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Author Topic: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.  (Read 138170 times)

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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #345 on: July 24, 2012, 09:45 »

It was hard to say what feelings had the woman when mercenary showed her gemstone without seeing her eyes. She froze along with him, her hand stayed hovering in a place it was before man took the mug. The smile was gone.
After a while she nods.
"...Yes. That is it." There's a little sadness in her voice when she speaks. "I... You mind if I take care of it? I think I might know-"
She stops in half of a sentence and shudders, turning her head to the hearth. Fishes on the grill just started to fizzle, reminding of themselves. She goes to take them off and serve them on plates. Plates she must have borrowed from the canteen, because three of them are different. Mugs the same.
Looks like she knew how many of them was coming.
"Please, sit. Make yourself at home."
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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #346 on: July 24, 2012, 10:23 »

Lazerus puts his hand on HexaDoken's shoulder, and when the mercenary turns his head to him, says "She's one of the folk he was talking about..."
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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #347 on: July 24, 2012, 10:26 »

Close to exasperation from the incredibility of it all - the eyeless sight, the jewel, the plates and mugs -  Lazerus seems to give up and sits down, staring into the middle distance, awaiting what will come next.
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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #348 on: July 25, 2012, 04:01 »

I decided to award everybody with 100xp, just because I can and I like how the game is slowly developing.

The stone seems to flash with deep blue and violet. As the Seer draws closer towards it, the aura slowly extends, covering the cave interior with dim light.

Lijah MkLear & The Seer:

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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #349 on: July 25, 2012, 07:17 »

"D-depends..." - HexaDoken says, as if unsure if he should say that. A few seconds later, however, he returns to his normal state, and lowers the hand with the jewel.

"What is this thing, anyway?"
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« Reply #350 on: July 25, 2012, 08:43 »

"Feth that. I don't even want to hear what it was. Much better that way, sure as sure," MkLear's voice pierces through the gathered silences. "Was this all you wanted from us?"

There is a hint of impatience, anger and maybe even fear in his voice. Or is that just a calculated performance on his part? His hand clutching his worn nalwood dice is definitely not under his conscious control.
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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #351 on: July 25, 2012, 10:25 »

She doesn't answer at first, laying plates on the ground and sitting next to Lazerus. Then she turns her head to Hexa.
"It is the curse of my people, speaking simply. I am afraid you would not understand if I told you any more details."
She pauses for a while, looks at Lijah.
"I also wanted to feed you, Gifted" she points at the plates with a gesture. "Is this what makes you so nervous?"
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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #352 on: July 25, 2012, 12:31 »

"How would giving you the curse of your people help you?" - asks HexaDoken. It is interesting that he shows absolutely no surprise, like holding stones that might decide destiny of lots of other people is a common practise for him.
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« Reply #353 on: July 25, 2012, 12:50 »

The Seer smiles strangely to mercenary.
"It is a little more complicated. As I said, I am afraid you would not understand..." she answers with a little indulgent manner. "But it will not help you either, I can assure you. It will not bring you luck nor wealth, if that is what you are after. You might think of it as the payment for my help with your assignment or just a liberation from this burden, that is your call. But first, sit. Feed yourself and drink, do not think I cannot see you are exhausted after what you have been through."
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« Reply #354 on: July 25, 2012, 15:11 »

"Im nervous around psykers, and unsantioned ones, at that," MkLear answers. "Ive seen what warp can do, and I dont want to have anything to do with it, sure as sure."

He then leans a bit forward, staring uncomfortably where the Seers eyes should be.

"Having a portal inside your head, which can at any time allow the demons of the immaterium to manifest in our universe is a dangerous thing. If I was in your place, Id do my best to hide it. You may feel safe here among these outcasts, but there are agents of the Imperium everywhere, and they wouldnt think twice about terminating you."

He leans back and lights yet another lho-stick, cursing silently to himself noticing how many he already smoked.

"Or worse," he adds. "There are far worse fates than death for the likes of you."
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« Reply #355 on: July 25, 2012, 16:22 »

"Really? Then your life must be pretty stressful, Lijah." You can sense a little amusement in her voice. Looks like she couldn't hide the smirk on her face. Or maybe she just didn't want to hide it?
"I could not imagine how terrible it is to be nervous around yourself. And living with such a burden like being unsanctioned, as you called it? Thanks the Gods it does not apply to me." She smiles friendly - or maybe a little derisively? You can't tell for sure without seeing her eyes. It's incredible how important they are when it comes to emotions, isn't it?
"And, please, if you really need to smoke, go outside. I do not enjoy the smell of lho-sticks at my place."
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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #356 on: July 25, 2012, 22:55 »

HexaDoken finally sits. It looks like he was going to do that long time ago, but simply forgot, or something.

"I might not understand... but hey I can try, right?" - asks he looking at the Seer.

He sighs and gives the space around an empty look. Then, suddenly, still looking at the nothing, he throws the gem towards the Seer.

"Catch!"

Mercerenary then takes the plate.

"Any spoons or forks around?"

Once again, HexaDoken seems to act like if everybody around are his old friends gathered to drink some tea.
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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #357 on: July 26, 2012, 23:22 »

Lazerus accepts the food and drink the Seer hands him with a submissive nod. And while he starts slowly and methodically devouring his first meal in what seems far too long, he turns back to the Seer once again when the others' still hesitant conversations have died down.

"So tell us... You clearly know more about us than we would expect from any random encounter."

He keeps staring ahead, into nothing, as if his mind is operating on an entirely different level than his mouth.
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Re: [IC] The Lesser of Two Heresies.
« Reply #358 on: July 27, 2012, 05:03 »

Since Lazerus was already sitting next to Seer who sat at his side, all he had to do was to turn towards her.

The fish maybe wasn't the most fresh meal ever and mostly tasted like some brand of jellyfish, but was surprisingly satiating - if one could ignore the smell of mud. It was also warm, which was nice compared to the cold outside.

As the Seer catches the stone, its ghastly light turns more dim and fades away slowly. Whispers begin to cease and finally fall silent, calm.

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« Reply #359 on: July 27, 2012, 12:44 »

MkLear looks at his lho-stick with some consideration. Then he puts it in his mouth and heads out.

"Well, I don't enjoy the company of psykers," he says heading to the door. He opens it and turns briefly to Lazerus and Hexadoken. "I'll be in the canteen if you need me."

He takes another draw from the lho-stick and leaves the hut, but not before blowing one last lungful of smoke into the interior.
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