Half Past Midnight

When: Anesus 1, shortly after 1AM
Where The courtyard, then inside

No matter how much Harlan wished he could be inside, there was no way he was going. The newly arrived adolescents were flooding into the castle courtyard, and all he wanted was to find his sister. Not greet the other new human-folk, not count how many new Vrykola they had this year, not even crane his neck to see if any of the Anasiel tribe had made it as far as the gate before being chased off into the woods-- all he wanted was his sister. He tugged his cloak around him, shivering even though it wasn't that cold out tonight, and pushed his glasses up onto his forehead so he could see better, keeping his eyes open for a familiar face amidst the sea of unfamiliar ones, all with their light baggage and warm clothes.

When: Anesus 1, After 1AM
Where: The basement

As soon as the clock had struck for half past the hour, Churat had been among those who'd shuffled back off to their rooms, or at least away from the main hall and the courtyard. There were going to be a lot of people in both places shortly, new people who didn't know him and his, er, oddities. He wasn't cruel enough-- or brave enough, for that matter, as one of the shadows had openly mocked-- to inflict himself on them just yet.

Who: Cathryn, Jacta, and Harlan
When: Anesus 1, from 6 AM until ??
Where: To start, the kitchens of the Compound.

Cathryn had found herself wide awake and clear eyed at 6 on the dot, despite having gone to bed less than five hours before. Longstanding habits were having a hard time breaking, and she'd not been up late enough consecutively to change her circadian rhythms yet. The sun rose, and so would Cathryn.

The halls seemed mostly quiet as she walked toward the stairs, and then up them. From somewhere, probably outside, she heard birds chirping. The relative normality of birds making themselves a nuisance put a spring in Cathryn's step, and helped guide her mind towards things like eggs and bacon. Whether or not these were actually in stock Cathryn figured she'd found out once she'd scavenged the kitchen. Granted, as she entered the (to her) vast hall of the kitchen, a search might be time consuming, but the rewards would be well worth the time spent becoming familiar with the placement of necessities and niceties around the kitchen.

Who: Elanna and Tayne
When: Anesus 1, early morning, just after dawn
Where: the second floor sitting room

Elanna walked down a second floor corridor of the castle, feeling pleasantly full from her recent hunt. In truth, she hadn't been planning on leaving her room at all once the new group had started to arrive. The hustle and bustle of all the new people moving in unnerved her. Much as she couldn't quite deal with being completely by herself, she certainly wasn't fond of large crowds, either. Besides, new faces meant new people who weren't used to being around her species, and while she had no real problem with Humans or Lykos, she would rather avoid the ones that would be likely to have a problem with her.

Who: Tabrika and Raven
When: Anesus 1, Midday
Where: The orchard

After picking out a room, Tabrika had wound up spending the rest of the night sleeping, curled up in a stupid, heavy, tired, human-formed ball. And most of the morning, too. It had been a rotten night, and all she could look forward to were more rotten nights. And more rotten days. Now that she had a private little room, it was easier to just sleep through them.

When: Anesus 1, mid-afternoon
Where: the basement lounge

Marcus had slept unbelievably late, for him. The sun had been high in the sky by the time he'd awakened, and he'd figured it was mid-morning, at least. The light flooding in through his window had enabled him to see his surroundings so much better than he had when he'd arrived, and he'd spent a short while looking out and doing his best to survey the landscape he could see outside his window. He couldn't make out anything detailed, but he was accustomed to that; it was just nice to get a basic idea of it. He'd washed up and changed clothes, then put his things away. He'd been too sleepy to do that when he'd gotten back to his room the night before.