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<blockquote data-quote="Rolzup" data-source="post: 3355355" data-attributes="member: 10105"><p><strong>Interlude: "The Lady Eve"</strong></p><p></p><p><em><inside the Palladion Theater, 2112 Promenade Street, The Bilge, Narayan:CITY"></em></p><p></p><p>Stop me if you've heard this one before: "A philosopher, a woman carrying a wizard's staff, a man with a flaming hat, an archer, a samurai, his monkey and a mesmerist walk into a bar"...</p><p></p><p>Rackhir looks the striking woman over, noting the similarity between her staff and the Malgrazia rod that Mercutio carries, not to mention the Salomalle wand the Right Reverend until recently wore tucked into his belt. He begins questioning her in his unmistakable way, both brusque and polite at the same time --"Who are you? What is your connection to the Rod and the Wand? What is your history with Nadir? What made him flee?"-while Lord Kenji's monkey-man casually offers the box office manager, Lucre, an enormous bribe and Meiji begins rooting around the small lobby bar looking for wine. Lucie the bartender smiles meekly at him then fetches a few bottles of the 'passable stuff' from the back. Mercutio's audience, still so enthralled by his performance they didn't notice the tell-tale signs --the screams, the detonations, the escaping ninja- of the battle fought in the basement are long gone.</p><p></p><p>"Next you'll be asking me my age!" she says. "Which, suffice to say, is 'older than I look' I could make any number of vague replies, and I might have to, depending on what you ask, but let me start off plain. I was what Nadir Medhi wants to be. A petitioner before the Bad Hunger.</p><p></p><p>"I am the Lady Eve. Once I knelt down in the Church Without Doors and," she pauses a whole minute, "learned things. Experience teaches. And knowledge is the enemy of understanding. I suppose that's not very clear, though it might be important."</p><p></p><p>"Was this recently?"</p><p></p><p>"A long time ago. Before that ugly incident with the bishop of Kruetzel."</p><p></p><p>Eve pauses again. "I can help you. I know a little about the Three Sisters; Salomalle, Malgrazia, and the Bella Dominatrix." She taps her staff against the floor. "They held my hands as I walked though the Not-Door."</p><p></p><p>"That would be the black barrier under the monastery?"</p><p></p><p>"Yes, though it's not nearly as cryptic as it sounds, since it's not a door but a wall. At least to you. Beyond it is the entrance to the Church Without Doors."</p><p></p><p>"And the entrance is a Gate?'</p><p></p><p>"Not in the way you mean it. It's more of a maw."</p><p></p><p>"What can you tell us about the Sisters?"</p><p></p><p>"They are succubae, slaves of the Hunger. He uses them to chaperone petitioners. As to why I haven't the foggiest. Needless to say, they hate Him."</p><p></p><p>"I take it then that the sisters are not necessary to become a petitioner to the Bad Hunger? Or at least not all of them, else your possession of the staff would be sufficient to prevent Nadir from entering the Not-Door."</p><p></p><p>"No. Only the Three Sisters together can open the Not-Door. Think of them like a test. Or like doormen. Nadir would have to take the Staff from me or perhaps seduce it into helping him, which would be no mean trick. But I know him. We traveled in the same circles for years. He's a clever and determined Shirac."</p><p></p><p>"You must be a powerful magician then..."</p><p></p><p>"I'm not a magician at all, although I do get invited to their parties. I frightened Nadir off because he doesn't understand what I am. But that won't stop him from trying to gain the Staff, and I don't know if I can stop him. Maybe if I had a sharp knife..."</p><p></p><p>"So then your interests lie along ours since he will have to come after you as well. Good. We have more than enough skill and power to kill him. With no false modesty, both Lord Kenji and I are very sharp knives..."</p><p></p><p>Burne coughs violently, hacking up sulfurous phlegm. "A-hem, ahem. Sorry. Something stuck in my throat."</p><p></p><p>"The problem with two sharp knives is that Nadir will plunge one into the other," the Lady Eve says tartly.</p><p></p><p>Meiji pours goblets of wine all around, as Kenji looks on, both beautiful and inscrutable, and Burne sits uncharacteristically silent, his helmet gently smoking, taking the occasional note.</p><p></p><p>Eve drains her cup in one fluid, unladylike gesture and looks Rackhir straight in the eye. "No, I meant that literally. I wish I still had my knife. So I could stab him. Then again", says Eve, her eyes darting to fresh bottle of wine, "if I did stab him that wouldn't go unnoticed. Other parties may be involved."</p><p></p><p>"Can you shield or protect us from his powers in some way? I at least lack the ability to resist his powers and Lord Kenji must close with him. No easy task given his talents at concealment."</p><p></p><p>Meiji refills her cup. "I can't protect you from Nadir's compulsions, though I could help you run away. Unless, of course, the places I run to kill you outright. Are you terribly fond of air?"</p><p></p><p>The Lady Eve polishes off another goblet. She slowly looks over to Kenji, as if finally noticing how near-perfect a specimen of Imperial manhood he is. Eve tries to catch his terrifyingly blank almondine eye.</p><p></p><p>"If you do get close to him he'll conjure up his witchblade. That could be... unpleasant. Nadir wasn't deemed worthy of Adept training at the Miir Valley School. He was made a Duelist. That gave him an inferiority complex at the same time it honed his interpersonal killing skills."</p><p></p><p>She idly fingers her empty cup, again looking toward Lord Kenji. Who turns to regard his monkey-man. Dr. Wu, in turn, keeps a watchful eye on the silent Mercutio, who does naught but furtively stroke his rod.</p><p></p><p>With a filthy laugh Eve says, "I could always leap in front of his sword to save you. I mean, if that wouldn't make you feel unmanly. Then again, considering the way some of you dress..."</p><p></p><p>Meiji, who has been listening along with great interest while acting as bartender, interrupts, "Even if you're not a mage, you're evidently able to scare Nadir away, which I must say is a neat trick. Speaking of which, since you say that he fled because he doesn't understand what you are - if I may ask, what are you then?"</p><p></p><p>Meiji slyly pours more wine. Eve says quietly. "I don't really know".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rolzup, post: 3355355, member: 10105"] [B]Interlude: "The Lady Eve"[/B] [I]<inside the Palladion Theater, 2112 Promenade Street, The Bilge, Narayan:CITY">[/I] Stop me if you've heard this one before: "A philosopher, a woman carrying a wizard's staff, a man with a flaming hat, an archer, a samurai, his monkey and a mesmerist walk into a bar"... Rackhir looks the striking woman over, noting the similarity between her staff and the Malgrazia rod that Mercutio carries, not to mention the Salomalle wand the Right Reverend until recently wore tucked into his belt. He begins questioning her in his unmistakable way, both brusque and polite at the same time --"Who are you? What is your connection to the Rod and the Wand? What is your history with Nadir? What made him flee?"-while Lord Kenji's monkey-man casually offers the box office manager, Lucre, an enormous bribe and Meiji begins rooting around the small lobby bar looking for wine. Lucie the bartender smiles meekly at him then fetches a few bottles of the 'passable stuff' from the back. Mercutio's audience, still so enthralled by his performance they didn't notice the tell-tale signs --the screams, the detonations, the escaping ninja- of the battle fought in the basement are long gone. "Next you'll be asking me my age!" she says. "Which, suffice to say, is 'older than I look' I could make any number of vague replies, and I might have to, depending on what you ask, but let me start off plain. I was what Nadir Medhi wants to be. A petitioner before the Bad Hunger. "I am the Lady Eve. Once I knelt down in the Church Without Doors and," she pauses a whole minute, "learned things. Experience teaches. And knowledge is the enemy of understanding. I suppose that's not very clear, though it might be important." "Was this recently?" "A long time ago. Before that ugly incident with the bishop of Kruetzel." Eve pauses again. "I can help you. I know a little about the Three Sisters; Salomalle, Malgrazia, and the Bella Dominatrix." She taps her staff against the floor. "They held my hands as I walked though the Not-Door." "That would be the black barrier under the monastery?" "Yes, though it's not nearly as cryptic as it sounds, since it's not a door but a wall. At least to you. Beyond it is the entrance to the Church Without Doors." "And the entrance is a Gate?' "Not in the way you mean it. It's more of a maw." "What can you tell us about the Sisters?" "They are succubae, slaves of the Hunger. He uses them to chaperone petitioners. As to why I haven't the foggiest. Needless to say, they hate Him." "I take it then that the sisters are not necessary to become a petitioner to the Bad Hunger? Or at least not all of them, else your possession of the staff would be sufficient to prevent Nadir from entering the Not-Door." "No. Only the Three Sisters together can open the Not-Door. Think of them like a test. Or like doormen. Nadir would have to take the Staff from me or perhaps seduce it into helping him, which would be no mean trick. But I know him. We traveled in the same circles for years. He's a clever and determined Shirac." "You must be a powerful magician then..." "I'm not a magician at all, although I do get invited to their parties. I frightened Nadir off because he doesn't understand what I am. But that won't stop him from trying to gain the Staff, and I don't know if I can stop him. Maybe if I had a sharp knife..." "So then your interests lie along ours since he will have to come after you as well. Good. We have more than enough skill and power to kill him. With no false modesty, both Lord Kenji and I are very sharp knives..." Burne coughs violently, hacking up sulfurous phlegm. "A-hem, ahem. Sorry. Something stuck in my throat." "The problem with two sharp knives is that Nadir will plunge one into the other," the Lady Eve says tartly. Meiji pours goblets of wine all around, as Kenji looks on, both beautiful and inscrutable, and Burne sits uncharacteristically silent, his helmet gently smoking, taking the occasional note. Eve drains her cup in one fluid, unladylike gesture and looks Rackhir straight in the eye. "No, I meant that literally. I wish I still had my knife. So I could stab him. Then again", says Eve, her eyes darting to fresh bottle of wine, "if I did stab him that wouldn't go unnoticed. Other parties may be involved." "Can you shield or protect us from his powers in some way? I at least lack the ability to resist his powers and Lord Kenji must close with him. No easy task given his talents at concealment." Meiji refills her cup. "I can't protect you from Nadir's compulsions, though I could help you run away. Unless, of course, the places I run to kill you outright. Are you terribly fond of air?" The Lady Eve polishes off another goblet. She slowly looks over to Kenji, as if finally noticing how near-perfect a specimen of Imperial manhood he is. Eve tries to catch his terrifyingly blank almondine eye. "If you do get close to him he'll conjure up his witchblade. That could be... unpleasant. Nadir wasn't deemed worthy of Adept training at the Miir Valley School. He was made a Duelist. That gave him an inferiority complex at the same time it honed his interpersonal killing skills." She idly fingers her empty cup, again looking toward Lord Kenji. Who turns to regard his monkey-man. Dr. Wu, in turn, keeps a watchful eye on the silent Mercutio, who does naught but furtively stroke his rod. With a filthy laugh Eve says, "I could always leap in front of his sword to save you. I mean, if that wouldn't make you feel unmanly. Then again, considering the way some of you dress..." Meiji, who has been listening along with great interest while acting as bartender, interrupts, "Even if you're not a mage, you're evidently able to scare Nadir away, which I must say is a neat trick. Speaking of which, since you say that he fled because he doesn't understand what you are - if I may ask, what are you then?" Meiji slyly pours more wine. Eve says quietly. "I don't really know". [/QUOTE]
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