Announcements: Cutting Costs (2024) » January 2024 Copyfraud Attack » Finding Universes to Join (and making yours more visible!) » Guide To Universes On RPG » Member Shoutout Thread » Starter Locations & Prompts for Newcomers » RPG Chat — the official app » Frequently Asked Questions » Suggestions & Requests: THE MASTER THREAD »

Latest Discussions: Adapa Adapa's for adapa » To the Rich Men North of Richmond » Shake Senora » Good Morning RPG! » Ramblings of a Madman: American History Unkempt » Site Revitalization » Map Making Resources » Lost Poetry » Wishes » Ring of Invisibility » Seeking Roleplayer for Rumple/Mr. Gold from Once Upon a Time » Some political parody for these trying times » What dinosaur are you? » So, I have an Etsy » Train Poetry I » Joker » D&D Alignment Chart: How To Get A Theorem Named After You » Dungeon23 : Creative Challenge » Returning User - Is it dead? » Twelve Days of Christmas »

Players Wanted: Serious Anime Crossover Roleplay (semi-literate) » Looking for a long term partner! » JoJo or Mha roleplay » Seeking long-term rp partners for MxM » [MxF] Ruining Beauty / Beauty x Bastard » Minecraft Rp Help Wanted » CALL FOR WITNESSES: The Public v Zosimos » Social Immortal: A Vampire Only Soiree [The Multiverse] » XENOMORPH EDM TOUR Feat. Synthe Gridd: Get Your Tickets! » Aishna: Tower of Desire » Looking for fellow RPGers/Characters » looking for a RP partner (ABO/BL) » Looking for a long term roleplay partner » Explore the World of Boruto with Our Roleplaying Group on FB » More Jedi, Sith, and Imperials needed! » Role-player's Wanted » OSR Armchair Warrior looking for Kin » Friday the 13th Fun, Anyone? » Writers Wanted! » Long term partner to play an older male wanted »

0
followers
follow

Laura Seychelle

0 · 1,423 views · located in Van Leugen

a character in “The Multiverse”, as played by Absenthia

Description

So begins...

Laura Seychelle's Story

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

"Fairly important, but we've been strangely out of stock for weeks now." Laura replied looking at Nadya with confusion. Was this just another way for the teen to avoid her school work or was she genuinely interested in helping? So far the teen had largely just sat and sulked, complaining about how life wasn't fair, and stupid teachers. "I haven't been able to get any from even the big suppliers." Laura explained to Catherine who simply frowned. "That is.. odd." She said taking the phone from Nadya to get a better look.

Tilting the phone slightly and peering down over the tops of her glasses, she examined the image on the screen. "That's it, but how did you know what to look for?" She asked handing the phone back.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Well, this was awkward. the girl looked away. "Sometimes, I just know things." She said firmly. "I don't know why I know them, but I do." The teen swallowed and looked to Laura and then to Catherine. "It's not like...not like I know anything important, or that I should avoid this or that or anything. It's little things like knowing what silver leaf looks like, or where to find it, or knowing that...that a word in a foreign language means hotel, even if I've never even heard of the language." She shrugged, putting it off. "Anyway, it grows in the woods just outside of town. There's this clearing where things flower year round. I went there with a friend from the group home once. He showed me."

The girl shrugged. "I can show you the way, if you want." It was hard to give directions too. "I don't know if I would remember all the turns if I just told you how to get there."

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Catherine frowned again considering the teen's answer, it wasn't what she had expected and was a bit unusual coming from a thirteen year old. "That's an usual type of magic..." She mused thinking it was almost fae like in it's nature, but she'd only heard the teen's description. It could be something else entirely, as micro climates that specific just didn't happen. "Alright, show me." She finally said grabbing her coat and scarf from the counter.

Now it was Laura's turn to frown, "How do we know this is safe? I mean a clearing, in the woods, growing silver leaf this time of year? It's freezing outside!" Laura protested. After many of her own experiences, and having heard some of the tales of what could happen, Laura had grown in the habit of worrying about what was or wasn't safe. The shop was one thing, and she had defense mechanisms installed in case worst came to worst.

"We don't." Catherine answered bluntly as she pulled her coat. "Stay here, and if something happens you know who to call." She didn't want Laura to risk her noncombatant type status, and Nadya seemed able to take care of herself.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Nadya pulled on her heavy coat and her hat and scarf and gloves. "Ah, it'll be okay Laura. We can always run away. Besides, I've been there before and it was okay, and the woods aren't that scary." It would be fine, she was sure. Besides, you couldn't always go on about what might be or what was scary, or you would never explore and do and learn and that would be too sad. The teen pushed the rim of her hat back where it kept falling to cover her eyes.

"The guy who showed me had been there lots, and nothing ever happened to him." Nadya tried to reassure her guardian. "And Miss Catherine is a cop. She'll be fine." There was nothing to worry about, even if the teen didn't know how to reassure her guardian that it was okay.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Laura didn't say anything, knowing that somehow Nadya was right and that Catherine could handle herself just fine. But there were days when it was just frustrating to consistently be left out of whatever exciting thing was going on, but then she also had to remind herself of the several times she'd found herself up a creek without a paddle. Sighing, she watched the pair leave the shop and then sat there for a moment thinking. There had to be more that she could do, other than feed the occasional lead to MCU or Council.

"So who was this guy that showed you this special clearing in the woods?" Catherine asked Nadya once they were outside of the warm shop and headed towards the clearing that had been mentioned.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Nadya led the way and shrugged. "His name is Orin. He was two years younger than me, and he hated being inside the border of the city. Too much smog. The house mother knew where he liked to go though, and that was good enough for her, so long as he made if back by curfew." She explained. "I don't know how he found it though. He never said, and then he got adopted, so I didn't see him again." That was about how these things went.

The girl looked around her and smiled, happy to even be here. It was nice to be back in her crazy home, even if it did mean a guardian and new rules and things like that. "I'm glad he showed me! I don't like not being much help and I don't think Laura really needs my help around the shop at all." And she was a tidy kid, so she didn't contribute much extra mess to the house. As it was, the girl didn't know how she was supposed to handle having a proper guardian. She had a feeling that she was being annoying.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

"Interesting." Catherine replied wondering just what had lead one of the kids, who weren't much more than wards of the state, to wander about like they had. "I'm surprised the orphanage you lived in let you wander around the city like that." She added stuffing her hands deep down into the pockets of her coat. The idea of sliver leaf growing, wild, and in a magical clearing in the woods seemed wrong to her some how. "Being of help comes and goes Nadya, it doesn't make you useless though." Catherine added bowing her head down against the brisk north wind, regretting not bringing a hat or gloves really.

"However, that being said, I will tell you that this isn't exactly normal to have happen."

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

"I really don't think that they cared about where we went, so long as we checked in periodically." She pointed out, and pulled her hair on tighter, leading the way at a brisk pace. "No one really does. The workers get tired after awhile, you know?" She murmured, uncertain. "They get all worn out." It was an experience that she was all too familiar with. The orphan shrugged and hurried along the sidewalk. "It's too many kids, and we're all messed up somehow." She didn't like to discuss that though. The girl stopped at the city gates and glanced out them. "Hey, do you want to borrow my hat? I have a hood..."

The other's head had to be cold by now, she was sure of it. The wind made everything so much colder that it wasn't good at all. Still, by the sounds of it, her adventuring ways were going to be sharply curbed. It caused an uncomfortable itch between her shoulder blades, a need for freedom. She had promise June though, that she would stay with Laura. She hadn't given and end date though, and the teen may take advantage of that, if she had to.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

"No... you keep yours, I'll be fine." Catherine answered shaking her head. She could always pull her scarf up over her head if she needed, and it would more than likely be more comfortable than a child's small hat. "Kids that wind up in some sort of state assisted care tend to have more than their share of problems. It's not always their fault either." She said pulling up the collar of her coat further. Why did the weather have to be so weird this week? Normally it wasn't this cold, sure it could get cold, but never like this.

Catherine briefly wondered who pissed off which god to ensure that the city got itself covered in this much snow.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Nadya shrugged. "I'm mostly fine." She said firmly and led the way. Another ten minutes, and they were a lot deeper into the woods than how far they had traveled. The trees were much larger than they should be. Nadya took a deep breath and looked around. "At least the wind isn't so bad here. The path is kind of weird though." It threw her for a loop. She knew they weren't where they had walked, but they were too.

Whatever. It was safe enough. Nothing had happened last time after all, and Orin came here all the time. The girl glanced to Catherine. "Sorry I forgot to warn you about that. It only does that if you go on the right path. Any other trail, and it's not the same." Parts of it had hardly been a trail at all, looking more like a deer trail than a proper hiking trail. The teen smiled to Catherine, pleased. "We're not far at all now though."

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Catherine resisted the urge to lecture the teen about woods and paths that suddenly changed direction. Instead she just kept her guard up and eyes open. "Kind of weird? This is weird even for me..." Catherine commented glancing around the woods. Hiking in the snow, after some sort of magical clearing hadn't been in her plans for her day off, and if she were completely honest, she didn't miss the chaos. Though she was still having to keep careful eye on some things after the little incident with the Dragon Court and their strange ways.

"I seriously hope this isn't a wild goose chase.."

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

"It's not! I know I've seen it." She said firmly and stepped into a clearing. The weather here was abruptly different and the teen shed her winter trappings. "See! It's here." She just knew it. She just had to find it now, in the riotous mass of weeds and flowers that grew here. The teen began looking for it and smiled happily. "I knew we could find it." She was pleased that she had even.

The teen didn't know enough about plants to understand that everything growing in the clearing was magical. She also didn't notice the careful pattern or that despite the initial appearance, the plants were carefully cultivated, carefully planted in a complex pattern meant to increase the magic in each one. The teen simply knew that here it was safe and that she was warm even in the dead of winter.

She didn't notice that she had tripped an alert ward at all. Wards were beyond her experience, in any of her lifes.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

"It's not! I know I've seen it." She said firmly and stepped into a clearing. The weather here was abruptly different and the teen shed her winter trappings. "See! It's here." She just knew it. She just had to find it now, in the riotous mass of weeds and flowers that grew here. The teen began looking for it and smiled happily. "I knew we could find it." She was pleased that she had even.

The teen didn't know enough about plants to understand that everything growing in the clearing was magical. She also didn't notice the careful pattern or that despite the initial appearance, the plants were carefully cultivated, carefully planted in a complex pattern meant to increase the magic in each one. The teen simply knew that here it was safe and that she was warm even in the dead of winter.

She didn't notice that she had tripped an alert ward at all. Wards were beyond her experience, in any of her lifes.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Catherine Dumitrescu Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Catherine on the other hand was extremely cautious about following the teen into the clearing. Something was wrong and she wasn't entirely sure what yet. She could sense the wards and knew that likely someone would be around soon to check on what had tripped them. "Nadya, this isn't a public land..." Catherine warned as she followed after the teen. At least one of them would have to be able to explain their trespassing. Hopefully it wouldn't be too hard to explain to whoever owned the property that they'd just gotten turned around looking for a lost dog or something.

"Let's forget about the herb and leave before this gets us over our heads."

The setting changes from Northern Main Street to Main Street 1

Setting

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Nadya had her wooden sword resting on her shoulder as she waved goodbye to her escort. He had declined to go inside, which meant that Laura would never believe her, but at least Nadya had made it safely back to Gemmus. "Bye! Thanks for not kidnapping me for longer!" She called out, and then eyed the door with no small trepidation. She had not been transported with her dance bag. As a result, she was still in her leotard. It was cold enough out she didn't want to lined, and the teen knew the minute she stepped in, even if the Madam hadn't called miraculously, she was going to be in so much trouble.

Well, she was a big girl. She could handle it. Hesitating, Nadya pushed open the door and tried to skirt around the shop to avoid being seen. There was, after all, still a chance, however slim. The sword was held against her chest, so it couldn't be seen about the shelves.

She had no doubt she would be spotted, but at least she had the excuse of needing to change. It was too cold to be wearing only a leotard and dance shoes.

Setting

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

"And just where have you been?" Laura asked placing a hand on the teen's shoulder as she attempted to sneak through the aisles in the shop. "You've been gone more than just an overnight sleepover.." She said as she turned Nadya around to look at her. "Mind telling me where you've been and why I should let you continue to take dance classes with swords?" Laura said as she reached for the wooden practice sword.

She'd already fielded one phone call from the teen's instructor, and a few worried parents who had somehow gotten her phone number. It had been horrible, there had been accusations of horrible things towards her too. Other parents could be awful when they saw anyone as being different or not part of the in crowd, it was like school all over again.

Setting

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

The teen flinched. "To get changed? It's way too cold for a leotard?" She tried. "And I know, but it wasn't my fault!" It really wasn't this time. The teen looked to Laura, uncertain. There was no way that her guardian would believe her. "I promise, I was going to tell you about the dance classes, but I really do like them, a lot, please don't take them away. And they're good for um, discipline, and physical health, and it's ballet, so it's a connection to my heritage?" She tried, not sure how to salvage this. "And the swords are good for protection, because it's not always safe, especially in this city." She swallowed, not certain how to handle this, tears welling in her eyes. Ah no, she didn't want to cry!

"And I was going to come home right after dance class, I swear, I was, I always do, but there was this mage, and a spell, and his stupid magic machine took me from class to his workshop by accident, and it took someone else too from somewhere else, and he had to figure out how to send him back first, and I'm so sorry, I'm not lying, I swear it!" She didn't know how else to put it. "I didn't mean to get kidnapped, and he didn't mean to steal me, and I'm sorry!"

Setting

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Laura sighed and rubbed her temples, "Go put on some different clothes and then we'll talk." She wasn't that cold or hard hearted, and could at least sympathize with being taken against her will. What Nadya was telling did match up against what her teacher had told her, and while she tried hard not to jump to conclusions, and tell herself not everything had a magical origin; it seemed that this time her hunch had been right. Now the trick would be to get Nadya to hold still long and be quiet enough for her to cast the residue revelation spell. It wasn't a terribly tricky thing, but it did require concentration and care.

Walking over to the door to the shop, she locked the door and flipped the sign over to closed and went to wait for Nadya in the backroom.

Setting

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

Laura...believed her? Nadya gave the other a quick hug and dashed up the stairs, changing quickly. She hadn't expected that at all, and she was pleasantly surprised. The girl washed her face and then nodded, looking herself in the mirror and then headed downstairs again. Her guardian did want to talk after all, though Nadya hoped it wasn't about how much trouble she was in for not telling Laura about the dance class...among other things related to the dance class.

She stuck her head in the backroom, then joined her guardian, uncertain. "Laura?" She said, looking around. The backroom always felt tingly on her skin. She thought it might be because it was where Laura probably did her magic. "I really am sorry. I don't mean to cause trouble." She never did. She just fell into it...a lot.

Setting

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Nadya Alexeev Character Portrait: Laura Seychelle
Tag Characters » Add to Arc »

0.00 INK

"I'm in here Nadya." She said when she heard the teen calling for her. "I know getting kidnapped it's you fault..." Laura was trying to not be terribly angry at the girl standing in front of her, but it was difficult. "And that's not what I'm angry about." She added as she sat on a stool in front of the work bench. "I'm mainly angry that you forged my signature on a permission slip for a dance class. You didn't even come ask me." It was disappointing, if not frustrating when the child she was supposed to be responsible for decided to consistently go behind her back.

"We need to talk about how that's not letting me trust you."