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Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Gatita
Date: December 24, 2023, 6:47 pm
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New Orleans, is this the place were I find him? I’ve heard so
much about him… are the tales true or just smoke?
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Ciaran
Date: December 24, 2023, 8:11 pm
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It had been done time since Ciaran settled in New Orleans. . He
had been hauled "The Shadow Master." A title that meant less
than nothing to him, but it kept the superstitious folks coming
right to his door! He didn't even have to seek out new souls!
Though admittedly, most of them were unimpressive. Maybe he
would leave soon! Maybe he would set his place on fire. Who
knew? But if something didn't catch his attention soon, he
would do SOMETHING drastic!
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Gatita
Date: December 24, 2023, 8:43 pm
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Why did she left her city? Her family and home to come here? Why
is she even here? What is she trying to find? What if the smoke
tales off who he is are real, and behind it, is consuming
flames?
Let’s pull back a little, who is this woman and why all these
questions?
Marie walks the streets of New Orleans searching for more.
Adorned with festive jewelry, a beautiful dress of crystal
embroidery that shines the reflections of the street lights all
around. Music, life, the explosive energy of this vibrant city
has been calling out to her from some time. A city filled with
sounds and colors, a city filled with magic, a city filled with
mystery and dark corners. Like a butterfly attracted to the
lights, Marie walks the streets in Mardi Gras.
The name was heard one day. The Shadow Master. Who was this man?
And why is she searching him? Well, in the most simplistic way:
when all your life you felt like you needed to be what everybody
else wanted you to be, when you lived in a beautiful golden cage
that suffocated you more times that you wanted to admit, when
you crave a freedom you feel like you can’t achive, and when you
know magic exist and is dormant inside of you but can’t reach
it…. What do you do? Wouldn’t you also seek one that is powerful
enough to vent the shadows to their will? Who bring out what is
hidden in darkness to light? To provide answers to those that
crave it? Apparently his power reached her ears, and here she
is. Seeking answers in a new city, in a new place, in this
powerful man.
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Ciaran
Date: December 24, 2023, 10:37 pm
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Mardis Gras was a time of opportunity! Tourists in search of
adventure ripe for the picking! It was one of the few times he
left his office and walked the streets. Tattoos covered by his
colored blazer. His slick brown hair covered my a tiphat
decorated with bones. He sat at a table outside a local
restaurant watching the crowd, keeping an eye out for any souls
of interest. He sipped on a drink of some sort, locals eyeing
him as they walked by. Whom would catch his attention? Who
would seek him out first? It was an entertaining game of
waiting, one he may just be playing for the last time....
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Gatita
Date: December 24, 2023, 11:20 pm
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The streets were busy, the party was buzzing. She was not
looking for a night of party, but for some reason her spirit
knew she needed this before what was coming next. Letting the
music penetrate her soul, she dance as she walked down the
streets. The vibrations of the energy of the masses making her
body react to the power they carried. When was the last time she
let go like this? It doesn’t matter. Her voluptuous hips took
control, her derrière move to the beat, her arms embraced her
silhouette, as her hands would contour it.
As the music directed the night, the crowd moved in the
direction it was orchestrated to go. She didn’t even see who
twirled her here, or tilted down over there, who’s bodies were
pressed against her like a sandwhich intimate dance moves, and
then who passed her around from arm to arm, she was finding a
freedom she hasn’t felt before and this is just night 1!
All her senses stimulated by this magically hypnotic party and
city. And she surrendered to it. Her eyes blinded by the lights
and fast movements, her hearing transporting her to a new
dimension by the sounds of the streets, her smell intoxicated
with the delicious cuisine of the different cafes they dance as
they moved up, the taste in her tongue of the nights fumes
(sweat, moisten air, smoke, firework particles). And finally,
her touch, as her body is passed around as a dancing doll.
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Ciaran
Date: December 25, 2023, 7:35 am
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The crowd was a mess of Drunken fools, college students seeking
escape, families seeking a good time, couples seeking
adventure. All mixed into one pot few other places offered such
an assortment. Souls from all walks of life gathered for all
assortments of reasons. Ciaran measures each as they walked by.
A middle aged man seeking to regain his youth. He picked up
every cup that passed his way and made a pass at every woman
that caught his eye. He was an easy mark turn up the charm,
give him a boost of energy and he would be looking at life
through a new lens. But there was nothing -special- about him.
Just another typical soul searching for something he believed
himself to have lost.
A woman fresh out of a divorce; She had lived under his thumb
since her youth, controlled, abused, limited, kept away from
her own potential. Now she seemed to experience everything she
had missed out on. It was true, her spirit was strong, but
she lacks the fire he was looking for!
And then she came, dancing down the walkway as if it were her
own private party. She encapsulated every person she came into
contact with, sharing her vivacious spirit with them, if only
for a moment. She moved through the crowd effortlessly because
she was unknowingly changing the flow of the crowd as she moved!
She was perfect! She didn't know the strength of her own soul.
But it was without a doubt holding a light far brighter than any
other here!
He took a sip of his drink and watched her dance by. For now,
she partied, but what she seemed was something more profound.
It wouldn't be long before she seemed him out. And he knew
exactly how to handle her when she did
His This year's Mardis Gras was turning out to be one for the
books!
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Gatita
Date: December 25, 2023, 11:04 am
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This is the rhythm of the night, and her body channeled it’s
magic!
As she was passed down from hand to hand, arm to arm, body to
body, dancer to dancer, she felt them. Not just their moves, but
so much more. What was this? It was like before her body
connected to them, these men - women - and in between were
having needs inside their souls. Why there was so much
hopelessness and powerlessness? A sea of people looking for
more, such as she did. But there was a difference between them
and her. She not even aware at the magic she carried as all her
life she was told she didn’t have it. What a lie. Here she is,
unknowingly sharing her essence like it was a lit small candle
light of hope? A tiny flame of joy? A flicker light of
possibility? Regardless of what it was, she made herself be
present in each person she met, she reached out to them in a
subconscious way as they pulled on her themselves. She allowed
them to be sparked for just a little bit before the next one
came in contact with her.
The crowd of bodies moved slower, until it stopped moving
forward, staying put in from the cafes of that area. The song
being played demanded attention, and for her to have her solo.
Like a beautiful dancer on a box, mesmerizing and captivating,
she did so. The sea of people surrounded her were like waves of
arms tossing her from side to side, until all stopped. And eyes
watched as she moved on her own. Until the crescendo of the last
notes were played, and the magical moment ended.
A new song, a new rhythm, a new energy. And just like a flock of
people directed by the forces of their needs, they continues
moving forward once again, continuing their own path.
As the crowd moved, it revealed what they left behind. A tired
dancer that felt drained of her energy by the multitude. Sited
in the floor, Marie was recovering her breath and strength.
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Ciaran
Date: December 25, 2023, 11:55 am
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What an interesting soul! Of course, he hadn't had the
opportunity to study it up close yet, but even from this
distance he could tell she was experiencing the first parts of
some sort of awakening! Even the people around her grew more
vibrant simply for being around her. For touching her. He would
test the limits of that soon; Learn the true extents of her
magic...
For now though, the party would go on... and the handsome devil
saw no need to be a part of it. He put his empty cup down on the
table and a waitress quickly made her way to his table. "Would
you like some mo-" She stopped moving; stopped speaking. in fact
it seemed she had left this realm entirely the instant she made
contact with him! He stood up from the table, placing a hand on
her shoulder briefly, and whispering in her ear "Have fun..."
before simply walking away, and fading into the crowd. He had
work to do...
The waitress suddenly seemed to come to life! Abandoning her
responsibilities to join the party! She had made more than
enough in tips already, right? It would appear so, as she took
to the crowd, earning her beads in proper New Orleans fashion!
She danced and swirled into the night, damning the consequences
as a future problem! Meanwhile, back at his office just south of
the Bayou, Ciaran started gathering the tools and supplies he
would undoubtedly need in the coming days. Who had time to
party? There was so much work to do!
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Gatita
Date: December 25, 2023, 1:39 pm
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Marie eventually got off the floor and took a deep breath as the
crowd continued dancing and walking down the road.
Around her was a sea of bead necklaces, left behind on the floor
and on her lap, from the dancing moment she just experienced.
They were beautiful! She is definitely enjoying her first Mardi
Gras festival party, and being given beads of offerings for her
moves. She giggles softly, as she thinks how crazy musical and
magical this city is! This city is alive indeed!
Grabbing all the necklaces around her, she starts walking on
beat to the new song. Suddenly, she feels an invisible pull to
go to the cafeteria just in front of her across the street. The
place caugh her attention as she saw an apron flying in the air
and the woman who it belonged to, a waitress of the
establishment, ran to the crowd to dance in the buzzing streets
of New Orleans!
Seeing a empty table with one chair in it, perfectly positioned
to be a center stage to the festival, Marie goes to it.
Something inside of her made her sit in it, and she followed
that pull. As soon as she did, the first thing she noticed was
the warmth. Actually, it was slightly hot. Her body shivers at
the sensation of this heat emanating from it, and Marie,
internal and externally, sits in this feeling.
A cup. An empty cup in front of her, and her hand instinctively
reaches out for it. Now on her hands is this cup. She looks
inside it with an internal curiosity that she has never felt,
observing the remaining dark liquid inside. She stares at it for
a while. Like there was a message there? But her natural eyes
were only able to see dark stains and a little bit of liquid at
the bottom of it, but inside of her there is a feeling that
there was much more but she can’t see yet. Her eyes have not
opened to her full capacity, yet.
The shedding of her regular ordinary humanity has not happened
yet, her force is still dormant but an awakening is already
happening.
Another waiter comes, and ask to allow to clean the table and
remove the items used by the previous customer.
She shakes her head signaling no before saying.
“Could you please refill this cup with what it had?”
Maybe in another place this request will feel weird, strange,
unsanitary and freak like, a place like her home. But New
Orleans is a place of fantasy, magic and music. This sort of
requests were not as strange at all.
The waiter leave to goes to fetch more of the mysterious dark
liquid that was in it. Marie holds he cup tightly as she
continues watching it.
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Re: Golden Cage to Freedom in Shadows?
DIR By: Ciaran
Date: December 25, 2023, 2:03 pm
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The drink is a powerful yet sweet brew, with added Rum, and
Cinnamon sugar for flavor. While the drink itself offered little
knowledge, the cup delivers a feeling similar to a cold chill.
Whoever held it was a well of dark and Arcane knowledge and
power. Bits of their power still lingered in the area trailing
off, not in one direction, but two! It could be felt moving
further into the crowd, joining the party and spreading wildly
until it fizzled out. But also moving away from the area,
leaving the party altogether off into the quiet of the night!
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