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 Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:35 pm
Oqaia Hinoicarri "it's normally considered rude to ask someones name without introducing yourself, but this place seems full of people who just want answers without considering the best way to get them."
Tamlin felt she pulled off her mother's trick of looking down her nose at the red haired man, despite her sitting position necessitating her to look up at him.
"I however, was not raised without manners, My name is Tamlin Maire Sorcha, and under better circumstances I'd be pleased to make your acquaintance my dear sir." He didn't know whether to roll his eyes or look at her gape-jawed. What a strange gypsy she was. He thought he might be irritated, but what came out of his mouth was a voice tempered with a small measure of politeness. "And are you familiar with our legal system at all, ....Ms Sorcha? Or would you like a representative to explain things to you, and aid you in the process?"
Tamlin was pleased to hear someone with a measure of politeness and even willing to be of help, perhaps this fellow wasn't as bad as the others. although she did note he still had not given her his name. but she decided he deserved at least a bit of courtesy.
"An aid would be most helpful; if i had been familiar with the laws around here i probably wouldn't be in this predicament now would I?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:43 pm
Keppit At first she hadn't been quite sure that the man was talking to her, but as she turned, she saw him staring right at her. She sighed inwardly and adjusted Van on her hip again. The mole-boy didn't fidget or say anything, he just sat still staring at the belts. Ki also found herself staring at the belts... it was a lot of belts. "Nice outfit." Then she turned and looked out over the boardwalk with a sigh, this time it was an outward one. "Yeah. I'm traveling with them. But before you try to sell me anything, I don't have any luck, or any money." He half-smiled, a precursor to his raspy, coarse response. "Thank you. It's a favorite of mine, as well. And no need to worry, I'm selling nothing. I just noticed that you didn't purchase anything at the docks. Nereid Isle isn't a place for the poor, I can tell you that." His voice was rueful and expressed with a bit of a self-depreciating nod that told Ki that he knew well that it wasn't a place for such as them. "I only asked if you were a gypsy because... well, most travellers wouldn't accept the offer of an island tour from a stranger. I've found that gypsies can read people better. They know who to trust."
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:45 pm
Ranger Kate Oqaia The boatsman sighed, unamused. "You're being arrested for suspicion of being a thief, if that's in terms enough for you. And talk as you like, we aren't just going to take you at words. We have to take you in, it's for the Cadress to decide. Now...." and he turned to Zak as well, "present your arms for binding, or else we'll support you magically there." Zak held out his hands infront of him. "you taking him too?" he said jerking his head in the direction of boothman. "Of course." He spoke the words that wound themselves around Zak's arms, and then he and the beast prodded the man up the boardwalk and into the tall tower building. He didn't set him down on the long cushion, however, but left him standing at the doorway, the doglike creature behind him as a guard. He was close enough to Tamlin and the redheaded servitor that they could clearly see and hear one another.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 4:55 pm
Hinoicarri
Tamlin was pleased to hear someone with a measure of politeness and even willing to be of help, perhaps this fellow wasn't as bad as the others. although she did note he still had not given her his name. but she decided he deserved at least a bit of courtesy.
"An aid would be most helpful; if i had been familiar with the laws around here i probably wouldn't be in this predicament now would I?"Hinoicarri
Tamlin was pleased to hear someone with a measure of politeness and even willing to be of help, perhaps this fellow wasn't as bad as the others. although she did note he still had not given her his name. but she decided he deserved at least a bit of courtesy.
"An aid would be most helpful; if i had been familiar with the laws around here i probably wouldn't be in this predicament now would I?" "I wouldn't know, ma'am. But here," he reached forward and with a word and a touch, dissolved the bond that caused the words to crawl around her wrists. The words walked through the air, back around the servitor's head, and into a back room. It was only a few minutes afterwards that a sweet-faced young woman poked her head out of the room. "Need me? ...Oh, hello!" She saw Tamlin sitting up against the wall, and poked back into the room. She returned in full a second later with a bit of parchment wrapped on a pegroll sticking out of a wide pocket on the front of the yellow apron she wore. "This is Ms. Sorcha," the servitor said, "and she needs a representative. Ms Sorcha, this is Peera." Peera was a short, sunny creature, with hair too thin to curl, but you could tell that she tried. She stuck her hand out to Tamlin. "Nice to meet you." She acted as if she were greeting a friend, rather than someone held on arrest.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:05 pm
Quote: Peera was a short, sunny creature, with hair too thin to curl, but you could tell that she tried. She stuck her hand out to Tamlin. "Nice to meet you." She acted as if she were greeting a friend, rather than someone held on arrest.
"Its nice to finally meet someone who knows how to be friendly in this town, are you the one to help use get through this mix up?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:45 pm
Hinoicarri Elysia Kavanagh Hinoicarri He paused and released Lorelei's hand to pat Vanna comfortingly. "do not worry about your mother, child."
" I am Warren Snell. Lorelei, it is imperative that you follow me now"
She didn't like what she saw, but the man was insistent, and she doubted that she could resist well. She would go along... but run when things started to go south.
Slowly, so followed him.
it wasn't until it began to darken he paused for a moment and spoke, facing her directly. "Do not fear, at least not me, we are going somewhere safe." Warren fell silent for what seemed a long period
he dropped his gaze infinitesimally and spoke again much quieter, almost as if he was speaking to himself "She is growing stronger though, that safety is beginning to ebb"
"But what am I saying!" he burst out with a joviality that was quite unexpected, "I have a lady to lead! Shall we?" as he offered up his arm again in a flurry of bells an clinking vials.
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Meanwhile, Taniel had heard Irina's groans, and had hurried over to the pregnant woman, taking her arm, gently. "We should get you back to one of the wagons," he pressed, gently. "If what he says is true, you really should be lying down."
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:16 pm
Quote: "... She?" Lorelei asked, tilting her head and frowning. "Who do you mean? She is somebody I should fear?" She took his arm, but held tight, trying to stop him enough that he would face her, answer her questions. "What are you talking about?"
he increased his pace a bit as they began to get close to his destination the bells and vials clinked in time with his steps and sounding musical to the ear. his footsteps never wavered in their confidence, but his face showed signs of distracted thought and he suddenly spoke again, his voice cutting through the bells. "No, no fear for you, you are an adult, only the children need to be fearful."
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:27 pm
Irina heard a voice behind her and someone taking her arm. It was a boy she had seen before, but yet, she couldn't seem to remember his name. She was sure they'd never been formally introduced, but at this point, she didn't care. She just needed a hand.
Breathing deeply, she nodded. "I think you're right," she said on a forced outward breath. "We should get back to my wagon...Do you know if anyone in the caravan knows how to deliver a baby?" She tried not to convey her fear through her eyes. Surely someone knew how to deal with this. They did have a lot of children in the caravan, but Irina wasn't sure how many of them had been born naturally.
Looking over to Eerie and Kal, she gave them a weak smile in an attempt to be comforting. "It'll be okay, we'll just go back to the wagon, okay?"
Eerie nodded and watched as Taniel took his mother's hand. Kal brought up the rear as they attempted to make their way back toward the wagon.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:44 pm
Hinoicarri Quote: "... She?" Lorelei asked, tilting her head and frowning. "Who do you mean? She is somebody I should fear?" She took his arm, but held tight, trying to stop him enough that he would face her, answer her questions. "What are you talking about?"
he increased his pace a bit as they began to get close to his destination the bells and vials clinked in time with his steps and sounding musical to the ear. his footsteps never wavered in their confidence, but his face showed signs of distracted thought and he suddenly spoke again, his voice cutting through the bells. "No, no fear for you, you are an adult, only the children need to be fearful."
"Is Vanna safe, away from me? Is she safe where she is?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:46 pm
Sizzla Irina heard a voice behind her and someone taking her arm. It was a boy she had seen before, but yet, she couldn't seem to remember his name. She was sure they'd never been formally introduced, but at this point, she didn't care. She just needed a hand.
Breathing deeply, she nodded. "I think you're right," she said on a forced outward breath. "We should get back to my wagon...Do you know if anyone in the caravan knows how to deliver a baby?" She tried not to convey her fear through her eyes. Surely someone knew how to deal with this. They did have a lot of children in the caravan, but Irina wasn't sure how many of them had been born naturally.
Looking over to Eerie and Kal, she gave them a weak smile in an attempt to be comforting. "It'll be okay, we'll just go back to the wagon, okay?"
Eerie nodded and watched as Taniel took his mother's hand. Kal brought up the rear as they attempted to make their way back toward the wagon.
Taniel led her slowly back to the wagon, careful not to push her too fast. "If the pain gets bad, tell me. I will sing for you. Do you have cloths that we can use to clean up the afterbirth?"
He may have been male and unmarried, never to be a father, but he had heard of and seen women giving birth before. He knew the basics, at the very least.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:20 pm
Elysia Kavanagh Hinoicarri Quote: "... She?" Lorelei asked, tilting her head and frowning. "Who do you mean? She is somebody I should fear?" She took his arm, but held tight, trying to stop him enough that he would face her, answer her questions. "What are you talking about?"
he increased his pace a bit as they began to get close to his destination the bells and vials clinked in time with his steps and sounding musical to the ear. his footsteps never wavered in their confidence, but his face showed signs of distracted thought and he suddenly spoke again, his voice cutting through the bells. "No, no fear for you, you are an adult, only the children need to be fearful."
"Is Vanna safe, away from me? Is she safe where she is?"
They had reached a graveyard just outside the, the moon in the evening darkness cast a pure and calm light over the grounds and in the middle stood a white marble mausoleum. Warren led Lorelei up to the building and it became apparent that it was no longer white, but age had allowed ivy and moss to climb up the walls and time has warn away the rough edges.
"ah, at last our destination."
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:24 pm
Oqaia He half-smiled, a precursor to his raspy, coarse response. "Thank you. It's a favorite of mine, as well. And no need to worry, I'm selling nothing. I just noticed that you didn't purchase anything at the docks. Nereid Isle isn't a place for the poor, I can tell you that." His voice was rueful and expressed with a bit of a self-depreciating nod that told Ki that he knew well that it wasn't a place for such as them. "I only asked if you were a gypsy because... well, most travellers wouldn't accept the offer of an island tour from a stranger. I've found that gypsies can read people better. They know who to trust." "What?" She shooke her head slightly as if she were trying to clear her ears. "Are you offering me a tour?" she glared at him for a second, trying to ascertain whether or not she was being taken for a fool.... he gave almost nothing to her, but Ki wasnt all that good at reading people. She shook her head again. "It's just that most people don't offer things without getting something in return... unless this is some gypsy mystic thing-ie... In case you couldn't tell, I don't really take naturally to the whole Gypsy thing, so I'm not sure I can help you get whatever it is that you want." She paused and then nodded. That was what she meant to say... wasn't it?
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:13 pm
Lorelei's skin goosebumped in fear, and she stopped, shaking her head. "This- I'm not sure I can trust you-" Why would he have brought her to a graveyard, at night, lest it be for some sacrifice? She shook her head - this wasn't a fairy story! But still, she had to be careful.
"I won't come any closer until you tell me what is going on. Why are we here?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:17 pm
Keppit Oqaia He half-smiled, a precursor to his raspy, coarse response. "Thank you. It's a favorite of mine, as well. And no need to worry, I'm selling nothing. I just noticed that you didn't purchase anything at the docks. Nereid Isle isn't a place for the poor, I can tell you that." His voice was rueful and expressed with a bit of a self-depreciating nod that told Ki that he knew well that it wasn't a place for such as them. "I only asked if you were a gypsy because... well, most travellers wouldn't accept the offer of an island tour from a stranger. I've found that gypsies can read people better. They know who to trust." "What?" She shooke her head slightly as if she were trying to clear her ears. "Are you offering me a tour?" she glared at him for a second, trying to ascertain whether or not she was being taken for a fool.... he gave almost nothing to her, but Ki wasnt all that good at reading people. She shook her head again. "It's just that most people don't offer things without getting something in return... unless this is some gypsy mystic thing-ie... In case you couldn't tell, I don't really take naturally to the whole Gypsy thing, so I'm not sure I can help you get whatever it is that you want." She paused and then nodded. That was what she meant to say... wasn't it? His face was sad, at that. "I don't want anything from you. ...And you look very much like a gypsy to me. Not natural?" He took a few steps as he spoke, encouraging her silently to move with him.
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Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:22 pm
Hinoicarri Quote: Peera was a short, sunny creature, with hair too thin to curl, but you could tell that she tried. She stuck her hand out to Tamlin. "Nice to meet you." She acted as if she were greeting a friend, rather than someone held on arrest.
"Its nice to finally meet someone who knows how to be friendly in this town, are you the one to help use get through this mix up?" "Well, you, yes. One representative per person. Why, is there someone else in your... Oh. Hello." Peera saw Zak in the doorway, and raised a hand in a wave.
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