A Book of Rogues and Imposters

*squints at appointments etc within that time* Flying across an ocean, tax appointment, physio appointment, possibly dinner on an island (assuming I can get there), and a weekend of hauling Stuff on another island.

Hmf. Looks like I need to do this right now if I want to get it into the usual pattern.


Well, hopefully some of you are around. :)


Sparks for the poor?


Final count: 36 over two days and somewhat over ten thousand words. Stop moving the goal posts, brain.

brocade couch (Sun Queen era; unknown and Arianhrod)
an expression of complete aplomb in a situation another finds Overwhelming. (Sun Queen era; Ulysse and Arianhrod)
unfamiliar books (Takashi, unattributed time)
misplaced needles (Hernén, unattributed time)

Trickwood Unification: muscle aches (Donel and Ruadhan), hauling water (Donel and Ruadhan), a leap into the dark (Hernén and Belladonna), unexpected territorial marking (Hernén), contingency planning (Hernén, Ruadhan, Donnel and Fintain)

being rushed through getting dressed only to get the clothes All Wrong. (Trickwood, before the wars; Fintain, Caitlyn, Toal and Hernén)

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copper ornaments (Falcons' Feathers; Khenbish, Irina and Yevgenia)

Vasilisa: assembly required, small rebellions, missing part, at the other end, no way home, coffee, computers and song

Sibir: faulty wiring (Stas, Sergeievich), the worst of it (Arkady Gregorovich), silver spoon (Stas and Nadya), an unexpected and unwanted message and a doubletake (Stas, Sergeievich, others)

ornate binding lending a relatively unimportant book more gravitas. (or conversely, plain/battered binding hiding an important book in plain view.) (Chevalier de Grammont)
an unexpected safety ([Sweden], with the witch who helped Sinclair)
not wanting to move, for heat and humidity (Swallow's Tail; Helena and Taarstad)

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Campaign era: always between the lines (Ricard, looking towards the Morrigan), buying new glassware (Eduard De'Ath and the Morrigan), combination lock (Eduard De'Ath, Julian De'Ath, the Morrigan), no light (Julian De'Ath, Azrael, the Morrigan)

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feeling of sunlight on skin (Nataraj; Rita and Luke)
finding an end (unknown scholarly gentleman and knitter niece)
the sound of someone else breathing (Mummy fanfic, two parts because it ran overspace)
mocassins (unknown gentleman who approves of classical things and irate feminine companion)
A plaid something that SHOULD NOT BE PLAID (unknowns)
"I look like a demented pirate." (unknowns)
blue glass bottle(s) (unknowns)

Sparks for the poor?


Wild Roses:
The difference between timely and just in time (Phoebe & a young Ulysse)
a match struck in the dark (Takashi, Rock God days)
Fire-aligned at -40 (somewhere in the Trickwood)
family relationships (somewhere in the Trickwood)
changing assumptions
half-rotted leaves
tall grass
reinterpretation
I eets ur hed (the ambassador from Autumn & her daughter)
secondhand boots [2] (Isael)
fuzzy scratchy blankets (Fintain & Hazel & Sascha)
red stripes (Hazel & Sascha)
piano scales played slowly (Aodh)
bear trap (Hazel & Lin)
a little grey kitten (Isael & Conall)

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Herding the Witches' Horses:
a broken instrument (Falcons' Feathers, Sajal & Irina)
tasting smoke (Falcons' Feathers, Irina)
secondhand boots [1] (Sibir, Sergeievich)
reoccuring dreams (Sibir/Swallow's Tail, Helena)
nitrogen snow (le Chevalier de Grammont, Sinclair)
cats (le Chevalier de Grammont, Sinclair & Grammont)
the feeling of walking into the middle of an argument, even tho nobody's actually saying anything. (le Chevalier de Grammont, Martin & Sinclair & Grammont)
large fluffy falling snow (Swallow's Tail, Petrovich & Sascha)

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Death be not Proud:
mackeral (the Morrigan)
a partially destroyed, crucial record ([Telas] De'Ath)
brass taps & oak (Eduard De'Ath & the Morrigan)
self-indulgence (the Morrigan)

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Other:
the smell of salted meat frying (Nataraj, Luke & Samuil)
polished marble (Nataraj, Luke)
incandescent joy (Nataraj, Luke & Samuil)

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Unknown:
Omniscience
Heroes are irritating creatures.
just hanging on 'til tomorrow
sometimes healing brings its own sort of pain

Okay.

Wild Roses spark-responses:
A welcome mat. (Phoebe, Ulysse)
"But is it worth it?" (unknown)
Something belonging only to [me] (Hazel and Lin)
The only safe space in the world. (Liare, Lin)
a worn-unrecognizable stuffed. . . uh, something. (Sascha, Jonathan, Hazel)
A bottle of black dye (chaos!twins)
Crumpled sheets of paper (Sean)
Waking up and realizing it's below freezing and you're under a lot of blankets and just do NOT want to get up. (Sascha)
The taste of salt right after drinking orange juice. (Niamh)
Fault lines. (Isael)
Warm sand - texture/feeling (Sean and a Hand)
A broken mirror. (Conall and Isael)
Chess (or approximate equivalent) (Hazel and Lin)
cumin up one's nose (the docks)
A non-threatening but irritatingly incapacitating illness. (Sascha)
Liminal spaces (Yasha)
Doldrums (Niamh, Aodh)
Foreboding weather (Trickwood)
needing a haircut (Conall)
"here we go for the hunderedth time, hand grenade pins in every line" (second Joceline)
nervous waiting (Sean, The Lady)
mist and sunlight over water (unknown)
Rainbows of many different silk brocades. (Phoebe, Granmere Lehseet [the Shopkeeper])
Intricate knotting, weaving, and colored cords. (unknown)
the bite/tingle of something spicy (Isaac Gabriel)
A blanket that's still warm (Fang Yin, Aodh)
A warm bath (Hazel and Lin)
COVERED IN BEES (chaos!twins and their great-grandmother)
reflexively whacking someone with a big stick (second Joceline and Conall)
deceptive sunny blue sky coupled with shocking cold. (Trickwood)
gold leaves in a wind funnel, like gold flakes in a stream of water. (Sebastian)


Witches' Horses spark-responses:
A broken window. ([Swans])
Magma (Vasilisa)
"You sure of that?" (Witches' Horses)
a job well done ([Swans])
the sound of wind against windows (as yet unaffiliated)
polished steel (Witches' Horses)
The sound of rain against windows after a victory at great cost to you and yours. (Witches' Horses side arc [Ruslan Sergeievich])
Reflections on antique black lacquer (Falcons' Feathers)
a bone windchime (Vasilisa)
autumn sunlight through red tinted leaves (Vasilisa)
Soup of the day (Witches' Horses)
Carousel. (unknown)
Non-sequitor ([Swans])
Mushrooms (unknown)
Oppressive heat and humidity ([Swans])
bottled, over-processed & sweetened tea (Witches' Horses)


Death be not Proud spark-responses:
A painted wooden box (brothers De'Ath)
The age of rocks. (the Morrigan)
Thin ice over shallow water (the Morrigan)
a watch that won't start (the Morrigan)
the smell of wood smoke (brothers De'Ath)
wind in your hair, moving at speed (the Morrigan)


Other/unattributed/etc spark-responses:
The top of a mountain.
refractions from raindrops standing on greenery after a shower.
the abrupt realization that the old friend you have run across has, in the intervening years, spawned. (Pride, Mota)
The sounds and smells of a major industrial workshop, (hot steel, oil, hammers on hot steel) (Tanith)
the catloaf
The faint scent left in a discarded garment.
a picture frame
attack of the mosquitos
wind blown sand (Mirages, Isha, Fire-eyes)


Thank you all. Also, good lord.

Comments still very much appreciated.

Someone request babble on someone/thing. or a snippet.


[ETA] there is no time limit on this. You are free to request more than one babble and/or snippet.


[ETA2] Snips and babble so far:
Thaddeus, babble and snip (ignore the perverts down the thread, they're bad!werewolves), snip
Phoebe and Aifiric's wedding day
Isael (and Loki-horse), babble and snip, snip
The Morrigan (goddess and person), babble and snip
pre-teen Aodh, snip
baby!Dante, snip
Ian, first worldwalk (Celeloriel is trying to break my BRAIN)
Life in general with the family De'Ath babble

Pele? Pele?!

As in the Hawai'ian volcano goddess?

Vesta, where the hell did you come up with this? I mean, fae, I can deal with. Kitsune, weirwolves, even the damned djinn. I'm used to weird things wandering in here. But god-touched? Hell--god-bor--

Oh, dammit. Kingfisher. ****. ***** ** * **** *****.

*twists around to glare at Dante* Don't you dare. Yes, it would probably work. Yes, the modern Fire-eyes arc would fit it. But NO. There are limits.

*turns back to Vesta* Stop playing with the lava. Please. It looks like mercury in your hand, yes, and it's an amazing image. Please. Thank you.

Christos, I don't know. Ask Damien. I'm sure there's someone around here he's mad enough at to apply that to.

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*slackjawed* I knew Aodh liked dancing to the French stuff. He the one taught you to do that? Oh, the Morrigan? Figures, he taught her.


. . . . *whispered* Lord and Lady, I never knew. *slightly dazed* Lady Larathia? I don't know when this happened, but Dante and Vesta appear to be a pair. To the point he's actually dancing with her . . .

I just dreamed them. And they are saying no names.

( While walking in my dreams, I came upon a story . . . )