Way Back Home
- Cirice Vaisha
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CharacterThe Wildling Pirate
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Re: Way Back Home
"If you're in my position, the luxury of pain has no place. Showing pain is showing weakness. If your crew sees you weak, they will not respect you. If your enemies see you weak, they will not fear you." she explained to him. "But some days even the coldest hearts need a touch of warmth. It seems today is that day for me." she continued, getting up to pace around a bit. "You are wasting your time, though, if you think you can ease my pain. Unless you can turn back time a century or two, the damage is done. Every choice has its consequence. I decided to run off with smugglers instead of helping my father with the farm, now my family resents me."
She walked over to him and held a hand out to help him to his feet. "I didn't bury my knife in your skull, now my shoulders feel a little lighter than they usually do." she continued with a smirk. "I don't know about you, but I could use a proper drink." She led him back to the city, thinking about the evening. Nothing was solved or fixed. But the stranger sought her out and allowed her to voice what it was that bothered her. That was a very rare occurrence for the pirate... and it seemed to help quite a bit. When they reached the city, she hardened up again and led him past the Preamble towards a proper tavern deeper into the town.
Two pints of ale were ordered and Cirice tapped her mug against his. "They teach you how to drink where you're from?" she asked with a snicker.
@Darius Goldmane
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CharacterDarius
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Re: Way Back Home
Leaning on the glaive, Darius pulled himself to his feet, and waited for the wave of exhaustion to finish washing over him. He turned back, looking tired, but smiling. The emerald glow in his eye seemed more pronounced this time. "There, now I think both of us could use a drink."
The walk back to Ajteire was quiet, each immersed in their own thoughts. Darius found it interesting to witness the change in Cirice's posture the moment they reentered the city. The building she led him to was more developed than the Preamble, though without its very specific flavor. Darius took a seat while Cirice went to retrieve drinks. He snorted at her comment tapping her mug back. "I know I grew up pretty sheltered, but have you met many people who don't know how to drink?"
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- Cirice Vaisha
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CharacterThe Wildling Pirate
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Re: Way Back Home
In a few quick gulps her pint was done and she released a satisfied sigh. "The advantage of being in my position. When you sail for as long as I have, drinks like these mean nothing." she commented as she rose from her seat. "We are going to need more of these." She took their mugs and made her way to the bar and soon returned with refills... and two extra mugs. With a maniacal grin she sat down and started with her second glass. After finishing the glass she gave his leg a tap with her boot. "What are your plans? After tonight, I mean. Are you going to stick around or are you going to move on?" she asked softly, almost as if to not let anyone else overhear.
She wasn't admitting it outright, but she was enjoying his company. It was likely rather obvious, given she had scooted closer to him and was also leaning in a bit more than was arguably necessary. Sipping at her third drink, she listened closely to what he said as she studied him. "Does your skin match your scales if you get sick?" she asked with a chuckle out of the blue.
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Re: Way Back Home
In response to her question he shrugged. "I don't really have any concrete plans. I'm on a...sight seeing tour I guess is the closest thing I can think of. No real destination in mind beyond just seeing what this world has to offer." He took a sip of the new drink. "I'd certainly like to see more of this city. It's beautiful. Everything here just seems to fit together with everything else somehow. It's not like anything I've ever seen before. But after I see everything I can see here I'll probably just pick a direction and go until I find the next interesting place or thing." His wings fluttered slightly as if ready to take flight, though they stayed tucked relatively close to avoid bumping into anyone.
He raised an eyebrow at the sudden question. "Not yet." He responded, with a slight grin. "I think I'd have to be really violently sick it to be even close. Then again," he held up a hand, and wisps of green energy seemed to course around his arm for a moment, "I don't exactly need to be sick to turn green."
- Cirice Vaisha
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CharacterThe Wildling Pirate
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Re: Way Back Home
When she returned, she tapped her fresh mug against his and took a long swig. "If you want to see the city, I can show you around. I just need to get my cloak. However I can likely interest you in something more exciting." she offered, taking another drink. "My ship is anchored in Cetnisadel Bay to the north of here. Tomorrow I'm heading back to settle some things. We are setting sail at the end of the week for the north. If you want to see the open ocean, be at the little harbour town before the end of the week. Just keep in mind who you will be sailing with." She gave a wink at the end and finished off her drink before getting up. In one smooth move she draped an arm over his neck and leaned in close.
"So scales, want to see the rest of the Arbor or am I going to drag you wherever I want?" she muttered with an evil chuckle into his ear before releasing him and getting ready to go.
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She returned and made him the offer, and he was very surprised. "That's a generous offer. I've seen the ocean, but I've never actually been on a ship before. And Cetnisadel Bay is the place where the giant octopi live right? I'm immensely curious about them. I haven't had a lot of experience with sea creatures before." He looks genuinely excited at the prospect of seeing the giant octopi.
As she stood and leaned around him, whispering in his ear, he couldn't help but chuckle. It was certainly interesting for someone to be this direct with him. Vastly different then how anyone had flirted with him before. "Well now I'm trapped. If I don't want to see the rest of the city, you get to drag me wherever you want, but if I do you get to drag me wherever you want any way. What have I gotten myself into?"
- Cirice Vaisha
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CharacterThe Wildling Pirate
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Re: Way Back Home
As she adjusted her vest, she glanced at him with a raised eyebrow. "Oh come now, Darius. No need to make it sound so depressing. Very well, seeing as you can't make up your own mind..." she trailed off as she grabbed a wing and pulled him along to the exit, stealing a drunkard's overcoat as she passed his seat. Once outside, she draped the jacket over her shoulders and flared up the collar to hide her face. "This is as much a tour for me as it is for you. I doubt that things would have changed in the past two centuries... but you never know." she commented as she walked beside him. She glanced up to the moon shining in the night and the fireflies buzzing around. "Security is at its strictest around this time. Going outside the gates past the protection of the guards and fireflies is asking for your death. The creatures waiting for you in that jungle don't play around." she explained to him.
She showed him the bottom of the city on the forest floor then took him up into the trees along the walkways. Much of the city had remained the same since Cirice last saw it, so telling him about what every building was and how the city's routine worked was fairly easy. She even took the liberty of pranking him by falling off a simple bridge and proceeding to swing around on some vines.
The tour came to an end when she led him back to the inn they visited. Standing outside the inn, she faced him fully. "Do you have a room already or am I going to have to think for you with that one too?" she asked with a smirk as she crossed her arms, staring up into his eyes directly.
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The tour through the city was just as enjoyable as the experience with the fireflies had been. Clearly things hadn't changed much since the last time Cirice was here, as she was able to lead him through the streets with no trouble at all. The city was larger than it had first appeared, but it never felt oppressively large. It seemed more sprawling, with an air of organized chaos to it. Almost as if the city had grown naturally over time rather than been preplanned. Being able to travel along the bridges and walkways was equally fascinating. It was almost as if the bridges were designed to give those without wings access to the places those with them could travel. He chose to fly across many of them, as several looked somewhat rickety and probably wouldn't have supported his weight. Indeed at one point Cirice appeared to take a wrong step and fell off a bridge, though when he dove down to catch her she was swinging on some vines, looking quite at ease and giving him that troublemaker smirk of hers.
The tour at last came to an end back at the inn they had started. He looked down at her as she asked the question. "As it happens, I did rent what seems to be a nice hammock back at The Preamble. I'm perfectly capable of thinking for myself." He smirked right back. "Though as this is your home turf, I'll happily let you do my thinking for me if you have someplace better."
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- Cirice Vaisha
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CharacterThe Wildling Pirate
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Re: Way Back Home
She stepped forward and wrapped an arm around his bicep. "It's also more private." she muttered as she led him into the building. In short order she organized a room for them and led the way upstairs to the rented room, ushering him in before closing the door behind her.
She eyed him like a predator as she slowly closed the distance between them. The coat over her shoulders dropped to the ground as she came to a halt right in front of him. "Your choice, scales. One word and I'm out of this room." she spoke softly as she stood in front of him. Finn would laugh his ass off if he saw her now, acting the way she was. She would simply chalk it up to him being jealous which could be a coin toss on whether or not that was true. But the half-breed was doing a damn fine job of making a soft spot for himself with the pirate and that was something Cirice didn't allow so easily.
Her golden eyes glowed in the lantern's light as she looked up at him. "You want to end this evening on a high note before we part ways?" she asked him with a grin as she stepped closer, her face inches from his.
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CharacterDarius
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Then she ushered him into the room, and immediately the dynamic changed. Gone was the casual playfullness they had engaged in throughout the night. She looked like a hunter stalking her prey as she closed the distance between them. It was effective, he had to give it that, and he had to restrain the urge to step forward and close the distance completely. He did want to end their encounter on a high note, but that of course was the problem. Making sure this was a high note.
"That entirely depends on you." He replied quietly, his green eyes staring deep into her gold ones. "If you're after a bit of harmless fun, I can certainly oblige. But if you just want this to help distract you from your pain, and not because you actually want it, then I don't think that's a good idea." He said it as kindly as he could. There was a good chance this would offend her in some way, and he wanted to blunt the possible sharp edges of the words as much as he could.
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