Previously on The Life of Silas

[jchrisobrien]

Friday's mage game underwent a slight revision, as two main meetings that were to take place were postponed due to player absence. One meeting went ahead as scheduled, the other will take place later. I realized as it went on that it might be tougher to get the players involved than I thought. There was no combat at all tonight, but there were a couple of spooky Seekings. People seemed satisfied to just talk that night, and there will be action aplenty next week.


A most welcome change of pace on an overcast Saturday. I walked through an apple orchard with a bunch of other spook folk, ending up with a peck of baldwin and red delicious apples, and a couple of bottles of wines. The ice wine was expensive, but something tells me I might want a nice bottle of wine in the near future. The weather was very nice, crisp but not too cold, we were surrounded by multicolored trees, and grey clouds chased each other across the sky. I purchased a few tasty bottles of wine just before the power went out inside the winery. Sitting on a bench outside, watching the water ripple under the strong breeze, I thought about how nice it felt sitting there. I could have gone and talked to any number of people, but I reveled in a moment of quiet and solitude in a communal day, knowing that I chose it.
The evening ended with a pot luck at Lena's house. I had the same feeling there as I did earlier in the day. Surrounded by people, I could talk to them or just sit back and watch, without any feelings of anxiety or separation. It could just be my full belly talking to me, or the alcohol. But I think not.
Walked home, a little nervous and jumpy at last. I went to sleep with the lights on. Why? You' find out in my Ring post