031.7 "Hanna kicked me!"

[Corwin]

[19:48] <Kotono> ---
[19:49] <Kotono> Mmmm. A quiet day for Ithea. A guilty pleasure snuck up on her. She was restin gin her room a moment, her eyes getting heavy before she realized it. Sleep comes with its gentle embrace, Ithea sagging back in her chair. A dim haze of dreams follow, disrupted by one thing. "27." Said creature says just that, stirring Ithea from the muddiness of her nap.
[19:51] * Ithea slowly opens up her eyes, and stares at the creature. "...yes?" she asks with a small yawn.
[19:52] <Kotono> With serious, solemn eyes and a plead in them, "Hanna kicked me," 27 says, voice filled with upset.
[19:56] * Ithea pauses at that, and sighs as she gets up. "Was there a reason, and if not, did she apologize?" she asks.
[19:57] <Kotono> 27 whimpers. It actually manaages an utterly pathetic and sad sounding whimper, looking up at Ithea with big, watery eyes. "She didn't, Anarch."
[19:59] * Ithea sighs again. "Alright, let's go see her and ask what happened and see if we can't draw one out then. Alright?" she asks as she gives another yawn, and stretches her arms wildly, before slowly moving towards the door.
[20:04] <Kotono> 27 does follow. Hanna is found in the library, Elder Magi Tepen cleaning up some papers. Hanna has her feet up and is staring off at the ceiling, seemingly lost in personal reflection.
[20:08] <Ithea> "Hanna?" Ithea calls out as she approaches. "Sorry to disturb you, but I wanted to talk to you. 27 here said you'd kicked him earlier, I was wondering what happened?"
[20:10] <Kotono> 27 hangs well back, as Hanna looks Ithea's way. "Oh that?" Sighing and rubbing her temple slowly, "Tell your slaad pet NOT to sneak up on me, cling to my leg and start reciting obscure prophecy."
[20:13] * Ithea sighs, turns to eye 27 hanging off some distance away and then back to Hanna. "...I figured it was something like that. I'll try to impress that on him, though would you mind apologizing to him about the kick? I don't mind if you make sure to threaten your point to do worse if he makes a repeat of it, that'll probably actually help impressing the point to him, but I would appreciate the gesture."
[20:14] * Ithea pauses and asks curiously, "...and what messed up obscure prophecy did he blab out this time, if I might ask?"
[20:18] <Kotono> "Well," Hanna begins, but 27 approaches. In a clear, strong voice, "On the tides of reversing the Passions of one, Destiny shall make himself known." 27 says, yet at the same time it is distinctly not 27's voice. It has no gender to it, inflecting the words crisply and cleanly. "I'm terrified that Destiny will win. This is only the beginning if you lose, this is only the first step, stop
[20:18] <Kotono> them now."
[20:22] <Ithea> "...ah," Ithea says, not comprehending at all.
[20:23] <Kotono> "Ah."  Hanna seconds that, "Any chance you can say what you mean more directly? Ithea, can you tell him to do that?"
[20:26] <Ithea> "I've tried before, but never hurts to ask again. So, 27, I don't suppose you can make it less obscure? What's this about passions and destiny and stopping someone?"
[20:28] <Kotono> 27 looks up at Ithea, "Clarity comes when you deduce the mystery of who I am before me." 27's voice is still not 27's, but instead clear and without any inflection at all. "Can any of your number answer this, Ithea?"
[20:34] <Ithea> "...Well, I can't, and I don't know if anybody else can. Are you a spirit from Lifasa using 27 to guide us, maybe?" Ithea asks with a small frown. "Like...Fol or Darral?"
[20:34] * Ithea just guesses, not having any better answers!
[20:34] <Kotono> 27 sits down and stares at Ithea, but says nothing.
[20:35] <Ithea> "Alright, guess that's a no to the clarity question, then..." Ithea says, before pausing and adds another name to the mix. "...Medi?"
[20:35] <Kotono> "Another riddle? Ugh. I don't suppose I can axe it out of you?" Hanna asks. Meanwhile you hear a laugh - Annalise. She saunters up besides Hanna, "Yes yes, I'm sure you'd love to axe it out of it. But no, I suspect you'll need to use your brain." Meanwhile 27 still stares, not responding.
[20:36] <Ithea> "Well, do -you- have any insight into it, Annalise? And hi, by the way," Ithea asks, greeting simultaneously the vampire.
[20:43] <Kotono> "I was listening," she sensually stretches, giving 27 a nice view and making Hanna roll her eyes. As she lowers her arms and straightens her back, "Assuming he wants to be discovered, he says we need to deduce what it is before him. That does imply there are clues out there that can lead to the answer. This assumes a logical train of thought from a slaad, so I fear we are already well past
[20:43] <Kotono> the point of common sense."
[20:44] <Kotono> "Most slaad don't look like badgers with sword...things and an exposed heart." Hanna admits that much as she finally stops rolling her eyes, "If you're right, Gwynharwyf forbid, then why don't you figure it out?"
[20:50] <Kotono> "It's Ithea's pet," With a look back to the catgirl, "Surely if anyone knows it would be 27's dear Anarch." Annalise smiles to Ithea, "I'm sure you're just waiting to tell us the truth."
[20:53] <Ithea> "I'm still waiting to figure it out myself," Ithea says with a shrug. "But I'll be sure to share it once I do. Anyway, sorry he glomped onto your leg before, Hanna. I can't do anything about the prophecy, but like I said, I'll try to impress to him not to go surprising people otherwise."
[20:58] <Kotono> "Thanks," Hanna says, "I don't have a clue ,but I haven't paid much attention to it."
[20:59] <Kotono> Annalise smiles, "Of course not," she chides, "Ithea, what is 27 known for beyond his prophecies? Is there anything that can add more information?"
[21:02] <Ithea> "I know he doesn't like Tannin or Morniel, that he's a slaad, that I found him in Limbo burrowing through the earth...that's really it?" Ithea says. "I don't know of any way to get more information than maybe visiting Limbo again, honestly."
[21:03] <Kotono> "Burrowing through the Earth - any ties ot Earth at all?" Annalise ponders, "Morniel's from Celestia, he wouldn't like that...but Tannin's chaos blooded. Why wouldn't he like Tannin...or I wonder if Morniel has a deeper meaning too?"
[21:06] <Kotono> "Oh joy, question and answer with the old hag of a vampire," Hanna looks back up at the ceiling, "I'm sure the Heavens rejoice."
[21:07] <Kotono> "Oh, of course they don't. After all, they have you." With a smile as dry as a desert wind, Annalise glances at Hanna. "Who needs an axe when an intellect is called for. Go busy yourself abusing wooden dummies while we mature types work on this."
[21:11] <Kotono> Hanna exhales out of her nose, eyes shut as she takes a loooong breath in and out. "Oh really?" she looks over from where she sits.
[21:12] <Kotono> "Mmm-hmm." Not even looking away from 27 now, "Shoo."
[21:20] <Ithea> "...right, well, I was having a lovely nap before all this talk about prophecies started, and I think I'll go back to that rather than wonder over 27's mysteries," Ithea says as the two... rivals? Well, as the two start snipping at each other. She doesn't wait to see if Hanna does actually give an apology/threat to 27, as she starts to head back to her room. She can worry about training 27 not to sneak up on people later too.
[21:27] <Kotono> As you hear the sounds of a fight break out behind you, Ithea wisely heads back to her room. As you walk in the halls of the officer's quarters, you come across Misalea. She has a smile plastered on her face, hand held up to her face as she wanders. A rather large diamond ring is on one finger, which she makes a show of inspecting.
[21:30] <Ithea> "Hi, Misalea," Ithea greets the elf, smiling at how pleased she looks. Her eyes go to the ring. "Nice ring, by the way?"
[21:34] <Kotono> "Oh! Ithea!" Turning and with a smile, voice rising with each word, "He proposed to me! I thought we were going to spend a few days apart and then he came up to me and got one one knee and said it, right there!"
[21:37] * Ithea blinks. "Congratulations! I didn't know you two were that far along with your relationship!" Ithea says warmly with a smile of her own. "But from how you're looking at the ring, you seem rather happy to accept his offer, and I'm glad things are going so well for you two then!"
[21:41] <Kotono> "We'd spend a lot of time together in Mechanus," Blushing with a happy little giggle as she holds up the ring for Ithea to see, "It's so wonderful lately! I met friends I thought the dwarves would never free, I've had time to get closer to Adrian and now this! Elrisa must be watching over us."
[21:48] * Ithea nods. "It's a beautiful ring," Ithea says, smiling more as she indulges in a little curiosity and detecting magic on it, sees the type of enchantments he put into it. "Adrian put some thought into it too, it seems."
[21:50] <Ithea> "Have you set a date for exchanging vows? And are you doing anything special, any certain customs to follow from either side and such?" she asks too.
[21:52] <Kotono> OOC: Spellcraft.
[21:54] <Ithea> roll d20+28+3 insightful spellcraft, take 2!
[21:54] * Hatbot --> "Ithea rolls d20+28+3 insightful spellcraft, take 2! and gets 49." [d20=18]
[21:54] <Kotono> It is a ring of protection+5 adn also grants fire resistance.
[22:02] <Kotono> "Not yet. I mean, I just went to get something and..." Blushing again, "Oh! We'll have to do our vows in a forest grove, and I'll need a week for the purification rites, and..." Going on, "I'll need ot get people invited, worry about food, see to the training, prepare the draught of life, get the proper order of attendance and seating done..."
[22:06] * Ithea whistles. "A lot of preparations! What about him? What's he going to be up to through all that?"
[22:08] <Kotono> "Well, he has to help with the draught of life, of course," Tapping a finger to her shoulder as she thinks, "It's tradition that he prepares the grove and ensures it is safe and secure, selects a priest of his choice to oversee it and select our wedding clothes, not counting any rituals he may have."
[22:15] * Ithea nods. "Well, at least he'll be involved. I know some cultures some men don't do much during these rituals," Ithea says with a grin. "Congratulations again! I'll says as much to the lucky guy when I spot him next too, he must be euphoric that you accepted."
[22:19] <Kotono> "Well, it's not that he's a man. He's an outsider - I mean, not a star elf," Misalea explains, "When two of my people join, they split everything evenly. With one not of our race, things are different."
[22:23] <Ithea> "As long as you're both happy, I don't think the differences matter," Ithea says with a smile.
[22:25] <Kotono> "It doesn't, as long as we make the draught." Misalea giddily smiles, sighing in contentment, "I'll need to get started on that."
[22:26] * Ithea nods. "I'll leave you to that then. If there's anything I can do to help in the preparations, don't hesitate to ask, Misalea, alright?" she says.
[22:27] <Kotono> "Okay!" Misalea calls and waves, going off with a whistle and a spring in her step.
[22:27] * Ithea now continues on her way to her room and dreamville!
[22:30] <Kotono> Ithea reaches her room! No interruptions, no onthing - save for one thing. Curled up outside of her door is a black cat. It looks like it is taking a nap there.
[22:34] <Ithea> "...hello, kitty," Ithea says, not recalling anybody bringing cats into Aurora, leaning down to pet it. Pausing in momentary thought as she strokes it, given the fact that she was just talking to one half of a couple and now a cat... "Sharess? Or one of her cats, visiting for her?" she asks the cat as her fingers shift to scratch the kitty under the chin. If it speaks, well that answers that.
[22:35] <Kotono> The kitty purrs, but does not speak. Its eyes slowly open, giving Ithea a reserved feline gaze.
[22:36] <Ithea> "Well, not speaking, so I guess not?" the catfolk girl says as she tries picking up the cat, assuming it doesn't mind, and bringing it into her room. "Wonder who you belong to then, fella?"
[22:38] <Kotono> The cat curls into Ithea's arms and purrs loudly. Heading inside you see nothing is awry, at least.
[22:42] <Ithea> Closing the door, Ithea sits on the edge of her bed, playing with the cat as she sets it on her lap. "I can't play with you for very long, I'm still a bit sleepy, so I was planning to take a nice quick nap while I have some free time to enjoy one, but after that I'll check if I can't find who you belong to and get you back to them, alright?" she says to the cat, not that she's expecting an answer anymore.
[22:43] <Kotono> The cat is soft and warm, curling up in Ithea's lap once placed there. It's claws gently knead into her flesh, not even felt thanks to her ensorcelled flesh.
[22:58] * Ithea plays with the cat for a little while, until a few minutes later, yawning, she picks it up and sets it on the ground. "Okay, kitty, I think it's time for my nap time."
[22:58] <Kotono> The cat hops right back up to Ithea's bed, sprawling out and purring, belly presented up to Ithea.
[23:03] <Ithea> "...or you can rest on top here, with me. I'm still going to nap, kitty!" she says with a small frown, not really annoyed, but she rolls her eyes and scoots more into the bed, prodding the cat further to the side, and lies down. She does scratch it's tummy for a bit, while she closes her eyes and exhales deeply.
[23:04] <Kotono> Just as you start to doze off, there's knocking on the door. "Ithea?" It's Elena.
[23:10] * Ithea sighs, and gives a small groan, napping is unfortunately one of those dreams, isn't it? Getting back up, she responds to the spirit as she goes for the door. "Yes Elena?"
[23:12] <Kotono> Elena looks a bit tired, "Galariel sent me. Apparently you were with Annalise and Hanna before they got into a fight?"
[23:13] <Ithea> "...yes?" she confirms, dreading what might have happened. "They didn't set the library on fire and destroy everything or something like that, right?"
[23:15] <Kotono> "No, but Tepen was nearby and he was furious over a serious fight in the library. Galariel agreed, and the two of them escorted the two to the dungeons to cool down." Blushing a bit, "Since Jaela's not here, Galariel would like you to talk to them and remind them to keep any violence private and not anywhere that can be damaged, like a library full of books."
[23:16] * Ithea rubs the temple of her forehead. "...I don't suppose Galariel or you have any problems with leaving the two of them to stew in the dungeons for a few hours?" she asks, looking back at her bed.
[23:18] <Kotono> "Not particularly. They can insult each other all they want, they have cells facing each other," Elena shrugs honestly, and then lowering her voice, "I think it's kind of funny, but don't tell anyone I said that."
[23:21] <Ithea> "As long as you don't tell Jaela I'm the one letting them spend time there, deal," Ithea says firmly as she looks from her bed back at Elena. Remembering the cat... "Oh, Elena, do you know if anybody aboard has a black cat for a pet? I found one sitting outside my room, I was wondering who its owner might be."
[23:23] <Kotono> "There's some pets and a few black cats," Peeking in, "One of the little demons probably got in."
[23:25] <Ithea> "If you can find who it belongs to, I'd appreciate it," Ithea says, letting Elena take over the task.