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 Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:55 pm
Which was none of Julius's concern. The immortal faded away without another word, leaving only chilly air in his place.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:58 pm
Winging her way out into the sunlight, Yeande barely surpressed a hiss and brought up one hand to her eyes as she tried to determine just where the hell that little bast... oh there he was. "Ankou! Get out of the roses!"
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:59 pm
A familiar voice came from somewhere above. Familiar, but strangely distorted with emotions unfamiliar. "Hello, Yeande," Corvus said, his voice so low it was scarcely audible. He was seated at the top of one of the porch columns above an Ionic decoration. His wings hung limply from his back, draped over the small ledge like two used dishrags.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:00 pm
Spinning around in midair, Yeande glanced up towards the sound, and was surprised at first. It barely even sounded like Corvus to begin with, and to see him sitting there almost dejectedly was a bit of a shock. "Corvus," she replied softly, moving to fly up to him. When she'd landed on the column lightly, she turned to keep a wary eye on Ankou to make certain he didn't try to find Julius and antagonize him more. He seemed perfectly content to pull apart a rose bloom, however.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:10 pm
Corvus looked no better close-up. There were rings around his eyes from lack of sleep. "How have you been?" he asked, in a tone Yeande thought must pass for cheerful in his current condition.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:11 pm
One brow lifted. "Fine..." she replied a bit warily. Funny, he didn't LOOK feverish. "How are you doing?" She'd expected his normal behaviour, a brash comment, perhaps a jab about the dustball feien that was accompanying her. But concern? That was foreign from this particular source. "You look like hell," she said bluntly, watching him as she spoke.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:13 pm
He waved a hand dismissively. "Oh, well, I didn't get much sleep, between trying to write damn apologies, Simon calling me a b*****d, Emperial informing me I will never get an immortality quest from Julius, Griswald sniping at me, not being allowed to talk to Yanvir, and my every movement being entirely predictable. I should probably look into some sort of sleep aid, but since they don't make them for humans, I'm sure any I tried to take would kill me." He tried to muster up the energy to laugh at the situation, but the will just wasn't there. "So, what brings you here? I don't suppose Julius gave you some sort of quest?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:14 pm
It seemed like quite a bit... and understandable. However, Yeande was wondering at this point, what had happened to Corvus to make his personality change so drastically. "No, actually... although there is one I'd like to speak with him about at some point. I came here today so that he could see Ankou." Frowning faintly, she watched the death feien sprawl in the grass near the rosepetals that he'd shredded. "It didn't go well," she said finally. That was the understatement of her lifetime, but there really didn't seem to be any other way to explain it.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:15 pm
"Ankou, ah. The death feien." Corvus knew, of course, because he was directly responsible for Ankou's existence. "It was about time we had one of those. Urge to summon it was almost unavoidable, really." He rubbed at one of his eyes and yawned.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:16 pm
"Julius was extremely upset by him, and demanded that I get rid of him." Yeande still wasn't certain just what she was going to do about that. "You seem to know quite a bit about him... will he really kill us?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:18 pm
"Kill you?" Corvus seemed honestly confused to hear that. "I don't know. I think you're more likely to be killed be me than him. Or so I've been told, lately. How's the shop been?" A very quick attempt to change the conversation: Corvus realized a split second too late it was not a subject he wished to broach with Yeande.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:18 pm
She seemed to be a bit reassured by that... until the second part of his statement. Violet eyes narrowed for a moment and she slanted her gaze at him. "You'd have a fight on your hands," she stated simply, knowing that she couldn't beat him in a fight... but she'd give him a run for his money at least. "The shop has been doing well. I haven't been able to visit it as much as I had before. Shalafi and I have been having a few issues to iron out, and now with this one added into the mix, it's an amusing scenario in the Youko household. I plan on heading into the shop within the next couple of days to see what's going on and possibly restock if needed."
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:56 pm
Corvus noted that there was an opportunity to be had here. "I don't suppose you'd mind doing me a favor?"
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:57 pm
"No, I don't mind," she responded, shrugging softly. She assumed it was something to do with the shop, since she'd just mentioned going there. "I have to go to the shop when I leave here and get Shalafi."
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 4:58 pm
"Could you tell--" He almost asked her to speak to Aileron on his behalf, but that was too much of a humiliation. "Could you ask Yanvir to come to the house and tell him I have something to give him?"
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