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 Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:47 pm
"Whatever boots will be fine, thank you Tarathiel." She followed what she could with her ears, hearing the cloth rip and smiling over it. "And a riding cloak would be lovely." She'd never had one before either. She nodded as he spoke of Mailk, dinner, Warhammer. Then she turned to Aella after she had listened to Tarathiel leaving, her smile just reaching her eas as he left.. "The hospitality here is somehwat of a surprise."
She smiled, standing up and picking up the dress, holding it out before her to give it a study. "Lavender. it's a very pretty colour." She was feeling a tad better she supposed, just hoped that leter had gotten to Onyx all right. Best to keep herself distracted.
"Ive never seen it."
"It looks good with black. Like your hair. It'll suit."
"My hair is balck?"
"You didn't know that?"
"My mother never told me. And we orcales don't see much of ourselves."
"It must be...sad not to know what you look like.
"I try not to think about it." Aella helped Meilikki to stand, who was shakey on her feet, and took her time getting the oracle into the dress. It was odd, Melikki hadn't needed help since she was little. But in this unknown place she was in every sense of the word, blind.
Whirlwind finished by doing up the zipper in the back. "Are you feeling better Oracle? You were in quite a mess when we found you."
She sighed. "I feel very much like a blind woman, dear Whirlwind."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:58 pm
Malik sat up in bed, and watched her for a moment. after she'd retired, he'd had something more to eat, and left to have something made for her by one of the tailors. So he got up, and walked over, not touching because she always pulled away from him. but keeping very close.
"I thought you might need a pick me up...so I had somethign made for you. would you like to see it, Piper?"
And he was sure by now Kieran had plenty of questions about Lanys or Kithcor by now. or who Fironia or Al'kabor were.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:07 pm
Piper stared at the reflections of her and Malik in the mirror. Then she sighed lightly and ran a hand through her hair, letting it fall around her ears as it may please. It was wrong...how they were so close yet so far. Sure, that was her fault and she just couldn't seem to get past the fact that anyone touching her disturbed her and drew a fear response of flinching from her. That in itself was wrong to. But at least her pushing him away didn't make him go far. But of course at his mentioning, a curious little spark went off in her eyes and she turned from the mirror to Malik, nodding at him. "...What have I told you about spoiling me?" Her attempt to grip at normalcy with an old running joke.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:22 pm
"yes, yes I know...I shouldn't be spoiling you. But damn it I enjoy spoiling you. makes the slaves jealous and gets me points with Inny."
A chuckle, and a very gentle touch on her arm, turning her form the mirror.
"It's downstairs, I Think your really going to like it."
and of course leading her downstairs, to the main room, and on a dummy was the outfit she used to wear from when they first met, down to the last detail, in teh flaring rades and yellows.
"I thought it might help you feel better."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:36 pm
"Well, if it makes the slaves jealous and gets Inny points...I guess I can deal with it." The barest of a smile with the statement, though a little disheartened look to her when she flinched from still such simple and gentle a touch. Down right pissed her off really. But she followed him downstairs and into the main room...pretty much stopping in her tracks as her eyes came to rest on Malik's little present. Fires response? Stunned delight, much like the little girl who had just been given the pony she had asked for every year for Christmas. He got a 'you've got to be kidding' look before she walked over to inspect, fingers reaching out to touch at red fabric trimmed in gold leafing. Her mind briefly showed her the original in her head...poor thing was so ripped, torn, faded and beat up now. A look back to Malik, this time she was actually smiling at him, her eyes a little brighter than usual as of late. "..Malik a'mael..." Yeah, stunned was the word.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:00 pm
That smile was all he needed from her right now.
"Your other one was faded, torn..and I know you miss the color, since for your safety I had you wear darker clothes. but this is home now, and your safe here, so I thought you might enjoy your older clothes back. and we can make you some others if you like. maybe some dresses even if you choose, Piper chev'"
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:06 pm
Jell snoozed away in the chandelier, tail haning down and swinging lazily. Jaun had literally eaten every scrape on the table, his little belly protruding far byond it's normal size. He sucked the last bit of meet off of a chicken bone, then tossed the bone down his gullet as well. Looking around an spotting no more food, he looked around for somethin eles to do.
And lo and behold, a swinging tail. What to do, what to do...for a moemnt he seemed to ponder this before the proverbial light bulb, curotsy of Salvadore Dali, went off and his eyes lit up.
Jaun stood and jumped, taking a grab at the tail. He missed, landed on his sneakers. He tried again, arms swinging wildly in the iar, and missed once more. He crouched low, took aim with a wiggle, and relased himself upward in one more attempt to catch the appendage.
His effort proved true this time, grabbing the taill and pulling Jell tight to the chandelier with an "Ack!" Jell, being chocked by a candle arm, didn't do much but throw his amrs in a usless struggle to get free. Jaun meanwhile, took to swinging.
The screws that held the chandelier to the ceiling popped, gave way, and the lot of them crashed to the table, breaking it, the chandelier, and encompasaing the imps in a mess o metle wood and pottery. From inside said mess one could here happy laughter.
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:15 pm
So, with the new home came all the pleasures did it? And for once in her life she though that she indeed would take him up on all the spoiling he had to offer...since he liked doing it so much that was. A walk back over to him to stand in front of him, looking up into those gray eyes that were cold to almost all but her. One hand came up to wrap her fingers around her collar as she took on a thoughtful look, obviously she was thinking something. It was so simple...all she had to do was reach out and touch him...that was all. She wanted to, so badly. A touch, a hug, a kiss, anything. He could make Kaden go away, but she had to let him first. But damn her failure to bring her to do it...so fingers tightened on her collar. "Thank you Malik...I think I'd like that." Though the crash from the nearby dinning room caused her to jump in startled fashion, side stepping behind Malik slightly.
Kieran by now was standing away from the table, journals tucked under his arm, pencil behind one ear as everything settled from the crashing chaos of the pulled down chandelier...that wasn't good. With a sigh he walked back over to the table, reaching into the mess and drawing out both imps, one by an ankle the other by the arm, pulling them off the table to stand on the floor. "And here I was thinking you two were going to be just fine...you start breaking things. Knew I never should of taken my eyes off of you." Yes, Kieran should of known that quiet imps were a bad thing...
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:29 pm
Malik put his face in his palm.
"Two imps are going to die. do they realize how difficult it is to get a chandilier like that down here? Kieran? can you drag those two fools out here? They need to be put in pentagrams and beaten with bricks."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:44 pm
The two imps beggan pointing at each other, accusing each other in loud voices.
"His falut..."
"Tempted me..."
"So fat..."
"Sleeping!..."
"Faris wheel..."
"Rocket ship...."
"Plasitc bag...."
Then the slapping began. Jell slapped Jaun for pulling him down, Jaun slapped him back for the first slap...and well you get the idea.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 5:48 pm
Kieran sighed like any father might, being well experience in the world of bickring children...of course they weren't children, they were imps. But thier behavior was child like. He took them both by one arm each now pulled them away from each other, sure they still tried to slap, but no one was getting at anyone else. "It's both your faults." There argument settled. But he did begin pushing on them as well as half dragging, making them walk out of the dinning room, to come to where Malik and Piper stood, his daughter slightly hiding behind Malik it seemed. "Note to us all, never take your eyes off the imps..." He shook his head with a grin. "Though I don't think they desevre to be beaten with bricks. Think of it as...renovations as opposed to distruction."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:35 pm
The soft taping on the door was followed by the slow entrance of Tarathiel, carrying a nice green cloak and boots. "Hello, Special and Significant. I am afraid there has been a change in plans, and we need to get you off the ship as soon as possible. We have a slight problem with the weather, but no worries, I would not abandon you to the wilds with nothing. As we speak, I have a friend redecorating a remote, abandoned, farmhouse to your likeing... Well, my liking anyway, for you two and a few extra body guards. By a few I mean... Six? I think. Warhammer will be staying with you to ensure that you do not relapse into a comma or something like that, and I am sending my favorites, Sstrl, Orko, Tames, Aven and my devious Jin. Jin will be a good addition because he will be the most familiar with the rocky setting, trust his judgement on rock formations. He lived in them for a few hundred years."
Tarathiel paused to breath, "I hope I will be able to join you there soon, but alas, I cannot abandon my ship." He smiled softly, Aella could see a slight maliciousness in it, "Its my baby doll." He placed a hand on a random piece of wood.
"I am sorry about the haste." Tarathiel paused. "Malik would be ferious to know I have hidden you away from him... Aella, Special, do you feel like delivering a message to him? You can borrow Orko to transport you. I'd offer Lavi, but I need him to steer the ship." Tarathiel breathed softly. "We have fifteen minutes to get you to Stonekeep."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:46 pm
The Oracle turned around to Tarathiel, a little surprised that she didn't even here the drow comming. She nodded. While she tohught it might be interesting to be on a ship, blindess would just make her get in the way. Best to be on solid ground. "Aye, Captain." A little smile, she'd always wanted to say soemtihng like that. Little girl dreams.
Aella smiled. She had growed fond of this ship, she greatly hoped that it would not usffer heavey damage. "Aye, captain. I will deliver the message. But I did promiss Onyx I would ask about the lizard, Ironsides. Do you have him? If so, the Vah would like him back."
She was happy that Warhammer would be there to look after the Oracle, although Tanundra would surley be there as well. Whirlwind just rusted Warhammer more than those wizards...
"I can use my staff," which she picked up off the bed. "Unless your sheilds prevent me form using it. Then Orko and transport."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 6:52 pm
"That was the wrong thing to renovate..those chandiliers are hard to come by down here. Alright you two. you want to roughhouse and play and do all of that..why don't you go hurt someone, like Terran Gale or Kaden. after all, you both seem to like Piper, adn they did horrible things to her. if you don't want to do that, at least act civil in my home."
Malik crossed his arms lightly, looking form one ot the other.
"Or I'm going to put you in pentacled rooms that you won't be able to phase outof and keep you there until you do behave."
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:00 pm
"First you'd have to get us..." Jell was slapped upside the head by his brother. But he went quiet, and did not slap back.
Jaun cleared hsi throat, toed at the ground with a sneaker, who's lace had come undone. "We don't purposly hurt other people..."
"That's a little too malicious for us..."
"We're sorry about the light fixture..."
"Even if it was really fun to fall from..."
"And more than amazing to have one fall on top of you..."
"Plus the table breaking it was spectacular!"
"And then K-man pulled me out by my ankle!"
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