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[personal profile] theidlemaiden 2023-10-05 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
๐˜š๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ด. ๐˜‹๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด? ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ?

๐˜ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด, ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต? ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ.
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โ€” december gift delivery

[personal profile] theidlemaiden 2023-12-19 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Arriving at the Witcher house along side two other gifts for those living there, is one marked for Ciri.

Inside the beautifully wrapped box, Ciri will discover handmade, gold hairpins in the shape of swallows. Embedded in their eyes are bright green crystals not so dissimilar to the colour of Ciri's eyes that catch the light making them seem alive. The polished gold glint in the sunlight and the eyes seems to give off a faint glow in the moonlight.

The other half of her gift will also include a pair of brown riding gloves made from soft goat leather. In the place where the embossed monogram is, there's a lion head instead mid roar. The note that accompanies it is written on handmade paper with wildflowers pressed into it. ]


๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ช,

๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต! ๐˜ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ธ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด. ๐˜ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฏ'๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜น๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ.

๐˜'๐˜ฎ ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

๐˜น๐˜น ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข
Edited 2023-12-20 00:03 (UTC)
gynvael: (441)

december.

[personal profile] gynvael 2023-12-29 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Unlike his other gifts, Geralt had finished this one some time ago. Not knowing when he might return from his search for Julie, he'd placed the wooden box in Ciri's room weeks ago before leaving. It's concealed inside one of the thicker cloaks he knows she won't use until the desert nights turn chilly in winter.

The box is etched with the date that Yule beginsโ€”intended for her to open it then, though she need not wait if she'd rather not.

Inside is a folded piece of parchment and a charm she will recognize from her younger years. He isn't sure if she managed to hold onto it after they were separated, but he does know she hasn't got it here. ]


I thought it only right I return this to you, where it belongs.
Keep it close, and I will not be far.

Geralt
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dec 25th

[personal profile] princessvegas 2023-12-31 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ On the morning of December 25th, outside of her bedroom, Nadine will find a gift wrapped in black, white and pink. Inside, she'll find a small, ornate chest that's clearly meant to be a pretty object more than anything else. A key accompanies the chest, attached via a removable chain. When opened, it becomes clear that the chest is enchanted to hold far more than it should be able to -- at least quadruple the outside size of the box. Inside the chest is a white tin containing a dozen cookies that appear to be homemade, based on the odd little quirks in the decorating and shaping, but they are quite tasty. On the lid of the cookie tin, in familiar script, it says,

Merry Christmas.
- Julie
]
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-01-02 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Viktor's package arrives wrapped in brown paper, with a wax seal that indicates the sender. The insignia is likely more than familiar to her by now.

He won't present her with weapons, but gear is still fair game. Included in the package are the latest version of his night vision goggles and respirator. This iteration sees to have focused on keeping things as lightweight as possible, with a comfortable strap and improved defogging on the lenses.

A small leather case houses several vials of different colored liquids. The labels indicate the substances must have been distilled from various monster parts and can be applied to her gear--knives, clothing, boots. One applies a corrosive effect against anything that might think it's a good idea to bite, one is for waterproofing, and one improves rust resistance.

Finally, there's a device that looks like a gun, but when fired shoots out a (grappling) hook attached to thin but surprisingly sturdy metal cable instead. As an added bonus, there appears to be a silencer attached.
]
Edited 2024-01-02 00:20 (UTC)
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-01-13 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Viktor waits for the bustle of the holidays to pass, not wanting to sour her celebrations by dredging up their shared experience in the Nether. That said, they need to speak about it sooner or later, even if he gives it some time, so things are less raw. He has no idea what an appropriate amount of time might be, so he waits for things in Cadens to settle back into relative normalcy before he sends her a message.

And hopes she knows what it's about.
]

Can you come to the workshop? We should probably talk.
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-01-15 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[The truth is that he's never been very good at this sort of thing, but as time goes on it becomes clear that neither of them want to rip off the bandage. Given his current research, however, he would be remiss if he didn't pursue this further. And...he wants to make sure that she's all right. Viktor is just, generally, poor at asking.

The workshop is always open to her, and he knows there's no expectation for him to meet her at the door. He's on his feet regardless, in the back of the workshop at the kitchenette. Viktor pokes his head into the door frame when he hears her come in.
]

Hi. [Thanks for coming goes unsaid--it feels slightly hollow, because they both know what she's here for. That said, he can at least offer her some hospitality.] I was just putting the kettle on. Would you like anything?
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-01-18 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Ordinarily, that might be a joke, but given the fact he knows this will be a difficult conversation for her, he doesn't make a quip about it. Viktor will show her where the cabinet is if and when she feels she needs it. For now, however, he'll prepare two mugs and two tea bags, ushering her to one of the workshop tables once he's poured in the hot water.

He has to do it in two trips, but eventually he's pulling up a stool and leaning forward to put his elbows on the table. On his face, concern.
]

I just want to make sure that you're all right. [He doesn't think he needs to tell her that he's not upset. Viktor doesn't doubt her trust in him, but some things must be discussed with those who understand. Geralt is that person, for her.] I was worried that you're in danger.
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-01-31 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I know you are. But that doesn't make it right.

[No one should have to live their life in fear--not that Ciri exists in such a state, but he can imagine how it must be, to always be looking over one's shoulder.]

Who was the first person who spoke? The one who wasn't Geralt.

[That voice, he knows. The other was unfamiliar to him. If she doesn't want to tell him, he doesn't necessarily blame her, but she did assume that he has questions. And she recognized what it was saying.]
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-02-06 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
[He'll get there, eventually--but his own feelings with regards to the way she withheld information seem negligible, in comparison. And he can't deny that he isn't curious about this, even if he doesn't necessarily put stock in prophecy.

Even if she doesn't either, it might not matter. Not when others fight so hard for it, as she says.
]

Do you believe it?
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-02-10 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
There are those who will act on it, regardless.

[He nods, understanding. Viktor has never felt beholden to some sort of destinyโ€”-if he did, he might have just given up and accepted his inevitable death and obscurity as the logical conclusion of his upbringing. He has fought for everything he has now, and he knows that Ciri is the same.

So perhaps being here has afforded her some amount of safety, from those who would use her to their own ends. It follows that Geralt would shelter her from that, in a new world where sheโ€™s not beholden to this prophecy, but that doesn't really sit right with him, either.
]

Andโ€ฆwhat about Geralt?

[Their relationship has always been professional, but it certainly soured after their disagreement about the trackers. Viktor had a similar point of contention with Jayceโ€”-that his partner would not be able to protect him from everything. At a certain point, everyone needs to make their own choices.]
Edited 2024-02-10 18:17 (UTC)
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-02-12 06:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[What about him? He wants to ask about the snippets of conversation he heard, and what Geralt was implying about her abilities, but it's likely they have a more pressing issue, given their shared desire to prevent further disappearances of fellow Summoned.]

And if he believes that I am a danger to you?

[Not enough of one to act on, maybe, though he'd made his displeasure about the trackers clear. Understandable, Viktor admits, but he hadn't exactly enjoyed hearing Viktor's thoughts on the matter, at the time. He stands by what he says, regardless--Ciri deserves to make her own choices, especially with regards to the life this place has afforded her.]
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-02-13 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
No. Of course not.

[They're familiar enough by now that she must know he would rather die than cause harm to another person. But he understands, too, that not everyone is thrilled by his designs to reverse the Summoning ritual. If Ciri is to be protected from threats both within...and without, it follows that any opening of the gates, so to speak, might expose Ciri to those threats once again.]

But it doesn't matter what I think.

[Just like her prophecy, the truth of it matters less than how others act on the information. Ciri has power, the extent of which Viktor is not certain, and at this point he's not sure he's supposed to know.]
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-02-15 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Viktor knows that if Geralt really thought him a danger, or wanted him dead, it probably would have already come to pass. That's not really what he's afraid of, just as she shouldn't be afraid of this conversation leaving the room. He's always respected her privacy, knowing full well that the government could capitalize on her abilities, just as they have seized his own technology.

But there is no guarantee of her safety, not as long as they exist here at the whim of the Singularity.
]

The life you have here...everything we've made for ourselves, none of it is really ours. Not as long as it can simply disappear.

[She knows he's learned that the hard way. It's what drives his research now, and he tells himself it's for all of them--so that each person brought here against their will can make a choice.]

I want to protect you, too.

[In the way that he knows how, which he understands by now is not palatable to everyone, despite his intentions.]
Edited 2024-02-15 03:36 (UTC)
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2024-02-17 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[Viktor can't possibly imagine what's behind her thoughtful expression. There's still a great deal about her that he doesn't know, and he doesn't know about what she's running from, either. What he's sure of is that she deserves to have the life that she wants, and that won't be possible until they control the ritual.

She seems to understand that, at least, though when she asks about his progress his gaze drops to the table between them.
]

It's all theory. [He and Wanda and Strange have a plan, sort of, but they're fumbling in the dark with so many details of the ritual under lock and key.] I'm starting to think I may need to engineer it all myself.

[Which is daunting, to say the least, but he's done the impossible before--at least twice. He just needs to do it one more time.]
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