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Post by Dungeon Master on Dec 16, 2018 18:06:41 GMT -8
Rabbit sits back thinking, her face gets a little quiet and introspective, "I wasn't expecting to see either of them. My sister will have no compunction on her interactions. She has to have her mother's full support, it means she has a lot more under her sleeve be really careful about dealing with her, and you will be dealing with her."
Rabbit looks down at her hands, then back over at Key, "I don't know what I feel about Izzy, I didn't expect that at all."
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Post by Keyleth on Dec 16, 2018 18:28:23 GMT -8
Key’s face is warry when they talk about Rabbits sister.
“I don’t trust your sister any further than I can throw her and I wouldn’t touch her so there you go. I only plan to deal with her when absolutely necessary. I figured I would come off as aloof, and Im okay with that.” She looks at Rabbit for a beat before continuing.
“How did you feel about Izzy before you left? Its been a long time, things have changed a lot for both of you. There was obviously some feeling in that kiss last night.” She lifts an eyebrow.
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Post by Dungeon Master on Dec 16, 2018 18:37:33 GMT -8
Rabbit looks like she is anxious, she uncharacteristically shifts herself around more than her normal self. "Good, do not sleep with my sister, although she has won over people because of her skills."
Rabbit looks over at the two drow that entered the tent, and made their way over to another table and then back over at Key, "Izzy is complicated. She was my... vel'shamress jabbress.. my administrative master, or maybe a better way to describe it... my handler. She was also my 'sister', similar to you but our relationship was much different, and a lot darker, and more complicated..."
She looks down at her hands.
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Post by Keyleth on Dec 16, 2018 19:38:24 GMT -8
Key blinks a few times.
“I had absolutely no intention to bed your sister. Not even if she begged me. Besides, my proclivities dont lean that way.” She reaches out and lifts Rabbits chin gently so they are eye to eye.
“I hope you are not ashamed of the relationship you had with Izzy. I will never judge you and I can say confidently that no one else in our group would either. Everyone else can go pound sand. What’s bothering you about it? Do you still have feelings for her?”
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Post by Dungeon Master on Dec 17, 2018 4:30:20 GMT -8
Rabbit looks up at her taller friend, sadness and some pain in her eyes. "I am not ashamed of the relationship I had with her. She was assigned to me, I grew to trust her as I became a commander and part of that was intimacy. When I left my people, it was a violent exit..." Rabbit becomes quiet for a moment trying to sort out what to say, "I had killed a lot of my own people, including several handmaidens. She was with the handmaidens, assigned to bring me back since I was her responsibility. That is what a handler does, they control the handmaiden, no matter how high rank they become. I couldn't kill her after I had killed the. rest, but I couldn't get past her without killing her, so I presented myself for her to finish me like she should. She didn't, she told me to run. There is no doubt she was punished for not capturing or killing me, and that is on me."
Rabbit looks pained, shaking slightly her breath not quite as even as it was, "I didn't think I would ever see her again, and I thought I would have feelings for her if I did. She is still beautiful, she is still soft to the touch, but all I could think about was Luke while we were kissing and wanting him to be there. Then I was hit by the realization I don't feel the same for her as I think she does for me, and it bothers me a little that I have changed. It bothers me even more of what I was," She stares around the clearing, as if dreading what she sees in the clearing "and what I did."
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Post by Keyleth on Dec 17, 2018 6:12:13 GMT -8
Key listens quietly as Rabbit speaks. When she starts to become distressed Key wraps an arm around the smaller elf and pulls her against her side, closing her in with her other arm when she gets there.
“You did what you had to do to free yourself from a life that wasn’t right for you. Izzy must have known that when she let you go and cared for you enough to endure whatever consequences that followed. Are you thinking that your betraying her sacrifice because you don’t feel the way you used to?”
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Post by Dungeon Master on Dec 17, 2018 6:19:24 GMT -8
Rabbit 's face becomes stoic, as she attempts to press down on feeling any emotion. "Yes a little. Although I am a little surprised she is in charge of her own house as well. I...." She shuts her mouth hard as she looks around the encampment and the surrounding woods, "I have a lot to pay for, things I cannot make up for. Seeing the Drow houses just reminded me of what I am, or was at least, and what I did. Izzy makes it harder, she was my handler and was there for all of these events." Rabbit doesn't seem to struggle too much against being held.
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Post by Keyleth on Dec 17, 2018 6:29:03 GMT -8
Key seems to realize something and all the muscles in her body grow tense. She holds Rabbit tighter, a gesture that is one part claiming and two parts shieling.
“Im a bit confused, I thought at one point you said she was your second in command, but your talking about her now as if she were a higher rank than you. Please explain to me what a handler does, because all of a sudden I feel a trap being layed.”
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Post by Dungeon Master on Dec 17, 2018 6:36:33 GMT -8
Rabbit seems to allow herself to be held without complaint. "I always outranked her, handmaidens outrank almost everyone except other handmaidens, people we are assigned to or the matron and her council. A handler isn't someone in charge... They are someone who can calm us when we are in a frenzy or bloodlust. They can make the waves of fury subside."
She considers what she she says next, trying to explain, "We are trained and changed physically to not stop frenzying as long as a single living thing is on the field, except our handlers. They are assigned to us from our first day to be there, to calm us, much like the Knights calm their lizard mounts. They also keep us from self-destructing as much as possible. Finally, they are there to put us down if we become out of line, rabid or if our usefulness is done. They couldn't really tell us what to do, they are more like guides. They are the ones that hold our leash on our violence, they can also command us to frenzy. She was with me over 200 years and not only was my handler but became my second when I obtained command rank." Rabbit doesn't seem to know how to explain more, or what to say.
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Post by Keyleth on Dec 17, 2018 6:46:10 GMT -8
Key listens, never letting go of Rabbit. The tension begins to fade, but this close Rabbit can feel that its really just getting relocated and coiled in her core, ready to be released on whatever threat she seems to be perceiving.
“Can she still... command your frenzy? Are you linked together in some way?”
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Post by Dungeon Master on Dec 17, 2018 6:51:19 GMT -8
Rabbit becomes very still, she had never considered that option. "I don't know... Luke can calm me sometimes, and I think eventually you might, but I don't know if she still can touch me that way. I don't know how many people can touch me that way at the same time. I know there are limits put into the ritual, but they don't share the ritual with handmaidens themselves." She hesitates, tentatively pushing lightly away from Key, "Maybe I am not safe to be around you..."
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Post by Keyleth on Dec 17, 2018 7:04:09 GMT -8
Key lets her go, then reaches out to put a hand over hers. She looks around to see who else is in the tent. Her gaze lingering on the two drow, as if sizing them up.
“You’re not leaving my side. We need to talk with Izzy to see what her true intentions are. Maybe we’ll talk with Nestrim first. We need some sort of truth spell or potion before we talk to her.”
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Post by Dungeon Master on Dec 17, 2018 7:11:26 GMT -8
Rabbit smiles at her sister, pats her hand gently. "No truth spell or potion will tell you if she is lying. Our people live by deceit and at an early age we can fool almost all such things. She is good enough that she will tell you the truth, but it won't be what you think it is. You are smart, Nestrim and Luke are smart and have a better chance of seeing the lie then catching it magically. After all, lying is the norm down there and if you get caught lying down there you get death... or worse."
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Post by Keyleth on Dec 17, 2018 7:31:06 GMT -8
Key paints a pleasant smile on her face but Rabbit knows her well enough to see that its for the benefit of those watching.
“Okay, priority number one is to try and find out if she is part of a plot or was coerced in some way. If you are in doubt that she has any control over you then if she does I think it can be superceded by Luke. I feel the need to go check on everyone.” She pauses for a moment to center herself.
“That can wait, Im sure everyone is fine.”
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Post by Dungeon Master on Dec 17, 2018 8:49:07 GMT -8
Rabbit continues to pat Key's hand. "They are fine, if the drow made a move we would be fighting right now. Luke and Jack are strong enough to take care of themselves, and Te'Teh has a way of slipping away. Alluvian has Night Scale so I daresay she is the safest person here."
She looks at her sister, in an act of what seems like extreme trust in her eyes, Rabbit utters a word through strained teeth, almost as if she has to fight it to get the word out, "vynnessia.... vynnessia is my action word. It won't stop a frenzy, but it might make me hesitate. Sometimes they don't work, sometimes they work for longer than expected. It might help you stop me. When I first got to know Izzy, we were wandering through some of the streams in the underdark and found a vynnessia, with wings that glowed a beautiful pink and purple in the dark. I had to pick a word, so I felt that word would work."
Rabbit looks wary about giving up a weakness like that, but she seems to trust her sister. "Please tell Luke about that word, I don't know if I can force myself to tell someone else, we are conditioned to not reveal the word, even under interrogation." She looks tired from the effort.
//vynnessia - drow for the word butterfly
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