A deep and friendly but distracted male voice comes from the other side of the door
"Please come in.. The door is unlocked"
When the door is opened for her, Marie will be greeted with warmly lit two and half story library filled with floor to ceiling with an eclectic collection of books and items from every era and region from human history. Room it self is a thirty six thousand cubic foot oval, the wood shelving all golden stained oak. Twelve feet above her is an Iron cat-walk that runs the whole length of the room. The man that opened the door walks away a few feet before sitting down at a desk where a open clock sits. The clocks gears are made of Wood and Emerald and the hand of cold iron. As Marie looks at the silhouette of the man she can see that he looks somewhat familiar, the man motions with a hand to a seat across from the table
Matter of fact tone with out looking up, tinkering with the clock "Please Sit, I am glad you made it here"
The chair is made of soft leather and very comfortable swallowing her
'Please... there are things you need to see before you ask anything' Zev spins the clock so it faces the young woman. At the moment it is a static paper weight.
Taking a wooden box from the floor next to him he sits it gently on the table so he can open it. his face stoic as he opens the box taking out a small glass bottle of Perfume, a very thing glass rod and a single small smooth oval stone made of Jade.
Each half is of a different color. One side violet and the other crimson as if two different rocks were shoved together to make a single perfect one.
Zev holds it to her to touch
"You are wondering why you are here... What called you here. It is this Stone... holds up a hand please no questions yet.
If she touches the stone it will feel cool on the crimson side and warm on the violet, the whole object lightly electric and alive, pushing a feeling of rightness and comfort with it as if the item was a piece of her.
Zev takes the stone placing it into a spot in the clock the size of the object. The oval clicks into place and when touched it begins to spin, slowly at first before building up speed
Touching the clock "This is a Seer Clock, It will help you along the path"
He than pulls open the small glass bottle of perfume.. it's subtle and perfect scent can be almost felt from where she was. Zev places the glass rod into the bottle and pulls it out so the perfume would waft to her face.
When she takes a breath her whole world changes... the library begins to be replaced...
A feeling of pure calm and tranquility will roll over her like a tide
A soft glow of yellow light similar to that of an Autumn Sun blanketing her in an easy warmth
A perfect garden begins to grow around her, all manner of trees sprout flowers that begin to bloom and unfold before her filling the air with a mild but wondrous scent..
The greatest of all these is the rapturous cocoon of safety that envelopes her. A scent of her grandmother fills her surroundings, the touch like that of a parent on her body as if he is being held and a tingle on the cheek from a loving and caring kiss, lingers after the shock has gone.
Just as she begins to settle into this perfect world a clocks ticking hands can be heard and the dread stemming from the Dream's clock starts to creep up on her. The Ticking begins to get louder, each Tock filling the her perfect space until it is all she feels and hears.
-TOCK- Her vision goes black...
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