Brynhildr Dottir

[Have a video entry, everyone.

Bryn woke up with feather covered legs that led to clawed bird feet, and large wings on her back. Surprisingly, she sports the harpy look pretty well. She even has some kind of cool looking tail feathers thing going on.

Granted, the wings meant she couldn't wear her usual clothing. Bryn didn't bother trying to get skirts or pants on since feathers covered everything important, and as for a top, well, she made do with wrapping some fabric around her bust and waist a few times before tying it in a knot at her back.]

You know, now that the shock has worn off, this isn't so bad. Does anyone want to take bets as to whether or not I could manage to fly?

[She pauses to look around her room, at the scattered feathers, and back into her record.]

Hmm, I'm thinking it might be better for me to stay out of the kitchens until this is over though...

[Bryn's been rather quiet this month. There hasn't been a reason for it but after the Halloween event it had simply been easier to revert to old habits and keep to herself. A great deal of her time has been spent in her other form, out of sight, and the extended period of time has helped to get her head on straight.

But, knowing there are a few who might worry that she had disappeared, Bryn eventually slid back into her human form long enough to make an audio record entry.]

I realize it might have been best to mention first that I was going to...keep to myself for a while. I'm afraid it didn't occur to me until just now. My apologies if anyone worried.

[Oh hi, Keep. It's Bryn, on video, and she's dressed in some new clothes. They're not the usual second-hand items provided in the clothier's tower, and really not in a style she recognizes at all, but rather some from the bureau that appeared in her room some days ago. Bryn doesn't care how baggy they are because oh gosh, there were pants among everything.

She is also wearing a necklace that she hasn't taken off since receiving it at the bonfire party.]

I know this is rather late and I apologize, though I hope you'll all forgive me considering the circumstances we all found ourselves in not long ago...

I just...I wanted to thank you all. The bonfire party was so much better than I'd hoped, just because so many of you came. It truly meant a lot to me and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. That's all.

[With a smile and bow of her head, Bryn finishes her record entry.]

~Part One~

[It had been a few days since Bryn had gone on her late night stroll around the Keep grounds, and a bit longer still since she had confessed to Alex her secret. Surprisingly, nothing had gone wrong. Alex had greeted her news with joy, and most of the other guests she had run into in her other form had been rather pleasant, if not completely intrigued and fascinated. Their reactions had all gone a long way toward making Bryn feel more comfortable with who she was.

With her intention to enjoy her other form more, Bryn knew it would be wise to get this informate out into the open sooner rather than later. That she hadn't been attacked on the basis of some perceived need for self-defense had been very lucky.

Before all of that, however, Bryn made her way down to the kitchens to find Joe. He had been the only one to suspect her secret, and scared, she'd denied it. How convincing she'd been was up for debate, but she owed it to him to at least tell the truth before making a Keep-wide announcement.]


~Part Two~

[After speaking with Joe, Bryn cracked open her record and took a deep breath. She set her entry up for video, and offered a hesitant, nervous smile.]

Hi everyone. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Bryn. I've uhm, been here for a while and...well okay. [Deep breath!] I just...thought I should let you all know that I'm a shapeshifter. I can turn into a cougar. I know some of you are familiar with, ah, other shifters at the Keep but I don't lose myself at the full moon so, well. The point I'm trying to get to is that I'm safe to be around and I won't attack anyone so please don't be alarmed if you see me around.

And well, I know some of you have questions so, I'll be be in the Keep up in that little gallery above the hall if...well, anyone wants to find me. There's a little harpsichord up here...

[She pressed a couple keys, which make little plinking noises, and then the entry stopped.]

[Bryn found the alcohol.

How she managed to only discover it only now was a mystery. After all, she had gone through several buildings and rooms of the Keep during the last month or so. It wasn't as if she wasn't passably familiar with the layout of her new environment.

Of course, she just hadn't tried anything in the bottles yet. She had just stood there, staring at it, tempted. Sure, her mother and father had lectured her on alcohol, when it should and shouldn't be drunk and how much at a time, and that sort of thing. But they weren't here, and Bryn wasn't a huge fan of following their rules anymore. Following their rules would have lead to her becoming a government science experiment.

So, instead she was looking at the bottles of vodka, rum, gin, whiskey, and other things she knew nothing about, wondering where to start, if at all.]


[OOC: Mari is drunk, and that means it seems like the perfect time to throw Bryn at the alcohol for the first time. Clearly my logic is amazing.]

[Bryn had circled the perimeter of the immense Keep twice before finally opening up her journal. It was still strange to communicate with others this way, but she couldn't deny its convenience, especially when there was something pressing to share with the others.

Carefully, she pressed her fingers to a blank page and began to speak. She looks disturbed and uncertain, to say the least.]

This sounds like a strange question, I realize but...has anyone who's been outside seen the sun at all?

[They were in another world, but surely this place had a sun, didn't it?]

Based on the direction my shadow is going, I can guess at where it should be...but there's nothing in the sky.

[Bryn turns a video stream and waves at the camera with a wide smile. She seems surprisingly happy, considering the events of the last couple weeks.]

So...in all the excitement and commotion I completely forgot to announce this...Remy's own announcement reminded me...oh, congratulations by the way!

[She winks at the camera and then holds up her left hand, which is sporting a beautiful engagement ring.]

Remy's not the only one newly engaged...