004 // the house of sin

[serpentis]

Who: Dorian and assorted guests
Broadcast: Fleet-wide, 3/10
Action: In a villa practically in the forest (THE HOUSE OF SIN)
When: Broadcast- 3/10 // Action- 3/9-3/31? Until we leave.

Broadcast:

[The broadcast goes out on 3/10, and Dorian smirks a bit into the feed.]

I believe I've secured lodging for myself, with room enough for several others. If you need a place to stay, do let me know. It's a quaint little villa a bit outside of town. ...please don't mind the suspicious glances, I assure you, I've done nothing entirely against the guidelines that were set.

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Action:

[Dorian has secured a villa, but the residents of Mor don't seem too keen on having an evil mage for a neighbor. As the month goes on, more and more villagers will show up to stand at the gates of the villa and threaten to come in after the "evil wizard".

Maybe he shouldn't have gone so overboard with the whole "contacting the spirits of the dead" thing.]

((OOC: Mingle post for the House of Sin. We'll pretend there are enough rooms in here for everyone! Even if you character only drops by to rest their feet a bit, everyone is welcome to visit and stay the night if they want.))

Comments

[ladiesss]

Oh. [that saves her a bit of time. she's also got to ask what the "Initiative" is, later, though she bets it's another place like Accord or Court...] ...What do you think of them?

[she moves a knight forward.]

[wolfuncaged]

[He shrugs, moving another pawn. ]

They sound like spirits. Creatures who could be very dangerous.

[ladiesss]

[oooh, that's what she was worried about. she went back to look for Fenris on the network after she met him the first time--and she knows how often he gets all glowy and scary about "demons" and such. she was hoping they could get along.

well, is it better to not tell him? maybe he doesn't have to know.

which would be worse, a murderous rage now, or a murderous rage later?

Krista gets quiet, makes a face. Looks at the chess board for maybe a little too long before she decides to move her bishop backwards two spaces.]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris notices. He's not an idiot, after all, he can tell something is wrong. He moves his other rook. ]

I assume that is not the answer you were hoping for.

[ladiesss]

Well, no...

[she slumps down over the surface of the table, barely propping her head up against her knuckles. she doesn't move any of the pieces yet. she could probably bullshit her way out of this one--she's already thought of three excuses--but after that thing with Dorian...]

Because I kind of have to explain to you that I'm one of them, and I was hoping it'd start more whimsical and happy-like.

[she does a good job of appearing calm on the outside, but... she can almost hear her own heartbeat thudding in her ears.]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris' face turns quickly to a frown. He doesn't seem ready to rip her heart out, not yet, anyway. He doesn't know what she is, truly. There is nothing like her in Thedas, so he's cautious. ]

Are you dangerous?

[He asks calmly, levelly. ]

[ladiesss]

[well, not being stabbed. he's not even glowing. that's good.

she bites her lip, makes a soft sound as she thinks... "dangerous" is pretty hard to define.]

...Only if I want to be? I don't go around killing people or... [she waves her hand a little. vaguely. not sure what else she could do that would be bad.] ...I don't know, leading people off to be lost eternally in the woods, or whatever.

[wolfuncaged]

Can your kind posses people?

[So many questions, but he needs to know the answer. He's dealt with demons, and they are nothing good. He needs to asses the damage she can do. ]

[ladiesss]

[she shakes her head pretty quickly. she doesn't have to think about that one.]

No way. I've, uh, heard of magic that'll let fairies go into the spirit world and stuff? But the most they can do there is like, talk to your dead ancestors or something.

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris is quiet, watching her, trying to decide if she's telling the truth or not. Had he come here straight from Thedas, he realises, he would have killed her on the spot.

But he hasn't. His time in Exsilium has at least taught him to understand that people are different. And not every supernatural creature is out to kill or posses you.]

I suppose that isn't the worst case scenario.

[Just quietly moves a bishop.] Check.

[ladiesss]

What--? Wait a minute!

[s-she sits up, looking down at the board. she was gonna go easy on him, but he wasn't supposed to actually be good at this.]

You jerk... [she looks over the board, frowning, before she decides to move a rook into the Bishop's path. that'll keep her king safe for just a little bit.] Un-check. Your go.

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris gives a soft hum of amusement. ]

Do not blame me, for your leaving your king unguarded.

[He moves another knight. ]

[ladiesss]

[she gives him a dead-eyed stare. moves her other rook to capture one of his pieces, perhaps a little passive-aggressively. a little.]

Here for twenty minutes, and I'm already getting sassed.

[wolfuncaged]

[He moves a pawn this time, still avoiding capturing any of her pieces.]

To be fair, you brought it upon yourself.

[ladiesss]

Ugh...

[but she's not really mad. they've kind of established he doesn't plan on murdering her, and she's... actually going to have to use that troublesome intellect of hers. she stares at the board for a little longer than usual before she decides to move a knight, taking another piece.]

I guess I better start taking this seriously, then.

[wolfuncaged]

[Nope, no murdering here. Not yet, anyway. If she ever poses a threat, the game changes. He moves a knight.]

If you feel that will help.

[ladiesss]

I do feel that will help. Thank you.

[she will simmer down and... play the game in silence for a while, probably. moving one of those many pawns forward.]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris welcomes the silence, it's easier than speaking. It gives him time to think, plan his moves. For the first time, he takes one of her pieces, a rook. ]

[ladiesss]

[oooh. she's zeroing in on trying to get his knight, so she chooses to move a bishop well within his ranks. not enough for a check, but she might start wreaking havoc.]

[wolfuncaged]

You play like a mage fights.

[With his tone, it's hard to tell if that's a compliment or just an observation. He doesn't seem to be paying attention to the bishop, instead, he moves a rook. ]

Distanced, designed to create the maximum amount of damage to a large area.

[ladiesss]

[she glances up at him, trying to decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing. she takes a pawn like it's nothing, still safe.]

Yeah, well. It works if you've got something to back it up.

[the same could be said of any offensive magic, she thinks...]

[wolfuncaged]

True, but mages need to remain on the outskirts of the battlefield, getting in the middle of things can lead to...complications for them.

[He moves his knight, it almost looks like a sacrifice. Her rook could take it easily. ]

[ladiesss]

[oh, it's obviously a trap. her first instinct is to ignore it, not take the knight. ...but what if he knows that she's clever enough to not take the knight? and is counting on it? and that knight is just going to wreak havoc while she's off doing other things with her bishop? hm...

...fuck it, she ignores it to go capture another piece with her bishop. she's going for his queen next.]

Well, mages suck.

[wolfuncaged]

[The knight was such a distraction. He moves a rook, it takes down one of HER knights. Steadily, his pieces are closing in on hers. ]

Something we can both agree on.

[ladiesss]

Check.

[she really quickly moves her pawn to match. just a little guy. he snuck in. Fenris can get around it, but it'll keep him from moving his other pieces for a turn.]

Can you tell me what mages where you're from do, exactly? Since the ones I'm used to mostly just seem to rip holes in space-time and kidnap fairies for science.