Shadowcthuhlu
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6/24/2016
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Evensong fluffs the pillows and smooths the silk on the divans. They are few candles in this den and they burn faintly. Dirae Erinyes writes down the facts of the case on several sheets, and waits for their guests.
“The deceased is one Victoria Hicks, prodigy of a the Dreaming Scholar. The time of death was estimated 10:00 PM. Time of discovery was 2:00 AM, when her room’s hourly rent was up. Her location was in Room ‘The Satin Quarters’ of the Kubla Khan’s Palace – a well-known honey den. Cause of death, strangulation. Hand prints were found around the throat, no other trauma found. Murderer was mostly attacking likely from above – the deceased was laying down. Self-strangulation is a possibility, through possession. No evidence at the scene for accidently auto-erotic death. After waiting two weeks, permanent death has been declared. Only one locked door, the only way in and out of the room. Security reported that only Victoria Hicks was seen entering the room at 9:30 PM. No one else entered or left. Security’s reputation is pristine – no hint of corruption. Rumors from some of the honey dreamers of a phantom that kills dreamers. So far, it’s been rumored in the death of three other dreamers. Nothing has been proven. The rumors is that phantom is a black cloaked person, with clawed hands, burning eyes and the ability to breathe fire. The goal: to seek more evidence about this phantom in the world of honey dreams and disprove/prove its existence.”
Dirae Erinyes sets a sheet on every divan and waits for their guests to arrive.
edited by Shadowcthuhlu on 6/24/2016
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Shadowcthuhlu
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6/28/2016
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"Let's what I can remember of such fireplace tales. . .
One of the most popular ones is attributed to a M. Kapenias. I'm sure you've run into them if you visit the honey dens regularly. Their client had paid them to help construct a shared dream - a madcap tea party. Not very original but popular with novices. They party was well underway, with the melting tea cups and the saffron sandwiches when a dark figure approached their table. They reported noticing the cloak, and that it kept it's head down as it approached the table. They had first assumed it was Lord Gaspoder, who was known to be rather reticent at the best of times and not a fan of honey. It sat without a word, and they didn't notice any odd behavior until Lady Taldor leaned over to offer them lion ant sugar. The phantom reached over and grabbed her throat with one of it's clawed hands. The other guest scattered. M. Kapenias tried to intervene but the phantom breathed fire into their face, paralyzing them with pain and panic as the dream burned. M. Kapenias reported seeing the bright red eyes as the phantom bounded away with their prey. When they woke up, their face was covered in burns. Of course, M. Kapenias is known to be a braggart and Lady Taldor had not shortage of enemies."
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Appolonia
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6/28/2016
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Appolonia arrives, and warmly greets the people she has met, and introduces herself to those she has not met. She is dressed in an elegant ivory gown, decorated with black ribbons. She has a fluffy green sorrow spider on her shoulder.
“Absimiliard gave me some background in the note he sent.”
“You are investigating a creature – or person – that attacks honey dreamers?”
“I have certainly done my share of honey dreaming. I study dreams. I have more often been physically burned from dreams that did not involve honey. But that much is true. Dreams of fire can burn, and create real wounds.”
“In my experience, a honey dream is shared if the participants are touching when they take the honey initially.”
“I expect it may be possible to enter a dream if you found a person already under the honey’s effect, took a bit, and touched them.”
“The best defense against anything crossing from Parabola is to remove your mirrors. My dreams of fire that burned me were improved by that technique. Having dream hounds also helps. The Dreaming Scholar uses them, so her prodigy likely did also.”
“But, it is a route. Perhaps a person who travels through mirrors, and, if they find a person asleep with the honey on the table or bed beside them, takes a lick and touches the person, and stumbles in after them?”
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Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
6/28/2016
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"Perhaps, mirrors are part of the decorum of Kubla Khan's Pleasure Dome. However, I don't know if that was true in the other cases."
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absimiliard
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6/28/2016
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"I think perhaps this is more intellectual than action, at the moment. Frankly, honey-dreams are not my area of expertise, I dislike sharing my intimacies with others, and I do not find anything more intimate than dreams -- even crude physicality does not approach it."
Absimiliard pauses, "I think perhaps I should go get my Particular Friend and return. She is far more expert in these matters than I."
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"Because, Parabola!" -- the Curious Captain
Eating nightmares from friends -- and I'm easy to befriend.
Absimiliard: the Black Rose of Wolfstack Docks
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Bertrand Leonidas Poole
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6/24/2016
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"This may seem an odd question, but ....... can this phantom, er, jump?"
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Shadowcthuhlu
Posts: 1557
6/27/2016
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Dirae Erinyes opens the door with a wide and slightly forced grin. "Come in, come in. Evensong has informed me that the honey should be safe and untainted. Of course we will taste the honey - it's where our investigation will take place. As for a jumping, I assume that phantom can jump as I likes in the honey dreams. There still might be some spycraft - she was the protege of the Honey Dreaming Scholar. . ."
OOC: Sorry about they delay - I've been away from the computer for the last couple days and posting from my phone is pain. I only posted to the Flowerdane rockery due to the time limit.
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