Network - 01

[graveyounglady]

Who: Mercy Graves
Username: mercyme
Warnings: Discussion of the For Sport event. All cw's from that apply here.

To the Gentlefolk of Other Worlds,

My name is Sister Mercy Graves of the Spring Tide. I have been told this is the best means by which to reach all who dwell in hope and fear in this place of refuge. It has been a difficult time for many, myself included. The creatures in the water who took us from the streets and wrapped us in a terrible cloth have been slain, but their scars remain in our hearts.

I would ask, who among us found themselves transformed? How have you felt since? I have aids for sleep if you find yourself entangled with the Dread Watcher's claws. She that hooks and hangs a body with nightmares. I have taken to lessons in the healing facilities in ADI. I would surely welcome the company of those who would learn, as well. And if you have knowledge of the tinctures and tools of a practitioner, I would beg your guidance as I train in these new arts. There is so very much to learn and I look forward to the challenge of it, that I might help those who best need it in our fight against the dark forces of this world.

As seasons turn and carry on,
So to the winds we fly.
The hope we bring is never gone,
It strengthens by and by.
The cheer is ever in our hearts,
A song of joy to bide.
We all must love and do our parts
To raise the great Spring Tide.

May the Spring Bring Life to You and Yours,
Mercy Graves

Comments

un: thestrongest

[120vision]

You're so serious. It's a given when it comes to what happened, but - dark forces? Really?

It's natural for good and bad to co-exist. Did you not run into strange things back where you came from?

[graveyounglady]

These are grave matters. I have never said good and bad could not coexist, but there was a wickedness in those creatures, pure evil that I have only known once before. The strange things I know are not like this. They are not transformation and joy at suffering and fear.

I have learned about so many new things since coming here. This was not a pleasant lesson.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[120vision]

On my side, these things are all too familiar to me. I've been dealing with them literally all of my life. I advise getting used to it quickly, or it'll tear you down.

How are you doing after this lesson? You need to find more enjoyable things to learn from.

より良い先生,
Satoru Gojou

[graveyounglady]

[Oh, it's him!]

Dear Mr. Gojou,

I cannot say I am as well as I would hope. It has been many years since I have seen such evil. I have fought against it an will not fade into the shadows for fear of it, but I think I may better at healing than at fighting these creatures straight on right now. I need to learn to be a better fighter. I did not know what to do when I was a seal. How would you have fought?

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[120vision]

I can't say how I would have fought since I didn't have that experience. I didn't have the limitations all of you had by being stuffed into seal skins. But I've learned how to utilize what I have and make the most of it. This is how I'm adapting to this world without proper use of my Eyes.

I can teach you how to fight. But you need to be fully committed and prepared for it to be difficult.

無慈悲 ,
Satoru Gojou

un: lilmonix3

[writetheway]

[Monika didn't get turned into a selkie, so she feels like she should leave that part to the people who suffered from it. But something still catches her attention.]

Hi Mercy, it's Monika! Is that poem something from your world, or something you wrote yourself?

[graveyounglady]

Dear Monika,

It is a prayer of the Spring Tide, one of the first I heard and learned. I am not the cleverest with words. I do not think I could write something like that.

Do you write poetry? I had not realized you were training to be a bard.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[writetheway]

[She wants to talk about the literature club. She would if it hadn't ended the way it did. But she still likes literature, still loved that club.]

I just write for fun. A friend introduced me to it. Poetry is a good way to get in touch with your feelings. You can get them out on paper and maybe understand yourself better that way. You don't have to but I'm sure you could learn! There's a lot of different ways to write poetry.

[graveyounglady]

Dear Monika,

I would be willing to learn with a teacher. How would I start?

I think there are a few feelings it might be good to get down. My apologies for any trouble at night lately.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[writetheway]

I learned from a friend and sort of figuring things out as I went. We could go to the library and I could find some good books for you to learn from, but you can also just try writing and seeing what happens!

And you're no trouble. Since getting here and after everything that just happened I think it's only natural for people to be upset. You're fine! 😊

un: Stone

[bookbrawler]

Hello Mercy,

I was one of the unfortunate ones, but I'm doing all right--all things considered. It's very kind of you to ask. I'm lucky because it's not so uncommon in my world when you're dealing with magic. I've had things like that happen to me before.

I've never heard of the Spring Tide, but I'm very curious. Can you tell me about your order?

Sincerely yours,
Jacob Stone

[graveyounglady]

Dear Mr. Jacob,

I am sorry you have seen such terrible things more than once. I hope the tides may bring kinder breezes to your shores in due course.

I am a novitiate of the Spring Tide, so I am still learning, but we are a healing order, bound to travel to the far reaches of Leigland to help those most in need. We know the arts of setting bones and mixing tinctures, the right root and the safest herbs. We praise to the Spring Tide who brings all things to life from the cold of winter.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

alexreagan

[11calls]

Dear Mercy,

I was lucky enough not to be transformed, but I wonder if the sleep aids would work for other sorts of nightmares? I've got a long standing problem with them.

And I'd love to try and learn from you, but I'm afraid that I'm not magically inclined. Is it something that it's possible to learn if you're not?

Honestly, I'd just like to help in any way that I can.

Thanks,
Alex Reagan.

[graveyounglady]

Dear Ms. Alex,

I would be happy to provide you with aid. Please stop by the medical area today from 3 PM to 6 PM. I will surely be there to help you. The Dread Watcher has many claws. I know what's happened cannot be the only one she wields against us.

There is only the magic of the soul in one I do, along with a great deal of reading. Anyone may learn the arts of healing, so the Sisters and Brothers tell me.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[11calls]

[Alex is too surprised to keep to the letter format, and she just asks:]

Am I misunderstanding or do you think the Dread Watcher is female?

[graveyounglady]

Dear Ms. Alex,

She is surely nothing so simple as woman or man, but they are the terms we use for her. I have seen a painting of her in one of Brother Ainsley's books. She is a thing of bone and eyes.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[11calls]

Dear Ms. Mercy

Please, call me Alex! And that's very interesting. Do you still have access to the books?I'd like to see those pictures if possible.

Thanks,
Alex

un: archivist

[the_archivist]

Dread Watcher? Could you tell me a bit more about that?

[graveyounglady]

Dear Sir/Miss,

The Dread Watcher is she who hooks a person's dreams with her many claws, pulling them in to hold and poison into nightmares. She is a jealous god, shunned by her kin, who takes what she wants from those who cannot protect themselves.

She is a grim and pitiable creature as much as a terrifying one.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[the_archivist]

Does it also deal in... secrets? Hidden knowledge?

Lot of eye symbolism?

[graveyounglady]

Dear Sir/Miss,

The Jealous Eye is another name for her. She steals your fears and makes them your nightmares, if that is what you mean?

Are you truly an archivist? The man who helped teach me to read was. It is a noble profession.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[the_archivist]

And is the Eye considered something of a god in your world?

And yes, I am an Archivist.

un: elias_bouchard

[eyeknowyou]

[Well, there were quite a few interesting pieces embedded in this, weren’t there? Elias mused over it for a few moments, wishing he could Know more but choosing to be…patient. This could prove a little more delicate and fun than he was accustomed to.]

Hello, Ms. Graves.

I could not help but become curious on a number of the things you are offering. The sleep aids, are there for anything or just those have been involved with the – what did you call it – “Dread Watcher”? What sort of sleep aid fights against a creature with such a name? I would very much enjoy learning about it as a precautionary measure for myself and others; one cannot be too safe in this troubling times.

Perhaps we can meet to discuss and exchange the aids in question?

I appreciate your good work trying to keep us safe. Please make sure to do the same for yourself.

Best,
Elias Bouchard.

[graveyounglady]

Dear Mr. Bouchard,

I have the root and herbs that a body might know a dreamless sleep, one that even the Dread Watcher's greedy claws cannot rip into. I have not had need of them often before, but I have made use of them recently. I think there may be some magic in them that has vanished in my transport to this world. They are not so effective as they should be for me. But I am working to learn how to make them better.

Glad I would be to meet you. I am in the medical facilities until 6 PM this evening. I would be happy to meet with you while I am studying there or after.

Regards,
Mercy Graves

[eyeknowyou]

Ms. Graves,

I find your flexibility to be rather admirable. Thank you for that. I look forward to meeting you and learning about where you’re from and what this “Dread Watcher” is.

Until then,

Elias Bouchard.