Session Start: Fri Nov 29 20:59:11 2002 [21:03] Okay Hikari [21:03] * Hikari is now known as Cicada [21:03] * DarthTom is now known as Vanal [21:03] * Fiat is now known as Flyonthewall [21:04] * Cicada smacks the irritating, ugly, buzzing fly. [21:06] A couple days after you return to the village Kimyee starts watching the west a lot. You find him when you wake up sitting on top of your tent, watching the west; you see him as you eat with your fellows in the evening at the gazeebo, sitting on the west railing and watching the sun set. Every moment that he is not otherwise distracted, he watches, and watches, for something [21:06] "Kimyee, what are you looking at? Is there something out there?" [21:07] "Kimyeeeee" he sounds mornful [21:08] * Cicada chews a little on his food and looks around to make sure Puuhda is there. (though the little bastard is likely gorging himself on the biggest piece of food he can find) [21:08] Puuhda seems to be getting along with the kids well, and they are currently using him as a volleyball [21:08] "Do you sense something, Kimyee?" [21:09] (Stinker, bet he is getting all the sweets he can from them as well!) [21:09] He looks down sadly at the ground before ruffling himself [21:10] "You must be feeling alone without Arianna. Is it her you are looking for?" [21:10] He nods sadly [21:11] * Cicada goes over and looks to the west as well, doing so she picks up Kimyee and holds him to her chest. [21:12] He purrs softly as he is squeezeyed [21:12] (thankfully looking away from the envious stares of the group. :) [21:12] heh [21:12] "Do you think Arianna is on this island?" [21:12] "yee" "Do you want to go looking for her?" [21:13] "yee" [21:13] "Puuhda is going to be lonely if you leave." [21:14] "Kimyeeeee" [21:15] "But how about you let him go with you?" [21:15] "It is easier to find someone if you have two pair of eyes." [21:16] [21:16] "Of course, if you both leave, I am going to be lonely." [21:16] (again thankfully not seeing members of the group cough up their mouthfulls) [21:17] [21:17] "So what do you say if both Puuhda and i go with you? I need to scout the western penensyla anyway." [21:18] [21:19] "Yes, besides both Puuhda and I would be sad if you went off all on your own. And if two pair of eyes are good, then three must be better, right?" [21:20] [21:20] "So I will go pack immideately, and then we will set off. Okay?" [21:21] he nods [21:21] he seems happily [21:21] * Cicada tells the others that she will go to scout and map the western part of the island. Then go and get the pack, gear and rations that she will need. [21:22] About 10 minutes later, she is ready for a week in the outlands. [21:22] * Storyteller nods sagely [21:24] * Cicada then sets out towards the west with both Puuhda and Kimyee either running around on the flanks or sitting perched on her shoulders and head like the lazy oafs at least Puuhda is. [21:24] heh [21:24] * Cicada keeps her march stealthy and follows whatever directions Kimyee can give. [21:24] leaving at dinner? [21:25] Right after breakfast. Wants to get some distance done already on the first day. Winter is coming, there is not much daylight here to the north. [21:25] ok [21:25] * Cicada makes sure again that her camuflage is fitting to the terrain and weather. [21:26] rolll perception + stealth [21:26] !ex 8 [21:26] Cicada : !ex 8, 8, 4, 8, 1, 1, 4, 7, 7, Successes : 4 [21:27] ok you manage to pick out something that will be suitable for a week or so... it's probably late fall, so dark browns and black [21:27] If it snows you'll need something else though [21:27] Or if you don't move through forest, or move through grasslands, you'll need an additional suit for that. [21:27] (getting something else will cost Cicada 1 mote personal) [21:27] ok [21:28] (neat clothes) [21:28] yea :) [21:28] roll intelligence + survival [21:28] !ex 4 [21:28] Cicada : !ex 4, 2, 3, 4, 10, Successes : 2 [21:29] The first day passess uneventfully as you pass into the west; at the end of the day you manage to find a decent camp near a cluster of large trees, providing a good windbreak [21:30] "Kimyee, how far do you think it is to Arianna?" [21:30] Kimyee concentrates and then he shakes his head unkowing [21:30] [21:31] "Okay, we are going to set up a watch schedule then. Puuhda has done this before and can instruct you. Basically we take turns to guard each others while we sleep." [21:31] Kimyee considers this a rather strange idea and looks at you suprised [21:32] "Watch for guard?" [21:32] * Cicada is going to tuck up in the hollow of the tree and not move til morning, even while awake on watch. [21:33] "Just one of us stay awake for some time and wake the others if something happens." [21:33] He looks at Puuhda who explains it to him. He looks horrified but seems to realize it's necessity. [21:33] * Storyteller figures you are going around that lake instead of crossing the river? [21:34] http://hammerand.virtualave.net/ex/map.jpg [21:35] * Cicada pulls the blankets around her. When she has her turn her head is out to watch, and both the others sleeping comfortably by her bosom. When one of the other have watch, he is perched on top of the little bit of her head that is outside the blanket, while the other one still sleeps inside. [21:35] ok [21:35] * Cicada goes around the lake. But will likely have to ford or otherwise cross the river. [21:37] yea you'll have to do that tommarow [21:37] Storyteller : !ex 5, 7, 4, 1, 8, 10, Successes : 4 [21:37] !ex 5 [21:37] * Cicada stays in cover of any natives. Observing them and noting everything that she can about them, but making no contact. [21:38] Unfortunately for you it is anything but a quiet night. Three times you are woken to watch as large catlike predators move through the forest floor, but they do not seem to see you, even when they look up. [21:39] Once you see what looks like a man, but he is too deformed to be one, and it is too dark to see anything else as it creeps by... [21:40] A deformed man..? An ape maybe? [21:40] maybe... [21:40] walks like one [21:41] but no tail [21:41] * Cicada has seen demon apes. That sight unsettles her a bit. [21:41] * Cicada tries to get as much sleep as she can anyway. [21:41] fortunately it seems to be walking on land, not through the trees [21:42] morning comes uneventfully, and you are woken by puuhda pulling gently on your hair. You realize it's very, very cold. [21:44] * Cicada is happy she is quite innured to normal cold, and that she brought furs to keep her warm when she sits still. As long as there is no blizzard, that should be enough. [21:44] not yet... [21:44] * Cicada eats a small breakfast, making sure Puuhda and Kimyee gets some too. Then sets off towards the west again. [21:44] what's your stamina + endurance [21:45] [So when do I get to the temple and recieve the holy scriptures for my Emperor? Or do I have to recruit a monkey and a pig first?] [21:45] [6 total.] [21:45] [whaaaa? :p] [21:46] [Journey to the West. Classic Chinese litterature] [21:46] [ok you can travel 6 hours a day without penalties. More if you move faster. There is about 10 hours of daylight at this time of year] [21:46] * Storyteller is amused [21:47] [I don't have anything like that planned. But I am familiar with the concept] [21:47] * Cicada travels as fast as she can. But stealth and observation are her primary concerns. [21:48] so you're just crossing the forestland, hoping you'll see something on the way? [21:50] [mainly goind west. But will take the time to zig-zag a little if she spots interesting things like smoke form bonfires and such. [21:55] ok [21:55] roll int + survival [21:55] * Storyteller needs to see what you'll find [21:56] also perception + awareness [21:56] !ex 4 (int + sur) [21:56] Cicada : !ex 4 (int + sur), 3, 8, 6, 3, Successes : 1 [21:56] !ex 7 (per + awa) [21:56] Cicada : !ex 7 (per + awa), 1, 5, 10, 10, 9, 7, 3, Successes : 6 [21:57] Ok cicada, you catch scents of some fires, but those that are strong are all clearly from tribes who are just cooking food and for warmth. [21:57] Other than that, you feel a slight tug of your essence to the north [21:58] roll per + occult [21:58] [Occult is 0 at this time, yes?] [21:58] ya [21:59] !ex 2 +1 (WP for extra success. She is trying her very best to prepare for Tabius training) [21:59] Cicada : !ex 2 +1 (WP for extra, 8, 2, Successes : 2 [22:00] Ok Cicada, it seems that there is a demense to the north [22:01] * Cicada asks Puuhda and Kimyee if they sense anything. [22:02] they don't seem to [22:03] * Cicada sneaks towards the demenshe. This she will definetely have to scout out. But she is fully aware that something will likely have claimed the place. [22:04] Cicada you slowly sneak along the forest towards where you feel the demense lies. A half an hour later, the trees give way to a chaotically swirling mass of leaves as if a giant tornado has whipped it up into a frenzy. [22:05] * Cicada looks around very carefully. [22:06] the trees on the very edge have few leaves, but you can see more trees within beyond the mass of leaves, that have been mostly stripped bare... apparently they seem to be bending at a fair speed but not too much. [22:07] the swirling mass of leaves is probably only a few yards thick, and it reaches straight up for a hundred feet or so, but within it you have no idea what lurks within. [22:07] "Puuhda, Kimyee, do you sense anything? I suppose this demenshe is of our element." [22:08] They jump into the trees and look at the swirling mass of leaves before returning to your shoulder [22:09] Puuhda [22:09] "Shall we try and enter? The other will certainly want to learn about a demenshe." [22:09] "Ok" [22:10] * Cicada gets up and walks into the winds. Her poise as dignified as it can get in the strong winds. [22:11] roll dex + athletics [22:11] !ex 10 [22:11] Cicada : !ex 10, 9, 6, 4, 5, 7, 2, 3, 9, 6, 10, Successes : 5 [22:11] You have no problem getting through the swirling leaves, though your hair has been seriously frazzeled and there are now leaves sticking in it. [22:12] [No matter, this is my element] [22:12] [Strong winds are a swet caress] [22:13] Puuhda and Kimyee managed to hang on, and are latched onto your clothes when you make your way to less powerful winds, and find yourself in an eerie forest of twisted, half-barren trees [22:13] "Hello, is there anyone here?!" [22:14] Looking around you can see that the ground seems to slope up to a central hill, but not much else than that. [22:14] * Cicada climbs the central hill. [22:15] The winds seem to swing your voice around, distorting it, and then echoing it upon you [22:15] not just your voice... any sound you make [22:17] You arrive on the central hill to find nobody there, but this is the only land on the demense without any wind. [22:17] The twisted forest works it's way down the hill... but to the east you see a large block of stone [22:18] Looking up along the wall of wind you see that the air is turning into flakes of ice, making a beautiful kelidoscope like pattern across the sky [22:18] "Hello, anybody here? A traveller wishes to pay her respects!" [22:19] A strange, echoing, warbling voice comes from behind you, an almost laughing, quiet voice "Maybe I am here." [22:20] * Cicada turns to face the voice. "Ah, there is somebody here. I was getting worried." [22:20] (in Old Realm) [22:20] You don't see anything, Cicada. Behind you, you hear the same voice. You think maybe, the metallic warblind voice could be from a man. [22:20] "Ah you speak that too? Well, maybe I'm over here." [22:21] you feel a touch on your shoulder [22:21] "Who do I have the honor of speaking with?" [22:22] "I am the singer in the forest, the wind of dreams. And who are you, pretty lady? Why does one of your stature come to my palace? [22:24] "I was merely passing by on my travels. Seeing this magificient place I thought to visit and pay my respects." [22:24] "I go by the name of Sable Cicada." [22:25] "You do me honor, my lady Cicada. My eyes have rested upon you for long enough. Perhaps you would like to see my face?" [22:25] "I would indeed, Wind of Dreams. It would be me an honor to know who has build this exquisite abode." [22:26] "Then turn, and I will be honored to show you around. [22:27] "Please do, Wind of Dreams. I would be delighted to share time with you and learn more of you." [22:29] his hand slowly caresses your neck as he awaits for you to turn [22:30] * Cicada turns and loks. [22:33] His face is bronze like the forest trees, and he wears a suit of spun ice crystals and a cape of fluttering leaves. His eyes are as deep as any you have ever known, and his features are angular, with a sharp nose and chin, and long, pointed ears. [22:34] "So, Wind of Dreams, your beauty is as exquisite as your abode. But pray tell me, are you Fae or spirit?" [22:34] he smiles, his hand brushing your cheek. [22:35] * Cicada is halfway ready to fight at any moment. [22:36] "I am of the fair folk, born of dreams on the winds I ride. But you are not, my dear. Indeed, I have known of none of your beauty or form for many years. Please, stay a while, and let us talk of things." [22:37] Puuhda and Kimyee watch from the trees [22:37] above you [22:37] their green, slowly changing leaves are mostly attached here. [22:37] "Good sir, I have other assignments. And my body, soul and heart is sworn to another. Still if Wind of Dreams desire a simple conversation, I shall gladly accomodate him." [22:38] He smiles, with a sadness that could nearly bring you to tears [22:38] Storyteller : !ex 12, 8, 1, 8, 7, 8, 2, 6, 2, 3, 7, 2, 2, Successes : 5 [22:38] !ex 12 [22:38] "If conversation is all you dream, then I will give you that much." [22:39] [roll wp] + temp in auto sux vs swooning at his unearthly beauty [22:39] * Cicada forces back the suddenly reemerging dreams of the ball on the ship, of her king and her lover. Those are hers! Not food for an inhuman being! [22:39] * Vanal is now known as DarthTom [22:39] +2 [22:40] !ex 11 [22:40] Cicada : !ex 11, 8, 3, 4, 2, 10, 3, 7, 2, 3, 9, 6, Successes : 5 [22:40] You succeed as he takes your hand and slowly guides you towards the large rock you saw jutting from the trees earlier [22:41] "What would you like to know, my dear?" [22:41] * Cicada will take a seat if he offers. [22:42] Cicada, the large rock is rather far away, and it's bigger than a tree. He's slowly walking with you through the forest to it [22:43] "I am a new arrival to this island. I wish but to know of my new surroundings, their nature and their secrets. That is why I travel with my friends." [22:44] He smiles up at your two companions [22:45] "I see, strange friends they are. Well, I am pleased you have come, Cicada. A beauty such as yours can shed light on any man's day." [22:45] "So I have been told. Yet I feel like a toad in a pond of sewer water compared to the good sir." [22:47] "I am presently heading towards the west. Does Wind of Dreams have any knowledge of those parts, so that I might return safetly and enjoy his pleasant hospitality again?" [22:47] "You are too kind, my dear. My beauty comes by virtue of what I am, yours clearly comes by virtue of your inner being.{ [22:48] he considers as he thinks of the west "Hmmm, the west...." [22:48] "A domesticated land, my dear. You should find no quarrel with the peoples there." [22:49] "It gladdens me to hear so." [22:50] "Anything in particular I should look out for?" [22:50] "You will want a sacrifice if you hope to cross the Forked River; the god of it is mighty and may bless your body and and your beauty if you please it." [22:50] "It is also a fickle god, so you should not be angry if you displease it." [22:50] * Cicada nods. [22:51] "Can you tell me what kind of sacrifice that might please the god?" [22:52] "He likes small animals best, burned in the name of his river, and for one to swim through it unadorned, to feel the touch of all those who would cross it." [22:52] He takes your hand and blushes. [22:53] * Cicada nods. Not like she intended to get her clothes wet this time of the year. Even her stamina can only take so much. [22:53] "I am sorry my dear, we missed a turn." [22:54] He takes you back a few minutes to a fork in the trail he missed, and then [22:54] you go down this obviously well beaten path [22:54] * Cicada chuckles. [22:55] "Good sir. Please don't embarress me by telling me that my appearence makes you forget the pathways of your own domain." [22:55] he is nearly red with shame [22:55] "I am sorry... truly, I am." [22:55] "'tis only a little way." [22:56] * Cicada cannot help but to blush a little herself. It is not like that she is used to getting smooth-talked. [22:56] * Cicada does remember to check that her weapons are ready, though. [22:56] roll dex + larceny [22:57] !ex 9 [22:57] Cicada : !ex 9, 5, 9, 7, 8, 2, 1, 10, 6, 7, Successes : 6 [22:57] You check your chakram, safetly secreted in the small of your back as he leads you to a small building made of five trees, their limbs grown together and their green leaves sprouting like shingles on the roof [22:58] "This is my home... come in, and I will show you something I think you might be intersted in." [22:58] * Cicada fights back her fear and smiling steps inside. [22:59] "Yes, Wind of Dreams, what is it?" [22:59] inside the small villia is roomy and spacious, but also wrongly so. It seems like there are too many things fit into the corners, and that the windows are larger from the inside than the outside; all in all, it is something bigger on the inside than the outside, but that is not as distrubing as the choas within [23:00] strewn throughout the walls in a apparently unorganized manner, your eye can not help but to try to put order to it, and in trying, finding a dozen reasons why each insignificant thing should be placed where it is. [23:00] [clearly a guy.... they are all the same, no matter race.. (sigh)] [23:01] [my room's clean now :D] [23:02] roll dexterity + willpower to keep balance [23:02] [Puuhda and Kimyee follows inside and sits perched on her shoulders, and/or head, I suppose] [23:02] !ex 12 [23:02] Cicada : !ex 12, 2, 9, 3, 10, 6, 7, 2, 5, 8, 3, 9, 2, Successes : 6 [23:02] Storyteller : !ex 10, 2, 9, 1, 2, 3, 8, 2, 2, 5, 10, Successes : 4 [23:02] !ex 10 [23:02] You easily keep balance, and he seems proud of you. [23:03] "Ah, I would have offered you a chair, but you seem not to need it... here, let me see where I put it. [23:03] "I have a little time. If you show me the kitchen I will brew us some tea." [23:03] He walks into the center of the room and starts looking around, frowning with obvious effort at finding what he wants. [23:03] [guys... (sigh)] [23:05] "Oh, oh, of course, parden my inhospitality, " he smiles winningly and, taking your hand, walks you into an adjoining room through a doorway you could have sworn wasn't there before. Within you find a variety of pots and pants hanging with the same wild confusion [23:05] and also various herbs and vegetables hanging from the wall [23:06] Most remarkable though is the score of tiny elementals of fire, air wood and water who are currently conversing in a large circle over the hearth of what looks to be a stove [23:06] * Cicada pulls one of her remaining packets of fine Realm tea out of her pack, unseals it and boiling fresh water makes tea. [23:06] * Cicada then DESPAIRS at finding the pot and cups in the mess! [23:06] [guys... (sigh)] [23:07] "If you need fire or water just ask one of them, just ask the elementals" he smiles winningly and walks back into the other room, closing the door behind him. [23:07] * Cicada tries to ask the elementals for her way around the kitchen. They likely know it better that Wind of Dreams anyway. [23:08] Puuhda and Kimyee hang to you as you converse with the elementals, their tiny bodies floating through the ether till they find whatever it is you are looking for, until you take it and put it on one of the holding racks [23:08] It is as if you took the burner of a stove and hung it from the ceiling by threads [23:08] and then didn't bother to put a hearth underneath [23:09] apparently that stove is just for cooking things for a long time [23:10] * Cicada tries to finish making tea as quickly as possible. [23:12] The elementals provide water and heat for you, and in almost no time you have water boiling in the strangely misshapen pot with the spigot on the bottom that they insist is a teakettlie. It whistles like one in any case. [23:17] * Cicada finds a pair of cups too and then goes back to the main room with the finished tea. [23:19] When you return he is still walking away from you, and then he stands in the center of the room, musing steadly upon the far face of the wall. You notice he really is beautiful as he stands there in concentration, in his own right seeming more perceptive than even Tabius, for he actually seems to be making sense out of the mess on his wall [23:22] * Cicada gulps, and fights down the memory of Tabius. Then goes to the table with the tea. [23:23] The table is covered with mystic runes, seeming to slightly warp it inward, and the chairs seem like shabby affairs, unable to be sat in comfortably, or even study enough to hold your light weight [23:24] "Wind of Dreams, the tea is ready." [23:24] "I must admit that is is a most remarkable house you have. Did you build it on your own?" [23:25] "Hmmm? Already?" he seems distracted as he reaches to one wall, picking up a pair of earrings from behind a painted mask that glitter like diamonds, only moreso [23:25] He smiles as he turns to you, the glittering orbs trapping and refracting light like twin suns [23:26] "I made it myself, I suppose. It came into being as I willed it; that is likely the more appropriate phrase. Do you not do similiar?" [23:28] he asks as he crosses the room between you, and then pauses with his hands next to your head. [23:28] "Hold still now, if you make an old man happy." [23:28] "No good sir. We build our homes up from the ground with our hands and hard labor. It is ardous. But I remember enjoying helping my mother repair her house with the help of the rest of the village after a storm had taken the roof of it. [23:28] He looks rather abashed at the idea of such labor. [23:28] "My, that must have taken quite some time to accomplish." [23:29] "What does the good sir wish for? I want to be sure i can in fact do as he wants me to." [23:30] "Well, it was hard, but good. My mother and I were the best sewers, spinners and sheepherders in the village. So everyone wanted to help as best they could. I think only the blacksmith would have gotten more help." [23:31] "Only for you to be happy, my dear, and so that we may converse more." he smiles a kindly smile, as if he does not expect a thing from you. "I am sure you have many tales that none have heard on this island, perhaps tales you have never told anyone. Tales you might tell me?" [23:31] "Besides, my mother was a most likable person. Like all daughter will think of their mothers." [23:32] "I am already telling you things only two other people in existence knows." [23:32] "As, alas, my mother is no longer alive." [23:32] He laughs as he carefully painlessly affixes the earring to your right ear, and then your left. [23:32] he stops laughing suddenly [23:32] * Cicada checks the earrings first. [23:32] "Apologies, my dear. I did not know." [23:33] "No need to apologize, good sir. I am sure she has peace now." [23:33] Cicada the earrings are like brilliant jewles, hanging on your ears without puncturing them, and so lightweight that you can barely realize their existance. [23:34] "These earrings are most beautiful. Are you sure I should wear them? Does Wind of Dreams not have a sweetheart who is more deserving of them?" [23:34] He smiles. [23:35] "Few come here except those on vision quests [23:35] "And those who dare the wall of leaves are rarely beautiful enough to warrent such a gift. [23:36] "I see. Is there not something I can give in return. Something within the restrictions my oath has placed upon me?" [23:37] He smiles as he breathes in your scent [23:38] "My dear, your very presence is enough. When I was yet young, another blood like yours came, and we spent many years together. Just the sight of you makes me remember how she made me feel, and my longing to be with her again... [23:38] he looks sad [23:38] "But that was many centuries ago." [23:38] * Cicada blushes a little. Fortunately Wind of Dreams has none of the open rudeness that she so often has felt from Dynasts. [23:38] "I am sorry. It was never my wish to sadden you." [23:39] * Cicada makes sure Wind of Dreams has tea poured. [23:39] "It does not so much, the pain is joy of a kind as well. Would you stay awhile? To talk, to pass the time?" He smiles as you pour tea for him, and then takes the cup, apparently unaccustomed to it. [23:40] "What is this? I have not seen one of these before." [23:40] "It is a cup.... I ... errr.... found it in the kitchen..." [23:41] "It was in the kitchen? How odd." [23:41] "I hope you find the tea to your taste. It is from the finest tea fields of the Blessed Isle." [23:41] He tastes it questioningly [23:41] "Hmm... it does have an... interesting flavor. What do you call it?" [23:42] * Cicada sips her tea as well. [23:42] "Winter Shroud Petal tea, good sir." [23:43] "Hmm, very interesting. And there are different kinds of this... tea?" [23:43] "Many more than i am likely to ever taste in my life. And the harvest every year tastes differently from the last." [23:44] "Amazing" [23:44] "It is very minute differences. But they are there." [23:45] He smiles introvertedly, as if he considers the variety, the possible cmbinationas and so fourth of this new experience. "Tell me more about your mother." he asks as pulls over a chair and sits down across from you, table to the side [23:45] * Cicada blinks. [23:46] "Uhh, okay..." [23:46] He slowly sips the tea, sometimes too much and burning himself, sometimes to little, and almost seeming to loose the taste, looking at it confusingly [23:47] "I never had a mother. I am a creature of the sky and the forest, a creature of essence and dreams, and I suppose you could call those my mother. [23:47] "My mother and I were rather poor. Only just making ends meet. We lived in a small village a weeks ride from the Imperial City." [23:48] "Like I said, we made our living on making threads and cloth. And on sewing." [23:48] "But I never experienced birth, or had the chance to suckle from my mother's breast or the right to call her.. my mother..." he trails off a distant look in his eye. [23:49] "Did you sew that dress yourself, then? [23:49] Kimyee and Puuhda seem entranced by your new earrings [23:49] "Sometimes passing merchants would pay us very well for our best cloth or finished dresses for sale in the city. Those were the good times, because we would then have money enough to eat our fill for a month or so." [23:50] He seems to be a bit out of water on the idea of having to eat or work but he seems interested enough [23:50] "No, I did not sew this dress. But i have repaired it enough times to know that most of it most likely is my handiwork by now." [23:51] "It is an odd dress.. it is so tight around your body, and of such, interesting coloration. It was difficult to see you at first, in the forest. [23:51] "I suppose the Dragon Blooded who came here before were unused to working." (said with a slight amused smile) [23:51] he laughs [23:52] "I made her what I could with my galmour, we lived in such harmony... ahh, she could do such amazing things with the trees [23:53] "This clothing is special. It takes whatever forms or color i need in order to fit in. I suppose I should change to something more comfortable when in the good sirs presence." [23:53] "She could make their blossoms glow in the middle of winter, or the flowers close and open with night and day [23:53] "OH! could you? I would very much like to see." [23:55] * Cicada concentrates for a second to shift into her 'nice' kimono like dress. Then she takes off her toolbelts and hand them over the back of the chair. (while expending essence, she tries to feel how much she has left, if she is being drained) [23:55] roll perception + essence [23:55] !ex 7 [23:55] Cicada : !ex 7, 3, 10, 6, 3, 9, 6, 8, Successes : 4 [23:56] your not being drained, no, though you feel a bit off. But then, what was the last time you were in an untapped demense? [23:56] [point, and WHO knows how quickly time is passing outside?] [23:56] [indeed...] [23:57] * Cicada checks to see if her dress is in order. Not too worn or holed. [23:57] he gapes at your beauty, of course.. how could he not? the earrings complement your kimono beautifuly. [23:57] "its... its'.. wow." [23:58] Cicada there are a few rips here and there [23:58] from where you may have stretched the cloth in your sleep in the trees [23:58] or perhaps scratched by a passing branch [23:58] * Cicada mutters something about more needlework. [23:59] he smiles. [23:59] "have you a needle with you?" [23:59] "I have." [23:59] "Can you... show me what this... needlework is?" [00:00] * Cicada pulls out her sewing kit. A simple military one, with a few tools added for work on finer materials. [00:00] [cicada what is your wits + essence?] [00:01] "I certainly can. Would you be so kind as to entertain me with tales and descriptions of this island and its inhabitants as i work?" [00:01] [6 total] [00:01] "Oh, of course" [00:02] "I'm sure it would be easier for you to work on if you were to take it off?" [00:02] [undetectable lie, 5 motes, 1 WP] [00:02] Storyteller : !ex 11, 7, 4, 2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 10, 7, 4, 4, Successes : 4 [00:02] !ex 11 [00:02] [give me time to type! already. :)] [00:02] {;)} [00:03] * Cicada loosens her belt and takes off her dress. Then sits down again this time crosslegged on her chair so that she has a surface to work on. And the calmly and professionally begins to seek out tears and mend them. [00:03] (yeah, right..) [00:04] the solar, not him. [00:04] He was just watching ;) [00:04] * Cicada had kind of hoped to learn more of the island, oh well... [00:05] He also tells you more about the farmers and the cities that they work to supply with the fruits of their labor [00:05] apparently the farmers are boring folk, though they work hard enough [00:06] He complains that the farmers used to have more free time, and that it should still be fair enough for him to walk among them [00:06] But he prefers to stay here now because they're just.. So.. BANAL! [00:06] * Cicada nods and asks questions of the ways of the people and the resons why he is not allowed among them. [00:06] Oh he could go among them [00:07] [ah] [00:07] they just wouldn't have the sense to recognize him and make things any fun [00:08] The inner cities are more fun, but their champions are way too protective of their people, believing all of the old stories and not taking the time of mind to consider him as a person [00:08] * Cicada makes mental notes on all the tribes and population centers that he mentions. [00:08] "Awful bores." (smiles) [00:09] and of course if he were to stick around the shores the lunars would rip him apart [00:09] * Cicada pricks herself at the word Lunar. [00:10] there are maybe 8 major cities inland [00:10] there used to be more than a dozen cities [00:10] maybe as many as 20 [00:10] but they have fallen apart as they have been deserted over time [00:11] * Cicada pulls out Arianna's map and lets Wind of Dreams point out places for his descriptions. [00:11] there was never enough food to support all those people then [00:11] Cicada most of the cities he points out are among the river you will be coming to soon [00:11] I'll mark them on a map for you before tommarow [00:11] Ok. [00:12] He says that there is something else down in the far east mountain range that he would like to go see one day, but he doesn't feel like making the trip [00:13] * Cicada nods, comments, pours tea, and mends her dress. [00:13] * Cicada does not seem uncomfortable with being halfnaked in Wind of Dream's presence. He appears nice and friendly after all. [00:14] he is amused at your sewing [00:14] "Can I try?" [00:15] "Certainly. Just be careful with the needle. I keep them very sharp." [00:15] "Don't worry. I'm a fae, remember." [00:15] * Cicada gives him the dress and instructs him in how to work. [00:15] he smiles winningly as he tries this new thing [00:16] "So you put the needle like this and then push here, and then... [00:16] Storyteller : !ex 4, 10, 3, 2, 10, Successes : 4 [00:16] !ex 4 [00:16] (what is the attribute for that?) [00:16] he quickly deals with the small rip that there was on the shoulder with obvious skill [00:16] [dex] [00:16] [dex + craft for small things like sewing] [00:17] !ex 7 (just making sure i can do better) [00:17] Cicada : !ex 7 (just making sure i, 4, 9, 4, 9, 1, 4, 4, Successes : 2 [00:17] craft 0 so -2 [00:17] [cicada cries] [00:17] [!] [00:17] He looks at you suddenly worried [00:17] "Did I do something wrong?" [00:18] "No, most certainly not. You just have very nimble fingers. You mended that tear better than I think I would have been able to." [00:18] he smiles and then takes her hands in his [00:18] "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked to try. You obviously take such great pleasure in it." [00:19] "It is no problem. I actually consider it most troublesome at time, according to my mood." [00:19] he then folds it up and hands it back to you with the needle [00:20] * Cicada goes back to mending it. Likely finishing quickly and expertly. [00:20] !ex 7 (don7t fail me now!) [00:20] Cicada : !ex 7 (don7t fail me now!), 6, 8, 9, 9, 8, 2, 1, Successes : 4 [00:20] he smiles, and ruffles your hair as you do well, then gets up to "see if he can fix some more tea" [00:21] "I also should be going. I have promised my two friends to go searching for something the slim one of them lost." [00:22] "oh but you've been here such a short time!" he says from the kitchen, and then starts mumbling under his breath on what tea looks like... "Er... Cicada.... What does tea look like?" [00:23] Puuhda and Kimyee don't seem to mind, eyes still fixed on your glistening earrings and purring happily [00:23] "It looks like the contents of these packages. You can keep them for your generous hospitality. They are my last, but you enjoy tea so much. I think you should have them." [00:24] He pulls his head out from the doorway, looking at the tea packages in your hand. [00:24] * Cicada rummages in her pack to find her last stash of tea. [00:25] "Why thank you!" he then walks out of the kitchen to stand by you as he watches you dig through your pack, idly rubbing puuhda and kimyee on the head as you are distracted and they chirp happily and then jump onto the table [00:28] * Cicada looks surprised at the two of them. [00:28] He smiles [00:28] * Cicada puts her memned dress back on. [00:28] "I have a way with pets." [00:28] "So it seems." [00:30] "Can I come back and visit you again? It has been most pleasant." [00:30] "I would like that... I would like that very much." [00:30] "So would I. Can I bring friends or would you prefer it to be only the two of us?" [00:30] he seems surprised. [00:31] then he seems to remember something [00:31] "I'm sorry, I thought you meant it was these two friends you were committed to travelling with." [00:32] "These two? Oh yes. I think they would love to come back too." [00:32] "Wouldn't you, hedonists?" (smiling cheerfully) [00:32] "puuu!" "kiiiii!" [00:33] "I thought so." [00:34] "Will you show me the way back to where i came from, Wind of Dreams? I need to find my own trail again to be on my way." [00:34] "I suppose .. if you wanted them to meet me.. that would be ok.." [00:34] * Cicada nods. [00:35] "Did you have any left? I promise to keep one for when you return." [00:35] "I will certainly consider it. When I come by these parts on my own I hope you will welcome me as such too, though." [00:35] "Of course, I wouldn't dream of turning you away. [00:36] "That was the last I had. I am still searching for herbs on this island that can be used for tea. But the season is not quite right." [00:37] He nods sadly, as you turn back to him, so close you can smell the scent of freshly cut grass and the warmth of a warm day on stone as he looks deeply into your eyes with an expression of gratitude and happiness as he fumbles with the tea packets into his hand. [00:38] "I'll will show you the way then" [roll wp] + temp in perm sux [00:38] Storyteller : !ex 12, 6, 9, 6, 2, 1, 7, 5, 4, 10, 9, 5, 8, Successes : 6 [00:38] !ex 12 [00:38] "Just keep them somewhere dry and not drafty and the can last for years without spoiling. I suppose you will have drunk it all much sooner though." [00:38] He smiles. [00:38] * Cicada chuckles. [00:38] "I am a very," he says "very patient man." [00:38] !ex 7 +2 [00:38] Cicada : !ex 7 +2, 5, 2, 3, 8, 9, 5, 2, Successes : 4 [00:38] [Ups..] [00:39] [too sexy for your mojo...] [00:39] [spend WP, Compassion for my loyalty to my oath to Tabius?] [00:39] sure [00:39] convictoin would be better [00:40] [oh gods, not Conviction...] [00:40] [if you use compassion you'll have to draw heavily on your memories of tabius] [00:41] [That was kind of the intention, not to mention memories of Tei] [00:41] ok [00:41] roll compassion then [00:41] !ex 4 [00:41]