A Long Way to the Stars
coded and banner by: Marigold Wesley
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word count: 483 —— mention: @Taryn Atwood, @Elizabeth Witherspoon, and @Evgenia Starkova ——
location: Corridors —— date: 09 / 2026 —— ooc note: watch us get lost in the castle lol
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word count: 483 —— mention: @Taryn Atwood, @Elizabeth Witherspoon, and @Evgenia Starkova ——
location: Corridors —— date: 09 / 2026 —— ooc note: watch us get lost in the castle lol
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| ————— | Marigold had always liked the scent resembling damp earthen ground and herbs like the ones settled in the walls of the Potions classroom. It was a... curious sort of class, to say the least. The sight of shelves filled with vials containing different kind of liquids among other ingredients and equipment, it almost felt like she was attending a cooking class... but less edible foods and more of an indescribable drinks. Yet it isn't as easy as cooking does. It demands patience and precision. The timing of adding ingredients and stirring should be observed completely because one mistake can either make the potion work or get turned into something that is definitely not what it should be over the flame. And if she's gonna be honest, it was a vibe that she likes most. There's just something soothing and comforting when one get rewarded due to careful hand than reckless ones. And despite second-guessing whether she was doing things wrong or right, she just continued until the class ended. The hall of the dungeons was immediately filled with sea of students as she quietly followed the flow upstairs, searching her satchel for her tucked schedule that she still hadn't had the liberty of memorizing. From the murky vibe of Potions... her next, and last class for the day is Astronomy... in Astronomy Tower. Slow realization had her wincing almost immediately as she realized that she actually have to climb many floors up— ones that she doesn't even know about how it really works with all that changing... all just to go to her last class that happened to be in one of the castle's towers located high up from where she is. Pausing right in the middle of the corridor buzzing with energy and chattering not just from the other students, but also with those... unbelievably moving and talking paintings, she just let out a small sigh. She can clearly remember the climb up to the Ravenclaw's common room and it was a tiring walk, especially after a scrumptious dinner. And now, she had to repeat such actions... only this time, without a guide she's following around the moving staircases or maze-like hallways. Her sigh deepened, but instead of complaining, she just fixed her satchel in her shoulder and decided to start walking, knowing that complaining won't help in bringing her up to her class. And she doesn't want to get late, too. Walking around a bustling corridor proved challenging, but she managed to at least slip off or side-step others... or so she thought. She felt her breath hitch when she felt her shoulder hit a wall—or a person, rather. It wasn't intentional, yet she can't help but to get startled. The last thing she'd want to happen is for her to get into a trouble. "I-I'm sorry—" she paused when she recognized who it was almost immediately. "Wait. Y-You're... Taryn, right?" |
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A Long Way to the Stars
Interacting with: Marigold Wesley
Word Count: 312
Potions class, Taryn decided, was not one of her favourite subjects. She did not enjoy having the strange liquid of her potion splashing onto her face and robes, just because her flame was a little too high. Or the colour of her potion changing to pitch black, just because she had crushed her snake fangs into a rough powder, when it was actually supposed to be a fine powder. Yes, the recipe did specify it had to be fine powder, but did it really have to affect the potion that much?
All in all, the lesson left Taryn feeling disgruntled and dissatisfied. She helped clean up the workstation with a scowl on her face, and as soon as they were allowed to leave, she heaved her satchel over her shoulder and rushed out of the classroom.
She stamped down the corridor, ready to return to the Hufflepuff common room and head straight to bed. Then she stopped dead in her tracks.
She just remembered. She still had another subject today. Astrology, or Astronomy, or whatever. She rummaged through her satchel for her schedule.
Just as she fished it out from underneath her schoolbooks—all crumpled now—someone bumped into her shoulder, hard.
Taryn was prepared to snap angrily at the other person—even though it had just as much been her fault for standing still in the middle of the corridor—when she recognised the girl.
‘Marigold!’ she said, her irritation disappearing into thin air.
She sincerely hoped she hadn't looked too grumpy when she turned to face Marigold just now. She fumbled with her schedule, trying to straighten the parchment.
‘Do you have any lessons left for today?’ she asked. ‘I have Astronomy… I think?’ She checked her schedule. ‘Yes, in the Astronomy Tower. What about you?’ She looked back up at Marigold. ‘Perhaps we could walk together? I haven't been in the towers yet.’
Private thread together with @Marigold Wesley, @Evgenia Starkova and @Elizabeth Witherspoon
Encyclopedia | STA 4 | EVA 7 | STR 3 | WIS 9 | ARC 6 | ACC 6
A Long Way to the Stars
coded and banner by: Marigold Wesley
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word count: 464 —— mention: @Taryn Atwood, @Elizabeth Witherspoon, and @Evgenia Starkova ——
location: Corridors —— date: 09 / 2026 —— ooc note: got permission to godmod Taryn!
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word count: 464 —— mention: @Taryn Atwood, @Elizabeth Witherspoon, and @Evgenia Starkova ——
location: Corridors —— date: 09 / 2026 —— ooc note: got permission to godmod Taryn!
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| ————— | She had expected Taryn to shout at her for bumping into her, or scold her for not watching where she was going, at the very least. But instead, she was greeted with a warm smile that Mari found herself relaxing almost immediately. The prepared apology stammering out somewhere at the tip of her tongue vanished as she flashed a nervous smile at the girl. "Yes, I have... uhm, Astronomy," she answered her question, her free hand lightly clutching the strap of her satchel. "It's my... last class too." The thought of walking with a familiar face towards such unfamiliar labyrinthine structure of the castle is enough for her to feel a bit relieved. She had just been in the castle for a few days yet it seemed to be determined to confuse her at every possible turn. "I... I'd like that." She flashed a small smile at Taryn before she looked down at her feet, focusing at her steps. "I don't... really know how to get there, though. I was, uhm, hoping that I could just follow whoever looked like... you know... knew the way." Her tone grew sheepish by the end and she can't blame the girl for laughing at her words. Even she herself admit that her explanation sounded rather pathetically amusing. She had spent a day trying to memorize which staircase led where, only to realize that half of them seem to move whenever she was looking somewhere else. Still, both of them continued to walk, their conversation gradually becoming comfortable and easier. They talked about what happened after the Sorting, their first impression of the school, and what of their respective common rooms were like. Mari listened more than she spoke, though she offer her own comment or question from time to time, getting more comfortable around Taryn's company. After all, she was most familiar with her, having spent most of the entire journey together. Mari also didn't seem to realize that they were in the same Potions class a while ago, if not for Taryn's words. "Oh... we were?" she asked, blinking in surprise. Was she that focused on brewing that she didn't seem to realize some familiar people are around her? It was rather embarrassing to think that she'd end up sitting around someone for an entire lesson and not even realize they were actually there. Just as she was about to apologize, she paused when she realized that they seemed to have already crossed the same corridor twice. "Uh..." she pointed at the empty portrait on the wall nearby, hanging crooked on the wall. "Didn't we already see that earlier?" She blinked and looked at Taryn, her lips pursing in nervousness. Oh, no... they haven't reached half of the floors yet and they're already lost. Oh no... |
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interactions | dialogues ; thoughts
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stamina 5 | evasion 4 | strength 4 | wisdom 6 | accuracy 7 | arcane power 8
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stamina 5 | evasion 4 | strength 4 | wisdom 6 | accuracy 7 | arcane power 8
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