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Brynhild Ingouf ([info]brynhild_ingouf) wrote in [info]spinningcompass,
@ 2019-08-17 22:24:00

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Entry tags:!open, brynhild, dan torrance, john constantine

Who: Bryn
Where: The main room of Bad Things
What: Court
When: August 17th( to the station) night, early morning August 18th
Rating: High because there is likely to be death.
Open: Yes! And to subthreads for the spectators.
Status: on going

Bryn and Aibhlinn had spent the whole of the day getting ready for court.

The throne was moved onto the stage, and made to look like something that would have been found in the Viking's longhouse. It was made of ancient oak, and piled with furs of hunted animals, the skins were also very old. On each side sat a chair, one decorated in a celtic design and the other was made out of wood that was almost black, but was otherwise plain. Pits had been opened up in the floor, and bonfires built, each one with a protective spell that would keep the fire from being coaxed by any of the leaders coming to attend. And there were buttons not far away from a hands touch to turn on the overhead sprinkler system should they need it. The bar was moved out of the middle of the room, pushed up against the far wall. A walk way lined with furs, like those that covered the throne, went up the center of the room and on either side of it sat rows of wooden benches.

In the upper floors more comfortable seating could be found, modern couches, and chairs, all lined up close to the railing so the spectacle could be easily seen.

Bryn looked every bit the like the shieldmaiden she died as. Leather chest piece, likely the one she had died in because it was decorated in Norse runes, and had holes in the left side -likely made from many arrows, was over a long chainmail cuirass. Simple tanned hide trousers were beneath. Sword belt was slung across her hips, and leather boots covered her feet. Her hair was pulled up into intricate braids that she would have worn close to twelve hundred years ago. The only makeup she bore was a solid black stripe across her eyes and nose, and red lipstick. Her shield, battered but well taken care of, strapped onto her forearm.

Her thrall was dressed like a celtic warrior, though the young human couldn't have seen actual battle in that time period. Her armor was rough furrs, and the make up she wore was done in bright blue slashes across her face, as if a creature had clawed into her. Her hair was done in intricate braids that formed celtic knots.

They were ready to do battle. The arena was set.



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Bryn and John
[info]worksbestalone_
2019-09-17 09:40 am UTC (link)
John lay back, catching his breath again, eyes looking up at the ceiling while he found his focus once more. A dopey, dreamy smile lingered on his lips, eyes peering through his eyelashes as he turned to look at Bryn.

"That it was" he agreed.He was going to remember those sweet noises she made for a long time. "Give me a sec, luv" he said, leaning over to plant a kiss to her lips before he slid off the edge of the bed, grabbing his jacket. He took out his cigarettes and his lighter before making his way back over beside her, slipping back under the sheet again. He took one out before offering her the pack. He didn't tend to offer his cigarettes to many people.

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Bryn and John
[info]brynhild_ingouf
2019-09-18 02:52 am UTC (link)
Oh. She didn't know if it was an honor or not, that he needed a cigarette after being with her or not. But she took it as one. Especially when he offered her the pack. She did accept it and shook one out. But just one. She hadn't smoked anything since she'd been alive. And back then it hadn't been tobacco.

Handing him his pack back, she held the single cigarette under her nose and inhaled the scent. A playful look entered her eyes, as she lay back. "Back in my day, we didn't have this to smoke. We smoked angelikarot instead. Out of long metal pipes." If Bryn were honest she didn't do it much herself. And she didn't know if she wanted to now. But she did enjoy the smell. It was something she would always associate with him. And Dan. But in very different ways.

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Bryn and John
[info]worksbestalone_
2019-09-18 06:10 am UTC (link)
First he took the pack back and placed it beside him. John then lit his own cigarette, offering up the lighter to Bryn to use. John always liked the smell from his lighter. It was one of the reason he preferred to carry around a Zippo. They were reliable and sturdy and they tended to last longer then the cheaper ones. That and the oil inside worked wonders with fire magic in a pinch.

"Didn't have to take one if you didn't want to smoke" he replied carelessly. Leaning back, he relaxed, cigarette between his lips. He hadn't felt quite as calm as he did in that moment. The warmth from the afterglow, the tranquillity. For those moments he could just forget about his demons. His ghosts. His problems. "Hang on... Do you actually sleep at night? Or are you going to crash out later on?" he asked her.

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Bryn and John
[info]brynhild_ingouf
2019-09-18 08:57 am UTC (link)
"I did too. I haven't had someone offer me one before. But I do want to try it." She borrowed his lighter as it was offered. Flicking it to life before sticking the cigarette in her mouth and holding the flame to the end. She took a gentle breath inward, just before flicking the lighter shut, and handing it back to him.

She took her first puff, a slow easy draw, sucking it into her lungs. As she mulled over how to answer his question. She let the slide out of her mouth so that it resembled a snake. "Because of my age, I don't need as much sleep, or need to drink much blood to be sustained. But If I sleep more often than I would it helps what I've drank last longer. So I sleep whenever I feel the urge. It is mostly at night because my daughters don't know what I am, not really. Zu does, but I don't know how to explain it to my human daughters. The bracelet makes it not matter whether it is night or day, since I can feel the warmth of the sun on my skin again."

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Bryn and John
[info]worksbestalone_
2019-09-19 03:48 am UTC (link)
Bryn was quite different to the Vampires he knew. It was almost as if she were more human than anything. Just one with a very long life span and a very picky diet. At least when it came to nutrition. He wondered what she would have felt about the Vampires from his reality. She might have put them to death, given what she was about to do to the two who harmed Miguel.

"Well I do need kip, and I'm bloody knackered" he admitted, taking a drag from the cigarette. It was the mention of Zu that made him pause briefly. Zu... That was the annoying one that got in his way back in New York wasn't it? Didn't she say that Thor was her Dad? There was a sinking feeling in John's gut. Not that he let it show.

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Bryn and John
[info]brynhild_ingouf
2019-09-19 08:46 am UTC (link)
"Do you want me to lay with you? Or..." Would he rather she fuck off. She could understand that sentiment. Some people didn't like others sleeping with them. And she was sure this was just a itch that needed to be scratched.

Bryn took another long drag off of the gifted cigarette and let the smoke slowly flow out of her nose. She wouldn't take to much offence to being told to get lost. "You are allowed to tell me to fuck off."

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Bryn and John
[info]worksbestalone_
2019-09-19 09:08 am UTC (link)
John stopped and looked at her, cigarette between his lips. While it was tempting to tell her to fuck off, it was her home. And he wasn't about to do that to her. John might have been a bit of a scumbag but he wasn't that bad. For the mean time at least.

"Stay. It's your bed" he replied. He didn't want to admit that he wanted the company. Didn't want to admit that being alone was painful. It was something he didn't admit to anyone. He liked to give people the impression that he didn't really want to make friends. That he was a bitter, ageing loner with a self destructive streak.

He took another couple of drags and looked around for something he could use as an ashtray.

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Bryn and John
[info]brynhild_ingouf
2019-09-19 09:30 am UTC (link)
"Alright. It is big enough for us both to stretch out." Bryn glanced toward the night table on her side of the bed, that grotesque Halloween gift from almost a hundred years ago lay there. A skull. It was human, and she knew it was real because the spirit attached had visited her on occasion. He had finished his unfinished though, and had gone to whatever beyond he belonged to. He wouldn't mind... He would probably find it funny.

"This is cliche, but the spirit that owned the body that was once attached to it would be tickled." She grabbed it and turned it upside down, and offered it to John. "He had a morbid sense of humor. And would giggle like a little girl if anything seemed 'cliche'."

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Bryn and John
[info]worksbestalone_
2019-09-19 03:47 pm UTC (link)
"Well, at least he had a sense of humour" John replied with a slight smirk, taking the upside down skull. He wasn't phased by things like that. He had worked with far more gruesome things in his rituals and spells, after all.

He flicked the loose ash into the skull and leaned back again. Maybe he would get one peaceful night of sleep, free from the nightmares the usually plagued him but he doubted it. He was thankful she was sticking around. Thankful that she wasn't just kicking him out to go sleep somewhere else. They still had the morning to face and the execution of those two Vampires.

"Bloody hell, I'm knackered"

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Bryn and John
[info]brynhild_ingouf
2019-09-20 06:57 am UTC (link)
She took one last drag off her very first cigarette before she leaned over to snub it out. Letting the smoke slowly snake out of her nostrils as she did. Rolling onto her side she tugged the blankets so that they straightened, and with a flick covered his legs.

Bryn rolled onto her side, facing him. "Do you want to shower before the execution? Or no?" She would need to of course. But being a man he didn't have to. One arm curled under the pillow that she pulled toward her head. She wondered if he was a spooning type. Or if he liked to be cuddled at all.

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Bryn and John
[info]worksbestalone_
2019-09-20 07:50 am UTC (link)
"Shower would be nice" he admitted. He at least kept up with his day to day hygiene. Most days at least, save for some of those all night benders where he wound up so hungover that he just lay in the dark. The space station was good for that.

He took a couple more drags from the cigarette before he stubbed it out. Next he found a place to put the skull, whispering a thank you to the spirit inside. John lay down on his back, looking up at the ceiling. There was something so tranquil about the windowless room and disturbing at the same time. And yet it reminded him of the old mill house, and he found himself missing it. Missing Chas and Zed and even to some extent, Manny.

"You're sure you're ready to face this? You are going to go through with it, aren't you?" he asked, turning his head to look at her. "Executing those two wankers"

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Bryn and John
[info]brynhild_ingouf
2019-09-20 10:06 am UTC (link)
Bryn curled in a way that her forehead touched his shoulder, but she felt him shift and look at her, so she lifted so her eyes met his. "No matter how much I detest taking another life, especially two that are led astray by there maker, I will execute them. I will make me look weaker than they think I am if I do not. And I can't afford that. I will leave notes for myself, when I return, so that she can end the nest by any means necessary. So this will not stop at me as I am right now." Her voice was soft as to invite sleep. "And the me that is here is far more ruthless than the one I have become... If that makes sense."

Yes, she had the whole rest of the bed, she could sprawl out and still not touch him. But she was far too used to the contact now. It was like she needed it, as much as anything else, to survive. Her forehead came to rest against the curve where his shoulder met his arm. "But no. I don't think I could face it alone. I could if I absolutely had to. But it might break me if I did." That was more honesty than she gave most. She blamed the euphoric afterglow of sex. But it wasn't exactly a bad thing. Honesty was something that made her different from the version of herself that was off galavanting through time with a god, a man trapped in a robot's body, and whatever Blank was.

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