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riverviewlogs2018-03-02 10:20 pm
pietistic) wrote in riverviewlogs2018-03-02 10:20 pm
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who: Athelstan, OTA
what: catch-all
when: Throughout March
where: Around the City
warnings: n/a
Often enough, Athelstan can be found in the park. He finds it a relaxing place to be and often he's sketching but every once in a while he is reading as well. Most often the books he reads are religious in nature, very often simply the Bible. He's been trying to read the newer versions than what he is accustomed too and not quite sure that he likes them all that much.
He's not particularly seeking out company in the park but he won't say no to conversation or questions about his drawings or reading materials. If someone settles nearby him he's very likely to greet you politely.
It doesn't take long for the library to draw Athelstan's attention. He had had access to many texts when he was staying in Wessex with King Ecbert and when he had chosen to leave it was them that he found himself missing more than anything. Now, there were countless texts that he could look at and read and none of them that needed him to work on them. It's almost strange to think of reading for leisure rather than part of a job.
He's yet to discover fiction, really, sticking to religious texts for the most part and some historical accounts that he had found. Often he sits in the library for hours at a time reading through a new text or wandering the aisles in search of nothing in particular.
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what: catch-all
when: Throughout March
where: Around the City
warnings: n/a
( A. Park )
Often enough, Athelstan can be found in the park. He finds it a relaxing place to be and often he's sketching but every once in a while he is reading as well. Most often the books he reads are religious in nature, very often simply the Bible. He's been trying to read the newer versions than what he is accustomed too and not quite sure that he likes them all that much.
He's not particularly seeking out company in the park but he won't say no to conversation or questions about his drawings or reading materials. If someone settles nearby him he's very likely to greet you politely.
( B. Library )
It doesn't take long for the library to draw Athelstan's attention. He had had access to many texts when he was staying in Wessex with King Ecbert and when he had chosen to leave it was them that he found himself missing more than anything. Now, there were countless texts that he could look at and read and none of them that needed him to work on them. It's almost strange to think of reading for leisure rather than part of a job.
He's yet to discover fiction, really, sticking to religious texts for the most part and some historical accounts that he had found. Often he sits in the library for hours at a time reading through a new text or wandering the aisles in search of nothing in particular.
( C. Wildcard )
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"I guess I'll have to keep looking." She was a little sad that he didn't know anything.
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"I'll take a look. I don't mind. Now that you're in a city I think you should break out of that solitary thing. Who knows, maybe talking to someone will help you and them."
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Athelstan smiles and he glances down at his book briefly. "Perhaps, but I do not know if this world, even if there were a Christian church that I would find much solace," after all, his faith was conflicted between the Christian God and gods of the Vikings -- made only more complicated by meeting Thor here.
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"When people get to know you, you're sharing pieces of yourself which also means that you're sharing your faith. That's all." Willa believed in a lot of things though she wasn't actually planning on getting into what she believed in.
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"You do not need a church to share your faith."
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It was also the easiest place to find people desperate for something to believe in. Faith was good but some people used it as a crutch because they were weak. It was those people that Willa were looking for though she was omitting details for the safety of her scam.
"Anyway, I've taken up enough of your time. Next time I run into you, I'd like to hear more about your faith."