Mechanus Trip

[Ebiris]

"Oh yes, that's why I don't like Mechanus, they tolerate devils here," Marie says, making a face as she hears about that harvester devil, leaning against bar so clean she can see her reflection in it and gesturing with a mug of frothy alcoholic liquid at Antenora. "Also why ban magic above the third circle? Are they aiming for the same theme as Alicia's world had before they started breaking those seals?"

[Anastasia]

"We could ask," Antenora has a long sip of water, eyes closed as she does. 'Is this the one you want to make a play in?'

Meanwhile around you are people drinking and eating. It's a fairly decent crowd - besides a hezrou, eating in the corner and with people giving the smelly demon a large berth.

[Ebiris]

'What sort of play are you thinking?' Marie asks back in telepathy. 'I think shoving a devil in to be ground up in the gears might stretch your diplomatic immunity.'

[Anastasia]

'I was thinking of play, not work,' Antenora says, 'But there's an obvious loophole. Teleportation and similar magic aren't banned. We get him to accept a spell somehow or another with us elsewhere and deal with his evil.'

A pause to drink water, then raise her glass, "Some of those cheesed potatoes, please, and juice with them."

Once ordered, 'But we may want a city or a gear with a bit less evil for pure play.'

[Ebiris]

'Or we lend Kacka a hand so she can deal with him?' Marie suggests as she sips her drink. 'You've got to start acting more indirectly now you're a goddess, Antenora. Lets do that so you can get some practice then we'll find somewhere more laid back to relax?'

As laid back as Mechanus will ever get, anyway.

[Anastasia]

'Mmm-hmm,' Antenora drawls, 'So we're going to do it indirectly, love? Then again, maybe I should follow my own instincts instead of submitting to your will? ...but no, I do so enjoy following your lead, Marie.'

[Ebiris]

"That's no good," Marie says out loud, reaching over and patting Antenora's forearm. Then back in telepathy, 'You're a goddess, you're One. Don't second guess yourself, follow your instincts.'

[Anastasia]

Antenora turns and raises an eyebrow, "Really? You aren't fond of cheese and potatoes?"

Then in your mind, 'I'm not second guessing myself. I am realizing how much I adore you and like following your lead, Marie. I don't second guess the love I feel for you.'

[Ebiris]

"It's very bland and stodgy," she says aloud without missing a beat. "Put some spicy beans on there at least."

'That's lovely, but I wouldn't doubt your love just because you didn't follow my advice all the time. So tell me really how you want to handle things here.'

"Say, if spells above third circle are illegal, is that to have them or to cast them? My daily wards are all above that," she adds thoughtfully.

[Anastasia]

"Add those," Antenora says and then waiting, 'Smite the devil, sort things out and then find somewhere to have less work and more fun.'

[Ebiris]

'Then lets do that. After you eat your potatoes anyway,' Marie sends back, having a drink of her watered down ale.

[Anastasia]

The server, a mechanical creature like an Inevitable but shorter, merely says, "According to Raymand, the casting is. There is nothing in the law said about spells already cast."

[Ebiris]

"Hmm," Marie looks at the helpful inevitable. "That's good for me at least. Still makes it a poorly written law to have that big a loophole though."

[Anastasia]

"I agree. Raymand is learning," The creature says, voice stiff, metallic. "He will be great one day, but he must learn the arts of the law himself."

[Ebiris]

'Whether it's before or after we do the devil thing, lets stick around for when Raymand comes out to talk about his laws so we can give him a hand fixing them? Now I just feel sorry for him,' she sends to Antenora.