Shards of Memory-Prologue: Fractured Union

[Festy_Dog]

Rystil:

[sblock]*Diedrik seems to be carried by the scent, and he meanders towards its source, certainly in the mood for something to eat after all the drinking he had been doing this evening. He almost floats over to the bar, and he leans over it to get a better look at what's going on.

"Amity, I got the job," he says, a statement devoid of any particular sentiment in regards to leaving, but his voice sweetens on the subject of food, "Hmm, I'm intrigued by this delightful smell. Something this good can only be your work."

I owe Amity, she's certainly far too nice to me than I deserve.[/sblock]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
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"I don't know...I just feel lost--even my ancestors seem to be growing distant. Do you think it is the Shadowtaint? Oh, Rin!" Shinoa exclaims, rushing over to her shy little daughter and cradling the sleeping girl in her arms.

*Meanwhile, Yuriko checks on Yu--his condition has not changed: he will be up and about after one full day of bedrest, or another application of the wand, of course.*

(OOC: Completely understandable--Yuriko is already a very nice Ninja so far )
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[Rystil Arden]

Talia:
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"In that case, let's go!" Subterfuge replies excitedly, moving the back of Talia's hand that he is holding to his lips for a quick kiss, and continuing to hold it as they begin to walk out.

"Good luck, you two lovebirds!" Glamour calls out to them with a smile.

"Thank you, Glamour!" Subterfuge calls back.
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[Rystil Arden]

Kirkesh:
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(OOC:

Are you allowed to deny critical hits? I've never seen that, actually--not that the x2 crit on Kirkesh's weapon has a very good chance of killing someone

Oh, and Kirkesh didn't make any indication of what Vanessa should do here, right?)
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[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

Rystil[SBLOCK]

"I don't know...I just feel lost--even my ancestors seem to be growing distant. Do you think it is the Shadowtaint? Oh, Rin!"

"I would have to say yes, Shinoa, though I am no expert," Yuriko said humbly. While Shinoa was distracted with Rin, Yuriko applied another charge from the wand to Yu. If they waited a day more, she would most likely have to kill them all - and she was trying to prevent that.*

*Once that was accomplished, Yuriko helped the others to pack. She wondered just how much of the journey was before her, and if there was anything else she remembered about the tainted in Shinoa's condition.*

(OOC: "Yuriko is already a very nice Ninja so far". She's just a devoted one - she's deep in her role, as everything on the trip should be as a monk. Were she to break significantly from that - - it would be a 'black op' [/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
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"Hmmm...Wasn't something chocolate coming next, my love?" Valyssa wonders, seeming somewhat excited by the prospect of chocolate.
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[Rystil Arden]

Diedrik:
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"Oh, Diedrik, you charmer!" Amity smiles, coming out from behind the counter with a silver platter with a protective cover hiding the true meal, "Just for that, now you're going to have to get a hug.

*And she leans in and gives him a quick hug, before ushering him to a table and lifting the cover, revealing a delicious-looking meat dish with several delicious spices and herbs and a red-violet sauce that is the source of the heavenly scent that has entranced the room.*

"Its Vhur from Scandaj with spices from Lara Kai and a sweet and sour sauce made from blending Amaranthian fruit and fine Rowaini wine. A little bit of everything from across four different worlds to make a meal that is hopeful as fun to eat as it was to cook!"
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[Festy_Dog]

Rystil:

[sblock]*Diedrik was impressed. To have been this creative, and then successfully implementing her idea, Amity was truly a master among chefs.*

"I can't eat this!" he cries in jest, "It is too fine a meal for consumption! It must be preserved as art, but then again... can't let good food go to waste, can we?"

Diedrik smiles mischieviously before trying out Amity's creation. Indeed, he could taste the Larakese spices and the influence of Rowaini wine in there. It all combined exceptionally well.

Maybe it was a bad idea to take the job, but it's too late now, I can't just back out of a commitment like that. Everything will be here when I get back... a comforting thought. Now how can I repay such effort into an act of kindness for unworthy me? Why, I'll bring Amity back a gift from the depths of unexplored Wildspace. That should do the trick!

"You know, your peerless skill in the fine art of preparing food deserves a gift in return just as good," he explains to her, "I'll pick you up something nice while I'm away... erm, very nice. Well, I guess it'll be hard to find something good enough, but I'll try."

Heh, Empyreal Shards... won't make any promises, but if there's a lot of them and they're nice to look at and safe to have around, she'll have one. If not, I can always get her something else nice. Now the trip has some relevence to me: getting a gift for a friend, heh....

Ha! 'Getting a gift' is the best excuse I can think of to go on this damn trip. Do I want to keep moving or not? I've gotta make up my mind sometime, perhaps after I travel a while longer. Good thing I signed up for the job then...

"Take a seat, Amity, if you've got a minute. You should enjoy some of this too, there's more than enough for little old me," Diedrik says, and pulls up a chair beside.[/sblock]

 

[DrZombie]

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Gaius uses the butt of his polearm to push open the door.
"you wanted me?"
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EVRYONE:
look at this

 

[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]“I thought you were worried anything after the strudel would be an anticlimax, my love!”

*He responds chuckling, kissing her lovingly while signalling for the server...when the server arrives he says:*

“If you would be so kind as to bring the dessert...oh, and my appologies to the chef for leaving his wonderful main course go cold and uneaten but his strudel was far to good.”[/SBLOCK]