The Sudden Approach of Unexplainable Power: IC

[unleashed]

“Thank you. Well, don’t worry yourself too much about it, Lissa, I think I can hold out a few minutes more for a bath,” Aekalos chuckles. “Oh, and call me Aekalos... sir just sounds so formal.”

Once Lissa leaves, Aekalos takes a look around the room and settles in as he waits for either the water or his dinner to arrive.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

The room is fairly simple. A cheval mirror stands in the corner to the right of the door. The bed stretches along the wall opposite the door. Above the bed is a window which overlooks the street. A small desk and a wooden chair sits along the wall to the door's right. Aekalos does notice that he is lucky enough to not only have a private bath but also a private bathroom in general. Beside the polished wood chamber pot is a simple cord. A sign tacked to the wall behind the cord reads:

Pull this string to summon an attendant to empty the chamber pot.

[Sblock=OOC]Assuming Aekalos does nothing until the meal arrives...[/Sblock]

After twenty minutes a knock comes to Aekalos' door. A man's voice sounds from the other side. "Dinner, sir. The chicken you requested ahs come."

 

[unleashed]

Just having finished checking and shapening his blades, Aekalos puts aside his rapier and heads to the door. Opening it, he says, “Oh good, please bring it in...”

[SBLOCK=OOC]He was doing something, just nothing overly important. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

Aekalos can see a young man standing outside the room with a bronze serving tray and a folding stand. Once the door is opened he sets the stand just inside the door and then rests the tray on top of it. On the tray is a platter with the fruit cup, roasted chicken, peas and carrots, and garlic bread. Additionally there is a three pronged heavy fork and a thick knife for cutting the chicken. A glass of water has been poured and also rests upon the tray, the glass is already sweating from the chill of the water inside.

"I'll leave this with you. I beleive your water is being warmed on the ovens as we speak. They said they would bring it in about twenty minutes. That should give you enough time to finish the meal, and if you are not done the water won't cool much while you do finish the meal. Can I get anything else, sir?"

 

[unleashed]

“Thank you, it all smells and looks wonderful,” Aekalos offers, glancing down at the tray and smiling. “Hmm, no, I can’t think of anything else at the moment, but thanks for asking.”

 

[Nonlethal Force]

"Indeed, then," the man replies. "The water-bringer will let me know if your trays are ready to be retrieved at the appropriate time."

 

[unleashed]

“Okay then... well, if there’s nothing else, I’d best start on my meal, so I’m ready when the bath water arrives. Thank you again,” Aekalos says with a nod of his head. He then closes the door and takes the tray to the desk, before starting on his meal... unless the young man decides to add something further.

 

[Nonlethal Force]

The man leaves, and Aekalos is alone in the room for almost twenty minutes before another knock comes to the door. Another male voice - different from the earlier one - calls through the wooden door. "Your water, sir. For the bath."

[Sblock=OOC]I've nothing else that has to happen before Aekalos does something, so we can advance the story even through to next morning if you so desire.[/Sblock]

 

[unleashed]

Sitting, Aekalos takes a moment or two to inhale the aromas emanating from this platter, before enthusiastically cutting into the chicken and bringing a piece to his mouth, chewing slowly as he savours the taste. Working his way through the rest of his meal with equal deliberateness, he is just finishing the last of the chilled water as the knock comes. Returning his tray to the stand, he then wipes a little garlic butter from his chin and is licking it from his finger as he opens the door. “I must say, your timing is excellent, as I just finished my dinner,” he remarks with a grin, before opening the door even wider and stepping back, “Please, don’t let me hold you up... all that water must be quite heavy, so go on through to the bathroom.”

[SBLOCK=OOC]Yep, we'll get through this little bit of RP with the water carrier(s), then Aekalos will have his bath and go to sleep. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Nonlethal Force]

The boy obviously attempts to avoid eye contact with Aekalos, perhaps more out of insecurity than fear. "Yes, right sir." He lifts the wooden yoke stretched across his shoulders and turns sideways to pass through the door. As he stands upright, chains stretching down to the large pails sitting on the floor tighten and then raise the pails off of the ground. a glance at the boy's thighs reveals that he must be quite experienced at water carrying because his legs look quite strong.

The boy carries the water to the bathtub and begins the process of filling it as much as the water he brought up could accomplish. "I'm allowed to give you one refill of water, sir. But it'll take about twenty minutes to heat up. Would you care to place an order for the refill so that I can bring it up about the time this water runs cold ... or do you think this will be enough? And I suppose while I'm here I should ask if your pot needs emptying, as I can take care of that if you need as well."