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 Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:01 pm
"AH! No!" He stayed as he was, he would not get up, he would uncurl. Gees, what was so hard about this?
"It's not right. Get back on your own side. Don't you have any respect for other people's boundries?"
Nudity was something for lovers and married couples, not for strangers. "I am not living in an egg, but I am trying to take a bath, which i can't do with you around." He waved a hand. "So get back on your side already. I'm not here to be looked at,"
Offened? Perhaps. Comes from doctors proding and pockingat his body as a child. That damn illness. He didn't like feeling vulnerable, and that's exactly what Eliot was doinf right now.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:16 pm
Eliot sighed. She could practicly smell his emotions in the air. He was offended and she had no idea why.
She decided to try once more.
"Have you never looked at another human body? And really appriciated the complexity of it? The dips and curves, the little hairs? You never marveled at just how extrordinary it was? How it came to live? To be free? The different shapes and colours. You never just...loved it?"
She was slightly astounded that someone just never took the time to notice these things. Even as wolves they studied each other. You got a better understanding of who someone was, how they looked after themselves and what they did for their families. She was a hunter, and always apriciated the glances that she got, they were admiring her good hunting skills. At least thats how she saw it, her pack saw it.
"Boundries creat secrets..." She said half heartidly.
"A family can't survive on secrets..." She didn't care to continue, she knew he didn't care anyways. about her beliefs our about his openess. Why did she bother to try and understand this culture? Hwy did she bother to try and understand HIM.
She fell silent, and floated in the water for a moment.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:23 pm
Warren clamped his hands over his ears. "No no no, i'm not listening." He screwed his eyes up tight. "I'll see those things when the time comes, but I am not about to violate someone elses persoanl space by stripping them naked and taking a long insulting look."
"I'm not talking about metal bounderies, just personal ones. I am not comfotable with you here. I am not comfortable being seen without my clothes. Haven't you gotten that through your head yet? I'm not making secrets, for gods sake."
He pointed a finger at her angily. "In case you havent noticed, society here is a littel different from where ever you grew up. To look at someone naked is to imply sexual intentions."
He raised his voice. "Now get on the other side of the bath and STOP LOOKING AT ME!"
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:37 pm
Her head jerked back when he yelled. Insult? Sexual intentions? Those things had never crossed her mind. She was reminded again about her accent, and that she did indeed come from a long ways away. It was such a different world. And she wasn't so sure she liked it.
She not try again. She would not try to open up to this man, and be herself. She would look elsewhere, once her body heals. She wont discomfort him anymore, she wont push, or pride, or even try to understand.
"I'm sorry" Her accent hightened from emotional stress and it came out more like "Aym sahrray"
She turned around, and stepped out of the bath. She shook herself off and feeling hurt and lonley began walking ou the door back to Warren's room.
"Ay'll just lehave ya, Aym clehan." HSe hated it when her voice did that. At home it wouldn't matter but here it really made her stand out, and feel all the more lonely. She padded pack to Warren's room, and looked for a small space for her to curl up in, and sleep.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:53 pm
Warren heaved a great sigh and finalyl; relaxed. Gees, was it a crime to ask for a little privacy? He finished scrubbing himself with the rough sponge and soaked a little while longer, only to realize that the hot water had indeed sapped what little strength he had left. Dressing and finding his way up to his room was just about the last things he could do. His limbs would shake and wobbled when he moved them, adn he was perilously close to just keeling over.
He found his room and again ignored the female body there, and didn;t even give Eliot a first glance. And especailly since he had just yelled at her like that, he didn't bother chaning his clothes. For a second night in a row, he fell asleep in his robes.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 7:56 pm
Malik watched his necromancers do thier work, waiting still for teh energy to come back adn give him a path to hit whatever undead thign had the Oracle. teach that dragon a lesson in pride..and get his damn home fixed. the Oracle woudl certainly appreciate his efforts to aid her by giving him that little thing. Nethros..just a really nasty bodily pain to teh undead. kind of like striking a living being with a thunderolt while they were standing in puddle. of course it won't kill an undead being..but certainly get thier attention. And once he had the attention, he could barter or maybe invoke fear of it's unlife.
Necromancers worked and brought him news. Yes, Dimitri had died. along with many others. they all spoke of drow. that must mean the captian, of course. damn pirate spoiled his fun. Now who was the hier apparent? Jiscal? didn't know him. But why not send a message anyway. Find him, and send him..hmm...what do you send a new king. oh yes. a nice big bag with an albino cobra. That'll get his attention too. maybe make him think twice about following in teh slavery of his forebearer's footprints.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:08 pm
"Oh ho, a crafty little fool, isn't he my precious Meilikki?" The hooded man shuffled around his dank room. Most of Malik's Necromatic attemps had fallen on barriars. He was not nieve enough to think someone might not use some type of magic to find him.
He was pacing for a moment, thinking and thinking and thinking a little bit more. "Meilikki dear. It might just be a good idea to let them know where I am, oh yes."
More pacing. "oh yes" he muttered. A plan was quickly unfolding. "D'vinn will find traces of my whereabouts, yes. Do you see where I am going? Lovely Meilikki? Of course you don't, that's the beauty of it! Yes yes, he'll find me, then he'll tell that fool of a dragon of yours....yes yes yes he will. it hink we can be fairly safe on that assumption, can't we, lovely dear Meilikki?"
He laughed. All so he could get his hands on a drow.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:50 pm
Malik frowned lightly. he'd gotten an area...but nothing definate. his present ot the new king was shipped, but damn, he wasn't going to get to test Nethros. SO he nodded to his necromancers, and left, going to the spas...and finding Piper relaxing and staring at the ceiling. A look up told him why.
"That's interesting. What is that thing?"
A glance back at her, and he got undressed, slipping in the spa with her, lounging across from her.
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:58 pm
"Hm?" She lazily looked away from the ceiling, seemingly running on cruise control in through processes. Then she got her wits about her and shook her head as to clear it, giving him a smile as he sunk down into the water. A slight laugh from her. "Don't you remember what a night sky looks like?" Though she pointed to the little device that was placed on the floor near the edge of the spa that was projecting the image in its own little magic way. "A sun spot holder...modified to be able to project the look of the sky at different times. My father gave it to me...my reward for somewhat holding my own against him." A look back up, then one back to Malik. "How did dragon battling go?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:21 pm
"Good and bad. Malvolence learned a new trick, but soem of the fortress got damaged. and that is an interesting device. very useful I'd say."
He relaxed and smiled lightly, watching her.
"So how did yur sparring go. you said hold your own...how bad did he pummel you? Do I need to have a chat with him about being too rough with my fiance?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:29 pm
"I still don't know how I feel about a sword that learns things...and yes, I felt that damage being done...lead to me getting my weapon popped out my hand." Then a look over to the little custom device. "Sun spot holders usually are. Great for intense light sources. But this one's just for pleasure and relaxation." Another look up for a few moments, running a hand through wet hair before her eyes drifted back down to him. "Well...I did good...till he pulled his little tricks. Ended up on my back at least six times...gonna have a few bruises in the morning. All in all I think he pummeled me pretty well. Just can't remotely win against him." Though she did have to give a laugh to him as well. "You can't call him on roughing me up a bit...you leave bruises on me too you know." Sure, under different circumstances and only when he got a little rough with her, but bruises were bruises. Besides, she wasn't bothered by it, her ego was just sore. "Any word about Captain or anything?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:05 pm
"Only that he's the reason the fleet didn't get here. he got himself a little army put together to took down Dimitri himself. There's anew king..a name named Jiscal. I've already sent him a gift."
A malicious little smile at that.
"but right now his military is crippled. he's no threat to us. However apparenlty, the Oracle has been kidnapped by something undead..and intelligent. I got a general feel of where it is, thank to some necromantic probing. I'm debating wrther to tell her dragon or go get her myself."
Then a shrug about her comment on Malvolence.
"Malvolence now wield's dragonfire."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:11 pm
"Oh...so now you have dragonfire to play with? That's useful." And indeed it was really. Malvolence, something she had learned to grow accustomed to...though she stll didn't like sharing her Malik with it. "So...he took all the fun for himself, put a new king on the throne, and the Oracle has found herself in trouble and you feeling the urge to go rescue her." A shake of her head and a laugh, sinking down in the water some, watching him through steam from the water. "Quite an exciting home we've picked, isn't it?"
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:43 pm
"You should know by now there's never a dull moment with me, Piper."
A small grin, and a look up at the starry ceiling.
"It has been a long time, hasn't it...since we've seen the stars. I'm sorry for taking that away from you. You know I don't mind if you find a way to the surface..or if you wnat to visit another plane..go back and see Aurahkah or someone..you know I'll go visit with you."
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 10:58 pm
A melodic laugh from her. "If I recall, you were quite dull before I came along." And her gaze followed his up to the ceiling that mimicked a night sky in all it's serene glory. "Years." Yes, she did know how long exactly. During the first two years in taking off to the Underdark, Malik had obliged her with surface visits to quell her anxieties over being underground. At night they would go top side and just sit together under the stars. But after that second year she had set aside her fears, wanting to get over them and they hadn't been to the surface since really, a few brief glances between plane hopping. After all, the Underdark was vast and on different planes it was just so. But a look back down to him as he apologized. "My father...he called it brave of me...that I was willing to give up anything on the surface for you. Don't apologize Malik...I made the choice. And we're not going anywhere...that's wandering and I promised you no more of it. Besides...if we leave this plane we may lose our place...and I don't want to take another home away from you." Yes, they both took things from each other that they often didn't think about till quiet moments between them. And a gesture up to the ceiling. "Labyrinth will soon have it's own surface, and we're elves...we'll be around to see it. Then we'll have our stars again. Till then...these will do." Another look to Malik with a loving smile. "I'd chose loving you over stars any day Malik D'Vinn."
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