!

[Alphen's running for his life while chasing after three puppies. The dogs run away from him and hide behind the next bystander they see. ]

Sorry to bother you with this but have you seen a dog around here?

[He looks a little apologetic. It's been a crazy day. ]

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That's weird. I could swear this thing was talking and walking before.

[He's holding up something that looks like a dog that's made out of plush. That used to belong to Law so Alphen decided to take care of it for the time being. ]

Now it's not really saying anything. Listen I know it's just a plush but it used to walk and talk before. Do you know about enchantment magic?

[Enchantment magic isn't something that he's particularly skilled at. ]

2. around the smithy

Maybe I should get back to work.

[Alphen might seem a little off somehow. He doesn't look like his usual self anymore. His eyes look different and his hand has a drastically changed in appearance as well. He looks more like a monster that way. Seems as if he's been trying to hide these changes under bandages.

Either way it does look suspicious. The nightmare influence is strong and affecting him to this extent. It's gotten to the point where it's noticeable.]

There's a lot of things I still have to check up on. The smithy should be open right about now too. It's been a while. I want to see how things are doing there.

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[feel free to wild card as always.]

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I can't even hold my blade properly. There's no way I'm in fighting condition like this.

You're more of a warrior than I am.

[He's just stating it as if it's a fact.]

A warrior worthy of the title knows their limits and when to rely on others. [ Similar to Alphen's previous tone, Somnus states this as if it is a fact. Whether it is a fact, and that it applies to him, remains debatable.

He continues: ]

You have the dawn flower. Go now and seek to appease your woes, before it is too late.

I wonder when it's too late. I can't imagine having that much time to figure this all out.

[ Time is always going to be an issue. Alphen looks mildly distressed. ]

Do you think I have more than a few days at least? [He has no idea how bad this thing can be. ]

[ After a moment of consideration, he nods. ] The flower has the power to both quell and revert, to some extent,... or so I have been told. [ The subject is a bit nebulous, but he trusts the source. ] Find a field of them in which to lie, if nothing else.

I'll do that. I'll have to make some preparations before I head out.

Would you mind it if I contacted you when I've made some progress on that front? I'd at least like to tell you how I'm doing every now and then.

[Somnus is still his boss. ]

[ A nod. ] Do as you will.