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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 895466" data-attributes="member: 2020">Hey there, William.  Thanks for the welcome back.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Hey there, all.    What do you think?  Is it a good reason for hating those elves?  I mean, after all, imagine a modern world situation involving your daughter and teenage elves.  First, the teenaged elves, being elves and handsome and winsome and eldritch and smart and all, woo your daughter into an orgy that goes on all night.    And, during that night - since elves like company - about FIFTY elves come tromping into your neatly kept apartment or house, and proceed to use it as an impromptu dancehall, rugby playing field, food fight festival, and when the house is trashed, they start on the back yard.  Of course, they all made international long distance calls, ALL NIGHT, on your phone.  Some took baths, but weren't very careful about splashing around (read, the bathroom is flooded, and the basement, and perhaps a good part of the rest of the house.)  Some of the elves like motorcycles, and displayed their prowess with motorcycles on your lawn.  Others played King of the Hill, using your roof as the hill.  When the police showed up to stop this situation, some smart aleck elves Charmed the police, who then joined in on the festivities.  When the SWAT Team showed up, then just employed a more powerful Charming enchantment.  (Funny thing, but none of the authorities have any memory of this the next morning ... and the neighbors heard nothing, saw nothing, and blame any damage on you.)  Some elven parents showed up, but being the flighty and frivolous types (Oh, where are you going, with beards all a-wagging?  No knowing, no knowing, what brings Mr. Baggins, and Balin and Dwalin, in June in the Valley, Fa La!) they merely looked on and smiled.  - - -  Now, the next day, the elves use their magic to completely repair the house.  They use their magic until everything is as neat and spick and span as would suit the most demanding housewife.  And then ... they throw that Forget spell on you, so you do not remember that your house was turned into a scene out of Armaggedon.  All you remember is that the elves sat up and read quiet poetry, sang gentle songs, discussed philosophy and ethics, drank water and coffee, and otherwise did a lot of conservative, quiet, stodgy stuff.  And they even went to bed - or went home - at 10 O'Clock!  That's all the authorities remember, too.  And so you, under their urging (and enchantment) agree to another party, tomorrow night ...  (They didn't enchant or charm your daughter, or your son.  THEY are in on the plot, and supporting it fully.)  You can look forward to this for the next 70 years.  Or, for the rest of your life.  - - -  Well now, perhaps the medieval version of elves is not quite that extreme.  Perhaps your medieval character will not have to deal with parties every night ... but he or she might have to deal with the medieval equivalent.  After all, elves are creatures of Chaos.    And with creatures of chaos, you just never know.  Steeped in mystique and magic, nobody quites knows what elves do, or what to make of elven behavior.    With elves, you just never know.</blockquote>

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