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 Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:24 am
"As you wish it, it will be."
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:11 am
She sighs a bit, runs a hand through her hair, then offers the hand to him.
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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:33 pm
Aedrus smiled and took her hand, bringing it to his lips for a quick kiss.
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 5:30 am
She breathes out through her nose in a huff and by the time he has finished kissing her hand they are somewhere else. Her back is to a solid wooden desk. A woman with long black hair sits behind it. She had been sharpening her fingernails with a small dagger, but she sets it down when she sees them. Her outfit is brightly colored, but pretty, and seems to be made of silks. 
(That's the girl, not the outfit)
"Oh!" Pyre said, looking around. "This isn't where..."
"you were aiming?" the girl asked with a smile. "Yeah, we get that a lot. Restrictions have changed, you have to sign in here before you enter Thes, not when you feel like it. Mind you, it's just because he hasn't been here before. Is this a one shot guest visa he's applying for, or is he pla nning to pop back and forth?"
Pyre's eyes widened and she spun to face the woman, then took a step back, her back hitting his chest. "Since when does the Queen's best friend run the registration desk? And we were going to come, promise."
She chuckled. "Sure you were. And I run the desk when I forget that I taught that woman how to gamble, and that she does better at dice then I do. Next time, cards. Unless Ren is playing, of course. Then We'll arm wrestle by proxy. A little strangle weed from me and the matter will be quickly settled. Now, a one time guest visa or will he be wishing to come and go as he pleases?"
"The one time... lasts...."
"The entire duration of a single visit, be it a day, a year, a century. My recommendation is leave the palace as soon as you get the visa. We have guests here from a thousand years ago who have not left. Of course, when the queen is charitable, she sometimes remembers that they're family... Ah well. One shot guest Visa?"
Pyre hesitated and glanced back at him.
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:54 pm
"And what should happen if I come back? Will I be able to acquire another visa?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:57 pm
"Mmm hm. But three in a century means you have to go for the other visa. but you can start with a guest one for now. It means that the person who sponsors you is responsible for you. In other words, you mess up and she shares your chopping block. Got it?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:04 pm
Aedrus nodded. "Alright. A guest one then, if you please."
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:10 pm
She nodded. "Alright then." She held up two plastic cards. They were thinner then Ids, and blank. Please take the blue one, hold it a moment, give it to her, and after she's imprinted, take it back please. The other card will be yours in a moment."
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:59 pm
Aedrus frowned, but did so anyway, watching to see what would happen.
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:15 pm
Nothing seemed to happen to the one they passed. But the girl took it back, held it together with the other, then tucked it into a draw, while the one he hadn't yet touched was offered to him. No longer plain it had his picture, his name, his real age, a name of his world that as a non dimension traveler, he had probably never heard, Pyre's name as sponsor. No last name for her, just Pyre. There was a warmth to the whole thing and two small symbols on the bottom. one was a sun rising over a cloud, casting it in oranges. The other was a black rose, just blooming, edged in green. The girl smiled as she handed it to him. "This will be interesting. Making me almost wish I could go with you two."
Pyre blinked, studying it. "wow, fancier then mine was."
"The tech has improved. Well, that and you were Rachel's kid sister. JP suggested accidentally that if you went out of control she might have to take responsibility, and she nearly killed him."
Pyre laughed. "I remember, she said it was obvious and he was an idiot."
She chuckled as well. "have fun kids."
"Thanks Princess Git."
"Ugh. Just Tula. On good days, he forgets he's king, I'd like to keep it that way. Okay, off you two go. Oh! Can you drop something off for me, actually? You're going into AG, yeah?"
"Yeah. What?"
The girl handed her a book. "Borrowed that from Fern."
"One delivery to Fern. Got it." She glanced back at him. "Ready then?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:18 pm
Aedrus smiled and tucked his ID into his pocket. "Ready."
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:31 pm
She nodded and touched his shoulder with the hand not holding the book and suddenly he would find himself facing what looks like a dark and ominous forest. Her back is to the wood, and between her and the tree line is what looks like a statue of a dark woman seated on a stone. The woman looks as though she must have been some great warrior, that the statue i s dedicated to. She is wearing a chain mail shirt that is dull brown, and plate mail leggings that looked the same. Her dark hair makes a curtain, keeping her face, aimed down, invisible. A dagger lay in her hands, and she is clearly looking at it.
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:41 pm
Aedrus looked around, startled just a little. "Where are we?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 11:49 pm
The statue looked up. "Ah, unity," came the gravely voice of what is apparently just a very muscular, very dark skinned woman, who is disturbingly good at sitting too still.
Pyre let go of him and turned. "Unity, Tatianna."
"Unity Pyre."
Pyre turned to face him again. "This is Tatianna. And as to where we are... we are in Angel's Grove. Named for the founder's life mate, Angel."
"I always find it amusing when the travelers know our history better then the natives," Tatianna said with a chuckle.
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 12:50 am
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