Shards of Memory-Prologue: Fractured Union

[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
[SBLOCK]
"Ah, good--then it is truly dead. Rise, Yuriko-chan, and please come in.

*Senyuki indicates a pair of mats on the floor and takes a seat on one of them.*

"As for the mother, once the Kyuuketsuki finds a place inside of her, it can never be expelled, short of a Miracle, but we can try to contain it...If we were successful, she would be likely be mostly herself, but there would still be a bit of lurking danger to be around her at night..."

"For the daughter, if she has not yet transformed, we can remove the Taint as we will for you--the aging is a side-effect of Taint exposure for children, causing them to mature before their time, and it is parallel to the youth the mother likely experienced, and which I suspect you have experienced a bit as well--I do not know your true age, but I would call you at perhaps 20 now...The Taint is connected to the yin and yang of change in soul and body, and those who wish to avoid the spirits' embrace will sometimes embrace just a bit of the Taint when they reach a venerable age in order to regain their youth..."

(OOC: I'd say that ability's balanced for +1 ECL, and it sounds like it would make a character who was quite fun to play, with quite a few surprises for someone who expects a typical monk )
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]*Standing at the side of the lake, Zaeryn thinks about where to go for a few moments before saying:*

“When I was a student there was a delightful little cafe not far from the academy grounds...Hmm, I wonder if it’s still there and whether the food is as good as I remember it.”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

Rystil:[SBLOCK]

"Ah, good--then it is truly dead. Rise, Yuriko-chan, and please come in."

"Thank you, Master Senyuki-sama," Yuriko replied quietly, rising in a single motion.

*Yuriko slipped off her waraji (straw sandals), if she had not done so already, and placed them at the side of the door. She bowed again to Master Senyuki upon entering and sat on the other mat in the same position as Master Senyuki.*

"As for the mother, once the Kyuuketsuki finds a place inside of her, it can never be expelled, short of a Miracle, but we can try to contain it...If we were successful, she would be likely be mostly herself, but there would still be a bit of lurking danger to be around her at night..."

"Then I got here too late to save her . . . ," Yuriko commented sadly. "Perhaps she could say goodbye properly to her children. I'm certain you will do what is necessary."

(OOC: The first time I had to use it, the shugenja had dropped and was bleeding to death. No one could stop her death and I was standing over her going "I think she moved like this, then said these words" and "poof" - a healing spell - definitely was cool.)[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
[SBLOCK]
"Mmm, that sounds quite lovely--let's check it out!" Valyssa replies as she takes Zaeryn's hand in hers.
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[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
[SBLOCK]
"Yes, we will do what is necessary...we are an order of peace and life, but sometimes there are things that need to be done...like the monk I told you about before--we executed him ourselves for his terrible crimes because he had bribed the local magistrates and yakuza too much to possibly lose in a trial. Still, it is my hope that she will be able to say goodbye to her children, and depending entirely on her strength of will, she may be able to yet live under strict supervision, but either way she will need to be relieved of the care of her children--it is not safe to leave them with her."

(OOC: That's neat--Any spell you've seen cast, eh? You should pay a wu jen to cast all of his spells in front of you )
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]*After they leave Protean Hall, Zaeryn raises her hand to his lips kissing it softly, before they leave the academy grounds in search of the cafe. Finding it several streets away, it looks just as he remembers it...he wonders if the staff is the same too. As he thinks about that his expression becomes one of mild alarm, stopping and turning to Valyssa several feet from the entrance he says in a suspiciously unsteady voice:*

“Maybe we shouldn’t go there after all.”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
[SBLOCK]
*As Valyssa notices Zaeryn's alarm and unsteadiness, she looks at him with concern and reaches up to hug him in her arms, cradling him gently against her as she cuddles close.*

"Oh, Zaeryn--what's wrong, my love? If it makes you feel unhappy, let's just forget it, then, OK?"
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]*Feeling much better and that it probably doesn’t matter...after all he’s with Valyssa now and that was four years ago. All tremor from his voice gone he says:*

“Never mind it’s probably nothing. I just remembered something I might have left undone last time I was here, just before I left Erilan a few years ago.”[/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
[SBLOCK]
"Are you telling me you left your tab unpaid there all that time?" Valyssa laughs at Zaeryn.

(OOC: An old flame, huh?)
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[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]“No more like and old girlfriend, I don’t know how she’ll react to seeing me as we didn’t part on the best of terms. She wanted me to stay here, and I wanted to explore the world. Really I just didn’t want to create a scene if she still works here, but it’s been four years maybe I’m concerned over nothing. Hopefully she’s moved on and is as happy as I am with you,” Zaeryn replies, kissing Valyssa at the end of his explanation.[/SBLOCK]