heirtothearcane: (Collaborative thinking)
Viatorus Atlas Durant ([personal profile] heirtothearcane) wrote in [community profile] nexus_crossings2018-10-23 08:05 pm

Ceremonial curiosity

In the past few years the Nexus has become more of a home for Viatorus than his own world, despite its strange and changeable nature. So then perhaps it is not so odd that he finds himself feeling more comfortable here than there, able to talk to strangers with nary a stutter. Mostly. Though whatever nerves remain they're still a far cry from how he was when he first came here. Now he can sit and think, his head clear and undisturbed by the passers by.

He sits and watches the crowd flow through the streets, shuffling the ring on his ring finger in slow circles. For once he's without a book in hand, not even with a tea nearby. In fact, he looks quite composed for someone so easy to fluster. Perhaps it's the distraction of speculation, for he certainly sounds like he's been mulling over this a while.

"Do you think that ceremonies hold power? Do they influence anything or do you think they're purely symbolic? Are they an expression of hope, or a way of channelling power?"
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[personal profile] fictionings 2018-11-21 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
“I think he had been abused by humans in his world.” A muted sigh as he shakes his head, appropriately disappointed that anyone could be cruel to an animal. “Even so, he was willing to trust one again. Well, I suppose he had little choice. He was starving and needed something to eat. I bought him some meat and took him to the Wilds. Others helped him as well. He seemed surprised but happy. He made these trilling noises like a bird.”

The sides of his eyes crinkle with a smile. He is fond of Indo.

“Anyway, I think the Nexus will be a good place for him. I imagine happiness is what will be left once the pain and sadness of his former life fade with time, now that he is free and safe. I actually think you summed it up rather well.”
Edited 2018-11-22 01:43 (UTC)
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[personal profile] fictionings 2018-11-28 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Why would the dinosaur not have been mistreated? The story is a typical one.

People (and dinosaurs) still want to be happy anyway. And so they will be. There is nothing remarkable about it, and it all works out well for the nameless monster, who uses that desperate desire for happiness for his own destructive purposes. That is all happiness is to Johann.

“Well, thank you for the interesting conversation,” he says standing, mindful to keep his presence relatively scarce at this stage. As much as he wouldn’t mind picking more at Viatorus’ brain or even hearing about some boring personal problems. Another time, perhaps.