strewth: campbell; quiet. (little tale before.)
johnny come marching home again ([personal profile] strewth) wrote in [community profile] eastbound2022-10-13 07:41 pm

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[The voice is definitely English, a scouse accent mixing slightly with bits of Cockney, if one is the sort to recognize it.]

Lovely weather we're having in this sodding fishbowl. Nearly reminds me of home. Ah, hfff, something to lighten the spirit. I've got a story.

Have you lot heard of Ellethia? Couldn't tell you how it's spelled; I haven't the foggiest whether we're playing with Fake Latin or fake Greek. Gorgeous country, it is; proper Byronic. Maybe fake Greek, then.

It were haunted.

D'you remember a bloke prancing around during the communal head trip? Stroppy bastard he was, complaining to me about tea and infanticide. Reckon he had more sparkling conversation for you lot. Wore white. Ghosts in your Ellethia said he got a uniform from them. Or from there, at least.

Don't all rush to thank me. Weren't alone. Your girl Lila, she were dead helpful. Distracted the ghosts she did. I'm sure she'll love the credit, hehh.

And that'd make me John Constantine. [It rhymes with Clementine.] Ain't me first brush with ghosts, let's say. Magic, that rubbish, have you ever seen any? The real stuff, I mean.
littlemimic: (so you see....)

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[personal profile] littlemimic 2022-10-14 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ "Your girl Lila" is shaking her head at all this. ]

Never had to go through so much trouble for clothes before, not even with special holiday discounts.
downswing: (edge)

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[personal profile] downswing 2022-10-14 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Cleanse, after Ellethia. Death lingers.
littlemimic: (I solemnly swear that I am)

[personal profile] littlemimic 2022-10-14 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Take out all the words between "vintage" and "leather" and you've got it about right. It was the 80s, and I was in a rock band.

[ The hair was just a change she needed. ]
downswing: (四)

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[personal profile] downswing 2022-10-14 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Gratitude for your toil.
downswing: (dandelion)

[personal profile] downswing 2022-10-14 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps, past rest, reconsider ablutions.
littlemimic: (I solemnly swear that I am)

[personal profile] littlemimic 2022-10-14 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Probably not one you'll know. It was an underground band in Berlin. Met the lead singer by chance.

[ In a timeline that no longer exist. ]
littlemimic: (so here's the news)

[personal profile] littlemimic 2022-10-14 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Had something I needed to pick up, decided to stay. To be fair, it was the tail end of the 80s.

[ An eyebrow raises. ]

Only in the medical sense. That a band in your London?
littlemimic: (here we go again)

[personal profile] littlemimic 2022-10-14 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
They switched to sledgehammers and redecorating.

[ A curious look. ] Sounds like there's a story to be told with this band. Hasn't been my London in a very long time. Though, I'm also considering the possibility that there are multiple Londons.
kahl_175: Kahl is looking toward a light (looking-mission complete)

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[personal profile] kahl_175 2022-10-14 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Kahl not know El-leth-ia. [Really doesn't know it. He has to slow down even more to try and pronounce it.] That un-dead place?

See magic before, though. Tenno magic. [No Tenno here, though. Kahl wishes there were.]
blackscales: Commission, Do Not Take! (13)

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[personal profile] blackscales 2022-10-14 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Your assertion that he wore the uniform of Ellethia matches my current assumptions. Equally, most of us are familiar with 'magic, that runbish', and our friend the Merchant's sparkling conversation.

Welcome to Akhuras.
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[personal profile] somebadnews 2022-10-14 12:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This sets of several alarms. He noticed that Lila was nowhere to be found following the Unwinding, only to find out that she went to Ellethia of all places. In the blink of an eye. Then came back with news about the man in white, with someone who just happens to have the exact same accent. The fuck is going on. ]

You were sent there to investigate, were you?

[ Is he offended the Merchant came to them first? ...Of course not. He loves hearing this secondhand from unreliable sources. ]

Is that all they said about him? The ghosts?
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slippin: (pic#15849365)

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[personal profile] slippin 2022-10-14 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The incoming flat, nasally accent is probably familiar. ]

How would I know? [ There's a skeptical flavor to it, but Jimmy's also mindful of the fact that he's conducting this conversation via pocket watch. ] What makes it real?
reparo: (dissillusionment charm)

un: man's greatest treasure; audio

[personal profile] reparo 2022-10-14 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[puts that audio on bc it sounds like home.]

Hello, John Constantine, welcome to the - erm - group? So to speak? Thank you for sharing the info with the rest of us. We've been working off of conspiracy theories and all, for the past while.

Mine is that he's the Merchant, of sorts. From before. Magic, ghosts and the Unwinding, we've got it all - and also time travel. Of sorts.

Anyway, hi. I'm Hermione Granger.

downswing: (egalitarian)

[personal profile] downswing 2022-10-14 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Chilled waters, meditation, fast, songs of clarity.
weifinder: (wine | by you wrapped up tight)

@windstorm

[personal profile] weifinder 2022-10-14 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
So the man in white is factually dressed like an Ellethian. The ghosts didn't claim him as theirs, though, correct?

Welcome, John Constantine. Magic is found here in various forms, and plenty of ghosts.

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