The Valwick Chronicles (Inactive)

Game Master Signore di Fortuna

Putting a hand on Aliethia's shoulder she says, "I'm sure he's only kidding. He knows, as someone who has had several children of his own that being with child can be stressful enough without dealing with all the particulars of planning the most important event of your life. It's completely understandable to me at least why she might find all of this a little overwhelming, so...if there is anything I can do to help alleviate some of her stress by helping to plan, then I'm at your disposal. I do need to discuss some things about the dinner that I'll be making for her and Divitia's reception, but that's not why I came today." She says, surprising herself a little at how protective she feels of Alethia. She knew what it was like to constantly have people in her face all the time though, so she would do whatever she could to make things easier on her sister.

"Oh?" Marla asks. "What's going on?"

Taking a deep breath she says, "Sadhana and the others saved my brother and he's back home. I wanted to ask all of you over tomorrow at 2 for a meal so you can meet him. I'm sorry...I know that's abrupt...but it's hard to explain."

Aliethia nods. "I'll try to be up by then."

Celenon and Marla look at Aliethia. "I think we could understand pretty easily. Anyhow, we will be there."

She nods and gives them a grateful smile, "Okay, and then after lunch tomorrow we can discuss the food for the reception. I think Alethia settled on a roasted chicken dinner, for which I'll need two chickens I think for the amount of people if it's going to be much more than what she told me, I'm going to need three chickens, then the vegetables to go with it. We'll also have fresh made biscuits with that, and to start we're going with a beef and barley soup and fresh green salad with a citrus vinaigrette. Does that sound alright? I'll just need to get with you on how we want to cook these birds and where. If I have to cook multiple birds, I'll need more than one oven." Realizing how much she was talking, Arista closes her mouth. Giving them each a hug she says, "I'm sorry, I've had a lot going on in my mind lately. Thank you for coming tomorrow and we can talk about all this wedding stuff later okay?"

Going to Alethia she gives her a gentle hug, "Thank you, and don't worry. Everything will be wonderful, and soon we'll all wonder what all the fuss was about and you'll look back on all this and just remember the wonderful memories. If you're too tired to get up in time for lunch tomorrow, you can just stop by in the evening okay? I'll understand, and I don't want you to feel any pressure to drag yourself out of bed."

"No, no, I'll be there at two," Aliethia says. "Maybe I can drag Div with me."

Getting back to the house she stamps her feet outside before opening the door and entering. Taking her boots off by the door she steps inside, "Hello? I'm back and brought Dillon home for dinner."

Celenon nods. "Yes, we have a few days more to work out everything. We'll talk tomorrow."

Elena looks up from the couch. "Oh, good. I'm going to need your help after dinner. The inks for Kama and I showed up today and we'll need an extra hand getting our tattoos ready for the wedding."

Arista gets her famous gigawatt smile before hugging Aliethia again, "That would be great! Konstantyna and Lucy will be there too. I actually invited them over the other day for lunch before all this happened, but I like big gatherings and I enjoy cooking for people, so the more the merrier. I just hope Theon doesn't get overwhelmed by everything. I just didn't want to make it seem like I was keeping him a secret or anything." She looks away for a moment, "He went through....well a lot after I disappeared, and he doesn't really remember a whole lot...but, he's home now and that's all that matters."

Rajni gets almost a pained look on her face as she tries to quickly cover her surprise at forgetting one of the most single important days in her sisters' lives. Covering her mouth for a moment to try and cover up the look of surprise she tries to say as normally as possible, "Ah...yes, the wedding.....so how many days in advance do you have to do the tattoos? Will they last until the wedding...."?

Elena furrows her brow. "Did...did you forget when the wedding was?"

Aliethia walks Arista to the door. "Right. We'll make him feel like part of the family."

She stammers a bit, NNnot really....I just...there's been so much going on with Arista's brother coming back and...and everything..., and then Toni asking me to go camping...I guess...I mighta got a little distracted...I didn't forget your wedding....just maybe the exact day? I'm soo soo sorry, please don't be mad at me." She says, genuinely sorry that she had forgotten something so important to her family.

As she gets to the door she turns and embraces Alethia again, "Thank you....so much, for just...everything."

"Any time," Aliethia says. "You're my sis."

Elena pouts. "I...I'm a little disappointed."

Getting a very apologetic look on her face she goes to her sister and wraps her arms around her before kissing her cheek, "I'm so so so sorry....I didn't mean to, honest. I'm just a silly forgetful nitwit sometimes and I'm sorry I forgot what day it was on...so really, what day is it again?"

She nods, "And you're mine. Goodnight, I hope you have a nice evening." Giving them a wave she heads off to see Ylrhea. She would need her help a little earlier if they were going to prepare food for so many.

Elena sniffles. "Two days from today."

As Arista approaches Ylrhea's house, she sees a figure walking...no, flowing...towards her.

Arista stops dead in her tracks as the figure approaches. She reaches her hand down for the hilt of her sword, only to be reminded that she had run out without it. She wasn't sure what she was actually seeing though, so she waits for whatever it is to approach while keeping the words of a protective spell on her lips, just in case.

The color seems to immediately drain from her face, "Oh...oh Elena, I'm so sorry. Please don't be sad, I'll be there...I promise. I wouldn't miss it for anything. I'll just reschedule the camping trip for after your reception. I feel like the most horrible sister in the universe right now." Already next to her sister she puts her head on her shoulder, "Can you ever forgive me?"

The figure nears Arista and she can see that it is part human and part...ooze. "Where is my key?"

"I...I don't know," Elena says. "I probably will...just not right this second."

Arista just stands there, clearly baffled by the creature in front of her. Shaking her head she says, "I'm sorry....I'm not sure I know what you're looking for. I mean...can you tell me what this "key" looks like?"

She nods and gets up from the couch, "I really am sorry. I didn't mean to. Let mama know I'll be back for dinner in a little while, I need to go find Toni real quick."

Looking miserable she goes back over to Dillon, "Sorry about that, we'll eat in a little bit. Can you go with me to look for Toni? I gotta change our plans."

I wasn't there when you guys fought all those vampires and stuff and there was that Mezlan or whatever....I think this is them, but it's not like I know what's going on. Lol

"Toni should be back in a little bit," Elena says. "She wanted to talk to Drago."

She gets up and hugs Rajni. "I know things are crazy right now...I...I just need my sister right now."

The creature cocks its head. "We've met before...Arista, wasn't it?"

It raises a hand and Arista feels her skin tingling. "We were both trapped in shards."

The aasimar can see fragments of stones glowing within the creature and she feels her mind being overwhelmed.

Arista quickly comes back to her senses. The creature seems worn out by what transpired. "I must go home."

Completely overwhelmed by the memories that come flooding through her, and already exhausted from everything that had gone on...Arista collapses unconscious to the ground.

I'm sorry...I couldn't think of a single thing to say to that, and with her current condition of fatigue and everything she's already been through today, fainting just seemed an appropriate response.

Rajni stops and turns around as she hears Elena get up from the couch. As her sister hugs her tears form in her eyes, "I'm so sorry I forgot, and you have me. After dinner I'll walk Dillon home and then I'll come back and help you and Kama okay? You're my sister...and I love you...I never meant to...to hurt you." She sniffles a bit, "Did I tell you that Arista's brother came back? Well...Sadhana and the other's helped bring him back I think."

Kāma walks back into the living room carrying a cup of tea for Elena. The hijra's brow furrows, immediately noticing the distress on her beloved's face as she hugs her sister. "What'ss wrong?"

Approx what time is it?
Wheel of Maternity: 1d8 ⇒ 3 Scent sensitivity

Getting on towards evening now I think. At the least late afternoon. Rosa spent a long time on that ammo and powder, but you know how things are here. With my multiple stops, the sun is probably setting.

She shakes her head, "Nothing...just me being a forgetful ditz and hurting my Sissy's feelings by accidentally forgetting the date of the wedding. I'm so so sorry. I'm gpnnaz be here tonight to help you though, promise....and I won't go anywhere till after the reception. Okay?"

"How's Arista taking it?" Elena asks as she breaks away from Rajni to take the tea from Kama.

Ylrhea hears some knocking at the door.

Ylrhea goes to the door. "I'm fine, Arista, really I am."

She opens it to see who's there.

Ylrhea sees the half-ooze, half-person creature from the caves before standing at the door with Arista in its arms. "She fainted."

Ylrhea blinks a couple of times before speaking. "Put her on the couch. What...Never mind, we'll get to it in a second."

She rushes into the kitchen and gets a damp cloth for Arista. She places it on the aasimar's forehead. "Why did she faint?"

"Perhaps my appearance and the sharing of memories was too taxing for her," the creature answers.

"Let's start from the beginning," Ylrhea suggests. "Who or what are you? What do you want? How did you share your memories with Arista? And how can we help you?"

She kind of shrugs, "I'm not really sure. I haven't really seen her since he came back. I thought she might want some family alone time, so I didn't want to bother her."

Instead of her vibrant metallic coloring, the Aasimar's skin tone is a sickly ashy grey color.

"A...scien...what?"

"I am a mezlan and my name is Thea," the creature answers. "I was once what you might refer to as a scientist."

"Before the fall of the Predecessors, some turned to science and technology in order to create a better world," Thea says. "Science is much like magic but it is grounded in the laws of the world. Technology...well, you might comprehend such things as magic items, but instead of magic, it relies on science."

"Let's just assume that I'm following what you're saying," Ylrhea mutters. "So, you're a wizard of science."