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RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Masaki Moui - 07-14-2013
Jeris' tale of Colosseum life seemed a mixed bag. The Miqo'te found himself happily confused by it. He grinned, but his ears reclined in a kind of swivel before one of them flicked forward again. As if his ears could depict the swirl and back-track of his thoughts and their progression through the details that Jeris provided.
But that was only the initial statement. By the time Jeris was talking about having early grey and how he'd been teaching up-n-comers a thing or two about stamina, there was an appreciative grin back on Muin's features. He nodded and replied.
"My family used to say a young warrior's gotta have a spirit to forge or there's nothing to work with. I heard it's rough in Ul'Dah. Lots of challenges. Hot weather. Maybe it puts fire in the blood."
Then, Muin listened as Soji replied to the question of their origins, and the Keeper of the Moon nodded his agreement with what Soji had said. It gave him a moment to take another swig of the sweet liquor in his tankard. He settled that back down on the table with quiet certainty.
"I came to study with the archers." This part, he directs to Linette Syng in particular, but really the information is for everyone at the table.  "I didn't grow up here. I was raised by Soji's clan. The Drakes."
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Nomine - 07-14-2013
Jeris laughed and finished off his drink with a slight wince, reaching up to put a hand at his left shoulder, and taking a moment to rotate his arm around with a slight pop before returning to the conversation at hand. "Well then, the four of us find ourselves on similar paths it seems, albeit you all have somewhat of a head start." Â Grinning, he leaned forward, resting his arms on the table as he nods. Â "Well then Miss, beauty gets the burden of first word, if not Gridania then where abouts are you from? Â Now that I know all three of you are travelers as well, I can only assume Gridanian custom involves Wood Wailers and a great deal of bludgeoning." Â He cackled out a teasing laugh to a passing by wailer who had entered just as he made the comment. Â With an informal salute and a wink, the wailer barely paused in his step and continued towards Miounne without a second glance.
Nodding to Muin and Soji he added, "Don't think you're off the hook either boys, these Drakes sound interesting, and a perfect lead in to another round." Â He raised a hand up to signal another round of drinks, wincing at the motion while turning his full attention to Linette. Â Multi-tasker this one is when it came to women and wine.
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Vix - 07-14-2013
While Jeris spoke, Linette's gaze zoned in on his rotating arm. Without realizing it, she reached towards it, but stopped at hearing his question.
"Me?" She looked around. Then shrugged sheepishly, realizing the silliness of her response. "I'm from Ul'dah actually. Born and raised."
Swiping at her hair again, Linette glanced away. It was only for a second, but enough for her to hide the quick grimace that flashed across her features. Hastily she started speaking again.
"Pretty boring stuff really. I'm sure those two," her thumb jutted out at Muin and Soji. "Have a much more interesting tale..."
Linette choked on her own words, a lopsided grin forming. "Oh... Oh boy. Tale..Get it?"
Even the clapping of her hand over her mouth couldn't hide the giggle that escaped. Swallowing hard, she straightened in the chair.
"I, uh mean. Your turn guys."
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Soji Mori - 07-14-2013
((Disclaimer, this info is tentative until we've actually seen more of the world.))
"Coerthas. The Drake is the totem and guardian spirit of our tribe. Firedrakes roam the hills and vales of the area and Ishgard resides to the north. It was not a far distance to reach the Black Shroud following the rivers and road ways. It was the Hedge that proved the most arduous trek."
As anyone trying to get into the Twelveswood had to pass the wilds commanded by the Elementals. Seeing as the four of them had made it through in one piece, they must have received the benediction of the local spirits even if they might had to have proven it at times.
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Masaki Moui - 07-14-2013
A lazy, sly grin slipped across his features like quicksilver while Linette choked over the unintentional pun for tale. He had an affinity for puns himself, really, and as Soji explained where they were from, there was a quiet nod to Jeris from Muin. Coerthas hadn't been a bad place to grow up.
Now, even with the wince, Jeris and his multi-tasking was smooth. His jest to the Woodwailer and the sentry's unmoved reply brought up memories of Silvairre for Muin, but the archer said nothing through the impish gleam in his gaze. Instead, took to lightly slouching over his knee with his tail lightly adrift against the seat.
"At the end of our journey, we hitched a ride with a trader and spent some time with him for a while."
That trader was a man who liked stories and Muin had plenty. The two wordless Elezen girls beside him had seemed lost in their own world or troubles, but the trader with his bottle was an eager listener to anything that made his journey easier.
That was how Muin had learned to pass the time with the Drake clan; telling stories. And all the people in Twelveswood seemed to like that, so, for that reason and a few others, life here had been pretty good.
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Nomine - 07-15-2013
He couldn't help but laugh at the pun as well, or perhaps more directly, Linette's amusement itself.  As one of the Canopy's attendants, a young Hyur woman with a fair complexion, short cut amber hair and a charming smile, swung by with a fluid grace that could only come from serving countless patrons, he handed off his empty mug with the expertise of someone served countless drinks.  With a quick wink and a wry grin in thanks as she switched out the drinks, he took a moment to take gulp from the fresh mug before rejoining the conversation.
"Drakes eh? Â My my, sounds exciting! Â The way I hear it, the Hedge can be an adventure in and of itself. Â I'll have to do a bit of exploring while I'm here. Â I happened by Airship myself and damn near slept the entire trip, something comforting about a ship, even if it's an airborne one." Â Taking another drink of his mug he nodded over to Linette. Â "I'd wager you're selling yourself a bit short, sweetheart." Â He gestures to Muin with a grin. Â "Nothing in life is boring, it's all a matter of how you tell it. Â I get the feeling Muin here could tell you that, if indeed it was your wit that held the crowd before and not the mysteriousness Soji here seems to project." Â With a quick laugh he added. Â "The twelve have blessed you three, I'm afraid I have to resort to extreme measures to be quite as interesting." Â Tilting his mug up once more as he flashed a grin. Â "Although if a suit of bandages yields such fine results, I'd say it's a small price to pay."
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Vix - 07-15-2013
Seeing that her bad joke hadn't been received with raised brows and disapproving glances, Linette allowed herself one more laugh. She listened to the Muin and Soji's explanation with interest. From her guess, they looked only a few years older than her, but from the way they spoke, it was like they had already lived twenty more life times than she had.
When Jeris grabbed himself another drink, she peered into her own mug. The bitter substance had barely been touched, but she certainly didn't want to lag behind. Picking up the drink, she took it down in one hard swill. There was no masking the disgust that registered on her features. Letting out a sputtering cough, Linette set down the mug.
"By the twelve..." She muttered and wiped at her hand with the back of her mouth. "That is awful."
Still, there was no denying the pleasant and warm feeling that was forming in her stomach. She gestured to Muin and Soji again.
"You guys should tell Jeris how we met. It's not the arena, but packs of rock slinging opo-opos can pack quite the punch."
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Masaki Moui - 07-15-2013
Muin poured the last of his tankard into the fresh steel tankard brought by the serving lass. And if he was wont to flirt, it didn't show. But that might have been the legendary Keeper of the Moon reserve.
First, to Jeris he replied with a youthful grin. "What do you mean taking extreme measures just to be interesting? For one thing, you got here on an airship. Now that's interesting."
Muin's gaze held a certain yearning plain to see on his finer features. "I've seen airships in the skies high overhead. Always wondered how they stayed aloft. If I ever get aboard one of those things, the pilot and crew will want to toss me overboard for all my questions."
But looking at Linette Syng, he seemed to echo Jeris' closing thoughts. "Mn, I like stories and that's how the Drake Clan youth is taught to pass the time. We sit around the longhouse-- a lot like this --and we pass the time telling tales. Old tales. Personal tales. Adventure tales. And tales that soft-hearts like to hear."
You know, some people have said of that last category, 'Is this a kissing book?'Â Those kinds...
Then, Linette suggests that Muin or Soji tell the tale of how they met fending off bean raiders. Suddenly his ears flatten and those mismatched eyes are half-eclipsed by ambivalent lids.
Muin did not find Opo-opos at all worthy of a tale. Perhaps because they used his own tricks against him. Such young pride. There's a long rumble of reluctance from him.
"You tell it."Â He suddenly pointed to Linette for even more emphasis.
((by the way, Soji and I switch posting order rather regularly - one of us will go after Lin either way and the other will follow!))
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Soji Mori - 07-15-2013
Soji grinned, closing his eyes and bowing his head just a bit as he heard everyone's replies. Muin had his own form of mischief that often included sniping people with beans from a hidden spot just for the fun and challenge of it. But Soji's sort of mischief was of the Warden's vein.
"You say that nothing is boring, Jeris of Ul'dah, yet you suggest that you are without interest. And Linette of Ul'dah is even more mysterious than we are."
The grin widened into a smile as he looked up at both of them and his eyes opened again, and there was something in his face now that must have harkened to the followers of Azeyma, goddess of sun, inquiry and the quest to illuminate the truth.
"A man in bandages has seen troubles and a man that is no longer in the city of his birth must therefore have a reason to leave it." A hint that there might be a connection there, but was not going to speak that aloud. Like the sun, he was just pointing out what it looked like at the moment.
To Linette he added, "And we still do not know why we were fortunate to have your help in Hyrstmill against the opo-opo raid. But Ul'dah is a far way to travel for the relative comforts of a hamlet." Therefore, Linette had a perfect opportunity to weave a tale of her own into what had happened from her point of view.
There were stories to be told by all at this table and they were equally as interesting as anything they had to say. Seekers of the Sun got into a very different sort of trouble, didn't they?
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Nomine - 07-15-2013
Jeris let out a hearty laugh, raising his mug to the three of them. Â "I'll have to watch myself a bit closer, nothing gets by you lot." Â Taking a drink of the fresh tankard, he couldn't help but grin at Linette's reaction. Â "An acquired taste dear, but one that has just as much personality as it's place of origin." Â Nodding to her. Â "You'll have to try some of the special brews in Ul'dah and Limsa Lominsa. Â Do yourself a favor once you pick a favorite, settle down wherever that may be, otherwise you'll have a life of longing, like being apart from your true love..." Â He starred out thoughtfully, and somewhat comically as his statement hung there a moment, before shrugging, and taking another drink. Â "-Or- perhaps I drink too much." He snickered into another sip from the tankard.
"Linette here no doubt has a bit more claim to Ul'dah than I do. Â Jewel of the desert she may be, alas she was just the first place of note I happened upon. Â I, dear friends, like a stray myself..." He eyeballed the Miquo'te for another cat joke. Â "Am Jeris of....nowhere and everywhere? Â Whichever fits the story better I suppose." Â He nodded to Soji with a grin. Â "You've a point though....surely a man in bandages has better cause to leave whatever home he had than to be bludgeoned by strangers. Â I'm afraid I agree with Muin though, as my attention is often distracted by a pretty face..." Â He turned to Linette with a grin. Â "You've been nominated as storyteller dear, lets hear your best!" Â Setting his mug down he threw his hands into the air and exclaimed. Â "Overwhelm us with grandstanding! Â Never assume any detail is minor! Â Spin us an epic that would leave the twelve in awe!.........Ow." Â He lowered his arms with a grunt, rolling his shoulders a few times before sipping gingerly at his mug.
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Vix - 07-15-2013
It was amazing how easy it was for Linette to gulp down her new drink (one she had signaled for during the conversation) with three sets of eyes on her. Whatever they were saying (a distasteful look from Muin, some rather philosophical statements from Soji, and more bantering from Jeris) fell on deaf ears. She was too worried about the fact that they wanted her to tell the opo-opo story.
Her. Linette Syng.
Tell a story.
"Well, uh." She said. "I was standing around in Hyrstmill. It was almost night, and um..."
She stopped and bit down hard on her nail. One hand absent-mindedly patted the top of her head and she continued speaking.
"Something hit me on my head. I'm pretty sure it was a warning throw from an Opo-opo. But then they were tons of them. And the Woodwailers could barely keep control. And Muin and Soji were defending one store house. And I made three run away."
Her voice trailed off again, and she shrugged sheepishly at Jeris. "And that's how we met."
A weak ending to an even weaker story. Linette lifted her mug and glared at Muin over the top of it, as if to say. My horrible story telling skills are all your fault. They weren't of course, and she knew that. But first the bad pun and now this, she painting herself a not so flattering light.
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Masaki Moui - 07-15-2013
Soji. He tells it like it is. A lot. Soji's got tact though. Muin doesn't like being so direct. Muin will tell the truth but tell it slant.
It's Jeris going moony for a moment over true brew love that had Muin grinning again. And as the veteran pugilist continued, saying, 'I'm afraid I agree with Muin though, as my attention is often distracted by a pretty face...'
There's this awkward moment before Jeris turns his attention to Linette and Muin realizes he's not actually talking about him. Because sometimes that happens!
Now, something in Linette's story gave Muin quite a sudden pause right in mid-drink of his brew. Here Muin tried not to cough and clearing his throat he settled his tankard on the table. Linette's final glare seemed to demand he say something, anything...
"Yeah you uh ... you gotta be careful at those outposts. Bored mercs'll flick you with beans to pass the time. You know, it's considered training, and stuff, because reasons."
Advice given. Nevermind that it's advice from someone who's hardly older than Linette herself and it's delivered in the typical, confident-yet-languid way of a Miqo'te warrior. Must be what that shifty-eyed glance earlier in Hyrstmill was all about, right?
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Soji Mori - 07-15-2013
Jeris was a smooth one, no doubt about it. Even when he admitted that he was dodging the question, he continued to dodge it. So long as he knew that Soji knew that Jeris knew that Soji...you get the picture. He didn't press the issue and instead took another drink of the honeyed liquid in his tankard, turning his attention to Linette instead.
She seemed nervous. Not cowardly, but concerned about something. Perhaps it was simply the fact that she was a lone conjurer surrounded by three Disciples of War. She might have felt a bit out of place.
"How did you come by Hyrstmill?"
Perhaps it had been the beacon on the watch tower that shone out into the encroaching darkness of the woods. Perhaps she had been on her way there on business. Perhaps her boot lace has broke and she needed a replacement before continuing.
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Nomine - 07-15-2013
Jeris sat there, his mouth slightly agape as Linette spun her captivating tale of danger, heroism, and....opo-opo's.  After she finished speaking and shot Muin a look Jeris simply shook his head, pausing to take another drink of his mug.  "Looks and Humility....boys you ran into quite the gem!"  He held his hand up to silence any sort of remark and nodded.  "No no, it's alright, I understand.  Pride can be a vice for certain, but no doubt this threat was something far more epic in scale.  A primordial perhaps!?  A giant Opo-opo that would cause even the relentless war machine of the Empire to pause in it's advance.  And there stood the three of you, a final bastion of hope for Gridania against this malevolent threat.  With naught but your mastery of the Aether, Muin's unparalleled resourcefulness, even turning a mundane vegetable into an instrument of destruction~!"  You bet he picked up on that subtle guilty waver beneath Linette's hellish gaze.  "And Soji's legendary mastery of the spear having taken all this time to finally recover from such an ordeal...!"  He had to work in Soji's weapon maintenance from earlier after all.  "Truly, I am honored."  Naturally a sheepish grin snuck out as he teased her, hopefully it would give all three of them a good laugh regardless.
When Soji inquired further on her arrival to Hyrstmill, Jeris simply snapped a finger, pointing to Soji as he tilted his mug back for another drink, to indicate his support of the proposed question. Â He was rather enjoying this banter.Â
RE: Sharing a Drink Under the Canopy [Open] - Vix - 07-15-2013
She laughed at Jeris's extended version of her story. Her green eyes lighting up at the very thought of a giant opo-opo rushing the gate. It was then that she noticed a most peculiar feeling was starting to overtake her. A warm haze that caused her to feel more relaxed than before. One that caused the room to keep moving for the briefest of seconds when she shifted her gaze around the table.
The attention was once again on her. Why are they staring? She asked herself. Then remembered. Hyrstmill. Why had she been there. Of course.
She took another long drink (The bitter taste was gone, she know found it somewhat enjoyable) and smiled.
"Well to be completely honest. I was lost." She said. "I had wandered out into the Shroud looking for water spirits and got completely turned around. Hyrstmill was the first place I happened upon."
It should have been an embarrassing thing to admit, but Linette shrugged and lifted her mug. When it lowered, she pointed at Muin and Soji.
"Why were you two there?" Then, as if not to leave anyone out, her attention shifted to Jeris, one finger poking at him.
"Don't think you are off the hook either, why were you... Er..." She paused, one shutting as she thought. "Why were you..."
Finally it hit her. Much like Opo-opo's rock had yesterday. The words tumbled out of her mouth, twinged with just as much confusion as excitement.
"Why would you use bandages and not a healer for those bruises?"