EXEXCRUCIATION - a Noblilis PbP

[Timeboxer]

Alyra sighs, as if weighing many possibilities in her mind. "I think," she says thoughtfully, "that that would be best." Innocence glances over the assembled maidens, and says to Gwynneth, not unkindly, "I may not be able to give you what you want. But I shall try my best to give you what you need. Innocence need not be the white purity of snow in winter -- it can also be the clear spring rain." She waves a hand in an affected flourish, and says to the rest of the women, in the sort of tone that suggests that the question is not in fact a question at all, "Would you all mind sparing the girl of any of your disapproval and anger, for the time being? She has enough to think about without worrying over how her peers will see her."

The young Domina turns to Edward, and holds out a hand. "Take me to Parcival, if you please. And if you could get ahold of my brothers caelestis and tell them that I yet have need of them, I'd appreciate it."

And thusly we conveniently dovetail into Simon's actions...

 

[Charles Rampant]

Empty says to Simon, 'Have you managed to transcend the human need to stop for breath then?' There might be the hint of a smile on his stone face. After a pause, he goes on. 'We know. I grabbed hold of one of them and Chivalry here aquired information out of him. He has decided to be nice to them, sadly.' You get the impression he would much rather just hunt them all down.

 

[Jdvn1]

"Hello, Innocence." At Edward's beckoning, David goes to meet with Alyra and Parcival, to hear the situation and Parcival's side of the story. Patting Alyra, "I trust you haven't had too much trouble here." David listens to the story, and assuming Parcival's story matches up with what Gwynneth said it was:

"Parcival, you seem to be confused as to what honor is, and how it is tied to chivalry. Remember that Chivalry is the union between Civility, Happiness, Honor, Strength, and Fortitude. Also, Justice is a form of Beauty.

"The lady you have laid with is not tainted--how could she be? If she were it would be your fault--are you saying you are a contaminant? Of course not. Honor and Justice dictate that you should wed this lady and treat her in a chivalric manner. Enjoy her as a person and love your child. Honor dictates you should do this before the child is born, else the child will be a bastard--in this case you will be shamed as the father of a bastard child.

"Be civil, honorable, and happy."

Change of Realm to make Parcival more Chivalrous in the ways that I mentioned. I'll spend the two RMP for it.

If that works, Chivalry will wish Parcival and Gwynneth well and excuse himself to go see Simon and I'll take this out of sblocks. Otherwise, I'll probably use it a bit later.
[sblock]David holds Keys by his shoulders. "Take a breath. Please. It will be okay. That the former nobles weren't popular becomes more and more clear with each new thing I discover. The ones who use technology are the Technocratic Union. I also think we should allow at least some technology and I informed one of them of this. Hopefully the information will spread and the need for secrecy will cease. Going to your part of the Chancel seems like a good idea, to see your castle and this gentleman you speak of."

Chivalry keeps holding on to Keys and watches him as he calms down. "Are you okay? Lead the way."

ooc: I rather you say all that in-character than read the stuff that happened to you anyway.[/sblock]

 

[Lichtenhart]

Simons looks wide eyed at Once and David as they tell him they already know, and smiles. You could quite say he likes his Brethren. The undertones of Empty's words go completely lost on him, as violent solutions are always the last that come to his mind.

When he meets Alyra, he listens quietly to her story. "Mmmm. Tough call. The knight doesn't want to marry her. The maiden wants to be fair and innocent again. And the baby obviously wants to live. Unless we find a man that loves the maiden so much that would marry her despite the baby, there's no mundane solution to respect the choices of them all. But maybe there's some magic solution. Maybe another woman would accept to deliver the baby the maiden wants no more. If science can do that, magic probably can too. Then the maiden's 'innocence' could be restored, and the knight would be free. I also think, though, that this kind of choices anyway shouldn't be without consequences. They're both disgustingly selfish. There should be some kind of punishment for that." he says, a deep frown on his face.

 

[sophist]

THe young knight Parcival is a very handsome and muscular man: long, raven-black hair, delicate features, and an instinct for clothes that fit him. Even his scars seem to add to his beauty. He has the sharp gaze of an intelligent man, but his expression is hardend, like that of a veteran that saw many atrocities.
"Literary" reference: [sblock]I have Ian Nottigham from "the Witchblade" in mind here[/sblock]
Here is what Parcival says (prior to any Domain/realm things you do): "My Lords and Ladies,
I simply do not love Gywnneth. It is true that I seduced her, but only to evade the derision of my colleagues, who still called me a boy after a year of service. It is not that I will not pay for the child. What happened its partly my doing, but I have to say - forgive me loeds and Ladies -, that the maid Gwynneth did not put up much resistance to my seductions. But since I am too to blame for her condition, the child will not know poverty, I will see to that.
Like the Knight Carlo, who has chilren from several farmer's daugthers. He does care for them, too without marrying them."
Alyra feels that the whole affair is a battle to win for him, his true feelings hidden behind a high wall of blackend bones.

if Alyra does not oppose davids actions on the knight:
[sblock]"Yes, my Lord, I see now that to be true to honor, I have to marry her. Maybe the attraction that led me to her will turn into love one day ..."[/sblock]

<I took note of Simon's plans concerning Bertram, but let' finish this scence first , ok?>

 

[Timeboxer]

Alyra sighs as the magical energies begin to change Parcival's mind. "Well, David, at least you allowed him to choose," she says, before looking to Simon and tilting her head a bit. "Would you mind coming with me to see Gwynneth?"

Hopefully Simon agrees, and when they get there:

"Well, I'm back," Alyra calls out, as she storms into the maidens' quarters. She peers at Gwynneth, and, curiously, Medea as well. "I know that this has been hard for you -- and you as well. But to have a child ought to be, well, a happiness, a sort of beauty. Your shame only keeps you from seeing this."

I'll spend the MP to do a Creation of Innocence in both of them, so that they're free of their shame.

"You have his hand, but not his heart, which is hidden behind his own wall. But I think," she says, "that we can see to that." Innocence turns to Simon, and gives him the most pleading glance that she can muster. "I am your sister caelestis, aren't I? So I'd very much appreciate it if you would give this poor young maiden the key to Parcival's heart."

 

[Charles Rampant]

Empty just observes, staying near to Chivalry.

 

[Lichtenhart]

As Alyra makes her request, Simon goes wide eyed and only his hand covering his mouth prevents a loud 'Oh' from escaping his lips. In your eyes you can clearly see surprise, excitement, then doubt, sadness, and then a new idea, and finally resolve.
He takes Alyra apart, and this is his answer: "I cannot. Not because I wouldn't do it for you, but because it wouldn't work. If Gwinneth possessed the whole key of Percival's heart, that would kill Parcival's choice, because he couldn't help but love her, and I'm afraid that would kill Gwinneth's love too, because Percival would have no more surprises for her. But, if I were to give them both half the key to the the other's heart, their love would still be their choice, something they would have to build, like they will build their family, and there would still be many things they could discover about each other in years to come. Their love would have the freedom and the time to grow beautiful. What do you think?"
He waits for her answer, a wide smile on his face.

 

[Timeboxer]

Now this is going to get really complicated really fast. ^.^; From Alyra's point of view, having to get married without love is a pretty shoddy choice to have to make, and she'd rather improve its quality.

Alyra scrunches her nose and tries to think about all of this. "But Gwynneth already loves Parcival, I think, so he already has the key to her heart... So this is... oh, this is hard." She's silent for a few moments. "I think," she says all of a sudden, "that you've struck me with a new thought. Parcival's hidden his true self behind his own walls. That is what I have sensed. And so... Perhaps you can give Parcival the key to his own heart, so that he may truly know himself, and if he so chooses, give it freely to Gwynneth when the time is right." She tilts her head. "What do you think, dear brother?"

 

[Lichtenhart]

"Mmm. Ok, that should work too. Bring me to Percival, then. We need to be alone. And in a dark room."

Simon tells the young knight to sit on the floor and relax. He sits in front of him a puts a hand over his eyes. It's something really weird for him. In his life, he sneaked into many places, but never into another soul. This is the first time he really has to accept that his destiny has changed. Closing Percival's eyes, he makes him look inside. He searches Percival mind and heart for the chains he put on himself, because he wants him to be free, and yet to give him a path, so he wouldn't be lost in his new freedom. He tries to untie the knight's hand from the snares others and what the others would thought put on him, so he'll be able to go where his honor and his love will carry him. And through this all, he shows Percival's conscience what he's doing, so he'll know himself better, and hopefully won't lose this new path. Finally he faces the wall Percival built around his true feelings, and looks for a door to unlock to show the young knight what's there.

OOC: Ummm... I think all of this looks to me like Divination (though I'm not sure if it's lesser), lesser preservation (strenghtening his key to understanding himself), and lesser creation (creating a key to free him from his self imposed restrictions). How does that sound?