[ the destruction of churches mean nothing to him, but since hope's palpable anger at him for not remembering their relationship (justified in his opinion) and her mentioning they were very close, he worries the moment he sees hope's comment. it could simply be adding a potential explanation to the fire, but it never hurts to clarify, right? ]
[Just because she's surprised doesn't mean she doesn't believe it, it's just...]
just not used to it, i guess. i'm more likely to burn the church down on accident then get hurt in it. comes with the whole firstborn mikaelson witch thing.
So we're close but I don't ask you how you are? Your best uncle sounds like a real prick.
[ ... hang on. ]
Don't repeat that word.
Did you know I know quite a bit about magic? Was a bit of a prodigy before it got taken away from me. You can lessen the chances of accidentally burning down the church easily.
that's not what i mean. it's just i've been on my own for a while now and you have your own life. i like to think you don't worry about me because you know i can take care of myself.
[Can she, though? Debatable.]
i did, actually. and i know you just want to help but that's what i've been going to school for for the last ten years. i haven't lost control in a long time, promise.
[Mostly due to shoving all of her emotions tightly in a box and never acknowledging them. Hurray!]
Unless your school teaches you how to cope with being dead, which I'm highly concerned about... Just remember I'm here for anything.
[ all kol wants is something to focus on. being left in this realm as a vampire—something he should be used to but isn't—is… less than impressive. he wishes he was here as a witch, even if it was in that other odd-feeling body. he could do so much more. ]
I trust in myself to have good judgement, but no one is expecting you to know how to cope with this, least of all me. I hope you know that.
speaking of coping… kol had and hadn't expected that question about davina. she's missing, and he has no idea where she's gone. is she lost in the woods? did she finally make her way home? kol doesn't allow himself to think the worst has happened (even when that weekly bulletin comes out in a few days). for once, he's a ball of optimism and impulsive distraction. ]
Well. She's been busy doing Davina things. Herbs here, telling me how handsome I am there. Apparently I'm not allowed to sleep on the hard floor, make a mess, or just toss my shirts around like it's Magic Mike. It's quite nice.
I don't have it. I'm assuming my first ring melted when I burnt to death the first time. Davina didn't have time to make me another after she resurrected me.
[ hermione is supposed to be visiting the invincible to say thank you to someone, to drop off a repaired something or other; she has full intentions of simply coming and going, returning back to her own cabin as quickly as she can. but like all good intentions, they're worth nothing in the wake of an emergency.
and hearing her best friend's disembodied voice, screaming in pain, through the other side of a door? well, that's quite an emergency.
only she can't get through. it isn't just locked — she knows a damn spell for that, thank you! — but rather repelling, the hard wall of a boundary spell pushing back against her. ]
Open this door! [ you have one minute, hope, or she's blasting it open. ] Harry!
[ she doesn't want him to be in there. she doesn't think he could be, since she thinks she'd have heard if new arrivals had come through after her. but in the throes of a hallucination that feels damn real, it's hard to be sure — because she can hear him screaming, in as much pain as she's ever heard him suffer through, and she can't just leave him there alone. ]
[Hope has been hiding in her room for days, dark whispers swirling in her head in a way she hasn't had to experience in years. The third time's the charm, though, and she's certain that the darkness that used to live inside her finally found her even in death.
There's someone screaming at the door, though, and it tears her out of the grasp of her own mind, her eyes wide as they look at the door. She stands and goes to open it, knowing the boundary spell would stay in place.
Inside, the room is empty besides herself and her and Will's belongings.]
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text, @kol | after the church destruction announcement
Date: 2019-09-16 06:39 am (UTC)Are you anywhere near the church?
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Date: 2019-09-16 09:38 pm (UTC)[there's a length of time before she adds:]
was it you?
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Date: 2019-09-16 11:41 pm (UTC)[ it's a valid question, but his destruction of any buildings would have more carnage. ]
I'm an excellent role model!
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Date: 2019-09-17 12:31 am (UTC)[Just saying.]
why are you asking then? did you think it was me?
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Date: 2019-09-17 12:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-09-17 12:47 am (UTC)[Just because she's surprised doesn't mean she doesn't believe it, it's just...]
just not used to it, i guess. i'm more likely to burn the church down on accident then get hurt in it. comes with the whole firstborn mikaelson witch thing.
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Date: 2019-09-17 01:01 am (UTC)[ ... hang on. ]
Don't repeat that word.
Did you know I know quite a bit about magic? Was a bit of a prodigy before it got taken away from me. You can lessen the chances of accidentally burning down the church easily.
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Date: 2019-09-17 01:27 am (UTC)[Can she, though? Debatable.]
i did, actually. and i know you just want to help but that's what i've been going to school for for the last ten years. i haven't lost control in a long time, promise.
[Mostly due to shoving all of her emotions tightly in a box and never acknowledging them. Hurray!]
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Date: 2019-09-22 11:26 am (UTC)Unless your school teaches you how to cope with being dead, which I'm highly concerned about... Just remember I'm here for anything.
[ all kol wants is something to focus on. being left in this realm as a vampire—something he should be used to but isn't—is… less than impressive. he wishes he was here as a witch, even if it was in that other odd-feeling body. he could do so much more. ]
I trust in myself to have good judgement, but no one is expecting you to know how to cope with this, least of all me. I hope you know that.
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Date: 2019-09-28 03:48 pm (UTC)[Have you, though, Hope? Probably not.]
How's Davina taking all this?
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Date: 2019-09-28 09:18 pm (UTC)speaking of coping… kol had and hadn't expected that question about davina. she's missing, and he has no idea where she's gone. is she lost in the woods? did she finally make her way home? kol doesn't allow himself to think the worst has happened (even when that weekly bulletin comes out in a few days). for once, he's a ball of optimism and impulsive distraction. ]
Well. She's been busy doing Davina things. Herbs here, telling me how handsome I am there. Apparently I'm not allowed to sleep on the hard floor, make a mess, or just toss my shirts around like it's Magic Mike. It's quite nice.
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Date: 2019-10-11 03:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-13 07:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-23 02:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-10-29 08:52 am (UTC)[ no daylight ring. :c how can kol work on his tan now? ]
It'd certainly make the beach life far more fun.
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Date: 2019-11-06 03:14 pm (UTC)we should see if Rastus can get us the materials. i can make you one. just in case.
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Date: 2019-11-10 04:11 am (UTC)[ because he burned… again. :| ]
You would really do that for me?
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Date: 2019-11-21 03:25 am (UTC)i do what i want
Date: 2019-10-13 01:03 pm (UTC)and hearing her best friend's disembodied voice, screaming in pain, through the other side of a door? well, that's quite an emergency.
only she can't get through. it isn't just locked — she knows a damn spell for that, thank you! — but rather repelling, the hard wall of a boundary spell pushing back against her. ]
Open this door! [ you have one minute, hope, or she's blasting it open. ] Harry!
[ she doesn't want him to be in there. she doesn't think he could be, since she thinks she'd have heard if new arrivals had come through after her. but in the throes of a hallucination that feels damn real, it's hard to be sure — because she can hear him screaming, in as much pain as she's ever heard him suffer through, and she can't just leave him there alone. ]
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Date: 2019-10-23 02:14 am (UTC)There's someone screaming at the door, though, and it tears her out of the grasp of her own mind, her eyes wide as they look at the door. She stands and goes to open it, knowing the boundary spell would stay in place.
Inside, the room is empty besides herself and her and Will's belongings.]
What do you want? There isn't a Harry here.