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Ronstadt ([personal profile] ronstadt) wrote in [community profile] diatu2021-08-02 06:22 pm

everything was made for you and me

Who: Ronstadt and ... you, maybe?
What: Getting his bearings
Where: Valhudor Tower / Dining Hall / Kedrigan Hall, with a TL comment for those who want to continue TDM threads!
When: The first few days
Warnings: None yet! I'll add any in comment headers if they come up.

Valhudor Tower
He didn't arrive with more than the clothes on his back, so it doesn't take Ronstadt long to set up in Room 911... though he's amused that the tower's dorm numbering is a bit haphazard. He makes the hike up to the common room at the top of the tower, and proceeds to be absolutely awed by the ceiling, flopping down in one of the comfortable chairs. Once he's daydreamed long enough, he heads back down to explore, stopping in the entrance hall to look over the memorabilia and get vaguely distracted by the Bala-Inlota trophies and case. Mostly because he doesn't know what the heck any of it means.

Dining Hall
It had been a while since his last meal - a whole world, even - so Ronstadt's stomach led him to the Dining hall, where he was pleased and amazed to find that there was already plenty of food to choose from, and he didn't have to order anything or try to figure out what things were on a menu. As he filled a plate with what were hopefully homefries, a few sausage patties, and ... well, they looked like scrambled eggs, even if the color was a little odd ... he glanced over at whoever was closest by.

"You don't suppose the chefs here can manage anything resembling a chalupa?"

Kedrigan Hall
Stomach full, properly hydrated with some sort of iced tea, Ronstadt decided to try and figure out where his classes were. It had been a long time since he'd been to anything even vaguely resembling school, and even those memories were... Let's just say he wasn't sure he could rely on them well. Learning magic had been high on his list before he'd even arrived, so he was determined to not screw this up. And he had enough memories of being abysmally late for classes because he couldn't remember where he was supposed to be, or had gotten lost, or what have you. Armed with the map he'd been issued, he crossed the grounds to Kedrigan hall, checking his watch to see how long it would take him to get from point A to point B.

Unfortunately, the sheer amount of magic in the place tripped his Craydar before he was even ten yards from the front door, and he wrapped an arm around his stomach, gritting his teeth with a groan as the presence of so much magic hit him. Every blood cell in his veins felt like it was tingling, and he lowered his head, closing his eyes. The last time he'd felt something even a fraction of this strength, his eyes had lit up like tractor trailer high-beams, and he didn't want anyone coming up on him just to be freaked out by the new guy with the mop of blond hair in the red-and-orange robes.
whose_son_am_i: (Do you hear how you sound?)

[personal profile] whose_son_am_i 2021-08-09 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'd have to know more about your power and this place, and how they work." Loki replied, and then was silent as he thought a bit more. "It...could be, but that also implies the magic here--or at least whatever is in that place--is sentient, sapient, and aware."
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[personal profile] scotch_egg 2021-08-09 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
"What is salt going to do? Why Morton salt? Is that...kosher?" He had heard of kosher salt but didn't really have any idea of it beyond the name...and how it was supposed to help anything he couldn't guess.

He sighed at the question, leaning back a bit and staring at nothing near the seam of the wall and the roof.

"Fuck if I know. I don't even know what's real anymore. I don't even know who I am anymore. This shit is just..." He made a gesture. "There-- and at least I can do something about it but for the rest of it-- half the time I'm not even sure I exist."
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[personal profile] wagerofloki 2021-08-10 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
"I mean I'd hate it if someone showed up in my field tramplin' all over my crops. Especially if that guy was gonna go'n trip some poor sweet young woman later in the day."

The teasing smile was back. She knew she was probably the furthest away from sweet a single person could muster without being wholly unpleasant. Unfortunately, the smile didn't last very long either.

"I just been meetin' people all day who seem to already got powers before endin' up here. Startin' to feel a little left out, but guess I didn't have to hike in."
whose_son_am_i: (Smile)

Trying to find the prankster

[personal profile] whose_son_am_i 2021-08-10 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Continued from here]
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Dining Hall

[personal profile] textbookcase 2021-08-10 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Harley laughed at the question, her pigtails bouncing as she did. It felt good to laugh without an edge. No fear to it... She smiled over at the man who'd spoken up.

"Man, a chalupa sounds like a pretty decent trade-off for the whole magical kidnapping, I gotta be honest. So, really, we owe it to ourselves to ask 'em, don'tcha think?"
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[personal profile] protectiveink 2021-08-11 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Modification's what I gotta take. Thaumaturgy seemed like a good idea." There was more, but. "They want me tae take math an'...alchemy and th' latter doesnae really seem like a great idea."

Wasn't some of that was what got her into this mess in the first place? Or somewhat? Rosh didn't know what her 'father' had been after--and Haage? He wasn't talking.

"What was that look for?" She'd noticed the momentary worry pass over his face, but she wasn't sure what it was for. "Yer idea 'bout findin' classrooms was a good one, though."
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[personal profile] gobetween 2021-08-12 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Gobo chuckled a little and nodded. "Kinda, yeah! This place wasn't built for someone as small as me." A half shrug, in good humor. "I'm making do, though!

"How about you? Settling in alright?"
temptationaccomplished: (yeah ok)

[personal profile] temptationaccomplished 2021-08-13 03:16 am (UTC)(link)
He missed the Americas and the variety of flavors they offered, at least when it was, as Ronstadt called it 'the real deal.' If he ever got home again to Earth, he would have to ask Crowley about taking a holiday to South America.

A food cart sounded fun! They could make food and serve it to the other students, but then he would have to actually cook, and show up each day to work to make the food, and kitchens could get so hot and crowded...

And he didn't actually know how to make much outside of a few random European dishes and pastries.

"Ah... admittedly I can't say I'm much better. Though, maybe there is a recipe book in the library? You know, this place is full of strange surprises."
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[personal profile] phoenixwiz 2021-08-16 08:00 am (UTC)(link)
“Yeah, it is just as huge as my old school: it was very large and there were multiple moving staircases leading to various rooms and hallways,” Harry nods, “I guess that we’ll explore and ask around for directions so we won’t get lost.”
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[personal profile] wagerofloki 2021-08-17 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Val grinned and laughed as he said he didn't trip anyone sweet. He was right and she wasn't about to correct him on it.

"Wooooooow, okay Mr. Tough Guy." Her laughter was reigned in as he spoke on his powers, though she was still smiling and in a good mood. "So if you barely knew what t'do with 'em, what did ya do with 'em?" She figured if he was still learning it'd have to be kinda silly, you know? Like every programmer's "Hello, world!"
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[personal profile] scotch_egg 2021-08-18 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Aye, we have both salt and superstition. Or hell, maybe it's real after all." Who knew?

He wasn't particularly reassured by the man's statements, but then again he hadn't looked to be. Just because he looked real to someone didn't mean anything. His life had become too complicated to explain and too intimate to ask just anyone. Only the only one who could understand was shit at giving answers because he existed on a completely different level.

"Oh don't start that. Don't even go there. There's enough doubt in my mind to worry if I'm the product of some deranged mind." He glanced at the man. "How...many sets of memories do you have?"
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[personal profile] phoenixwiz 2021-08-19 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
“Oh absolutely, it can be disorienting at times,” he agrees as he looks around for anyone he can ask for directions to the Aer et Calculum dorm, “I almost lost count of many times I and one of my friends ending up being late for classes due to getting lost among the hallways and staircases.”
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[personal profile] textbookcase 2021-08-19 10:37 pm (UTC)(link)
She smiled as she shook his hand. "Harley. Nice to meetcha."

Should she have introduced herself as Harleen? Perhaps so. But the moniker of Harley Quinn, much like the accent she adapted all those years ago, were hard to shake. Maybe it was just about making those things her own, then. "And you know, I'm kinda serious about asking for those chalupas."

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