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As the moon grew nearer to being fat, I made good with the plans I'd formed with Kargamis, my Chimera spirit familiar. I'd tasked him with finding a path to a realm of ice, so he could take me there to study elements directly opposed to fire. We set off, and Kargamis made use of a "charm" (as he calls it, sort of like a garou gift), which allowed us to locate acceptable places to rest safely. Interesting charm, and I was able to essentially replicate it (and improve upon it slightly I dare say so) with a simple Correspondence, Entropy, Time effect. We made it to a very frigid and wintery realm of some sort. Ever seen a video of a Category 5 storm in Antartica? That. We hunkered down under a sphere of protection I generated while I scried about, looking for inhabitants. Long story made short? Ended up communicating with some kind of spirit that looked like a Yeti made out of snow and ice. It seemed more puzzled and wary of me than I was of it. (That's different.) I spent two days there, exploring how to manipulate the cold and attuning myself to the underlying syntax. This was far easier to pick up than fire, or perhaps fire took longer because I was using this new learning technique for the first time? After bidding farewell and making some repairs and minor improvements to the cave the spirit dwelled in, Kargamis and I had a rather uneventful return trip. Using a little Correspondence, Time, and Entropy to locate the easier, safer routes seemed to work quite well in navigating the further reaches of the umbra. There's some large, unpleasant things out there that are simply best avoided: I know because I saw a couple off in the distance.
It's harder to focus sometimes on what I used to consider reality, as reality seems to have more and more layers of complexity that are now just a part of everyday life. I mean, yes, I've nearly almost always seen reality this way since I awakened, but I never really noticed nor understood the significance of all the subtle nuances. It's a little disconcerting. I can better understand Pavel's eccentricities.
The day after I got back to the physical realm, I went to read and meditate at the park's node. And keep tabs on the place. The garou seem a bit stretched thin right now. The Gnawer ahroun, Justin, showed up. He's boisterous and crude and constantly wound up--like a werewolf with ADHD. His "oh well, going to die soon, so live it up now" mentality is equally irksome. I think because it reminds me of Emma and the risks she places on herself. I don't want her throwing her life away casually, like Justin seems inclined to do. Although, frankly, it could just be bravado. If he were a young Walker, I'd have a chat with him and try to make him think more long term, but.... Not my circus, not my monkeys. And I don't think Slug will have a problem there.
Benedict turned up later, and Justin soon wandered off. I think his avatar is pushing him to go visit a mock castle (with bricks from a 400 year old real castle used in its construction) at a ren fair. He invited me to join him. I offered my RV, and then revealed that I was the mage who'd been visiting him in his dreams. He didn't seem surprised as he knew whoever it was was an ally of the local garou and concerned about his identity. There's not exactly many non-garou allies that the local garou have, so.... Perhaps the journey will be productive. I should talk to him about the Traditions, ask if he has a Sphere he finds most appealing, and then see about potentially linking him up with someone from that Tradition to see if he is a good fit. There's always being an Orphan, like me, but I don't want to impose Orphanhood upon others simply because I found them first. Free will, I believe, is critical to personal growth, and I have no right to stunt Benedict's.
It's harder to focus sometimes on what I used to consider reality, as reality seems to have more and more layers of complexity that are now just a part of everyday life. I mean, yes, I've nearly almost always seen reality this way since I awakened, but I never really noticed nor understood the significance of all the subtle nuances. It's a little disconcerting. I can better understand Pavel's eccentricities.
The day after I got back to the physical realm, I went to read and meditate at the park's node. And keep tabs on the place. The garou seem a bit stretched thin right now. The Gnawer ahroun, Justin, showed up. He's boisterous and crude and constantly wound up--like a werewolf with ADHD. His "oh well, going to die soon, so live it up now" mentality is equally irksome. I think because it reminds me of Emma and the risks she places on herself. I don't want her throwing her life away casually, like Justin seems inclined to do. Although, frankly, it could just be bravado. If he were a young Walker, I'd have a chat with him and try to make him think more long term, but.... Not my circus, not my monkeys. And I don't think Slug will have a problem there.
Benedict turned up later, and Justin soon wandered off. I think his avatar is pushing him to go visit a mock castle (with bricks from a 400 year old real castle used in its construction) at a ren fair. He invited me to join him. I offered my RV, and then revealed that I was the mage who'd been visiting him in his dreams. He didn't seem surprised as he knew whoever it was was an ally of the local garou and concerned about his identity. There's not exactly many non-garou allies that the local garou have, so.... Perhaps the journey will be productive. I should talk to him about the Traditions, ask if he has a Sphere he finds most appealing, and then see about potentially linking him up with someone from that Tradition to see if he is a good fit. There's always being an Orphan, like me, but I don't want to impose Orphanhood upon others simply because I found them first. Free will, I believe, is critical to personal growth, and I have no right to stunt Benedict's.
