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Post by Reggie on Sept 18, 2018 19:46:25 GMT -8
Artherien sat back on his heels blinking rapidly, seemingly stunned for a moment. He seemed to think for a long while, his attention indeed grabbed from whatever had been on his mind moments before. A look of fleeting puzzlement crossed his face for a moment before being replaced by a ghost of a grin as he looked towards Keyleth. "You'll have to learn that feelings are often best talked about behind closed doors, especially when certain last names are involved." He glanced around pointedly at the crew nearby, glaring at one who seemed not to get the message and turn away quickly enough before continuing, "But since we're talking about this in the open, I'm surprised you'd think I wouldn't be okay with it. After all, you're both very attractive women, and you are of course free to make your own choices. As far as how that made me feel, what can I say? I'm not a puritan. I won't say any more on that matter in public. If you're asking for a blessing you don't need it, but you have it and then some." He shrugged somewhat sheepishly before turning to Rabbit. “As for you, by Corellon! Stop apologizing for yourself and your interests. You aren’t creating any problems, other than me wanting to whap you upside the head every now and again.” He nodded once, sharply, seeming to come to a conclusion and quickly got to his feet. He first took Keyleth's hand, and then gently made for Rabbit's, motioning towards the darkened hold. “This ridiculous awkwardness has gone on long enough. Maybe we should continue this conversation in private after all.”
{OOC note: he won't force either of them to come with him. If either of them pull away he will drop their hand and stand there sheepishly looking somewhat nonplussed, having totally read the situation wrong.}
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Post by Dungeon Master on Sept 19, 2018 2:46:20 GMT -8
There is no warning when Te'Teh's takes Glorion's hand that was being offered to Rabbit. Te'Teh smiles coquettishly at Artherien, breathing in deeply, chest heaving, as if incredibly happy to be there. Meanwhile she slides her second hand into Key's. Her hands are very warm, some might say because of her infernal blood, some might say because she was laying out in the sun.
“Why don't I go with you? I am probably in better condition for it, and a lot more fun.”
Te'Teh in a more motherly voice, not seen often by the group but sounds to have a lot of practice looks over at Rabbit, She leans closer to the Drow still holding both high elves hands, and in a very careful way, the same way you would see someone approach an injured animal, whispers gently. "Sweetheart, why don't you go find Luke. I think he wants to check up on your marks, or lack of them. Besides he has been working on some of Sekhmet's cat stories for his new prayer book that Salkya gave him for the ritual. He wants to tell people the stories so he gets them right, and I am bored to death of cats" She rolls her eyes like a teenager, the exasperation evident from too many cat stories.
As she is talking to Rabbit, she squeezes the hands tightly of both Artherien and Key in a way indicating she doesn't want them to stop Rabbit. The whole time Te'Teh has the sweetest look on most of her face, full of excitement and happiness which was jarring with her eyes and the concern she has around them.
Te’Teh
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Post by Dungeon Master on Sept 19, 2018 2:52:07 GMT -8
Rabbit seems confused when Artherien tries to take her hand, but even more when Te'Teh inserts herself between everyone.
She listens to Te'Teh and nods. She turns to head down stairs, then hesitates and looks to Key and Artherien unsure if they want her to stay or not,
RABBIT
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Post by Keyleth on Sept 19, 2018 5:22:39 GMT -8
Key blinks a few times at Te’Teh and looks around confused for a moment about what is happening. She looks to Rabbit and heaves out a sigh, all the tension bleeding out from her. “It’s okay Rabbit. You should go have Luke check on you. But before you do, I want to know what you said. It doesn’t have to be now, but I will ask again.”
Her expression is tinged with sadness as she continues, addressing both Arthurian and Rabbit. “I apologize for my outburst. It wasn’t fair of me to take out my pain and frustration on both of you.” She pats Te’Teh’s hand with her free one. “Could you give us a moment? Arthurian’s right he and I do need to talk.” She gently takes her hand out of the young teiflings and extends it to Arthurian.
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Post by Reggie on Sept 19, 2018 10:52:54 GMT -8
Arthur smiled gently and took Keyleth's hand once more. He nodded softly to Rabbit and mouthed silently, but with a smile, "Go. " He then turned his back and began to lead Keyleth into the interior, but was stopped abruptly by Te'Teh. He turned his gaze back towards her and cocked his head to one side.
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Post by Dungeon Master on Sept 19, 2018 11:09:02 GMT -8
As Artherien tries to pull away, Te'Teh holds his hand tightly not letting him retract.
“No Artherien, we need to talk, no leaving yet. We will talk when she is back with Luke.”
Te'Teh turns towards Rabbit and mouths the word "go" to rabbit. She continues to hold both Artherien and Key's hand until Rabbit disappears into the hold.Te’Teh
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Post by Keyleth on Sept 19, 2018 11:13:30 GMT -8
Key looks over to Te’Teh, brows furrowed. “Whats the matter?” Her eyes stay intensely focused on the tiefling while she waits for her to answer.
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Post by Reggie on Sept 19, 2018 12:27:18 GMT -8
Artherien glances around the deck, clearly eager to be away from prying eyes. He gives a calculatedly boyish grin before replying "Well you're certainly free to join us instead!"
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Post by Dungeon Master on Sept 19, 2018 12:46:53 GMT -8
For a brief moment surprise crosses Te'Teh's face, "Really?" then the surprise and interest falls away and there is an anger in her eyes as she watches the doorway, ensuring Rabbit is actually gone.
“Ok, we can go somewhere else, but you two stop distracting me. I am serious when I say we need to talk.”
Te'Teh tugs on both Key's and Artherien's hands, indicating for someone to take the lead and she will follow.Te’Teh
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Post by Keyleth on Sept 19, 2018 13:25:28 GMT -8
Key looks over to Arthurian, motioning toward the hold. “Lead the way.”
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Post by Reggie on Sept 19, 2018 14:12:35 GMT -8
Artherien smiled calmly and turned towards the hold, Te'Teh's hand in his as she grasped Key's in her other. As they crossed the threshold into darkness he reflexively threw up his free hand to shield his eyes. Unbidden, a soft, yellow light began to illuminate the interior of the hold. The light grew brighter and brighter until it seemed as though he held a miniature star striking the darkness. The Paladin grunted nonplussed, muttering "No end of surprises lately it seems." He shook his hand, sending motes of light trailing off before closing it partially, leaving the interior dimly lit.
He led the way in silence to their shared quarters, opening the door and ushering both women inside. Glancing behind them to ensure no lookie-loos had followed them down, he closed his fist, plunging the interior back into darkness. He turned back to the two girls and frowned, regarding them for a moment as his new eyes adjusted rapidly before speaking. "Ok so first lesson. And I say this through love not chastisement. A leader must display all the positive qualities the subjects wish to see in themselves, but not the negative ones they fear they are." He began to pace along the room, seeming to be reciting something from memory. "This builds trust without the appearance of weakness and gives the common person an ideal to aspire to. Approachable but aloof. In other words, whatever that was up there," he stopped and motioned to the deck above, "the men don't need to see it." He looked directly at Te'Teh next and nodded before continuing, "I suspect the reason you wanted to talk is you've picked up the same vibe from Rabbit I have, although I also suspect you misread my intent, which is exactly what I wanted people to see. Please, speak freely in here."
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Post by Dungeon Master on Sept 19, 2018 14:55:34 GMT -8
Te'Teh is just staring in disbelief at Artherien's chastisement of Key. She looks back between the two. Before Key's anger can burst out she puts a finger up to hold her.
“This is going to be a lot of words, so I need you both to be quiet for a few moments."
Te'Teh takes a breath, turning to Artherien,
"First, and this is a freebie for you Artherien, I say this as a person who thinks you are a great member of the group and would hate any problems to crack through the group because you do something unthinking. You have no say on how anyone acts, or what is expected of them. Key can get drunk and fuck someone on the deck, and that is Key's prerogative."
She thinks about it a little more then looks up at Artherien,
"I don't know you very well, but I also urge you to be careful of when you decide to be patronizing about things, because I am protective and will call you on that shit, but especially you should be careful around Rabbit. Unless I am completely wrong about drow, if Rabbit considers Key that close to her, and she sees a male chastising her, no matter if its not meant as that way by you, it could end in a very unfortunate circumstances. So please, keep the lecturing down several notches. Key isn't a child, and you are not her her father. She doesn't have to be a noble, she can be just Key.”
Te'Teh softens a bit, nods at Artherien hoping he understands it is nothing personal. She then looks between the two.
"From how you both were acting up there, I am assuming none of you have been around a person who has a contract written like Rabbit. The ownership contract is only slightly different then an ensorcelled slave. That is a lot of magic used and a lot of expense to make that contract. The end result is, people who control her contract can make her do what they want. It is especially strong when first changing hands, it is a normal reaction and it ensures that the new owners are obeyed by the servant or slave. These are standard conditions, nothing unusual. The fact is, it is a magical geas, and taking her to your bed Artherien would have definitely been problematic. Even suggesting it would influence in what she wants and that can have its own issues. What makes it worse is I think she is having a withdrawal from her markings. The sweating, Rabbit's inability to be sure of herself makes me wonder what else the tattoos did for her. She has a lot of signs of a junkie or drunk coming down from their high."
Te'teh sits down on their bed, making herself comfortable and pats the bed beside her for the two to sit.
"I think Luke is the only one that can give her a full order, to contradict anything she wants to do. He was the last one I saw with the actual contract. But it was given to us, so she is more.... susceptible to what we ask of her. At least until some time goes by and the geas recedes."
She turns to Key
"I do know she cares for you greatly. She wouldn't regret sleeping with you at all. I don't think at any point in time did that become problematic. She would probably just write a song. Oh, did you two know she writes songs and stories. I haven't ever heard of a drow who does that."
Realizing she was being distracting, Te'Teh takes another breath
However...."
As she turns to Artherien patting his arm, but still watching him carefully, unsure if she believes that it was an act from him.
"I am not sure what happened between the two of you, if you were dating, or something else, but I am pretty sure that is a no-go for her when she is sober and coherent. Besides, I think she is interested in Luke when it comes to boys. Evidently drow women seem to like girls as much as boys, I didn't see that coming, but I suspect she isn't really into you Artherien, or if she was, that ended abruptly and I wanted to make sure you two understood that before anything happened."
She reaches out squeezes the hands tightly of both Artherien and Key.
"I just wanted to let you know what her condition seems to be. To give you the ability to respond appropriately. Also to let you know that Luke will kick the shit out of both of you if he thinks someone took advantage of her."
Te'Teh then stops, looks down at the bed and bounces up and down on it a couple of times waiting to see if anyone is going to yell at her for interfering, or if they had any questions.
//out of game I love you all... ahh drama fest!!!
Te’Teh
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Post by Keyleth on Sept 19, 2018 16:17:55 GMT -8
Key listens quietly as Arthurian and Te’Teh speak. She doesn’t sit next to her on the bed, but finds a surface to lean against. A motion that lends itself to quick action if needed. The plains of her body are hard, but her voice is calm when she speaks. “Thank you, TeTeh, for enlightening us. I had no idea where any of her actions was coming from. They make much more sense now. I would NEVER, take advantage of her or anyone else in this group. I acted without thinking at the time. But it would never have gone any further. Now that Ive had a few moments to think I know that. I had other things on my mind,” her eyes flick to Arthurian “but should never have done what I did the way I did. If there isn’t anything else that needs to be said I think I’d like to talk with Arthurian alone please.” She looks between the two arms folded across her chest, one eyebrow raised.
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Post by Reggie on Sept 19, 2018 19:03:00 GMT -8
Artherien listened intently to Te’the intently, never taking his eyes from her as she spoke. Midway through her speech he sat down on the edge of the bed, crossing his hands in his lap, and nodding at several key phrases. He then turned to Keyleth and waited for her to say her piece, giving her his complete attention. When they were both finished he seemed to think for several moments. He opened his mouth and closed it, sighing. When his voice finally came out it was calm, almost flat. It sounded more tired than anything. “Te’Teh you’re right, you don’t know me. I thought about responding with a long speech about Noblesse Oblige and looking out for the welfare of those who depend on us, but I’m tired. The fact that you think I would ever take advantage of someone saddens me. Hopefully once we’ve known each other for more than a few days you’ll revise your assessment. For your information I happen to know what Rabbit is going through with the tattoo removal, although the bit with the contract was news to me. We might actually be able to use that to help speed her recovery process. Rabbit has just cut herself off from a major source of power she’s felt her entire life, and guess who happens to have the biggest glowing beacon of power around? How do I know this? Because I’m going through the exact same thing. By calling her in here I was hoping to explain that to her and to Keyleth, and offer our support away from prying eyes, but that will now have to wait. However, I do appreciate your concern for a friend, and I promise never to judge you for that.”
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Post by Dungeon Master on Sept 19, 2018 19:14:58 GMT -8
Te'Teh nods to Key as she speaks and then gives Artherien her full attention. When he is done she gives him another nod.
“That is fair enough. I appreciate you looking out after her."
Te'Teh takes back to Key,
"Please let me know if you need anything. I truly want to contribute to the team as much as possible."
She then bounces off the bed, her breasts rocking back and forth as she walks out. Just as she is about to leave she turns Te'Teh winks at them.
"Although if either or both of you get cold, or frisky. I was serious about that part too.”
Te’Teh
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