☀︎ it's a bright beautiful day to talk to a goddess ☀︎

[purevanillacookie]

Who: Sunyonce + everyone I dunno man
What: Sun Seance to talk to Beiwe
When: mumble mumble warm day high noon yeehaw
Where: Grove, safer
Warnings: None right now but if they come up-
[ A few hours before the sun rises to it's fullest at noon, on a day in September before the Monsters Truly Come Calling But There Might Be a Faerie Or Two when it's particularly warm, Pure Vanilla will write a post. It's quick, and to the point. ]

I believe today would be our best bet at contacting Lady Beiwe. Considering the current state of her Church and it's defilement, I feel holding it in the Grove by her statue will be the best course of action. Of course, I am open to alternatives!

[ But really, unlike the giant statue for Ourania, there is nothing else yet for Beiwe. So anyone glancing out their windows will see Pure Vanilla dutifully drawing a large magic circle with radiating lines and symbols and a spot in the middle, in the dirt. He even moves Beiwe's statue to the middle (minotaur strength, yay!) and Ouraina's statue to a spot in one of the Cardinal Directions that symbolize the moon. A place of honor. There are places left open for others to add their own symbols, their own lines, and being as how it's in the dirt, it's easily changeable as more people show up. Add your magic knowledge or find a spot to sit inside the circle if you desire to speak to Biewe.

Or make garlands of her flowers, or make Sunny D or... something. They're winging it. ]


(( like the moon seance this will mostly be a mingle until the mods come in with whether we succeed, blow up, or set the entire place on fire flamebringer. ))

Comments

[leggierissimo]

[ lmaooooo ]

Well, we definitely don't want that, do we? Especially if all three happen at once. Can't imagine that would be comfortable.

[ To Dipper's relief, Josh not only seems patient, but he looks engaged. There's a particular sparkle to his eye. Hey, someone is listening to him go on and on and not complaining about it. Not that that's ever stopped him before, but hey, he isn't going to knock an eager audience. ]

I'm not sure exactly what your skill set is, considering it came from somewhere else, but I'd be willing to show you the ropes. Probably better to have practice with someone that's experienced, rather than trying to navigate it blind, hm?

[ghostharasser]

It isn't.

[It has, in fact, happened all at once before.]

Yeah- [Oh wow he just straight up offered??] Wait, really? You would? That would be awesome, I'm really not trying to let another dreamscape incident happen.

[You know, because he does have a really good reason for suddenly wanting to get a handle on this despite how much his powers have made him uneasy in the past.]

I uh- that's also part of my skill set. The um. Dreamwalking thing. It's because of my weird blood. How those abilities manifest is dependent on the person, but Paleblood, which is what I have, tends to lean in a very specific psychic direction. Telepathy, dreamwalking, precognition, hallucinations, that sort of thing.

[leggierissimo]

Well, of course. I'm experienced, and you need experience. An untrained mind is a dangerous thing, after all.

[ He's interested in someone with a similar skill set - in some ways, anyway - being skilled enough at handling it all that he doesn't accidentally explode someone's brain. At this point, that "someone" could be Dipper himself, and... yikes. Not a pleasant way to go. ]

Besides that, it sounds like I'm the right one for the job anyway. That's all in my wheelhouse. You wouldn't believe how entertaining it is to surf along the current of the city's subconscious when the options on TV are sorely lacking and you've watched all your DVDs to the point of having them memorized.

[ghostharasser]

[He's right about that, at least. That's the entire reason he's come around on trying to find training for this.His reservations aside, he doesn't want to be a danger to others. Especially now that he's no longer in Trench where there's resources set aside for navigating his bloodtype.]

No, I can believe that. [He's never been the sort to enter dreams unless he had a reason and usually only with permission unless something serious is happening but- hearing that people's dreams are like Josh's soaps is not surprising. Bill Cipher likely did the same thing, only he also had a tendency to actively meddle and create nightmares for his own amusement, too. Speaking of-]

So I should tell you, also, so it's not a surprise. There's a reason I've been grilling you about the moral implications attached to these powers. There's this entity from back home. A real monster, that nearly wrecked my world and killed my family. Whatever powers that be that assigned my skillset made sure to make them nearly one-to-one with a big chunk of his abilities. It's a big reason I've taken this long to really go looking for any kind of training.

[leggierissimo]

Ah. Sizing me up to a villain, hm?

[ He doesn't sound offended, though. Just curious! Like he's asking if Dipper prefers burgers or chicken sandwiches. He does find it deeply funny, though - if not for Neku, that would have been an accurate description for him, too. Ah, water under the bridge. ]

Sounds like I passed the test, whatever the criteria. Otherwise, you wouldn't sound so excited over the prospect of being trained.

[ghostharasser]

I'd call it more like conducting a survey. Bill Cipher, who I do not lightly liken to the entity in the forest but if the forest was a frat boy, was my only example of people with these powers for a long time. I wanted to get more perspectives on the way people use this kind of stuff, so I'm not constantly being paranoid I'm some threadbare line from becoming just like him.

[But he is glad Josh doesn't seem offended. He'd be a little surprised if he was, just by what he's gleaned of Josh so far.]

Your perspective is incredibly interesting, and also it would be pretty unfair of me to judge you based on some kind of moral scale constructed by mortals when it's clear that's not what you are. I think what really matters here is you probably don't plan to steal my body and throw it down a flight of stairs or start some kind of apocalypse.

[leggierissimo]

[ Wow. An actual, genuine, fair assessment. That's surprising. People are so quick to judge based on their own moral compass, so this is... refreshing. Not that Joshua cares how others judge him, of course, but it's an interesting turn of events.

Still, he ponders Dipper for a moment. Looks at him, scrutinizing, as if he's reading over a very interesting paragraph in an article, and probably does it a second before it begins to become unnerving. And then... laughs, one soft beat of noise, a soft "heh". ]

I don't think you have to worry about becoming like him.

[ And he leaves it at that. Why? Because he's a cryptic asshole. Let him have his fun. ]

Of course I don't plan to. That's not exactly my style anyway. If I wanted to get rid of you, it would have a lot more flair. [ He's smiling. It's a joke. ] Not to mention, an apocalypse would mean all of my favorite stories come to an end, and where would I be without that? Bored out of my mind, that's where.

[ghostharasser]

[Doing so would make him a huge hypocrite for a number of reasons, and it's always something he's tried to be mindful of since he's lived the last few years in the multiverse. You meet a lot of interesting people that way, and sometimes you have to reconcile an infinite moral scale. Now, does that mean Dipper isn't a judgey, petty person when it suits his needs? No. But for the most part, he tries.]

That's a pretty quick assessment.

[Offered in much the same way, like he's commenting on the color of Josh's shirt. He does frown a little, expression briefly falling contrite. Josh might catch a glimpse of something leaking through. A girl's voice that Josh won't recognize followed by Dipper's. "Dipper, what are you doing? This is going too far! Listen to yourself!" "I want him to suffer the same way he's made Great Uncle Ford suffer! I'm going to make him pay!" He stifles it quick, realizing he might be broadcasting.]

I have reasons to be worried, and I've seen what happens when Sleepers give up their humanity.

[He has no illusions to the fact that while he might have started off human, he's something much different now, and knowing that the Blood Crazed Zealots were also just like him once upon a time is something else that's always in the back of his mind.]

I think also, the people here would be kicking up a much bigger fuss about you hanging around. Beat also likes you, so, you know. You can't be all bad. [But he does make a little note about how Josh is like the third quasi-immortal he knows who hates boredom more than the apocalypse.]

[leggierissimo]

Mm, it's a quick assessment because I'm good at my job. Besides, I'm not about to let someone under my wing go that far off the deep end. What would the neighbors think?

[ He can see that - that leak, that worry. The leak is funny, in a way. Like an echo of a certain someone... But he's quick to dismiss the thought. No, Dipper will be just fine. So long as he learns something from the tutelage, anyway.

And he parts his lips to say more... but doesn't, because of that one line. Beat likes him, but of course Beat likes him. Beat comes from a world where the two of them spent a good three years together and trauma bonded and had a relationship and got married, of all things. A Composer, married. He gestures with one hand, as if to say "yes, yes, Beat's affection, we've all seen it". ]

If Beat liked me so much, he'd stop being dog-brained in the forest and come home for once. Without stealing my socks and running off again. [ since this thread is set before he came back oops I REMEMBERED ] At any rate, I'll leave that assessment up to you. It's more fun to draw your own conclusions, anyway.

[ More fun for him, or for Dipper?

Yes. ]

not here but

[soundsurfing]

[ Somewhere in the forest a dog sneezes. ]

[ghostharasser]

[You know, there's something almost more honest about that, to Dipper. There's no hollow assurances or anything, but instead Josh's more realistic desire to have Dipper not ruin his reputation. It's more believable motivation, particular from someone like Josh.]

[He looks a little less uneasy, at any rate.]

Alright, that's a fair point. Can't have the Grove gossiping about your major-league cuckoo clock of an apprentice.

[Ah, and that is the Beat Situation, isn't it. Him being so dog-brained has genuinely worried Dipper all this time, too. Eventually he nods. Surely getting to know Josh better WOULD be super interesting. It's already pretty obvious Dipper is super curious about him anyway.]

That's true. Good thing I take such good notes.

[leggierissimo]

Exactly. Which is why they won't be. I have very high standards, but I'm sure you'll meet them just fine.

[ It's funny in that it's less reputation (social) and more reputation (personal). Joshua could care less what the rest of the Grove thinks of him. But a personal failure? Absolutely not allowed. He only puts out the best, after all. The aforementioned neighbors are coming from inside the house.

The mention of notes makes him pause, lifting an eyebrow as he turns to look back at Dipper. ]

Oh? And what do your notes say about me so far?