( catchall ) my moment has arrived

[midway]

WHO: claude von riegan
WHERE: netherworld
WHEN: always
WHAT: catchall
WARNINGS: will update as it comes up

[ i'll be putting planned threads with claude here! feel free to hit me up on plurk (whysofork or discord (spoon#0374) if you'd like to hash something out!

or just tag in at will or request a thread here! ]

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october 🎃 sylvain

[midway]

[ By now, Claude has clued in on the fact that the delicacies on display at the feast aren't without their... eccentricities. He's watched a few people ascend into a euphoric state after sipping the foul-smelling beverage, and others see things that aren't there after sampling the whiskey.

So there are risks, but that's no different from any other feast (there's always the risk of drinking a little too much and making a fool of yourself). And after the horrors in the woods, and his own ingrained inclination toward feasts, he doesn't stop himself from enjoying the food and drink on display. None of it has shown to be deadly, at least.

That is until he pops one of the candies in his mouth after having his fill of the nuts, chewing contently on it for a moment before passing out.

Right then and there, at the table where his unconscious body is blocking the path of anyone else looking to indulge. ]

october 🎃 dimitri

[midway]

[ Claude isn't entirely sure what happened.

One minute, he was vaguely enjoying the parade as it marched through the town, smiling at the children (while also a little sad there were so many—had they died young? could people... procreate in Stygia?), and the next it felt as though the ground had suddenly been pulled out from under him.

He doesn't fall, but the unexpected hit of disorientation causes him to stumble back, feet unsteady and nausea sitting heavy in his stomach as his insides turn upside down. It's enough that he loses awareness of where he is, the sounds of the parade distant and muted, too focused on trying to fit properly inside his body.

—And then clarity snaps back; the noises of the children and the bustle of people around him.

He blinks, frowning at the strands of hair that had fallen into his eyes, lifting a hand to brush them away before his stomach drops again.

Why is his hand so white? ]

october 🎃 sooyoung

[midway]

[ Maybe it would be better just to call it quits on this festival. Between getting his ass handed to him fighting the Puck, passing out from eating candy, and being whitewashed, the cons are steadily starting to outweigh the pros. There's no telling what might come his way next—hedonism? Drug-induced sexual encounters? Parties are truly a terrifying time.

... That said, aside from the fight, it has been relatively harmless, and it's a nice break from the monotony of their afterlife existence.

So when the world shifts around him, and he blinks back into awareness shorter and... different, he really has only himself to blame.

And the fact that this place is insane. ]

What— [ . . . ] Oh, I'm a woman now?

november 🍁 rosa (serene quest)

[midway]

[ While Claude is no master hunter-gatherer, one way or another Rose and him manage to track down the cave that the statue-smasher calls home. Maybe Rosa has exceptional survival skills, it would be pretty believable given how talented she is in pretty much every way.

His wyvern is sailing through the sky above them, which gives him some comfort, since all he has is a kitchen knife and a bow that he made himself.

He glances at Rosa. ]

Looks like we found it. We might be done with this job well before sunset if we're lucky.

november 🍁 heewon

[midway]

[ If Claude had a coin for each time a head librarian has ended up a treacherous shapeshifter, he would only have two coins, but it's still weird that it's happened twice.

It's feels particularly upsetting that the latest Stygia shenanigans took place in the library, one of Claude's favourite places to hide away and relax. Thankfully there's a concentrated effort to address the root cause of the problem, and books and archives are returned to normal soon enough.

The same can't be said for all the Restless however. Claude has seen Heewon around the building, and even if they'd never really interacted at length, he's fairly sure that she doesn't normally have arms covered in fur.

He wanders over. ]

You doing all right?

november 🍁 felix

[midway]

[ Sometimes, life is suffering.

Actually, it feels like life is suffering a lot lately. Claude shouldn't complain too much, given that at least he hadn't been imprisoned, stripped of his clothing and branded like cattle, but it's still pretty upsetting to be turned into a werewolf against his will, and instead of looking sexy shirtless like Taylor Lautner, he just.

Grows a Santa beard. ]

This is terrible.

[ He's not opposed to facial hair per se, but this is aging him way too much. Which is why, as he's shuffling back to his room, he feels embarrassed when he runs into Felix.

Maybe... he won't recognize him. ]