Prepare for the #LodanRespawn2024 Existing characters may choose to be displace from/have memories of different timelines, thereby allowing returning members the option to retcon their whole character. These changes are the result of the "Unnatural Fog" plot device that is running between now and the Respawn. The plot is simple: no matter where your character is, that place is shrouded in a thick fog that suspends time, but not thoughts or memories, so even if they're repeating the same day over and over again, they continue to remember, so each time feels like a new day. For those retconning OCs; this is where new versions of themselves have the opportunity to replace the old versions. Official lore and tree updates will be announced asap
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Oct 18, 2015 22:05:52 GMT
He shook his head after she spoke, closing his easy for a moment before reopening them to look at her, examining her face carefully. “It’s nothing you need to worry about, I promise. I would much rather enjoy this wonderful evening with you. Perhaps the two of us could have our own peak of enjoyment, hm?” His tone lightened up at the end as he teased her, a soft smirk on his face. He did hope this night would continue to be fun. The seriousness always put a damper on things. A damper that wouldn’t lift until the next morning. Or maybe the one after that. He sat back in his chair as he attempted not to think about it so much.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 18, 2015 22:38:24 GMT
"If you say so, alright, I won't meddle. The offer's still on the table though (or if you're wanting a hug or something)." If she was being frank to herself, Lsasair looked depressed. Like all those smiles were being forced at the moment. But if he truly didn't want to talk, it wasn't her place to squeeze the worries out of him by force. The redhead gal took another sip of her drink and took the time to enjoy that taste while it went down before speaking again. "On a lighter topic though, I realized I never asked: When is your birthday? Danny's too. I try to know that for my friends, of when should get something for them and all, but I still don't know yours."
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Oct 21, 2015 6:56:01 GMT
“Birthday?” he repeated back to her, eyebrows furrowing at the thought. “Don’t ask me about Danny; I hardly know anything about him.” A light laugh came from his throat as his thoughts drifted to the leader. It really would be nice if he could be around more often; keep a closer eye on everyone and everything going on. And yet, he always seemed to be in the loop when he did show up. Odd. “As for me, I don’t celebrate the date so I never bothered learning it.” At this point he shrugged, reaching down to take another sip of the sweet drink.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 23, 2015 1:47:06 GMT
'I hardly know anything about him' Edelweiss mentally pondered if Lasair was speaking the truth and did not even know the gender of his guild Leader, or if he was just avoiding spilling any info about Danny even though this was the completely innofensive kind. Anyway... "Oh well, guess I'll just have to wait till we meet again and ask personally then..." His last comment quite shocked her though. "You really never learned your own birthday? How?"
Truth to be told, he wasn't the first person who wasn't sure when they had been born. But usually, the redhead woman saw that happen to Hovel younglings and orphans in general, or someone who hit their head and got memory issues, etc. Wasn't Lasair a middle class lad? He did have a jewelry shop at the Merchant's District (or his parents did anyway), and from what he had spoken previously she didn't think he had been disowed or similar. So it sounded rather strange. What would cause a man to willingly forsake the importance of his birth date?
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Oct 25, 2015 23:16:46 GMT
“Nope!” He laughed at her surprise for a moment, although it really shouldn’t be anything surprising. “The date is written down on some paper somewhere, but no one in my family keep track of it. We bump our age up a year at the start of every spring. But for the whole throwing a party and giving gifts to the birthday kid or anything, we’ve never done that. Never saw a reason to, although I’m not opposed to celebrating with others.”
As for the bit about Danny, while Lasair did in fact know his (her) true gender, he did in fact lack any further information. The Danny that Lasair knows is very secretive. Looks good in a dress, but isn’t one for talking about their life or anything. Best to keep things professional, after all. And this fact didn’t bother the 2IC in the slightest.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 26, 2015 1:57:48 GMT
At the start of spring... that should work, yes. Edelweiss grinned, then took a further sip of her drink. The cup was half-full (or half-empty, as the eyes of the wearer fancy seeing) by now, and the mildest hint of pink was starting to tint her cheeks. No, not drunk yet, but making some progress on the tipsy department. "That's certainly uncommon, but I guess not bad. Though I hope you'll allow me to find you for a congratulatory hug the next spring then."
She rested the glass on the table for a moment. "And you, any topics you want to chat about while we're here?" See if he had anything to keep the conversation going. Going out for a drink only for the sake of the alcohol in itself was never much her thing; as good as it may be, it was just a 'side dish' for a nice talk.
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Oct 29, 2015 7:18:52 GMT
He waved a hand at her, still laughing slightly. “You don’t need an occasion to hug me, I assure you of that.” A playful grin lit his features as he spoke, tilting his head as he continued. “How’s your love life? I heard you were with mister Mingo’s. Are you enjoying that? Had your eye on anyone else before that?” The end of the reply came with an eyebrow raise. He didn’t expect her to answer every question, but he threw a few out there for them to keep the conversation rolling. Lasair didn’t even notice the faint color on her face, nor the color on his own.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Oct 29, 2015 18:20:38 GMT
Edelweiss snorted, and had to lift a hand to cover her own mouth and stiff a couple stray snickers. "We could elect you to the role of Lodan's oficial teddy bear, so you'd be getting plenty of hugs from everyone."
"Just so you know, 'Mr. Mingo' was the pet of Sienna... MM's original founder. A rather vicious and very pink flamingo." She shook her head, but there was still a small amused smile on her face as she responded to his following comments. "But answering your other questions: My love life is fine, thank you very much, and I'm enjoying it, yes. Also I always keep my eyes on everyone, but not for the reasons you implied there." It was a little collateral effect of working as both an assassin and leader of the entertainers, she found hersef always watching the crowds and people who surrounded her, trying to dicern what each person passing was thinking, wanting, doing. It was an habit hard to break from, and Lasair himself didn't escape from that little mental analysis - like at the moment he seemed to be keeping a polite distance to any topic that was directly related to himself or his own emotional state. Something worse than just a downing day must have happened. "I must wonder, where did you hear those news though? Sure I'm not hiding the fact I'm dating, but I'm not going through the streets spreading flyers about it." And Amon was as secretive as a jewelry box with a double lock, so the probability Lasair was told of that by him was low.
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Nov 1, 2015 8:08:24 GMT
"I don't think teddy bear is the title I'd like best." He lifted an eyebrow to her, wondering why she had decided on that comparison.
When he heard the question on his sources, a light laugh came from his mouth. "I am well connected with the grapevine, I promise you that. I know a lot of the happenings around town. And I especially know when one of those happenings is me." He paused, sipping his drink. "Was that your way of saying you weren't interested in anyone until ol' one eye-one arm walked in? I find that a little hard to believe." Perhaps she was right in the assumption of him avoiding topics about himself. But on the other end, perhaps the right question simply hadn't been asked yet.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Nov 1, 2015 20:10:34 GMT
"While popular opinion seems to want to award you a... different title (that yourself might fancy to get), I'm not too sure it'd be fitting. You're friendly, but not actually as flirty as others think, are you?" She still remembered him blushing just at having accidentally brushed against her in a crowded bakery once; that was much more fluffy material than the skirt-chasing flirtarious type. The type that existed to make others smile - like a teddy bears to the one who owned them.
His last comments got a short laugh from her. "So I striked you as a romantic dove? My job demands a lot from me, Las, and I'm not sure I'm what one would would call a good person; it wouldn't be fair to anyone else to be stuck with me if they couldn't even know me. So while I do appreciate beauty, and being with people, I must say that no - never was deeply interested in anyone that way." Not to say she never dated before, that would be a lie. But something like actual love was a new feeling, and she rather liked it. It felt warm.
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Nov 9, 2015 0:08:56 GMT
“I live to please and am pleased to live. And I just so happen to have found that the best way to please is through flattery. With the right people, it’ll simply get you everywhere,” he put heavy emphasis on that last word, grinning all the while. He leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table and keeping his eyes on her as she answered his other question.
He nodded along as she explained herself, not moving from his position on the table. In a way her words made sense, but in a way they didn’t. It was odd. Perhaps he should stop asking into it. “Congrats on finding it now then. I can’t say I know much in the category so I’ll drop it there and leave the conversation floor open to you. I asked a personal question so it’s only fair you have the opportunity to do the same.”
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Nov 9, 2015 3:19:49 GMT
"Being pleased to live is good." She nodded and snickered. "And that I can't deny, you're right." Sip from glass.
"Thank you. There isn't much to know though, and you're a nice guy so maybe you'll see it for yourself someday - having someone you really like and trust; it doesn't necessarily comes with those infamous butterflies-in-the-stomach thing (sometimes it does, sometimes it's better)." She commented with a bit of a smile, then thought for a moment as he offered her the freedom to ask him a personal question. Fair enough it may be, but she also worried a little if it might make him uncomfortable... well, it was him who offered in the first place. "...Sorry if this might sound strange, but then... why do you always seem so lonely, Las? You're always smiling and making people smile, and that's sweet of you, but... it just doesn't seem to reach your eyes sometimes? I don't know... Is there anything you need?"
"All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men." - John Dalberg-Acton
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Nov 10, 2015 6:59:50 GMT
He choked on air for a moment as she spoke the question. After he recovered his breath, he shook his head and waved away any concerned looks. “I’m not lonely,” he spoke first, but his tone faltered a little. It was almost like he was saying that to himself instead of Edelweiss.
“I don’t need anything. I just enjoy sharing company with lovely people so that we can have lovely times together. It’s a different kind of love, and it’s what I enjoy. One could even say that’s the kind of time we’re spending here, is it not? Sharing one another’s company, alone as opposed to a group. It’s nice, isn’t it?” He paused in his ramble, looking down into the glass. He could feel the effects of the drink seeping into his brain, but he liked that feeling. He welcomed it more often than not.
Didn’t he smile with his eyes? The ander certainly thought he did. And most of the time it felt like he did too. If he wasn’t, well, it was news to him. As for being lonely, he kept that idea out of his mind for the time being.
Post by Edelweiss Fjäril on Jan 10, 2016 21:37:14 GMT
Sometimes. Not all the time, more often than not he seemed genuinely pleased with life from her point of view. It was just sometimes, the grinning seemed strained. Forced. Which made sense in a way, people didn't naturally stay happy all the time. But differently from Edelweiss, Lasair didn't have a job that demanded him to be utterly pleasant and chipper all-sunshine-and-rainbows 24/7, and she had to wonder what had happened to him to make him act in denial like that. Maybe he just didn't like to worry others too, that was also a possibility. But either way, she was starting to notice, the redhead man in front of her had a mask. And it seemed rooted so deep not even alcohol loosened it still and she in the moment felt afraid tearing it off might also tear him apart along it.
"Well you're not wrong on that." She replied with a smile, although that (not having a girlfriend) wasn't really the reason she'd mentioned he seemed lonely. He seemed to be trying to reassure himself too. "What do you like to do, when spending time with others then? Besides taking me for a drink and snacks."
Post by Lasair Landevier Lupen on Jan 11, 2016 2:57:01 GMT
He sipped more of the drink, suddenly feeling disconnected for a slight moment before returning to himself. Odd, the drink must be more potent than he thought.
“What ever my companion wishes to pursue. I’ve done on walks lasting all night, both in and out of the city, restaurants, bars, music, liveliness, sometimes even a shopping trip if I feel it would be appreciated. What ever this city has to offer, I want to make the most of it and I want to bring someone smiling along with me.”
"All you need is love." -John Lennon
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