Allye/Logs/20240927 Arthe Dale Concert
| Event Name: Arthe Dale Concert |
| Event Instance: Prime |
| Real Date: 2024-9-27 |
| Game Date of Event: Unknown Date |
| Point of View: Unknown POV |
| [Arthe Hollow Inn, Common Room] The room is filled with jovial conversation, laughter, much toasting and a layer of smoky haze. Guests of all races mingle at the long, low tables. A Halfling holding a very large mug of beer jumps in front of the stone fireplace, lets out a whoop and bursts into a spontaneous song. Daisy Burdock, the inn's waitress, maneuvers adeptly through the crowd carrying a tray of mugs and occasionally glancing out the window. A menu is posted at the archway next to a prominent sign.You also see a dark watchsoul, an open doorway, some wooden stairs, a polished wooden bar with several things on it and a wooden menuboard. Also here: Enchantress Onara, Field Medic Darkewolff, Mavekaelaja who is sitting, Dancer Vixonia who is trailed by softly glowing silvery-blue musical notes, Sothios who is engulfed by a tsunami of cerulean light, Poshly, Soul Surgeon Zynell who is sitting, War Healer Misteeus who is sitting, Shaylynne who is encircled by ethereal phofe flowers, Ezathiel who is sitting, Stray Stelling, Roughneck Rileos, Harsh who is shrouded in ghostly flames, Pyppa, Scruffy Dromond who is sitting, Strawberry Nurse Illiya, Aes-Amachi Useff who is sitting, Mathematician Avrenka, Valynn, Black Fox Xionara who has a stony visage, Loeth who is sitting, Langen Esturi Nilme who is sitting, Shopkeeper Dewblossom, Sublime Mender Kerennya who is sitting and Daerlynn who is sitting. Obvious exits: out. -- Cateress Allye just arrived. Vixonia hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Allye's ears perk up happily. Xionara lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Valynn grins at Allye. Allye exclaims, "Hi!" Allye waves to Xionara. Xionara's ears perk up happily. Xionara's tail undulates lazily through the air. Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye hugs Valynn, getting a smile in return. Nilme hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Allye giggles. Allye hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Valynn hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Shaylynne hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Shaylynne with a warm smile. Loeth waves. [General] Your mind hears Whynd thinking, "the Arthe thing start in bout 15 rois?" Allye hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Daerlynn exclaims, "Yay Allye!" Daerlynn hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Allye waves to Loeth. Valynn grins at Shaylynne. Allye hugs Daerlynn, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Allye exclaims, "Yay!" [General] Your mind hears Nilme thinking, "Yes! Hurry down!" [General] Your mind hears Whynd thinking, "ill be there" Vixonia exclaims to Allye, "Don't you look lovely!!" (Allye's gown rustles oddly each time she is hugged.) Allye beams at Vixonia! Allye says, "Oh, thank you." Xionara softly says, "Lovely black gold necklace." Shaylynne peers quizzically at Allye. Valynn nods at Vixonia, obviously agreeing with her views. Xionara perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Allye. Allye says, "Aww, thank you." Allye grins. You see Cateress Allye Karayilma, White Gladiolus of Zoluren, a Prydaen. Allye has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a square face, pointed ears and some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her bright cat-slitted turquoise eyes. Her raven mane is hip-length and glossy with long layers, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over your shoulders. She has tawny fur with sepia stripes, a black-tipped tail and a limberly agile figure. She is petite for a Prydaen. She appears to be a hyena-stalker. Her left wrist has a tattoo of a blooming peony tinted in softly blended shades of lavender and rose, the showy blossom framed in a swirl of jade-green foliage. She is in good shape. She is wearing a black gold necklace dangling a lively merlot ruby dusk rose wrapped in a knotted ball of vines, a flowing pale green marblesilk gown with an embroidered design, a delicate spiraling crystal ring and a green diamond-hide footflower with dusk roses blooming amid black gold vines. Daerlynn beams at Allye! Loeth casually observes the area. Allye leans on Shaylynne. Enchantress Onara just arrived. Onara smiles, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Daerlynn waves to Onara. Shaylynne asks, "Why are you rustling?" Shaylynne grins. Onara waves to Daerlynn. Nilme smiles warmly. Shaylynne appears calmer than she did a moment ago. Allye says, "Hm? I don't know what you mean." Allye adjusts her twilight-hued gown. Nilme gives Allye a most suspicious look. Shaylynne laughs! (Allye rustles.) Vixonia quietly says to Daerlynn, "One of the most amazing things about Allye concerts, are her quick change costumes." Valynn gets a deep evergreen HERS towel from inside her traveler's pack. Shaylynne says, "I hear it now." Valynn puts her towel in her traveler's pack. Shaylynne nods to Allye. Daerlynn grins at Vixonia. Kerennya exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Vixonia exclaims, "Will be fascinating to see what she has in store!" Nilme grins. Xionara smiles and leans down to sniff the diamond-hide footflowers at Allye's feet. Onara gets some modwyn wine from atop a polished wooden bar. Nilme nods emphatically at Vixonia. Allye says, "This is just a normal concert, with normal amounts of clothing worn by the normal performers." Xionara sniffs at Allye. Onara takes a sip of her wine. Nilme grins at Allye. Xionara angles her ears forward in curiosity. Daerlynn says, "If I tried that, I would fall over between outfits." Vixonia gazes at Allye. Allye giggles at Daerlynn. The dark stripes upon Shaylynne's skin fade away. Valynn furrows her brow. Xionara takes a sip of her water. Vixonia asks Allye, "When have you EVER been normal, my love?" Allye quietly exclaims to Vixonia, "Shh, don't tell them my secrets! I'm hiding it really well!" -- (Nilme smiles at Useff and makes her way to the front of the room.) Dromond says to Allye, "Stuck to my stool, I am." Allye leans on Vixonia. Illiya hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Illiya beams at Vixonia! Nilme smiles warmly. Allye beams at Dromond! Nilme recites: "Hi! My name is Nilme Iondu'il and I'd like to welcome you to the Arthe Hollow Inn for another performance in the Arthe Dale Concert and Performing Series. Daerlynn Soulmyste founded the Series back in 360 AV and I am honored to be able to continue that tradition."
Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Ezathiel gazes at Nilme. Pyppa smiles at Nilme. Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Daerlynn! Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Daerlynn! Daerlynn smiles at Nilme. Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Daerlynn! Kerennya lets out a hearty cheer for Daerlynn! Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Daerlynn! Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Zynell grins at Nilme. Vixonia perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Nilme. Illiya begins to lecture Shaylynne on the proper use of the Brawling skill. Raising her mineral water to Daerlynn, Valynn gives her a toast. Rileos begins to lecture Valynn on the proper use of the Perception skill. Xionara looks at Nilme and applauds! Shaylynne begins to listen to Illiya teach the Brawling skill. Poshly lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Nilme recites: "Tonight's versatile performer is not a stranger to this stage. Her songs and stories are some of the best in the Realm. Who can forget her beloved Mango song or any number of her performances with creepy dolls?" Daerlynn blushes a bright red color. Ezathiel gets a Taffelberry fizz from atop a polished wooden bar. Valynn begins to listen to Rileos teach the Perception skill. Nilme winks at Allye. Nilme flashes a wide grin. Vixonia laughs softly, trying to hide her amusement. Nilme recites: "I can't imagine there is anyone here who hasn't met her, but if so, you are in for a treat! Allye is renowned for curating the Realm's finest cuisine for her catering company, Dancing Swan, for her dedication to Zoluren, evidenced through the White Gladiolus Society, for helping keep the members of the Tavern Troupe in line, as Vice-Speaker of the Order, and is just an amazing friend. She will be singing some of her original works for you tonight, so without any further delay, I am thrilled to present - our very own, ALLYE!" Pyppa grins at Allye. Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Dromond shudders. Raising his Burdock's ale to Allye, Rileos gives her a toast. Nilme looks at Allye and applauds! Allye whistles a few low, warbling notes to Pyppa. Nilme looks at Allye and applauds! (Nilme smiles at Allye and moves to sit next to Useff.) Pyppa looks at Allye and applauds! Useff lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Allye! Allye giggles. Poshly gets a fine cigarillo from inside his hitman's backpack. Nilme takes a seat near Useff. Nilme scoots over a little closer to Useff. Poshly waves some fine cigarillo over himself. Stelling gets a glass of golden rum-spiked sweet tea topped with lemon curls from inside his oilcloth rucksack. Daerlynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Useff takes a seat near Nilme. Pyppa giggles at Allye. Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Allye! Nilme gazes at Allye. Xionara leans against a stone fireplace. Vixonia takes a sip of her cocktail. Ezathiel lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Valynn praises Allye. Stelling leans against a polished wooden bar. Kerennya lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Dromond takes a bite of the sandwich. Nilme gets a mug of Cinnamon-Peach mead from inside a tempestuous eddy centered in an intricate frame of songsilk-lined Elven silver. Illiya looks at Allye and applauds! Allye's ears perk up happily. Poshly nods. (Allye steps forward to stand in front of the fireplace.) Harsh lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye says, "Hello, everyone! I'm so grateful to Nilme and the Arthe Dale concerts for allowing me to share some more songs and stories with you all." Xionara blinks. Poshly licks a fine cigarillo. Xionara stands near a window. Mavekaelaja just arrived. Ezathiel gazes at Allye. Field Medic Darkewolff just arrived. Mavekaelaja takes a seat. Vixonia perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Mavekaelaja. Xionara grins sheepishly. With a friendly smile, Zynell holds Darkewolff's hand. (Allye shuffles slightly to one side, and a hint of dusky purple fabric rustles beneath the hem of her green gown.) Illiya gets a very tall frosted pink daiquiri garnished with a skewer of drunken cherries from inside her lunchbox. Shaylynne grins at Allye. The mana streams freeze in place before haltingly resuming their normal course. Darkewolff's feet are soaked. Darkewolff smiles at Zynell. Darkewolff hugs Zynell, getting a smile in return. Allye says, "Last time we had five costumes in total, which I suspect is not the metric most of you use to gauge the success of a concert." Vixonia just hugged Darkewolff. Darkewolff hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Stelling chuckles. Darkewolff gently kisses Vixonia on the cheek. Mavekaelaja grins at Vixonia. Nilme grins at Allye. Vixonia giggles at Allye. Poshly nods. Allye says, "But I'm here to tell you that the pressure was most definitely on to up the ante, so to speak." Illiya grins at Allye, her dimples flashing into view. Daerlynn waves to Darkewolff. Darkewolff quietly asks Vixonia, "Hi there! How are you?" Darkewolff waves to Daerlynn. Nilme laughs! Darkewolff winks at Daerlynn. Nilme grins at Allye. Illiya exclaims, "Six costumes?!" Pyppa just hugged Darkewolff. Allye asks, "So I was thinking, how could a person trying to plan a concert top that, really?" Onara eyes Darkewolff warmly. Darkewolff just hugged Pyppa. Darkewolff hugs Onara, who wraps her arms around Darkewolff with a warm smile. Onara hugs Darkewolff, getting a smile in return. Poshly ponders. Allye giggles at Illiya. Sothios smiles. Allye asks, "Practice their singing? Compose more and better songs? Really hone in on writing powerful, emotionally heart wrenching lyrics?" Allye casually observes the area. Darkewolff shakes Stelling's hand. Sothios pulls Pyppa to him in a tight hug. Useff quietly asks Nilme, "Song-specific snacks?" Allye exclaims, "Of course not. We're doing seven costumes this time!" Stelling shakes Darkewolff's hand. Xionara twitches an ear nervously. Rileos laughs! Allye preens. Someone's pleased with herself! Nilme gasps at Allye! Illiya beams at Allye! Poshly beams! Shaylynne sticks her tongue out at Illiya. Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Poshly laughs! Rileos takes a sip of his ale. Mavekaelaja lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Daerlynn takes a sip of her toddy. Vixonia giggles at Allye. Allye says, "Also, I brought snacks." Xionara takes a sip of her water. Nilme grins at Useff. Allye says, "Stop guessing my punchlines! Gosh." Illiya exclaims, "Yesss!" Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Useff gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Illiya laughs! Allye pulls a checkered linen cloth out of a picnic basket, setting her basket aside as as she shakes out the cloth and lays it out upon the ground. Nilme grins at Allye. Darkewolff chuckles. Pyppa whispers something to Stelling. Valynn chuckles to herself. A grizzled Human, wearing a black felt hat at a cocky angle, stands up swaying back and forth. He holds up his empty beer mug and shouts, "More champagne!" Allye says, "The variety and volume of apples in Kermoria is, frankly, inspiring." Darkewolff quietly says to Allye, "Break a leg." Allye beams at Darkewolff! (Allye motions to the picnic cloth spread across the ground. Atop the plush fabric, a veritable mountain of apples of every size and color ascends to an impressive, if precarious, height.) Loeth begins to listen to Rileos teach the Perception skill. Storm Lord Woten just arrived. Onara takes a sip of her wine. Rileos scratches distractedly at his beard. Allye says, "To that end, please allow me to sing you all a song that I like to call 'The Great Apple Windfall.' And help yourselves to any of the apples on the cloth as we get started here." Dromond gazes at a checkered linen cloth. Mavekaelaja stands up. Mavekaelaja goes out. Xionara mutters something into the air about applelanche. Vixonia says, "Those are a lot of apples..." Woten's body below the waist is dripping with water. Pools of it are forming all around him. Pyppa smiles at Allye. Stelling chuckles at Xionara. Rileos flashes a quick grin at Xionara. Woten gestures, and a strong warm breeze swirls around him. Ezathiel gets a lavender-hued motherfruit apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "The air starts to chill and orchards bear fruit,
Oh, what a thrill: It's time for a moot!
Harvest them all, the sweet and the sour,
A great apple windfall, all ours to devour!"
Darkewolff gazes at Allye. Poshly gets a lavender-hued motherfruit apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Ezathiel takes a bite of the apple. Avrenka begins to listen to Zynell teach the Arcana skill. Xionara covers her mouth with her hand. (Allye sweeps around the picnic cloth with a light, dance-like skipping motion. She kneels down to scrutinize the colossal pile of apples assembled on the cloth, nodding to herself.) Onara begins to listen to Illiya teach the Brawling skill. Xionara grins sheepishly. Xionara tilts her ears forward playfully. Xionara's tail undulates lazily through the air. Allye gets a Green Tog-Fist apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Woten begins to listen to Rileos teach the Perception skill. Vixonia flashes a quick grin. (Allye uses both of her hands to lift up a surprisingly large green apple, climbing back to her feet and displaying it for the gathered crowd.) Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Shrouded in mist, in a valley village by a river,
The Green Tog-Fist will set your heart just aquiver.
Tiger Clan's pride packs a flavor so bright,
Several spans wide, what a really big bite!"
Darkewolff grins. Valynn gets a Rissan Blush apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Allye puts a Green Tog-Fist apple on a checkered linen cloth. Onara takes a sip of her wine. Ezathiel takes a bite of the apple. Allye gets an Olvi Sweet and Tart apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Daerlynn takes a sip of her toddy. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Wow, here's a treat! It's fair Arthe Dale's prize:
Chopped onto sweets and baked into pies.
The Olvi Sweet and Tart, it's tiny perfection,
A true work of art in any confection!"
Allye puts an Olvi Sweet and Tart apple on a checkered linen cloth. Trader Klausette just arrived. Daerlynn takes a sip of her toddy. Allye gets an Elothean Purple Priss apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Poshly laughs! Klausette joins Zynell's group. Dromond gets a Scaley Blue apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Allye indicates her priss apple with a smile. Dromond takes a bite of the apple. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Here's a strange pleasure, a most acquired of tastes,
Thin skin by most measure surrounds tart, mushy paste,
The Elothean Purple Priss, with a wink and a nudge,
Whoever named this must bear some kind of grudge!"
Klausette smiles at Sothios. Vixonia giggles at Allye. Allye puts an Elothean Purple Priss apple on a checkered linen cloth. Ezathiel grins at Allye. Poshly snickers. Valynn grins at Allye. Allye gets a Scaley Blue apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Pyppa grins at Allye. Valynn takes a bite of the apple. Allye holds a Scaley Blue apple high into the air for all to see. Klausette smiles at Darkewolff. Ezathiel takes a bite of the apple. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Battered and bruised by the harsh desert winds,
This hardy blue fruit grows thick, scaly skin.
The S'kra Mur applaud, for it's dear and auspicious,
The skin's a bit odd, but inside it's delicious!"
Poshly drools. Allye puts a Scaley Blue apple on a checkered linen cloth. Kaedan just arrived. Allye gets a lavender-hued motherfruit apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Allye tosses her motherfruit apple from hand to hand. Daerlynn waves to Kaedan. Allye winks at Kaedan. Allye brightly sings in a soprano voice: "With joyous accord, upon this my song ends:
This fruit so adored by my dear Rakash friends
The beloved motherfruit, apple of Enelne's eye,
With its lavender hue, it's well worth a try!"
Shaylynne leans on Kaedan. Woten applauds. Shaylynne takes a bite of a Scaley Blue apple and chews carefully on it. Poshly shakes his motherfruit apple! (Allye twirls back once more, standing behind the picnic cloth and its hoard of apples with her arms dramatically outstretched. She takes a deep breath and dives into the final chorus.) Vixonia grins at Allye. Ezathiel takes a bite of the apple. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "The air starts to chill and orchards bear fruit,
Oh, what a thrill: It's time for a moot!
Harvest them all, the sweet and the sour,
A great apple windfall, all ours to devour!"
Pyppa looks at Allye and applauds! Ezathiel nods in agreement. Allye gives a lavender-hued motherfruit apple a hug! Kerennya smiles at Allye. Allye sinks into a deep curtsy. Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Allye! Raising his Taffelberry fizz to Allye, Ezathiel gives her a toast. Woten looks at Allye and applauds! Valynn grins at Allye. Avrenka looks at Allye and applauds! Harsh looks at Allye and applauds! Daerlynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Pyppa beams at Allye! Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Useff lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Allye! Ezathiel takes a bite of the apple. Raising her ginger beer cocktail to Allye, Vixonia gives her a toast. Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Dromond applauds. Ezathiel takes a bite of the apple. Vixonia takes a sip of her cocktail. Raising her Cinnamon-Peach mead to Allye, Nilme gives her a toast. Klausette looks at Allye and applauds! Poshly looks at Allye and applauds! Allye puts a lavender-hued motherfruit apple on a checkered linen cloth. Valynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye's ears perk up happily. Raising her Taffelberry fizz to Allye, Kerennya gives her a toast. Avrenka lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Allye! Sothios smirks. Dromond waves a Scaley Blue apple around. Daerlynn praises Allye. Darkewolff looks at Allye and applauds! Kerennya takes a sip of her fizz. Onara applauds. Onara takes a sip of her wine. Darkewolff gets a glass goblet of darkefire rum with silver varked flames from inside his encompassing shadows. Allye giggles. Valynn takes a bite of the apple. Dromond takes a bite of the sandwich. Valynn turns a Rissan Blush apple in the light, looking at it admiringly. The lattice-like sphere of electricity about Woten suddenly collapses with a burst. (Allye sweeps one arm up and forward. She spins once, then twice, dropping her arm back to her side as she moves. In the whirl of motion, the green marblesilk of her gown slips away in the blink of an eye, somehow replaced by gloaming purple hues and the glitter of orchid alexandrites.) You see Cateress Allye Karayilma, White Gladiolus of Zoluren, a Prydaen. Allye has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a square face, pointed ears and some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her bright cat-slitted turquoise eyes. Her raven mane is hip-length and glossy with long layers, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over your shoulders. She has tawny fur with sepia stripes, a black-tipped tail and a limberly agile figure. She is petite for a Prydaen. She appears to be a hyena-stalker. Her left wrist has a tattoo of a blooming peony tinted in softly blended shades of lavender and rose, the showy blossom framed in a swirl of jade-green foliage. She is in good shape. She is holding a lavender-hued motherfruit apple in your right hand. She is wearing a thin silver diadem graced with a glittering orchid alexandrite, a twilight-hued gown of soft watersilk draped over black damask, a delicate spiraling crystal ring, a slender silver ring set with a multifaceted orchid alexandrite, a fragile silver anklet graced with an orchid alexandrite solitaire and a pair of gleaming black shoes with tall tyrium heels. Nilme takes a bite of the apple. Useff's jaw drops. Nilme beams at Allye! Allye adjusts her twilight-hued gown. Woten blinks. Nilme says, "Oooooo." The thorns adorning Rileos fall out and crumble into reddish ash. Woten applauds. Vixonia quirks her ears outward for a moment, blinking in surprise at Allye. Valynn blinks. Allye asks, "Hmm, where were we?" Ezathiel blinks. Woten exhales involuntarily and shifts his stance, as if now under a heavy burden. Dromond rubs his eyes. Allye gets a rosewood lute inlaid with graceful cambrinth whorls from inside her lotusweave valise. Allye winks and flashes a sly grin. Allye plucks at the strings of her rosewood lute, listening intently. Ezathiel mutters something into the air about too much fizz I think. Valynn quietly says to herself, "Magic, imagine." Allye says, "This next one is called, 'The Waves.' It's... well, it's something." Vixonia giggles at Ezathiel. Ezathiel winks at Vixonia. Daerlynn smiles at Allye. Allye quietly says, "It's a hard one to explain, actually. Still, I hope you will enjoy it." Kerennya tilts her head, clearly curious about something. Vixonia grins at Allye. Useff leans on Nilme. Ezathiel leans forward. Nilme smiles at Useff. (Allye strums a quiet tune on her lute, the notes gently rising and falling along a minor chord like a pensive sigh.) Ezathiel gazes at Allye. Loeth takes a bite of the tart. Allye quietly sings in a soprano voice: "I dreamt the waves swept me to sea,
And drowned me in the ocean deep,
They silenced each wrong part of me,
And all they left was peace."
Nilme gazes at Allye. (Allye leans over her instrument as the tune carries on. Her eyes close, and a serene, impassive expression plays across her features.) Onara takes a sip of her wine. Allye quietly sings in a soprano voice: "They quelled the shouting in my mind,
The urgency somehow subsided,
And then there was enough of time
For me to simply breathe."
Harsh gestures. Kerennya closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Loeth takes a bite of the tart. (Allye opens her eyes but keeps her gaze low, focused on her fingers as they traverse the lute's strings.) Darkewolff smiles. Vixonia quietly says to herself, "Breathing is good..." Pyppa gestures. Ezathiel nods to Vixonia. Allye quietly sings in a soprano voice: "The salt and sand scraped every doubt,
Each wriggling thought somehow plucked out,
I hardly saw it come about,
But somehow I was free."
Loeth begins to listen to Zynell teach the Arcana skill. Pyppa gestures. (Allye's song crescendos, the refrain scaling new heights as she dives into the next verse.) Ezathiel cocks his head. Allye delicately sings in a soprano voice: "And in that world of dark and brine,
I knew myself for the first time,
I swam to shore and all was fine
In that, my far-flung dream."
(Allye exhales a quiet breath, and her tune returns to where it began, a soft cascade of notes lifting and descending in somber sweetness.) Loeth takes a bite of the tart. Pyppa gestures. Darkewolff nods. Valynn settles herself on a checkered linen cloth. Allye quietly sings in a soprano voice: "I dreamt the waves swept me to sea,
And drowned me in the ocean deep,
They silenced each wrong part of me,
And all they left was peace."
Valynn gazes at Allye. (Allye plays the last refrain on her lute, and the strings reverberate with the final chord until it fades into nothing.) Kerennya exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Useff smiles at Allye. Whynd reveals himself. Allye sinks into a deep curtsy. Pyppa blinks at Klausette. Pyppa gestures. Pyppa's skin flushes slightly. Shaylynne applauds. Vixonia trills softly at Allye. Raising her Cinnamon-Peach mead to Allye, Nilme gives her a toast. Ezathiel praises Allye. Raising her ginger beer cocktail to Allye, Vixonia gives her a toast. Dromond nods. Dromond applauds. Valynn smiles at Allye. Klausette smiles at Pyppa. Allye puts her lute in her lotusweave valise. Darkewolff smiles at Allye. Avrenka looks at Allye and applauds! Valynn applauds. Avrenka says, "Beautiful." Vixonia quietly says, "Lovely..." Raising her Taffelberry fizz to Allye, Kerennya gives her a toast. Pyppa gestures. Shaylynne grins at Allye. Ezathiel nods in agreement. Pyppa closes her eyes for a moment and grows still. Useff says, "Quite." Vixonia nods to Avrenka. Xionara takes a sip of her water. Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Valynn puts her apple in her traveler's pack. Ezathiel takes a sip of his fizz. Dromond takes a bite of the apple. Allye says, "Thank you." Nilme smiles at Allye. Valynn praises Allye. Allye says, "Well, suffice to say, we'll need something a little brighter next. More whimsical, maybe." Allye asks, "More... mousey?" Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye plucks a tiny white house mouse from a lilac heartstring lace ball strung with tiny silver bells, the creature yawning as she wakes it up. Valynn chuckles. Allye pats the house mouse on the head, the rodent wiggling its whiskers contentedly in return. Pyppa beams at Allye! Dromond bounces from where he is sitting! Loeth squints at Allye, then throws a mushroom and bacon tart in her direction. Oooo, near miss! Vixonia yells, "Klineklaus! Klineklaus! Klineklaus!" Loeth says, "Oh no." Allye ducks her head. Stelling laughs at Loeth. Allye giggles. Loeth laughs! Pyppa smiles at Loeth. Stelling pats Loeth on the back. Loeth says, "I was trying to applaud." Darkewolff chuckles at Vixonia. Valynn begins chortling at Loeth. Allye winks at Loeth. Loeth laughs! (Allye's mouse gives her an indignant squeak. She glances down at her outfit in response and seems a bit embarrassed.) Vixonia giggles. Valynn says to Loeth, "Close." Pyppa leans on Stelling. Loeth says, "That never happened... Sorry." Dromond says, "Snacks in the left hand, now." Allye says, "Oh, yes. You're so right. I haven't dressed the part here at all, have I? Let's fix that right away." Loeth shrugs. Kerennya exclaims to Loeth, "I have totally done that same thing before. So embarrassing!" Darkewolff nods. Nilme pats Loeth on the back. Allye carefully places a tiny white house mouse on her shoulder. Useff grins at Allye. (Allye's mouse goes to work, scampering down her arm and along a side seam of her gown to the ground.) Nilme nods at Kerennya, obviously agreeing with her views. Darkewolff gets an elegant diamond-hide almanac bearing a platinum Estate Holder's crest from inside his encompassing shadows. Darkewolff studies his diamond-hide almanac closely. Nilme gazes at Allye. Allye laughingly exclaims, "Hey, that tickles!" Kerennya grins at Nilme. (Allye shies away from the mouse that scurries about her feet, twirling back with a giggle.) Darkewolff puts his almanac in his encompassing shadows. Pyppa chuckles at Allye. Klausette taps a tiny grey owl on her charm, ruffling its articulated feathers. The bird nuzzles Klausette's finger with its tiny beak. (Allye's twilight-hued gown splits at the seam the mouse had traversed, falling away to reveal a battle gown of strong armure, dripping in gems. Strangely, as the jewels glimmer, all trace of the previous outfit has disappeared.) You see Cateress Allye Karayilma, White Gladiolus of Zoluren, a Prydaen. Allye has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a square face, pointed ears and some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her bright cat-slitted turquoise eyes. Her raven mane is hip-length and glossy with long layers, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over your shoulders. She has tawny fur with sepia stripes, a black-tipped tail and a limberly agile figure. She is petite for a Prydaen. She appears to be a hyena-stalker. Her left wrist has a tattoo of a blooming peony tinted in softly blended shades of lavender and rose, the showy blossom framed in a swirl of jade-green foliage. She is in good shape. She is wearing a striking lavaliere dangling a fire agate ensconced in delicately draped chains, an armure battle gown flaunting an array of ice sapphires and fire agates, a bracelet formed of icy blue flame-shaped gems, some steelsilk handwraps, a delicate spiraling crystal ring and some steelsilk footwraps. Allye's ears perk up happily. Allye says, "Much more, appropriate, yes." (Allye reaches down and allows the mouse to scuttle back up her arm to perch upon her shoulder once more.) Valynn gazes at Allye in awe. Nilme grins at Allye. Allye gets a rosewood mandolin with delicate mother-of-pearl inlay from inside her lotusweave valise. Allye asks, "Now then... shall we?" A Prydaen villager wanders into the area, glancing into the shadows. Allye nods to a tiny white house mouse. A Prydaen villager gazes about the area with an intent look, watching the goings on. Vixonia says, "Mmmm... battle gown..." Illiya smiles at Allye, revealing the dimples in her cheeks. Stelling chuckles at Vixonia. Allye says, "Please allow us to present: "Klineklaus and the Spire of Vines." Illiya says, "Ooh very pretty." Nilme says, "Oooooo." The Prydaen villager appears to be trying to avoid being engaged. (Allye begins to pick a plinking song on her rosewood mandolin. The melody skips along cheerfully, tripping and winding as it goes.) Vixonia quirks her ears outward in surprise. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "We return now once more, to that rodent of yore,
With his wife and babe Bristlebrush in tow.
Our dear Klineklaus, that joustingest mouse,
Never dreamed how far yet he would go."
Shaylynne blinks. A dark watchsoul wavers unsteadily, as if struggling to remain in this plane. It shimmies closer to Harsh and immediately looks stronger. Shaylynne asks Kaedan, "He had a kid?" Allye sings in a soprano voice: "In the Dale we adore, among hillocks and knolls,
All seemed quiet the night it occurred,
But stars streaked the sky, and our hero did fly
Out the door to face unknown saboteurs."
Kerennya nods at Loeth, obviously agreeing with his views. Nilme nibbles her lip thoughtfully. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "For valor, for victory,
For love and for faith,
Our brave jousting mouse,
Again sing his acclaim:
Klineklaus! Klineklaus!"
Nilme chants in a soprano voice: "Klineklaus! Klineklaus"
Darkewolff smiles at Vixonia. Darkewolff smiles at Allye. Allye beams at Nilme! Valynn grins at Allye. Shavay tips his cavalier hat. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "He dashed out the gate, ready to meet his fate,
But found there was no foe to fight,
Instead he did spy, soaring high to the sky,
A tall spire of vines crowned by light."
Shavay begins to listen to Useff teach the Small Edged skill. Daerlynn stands up. Vixonia hugs Shavay, getting a smile in return. Shavay pulls Daerlynn into his arms, dipping her back with a dramatic swoop as he presses his lips against Daerlynn's in a noisy smooch -- how ostentatious! Allye sings in a soprano voice: "There in the din, where his home should have been,
Was a tangle of tendrils and stone,
His heart clenched in despair, for he did not know where
Dearest Pip and his Bristlebrush had gone."
Daerlynn grins at Shavay. Shavay smiles. Zynell closes her eyes and fades swiftly into the shadows. The air around Useff shimmers with a weak yellow light that quickly disperses. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "He sank to his knees, beside his centipede steed,
And his mouse tears dripped down to the dirt,
But a scant beam of light, instead drew his eye,
To a flaw at the base of the turret."
Nilme leans on Useff. The shimmering ethereal shield fades from around Woten. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "He blinked clear his gaze, what he saw did amaze,
And then he leapt up, filled with hope,
As the golden light shone, on the gap in the stone,
He mounted his steed as before."
Shaylynne takes a sip of her bourbon. Illiya beams at Allye! Allye sings in a soprano voice: "For valor, for victory,
For love and for faith,
Our brave jousting mouse,
Again sing his acclaim:
Klineklaus! Klineklaus!"
"Klineklaus! Klineklaus"
The shadowy orb of light hovering near Harsh pulses, as if alive. Vixonia chants in a soprano voice: "Klineklaus! Klineklaus!"
Useff sings in a baritone voice: "Klineklaus! Klineklaus!"
Allye sings in a soprano voice: "His sharp hairpin lance angled for the advance,
And he lined up once more for the tilt.
'Twas unlike past jousts for our brave daring mouse,
But still he pressed on to the hilt."
Allye angles her ears forward, eyes bright with curiosity. Allye asks, "And what do you think happened?" Valynn leans forward and rests her chin in her hand, a thoughtful expression on her face. Vixonia exclaims, "Forever victorious, our brave mouse!" Allye grins. Dromond leans forward. Nilme smiles at Useff. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "He charged hard ahead to where the light led,
For his family his aim was honed true,
And with a loud clatter, his lance tip was shattered,
And cracks in the spire split anew."
Shaylynne says, "He saved the world." Darkewolff suddenly yelps! Daerlynn smiles at Shaylynne. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Each fissure gave way in a gleaming gold blaze,
And Klineklaus cried a bright cheer,
The crumbling tower receded and cowered
Until all vines and stone disappeared."
Onara waves to Shavay. Valynn grins. Darkewolff smiles at Vixonia. Nilme gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Daerlynn gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Avrenka exclaims, "3 cheers for Klineklaus!" Dromond takes a bite of the apple. Darkewolff strikes a heroic pose. Allye beams! Valynn lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Allye sings in a soprano voice: "He rushed through the gate, and tears filled his gaze,
That landed at last on his prize.
His darling sweet wife and his child were his life,
Held close again, lit by sunrise."
Vixonia flashes a quick grin. Shavay smiles. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "For valor, for victory,
For love and for faith,
Our brave jousting mouse,
Again sing his acclaim:
Klineklaus! Klineklaus!"
"Klineklaus! Klineklaus!"
"Klineklaus! Klineklaus!"
A dark watchsoul watches its surroundings loftily. Kerennya chants in a soprano voice: "Klineklaus Mouse!"
(Allye gives her mandolin a final strum. She tucks the instrument under her arm and sinks into a quick curtsy.) Avrenka gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Kerennya winks at Allye. Raising her ginger beer cocktail to Allye, Vixonia gives her a toast. Dromond lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Daerlynn looks at Allye and applauds! Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Avrenka exclaims, "Klineklaus!" Harsh looks at Allye and applauds! Useff moves a lime-accented lowball glass of Formal Fellow gin and tonic on the rocks to his left hand. Raising his Burdock's ale to Allye, Rileos gives her a toast. Useff looks at Allye and applauds! Rileos takes a sip of his ale. You hear, seemingly from nowhere, an enthusiastic voice cheering at the tops of its lungs. Loeth waves an absinthe cream tart embellished with some sprigs of fresh mint at Allye. Allye giggles. Allye puts her mandolin in her lotusweave valise. Allye grins. Allye giggles at Loeth. Vixonia exclaims to Allye, "You are super speedy! Well done!" Useff says, "Another great chapter. Hear hear." Allye reaches up and snags a tiny white house mouse, pulling the creature off her shoulder. Allye beams at Vixonia! Woten looks at Allye and applauds! Darkewolff searches around for a moment. Loeth lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Valynn nods at Useff, obviously agreeing with his views. You hear a weird voice exclaim, "Cheers!" Allye exclaims, "Thank you!" Allye tucks a tiny white house mouse into a lilac heartstring lace ball strung with tiny silver bells. Raising his darkefire rum to Allye, Darkewolff gives her a toast. Allye pats a lilac heartstring lace ball strung with tiny silver bells. Allye gets a midnight-tinted glass mask covered in a delicate web of glimmering spidersilk from inside her round handbag. Allye gazes at her mask. Nilme beams at Allye! Mavekaelaja just arrived. Nilme grins at Useff. The granite-like sheen vanishes from Woten. Allye says, "We come now to the spooky story portion of our concert. I suppose we should try harder to look the part for this, too." Mavekaelaja takes a seat. Allye wears her glass mask, hiding her face from view. Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! You hear a small *click* and a low whirring sound. Illiya joins Shaylynne's group. Dromond squints. (Allye reaches behind her neck and yanks something forward. It appears to be part of a length of black cloth, the end of it still stuck behind her. She pulls one hand away and rubs her fingers together to reveal that the cloth is covered in some kind of... webbing.) A dark watchsoul bleeds bits of a silvery substance that diffuse into the air. Allye knits her eyebrows together in a thoughtful frown. Shaylynne nods to Illiya. Whynd fades into view. Whynd points his golden crocodile at some wintergreen tobacco and a flame shoots from the creature's mouth, making the tobacco quickly catch fire. Shavay says, "That's a creepy mask." (Allye reaches back again and tugs at the strange fabric. More and more of it slides forward, as the webbing catches in her hair and fur.) Valynn grins at Allye. You hear a snapping of metal on metal from somewhere nearby. (Allye throws the fabric out before her! Rather than land upon the unfortunate audience member sitting there, the cloth swoops back toward her, wrapping her in a tight cocoon of darkness and cobwebbing.) Nilme gazes at Allye. Allye says, "Hmm. I suppose this will do." You see Cateress Allye Karayilma, White Gladiolus of Zoluren, a Prydaen. Her features are hidden behind a featureless midnight-tinted glass mask. Delicate strands of glimmering spidersilk cling to the glass, forming complex webbing that gives it a cracked and fractured appearance. A whisper-thin tendril of silk glides down one cheek like a teardrop, a tiny twilight-hued garden spider swaying from the end. She is in good shape. She is wearing a long black robe with a gauzy cobweb overlay, a delicate spiraling crystal ring and a delicate dark red steel footflower resembling a black widow. Allye gives a soft laugh, the sound oddly muffled by her glass mask. Dromond quietly says, "Whoa." Darkewolff gets an elegant diamond-hide almanac bearing a platinum Estate Holder's crest from inside his encompassing shadows. Vixonia giggles at Allye. Darkewolff studies his diamond-hide almanac closely. Allye clears her throat. Darkewolff puts his almanac in his encompassing shadows. Allye says, "This is called, "The Spider's Eyes." Pyppa chuckles. Useff scoots over a little closer to Nilme. Allye recites: "The first time something strange happens in the house is the third night after the newlyweds have moved in."
Allye waggles her fingers mystically at Shaylynne. How nice. Illiya blinks. Shaylynne cowers away from Allye! Allye recites: "Elina sits at her vanity, brushing her long black hair with a soft brush."
Allye recites: "Brush, brush, brush. The motion is smooth and mesmerizing, as she watches herself in the mirror."
You hear some heavy breathing. Allye recites: "As she brushes, she begins to notice something odd in the mirror's reflection."
Allye recites: "Behind her stands the large teak armoire that has been gifted to the couple by the home's previous owners. It is too large to move, they'd said, and soon thereafter their caravan of belongings had trundled away."
"So the large, beautiful house that overlooks the river bluff and its teak armoire belong to Elina and her new husband now. The hour is late, and she has been thinking of him and wondering when he will come to bed."
Valynn takes a sip of her water. Allye recites: "In the mirror's reflection, the armoire's door slowly, ever so slowly, creaks open."
Nilme scoots over a little closer to Useff. You get an odd feeling that someone is watching you. It quickly passes. Daerlynn rummages through a brass-riveted leather travel pack embroidered with golden lutes and wandering rose vines searching with intent, but it quickly becomes apparent she's not got a clue where to look. Allye recites: "A spider darts out of the open armoire, and it makes a mad zig-zagging dash across the room."
Rileos rubs his neck. The distinctive aroma of wintergreen is carried on a pale green plume of smoke, scenting the air with its fragrance. Harsh rummages through a dark watersilk bag bearing a detailed cambrinth medallion searching with intent, but it quickly becomes apparent he's not got a clue where to look. The air around Woten shimmers with a weak yellow light that quickly disperses. Allye recites: "Elina screams, leaping onto the vanity and shouting for her husband. Dalton rushes into the room, panic melting into amusement to find his wife on her dainty perch, pointing her finger wildly."
Daerlynn gets some peppermint sticks from inside her travel pack. Harsh rubs his lens. Harsh's eyes cloud over briefly. Allye recites: "Retrieving a tumbler from their nightstand, Dalton captures the spider. He peers at it through the glass and murmurs to the creature soothingly, giving his wife a wink as he slips out the door to release his captive into safer surroundings."
Harsh puts his lens in his watersilk bag. Onara's large eyes lock on Harsh with an intense, unblinking gaze. Untethered Caade just arrived. Kerennya accepts Daerlynn's peppermint sticks. Caade opens his haversack. Daerlynn smiles. Caade closes his haversack. Allye recites: "The spider pauses as it is deposited on the grassy ground, seeming almost to gaze up at the man with its many eyes. Soon enough, it skitters off."
Caade smiles at Klausette. Kerennya takes a bite of the sticks. Daerlynn smiles at Kerennya. Dromond lets out a long sigh of relief. Kerennya takes a sip of her fizz. Allye recites: "The man returns to the house to reassure his wife that danger has been averted. She grins sheepishly, and he pulls her into his arms, into a fierce hug."
Klausette accepts Caade's haversack. Useff takes a sip of his gin and tonic. Caade raises his hands skyward, chanting. Allye recites: "Elina awakens the next morning to find an odd red bump on her shoulder. A spider bite."
Nilme nibbles her lip thoughtfully. A Prydaen villager steps out of the shadows. Allye recites: "It itches, she complains to Dalton. He smirks, asking her if she thinks the spider from last night has returned to take its revenge. He waggles his fingers at her teasingly, and she rolls her eyes with a laugh."
A Prydaen villager wanders off in search of someone. A brooding Shadow Servant trudges in, following its master. Ezathiel furrows his brow. Caade gestures. Caade raises his hands skyward, chanting. Rileos takes a sip of his ale. Onara takes a sip of her wine. Allye recites: "The next day, the spider bite has begun to fade. The angry, red skin seems now muted and pink, and the itching has subsided. But she feels tired... so very tired."
Caade gestures. Caade raises his hands skyward, chanting. Woten takes a sip of his wine. Onara takes a sip of her wine. Illiya rubs her left arm. Woten gazes at Allye. A stream of smoke flows out of a hole in the air, transforming into the image of a lonely gravestone. Allye recites: "Sitting at her vanity, Elina finds that her hairbrush is covered in tangles of spidersilk. A tight web woven among the bristles sticks to her fingers as she tries to pull at its fine, tacky strands."
Rileos shudders. Klausette puts her haversack in her encompassing shadows. A smoke image of a lonely gravestone dissipates into the air. Caade gestures. Caade's barrier of celestial fire erupts in a flare of crimson light and vanishes. Tendrils of blue-white light silently shimmer into view and wrap around Caade, covering him in a barrier forming a lattice of geometric shapes. Allye recites: "She calls out to her husband in the next room, her voice far more weak and fragile than she'd intended, telling him how strange it was. He hummed back to her, seeming distracted."
Valynn ponders. Shaylynne ponders. Allye recites: "Days pass, and Elina feels more and more drained. She takes to her bed, filling her time by knitting a pair of tiny shoes. But a morose cloud hangs over her, smothering and dark."
A warm golden glow wreaths around Harsh for a moment, trailing off in a cascading shower of shimmering sparks that falls about him. Allye recites: "Halfway through a row of knitting, her head snaps again toward the armoire. What is that noise? Is that scratching?"
The fragrant smell of the vibrant branched pale lilac spikes of fae-wing delphiniums from your majestic cloak fills the room. A sleepy mewl comes from Caade's general direction. Zynell comes out of the shadows and slowly opens her eyes. Allye recites: "She climbs out of bed and pads slowly over to the armoire. Both doors are thrown open, to reveal an empty interior. Elina huffs out a frustrated sigh."
Kaedan observes Allye with fascination. Allye recites: "Something in one corner catches her eye, though. In the back, at the top. She leans into the armoire, reaching one hand forward to the small, pallid, papery shape."
Xionara shifts uncomfortably for a moment. Caade raises his hands skyward, chanting. Daerlynn frowns. Valynn raises an eyebrow. A pained expression crosses Ezathiel's face. Vixonia shivers. Rileos squints at Allye. Allye recites: "Just before her hand touches the sac's surface, it bursts open. A puff of gray dust hits her face and she stumbles back, coughing."
Dromond quietly says to himself, "Oh no." Allye recites: "She coughs and coughs, but still the scratchy sensation plagues her throat. She clutches at her neck and throws her head back to cry out. But no sound escapes her."
Rileos scratches distractedly at his beard. Kerennya mutters something into the air about blech. A pained expression crosses Valynn's face. A brooding Shadow Servant gets a strained look for a moment, then regurgitates a heavy silk backpack and hands it to Caade. Xionara frowns. Xionara rubs her neck. Allye recites: "Instead, spiders... hundreds upon hundreds of tiny, skittering spiders rush out of her open mouth, their tiny legs crawling all over her skin."
Vixonia shudders. A brooding Shadow Servant gets a strained look for a moment, then regurgitates a heavy silk duffel bag and hands it to Caade. Avrenka shakes his head. Xionara shudders. A spectral tide of glassy blue-black energy sweeps by a dark watchsoul, momentarily pulling it away from Harsh's side. Allye recites: "Elina wakes with a scream."
Allye recites: "Ah, it's only a nightmare. The bedroom is dark now."
Allye recites: "A sliver of light appears before her, and she realizes she's behind a door. That's odd."
Allye recites: "She slips toward the scant line of light, cracking the heavy door open to peer into... her own bedroom."
Xionara gets a Purple Lion cigarillo from inside her hitman's backpack. A brooding Shadow Servant disappears. Illiya blinks. Allye recites: "The candlelight flickers, and she sees herself sitting at her vanity, across the room. She is brushing her own long black hair."
Nilme blinks. A large flock of people rushes into the area! Though some are plainly robed, others are wearing thick armor. As their collective chants of rage fill the air, someone screeches, "There he is! Don't let him get away!" The crowd quickly converges on Whynd, overpowers him and throws him to the ground as dozens of iron-gripped hands pin down his arms and legs. From the midst of the grumbling crowd, a Templar with mongoose-tattooed forearms steps forward. He proclaims, "Let the wicked tremble before the Hounds of Rutilor!" With that, the man brandishes a teak standard with a large spear head at the top and draped with a banner representing the Thirteen immortals. He slowly lowers the spear point toward Whynd, positioning it so that the condemned is able to fully see the banner as the point drives deeply into his chest and through his heart. As Whynd slumps over, the executioner pulls the point back out, and reverently cleans it of blood before setting the standard fully upright again. * Whynd is slain before your eyes! The clerics in the group wave their censers superstitiously over Whynd's body. As the cloying incense smoke mingles with the scent of death, the crowd leaves, all the while mumbling prayers against evil.
Allye recites: "Brush, brush, brush."
Xionara exhales a stream of smoke creating an image of an embarrassed Paladin, garbed in a striped towel. Illiya says, "Oh .." Stelling takes a sip of his tea. Misteeus ponders. Ezathiel mutters to himself. Klausette gasps! Allye recites: "Dalton enters the room and leans down to press a kiss against her forehead. No, not her forehead."
Harsh quietly says, "Wow what a show." Harsh applauds. An image of an embarrassed Paladin wearing only a towel dissipates into the air. Xionara applauds. Caade grins at Harsh. Shavay says, "Sheesh, read the room, Hounds." Illiya lays her hand on Whynd's arm. Illiya quickly recoils as if stung. Shavay clucks his tongue and shakes his head. Allye recites: "She sees herself smile slowly, cruelly, staring into the mirror's reflection at the ajar armoire door."
Allye recites: "The image cracks into a refracted scene, and Elina gazes on in horror, through her many eyes."
Allye chortles softly at some secret joke. Xionara takes a sip of her water. Allye sinks into a deep curtsy. Xionara's Purple Lion cigarillo goes out and crumbles away. Onara pats Whynd on the back. Whynd's corpse begins to shake violently, sprouting new mass to replace its lost organs. The convulsions reach a fevered pitch and then abruptly stop when Whynd's eyes snap open! He drags himself upright, wracked with pain and gasping for air, but clearly alive. "Burn him! Burn him!" You hear the cries echo around you as everyone in the vicinity immediately gives Whynd a wide berth! Shar'Elur Whynd goes out. Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Klausette looks at Allye and applauds! Nilme gazes at Allye. Xionara scowls. Dromond gulps. Allye removes her glass mask, revealing her face. Nilme says to Allye, "Terrifying..." Useff looks at Allye and applauds! Caade bows to Klausette. Xionara mutters something into the air about necros. Pyppa looks at Allye and applauds! Harsh looks at Allye and applauds! Mavekaelaja looks at Allye and applauds! Vixonia shudders. Raising her Cinnamon-Peach mead to Allye, Nilme gives her a toast. Raising his Taffelberry fizz to Allye, Ezathiel gives her a toast. Caade smiles. Allye grins at Nilme. Xionara looks at Allye and applauds! Untethered Caade goes out. Stelling nods at Vixonia, obviously agreeing with her views. Useff says, "Great story." Woten shudders. Daerlynn praises Allye. Illiya says to Allye, "That performance was..." She pauses dramatically for a moment. "To die for..." Kaedan praises Allye. Allye puts her mask in her round handbag. Onara stops listening to Illiya. Useff gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Allye giggles at Illiya. Vixonia exclaims to Allye, "You have a way with words... sometimes a creepy one!!" Onara grins at Illiya, her dimples flashing into view. Stelling chuckles at Illiya. Nilme looks at Illiya, obviously trying not to grin. Daerlynn smiles at Illiya. Raising her mineral water to Allye, Valynn gives her a toast. Shaylynne grins at Illiya. Klausette giggles at Illiya. Reverend Gragnel just arrived. Vixonia giggles at Illiya. Woten rolls his eyes. Allye exclaims to Illiya, "Puns are next! Gosh!" Ezathiel softly says, "Stepping on all spiders from this day forth." Stelling says, "The extra effects definitely made it more exciting." Dromond says, "How you got that guy to die on cue is amazing." Illiya flails her arms about. Gragnel stands near Zynell. Woten lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Stelling takes a sip of his tea. Gragnel joins Zynell's group. Xionara blinks at Ezathiel. Raising her pink daiquiri to Allye, Illiya gives her a toast. Darkewolff gets an elegant diamond-hide almanac bearing a platinum Estate Holder's crest from inside his encompassing shadows. Darkewolff studies his diamond-hide almanac closely. Allye giggles at Dromond. Ezathiel smiles at Xionara. Darkewolff puts his almanac in his encompassing shadows. Allye says, "Well... that was more spiders than expected. Enough of that then." Xionara twitches an ear nervously. Xionara brushes one ear with her hand, grooming it absentmindedly. (Allye claps her hands, the sound ringing out loud and sharp.) A spectral tide of glassy blue-black energy sweeps by a dark watchsoul, momentarily pulling it away from Harsh's side. Vixonia giggles at Allye. Ezathiel gazes at Allye. Valynn gets a miniature sand spider perched alertly upon an outcropping of striated jasper from inside her repair case. (Allye sweeps her arms swiftly outward, and her dark robe disintegrates into a flurry of tattered webbing that drifts to the ground, revealing a vivid blue dancing ensemble beneath. A pair of silver lotus earrings dangle from her ears and sway back and forth slightly as she pulls her arms back in.) You see Cateress Allye Karayilma, White Gladiolus of Zoluren, a Prydaen. Allye has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a square face, pointed ears and some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her bright cat-slitted turquoise eyes. Her raven mane is hip-length and glossy with long layers, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over your shoulders. She has tawny fur with sepia stripes, a black-tipped tail and a limberly agile figure. She is petite for a Prydaen. She appears to be a hyena-stalker. Her left wrist has a tattoo of a blooming peony tinted in softly blended shades of lavender and rose, the showy blossom framed in a swirl of jade-green foliage. She is in good shape. She is wearing a pair of silver earrings shaped into pale lotus blossoms, a pale cerulean bodice with slender ebonwood boning, a delicate spiraling crystal ring, a cerulean watersilk dancing skirt embroidered with lotus blossoms and some polished toe bells with slender velvet ties. Woten gazes at Allye. Valynn puts her spider in her repair case. Pyppa lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Nilme beams at Allye! Xionara warbles out an airy whistle. Mavekaelaja asks, "Spiders jus' eat th'bad bugs tho, yeah?" Xionara softly says, "Fancy." (Allye nods to herself, seeming pleased. She brushes away the remains of the cobwebs and gives her skirt a flouncy shake.) Gragnel begins to listen to Rileos teach the Perception skill. Xionara takes a sip of her water. Valynn grins at Allye. Daerlynn nods to Mavekaelaja. Allye says to Mavekaelaja, "That and steal your whole life sometimes, maybe. Probably." Ezathiel stops listening to Pyppa. Allye grins. Stelling nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Ezathiel begins to listen to Rileos teach the Perception skill. Pyppa smiles at Ezathiel. Shavay's ring stretches and reverts to its spider form before skittering to his thigh sheath and enshrouding it in webbing. Xionara takes a sip of her water. Allye gets a smooth ebony lap harp carved with silver-painted crescent moons from inside her lotusweave valise. Shaylynne glances at Shavay. Woten says to Allye, "Next time need to do this outside so we can get a bonfire going." Xionara nods politely. Allye beams at Woten! Daerlynn says, "It was Shavay...." Ezathiel smiles at Pyppa. Allye says, "Indeed." Allye smiles. Xionara softly says, "Please excuse..." Allye softly says, "This is called 'The Dancing Cloud.' I hope you will enjoy it." Shavay points at himself. Xionara bows her head in acknowledgement. Nilme smiles at Allye. Black Fox Xionara slinks out. Shavay innocently asks, "Me?" Woten gazes at Allye. Loeth begins to listen to Rileos teach the Perception skill. Allye effortlessly begins a romantic waltz on her lap harp, her eyes sparkling with pride at her hard-won skill. Pyppa grins at Ezathiel. Pyppa nods at Ezathiel, obviously agreeing with his views. Daerlynn grins at Shavay. Shavay just tickled Daerlynn, who laughs and returns the favor. Shaylynne says to Daerlynn, "I knew he was suspicious when he came in the window instead of going out." Allye softly sings in a soprano voice: "Wait for darkness to gently fall,
In the deep of night, you'll heed my call.
Lay down your head and reach for sleep,
Find me in that space between dreams."
Daerlynn grins at Shaylynne. Allye softly sings in a soprano voice: "A heady mist will meet our gaze,
Dressed in dusky purple haze,
Step soft onto that fog of twilight,
Take my hand as we take to the sky."
Allye dreamily sings in a soprano voice: "As we soar into the gloaming night,
Your arms will wrap around me tight,
With a soft inhale and starry eyes,
Together, we will rise and rise."
"Beneath our feet is naught but air,
But somehow things feel safer there.
We'd twirl forever if fate allowed,
Alone together upon our dancing cloud."
"The moons all gaze with faces round
As we waltz on mist in leaps and bounds.
A swept sea of stars, merry and bright,
Surround us as we dance through the night."
A dark watchsoul watches its surroundings loftily. Allye helplessly sings in a soprano voice: "But at last the horizon splits into wan rays
Dawn's light imports we'll be forced to part ways
We'll grasp for each other as the mist burns away
And tumble apart 'til we wake alone again."
"Beneath our feet was naught but air,
But somehow things felt safer there.
We'd have twirled forever if fate allowed,
Alone together upon our dancing cloud."
Allye finishes playing a romantic waltz on her lap harp. Allye sinks into a deep curtsy. Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Daerlynn looks at Allye and applauds! Vixonia trills softly at Allye. Onara applauds. Raising her ginger beer cocktail to Allye, Vixonia gives her a toast. Allye puts her harp in her lotusweave valise. Raising her mineral water to Allye, Valynn gives her a toast. Vixonia takes a sip of her cocktail. Useff looks at Allye and applauds! Allye grins. Loeth moves an absinthe cream tart embellished with some sprigs of fresh mint to his left hand. Raising her Taffelberry fizz to Allye, Kerennya gives her a toast. Raising his Taffelberry fizz to Allye, Ezathiel gives her a toast. Avrenka applauds. Klausette smiles at Pyppa. Loeth looks at Allye and applauds! Avrenka lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Loeth moves an absinthe cream tart embellished with some sprigs of fresh mint to his right hand. Dromond applauds. Allye says to Illiya, "I lied. Now the puns." Klausette looks at Allye and applauds! Allye gets a rosewood lute inlaid with graceful cambrinth whorls from inside her lotusweave valise. Illiya flashes a quick grin at Allye. Stelling chuckles. Pyppa smiles at Klausette. Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Kaedan lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Allye! Vixonia giggles at Allye. Loeth takes a bite of the tart. Loeth takes a bite of the tart. Rileos grins. Daerlynn exclaims, "Puns? Well, I never!" Rileos takes a sip of his ale. Onara begins to listen to Rileos teach the Perception skill. Darkewolff smiles at Vixonia. Klausette nods at Pyppa, obviously agreeing with her views. Allye says, "I call this one 'It Doesn't Add Up." Uh, you may wish to prepare yourself for this... mentally, physically, possibly emotionally." Vixonia giggles at Daerlynn. Pyppa lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Darkewolff smiles at Klausette. Klausette shifts her weight. Ezathiel grins at Allye. A shout of laughter comes from a nearby table. (Allye launches immediately into a chipper tune on her lute, her fingers strumming the strings with wild abandon.) Valynn chuckles at Allye. Woten looks at Allye and sighs. Klausette smiles at Darkewolff. Zynell clasps Sothios's hand tenderly and draws him into her arms. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Lounging at Taelbert's and bored of the scene,
She glanced up a bit as a handsome stranger walked in.
He swaggered his way to her through the throng,
But her slack, dreamy gaze at him didn't last long."
"For the moment the man dared to open his mouth,
She knew all at once that it wouldn't work out,
He drawled, 'Did you know that there's 3 kinds of folks?
People who can count, and people who don't!'"
(Allye's tune bound along, reckless and jaunty.) [General] Your mind hears Comfrin thinking, "what did you do Whynd. What did you doooo?" Allye sings in a soprano voice: "He leaned on the bar then and threw her a wink,
She glanced away quick to stare into her drink,
But on he continued, 'Are you a 45 degree angle?
Because lemme say, you're a acute-ly adorable!'"
Ezathiel chuckles. Vixonia groans. [General] Your mind hears Darkewolff thinking, "That was nice of you to attend, Whynd. I am sure the performers appreciated you attending." Dromond checks his footing. Daerlynn exclaims, "My kind of song!" Kaedan praises Allye. Valynn frowns, shaking her head with an expression of exasperation before resting her face in the palm of her hand. Shaylynne glances at Kaedan. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "He saw not her horror, lurching closer with a swerve,
'Or are you my maths book? You've got all the right curves.'
With a swipe off the bar, he took a swig from some cup,
As she ran out the door, screaming, 'It just doesn't add up!'"
Shaylynne asks Kaedan, "Did you put her up to this one?" Shaylynne chortles softly at some secret joke. (Allye barely hides her grin as the song drives forward to its conclusion.) Allye sings in a soprano voice: "He watched her escape and heaved a sigh of surrender,
Shaking his head as he faced the bartender,
'Well, perhaps I have been a bit obtuse tonight,
Perhaps next time I will finally be right!'"
[General] Your mind hears Whynd thinking, "i tried to show my sipport for the arts, but someone in the crowd felt the need to point me out, so i was hounded, interrupting the play, so in which im extremely sorry for" Nilme grins at Kaedan. Illiya quietly says to Nilme, "You didn't tell me there would be math involved.." Allye sinks into a deep curtsy. Useff cackles! Allye smiles innocently. Rileos frowns, shaking his head with an expression of exasperation before resting his face in the palm of his hand. The shadowy orb hovering near Harsh suddenly dips behind his left shoulder, circling timidly behind his back. Daerlynn praises Allye. Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Kaedan praises Allye. Illiya beams at Allye! Valynn winces. Dromond applauds. Allye giggles. Raising her pink daiquiri to Allye, Illiya gives her a toast. Valynn applauds. Pyppa beams at Allye! Kerennya chuckles at Allye. Vixonia exclaims to Kaedan, "That is a good choice!" Raising her ginger beer cocktail to Allye, Vixonia gives her a toast. Allye says, "I didn't say they were *good* puns." Nilme exclaims to Illiya, "I'm as surprised as you!" Klausette puts her bag in her hitman's backpack. Rileos guzzles down some of his ale and then smacks his lips and wipes them with his sleeve. Shaylynne grins at Allye. Stelling chuckles at Allye. Allye puts her lute in her lotusweave valise. Useff takes a sip of his gin and tonic. Daerlynn says, "I hope that song didn'y trig-ger anyone." Shaylynne says to Kaedan, "That would work if I'd ever seen her puns be pickup lines." Mavekaelaja asks, "All puns's god puns, yeah?" [General] Your mind hears Comfrin thinking, "what did you do Whynd. What did you doooo?" Allye giggles at Mavekaelaja. Allye nods at Daerlynn, obviously agreeing with her views. Nilme grins at Allye. Kerennya grins at Daerlynn. Allye exclaims, "Hmm, two songs and still no fashion magic? Well, that just won't do!" Shaylynne grins at Allye. (Allye leaps into a dramatic spin, and her dancing skirt flares around her. She dips to one side, and a touch of black mars the vibrant cerulean whirl of color. The darker hue spreads like a flood of ink across paper until she finally comes to a stop, draped in a backless gown of black jaalmin.) You see Cateress Allye Karayilma, White Gladiolus of Zoluren, a Prydaen. Allye has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a square face, pointed ears and some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her bright cat-slitted turquoise eyes. Her raven mane is hip-length and glossy with long layers, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over your shoulders. She has tawny fur with sepia stripes, a black-tipped tail and a limberly agile figure. She is petite for a Prydaen. She appears to be a hyena-stalker. Her left wrist has a tattoo of a blooming peony tinted in softly blended shades of lavender and rose, the showy blossom framed in a swirl of jade-green foliage. She is in good shape. She is wearing a pitch pearl trapped in a tiny tyrium cage strung upon a black jaalmin ribbon, a sultry backless gown of glittering black jaalmin swept into trailing skirts, a tyrium cereus blossom handflower striated with a pitch pearl stamen, a delicate spiraling crystal ring and a pair of gleaming black shoes with tall tyrium heels. Mavekaelaja says, "Tippy top o th'umor peer-mid." Nilme gazes at Allye. [General] Your mind hears Comfrin thinking, "heh, Sorry. I see now. You should have known that would happen" Allye adjusts her jaalmin gown. Nilme says to Vixonia, "Amazing." Allye winks and flashes a sly grin. Illiya beams at Allye! Vixonia nods at Nilme, obviously agreeing with her views. Pyppa gestures. (Allye settles herself upon a stool in front of the bar, and the trailing length of her gown cascades to the floor in elegant folds.) Daerlynn nods to Mavekaelaja. Allye gets a polished aspen frost dulcimer with frost opal snowflake inlays from inside her lotusweave valise. Pyppa gestures. Allye says, "This is a song called 'Icebound.' It's about a person's struggle to let go of wounds from the past, despite consciously understanding that the only one being hurt by their holding on is them." [General] Your mind hears Whynd thinking, "it doesnt bother me when it happens, just bothers me to interrupt the actors, hence why I left, I do not with to make all their work about me." Vixonia trills softly at Allye. (Allye sets her dulcimer across her lap, positioning her left hand at the frets as the pick on her right hand begins to strum the strings. A quiet, pensive tune fills the air.) Pyppa gestures. Allye quietly sings in a soprano voice: "Melting snow seeps down so deep,
So far below, it approaches me.
But I won't move, I won't disappear,
I'm still here, yes, I'm still here."
Allye quietly sings in a soprano voice: "I won't send stalks to reach the sky,
No stems grow green, no roots spread wide.
Spring can come, but I'll be lost,
Held in the dark, cocooned in frost."
The shadowy orb floats serenely in the air, just above Harsh's head. (Allye's tune crescendos gently as the chorus flows forth. The dulcimer's notes ring out, clear and sweet.) Allye plaintively sings in a soprano voice: "Don't let me thaw, no, don't let winter break,
The warm light of dawn, it can't make me wake.
It's still far too soon to relinquish this ache.
Just leave me, icebound."
[General] Your mind hears Sofina thinking, "Be a Necromancer. Be fearsome." (Allye pauses for just a breath as the final word of the chorus lingers. Before the silence can register, her strumming resumes and the next verse begins.) Allye softly sings in a soprano voice: "Every petal unfurls, one after another,
To greet the kind sun, their nurturing mother,
I will hold tight, and keep my heart clenched,
No blossom will bloom, no mild rain will quench."
"Time carries on, and seasons advance,
But I'll find a way to bow out of this dance.
Let every seedling shoot up now and sprout,
I will stay here, in the cold world without."
(Allye's melody builds with a familiar crescendo as the final chorus looms. Her features are drawn in grim resignation, unconsoled yet determined.) Woten takes a sip of his wine. Allye plaintively sings in a soprano voice: "Don't let me thaw, no, don't let winter break,
The warm light of dawn, it can't make me wake.
It's still far too soon to relinquish this ache.
Just leave me, icebound."
(Allye's refrain drops away once more as the last, breathy words of the chorus escape her lips. This time, no strummed tune dips back in to catch the melody. Instead there is only silence, jarring and unforgivingly final.) Vixonia trills softly at Allye. Dromond smiles at Allye. Woten stands up. (Allye climbs to her feet, cradling the still instrument in one arm.) A stone seat collapses back into the ground. Pyppa beams at Allye! Allye sinks into a deep curtsy. Woten bows to Allye. Raising her Cinnamon-Peach mead to Allye, Nilme gives her a toast. Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Vixonia hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Daerlynn looks at Allye and applauds! Woten gestures, and a smooth eruption of rock rises from the ground with a low rumble, shifting and flowing fluidly before settling into a seat of stone. He walks over to it and sits down. Gragnel applauds enthusiastically and flips a gold Kronar in Allye's direction. She snatches it nimbly from the air! Useff applauds. Zynell looks at Allye and applauds! Vixonia takes a sip of her cocktail. Allye hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Kerennya takes a bite of the sticks. Raising his darkefire rum to Allye, Darkewolff gives her a toast. Harsh looks at Allye and applauds! Raising her Taffelberry fizz to Allye, Kerennya gives her a toast. Allye puts her dulcimer in her lotusweave valise. Shavay smiles. Brief flashes of silver light illuminate the surroundings in sharp bursts as shimmering bolts arc from within the depths of the shadowy orb, swirling around Harsh merely to rejoin with their parent on the other side. Valynn smiles at Allye. Allye says, "Let's end this on a happier note! Maybe something a little more... pastoral." Useff smiles at Allye. Vixonia angles her ears forward in curiosity. Nilme grins at Allye. Pyppa says, "Oooohhhh." (Allye reaches up to her neck and taps her claw against something you can't see. A clear metallic note rings out, and the air around her neck shimmers slightly.) Pyppa smiles at Allye. Rileos gets an indurium phoenix with eyes of canary diamond from inside his hunting pack. Rileos taps an indurium phoenix with eyes of canary diamond that he is holding. A wild fervor flashes in Rileos's eyes. Rileos puts his phoenix in his hunting pack. (Allye gives the item another tap, and suddenly the shiny sungold cowbell can be seen around her neck where a pitch pearl choker was mere moments ago.) Nilme gasps! Illiya's rage dissipates. Vixonia giggles. (Allye's jaalmin gown tumbles all at once, falling away in a series of small, pleated folds. In the wake of the flow of lustrous fabric, a plush bodysuit and matching hooves are revealed.) You see Cateress Allye Karayilma, White Gladiolus of Zoluren, a Prydaen. Allye has a set of mischievously twitching whiskers accenting a square face, pointed ears and some night-black kohl flawlessly applied to accentuate her bright cat-slitted turquoise eyes. Her raven mane is hip-length and glossy with long layers, and is worn in a tousled mass of locks that tumbles over your shoulders. She has tawny fur with sepia stripes, a black-tipped tail and a limberly agile figure. She is petite for a Prydaen. She appears to be a hyena-stalker. Her left wrist has a tattoo of a blooming peony tinted in softly blended shades of lavender and rose, the showy blossom framed in a swirl of jade-green foliage. She is in good shape. She is wearing a hooded cow-spotted bodysuit flaunting a pair of tiny rainbow-glittered horns, a shiny sungold cowbell etched with the face of a beaming bovine, a delicate spiraling crystal ring and some imitation cloven hooves. Illiya exclaims, "Wow!" (Allye pulls up the hood of her bodysuit, and two tiny horns settle atop her head, flanked by a pair of soft, bovine ears.) The translucent image of an owl glistens briefly in the shadowy depths of the orb hovering near Harsh. Nilme grins at Allye. Vixonia exclaims, "Mooving!!" Allye giggles. Allye opens her felted tavern. Nilme says to Useff, "Didn't see that one coming." Daerlynn grins at Vixonia. Nilme grins. Allye plucks a tiny Arthe Dale piglet from a boisterous felted tavern with flamboyant goldweave awnings, the creature snorting as she wakes it up. Allye plants a kiss onto the piglet's head. It oinks happily in return. Rileos gets a twisted bogbirch limb covered in obscure symbols from inside his hunting pack. Allye warmly says, "Joining me in the final act tonight, please allow me to introduce Sensational Cecilia, the itty-bitty piglet from Arthe Dale." Rileos taps a twisted bogbirch limb covered in obscure symbols that he is holding. Rileos's countenance takes on a sublimely tranquil air. Rileos puts his limb in his hunting pack. A dark watchsoul watches its surroundings loftily. Daerlynn exclaims, "I'm bullish on this song already!" Allye gives a tiny Arthe Dale piglet a light prod on its snout and quietly says, "Boop.". Woten chuckles. Valynn grins. Vixonia exclaims, "Hello Cecilia!" Allye giggles at Daerlynn. Shavay chuckles. Allye sets a tiny Arthe Dale piglet on the ground. It trots around her in a circle, happily oinking. Allye gets a rosewood lute inlaid with graceful cambrinth whorls from inside her lotusweave valise. Pyppa chuckles. Useff waggles a finger at a tiny Arthe Dale piglet. Klausette steps back and gazes at a tiny Arthe Dale piglet admiringly. (Allye strikes up an animated ditty, her fingers strumming the strings of her lute with an easy air of merriment.) Illiya gazes at a tiny Arthe Dale piglet. Vixonia says to Daerlynn, "You'd e pigheaded not to..." Allye sings in a soprano voice: "In a tiny pen beside a tiny knoll,
Lived a tiny pig with a jumbo goal.
Not content to wallow in mud and muck,
Her gaze stayed high and wonderstruck."
Daerlynn grins at Vixonia. Gragnel smirks at Daerlynn. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "All day they passed, the ducks and geese,
Some sparrows here, then some cockatrice.
That last one may have been some roosters,
But pen-trapped pigs need morale boosters."
(Allye's piglet trots up to her foot, mesmerized by its motion as it taps along to the beat of the catchy song. It gazes up at Allye with a hopeful expression, possibly expecting some food.) Allye tilts her head at the piglet. It oinks playfully in return. Klausette grins. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "How grand it must be, she often sighed,
To twirl and whirl through clear blue skies!
And so it was she hopped the fence
Resolved to see her wish commence."
Woten gestures. A halo of fire flickers into being and hovers around his neck and mouth briefly. Kerennya exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Impossible things are hard to come by,
Like porcine dreams that aim for the sky.
Have you ever seen a little pig fly?
Sensational Cecilia is determined to try!"
Woten chuckles. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "She squealed and reeled to feel so free,
And then she waddled down to see
The Dalesian birds, their wings spread wide,
In nests and lakes, and soaring high."
A dark watchsoul lurks protectively behind Harsh. Darkewolff smiles at a tiny Arthe Dale piglet. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "'Yahoo!' she called with hoggish glee,
'Is there some room up there for me?'
Songbirds twittered, proud swans took wing,
To even imagine such a ridiculous thing!"
(Allye grins at the tiny piglet as it prances back towards her, its curly little tail wiggling gleefully. Her song continues apace, the jaunty melody bounding blithely into the next verse.) Allye sings in a soprano voice: "But undeterred she stomped away,
She knew that she could win the day.
She sat beside a pond and mused,
And soon enough ideas came through!"
Harsh gestures. Woten gestures. A network of thin lines form around him, then quickly fade away. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "She gathered feathers from empty nests,
Her tiny hooves then shaped and pressed,
Until at last she was back on track
With two downy wings set upon her back."
Allye taps some sensational lipka cotton wings dyed in shades of lavender atop a tiny Arthe Dale piglet. Allye gives a tiny Arthe Dale piglet a friendly pet between its ears. It squeals happily and nuzzles her hand in return. Sothios nods to Loeth. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Impossible things are hard to come by,
Like porcine dreams that aim for the sky.
Have you ever seen a little pig fly?
Sensational Cecilia is determined to try!"
Useff says, "This is going to work, I can feel it." Nilme nods at Useff, obviously agreeing with his views. Klausette nods at Useff, obviously agreeing with his views. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "So she climbed a mighty oak tree tall
And she boldly leapt, but began to fall!
She tumbled down into a piggish heap
As branchfuls of birds tittered and peeped."
Shavay asks, "What could possibly go wrong?" Allye lightly sings in a soprano voice: "With a snort and a stomp, she picked herself up,
And wandered away to a field of buttercups.
She snuffled and sighed, her spirit drawn low,
But then her snout bumped something... whoa!"
"She looked up in awe at an abandoned trebuchet.
It raised many questions, but she pushed them away.
At last here it was, her sure way to take flight!
She squealed and she danced, then climbed up out of sight."
Stelling gazes thoughtfully at Allye. Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at a tiny Arthe Dale piglet. A dark watchsoul watches its surroundings loftily. Vixonia exclaims to Nilme, "Sounds like a danger gnome!" Nilme nods at Vixonia, obviously agreeing with her views. Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Avian life in Arthe Dale was a quiet thing,
Until that fateful day when Cecilia took wing,
A loud BANG, and birds scattered, flew up to the sky
Eyes wide in bewilderment as a piglet soared by."
A dark watchsoul lurks protectively behind Harsh. Nilme flashes a wide grin. Nilme gets an impish expression on her face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Allye blows a kiss at the piglet. It leaps towards her, squealing excitedly and stamping its small hooves as if demanding to be picked up. Kerennya begins chortling at Allye. Useff nods. Vixonia giggles. Daerlynn says, "I am nervous. The other day someone asked if I would consider getting married, I told them "Yeah when pigs fly"." Allye sings in a soprano voice: "Impossible things are rare and wondrous indeed
Like porcine dreams full of feathers and airspeed,
But now we all see, wee piglets can ascend,
Thanks to Sensational Cecilia, our tiny brave friend!"
Stelling chuckles at Daerlynn. Nilme grins at Daerlynn. Darkewolff blinks. Valynn chuckles at Daerlynn. (Allye wraps up her tune in a final, jangling chord. She tucks her lute under her arm and reaches out to Cecilia.) Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye scoops a tiny Arthe Dale piglet up into her arms. Raising her ginger beer cocktail to Allye, Vixonia gives her a toast. Shaylynne takes a sip of her bourbon. Useff lets out a loud "Huzzah!" Daerlynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye sinks into a deep curtsy. Raising her Cinnamon-Peach mead to Allye, Nilme gives her a toast. Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Crackling bolts of silver light streak over the orb hovering near Harsh, sharpening his facial features with an eerie play of luminance and shadow. Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Shavay says, "Getting INTO the sky is the easy part. LANDING, however..." Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Nilme beams! Harsh looks at Allye and applauds! Klausette looks at Allye and applauds! Daerlynn says, "I like that, that was fun." Useff praises some tiny winged pigs carved from glittering diamondique. Zynell applauds. Raising her mineral water to Allye, Valynn gives her a toast. Allye exclaims to Shavay, "I'm sure it was fine!" Stelling says to Shavay, "I mean the landing is sure to happen." Vixonia exclaims to Daerlynn, "Well, you can now consider it, but you can still say no!" Allye looks at Shavay, obviously trying not to grin. Vixonia leans on Daerlynn. Raising his darkefire rum to Allye, Darkewolff gives her a toast. Illiya grins at Shavay, her dimples flashing into view. Daerlynn grins at Vixonia. (Dromond is having porcine dreams.) Darkewolff chuckles at Vixonia. Shavay asks Stelling, "Yeah, but does little Cecilia then become Bacon?" Vixonia asks Shavay, "Just aim for the ground, and miss?" Nilme grins. Dromond gazes off into the distance. Stelling grins at Shavay. Allye plants a kiss onto the piglet's head. It oinks happily in return. Allye exclaims, "And that's all I have for you all!" Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Useff lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Daerlynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye exclaims, "Thank you so much for joining us, everyone! Hope you had lots of fun!" Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Daerlynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Raising her Taffelberry fizz to Allye, Kerennya gives her a toast. Daerlynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Valynn rises to her feet fluidly, like a large, graceful cat. Nilme applauds. Pyppa looks at Allye and applauds! Daerlynn praises Allye. Zynell looks at Allye and applauds! Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Allye! Harsh lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Shavay smiles. Raising his darkefire rum to Allye, Darkewolff gives her a toast. Raising her mineral water to Allye, Valynn gives her a toast. Allye exclaims, "Don't forget to tip your Nilme!" Pyppa beams at Allye! Nilme stands up. Darkewolff lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye applauds enthusiastically and flips a silver Kronar in Nilme's direction. She snatches it nimbly from the air! Nilme grins. Pyppa praises Allye. Useff stands up. Daerlynn exclaims, "That was wonderful!" Useff applauds. Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Nilme grins at Allye. Rileos looks at Allye and applauds! Darkewolff exclaims, "Nice going!" Valynn lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Nilme! (Nilme joins Allye at the front and gives her a big hug!) Raising her ginger beer cocktail to Nilme, Vixonia gives her a toast. Daerlynn beams at Allye! Allye giggles. Nilme warmly exclaims to Allye, "Thank you! As usual, you exceed every expectation! I am completed delighted that you included a Klineklaus tale, too! He's the best hero ever! And I don't know you managed that many costume changes - but that was impressive!!" Raising her Taffelberry fizz to Nilme, Kerennya gives her a toast. Zynell looks at Nilme and applauds! Darkewolff exclaims to Allye, "Wonderful performance!" Onara applauds. Allye wraps her arms around Nilme, giving Nilme a great big bear hug! Nilme exclaims to Allye, "Your work runs the spectrum from groan-worthy to heart-wrenching, and we are so very glad you decided to share it with us this evening!" Kerennya stands up. Allye's ears perk up happily. Kerennya puts her fizz in her mariner's rucksack. Nilme recites: "Let's give Allye another round of applause!"
Useff nods to Nilme. Kerennya exhales softly on her sanowret crystal, and scintillating sparks of light dance across its surface. Allye exclaims, "Thank you!" Stelling lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Kerennya looks at Allye and applauds! Rileos lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Raising his sweet tea to Allye, Stelling gives her a toast. Raising her Cinnamon-Peach mead to Allye, Nilme gives her a toast. Useff looks at Allye and applauds! Stelling takes a sip of his tea. Zynell looks at Allye and applauds! Daerlynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Klausette looks at Allye and applauds! Valynn applauds. Harsh looks at Allye and applauds! Vixonia lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Dromond lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Nilme lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Pyppa lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Illiya says, "I liked the groan-worthy ones." Onara looks at Allye and applauds! Dromond takes a bite of the apple. Allye giggles at Illiya. Illiya applauds. Valynn lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Vixonia exclaims, "A delightful show!!" A nauseated pallor slowly suffuses Dromond's face from neck to ear-tips. Shavay applauds. Harsh lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Allye curtsies gracefully. Misteeus lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Daerlynn beams at Nilme! Illiya beams at Allye! Dromond glances at something on top of a checkered linen cloth. Daerlynn looks at Allye and applauds! Useff gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer. Shavay exclaims, "CHOREOGRAPHY!" Vixonia giggles at Shavay. Shavay says, "Oh, wait..." Allye giggles at Shavay. Illiya says, "Klineklaus! Kline--oh, my timing is terrible." Stelling chuckles at Illiya. Vixonia says to Shavay, "You should have been at my show..." Darkewolff asks Shavay, "Who is graphing chores?" Illiya coughs. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Illiya! Nilme recites: "Thank you, everyone, for joining us today! I am very pleased to say that Daerlynn will be featured at the next concert, which will be the final one until after Chris' Mass. Watch your calendars in the coming weeks for more details!"
Useff says, "Amazing costume changes. I have no idea how you do that." Klausette looks at Darkewolff, obviously trying not to grin. Vixonia lets out a loud "Huzzah!" for Daerlynn! Nilme recites: "See you next time!"
Darkewolff applauds. Nilme pulls Allye to her in a tight hug. Harsh applauds. Zynell applauds. Vixonia hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Vixonia hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Darkewolff exclaims, "A wonderful performance!" Daerlynn smiles. Nilme says to Allye, "Astounding." Raising her mineral water to Nilme, Valynn gives her a toast. Raising her mineral water to Daerlynn, Valynn gives her a toast. Allye exclaims to Useff, "Fashion magic, I told you!" Harsh hobbles out. Nilme beams at Allye! Sublime Mender Kerennya glides out. A dark watchsoul flickers away, and the warmth of its presence ebbs. Allye hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Shavay beams at Daerlynn! Useff nods emphatically at Allye. [General] Your mind hears Najii thinking, "be a commoner to be um, common?" Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Nilme. Pyppa stops teaching. Valynn pulls the hood of her cloak up. Illiya exclaims, "Allye had more costume changes in that show than I have in, like, ever!" Vixonia exclaims to Allye, "Amazing, as always!" Allye giggles at Illiya. Shaylynne grins at Illiya. Useff grins at Illiya. Daerlynn nods to Illiya. Nilme grins at Illiya. Allye says, "I'm so happy you enjoyed it." Stelling chuckles at Illiya. Shavay asks Vixonia, "I think I was busy trying to destroy reality at the time?" Nilme puts her apple in a tempestuous eddy centered in an intricate frame of songsilk-lined Elven silver. Nilme puts her mead in a tempestuous eddy centered in an intricate frame of songsilk-lined Elven silver. Woten stands up. A stone seat collapses back into the ground. Nilme says, "Wonderful." Shavay says, "Otherwise I totally would have made it." Nilme smiles at Allye. Zynell stands up. Valynn says to Allye, "Truly impressive." Woten says, "A performance for the ages, no doubt." Zynell carefully gathers up the delicate folds of a night-black starlight velvet prayer tapestry stitched with loimic and fey-bone. Zynell puts her tapestry in her encompassing shadows. Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Valynn. Allye grins at Woten. Darkewolff says, "Again, Whynd would like to extend his heart-felt apologies for disrupting the performance. He was merely trying to attend." Rileos grins at Valynn. Vixonia exclaims, "I have to dash off for a bit, but lovely to see you all!!" Stelling hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile. Illiya hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Vixonia grins at Darkewolff. Darkewolff hugs Vixonia, getting a smile in return. Daerlynn hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Daerlynn with a warm smile. Valynn stops listening to Rileos. Woten says, "The best thing to happen in Arthe Dale since they discovered pie." Vixonia hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Vixonia hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return. Woten nods. Allye grins at Darkewolff. Vixonia just hugged Darkewolff. Rileos stops teaching. Vixonia hugs Daerlynn, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Nilme says to Darkewolff, "Thanks for passing that along." Rileos raises two fingers to his brow in a quick hand salute. Allye says, "No worries, it added to the scary story ambience." Nilme smiles. Darkewolff nods to Nilme. Stelling chuckles at Allye. Allye hugs Vixonia, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Dromond nods emphatically. Stelling nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Roughneck Rileos moseys out. Valynn hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. (Vixonia blows kisses and dashes off.) Illiya gives Shaylynne a good pinch! Valynn hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Valynn with a warm smile. Allye hugs Valynn, getting a smile in return. Vixonia hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Vixonia with a warm smile. Dancer Vixonia goes out. Shaylynne says, "Ow." Nilme hugs Valynn, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Woten bows to Allye. Valynn hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Valynn with a warm smile. Darkewolff asks Nilme, "Perhaps another time they can have one where he can attend?" Allye curtsies gracefully to Woten. Nilme smiles warmly. Woten takes a sip of his wine. Zynell taps something inside her encompassing shadows. Woten takes a sip of his wine. Nilme smiles. Valynn waves. Valynn goes out. Illiya chortles softly at some secret joke. Zynell taps something inside her encompassing shadows. Avrenka waves. Allye beams at Pyppa! Pyppa hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Avrenka raises his palms skyward, chanting. Avrenka gestures. Without fanfare, Avrenka is simply gone. Pyppa smiles at Allye. Allye just hugged Pyppa. Illiya says to Shaylynne, "I thought my class was putting you to sleep." Shaylynne shoves her hand in Illiya's face, seemingly only to annoy her. Pyppa curtsies gracefully. Zynell gets a nightsilk gem pouch from inside her encompassing shadows. Pyppa goes out. Illiya laughs! Dromond inhales a great swallow of air. Dromond stands up. Scruffy Dromond went through a window. Daerlynn ponders. Illiya snaps her fingers. Allye giggles at Shaylynne. Misteeus stands up. Illiya gets really close to Shaylynne face and snaps her fingers, swinging her hand up in an arc while snaking her head. Nilme leans on Useff. Stelling lays his palms against Useff's in a quick, yet deliberate movement. Useff takes a sip of his gin and tonic. Useff snuggles up to Nilme. Shaylynne snickers. Mavekaelaja ponders. Stelling shakes Darkewolff's hand. Allye asks, "Uh, anybody want 75 apples?" Gragnel smiles. Reverend Gragnel slogs out. War Healer Misteeus goes out. Darkewolff shakes Stelling's hand. Stelling hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile. Nilme grins at Allye. Useff grins at Allye. Stelling laughs at Allye. Nilme hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Mavekaelaja laughs! Stelling hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile. Woten laughs! Stelling hugs Daerlynn, who wraps her arms around Stelling with a warm smile. Stelling just tickled Illiya, making her laugh. Allye grins sheepishly. Illiya says, "We could make pie with them." Darkewolff says to Stelling, "Good to see you." Shaylynne hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Shaylynne with a warm smile. Illiya gets a lavender-hued motherfruit apple from atop a checkered linen cloth. Allye nods at Illiya, obviously agreeing with her views. Daerlynn hugs Stelling, who wraps his arms around Daerlynn with a warm smile. Darkewolff smiles at Stelling. Illiya takes a huge mouthful of a lavender-hued motherfruit apple and gnaws heartily on it. Stelling grins at Darkewolff. Allye lets out a hearty cheer for Illiya! Stelling exclaims to Darkewolff, "Same!" Woten asks Allye, "Does the artist take tips?" Illiya takes a huge mouthful of a lavender-hued motherfruit apple and gnaws heartily on it. Shavay whistles a few playful notes. Darkewolff smiles at Stelling. Woten moves some modwyn wine to his left hand. Soul Surgeon Zynell patters out, leading her group. Illiya takes a huge mouthful of a lavender-hued motherfruit apple and gnaws heartily on it. Illiya finishes off her motherfruit apple. Stelling exclaims to Allye, "Great show!" Stelling exclaims to Nilme, "Great job finding the talent!" Illiya nods at Stelling, obviously agreeing with his views. Nilme grins at Stelling. Stelling grins. Shavay stops listening to Useff. Woten gets a handful of corn maze passes from inside his hooded longcoat. Shavay begins to listen to Illiya teach the Brawling skill. Woten offers Allye a handful of corn maze passes. Stelling pats Shavay on the back. Daerlynn went through a window. Stray Stelling goes out. Allye says to Woten, "I don't think they do typically! It would be up to Nilme, probably." Woten mutters to himself. Allye says, "Ooh, corn maze." Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Nilme! Allye grins. Nilme says to Allye, "Up to the artist." Illiya lets out a hearty cheer for Allye! Nilme winks at Allye. Allye beams! Shaylynne glances at Nilme. Woten pokes Allye in the ribs. Shaylynne glances at Allye. Allye says, "Oh okay then yes." Allye tucks a tiny Arthe Dale piglet into a boisterous felted tavern with flamboyant goldweave awnings. Nilme grins at Allye. Onara says, "Thank you for the wonderful performance, Allye." Allye says, "Because corn maze." Woten laughs! Onara says, "I must rest now." Allye giggles. Woten offers Allye a handful of corn maze passes. Allye beams at Onara! Nilme grins at Allye. Onara gives a measured bow, deepening it ever so slightly to display additional respect. Allye accepts Woten's corn maze passes. Allye exclaims to Onara, "Thank you for joining us!" Woten says, "Temptation, your only weakness." Woten nods. Allye curtsies gracefully to Woten. Onara grins at Allye, her dimples flashing into view. Nilme grins at Woten. Allye says, "You know me so well." Onara hugs Darkewolff, getting a smile in return. Onara waves. Woten laughs! Useff takes a sip of his gin and tonic. Woten takes a sip of his wine. Allye puts her lute in her lotusweave valise. Enchantress Onara drifts out. Shavay's charm stretches and reverts to its spider form before skittering to his thigh sheath and enshrouding it in webbing. Mavekaelaja twiddles his thumbs. Woten says, "Well, thanks for a very entertaining evening." Nilme smiles at Mavekaelaja. Woten bows to Nilme. Darkewolff joins Klausette's group. Woten hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Nilme exclaims to Mavekaelaja, "Good to see you!" Allye just hugged Woten. Nilme smiles at Woten. Woten raises his hand in a quick salute. Trader Klausette patters out, leading her group. Woten takes a sip of his wine. Storm Lord Woten strides out. Illiya says, "Alright I have a berry-themed arts journal to work on." Nilme grins at Illiya. Mavekaelaja says to Nilme, "'ad th'longest food coma ever 'parrently." Allye grins at Illiya. Illiya exclaims, "Featuring some amazing people in this room!" Shaylynne looks at Illiya and sighs. Shavay's charm stretches and reverts to its spider form before skittering to his black boots and enshrouding them in webbing. Nilme pats Mavekaelaja on the back. Illiya babbles something incoherent at Shaylynne. Allye exclaims to Illiya, "Have fun!" Shaylynne says, "I have work to do too.." Loeth says, "Thank you so much for the performance." Nilme smiles at Shaylynne. Allye asks, "That's fun, right?" Shaylynne says, "Not artsy." Shaylynne grins. Allye says, "Less fun." Allye leans over and scratches Shaylynne's back. Mavekaelaja says, "Woke up an th'food tent w'gone." Shaylynne nods to Allye. Illiya says to Shaylynne, "I guess I have that work too." Nilme grins at Mavekaelaja. Loeth asks, "One more applause?" A portly Dwarf leaps into the center of the room and does an energetic, impromptu jig. His Dwarven companions cheer and hoot at him. Loeth peers quizzically at Allye. Nilme grins at Loeth. Allye giggles at Loeth. Nilme looks at Allye and applauds! Shaylynne applauds. Loeth squints at Allye, then throws an absinthe cream tart embellished with some sprigs of fresh mint in her direction. Oooo, near miss! Allye asks, "Should I duck?" Illiya applauds. Illiya beams! Allye says, "Ack." Loeth laughs! Illiya laughs! Allye ducks her head. Shavay snickers. Nilme appears to be trying hard not to grin. Allye giggles. Illiya exclaims, "Not the apple, those can hurt!" Illiya puts her daiquiri in her lunchbox. Loeth says, "Sorry, I had no idea first time." Loeth says, "But now I know." Nilme grins at Loeth. Allye exclaims, "It happens all the time, honestly!" Illiya says to Loeth, "I think it's something we have all done before." Nilme nods emphatically at Allye. Shaylynne nods at Allye, obviously agreeing with her views. Allye says, "Sometimes it's not even an accident, I suspect." Nilme grins at Allye. Illiya begins chortling at Allye. Loeth says, "Might be my thing now." Allye giggles. Loeth says, "Either way great show." Allye beams at Loeth! Shaylynne loosens the cord securing her white unicorn to her then coils it up and tucks it away within. Loeth stands up. Loeth bows to Allye. Shaylynne's unicorn drenches Kaedan's kadepa band in glitter-infused ink, completely covering it! That'll take a while to evaporate! Allye says, "Thank you! Glad you could join." Shaylynne nods to Allye. Loeth says, "Be safe everyone." Allye curtsies gracefully to Loeth. Shaylynne unwinds a length of cord hidden away within her white unicorn and uses it to secure the unicorn to her. Shaylynne holds a finger up to her lips. Nilme smiles at Loeth. Illiya exclaims, "Heart you all!" Illiya begins chortling at Shaylynne. Shaylynne hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return. Shavay's charm stretches and reverts to its spider form before skittering to his crimson belt and enshrouding it in webbing. Allye loosens the cord securing her plush sand sprite to her then coils it up and tucks it away within. Illiya hugs Shaylynne, getting a smile in return. Allye points at a peachy plush sand sprite with flowing golden hair she has. Illiya hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Illiya with a warm smile. Illiya hugs Allye, getting a smile in return. Nilme hugs Illiya, getting a smile in return. Allye squints at a peachy plush sand sprite with flowing golden hair. Shaylynne points at Kaedan. Illiya waves. Allye's sprite drenches Shaylynne's lirisan wristcuff in twilight purple ink, completely covering it! That'll take a while to evaporate! Shaylynne babbles incoherently. Strawberry Nurse Illiya goes out. Allye laughs! Allye says, "We're both terrible at this." Nilme grins at Allye. Allye's sprite drenches Kaedan's traveler's pack in twilight purple ink, completely covering it! That'll take a while to evaporate! Shaylynne exclaims, "Traitoress Cateress!" Allye laughs at Shaylynne. Glitter-infused ink drips from Kaedan's ink-drenched band. Allye says, "That would be such an amazing title, blergh." Twilight purple ink drips from Shaylynne's ink-drenched wristcuff. Shaylynne snickers at Allye. [General] Your mind hears Woten thinking, "Amazing performance by Allye in Arthe Dale tonight, and special thanks to Whynd for adding a certain... dramatic ambience to the whole affair" Shaylynne says, "At least Whynd died during the creepy part." Shaylynne nods. Twilight purple ink drips from Kaedan's ink-drenched pack. Shaylynne rubs Allye gently, massaging her muscles. Allye says, "It was well-timed, honestly." Useff gets a rotating stack of multi-colored notecards fitted with a dark iron flarmencrank from inside his leather haversack. Useff studies his multi-colored notecards closely. Nilme smiles at Useff. Useff puts his notecards in his leather haversack. Allye says, "Only way it could have been better if he'd died during the math puns song because the puns were so bad." Nilme grins at Allye. Useff grins. Kaedan says, "If by bad you meant glorious." Allye giggles at Kaedan. Allye says to Kaedan, "Every time I perform that, someone asks if you wrote it." Shaylynne laughs! Nilme grins at Allye. Shaylynne says, "I mean..." Glitter-infused ink drips from Kaedan's ink-drenched band. Twilight purple ink drips from Shaylynne's ink-drenched wristcuff. Kaedan says, "A virtuosa of the genre." Allye giggles. Shaylynne says, "It does sound like him." Shaylynne shrugs. Nilme nods at Shaylynne, obviously agreeing with her views. Twilight purple ink drips from Kaedan's ink-drenched pack. Shavay's charm stretches and reverts to its spider form before skittering to his black pantaloons and enshrouding them in webbing. Mavekaelaja asks, "Gots t'run b'I will see ev'one soon, yeah?" Allye waves to Mavekaelaja. Nilme smiles at Mavekaelaja. Nilme waves. Allye exclaims, "Take care!" Kaedan says, "I genuinely had nothing to do with it." Mavekaelaja waves. Nilme smiles. Mavekaelaja stands up. Mavekaelaja goes out. Allye says to Kaedan, "You were right, it was for one of Messica's events." Glitter-infused ink drips from Kaedan's ink-drenched band. The last of the glitter-infused ink fades from Kaedan's kadepa band. Nilme wraps her arms lovingly around Useff, snuggling close. The last of the twilight purple ink fades from Shaylynne's lirisan wristcuff. The last of the twilight purple ink fades from Kaedan's traveler's pack. Nilme smiles at Useff. Nilme nods to Useff. Useff says, "Right. Off we go, then." Nilme grins. Nilme waves. Shaylynne waves. Useff says to Allye, "Brilliant as always, Allye." Shaylynne says, "Me too." Kaedan says, "Bye, kids." Shaylynne says, "See you all soon." Allye perks her ears up happily as she gazes at Useff. Nilme says, "Bye, friends." Nilme smiles. Useff says, "Thank you." Shaylynne gasps at Kaedan! Allye exclaims, "Thanks for being here!" Useff hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Useff with a warm smile. Allye hugs Useff, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile. Allye hugs Kaedan, who wraps his arms around Allye with a warm smile. Nilme hugs Allye, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Kaedan peers quizzically at Shaylynne. Allye hugs Nilme, who wraps her arms around Allye with a warm smile. Nilme hugs Kaedan, who wraps his arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Shaylynne asks, "Kids?" Kaedan points at Nilme. Useff says, "Happy summer all." Nilme hugs Shaylynne, who wraps her arms around Nilme with a warm smile. Kaedan points at Useff. Kaedan says, "Children." Nilme hugs you, and you wrap your arms around her with a warm smile. hug nilm You hug Nilme who wraps her arms around you with a warm smile. A faint scent of wild orchids clings to her skin. Useff leans over and scratches Kaedan's back. Nilme grins. Aes-Amachi Useff's group went through a window. Allye says, "Compared to him, we are all tiny babies." Shaylynne grins. Kaedan nods. Shaylynne says, "She called you old." Shavay's charm stretches and reverts to its spider form before skittering to his thigh sheath and enshrouding it in webbing. Kaedan says, "She's right." Your studious inspiration fades without the rhythmically infectious cadence to guide you. Kaedan looks at Shaylynne and shrugs. Allye says, "It wouldn't be a day ending in -andu if I didn't call him old." Shavay snickers. Shaylynne says, "I want to be old." Allye ponders. Shaylynne says, "Wait." Allye says, "We can make that happen." Shaylynne says, "Not like that." Shaylynne edges away from Allye. Allye waggles her fingers mystically at Shaylynne. How nice. Shaylynne went through a window. Allye laughs! Allye says, "Darn, I should have closed that thing again." Kaedan chortles softly at some secret joke. |