[PRP] Wishing Won't Make It So (Erebus & Quidel)

[Melodine Cantus]

Erebus was usually found in the library or holed up in his room.

Truth is, after he had passed his exam and was now officially a Year Two student, the events of the former had been in his mind ever since. It had taken him a while to get here, and it had certainly been quite a struggle with himself. Even in the exam itself, he had almost faltered when being faced with the shadow figure that embodied his worst inner thoughts. And he had promised, right there and then, that he would try his best with self improvement as the days came.

And so, today, Erebus had headed out of Amityville; once he had stepped out of gate, he had shifted into dog form. He was really still quite uncomfortable with crowds of creeple, and he felt much better in his natural form.

He had intended to take a nice walk around Halloween Town, and found himself looking curiously over in the direction of the Wishing Well, for some inexplicable reason.

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[musicaloner7]

It wasn't too often that he left the confines of substitute home, asides for training, and hunting. The horseman was still rather.. shell shocked, really, even after all this time of his true home being destroyed. The day would repeat often in his mind, even without trying, even when doing something to escape it. Haunting him constantly... It limited and hindered him from socializing and meeting others, but he had made an effort to do so. To at least try. There was no point in living in the past, and wallowing, but... it was just so hard to break free from that nightmare.

He'd taken to exploring the territory of Amityville quite often when he got into deep ruts of being trapped with his own thoughts. He'd attended a festival, and met a rather pleasant fellow stallion there, and attended a class that was tribute to old customs of his species. Sometimes on these outings he would see students going about their days, enjoying one anothers company. Seemed nice...

Today he was aimlessly wandering, flying past the boarder of the school, and on towards town. This wasn't a place he favored to visit, but... it did help distract him from his thoughts, being around others. However.. he'd caught onto a curious scent. Distracted by it, his path veered as he tracked it. Lowering to the ground silently, wings giving a light fluff before folding neatly behind him, his eyes landed straight onto a... dog? staring at it, his head canted curiously. Someone's familiar, maybe?

Melodine Cantus

and finally a reply for you, m'dear~

 

[Melodine Cantus]

There certainly didn't seem to be a reaper hovering near the black dog.

Instead, Erebus had been sure he was quite alone, until he caught an unfamiliar scent. He took a few sniffs and then whirled around, staring right in the other's direction. "Hi!" Erebus barked, tail wagging in greeting. "I like your wings... um, are you a harpy, by any chance? Some sort of bird creature? I'm not exactly very sure..." His nose scrunched up slightly as he attempted to think. Erebus had always had an interest in other species, especially those that possessed an animal form.

However, he really wasn't quite educated on the subject of horsemen. Then again, he had only just recently been told about Hunters.

musicaloner7

 

[musicaloner7]

There was a mild shift of surprise on his typically disinterested, or flat expression, when the dog started speaking to him. Huh... that was a new one. His eyes kept focused intently on the canine as he himself took a few steps closer, wings giving a slight twitch at the mentioning of them. Very interesting... once within a respectful range, he lowered himself to a crouched position, to get at the dogs eye level. His wings flared out a little to provide some more balance in his lowered state, smirking faintly at the question.

"Not anything close to that." he mused... mostly to himself. "I'm a horseman." he replied with what could be taken as a hint of pride in his tone. This must be a member of the school, now that he thought about it. Made more sense, since he hadn't picked up on any reaper's around. However this canine form did make him feel a little more at ease.

Melodine Cantus

 

[Melodine Cantus]

"Ohhhh." Erebus breathed, brown eyes going wide. "A horseman. I've heard of you guys before." A long long time ago, when he was a mere puppy, he had been immersed in learning as much as he could, and had passed by some brief knowledge about the Four Clans, but it hadn't been much. Lately, he had been more interested in species in Halloween, but he certainly wasn't averse to gathering as much knowledge as he could. "There are four different clans, right?"

He had been, of course, particularly interested in the Death clan, being a helldog and all.

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HI I AM SO SO SORRY THIS IS LATE TuT been distracted by work and other things lately!

 

[musicaloner7]

It was a bit odd, really, watching this canine carry on such an easygoing conversation, the way its maw moved up and down, unable to purse or really alter itself much more than that. Keeping from staring too blatantly, Qui's wings subtly, and only mildly, fluffed themselves and shuffled behind him to resettle in an idle manner. This talk of the clans... was still a sore, open wound for him.

There was a great pause, because of this, but he managed through it. "Were.." he lightly corrected. Seems not all of the world knew of the misfortune his people had undergone.

Melodine Cantus

what is rp, ohgosh. *trying to get back into the swing of things*