A Bird and A Goon in the desert

[RyderHakubi]

"Since we don't KNOW what happens when we die here, I think the threat of eternal limbo or having your soul ripped into tiny little shreds as the legacy of your life is erased... or some other nasty event... is enough to keep me from needlessly attempting things that could get me dead..."

Ryder finished his little ramble and then drank more of his drink...

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx smirks and sits back down.

"Coward."

[RyderHakubi]

"Nah... just trying to avoid pointless fights, that's all..."

With another smirk, Ryder sips more of his drink.

[Carthrat]

"Stories? I don't know where to begin," professes Mei-Ling. "You see, for many years, now, I have been wandering, with my only goal being to.. see and learn as much as possible before my time is ended.

I can't tell you much about were I was born, for I was taken from it at an early age, and placed under the tutelage of my.. now former.. master. Most of my life to date has been under him.

People, Magic, Life, Death... I believe he taught me all he could before I left, but I believed I could learn more about magic.. and myself.. through travel. Knowledge of the world, of how it is and how it will be, these things are strength to me. There are as many spirits as there are ideas, and I hope to witness them all."

Mei-Ling starts to ramble on about specfic people and places she's met, nostalgia taking over.

[Dracos]

The next morning...

For Ryder, Darx, and Mei-ling...


Mei-ling awakens in the inn room that the Doctor had set her up with last night, a small bag of money at her side as payment for the stories, replacing her previous bag of currency.

Dracos

[Carthrat]

Mei-Ling stays in bed for a long moment, just staring at the ceiling, not sure exactly what she wants to do.

Eventually, she gets out of bed and gets dressed again, deciding to take things one step at a time, and heads out her room to get some breakfast.

[Dracos]

Sally, the innkeeper, served an okay breakfast of eggs and toast as Mei-ling sat there eating.

Dracos

[Carthrat]

Mei-Ling slowly eats the meal, taking in the surrounding bar.

Today, she resolved, she'd familiarize herself with this place. Yesterday, she'd been half-mad with hunger and thirst (or so it felt), and hadn't had a chance to soak it in.

But this was really just the beginning of another journey, and so she felt she owed it the proper contemplation it deserved.

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx yawns and heads downstairs, taking a seat and ordering his own breakfast.

[Dracos]

This early in the morning, Darx and Mei-ling, while not sitting at the same table, were the only folks other than innkeeper Sally in the inn.

Dracos

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx yawns again and flicks a wing towards Mei-ling.

"Morning, girl.  Didn't think I'd be seeing you again so soon."

[Carthrat]

"If you say so," replies Mei-Ling. "There was little doubt in my mind as to seeing you again, though," she adds. "Tell me, where do you hail from.. originally, at any rate. Origins may mean little here.. except as a definition."

[Dexie Oblivion]

"Meh.  I come from a place of nothing but oppression, bad memories, and war....it's really not worth talking about, at any rate."

Le sigh.

"How about yourself?"

[Carthrat]

"I could say the same," replies Mei-Ling. "War.. misery.. death, they aren't unique to anywhere.

I come from Kara-Tur.. Toril.. Faerun.. do these names mean anything to you? I described as best I could to the doctor, last night. Perhaps we should ask him for tales of each other, seeing as we have already told ours."

[Dexie Oblivion]

"Hmm....those names mean nothing to me.  And what do you mean, ask the doctor for tales of each other?"