[Open, Major Event] 12 June 2066

[geistnet]

Over the course of the last week, you'll have likely noticed the buzz and excitement that's been building all around Metro Manila -- if you've been around awhile, you know what time of the year it is. If you're new: well, this is an experience you're sure to enjoy.

The festive mood surrounding Philippine Independence Day is hard to miss. Wander around the metropolis and you'll note that the streets are filled with tourists and locals; turn one corner and you'll see parades, turn another and you may be treated to performances set up on strategically placed stages.

As for Falner, the colors of the Philippine flag seem to be everywhere you look: the kids who live or study at the estate are mostly running around with their faces painted. If you wander down towards the Fair Grounds in the South District, there are a couple of booths set up offering anything from body paint and temporary tattoos to local delicacies. West District establishments The King's Rest and Liquidated also have special treats aligned with the theme of the day. There's also talk about the annual street party which will be held over at the Baywalk later this evening, and the younger initiates are abuzz over the yearly light show held over Manila Bay that showcase reenactments of all the major battles all the way up to the Darkest Vigil.

Independence Day is also not all that's being celebrated, because for Keepers of the Vigil and supernatural communities all over the world, today marks the second anniversary of Arcis Fortress City.

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Comments

[bloodsinger]

[ Sophie notices the motion and... ]

Does anyone not smoke in this place?

[ That's...conversation?

Yes? ]

[bostova]

[ Sigh. She liked you better when you were quiet. ]

No.

[ The kids don't smoke. They might, when they get older, if they choose to. ]

[bloodsinger]

[ She's more at easy while antagonizing someone, sorry. ]

Okay...

[ And that feels like pretty much it. ]

[bostova]

[ Bladians are pretty good at antagonizing people. This one, especially. ]

Was that all?

[ She will go back to ignoring you again, if so. ]

[bloodsinger]

[ It's that one Path all the Bladians are naturally attuned to, perhaps. ]

Can you shape shift?

[ She's going to bother every single Bladian she knows (you and Hikaru) about that, yes ]

[bostova]

No.

[ She could? If she wanted to learn.

Oh, she wants to learn. But there were Stipulations set many years ago, so. Yeah. Probably not going to happen...yet? Maybe. She's stubborn. ]

[bloodsinger]

But you know how that works.

[ She probably does, if only because Sophie would find that annoying. That's how the world seems to work when it comes to her. ]

[bostova]

You're a hundred years too young to learn it.

[ ...Annoying. She's considering moving out of the lake and find somewhere else to be alone now. It's not you, Sophie, it's her.

...Okay, it might be you. ]

[bloodsinger]

That has nothing to do with anything.

[ Only it kind of does?

Whatever, she's going to slide down the wall and keep to herself. ]

[bostova]

[ This lineface is directed at you. ]

Yes, it does.

[bloodsinger]

[ Oh now she's the one talking. ]

How so?

[bostova]

Use your head, I'm sure your braincells will appreciate the exercise.

[ :) ]

[bloodsinger]

Knowing about something and being able to do that very same thing are not the same.

[ Her braincells are perfectly fit, thank you very much >:| ]

[bostova]

To an extent.

[ She takes a long, long drag from her cigarette. ]

Like I said. Try exercising your braincells for a bit, hm? Maybe you will figure it out.

[bloodsinger]

[ Nope, not getting it. ]

You think that if you talk about it I'll do something stupid and get myself killed, or worse?

[ Maybe it goes that way? ]

[bostova]

I think, [ Another drag from her cigarette. ] that you'll do something stupid, either way.

[bloodsinger]

Better make an informed choice, then?

[ But no, she really wouldn't do much. Not yet anyway. ]

[bostova]

Which is why I am informing you that you have no choice but to drop the subject.

[ She lets her head fall back to look at you properly (more or less, anyway). Here, have a smile.

Will you leave her alone now? ]

[bloodsinger]

[ Eyeroll.gif ]

Dropping the subject.

[ She has more important things to focus on, like the horrible reality of classes beginning in two days time. Now that's a sobering though. ]

[bostova]

[ Finally. Although, Yulia wonders how long the silence will last before you start talking again.

Still. Little victories and all that. ]

[bloodsinger]

[ In Sophie's defense, she does stay silent for ten entire minutes. ]

By the way...am I supposed to have a mentor? Nobody has said a thing about it.

[ Sorry Yulia, you looked like you were ready to talk again.

Not really ]

[bostova]

[ Bozhe moi, can't she go quiet for more than ten minutes though. ]

You are expected to find one.

[ Although, she was given names when she'd become a Bladian. Names, because, while they were two separate people, you can actually just count them as one unit. ]

[bloodsinger]

Me, find one.

[ Oh, she's so screwed. Her silence makes that much obvious. ]

It needs to be a Bladian, I suppose?

[bostova]

Ideally, yes.

[ ..... ]

I could give you names, but what will you give me in return?

[bloodsinger]

[ This is not the kind of conversation she was expecting. ]

Somehow I don't think you're the sort that would be satisfied with eternal gratitude.