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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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 Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:32 pm
Ianna knew that the warrior drow was probably dead by now. She wasn't too involved in Drow culture - but she knew enough to know that his matron would have probably tortured him long and hard.
A small sigh as she looked to her daughter, "Yes, she does. So does my eldest daughter. And...many others. You're not the only guardian. Before you go, however, I need to show you something. So please, follow me?"
Ianna picked up her daughter, who was whining for attention by now, and walked towards the door to the right of her desk. With a small push it opened to reveal a very dark looking void. She was too tired to deal with the paper portal, at the moment, and would just lead her through the door portal.
As they entered the main lobby Via the portal connecting the shoppe and the headquarters, the first thing they would notice is the vast...largeness...of it. The high ceilings, edged with gold, the large chandeliers dripping with crystals, the smooth white tile-floors, colorful rugs, and beautiful paintings.
To the left was a large recreational area complete with a large flat-screen television, several rows of various games, movies, video game systems and books. There was a basket of toys in the corner, full of plushies, dolls, cards and various other objects which would appeal to most ages. Included in the area were several comfy looking couches and plush chairs just made for sitting, lounging or bouncing in. It seemed to be heaven on a fluffy carpet. It even had a foos-ball table and an air-hockey table....and for the slightly more food-minded GoTP, a mini fridge always full.
To the right was a large elaborate counter, which seemed to have a force-field of some sort around it, keeping anyone who was not Ianna or Matilda from going behind it. On the counter lay a roster with the names of all the Ghostly children and their guardians, and an appointment book.
From there, it branched off into halls with rows and rows of rooms. Some were storage, some were guest rooms, some were bathrooms, and one very large and ornate door to the end of the hall led to the gardens. "Welcome to Headquarters. You're welcome here at any time, Neveah. Most of the other guardians mill about so...It's rarely ever empty...And we have a VERY large library I'm sure you'll enjoy."
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:53 pm
"I gathered I wasn't...considering the wand's number wasn't one." Neveah couldn't help the childish giggle that escaped her lips. However, not being the only one was more than a good thing! She could cling to other owners and beg their assistance if need be! The butterfly was sure there was a Maternal or Paternal type somewhere around here! "Buh?" The confused noise came before she could stop it...but she found herself turning and following after the silver-haired woman and he little girl which she held.
Shifting through the portal didn't phase her...but the room itself seemed to stun her. It'd been so long since she'd seen a room this vast! The butterfly in her wanted to dance and flutter in pure joy...but alas, the more human part of her told her that wouldn't be wise just yet. Her very angled eyes took in everything...then brightened considerably at the mention of a library. "Oh wow! In that case, you'll see me here an AWFUL lot!" Wherever there was a library, there was Neveah! Oh, and also because of the little baby that would come from the wand, naturally. There was always that to keep in mind. "Its very pretty in here, it makes me want to dance." She nodded, grinning widely; strangely enough, it made her look like a small child. "How hard is it in the means of upkeeping?" Neveah had to know. She just HAD to.
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:55 pm
"It's...Not really that hard. Right now there are very few children to muddle it up and when they do, I do my best to clean up. The gardens I enjoy working in, and well..Everything else is pretty much charmed to be dust free," she smiled a little bit. Matilda had done that to help keep her sane with so many rooms and things in the vast headquarters of a house.
She did live there, after all, "So you really like libraries, eh? Well, we have a section with what most people would call normal topics. Romance, science...etc. The top level is for magic and magic histories and other things that most would call obscure. I spend most of my time in the normal section simply because...I'm too surrounded by the obscure to need to read about much of it. I mean, I have a sidhe baby who flings apples at me."
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:08 pm
Neveah leaned her head to the side in an unusually canine manner...for a butterfly woman. "...Wanna charm my house to be dust-free? I'm not home often, but when I am its just to catch up on cleaning." Giggling in a rather absent, but still amused manner, she glanced down at the wand she held. There was no way she could travel around like she used to...not now that she had a potential infant to care for and raise. There had to be a way around her job to better suit the lifestyle of a Mother...maybe she could use Zasalamel as an excuse to NOT go to the moon and study moonfrogs! Hurrah!
"I love libraries because of the books. I like readable books. I'm a Folklorist." Neveah clarified with a kind tone to her voice. As long as they were legible, she loved them. At the mention of the Sidhe baby, the woman's antennae twitched curiously. "That little one is a Sidhe?" Blinking from Mother to Daughter, her sights rested there, eyeing the girl with wide-eyed curiousity. "A little Faerie, then? She certainly looks the part..." Giggling girlishly, Neveah nodded. "Having a Sidhe baby, going into the Underdark...no wonder you'd stick to the normal section!" If it weren't for her job, she would too. While researching was one of her hobbies and she loved doing it dearly...it was nice to sit and curl up with a book that WASN'T written by you or WASN'T going to be published in a journal soon.
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:21 pm
"I didn't do it, my eldest daughter did..." Ianna smiled and shifted the child in her arms to her other hip - who immediately latched onto her mother's hair and pulled. Hard. Ianna had usually kept it short but it was slowly growing longer.
And quite honestly? Coailiann figured it was a jungle gym made special for her.
Ianna yowled and untangled the child's hand from her hair, smacking the tops of them gently, "No. Do you want me to make you play with Del again?"
That shut the girl up and she immediately stuck her thumb in her mouth to pacify herself, head laying on her mother's shoulder. One thing was to be said - Ianna was getting better at shutting her up and making her behave.
"Ah, Folklore. I love the stuff, or did. When all you do is find children that folklore was made out of that have been stuck in wands because they were hacked up into pieces...well...It kind of gets old," she shook her head a bit and stroked her daughter's head lovingly. She complained a lot, but she did love it.
When she wasn't almost dying.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:46 pm
Neveah looked almost disappointed. Almost. Actually, she kind of expected something like that. "Oh, ah well...at least I gave it a shot!" She grinned, placing her long, slender left hand on her hip. Naturally, her grin faded into a grimance on behalf of the woman before her, and her angled eyes shifted back down to the spider-tipped wand she held in her right hand. God, she really hoped the child who came from the wand would be male...if it were female, she'd have to suffer through what Ianna was; she didn't think she could handle that, really. "You handled that very well!" The butterfly commented, sincerity painfilly obvious in her voice.
"I love it, but I could do without the year and a half wild goose chase." Neveah grumbled bitterly, her arms wrapping around the warm wand that she held, and pressing it close to her chest. "It'd make my job easier if I just studied all of you!" She continued on teasingly, even playfully sticking out her tongue for good measure. She wouldn't realize until much later, just how good of an idea that really was. However, not putting more thought into it than just teasing, the butterfly looked around. "I'm very sorry to cut this short...but I really should get going now...I have so many things to get caught up on, and to prepare for..." At her last words, she glanced down at the obsidian and purple wand.
Great, dusting and baby-preparing. Joy.
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 8:55 pm
Ianna gave a small nod of her head, "We've gotten used to eachother over the last few months, haven't we sweetie?" her hand stroked over her daughter's head again and Coailiann made a face, "Agoobah no."
Ianna shook her head and sighed, "She thinks she's miss princess, but in the end, I'm the one who decides whether or not she gets apples and other things she likes."
Coailiann whimpered and buried her head in her mother's shoulder, her diapered rear sticking out slightly.
"It was nice meeting you, Neveah. Next time you find yourself here, perhaps I'll show you the gardens and library. I think you'll enjoy it..." she trailed off and gave a little bow, as best she could with Coailiann in her arms.
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