The Scent of Today

Like many of you already know I like to smell things. I really like smells and one of the most important senses to me is my ability to smell things. One thing that really fascinates me is that every epoch of my life I remember smelling different scents when no particular scents were around. I’ve always wondered if the thing I remember is my own scent or if it’s just a scent my memory have put there to categorize the time by associating the feeling of that time with an other scent that very well describes the mood and feeling of that moment.

Today was a really dull day, a Sunday on a Thursday, or something like that. But the scent was nothing like that. Now one thing with the different kind of smells and scents I talk about is that some are there, while others are just kind of a scent of the time or the mood. If I shall be able to describe it better I need to give an example.

It’s raining outside and its summer. It’s hot and damp too, and it’s almost like there is thunder in the air. I often find this particular moment to smell like hot, wet asphalt and with an odour of burnt or crushed stone. You know the smell you get when you smash two stones hard into each other. The feeling of being soaked by the water and the annoyance that keeps building inside while one becomes wet into the bones… All this I recognize in a scent, and I’m pretty sure that many of you have some scent you connect to different situations and feelings.

Today I found that while walking around in Centrum doing my errands I smelt relief or relaxation. I can’t really describe this scent just that I connect it to the feeling to be relaxed or something. I felt like walking, and I had no hurry. I also felt like I accomplished something while doing these things, I became satisfied or something. Usually gloomy days like this just annoys me to be outside but sometimes I feel free from all the duties I’ve taken upon myself and all the problems that weigh me down. Right now I’ve only have some work at school and a minor problem with Robert but otherwise things are progressing fine.

I have worked a little on the racial abilities too today¹, due to the fact that they need changing.
To begin with some are too powerful right now while others are completely useless. I will try to make them all more dynamic and growing so they aren’t all powerful to begin with. Some will grow with the characters physical and mental strength while others will grow with the type².

As for what I’ve done today…
I’ve watched some series, very briefly. Worked on Nianze and developed a deeper concept from a players suggestion and I’ve been in Centrum buying stuff and doing stuff, running errands in general. And when I got home I made a salad and realized that my fridge is empty of food.³. But I managed, made some eggs and lived on my salad and some tea instead. I washed my clothes to. This were the first time I have been all out of underwear before I were out of T-shirts. And when the stack underwear is depleted one have no choice but to wash or go dirty…

I need to shave, speaking of bananas; I’m starting to look like a unshaved monkey. Not that I care but actually my growing moustache is annoying me, and I think I’m beginning to get sideburns, which I don’t like at all. So tomorrow I will start my day with a good shower and manage my appearance. Otherwise appearance in my opinion is unnecessary, nothing to care about…

Well, running out of subjects now I think so I’ll end this post, maybe watch something more or work with something and take something to eat… or something, whatever.

Best regards,
Herid Fel

1. Hehe, here I know some starts skipping bits and pieces of my text ↩

2. If the character have type, if not then the ability is not applicable ↩

3. How embarrassing, a house full of condiments and no food… ↩