[ it's viren's mistake that he hadn't relayed this venture as urgent, torrid with impatience as he counts the minutes until sieg's arrival. the exterior of viren's townhouse is dark and slightly foreboding; and, perhaps, unmistakable due to that. but a second after sieg's knocking (perhaps even mid-knock), the door peeks ajar. at the other side of it, viren beckons him hurriedly inward as an apparent greeting; the moment sieg steps through its threshold, he claps it shut, complete with the noise of a lock clicking into place. ]
[ despite his sternness, there is a certain... fervent excitement to his gaze. he peers at sieg a moment, pulling at his beard as he debates, before resting at a final decision. moving past the witch, he gestures for sieg to follow, ]
[ as viren guides him to the other room, a room that looks to be one for entertaining company (it's symbolic, really, as infrequent as viren properly utilizes it); in its center is a low, oblong table of dark wood. and on that looks to be -- a dragon's leg severed from the shin down, charcoal in color but for splashes of sunset hues. ]
[ he feels elated for its possession (if somewhere reserved, sieg's reaction to all of this pending), evident through the curl of his smile and the hum of it through their bund. he gestures to his trophy with a flourish, ]
[ bless you, sieg, for rolling with this. viren had certainly been prepared for horror, but any damage control efforts thus far seem unnecessary... he bows his head with apparent gratitude. ]
Of course.... So long as it wouldn't take so long that any efforts would be in vain.
[ spoken lightly; then it might become less about transformation, more about necromancy. which he is onboard with, but. you know. ]
It was a gift [ was it, though? though the owner of the leg is hard to mistake to viren, he can't know the deliverer. there's a noted pause, then, as he looks uncertain for a moment. "friend" may be too strong a word, even if he'd like it to be true: ] ... from an acquaintance.
[ the uncertainty vanishes at sieg's following question. that, viren at least knows what to expect of decomposition. ]
Here, where it's warmer? [ and it is, having the area enchanted against the cold, cold weather. he prefers it. ] But a few days for the decomposition to take place. Outside, you'd have more time.
[ an eyebrow lifts, pointedly. in other words, sieg may want to invest in freezing it for a time, if he thinks that time necessary. ]
[While he notices the little pause, he will just file it away for later. Maybe he has a hard time figuring out where he stands with people? Sieg gets that.]
It's probably best to freeze it. [He has no idea how much research this is going to take]
Would it be okay to take a small piece of it to test things on? Or do you prefer it entirely intact?
[ viren responses, a bit too quickly - the thought of parting with a tiny piece of it, perhaps permanently via any testing, causing a tug of alarm. his eyes have widened, and then he works to smooth over his expression.
bowing his head, hoping to pass off that reaction, ]
—That is, I can find you something similar. [ sieg will be getting a bunch of dead lizards. ] I understand that experimenting, in order to get this correct... would be best.
The reaction does remind him a particularly offended cat. Maybe that's something about the dragons here? They're very protective of their things. Then again Sieg as Fafnir also feels compelled to collect Holy Grails and keep them far, far away from any human.]
Okay.
Some similar material would be appreciated. [He will be using those lizards and trying to lock them into their current condition.]
[ viren lets out a breath, a notable sigh of... well, relief. this has gone better than he'd hoped, and even if there's still a certain fervor thrumming their bond, there's now something calming it, like satisfaction. ]
Thank you, Sieg. I do appreciate it.
[ his hands curl and curl at his sides, trying to dissipate his spike of hoarding excitement in the meanwhile. ]
As always, of course, if you need anything - I'm here to be of help.
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Date: 2021-01-03 03:29 pm (UTC)[ he sends an address. ]
I'm at my home. Please come when you're able.
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Date: 2021-01-03 07:36 pm (UTC)There's a quiet knocking at Viren's door.]
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Date: 2021-01-04 02:17 am (UTC)I'm glad you managed to find the place.
[ welcome to the humble abode. ]
[ despite his sternness, there is a certain... fervent excitement to his gaze. he peers at sieg a moment, pulling at his beard as he debates, before resting at a final decision. moving past the witch, he gestures for sieg to follow, ]
This way.
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Date: 2021-01-04 03:08 am (UTC)Sieg follows Viren in step, taking in the scenery of the inside of his house.]
What are we doing today?
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Date: 2021-01-05 02:58 am (UTC)[ he feels elated for its possession (if somewhere reserved, sieg's reaction to all of this pending), evident through the curl of his smile and the hum of it through their bund. he gestures to his trophy with a flourish, ]
I'd like to preserve this as best we're able.
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Date: 2021-01-05 03:16 am (UTC)And Viren... Is that what cats feel when they bring home a hunt?]
I haven't done a lot of preservation before, so it might take a bit.
[But basically he's locking it into its current form, right? It's a little like transformation.]
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Date: 2021-01-06 07:32 pm (UTC)Of course.... So long as it wouldn't take so long that any efforts would be in vain.
[ spoken lightly; then it might become less about transformation, more about necromancy. which he is onboard with, but. you know. ]
You're up for the task, then?
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Date: 2021-01-06 08:03 pm (UTC)[Man, he's seen his share of horror. This is low on that scale. Not that he's thrilled about it.]
How long do you think it would take to decompose?
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Date: 2021-01-08 01:49 am (UTC)[ the uncertainty vanishes at sieg's following question. that, viren at least knows what to expect of decomposition. ]
Here, where it's warmer? [ and it is, having the area enchanted against the cold, cold weather. he prefers it. ] But a few days for the decomposition to take place. Outside, you'd have more time.
[ an eyebrow lifts, pointedly. in other words, sieg may want to invest in freezing it for a time, if he thinks that time necessary. ]
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Date: 2021-01-08 02:14 am (UTC)It's probably best to freeze it. [He has no idea how much research this is going to take]
Would it be okay to take a small piece of it to test things on? Or do you prefer it entirely intact?
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Date: 2021-01-08 02:32 am (UTC)[ viren responses, a bit too quickly - the thought of parting with a tiny piece of it, perhaps permanently via any testing, causing a tug of alarm. his eyes have widened, and then he works to smooth over his expression.
bowing his head, hoping to pass off that reaction, ]
—That is, I can find you something similar. [ sieg will be getting a bunch of dead lizards. ] I understand that experimenting, in order to get this correct... would be best.
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Date: 2021-01-08 02:47 am (UTC)The reaction does remind him a particularly offended cat. Maybe that's something about the dragons here? They're very protective of their things. Then again Sieg as Fafnir also feels compelled to collect Holy Grails and keep them far, far away from any human.]
Okay.
Some similar material would be appreciated. [He will be using those lizards and trying to lock them into their current condition.]
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Date: 2021-01-08 02:53 am (UTC)Thank you, Sieg. I do appreciate it.
[ his hands curl and curl at his sides, trying to dissipate his spike of hoarding excitement in the meanwhile. ]
As always, of course, if you need anything - I'm here to be of help.
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Date: 2021-01-08 03:03 am (UTC)I'll let you know if anything comes up.