I. video/action (dated to the dawn of July 23rd)

[aslandish]

[ The video opens in darkness, the only sound to be heard the gentle movement of waves lapping against the shore. However, the very moment a tinge of light begins to creep over the horizon, a Voice begins to sing.

It is a Song the likes of which few have ever heard before. It rises as the light grows stronger, swelling with the tide and soaring as a bird may fly. It resonates in the air as well as the earth, a happy sound that could make even the most solemn of men dance to its melody.

The brightness of the morning spills over the waves, glistening with the newness of day. The Song crescendos finally as the sun peaks in the sky, only to diminish and fade into the sounds of the sea.

A few moments pass before the Singer finally appears. Great paws, golden and velveted all, appear first as he steps into view. A large, shaggy lion pads silently to the water edge, the breeze rustling its mane.

He stands there for a little while before turning and walking down the beach. ]


[ ooc: Please have a look at Aslan's PERMISSIONS POST before tagging! Aslan will be wandering around the beach as well as the outside part of the grounds all day. Feel free to run into him! He will respond to this video as well. Also, if you think your character might be able to detect/discern Aslan's true nature, feel free to have them do so! ]

Comments

[aslandish]

[ Those beings who live in nature are often more attached to it. For Aslan, it is not simply that he lives in it -- it's that he breathed life into a world and values everything he made.

He considers the mansion as they step upon the threshold -- and what a sight they must make, the two of them, should any others be passing by!

The thought does not trouble him. ]

The tale is familiar to me, though this place may very well be different from what I know.

[speaksforthetrees]

It seems like that's the case for the folks who know the book. It's something like it but...the details get a little mixed up.

[Which is basically the status quo around here-- having no status quo.]

Everybody stays in here. Or well, most everybody. I sleep out in the forest, sometimes. There's plenty of rooms if you want one, though.

[aslandish]

[ Aslan considers the mansion, but- well, really, a lion doesn't have much use for a bedroom. He is a True Beast, and though he can change his form as he wishes, this is the one that suits him best. ]

The forest may suit me better.

[ A lion on a bed....such an image that is.

He tilts his head at the entrance. ]

What can you tell me of it?

[speaksforthetrees]

Uhhh. It's magic? But it's not a kind I know. Doesn't seem to care about what's natural or anything. Things can just kinda appear in closets, if you want them. It's nice and all, but it doesn't seem right, you know?

[He sighs, rubs a hand down his face.] And that don't even get into the events. Every couple weeks, something really weird happens. We start acting differently, or everything here changes. Once we went to my world, but it...wasn't my world. Not really.

[It was pretty much the Once-ler's, actually.]

It's, uh. It's easier to understand once you've been through one, to be honest.