Tuesday DE: Drab Magesty

[bjornwilde]

I just recently finished Rivers of London and am hooked in a big way. In the book/world there is a concept called vestigium which is the impressions left most often by magic or people. It is usually created most strongly by magic, whether magical beings, wizards, or spells/enchantments, but typical people or dramatic events can leave the impressions as well. Vestigium can be smells (the smoke from a candle), sounds (the shriek of tires), feelings (the exaltation of fans when their sports team scores), etc., and is usually presented as a mix of these stimuli.

So my question is what vestigia would your pup leave behind? If they use or are magical, what does it feel like?

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[mane_event]

Simba feels like the excitement you get on the first day of the summer holidays, a lion's roar of triumph and the smell of a hot day on grass.

Gamora gives an impression of dull anger, the smell of fresh blood and the silence of a battlefield full of corpses

Obi-Wan's vestigium has a sterile smellessness, but feels like calm warmth and patient joy. It is entirely fake and manufactured.

Fives sounds like the barrage of blaster fire, smells of dust and blood and sweat, and feels like a family get together when you've had the big fight and are ready to start loving each other again.

Dinah smells like freshly cut flowers and engine oil, gives a visual flash of black and yellow, and sounds like a dog whistle blown loudly but out of your audible range.

Dick is a rush of ardenalin, the taste of peanuts and cotton candy, and the deafening roar of an enthusiastic audience.



And because I have to:

Beverley Brook is the feeling of springtime sun in a suburban park, the taste of fresh strawberries, of picnics and tennis and the rushing tinkle of fresh running water. She is a rush of desire, a need to please, and the essense of Jonathan Coulton's song the First of May.

[bjornwilde]

Ahsoka Tano: The feeling of falling but turning it into a somersault, a hand reaching out to help you, the smell of incense and a warm sun. The feeling of bonding with a kyber crystal.
Sabine Wren: the cloying tang of chemicals and the almost sweet smell of paints, the firmness of armor, and the satisfaction of solving a difficult problem.
Viv Vision: I honestly don't know if a sentient android would have vestigia, but I will run with it anyway. The smell and taste of ice cream (likely vanilla), the feel of the sun, confusion and curiosity, and a deep grief that hasn't been healed.
Jessica Drew: Deeply rooted anger, the smell of ozone and coffee, the taste of an excellent sandwich. A deep love for family and friends.
Ben Hargreeves: No scents at all. A deep guilt and sadness at having done violence. Love and disappointment for a brother.
Alustin Haber: The smell of old books and scrolls, the feel and weight of many different kinds of paper, the smell of wine grape vines baking in the sun, the feeling of outwitting someone.
Tybalt: A deep and seemingly unshakable confidence, the smell of pennyroyal and musk, the coolness of a shadow on a hot summer day. The scent of blood.
Wen Qing: The pungent and astringent smell of medicinal herbs, the warmth of a hug, the sharpness of a needle, and the pose of a talented dancer or martial artist.

[bjornwilde]

Oh the second part, how does their magic feel?
Ahsoka: I think the Force, at least as she uses it, would feel like that intense connect people sometimes get. Not specifically romantic or familial or whatever, but so strong you know you can trust the person and they will 'get' you.

More later. dang work keeps interrupting.

[zerocharliexray]

Sharon Carter is the scent of fresh-cut grass, honeysuckle and white clover; the warmth of late summer sun; the bark of a handgun and the feel of it kicking back in your hand; the taste of the best hamburger in the world.

Zinda Blake is a scratchy Andrews Sisters record; a swirl of a skirt; bright bubbly champagne; the feeling of lift when a plane first leaves the ground; the pure delight of seeing fireworks on the Fourth of July.

Caspian is the scent of salt and lilies; the sound of waves lapping against a wooden hull; and the sense of old, well-worn sorrow mixed with joy.

[darkeryetdarker]

Gaster: Shadows, the scent of bones, the sound of static. The feeling that you're forgetting something.

Urania: Traces of starlight, the buzz of caffeine. The feeling of clarity after having worked out a difficult problem.

Phoenix: The feel of metal against your fingers, the smell of grape juice, the sound of rustling papers. The feeling of adrenaline from flying blind and running with it.

Snufkin: The smell of pipe smoke, the sound of a harmonica, the warmth of a campfire. The feeling of being alone but not lonely.

Lup: The sound of fireworks, the smell of woodsmoke. A feeling of doing reckless things with friends on a summer afternoon.