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[ John is in what looks to be a shop that's been abandoned for quite a while. There's a few bits of furniture with sheets over it. There's dust and cobwebs and the feed shakes as he accidentally bumps the table as he's trying to set it down. Once it is set up, he scrubs a hand over his face, through the bit of scruff at his jaw, and then around to rub at the back of his neck. He looks tired.

He istired but oddly energetic at the same time. ]

Right, not sure if any of you have been having trouble sleeping as well but I figured I may as well do this since I found the space for it. It's in Willful Machine, warding on the door glows amber. Easy to spot. I can still drop a location here in case.

I might be able to help with easing some of the bloodlust that seems to be cropping up. I've got incense and I'm working on some tinctures from those roses left behind for us. Smoke wands, too. Meditation seems to help. Yoga as well. I'm decent at both, don't mind showing anyone if they need it.

[ He reaches out for an old book covered with a dust cover and blows off the lingering film clinging before peeling that off. Any well-versed in the occult or magic might recognize the original grimoire of King Solomon. He's about to reach out with his free hand and turn off the feed when a thought suddenly occurs to him. ]

Oh, and I'd hate to go making such a terribly broad offer like I did back in the old town so to clarify: don't bother stopping in Maul. I wouldn't want the riff-raff to go showing up.

[ This is the smile on his face as he shuts the feed off. There's a location for the shop embedded in the message. ]

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It's a saying, old son. Means to try something new.

[ He's sure someone out there cares to do that. ]

I'll keep an eye out for you.

[ ooc: that's fine by me! ]

[It's not long before the strange fish child Constantine met on the rocks shows up at the Willful Machine. The kid still smells like fish, though he now shows no signs of the scales that had been rising up while he was by the water. He also seems to have gotten himself proper clothes that weren't made out of woven sea grass.]

Ciao, signore. I'm here for the meditation lesson? Or yoga. I don't know what either of those things are, so I'm okay with doing either.

[ Constantine is busy dusting off some shelves when he hears the bell over the door ring. Coughing and waving a hand to dispel the ensuing cloud, he calls out toward the child's voice. ]

Just a minute, yeah? I'm coming down. [ The ladder creaks and groans a lot but it's sturdy enough. Once he's far enough down it, he hops onto the floor from a few rungs up. Brushing his hands off, he heads over, giving the lad a once over. ]

Got yourself some real clothes and all, eh? How's life on the land treating you? Minus all this other fuss, that is?

[ They'll get to the meditation and yoga in a moment. ]

Pretty good. I've been meeting a lot of new people, and I met some other kids and we're all living in a house together now, so that's pretty nice. And I've been trying lots of new foods!

Edited 2021-10-16 13:35 (UTC)

That's good to hear I'm glad for it. You lot are taking care of each other and not loading up on too many sweets, right? [ Oh god, he really is becoming a dad. What is this? ] Yeah? How about you tell me what kind while we get started.

[ He starts heading toward a space of the floor where he's laid out a few mats. He doesn't always use one and they aren't the ones that most familiar with the practice will be used to but it's better than the hard floor underneath. He goes to take a seat, crossing his legs in front of him first. ]

We'll try yoga first. It's a bit like stretching while also being present and aware. So, you're going to try and do what I do. I don't want you to force it though, that's not what this is about. You'll get better at it as time goes on if you find out you like it.

We are, yeah! I mean, I'm eating a lot of sweets...but I'm eating a lot of regular food, too! And sometimes I swim out and catch some fish, too. I've tried something called 'tacos', and also some new kinds of meat on different pasta and rice dishes I never had before. Oh! And I tried nuts for the first time, too!

[Luca follows him out to the mats, and, seeing John take a seat on one, Luca takes a seat on another, mimicking his position. At least Luca already is barefoot...mostly because he doesn't actually own any shoes.]

Right. Got it. I'll do what you do.

There's lots of different ways to get sweet flavors though. You tried fruits? Trick your tongue into thinking it's a treat but it's actually healthy. All of those are good things. If I can get what I need for it I could do a little fry up for you one morning.

[ He glances over as they sit and sees the dirt along the bottoms of his feet. ]

You got any shoes? Going to need those once it starts getting colder. Never mind all the mess you're liable to find around here.

[ Said as he rolls his head in slow circles to help loosen up a bit. After he settles onto his back. ]

Oh, yeah! I really like fruit!

[He'd had quite a few fruits, actually, since they had strawberries growing in the greenhouse and a literal plant person that could grow any plant they needed. He looks down at his feet.]

No...someone else told me I'd need shoes before winter, but I figured I still have time before that happens. They gave me a whole list of things I'll probably need before it gets cold, since all this stuff is new to me.

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