𝕬 𝕽𝖔𝖘𝖊 𝖔𝖋 𝕸𝖆𝖞 | Potentially NSFW, comments welcome

[Cantarella]

New queue, peeps! New queue coming your way! Hold on 'ta ya butts!

To be worked on at my leisure:

• S. S. Oceanus (insert "oh yeah, it's all coming together" meme here)
• Mt. Ares
• Discord post for G (might just knock this outta the way first since it's gonna be so short)
• Possibly the stuff I owe Scathe, but there's no rush on these

In order of arrival:

1. Darkness' Embrace
2. Ad Astra
3. Into Each Life...
4. Court of Vipers
5. The Wolf and the Viper
6. Meeting Alex dialogue
7. Unlikely Partnership...
8. There is No Escape
9. Our Hearts Agape

Also, I come bearing a song. It randomly came on next on autoplay while I was listening to music on Youtube and I am OBSESSED.
It reminds me a lot of a lot of the characters I play with and against, and this singer's voice is like velvet. It reminds me a lot of Woodkid, actually, if you're familiar.



Also, I might do a bump soon. Once I'm caught up of course. I am starting to yearn for those plots I added the other day. But maybe I'll break my rule again, approach a few of you whose RTs I have been quietly watching. I've seen a lot of promising things pop up as of late.

 

[Cantarella]

Not much done over the past few days, but still, new update!

Timeline hazy

1. Mt. Ares. MAYDAY is picking back up, so I'd better get a move on there. After reconvening, I assume.

In order of arrival, but not necessarily priority

1. Ad Astra
2. Into Each Life...
3. Court of Vipers
4. Meeting Alex dialogue
5. Unlikely Partnership...
6. There Is No Escape
7. Our Hearts Agape
8. On the Edge of the World
9. In the Crow's Embrace
10. One Small Favor
11. Darkness' Embrace
12. Metal Gear Solid: Chapter Raiden
13. Ebony and Incense (will be chipping at this piecemeal, but will hopefully have it ready within the next day or two)

 

[Cantarella]

It's Saturday again, and I am absolutely run down. Recovery from pneumonia ain't for the faint of heart, kids... It's rough stuff.

OOC and posts will resume tomorrow afternoon, most likely. I have to rest up to prepare for the game in roughly 30 minutes.

EDIT: Game was cancelled, but I'm not feeling well. I'm gonna lie low tonight.

 

[Cantarella]

Doing a bit better today! Here's the new queue.

1. Mt. Ares. Timeline's not urgent on this, but I hope to have something within a reasonable time span.

In order of arrival, but not necessarily priority

1. Meeting Alex dialogue
2. Unlikely Partnership...
3. There Is No Escape
4. Our Hearts Agape
5. On the Edge of the World
6. In the Crow's Embrace
7. One Small Favor
8. Darkness' Embrace
9. Ebony and Incense (running late on this, so it takes priority)
10. Untitled starter
11. Ad Astra
12. A Twisted Road
13. Metal Gear Solid: Episode Raiden

 

[Cantarella]

It's Saturday again, and we appear to be running DnD tonight. Unless someone ducks out at the last minute, I'll be occupied here within the next two and a half hours well into the morning. I may or may not have another post in me during that time, I dunno. But we'll see if I can! I am also happy to announce that I am finally into my August posts.

Anyway, here's the updated queue, in order of arrival.

Special circumstance posts:

• Again, we have Mt. Ares as the oldest, and I'm still eyeballing it. But I don't have this prioritized at the moment.

The rest of the queue:

1. On the Edge of the World
2. In the Crow's Embrace
3. One Small Favor
4. The Wolf and the Viper
5. Darkness' Embrace
6. Ebony and Incense
7. A New Beginning
8. Ad Astra
9. A Twisted Road
10. Isabella's Game
11. Brazen Glory
12. An Avatar's Lot in Life
13. There is No Escape
14. Angel of Mercy
15. Metal Gear Solid: Chapter Raiden

And I think that's it for now!

 

[Cantarella]

New queue:

1. One Small Favor
2. The Wolf and the Viper
3. A New Beginning
4. Ad Astra
5. Isabella's Game
6. Brazen Glory
7. An Avatar's Lot in Life
8. There Is No Escape
9. Our Hearts Agape
10. Ebony and Incense
11. In the Crow's Embrace
12. Hot and Cold Love (NEW!)
13. A Twisted Road
14. Metal Gear Solid: Chapter Raiden

Mt. Ares is still on the backburner.

 

[Cantarella]

Updoot:

1. An Avatar's Lot in Life
2. There Is No Escape
3. Our Hearts Agape
4. Ebony and Incense
5. In the Crow's Embrace
6. Hot and Cold Love
7. A Twisted Road
8. MGS: Episode Raiden
9. On the Edge of the World
10. The Wolf and the Viper
11. Laissez les bonne temps rouler (NEW!)

Also I have some OOC chatter to get back to, but not much. And... heck, maybe another bump?

Edit 8/24:
Dropped A New Beginning.

 

[Cantarella]

Update:

1. Laissez les bonne temps rouler
2. Brazen Glory
3. Isabella's Game
4. There is No Escape
5. Court of Vipers
6. S. S. Oceanus
7. One Small Favor
8. Darkness' Embrace
9. Ad Astra
10. An Avatar's Lot
11. Unlikely Partnership
12. A Gift from the Depths
13. MGS: Episode Raiden
14. Our Hearts Agape
15. Meeting Alex
16. Ebony and Incense

The previously untitled starter has been sent, now called Fly Me to the Moon. It's a little late and it's very short, but I've done it. Also dropped Home Alone No More.

 

[Cantarella]

Saturday is upon us once more. Which means I will be working on posts this afternoon when I'm up and about and not too busy doing the deep clean of my apartment that was supposed to happen on Friday, but did not on account of family obligations and a medical appointment early this morning.

Also, as far as I'm aware, DnD is a-go for this evening at 9PM CST, barring technical difficulties or anything else that may arise. If it is cancelled I will be going through my owed posts, the queue for which I updated and have in my last post.

See y'all later!

 

[Cantarella]

I awaken and the sensation is much like drowning. My body, buoyant and pulsing in the low light, is tethered to the fallow earth. I reach out as if the sky were made of rungs, but the air resists me in all the ways possible without touch. My wings are damp with sweat and sculpted in repose, but both are lies as I’ve earned neither. Who is it that gives deception as gifts? I hate it here, this place that is somewhere in the middle. Where can I go if I am denied flight? How can I stay if I am denied presence? These questions fill the night air, crowding my wings and obscuring the light. But I know I am not the fog, but I also know that I am.​

 

[Cantarella]

New queue:

1. Court of Vipers
2. S. S. Oceanus
3. One Small Favor
4. Darkness' Embrace
5. Ad Astra
6. An Avatar's Lot
7. Unlikely Partnership
8. A Gift from the Depths
9. MGS: Episode Raiden
10. Our Hearts Agape
11. Meeting Alex
12. Ebony and Incense
13. Hot and Cold Love
14. In the Crow's Embrace
15. A Twisted Road
16. On the Edge of the World
17. Capture of the Queen
18. The Wolf and the Viper

Brain's kind of fried. It was a long day, I'm tired, and the call has just begun for game. Might not have anything left in me tonight.

Edit 9/2:
Abandoned Fly Me To the Moon.
Samsara's End, too, is very likely dead. I'm devastated, not gonna lie, but sometimes, gotta let it go.

 

[Cantarella]

▶

Cold is the night without you here
Just your absence ringing in my ears
Hard is the heart that feels no fear
Without the bad, the good disappears
Long is the road that leads me home
And longer still when I walk alone

Bitter is the thought of all that time
Spent searching for something I'll never find
Take this burden away from me
And bury it before it buries me
Many are the days I've wanted to cease

Lay myself down and find some relief
Heavy is the head that gets no sleep
We carry our lives around in our memories
Take away this apathy
And bury it before it buries me

Steady is the hand that's come to terms
With the lessons it has had to learn
I've seen the things that I must do
But Lord, this road is meant for two
So I am waiting here for you

So take my hand and set me free
Take my burdens and bury them deep
Take this burden away from me
And bury it before
Bury it before
Bury it before it buries me​

 

[Cantarella]

Saturday games are suspended until next month, with the possibility of another campaign picked up in the interim highly dependent on my currently poor health. For now, I'm gonna say that I am mostly free on those days, but if I'm not, I will update this space accordingly with my updated availability.

I apologize for barely doing any posts last week; I have not been myself. But I am attempting to catch up. I'm not too far behind- not for my usual anyway- but I will be scrambling to get things done. I know the newbies are not quite accustomed to my general pace yet.

I have been trying something new with my queues, deleting things from my list as I complete them, and then posting later in the week with the newer ones that are due.

Hopefully that's not confusing.

New queue is as follows:
(I can't figure out how to center the list, so sorry)​

1. One Small Favor​
2. Darkness' Embrace​
3. Ad Astra​
4. An Avatar's Lot​
5. A Gift from the Depths​
6. Our Hearts Agape​
7. Meeting Alex​
8. Ebony and Incense​
9. Hot and Cold Love​
10. In the Crow's Embrace​
11. On the Edge of the World​
12. The Wolf and the Viper​
13. Laissez les bonnes temps rouler​

 

[Cantarella]

I am what says I, I am the river and the moon, I am the earth and the silence between them, I am the gale and the death rattle, the adder who last kissed Cleopatra, the lion who lay with Daniel, the fire who spared the men who would not bow. Where there is blood I flow, where there is bone I stand, where there is flesh I am. I am what says I. Look on me, ye children of the twilight empire, ye last scions of a broken covenant, and know there is no scrivener in earth who is my counterpart.​

 

[Cantarella]

Queue update as of Friday, September 10th:​

1. A Gift from the Depths
2. Meeting Alex
3. Ebony and Incense
4. In the Crow's Embrace
5. On the Edge of the World
6. The Wolf and the Viper
7. Laissez les bonnes temps rouler
8. MGS: Chapter Raiden

 

[Cantarella]

Availability update for 9/14/2021:

Might not be home in the afternoon through mid-evening. I might be able to respond to OOC while I'm away, but no posts will be done between those times. ​

 

[Cantarella]

Availability update for 9/15/2021:

Not running Descent into Avernus Wednesday due to another of the players being away. Aside from the two campaigns on Friday, I should be free to post for the rest of the week. ​

 

[Cantarella]

Queue update as of Tuesday, 9/14/2021:​

1. In the Crow's Embrace​
2. On the Edge of the World​
3. The Wolf and the Viper​
4. Laissez les bonnes temps rouler​
5. MGS: Chapter Raiden​
6. Unlikely Partnership​
7. Angel of Mercy​
8. Capture of the Queen​
9. Hot and Cold Love​
10. There is No Escape​

 

[Cantarella]

I will be away from around 7PM this evening until after 7:15PM tomorrow in observance of Yom Kippur.

G'mar chatima tovah. ​

 

[Cantarella]

Game will be re-starting Friday- posts might be slow to arrive that day, if at all. Saturday is still free for me, at least for this week, and possibly the next. Sunday is free as well. So in terms of post arrival, tomorrow is the only possible "slow" day I've got this weekend.

See y'all this weekend!​

 

[Cantarella]

Quick little blurb on my queue:

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• Two One starter owed, I aim to get those done this weekend
• Holding off on Mt. Ares. In talks at the moment in regards to that.
• Holding off on Laissez, Wolf and Viper, No Escape, Edge, and Crow at the moment until Vin's computer is fixed. Best to not overload the poor lad while he can't respond.

My queue at present, in order of arrival but not necessarily priority:​

1. Capture of the Queen​
2. Hot and Cold Love​

Wow, this might be the emptiest I've ever been.

​

 

[Cantarella]

Queue update, Sunday September 19th, 2021:

Vin says his old computer will be out for repairs, and he has a Chromebook in the meantime that he's working from. Though unfamiliar, I have restored the replies I owe him back to the queue.

Still no word on Mt. Ares.

New queue is as follows:​

1. Capture of the Queen​
2. Hot and Cold Love​
3. There is No Escape​
4. One Small Favor​
5. The Wolf and the Falcon​
6. A Court of Vipers​

 

[Cantarella]

✥

Winter dawn, the smell of snow
Your silent embrace welcomes me
Between the intertwining of frost, memory comes to mind
Of your name and ancient legends
In the snow you dance with the last autumn leaves
You are in the wind, in a world suspended in time
Because your song is in the wind
In the snow that will still fall
If your voice comes from solitary peaks
Who will understand it
Lady of the woods, a thousand your names
The cold and silence accompany you
In snowy nights melancholy song
Lady of the peaks
What fate will you have if the cold never returns
Bianca dama, keeper of winter secrets
Because your song is in the wind
In the snow that will still fall
If your voice comes from solitary peaks
Who will understand it
Your voice has the strength of a thousand storms
But the man no longer knows your name
Tell me who you really are monstrous strength that
Like ice it overwhelms and destroys everything
Because your song is in the wind
That choking snow
If from solitary peaks your strength annihilates everything
Those who resist you the most will be able to
Because your song is in the wind
But your ice will melt
If your destiny is already written from lonely peaks
If the cold ever comes back

Canto d'Inverno

Alba d'inverno, odore di neve
Mi accoglie il tuo abbraccio silente
Tra intrecci di brina sovviene memoria
Del tuo nome e d'antiche leggende
Nella neve danzi con le ultime foglie d'autunno
Sei nel vento, in un mondo sospeso nel tempo
Perché il tuo canto è nel vento
Nella neve che ancor cadrà
Se da solitarie cime la tua voce sovviene
Chi potrà comprenderla
Signora dei boschi, mille i tuoi nomi
Il freddo e il silenzio accompagni
In notti innevate malinconico canto
Signora delle cime
Qual destino avrai se il freddo mai più tornerà
Bianca dama, custode dei segreti d'inverno
Perché il tuo canto è nel vento
Nella neve che ancor cadrà
Se da solitarie cime la tua voce sovviene
Chi potrà comprenderla
La tua voce ha la forza di mille tempeste
Ma l'uomo non conosce più il tuo nome
Dimmi chi davvero sei mostruosa forza che
Come ghiaccio travolge e distrugge ogni cosa
Perché il tuo canto è nel vento
Quella neve che soffoca
Se da solitarie cime la tua forza tutto annienta
Chi resisterti più potrà
Perché il tuo canto è nel vento
Ma il tuo ghiaccio si scioglierà
Se da solitarie cime il tuo destino è già scritto
Se il freddo mai più tornerà

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[Cantarella]

Not sure about Thursday; I may actually have it free now, including the tattooing, whereas last week, I was sure I'd be busy that day. Watch this space; I'll update it with any news.

Speaking of news, I have opened a new journal thread that will contain some of my writing, prose I find (notated with who it belongs to, if I know), mood boards, inspiration, music... anything, really, that isn't directly related to my schedule or queue. Those of you watching this space specifically for queue updates, you're in luck, because that is all it will be used for in the future.

You can find my new thread here:
Canta's Emphemera

While I'm here, I'll go ahead and update my queue.​

1. A Court of Vipers​
2. In the Crow's Embrace​
3. Metal Gear Solid: Chapter Raiden​
4. On the Edge of the World​
5. The Wolf and the Viper​
6. Golgotha, Place of the Skull (NEW!)​
7. Unlikely Partnership​
8. Hot and Cold Love​
9. There is No Escape​
10. Laissez les bonnes temps rouler​

 

[Cantarella]

Still no idea what I'm doing this afternoon, so chalk this up as a "maybe" that I'll be around. /shrug

New queue:​

1. MGS: Raiden​
2. On the Edge of the World​
3. Golgotha​
4. Unlikely Partnership​
5. Hot and Cold Love​
6. There is No Escape​
7. Laissez les bonnes temps rouler​
8. Darkness' Embrace​
9. Ad Astra​
10. One Small Favor​
11. An Avatar's Lot​
12. Capture of the Queen​
13. Our Hearts Agape​

As you can see, a lot of mine are back... No need to bump anytime soon! ​