open | catch-all.

[voktys]

WHO: melisandre and anyone!
WHERE: red wings, for now. will edit as needed.
WHEN: all of meadowmarch.
WHAT: general catch-all stuff.
NOTES OR WARNINGS: nothing yet, will edit as needed.

ooc: hey y'all! below you'll find a couple of open prompts, plus some closed starters. c: if you want anything specific, feel free to hit me up on plurk at nehelenia.

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[strove]

[Upon her return from the gates, Clarke is frazzled. Needless to say, that means she's frazzled around the bar, when she's not at the bar, and when she's near the bar. Trying to take the time to get to know people is nearly impossible: she's trying to give Stephen time off, while also trying to return to the other parts of her life.

She's juggling too much.

But then it slows down. Stephen has had his time off. Clarke is starting to get her own schedule back in order. And when it comes to other people's schedules—well, that's why she asked Melisandre to meet her.

It's Known that Melisandre proved to be a lifesaver for Red Wings while many of them up and vanished (some planned, many not). She settles in at a booth in the back waiting for Melisandre's shift to be over, a plate of french fries in front of her while she uses her neural implant interface to work out the rest of the bar's schedules. Or begins to, as much depends on their talk.]

[voktys]

⟪ melisandre joins her shortly, her apron neatly folded as she places it by her side of the bench. ⟫

It is good to see you, Clarke Griffin.

⟪ one of her many odd habits, that, referring to people by their full name each and every time she gets the chance. it dies hard, that one. that said, her words are genuine: she's grown fond of most of those who make up their rag tag group of bar-people. ⟫

Why did you wish to speak to me?

⟪ for a moment, she regards the plate, then her red eyes fix back on the young woman. ⟫

[strove]

[The usage of her full name makes her hesitate. It's been a while since someone's taken care to use it like that. Only the grounders did it in greeting, in expectation. When other people do it, they tend to spit it out like an expletive.

They probably have a good reason for doing that, too.]

I'm setting up some schedules and I hoped to give you some time off because you came in to help Stephen while we were all gone. [One problem to the "staff with Displaced" plan: this. Primarily this.]

But I wanted to run it by you. To see when would be best for you to take that time off that you need.

[voktys]

⟪ well, here is something that doesn't happen a lot: melisandre genuinely does not know how to respond for this, so for a moment, in lieu of any words, she simply looks at clarke as though she'd sprouted another head. ⟫

Is this... normal?

⟪ her encounters with downtime haven't exactly been plentiful, certainly not when there was work to do. the lady selyse had tried to navigate her into some shape of the concept, but then she'd pretended and focused on her visions during her faux leisure. none of them here were nobles, so... what is it with this? ⟫

[strove]

I ... think so? [Her response isn't as calculated as she'd like. The ellipsis will be felt, heavy and uncertain in the air between the two of them. She looks at Melisandre with a hint of uncertainty.

Clarke is in charge of a lot, but her society didn't work this way.]

I mean—[Pull it together.] Yes, yes it is. You've done a lot of good for us here, and you saved our asses when we needed it. It's good to take a break. [A beat.] Especially if you're asking that.