Domhani Bairdéir 03

[Maidhc O Casain]

Skath will take a very small glass of wine, just to taste what they serve.

The wine is slightly chilled - an excellent blush, light and a little fruity without being sweet. Just the thing for the last lingering heat of the evening.

OOC: Not sure if I've given an indication of the time - my intention is for it to be around 7:30 in the evening, a little after dark.

 

[arkansasdave]

Béar

Feeling the butterflies swarming his stomach, Béar does his best to start from the beginning. He gives a quick retelling of the Wickshine and of the tower and a much more thorough account of the mine.

"...the Shaddow creature...the strange light in the cell...the dead preists...the murderous backstabbing Desaigh...Béar near death experience."

Béar tries his best to make himself sound heroic (without being too obvious) for amost dying in his Queen's service.

 

[mleibrock]

Skath

mmm, good wine. Sometimes I wish I could enjoy food and drink like humans. Skath will take this time to pay close attention to Bear. He wants to notice everything during the telling and see if there is anything to feed on here.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

The emotions in the room are fully as piquant as the wine. A strong flow of nervousness (in spite of the Queen's capable efforts to set a relaxing tone), with overtones of excitement and a current of pride delicately laced through it all.

For All:
[sblock]I'm walking a fairly thin line here in the name of balancing technical rules with dramatic/thematic elements. There's quite a bit of info for the little Daoine deBith here. Technically, Skáth at this point should not be able to make any real distinctions between emotions, as this could give away subtle things about PC's and NPC's alike and he's not really paid the points for such abilities. He should only be able to nourish himself. However, I know Mike's plans for the upcoming Character Point Bananza are to begin building up Skáth's use of Empathy, and since he's been feeding on emotions for his entire life (which amounts to a LONG time) it makes sense that he's got a palate capable of such distinctions.[/sblock]

 

[Scotley]

Gavril

Gavril sips his wine and listens to the story trying to gage the queen's reaction. He contains his desire to add boasts to the tale, but only with considerable expendature of his limited will. He contents himself with playing the strong silent type for the moment.

 

[mleibrock]

Skath

The emotions in the room are fully as piquant as the wine. A strong flow of nervousness (in spite of the Queen's capable efforts to set a relaxing tone), with overtones of excitement and a current of pride delicately laced through it all.

For All:
[sblock]I'm walking a fairly thin line here in the name of balancing technical rules with dramatic/thematic elements. There's quite a bit of info for the little Daoine deBith here. Technically, Skáth at this point should not be able to make any real distinctions between emotions, as this could give away subtle things about PC's and NPC's alike and he's not really paid the points for such abilities. He should only be able to nourish himself. However, I know Mike's plans for the upcoming Character Point Bananza are to begin building up Skáth's use of Empathy, and since he's been feeding on emotions for his entire life (which amounts to a LONG time) it makes sense that he's got a palate capable of such distinctions.[/sblock]

OCC - Mike,

I wasn't sure if I could get any of this at this time, so I meant to actually watch Bear's reactions to everything he said and see if I could read anything the old fashioned way. But thanks for the excellent description.

I assume Bear does not intentionally leave out any details. After Bear tells his tale, Skath will focus his attention on the queen and her physical reaction.

 

[draven14]

Cerallos

Cerallos says nothing, just sits and listens to Bear's retelling as he observes the Queen's beauty, taking it all in and being aware of not having had feelings like this quite before and a bit uncertain how to deal with this. He breaks up his almost staring with an occassional sip of his wine.

 

[Maidhc O Casain]

Debriefing

The others in the party also wait quietly for Béar to finish his tale. The Queen listens attentively throughout, not interrupting at all. When the warrior finishes his recap of events, she begins asking questions. For about an hour and a half she delves into your recollection of the past couple of weeks, asking sometimes one or the other of you and sometimes the group as a whole. She is never intense - the tone of the meeting remains conversational, and she frequently pauses for reflection, refills your drinks, etc. - but she is very focused. By the time she is finished you've all remembered much more than you thought, and you get the definite impression that every scrap of what you've revealed has been thoroughly examined and put in its place in the larger tapestry of events within Queen Máthair's rule.

"My friends, you've done me a great service at no small cost to yourselves. Is there anything you would have of me in return?"

 

[Scotley]

Gavril

"We've shared much this night, what can you tell us that brings some meaning to this tale."

 

[mleibrock]

Skath

"I would have to agree that my biggest desire right now it to just understand all the odd things we saw in the mines and at the tower. If you are able to share any information you have, it might allow us to make some sense of these places"