recolle | She's As Cold As Ice....

WHO: The plucky health nut Felicia and YOU!
WHERE: Throughout Recolle
WHEN: October
WHAT: Nightmares + October Catch-All
WARNINGS: Event shenanigans that include medieval war trauma, fire, and everything in between.

Nightmare - You Never Take Advice

[...Somehow, the dark, dungeon-like castle didn't seem so foreign. The walls made of cold stone and the torchlit halls were almost familiar to her-- as were the knives she held in her hands, the way her skirt felt weighted down with the presence of many, many more. Breathing heavily, Felicia looked up at the imposing man in a full suit of armor before her and couldn't help but once more be awed by his height, for she was dwarfed even in the stiletto heels that she wore for this session.

It was best to train in your everyday wear, she understood. That way you were never caught offguard.]

Can we... can we stop for now?

[She panted, recognizing this for what it was-- one of those weird flashes she had been getting during her own training. Something that was easy to write off as a daydream, until the knives got involved.

Little did she realize this was actually a dream.

"You're always so flighty, Felicia. But, times like this make me wonder..."

The old knight's voice was almost gentle as he put away the knives he had been teaching her with... and brought out the great axe he sometimes fought with on horseback.

"Accept my challenge. I won't take no for an answer."]

Wha-- whaaaaat?!

Nightmare - Willing to Sacrifice

[The cold of the mountains didn't bother her. The rocky passages up, through the forest and the ravines, hadn't bothered her in the slightest. It was as if this was her element, a part of her birthright that she couldn't extricate herself from no matter how much time had passed.

And she knew she needed to hurry. Amidst the blaze of an actual battle raging about her, she somehow knew exactly where she needed to go.]

Come on, [She said to whomever was with her-- it could be anyone.] We've gotta get to the other side of the village-- and we've gotta hurry!

[Don't mind the skirt. Don't mind the heels. Don't mind the frilly maid outfit. Felicia herself is obviously paying attention to other things right now.]

Daytime - Someday You'll Pay the Price

[Recolle, have a Felicia.

Have a Felicia shopping for knives

With the slew of dreams she had been having lately, she couldn't help but find her curiosity piqued enough to go into the local martial arts supply shop in search of a set of training knives for herself to start practicing with

She felt like she needed to try.]

Wildcard!

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[The clatter of metal was almost as dissonant with Felicia's appearance as the heels and skirt. She squawked and flailed awkwardly, the sword changing in her very hands into a long dagger. It was a dream, and if Felicia was going to be that way, then her subconscious would comply.]

H-Hey! If he just wants to train...Gods, he's not going to to get a horse out in training, is he?

I don't think so-- but he never brought out that axe before, either!

[Felicia whined, and led Pen in through a tiny hidden door in the wall that had to be a servant's hidden passageway through the castle.]

Ooooh~! I didn't even now axes got that big!

You didn't? That's a two handed war axe. It's...something that could take your head clean off.

[She skitters to a halt, digging in her heels a little.]

Felicia. Are you afraid of this guy?

It is?

....Oh.

[Slowing down to a halt as well, Felicia cast Pen a concerned look.]

I'm... not really scared of him. When we're training together, I feel like he's a kind person whose known a lot of trouble in his life-- but I get the feeling that he'd never actually hurt me or my friends.

That axe was.... well, it was a surprise.

[Pen swivels around towards the door, waiting for the knight to come through it in a Here's Johnny fashion but for now they can talk.]

It's probably just how he spars. I got the feeling he was all tough love.

But then this is a dream, so it could be a nightmare...

Ahahah~ maybe you're right!

[Felicia giggled, glad that Pen was there. At least in this little passage way, they had a little bit of time to themselves...]

You'd think he'd do that with another knight though... not someone dressed like this.

[In a short skirt and heels, with frills that looked suspiciously maid-like.]

[It's that that gets Penelope to stop and look. she hadn't really thought about Felicia's attire much till she called attention to it. And now...?]

...Holy hell, Felicia. You're training with this knight, not working at some maid cafe, right?

[And man, she looks good in that skirt. Though that thought gets kept to herself...]

I'm training with the knight-- but I don't think I am a knight!

[Clearly she was a maid-- and.... apparently not an ordinarly maid in a castle if she was being trained in defense.]

A knight of his experience is guarding something. Or someone. I... I don't know.

A body guard maybe?

[That would make sense to her, anyway.]

Veteran knight guarding the lord or lady of the castle. And a loyal maid as a last line of defense?

Maybe? I.. I don't really know enough yet.

[Spoken sheepishly, with an uncertain shrug. It did make sense, by a certain logic.]

It sounds like we're very similar people.

Who? You and me? Or you and Captain Axe back there?

[Totally his new name now.]

That Other Felicia and me.

[She gingerly tugged at the hem of her skirt, somewhat self-conscious at how strange it must sound.]

'Captain Axe' said that I'm always flighty... which, I know is pretty normal for me.

I agree. Though, once you put yourself to something, you give your whole heart.

[That's for sure.]

I just try to do my best, that's all...

[But she was flattered by those words, really. It meant a lot to hear it from someone she trusted.]

Honestly that's all you ever really need to do.

[Especially because Felicia is way more capable than she thinks.]

She's As Cold As Ice....

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