( catch-all ) harrowhark nonagesimus v. the noticeboard & other stories

[blackvestal]

WHO: Harrowhark Nonagesimus, others
WHERE: Around Stygia so far
WHEN: second half of October / first half of November
WHAT: after spending a long time creeping about, lurking and being in over her head, Harrow opts to defeat all the tasks.
WARNINGS: will update as needed!

[ i had a disastrous month that spiraled, so i was too shy to post late to the intro meme and the event but have finally gotten over the peak of illness/attack of shyness! if you want to plot or say hi or anything you can find me at skeletone. prompts on the way! ]

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↠ mirth. [open]

[blackvestal]

Mirth, all by itself, is a form of horror to Harrowhark—it is overstimulating, loud and bright and busy, but despite herself she is sometimes attracted to things that hurt her. Maybe it's the pressure of her Shadow and maybe it's the pressure of her own self-loathing which has simply taken a more easily identifiable form, but she was lured by the promise of these films that sound like they might suit her interest—like they might be about other people's horrors, and not Harrow's.

That's not what actually happens, though.

She's creeping about with a small flashlight, trying to see what she can find, when she's caught by the screen—caught by the images of familiar faces. The children of the Ninth House. The children of the Ninth House holding torches and stones and whispering her name.

Harrowhark Nonagesimus has frozen in the entryway, watching her own bad dream play out.

Anyone else looking in this direction could easily walk right into her, especially the way she's all black from behind in hair and clothing. But if you work together, you might also find the movies! Or get sucked into one of your nightmares instead of hers—could go either way.