Written Wonderland

Elk stirred the water quietly, lost in thought as they asked their question. “Nature & the world are as beautiful as they are savage; I think it’s natural to feel fear in their wake…. Would you like to say more about the nature your fear?” Jaz looked down at her feet quietly, herself appearing t...

Elk smiled and nodded, a slight spark of green emanating from their forehead, forming the shape of a crescent moon, points turned upwards. “Yes, a blessing. You did the work of warming the fire and the water - I did the work of reminding the water what it once was.” They replied, still smiling gentl...

((OOC: thank you!)) Elk’s statement-as-question hung in the balance, and they realized that they’d left a void to be filled as a sign of respect and interest. Jaz, looking at their gesture towards the water, dipped her fingers in and looked away with the kind of incredulity, staring at Elk. “Did you...

In the darkness and candlelight, a blessing was imparted into the water. Jaz looked away from them, towards the flame. Elk looked to her and asked “is this your liking?” On some level, they were trying to flirt, and yet there was a genuine interest in her life and what called her here to this space....

“Thank you for that added bit of context Jaz. I can imagine why she’d have a hard time with circumstances such as those. She has my earnest empathy & care…perhaps while I’m here, I can do some to help her?” Elk said quietly, contemplating how they might help Gwen. They felt for her, and while th...

At the mention of the dreaming, a darkness fell over Gwen’s face & Elk immediately suspected they’d asked a question that was substantially more terse for her. Rather than prodding at this particular sore spot, they moved on “If not, that bathhouse is calling my name… though I suppose I could si...

This new person to whom Elk had just been introduced, presumably Gwen, nodded in response to their question about a room as Elk offered poultices or another means of earning their keep. She wiped her hands off with a towel and responded “Those are always useful.", but said no more on the subjec...

Jaz turned to Elk with a curious look on her eye. Had she noticed the tattoos & how they change when I blush? they thought a bit sheepishly - they felt like they couldn’t quite hide that part of themselves around her, and where that happens, one tends to be a bit…shy. This awareness of an emotio...

“When you’re not cooking or doing chores for Gwen, what do you like to do for fun and merriment, Jaz?” Jaz giggled as though she couldn’t help herself, which caused Elk to smile reflexively. "Well..." Jaz said with a slight pause "We have a lot of festivals here, and I do enjoy foragi...

Elk’s question hung in the air for a moment, leaving them with a brief sense that perhaps they had asked a difficult question. Jaz took a moment to chew on it, perhaps deliberating on what her favorite food was during a moment of silence. “Fenugreek flatbread”, she replied. Elk wasn’t sure if they’d...