fourth shot ☢ VIDEO (open to seelie & unseelie)

[mixcds]

[Coming to you straight from the Unseelie Library, is Kieren Walker, wide eyed and excited. He's got his locket balanced on books and out in front of him, open and scattered, are more books. Just to the side is a big map. There's a quill tucked behind his ear and a splotch of ink on his cheek, but whatever. ]

Alright? I've been meaning to get out of Caer Scima for a while, just to see what's out there.

[Read: I've been meaning to go the station and buy myself jeans and a hoodie. ]

Anyway, I'm going to head to the dead city of Quendi. I was wondering if there's anyone who's up for a bit of a journey? It might take a couple of weeks.

[Or like, a lot of weeks.]

I was thinking we could probably make our way to the station afterwards? If you're keen to get out of the castle's for a while, you're more than welcome to come along.

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[alikeness]

[ these lockets are still super weird but ]

Why would you want to go to a dead city?

[ he's confused and half-annoyed, not necessarily because of kieren, but more because he's just offended at how confusing this place is to him so far. ]

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[mixcds]

Curiosity? I was wondering if there are people like me there. Or if there's anything at all there.

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[alikeness]

[ brow furrowing ]

People like you?

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[mixcds]

Partially deceased.

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[alikeness]

[ oh. his eyes narrow and his voice turns decidedly hostile. sorry kieren]

...So you're a vampire.

[ no connor ]

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[firith]

[ Quendi. He's always been curious about the Dead City named after all of Middle-Earth's elvenkind. Too much a coincidence, certainly. ]

I would appreciate remaining appraised of your progress, if you would oblige.

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[mixcds]

Sure thing. Is there anything in particular you want to know about it?

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[firith]

How many of the native elves there were that died, whether they left behind any books or scrolls, and if their history is writ on page or stone.

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[mixcds]

If there's anything there, I'll try and bring them back with me. Are you Unseelie? Or - ?

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[firith]

A defected Seelie, Thranduil.

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[notavirtue]

I would advise against travelling to Quendi if you are going simply out of curiosity. The city is dead, but it is still dangerous.

[The drabwurld wasn't exactly a great place for tourism, what with killer trees and all.]

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[mixcds]

You've been?

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[notavirtue]

Once, and not intentionally. Why do you wish to go there?

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[mixcds]

I was hoping I might find something like me, I suppose.

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[notavirtue]

Besides the dead, there are trolls and banshees. Are you like either of those? [The sneer that pulled up his lip went with his tone, clearly suggesting he didn't think there was anything like him in Quendi.]

[munies]

[ "dead city" gets a brow raise, but- ]

I've been meaning to find a reason to go out exploring. It sounds better than sitting around the castle, at least.

[ literally just sitting around - she's taken "laying low" to an extreme level, at least until she figures out if it would be smart or not to try and find time with the monarchs and defect to Unseelie officially. but. yeah. she's super bored. ]

[mixcds]

Tell me about it. I think I've walked the entirety of Caer Scima four times now.

[he's not joking. ]

I'm leaving maybe less than a week today, is that alright? I need to find a meeting point for anyone coming from Caer Glaem.

[munies]

That's fine by me, my schedule's wide open.

[ she's grinning a bit too, maybe genuinely stoked to have something to look forward to ]

Mind if I invite two more? I think they'll want in.

[ cause of the whole detailing the maps thing ]

[mixcds]

Oh, absolutely. The more the merrier probably. Safer too, I think. I've never traveled across mountain terrain before.

[He's a skinny rural boy, Teresa. Please give him experienced dudes to travel with. ]

[munies]

Great. [ they don't have THAT much experience i mean it was a big maze ]

So we're just going to be looking around? Have you heard anything about that place?

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[silmarils]

--An elven city?

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[mixcds]

I'm not sure? I think it could be. Someone else mentioned elves -

But, there's no one there now.

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[silmarils]

Likely because the name is very similar to the name for my people. .. Strange, that it should be used in this world, I think.

Do you intend to learn what befell its occupants?

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[mixcds]

If I can, yeah. To be honest, I'm hoping to find anything there at all.

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[silmarils]

A dead city is a dead city for a reason. I would urge caution.