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<blockquote data-quote="BoldItalic" data-source="post: 7126032" data-attributes="member: 6777052"><p>Ariadne's two interrogators, who were called P[sup]u[/sup]NK and T[sup]u[/sup]NK [sup]1[/sup], ordered her to empty her handbag onto the table. You can tell how utterly evil they were, just by that. Among the items that fell out was Ariadne's trinket, a pair of lodestones shaped like minotaur horns, which were a present (from the minotaur of course, who did you think? They did have this <em>relationship</em>, you know?). T[sup]u[/sup]NK picked them up, discovered how they stuck to each other and cast <em>Dispel Magic</em>, which had no effect whatever. This made him angry because, well, when you cast a spell and <em>nothing happens</em> you feel like a bit of an idiot because you've wasted a slot. "WH[sup]u[/sup]T [sup]u[/sup]R[sup]u[/sup] TH[sup]u[/sup]S[sup]u[/sup] ?" he demanded in his most threatening tone.</p><p></p><p>[sup]1[/sup] Sumerian cuneiform had no vowels.</p><p></p><p>Although the Sumerians worshipped bulls and knew all about them, Ariadne was unable to explain about the M[sup]u[/sup]N[sup]u[/sup]T[sup]u[/sup][sup]u[/sup]R. It just didn't exist as a concept in Sumerian. In the end, she picked up the two lodestones and held them up to her head like two little horns, to try to get the point across, while fluttering her eyelashes and looking as seductive as she could.</p><p></p><p>This had a remarkable effect. T[sup]u[/sup]NK turned white as sheet and recoiled, making complicated shapes with his fingers and babbling something that sounded like FISH TAR over and over again.</p><p></p><p>"Get up, you idiot, this isn't the <em>real</em> Ishtar," growled his companion. "Look at her, she hasn't even got a gate guarded by lions in her handbag. At least, I don't <em>think</em> it is." He wavered, suddenly unsure. If this <em>was</em> the goddess of fertility and whatnot, and if he wasn't awfully polite, his marriage prospects might not be ...</p><p></p><p>Ariadne saw her chance to bluff it out. She pointed a finger, loaded with significance, at his nose. "Do you feel lucky, P[sup]u[/sup]NK?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BoldItalic, post: 7126032, member: 6777052"] Ariadne's two interrogators, who were called P[sup]u[/sup]NK and T[sup]u[/sup]NK [sup]1[/sup], ordered her to empty her handbag onto the table. You can tell how utterly evil they were, just by that. Among the items that fell out was Ariadne's trinket, a pair of lodestones shaped like minotaur horns, which were a present (from the minotaur of course, who did you think? They did have this [I]relationship[/I], you know?). T[sup]u[/sup]NK picked them up, discovered how they stuck to each other and cast [I]Dispel Magic[/I], which had no effect whatever. This made him angry because, well, when you cast a spell and [I]nothing happens[/I] you feel like a bit of an idiot because you've wasted a slot. "WH[sup]u[/sup]T [sup]u[/sup]R[sup]u[/sup] TH[sup]u[/sup]S[sup]u[/sup] ?" he demanded in his most threatening tone. [sup]1[/sup] Sumerian cuneiform had no vowels. Although the Sumerians worshipped bulls and knew all about them, Ariadne was unable to explain about the M[sup]u[/sup]N[sup]u[/sup]T[sup]u[/sup][sup]u[/sup]R. It just didn't exist as a concept in Sumerian. In the end, she picked up the two lodestones and held them up to her head like two little horns, to try to get the point across, while fluttering her eyelashes and looking as seductive as she could. This had a remarkable effect. T[sup]u[/sup]NK turned white as sheet and recoiled, making complicated shapes with his fingers and babbling something that sounded like FISH TAR over and over again. "Get up, you idiot, this isn't the [I]real[/I] Ishtar," growled his companion. "Look at her, she hasn't even got a gate guarded by lions in her handbag. At least, I don't [I]think[/I] it is." He wavered, suddenly unsure. If this [I]was[/I] the goddess of fertility and whatnot, and if he wasn't awfully polite, his marriage prospects might not be ... Ariadne saw her chance to bluff it out. She pointed a finger, loaded with significance, at his nose. "Do you feel lucky, P[sup]u[/sup]NK?" [/QUOTE]
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