A New Beginning

[Anastasia]

"Chromatics. I was thinking for two red dragons," Benyen says, then frowns, "How else am I going to propose if we don't have the bodies of two slain red dragons to do it over? Nothing else has the right impact."

Ebony stares while Dana blink-blinks and then laughs, "Shiiiit! I knew I had another reason to like you. Though why?"

"You could be pregnant," Benyen says, "It's my responsibility to take responsibility for that." Blushing and looking away, "Only a cur leaves behind a woman who may bear their child."

[Yuthirin]

Use of Control Sound.

"YOU'RE PREGNANT!?" Calleigh's voice is easily heard in the inn and across town and very possibly the next town over.

'Oh my.' Tryll says, his mental tone very dry. 

[Anastasia]

Dana doesn't even blink at Calleigh's shout, "What the fuck ever, might be. It was just one fuck."

Benyen turns to you, "I would like to join you then, so I can be at Dana's side and take responsibility if she is pregnant, Tryll. Though I would ask that we seek and destroy Shadale at some point as well, to satisfy that enmity."

[Yuthirin]

'Yeah, sure. Your boyfriend can come along, Dana. Just remember,' Tryll turns to Benyen, 'Once we leave this plane, it's very unlikely we'll return any time soon. Our deaths are extremely likely, as our goal is the destruction of the god Shar. I suggest you have your affairs in order before we leave.' 

[Anastasia]

Okay, choice time. Is Benyen someone you want to bring into your node?

[Yuthirin]

Not sure yet. I want to give him a trial run, see if his personality meshes.

[Anastasia]

Okay, but I generally need a decision fairly soon, so expect this question to recur soon enough.

"I undestand," Benyen says, then grins, "It sounds like fun. I want to be the one that cuts apart Shar's best nightwalker and kicks the body into the Abyss!"

[Yuthirin]

Thats fine. I just want to see who he is first before I decide wherltger he'll be an ally or part of the node.

"We're a long way off from ending Shar, that's for sure! But we can get started here, by rooting out her mooks!" Calleigh says.

[Anastasia]

"Then let's continue," Ebony says curtly, "How shall we proceed, Tryll? This is your hunt."

There's the ball, it's in your court.

[Yuthirin]

"Well for starters, you're way too frowny for this! Shar feeds on that! She's bad news personized! What's up?" Calleigh asks.

[Anastasia]

Ebony takes a breath, and then another and finally says, "Benyen, you can do so much BETTER than Dana. She's a walking disaster," Ebony says, meeting his eyes. "Someone who nurtures and bolsters you, rather than a testament to a woman's self absorption and crudity!"

Dana's lips twist and her eyes gleam, opening her mouth to say something.

"So what?" Benyen beats her to the draw, "We've just met, but I get her. She's a woman I can imagine killing a Tarrasque with, or invading Hades to smash an ultroloth cabal or going beneath the waves to wipe out an aboleth colony. That's worth way more than some woman who'll stay at home and pine for me, right? Plus she looks amazing in that stone armor of hers. Like rowr!"

Dana's pissiness dials down a notch, "See? We fucking get each other. Also go fuck yourself with a dragon's slimy doom infested cock, you self righteous bitch, and then go mind your own fucking business. Shit, go find a man, a woman, a dragon, whatever you need, and stop acting like Benyen's moral fucking guardian."

"Sure, something like that," Benyen says, "Besides, I'm an adult and I like Dana."

As Ebony stays, gaze cool and half hidden by her hood, Dana smirks, "Besides, don't be jealous that I've already done better than you can do."

[Yuthirin]

"SHOTS FIRED!" Calleigh comments from the side, munching on some food.

[Anastasia]

Ebony merely gazes at them, expression distant, chilly. "Very well," she says, then turning to Tryll, "Where were we?"

[Yuthirin]

'We were remembering that our mission is more important than our emotions and who got the cute boy first.' Tryll replies to the the group.

[Yuthirin]

"But that's boring!" Calleigh protests.