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rebrandedwarlock
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65 / Cis Male / Any / Jack of Diamonds
65 / Cis Male / Any / Jack of Diamonds
Source: The Great Lodge, God of War Ragnarok
Sherwood's Suite is located on the Ace & Jack level floor. He has no door, having removed it entirely. His room is always open to visitors, regardless of his being around or not. The space is mostly a large, single space with all his amenities. The only separated out room is his private bathroom, which he keeps locked.
Of note, he has a wood burning hearth with various, rudimentary cooking supplies. There are multiple, large desks with various scrolls, journals, and books strewn about. Bookshelves and storage cabinets line many of the walls. Painted artwork, tapestries, and drawings are also haphazardly about the space. He has a low, wide, and plush bed cot tucked in a far back corner. It had a curtain which can be pulled around to give some privacy, but he won't be found sleeping in it.
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Date: 2024-05-19 06:57 pm (UTC)[But Akechi is young, obviously. Sherwood has a decent eye for human age, so he would guess he is probably still a teenager.
So, Sherwood will calculatedly guess higher than he actually believes. He's rather certain that will feed Akechi's ego as appearing more mature than he is,]
How old are you, lad? Twenty-two, there about?
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Date: 2024-05-19 07:22 pm (UTC)[Not really, but Akechi would love to see what conversations pop up from that.
Ah... his age. Interesting. Akechi debates, in a microsecond, how to answer.]
You flatter me. I'll be twenty-one soon. [It's only a couple years off of his real age, but enough to add to it.]
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Date: 2024-05-19 07:30 pm (UTC)[Sherwood does like to argue for fun, but he'd likely alienate some potential partners. Best to avoid that as much as possible, at this phase of getting acclimated to his new life and social environment,
He does note Akechi's answer, thinking it implausible. He'll need to check in on the young man on the network, to see if Sherwood's hunch on his true age is actually correct. How quick he was to lie if so, that's interesting,]
I fear what you would guess my age is, but have at me. What might you suspect?
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Date: 2024-05-19 08:40 pm (UTC)Ah, that's a riddle. Akechi rubs his chin in though.]
I suspect you age different than I'd suspect... but then again, you were familiar with my age. I'd say, [He debates, flipping between flattering Sherwood and insulting him. He opts for the later,] Late 70s, maybe?
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Date: 2024-05-19 09:04 pm (UTC)Sixty-five.
[So, more than three times Akechi's ""age""... even though he can guess full well this is a teen taking a jab at him. He literally asked for it, though, he won't fuss...]
The hair has aged me a long while, now. Not a sign of my age, but the color of my druid gift. I've had silver hair since I was... your age. [Twenty, really, but he'll pretend to align with Akechi there,]
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Date: 2024-05-20 02:04 am (UTC)Oh, have you now? Am I right to assume that-- [He gestures, vaguely, to Sherwood's branch antlers] -- Those also have something to do with it?
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Date: 2024-05-20 03:53 pm (UTC)[Sherwood does sure love to share his accomplishments, even if it sounds entirely insane. Letting a plant grow directly into his skull is one thing, all the other magic it granted him is another,]
I've spent twice your lifetime developing various disciplines of this new magic.
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Date: 2024-05-20 06:45 pm (UTC)You've certainly lived an interesting life.
[He says so carefully, hiding his own feelings. At least for a moment. Because as soon as Sherwood pulls out the age card, lording over Akechi, he narrows his eyes. Something hot and angry burns in him. It's not so hard to imagine Sherwood as one of the miserable older men fawning for Shido's attention, trying to impress Akechi by demeaning him. It makes his stomach turn.]
And yet you're here, just like the rest of us. Your magic couldn't save you.
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Date: 2024-05-20 06:56 pm (UTC)He then pours some of each cup back and forth between them in a little ritual. One he doesn't explain, thinking it just speaks for itself. He pushes one forward the Akechi delicately, it steaming with a warm scent of bergamot citrus oil.]
Now that is an interested assessment, lad. You see this place as damning us, rather than acting as salvation?
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Date: 2024-05-21 04:28 am (UTC)That's a wonderful scent. What kind of tea is this?
[Of course, his rage is only tempered for a moment -- and only by a thin mask covering it. He sets the tea down.]
This place is a cage, as gilded as it is. Surely you're not satisfied to just let the resort rip you from your life and tell you what to do, are you? On principle, if nothing else?
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Date: 2024-05-21 05:23 pm (UTC)I believe it is called Earl Grey, I found it similar to a Springtide mixture from home, [not fully the same, but similar enough to be a comfort choice,]
Contrary, I believe this is an intriguing new adventure to find myself on. I don't worry so much about the principle of it. Then again, I worked very hard to set up my people back home with a secure future. I do not worry much for their survival without my guidance. They have been taught to swim. If they sink, it is not from any lack of guidance, only their own willpower.