Mechanus Trip

[Ebiris]

Oh hello Shar, how we've missed your dulcet tones.

Was that a cry for attention?

[Anastasia]

No, a warning for those too foolish to see danger when they court it.

[Ebiris]

Yes, it was rather reckless of your priest. If you have any others in need of instruction I'll be happy to oblige.

[Anastasia]

I find I crave your instruction, Alicia. Come. Come to my realm and instruct me. I'm sure we will both find it...remarkable.

[Ebiris]

This went in a direction she was entirely unprepared for.

Still, there will come a day when she does face Shar in her realm, hopefully to put her down for good.

I will remember that invitation.

[Anastasia]

A flicker of images in your mind's eye. The soft cry of a woman's passions, the gentle feel of a feminine body against yours, the intoxicating scent of the truly beautiful. Shadowy flashes in your mind, as much darkness as a true image.

I await you, Alicia. We will have such marvelous...battles there.

Shar's laughter, soft and mocking, echos in your ears before fading away.

[Ebiris]

What a thoroughly strange and unpleasant experience.

She needs a kitty-consult!

Sharess, Shar just flirted with me. How do you deal with something like that?

[Anastasia]

Warm laughter fills your mind.

Ah, Shar can certainly use her wiles and beauty to ensnare. Don't forget she can be the Dark Dancer, a figure of allure and temptation. You ignore it if you can and go and deal with the, ahem, tension if you can't. That is what you keep Syala around for, isn't it?

Don't let it get to you. She uses it as another weapon to advance her agenda. Strengthen yourself against it as you must, for those who succumb are ultimately consumed into nothingness by her touch.

[Ebiris]

Well it didn't really get to her like that and she doesn't want to do anything intimate with such thoughts fresh in mind, so ignoring it works!

Okay, I just wanted to check if it was something others have to deal with as well. That's not the sort of special treatment I'd like to receive! I'll just put it out of mind, yes.

[Anastasia]

She uses it on occasion on us, but she mostly aims it at mortals. We're usually too wise to fall for it. Unless she felt she could needle you over it or strike a weak point.

[Ebiris]

I think it's just her needling. One of her followers vandalised a minor shrine of mine and I cursed him. She spoke to me afterwards and after I got a good one in our verbal sparring she resorted to strange flirtations. Thank you for putting my mind at ease, Sharess. I'll go find a cat to pet.

And she does, Alicia appearing in one of Liberton's alleyways where somebody's feline familiar is catching a sunbeam on a window-ledge. "Good cat," Alicia says, taking off her gauntlet to pet the cat's warm grey fur.

[Anastasia]

The cat purrs to the touch, a distinct sense of happiness from it at the attention.

"Mrr," The cat yawns and purrs, "Momma says that she's happy you got a good in on her, whatever that means."

[Ebiris]

"It means that you're a good cat," Alicia reiterates, giving her little tribute to Sharess by scratching the kitty behind its ears.

[Anastasia]

"I like being a good cat," The grey familiar purrs away as sunlight streams down. "Momma says you should adopt one of my sister's kittens now, too."

[Ebiris]

Alright Sharess.

She's not looking for a new familiar but a pet she can handle. "Well then, why don't you lead me to your sister and her kittens?" she asks, ceasing her scratching.