Katanyae

This may have been asked before - if so, I apologize. But is there a way in-game, or a database on the web that allows me to see what an item will look like prior to me equipping it? I really...really want to find a good look for Kat but don't want to have to buy 1000 things to do so. Thanks!

Too...much...FUN! :lol:

I'll keep an eye out for you this weekend.

Sorry I missed you Isis - I sent you a tell but I figured you were busy or something. Anyway, hopefully we can connect soon!

Sure! Does 8-ish work for you?

I have a very flexible schedule. During the work week, anytime after 4pm(EST) Weekends essentially anytime - I can usually mold it around whatever I need to.

"You've won, Fair Maiden" The words ran through Kat like eletricity. Granted, there was something in his tone that implied she won because he threw the game....but that was something the girl could mull about another time. Practice makes perfect...and this time she pushed it a little too far. Still, it was fun. 'But it isn't about fun', she reminded herself quietly. 'Enjoy the victories, enjoy the banter and the game....just at the end of the day this is how we feed both our stomachs and our vices.' "Fair what now?" Leaning over to the Keeper she spoke as if confiding with her "I think he's talking to you...." Pulling the blindfold off with a little 'ta-da' motion, Kat's eyes quickly darted to inventory her belongings. An act of habit more than mistrust. Lingering for a moment on the gil she smiled again and shrugged, her palms skyward. "What can I say that needs to be said? A fool and his gil are soon parted" she laughed with a wink. Deftly she scooped up most of the gil in the basket and tucked it away in her bag. Insurance for her now imminent vacation....the itch, the temptation to potentially wager it away was not something she wanted to wrestle with. No. It was time for another game of misdirection, one where attention was turned off the game and herself and on to other things. Kat grabbed her flask and offered it to the few that had gathered. To the Miqo'te, it would smell well aged and strong, laced with a slight hint of dead flower.... "Drink? So what brings you all to the marketplace today?" Round and round the shells go.....

I'd be interested in modeling as well!

You'd be quackers not to join!

I'd be interested in being a performer

Kat gasped in mock terror as her blindfold was pulled up. "Ah! Red, don't DO that to me! The sight of you is enough to kill ANY girl!" She pulled it back down and blew him a dramatic kiss - M'wah - before her hands started to play with the shells...a kind of pre-game activity as she addressed the new scents and sounds that arrived. "What's the charge? Well I'll tell you - 50 gil to wager but because you seem like a good girl let's say 20. Find the ball, win the pot! But lose and....dealer takes all!" Said the dealer to the newcomer. Slow circles....circle eight.... Kat enjoyed the smell of fruit and honey as the other Miqo'te spoke to her. Her voice had a soothing quality to it, but not one she could place, and she could only hope that the Keeper liked her scent (earthy, fresh rain, odd flowers) as much as vice versa. "Now now Moonie, a good performer never reveals her charms." Katanyae replied. "It's not about what you see so much..." Laaaazy circles...shhhhhp....shhhhhhhp....round and round... Grinning a sideways grin Kat quickly raised one very tan and slender arm and flexed, addressing the one that smelled like he had a well worn bow. "I'd beat them down!" and without missing a beat went back to sliding her shells. Round and round...Quickening pace...figure eight... "Where's the ball, Red...hmmm? C'mon...where's the ball...." The arrival of other people had drastically changed her plans. Sure, on a normal day under normal circumstances she could have pulled this off and taken the highlander for all he had. But...she was 'altered'. And had a blindfold on. And there were too many eyes that she could not be certain were on HER when the little red ball was not to be found under ANY of the shells... Yes, the payout was great. And she had to wrestle with herself to resist the temptation - after all, she loooooved risk. But this was too much, and to be honest she had grown to like those assembled. So Kat smiled, gave the shells one last roundabout and then raised her hands from the table. "Where is that little red bastard" she quipped, leaving the blindfold on. Or forgetting it was even there.

Bees. Bees and...trees? ....by moonlight the bees with their knees fall on the leaves of the trees.... Why would a swarm of bees be in front of the carpenters shop at night? Somewhere in the distance, almost sounding underwater someone said something about being seen coming... Just when Kat was starting to question her indulgence, the roaring in her head silenced. Finally she had settled into it. A brief and mild disappointment ran through her, she would have liked to peak a little longer....but there was the job to be done. Sandalwood. Honey. It was Moonie, the Miqo'te from afar...coming closer. Kat smiled in her direction and clapped her hands once, held, and then rubbed them together. "Alllll RIGHT! Now we have a game!" Purposefully she turned to the left and started to feel for the table and her shells. Maybe a little dramatically. Kat never likes to be a ham, said no one ever. "Hey! Someone stole my stuff!!"

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Everyone knows Gilgamesh is where all the cool kids hang out At any rate, Welcome!

OMG sooooo boring! Welcome!

Kat dropped him a wink. "If it'll probably kill you, then you know you're doing something right! I mean...without the threat of death there's really not a reason to live at all. I try to live life to it's utmost potential..." She reached up and thumped him on his considerable chest three times in a friendly manner to emphasize, while her other hand took the offered bag from his hand "...and I do so love it." She paused for a moment seeming to reflect on her statement... and then the smile returned, bright, sunny, and full of teeth. "All in! ALL IN!" She clapped her hands together in spite of herself. All In? With this gil she could afford to take the week off! Lounge naked in the sun, 'chase Oschon', even go seek more training at the Conjurer guild! Sure, work was work and she loved it, but to not 'have' to set up for a few days...bliss. So a little bit of acting, get the male's brain on HER and not the ball...yes, it could be done. All of that ran through Kat's mind like a freight train driven by a madman, quickly, more conceptual than solid,and chock full of intent. Running on instinct now she unwrapped her scarft from her head and twirled it, making it rope-like. "So...what was that about being blindfolded?" she began, looking warmly into his eyes. "It's only fair, after all. Your gil versus my sight...." trailing off, Kat bit her bottom lip as she tied her scarf around her head as a blindfold....and her senses exploded. Being robbed of sight only magnified her others - namely smell and hearing - and she was in heaven...and the drug certainly was helping. The world was alive. So very alive with smells and sounds that Kat couldn't help herself but just stand there for a moment and enjoy it.

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Kat beamed. "OHHHH, and Red picks an empty shell! Well sir, we know what that means...dealer takes all.", she half sang and motioned to the pile of gil. His look of mock disappointment said two things to the Miqo'te girl ; that it didn't bother him to lose and that he had gil to spare. So with a smile she began to rummage through a small leather pouch. "Well now" she began, trying to stall a bit. "Round two, hmmm? Aha!" Finally she found what she was looking for. A small black vial. Opening it, she poured a bit of the fine brownish-black powder into her palm. "Yes, round two. But....what does the dealer gain? I already have your gil." Kat pinched most of the powder between her pointer and thumb, brought it to her nose and sniffed it back. All quick, all practiced, all very very discrete...while he was counting gil. "Unless of course...." Her eyes followed his around and noticed what appeared to be a Moonie observing from a distance. She winked playfully and turned her attention back to the man that she now called 'Red'. "Unless of course Red, you'd like to double down...." Opening the flask again Kat took a deep drink and almost laughed at his clothes statement. She swallowed, capped it, and continued...slipping back into her 'performance' voice. "Straight bet? Double down? What's your pleasure what's your poison? We're both winners and losers but the fun is in the game, no?" Turning her eyes back on the other Miqo'te, she added "...blindfold is optional, of course."

Yes I think I would like to audition for a performance job :angel: Just as long as I can do gypsy fire dancing 8-)

I wanted to add some music / styles that exemplify Kat and her 'style'. Enjoy! I2X43bvPXjo Eg9fQ4Lfg2k Ceco7cPm_WM

I'll post - mainly because I disagree with what some people have said. Music can,is, and should be a rich part of a character. As far as Kat goes? Music is as much a part of her as anything else. Not to mention I can hear all of this in Ul'Dah. In fact, I think I'll post the following under my character profile as well. I love this song, and was happy I found someone spinning to it because I can see Kat doing this. I2X43bvPXjo More gypsy belly dancing fun Eg9fQ4Lfg2k And finally - because I love this song abd think she's very Kat-esque Ceco7cPm_WM

She snatched the ball back and pointed a finger at him in a mock scolding. "Kat will work just fine, Red." The girl turned and placed the ball on the table and covered it with a shell and added, almost at a murmur but loud enough so she was sure he heard, "...for now, anyway." Humming a tune she went to work. Slowly at first she shuffled the shells, lifting one every so often to show him that the little red ball still existed. The shells glid almost silently, making a rhythmic 'shhhhhhh' sound as they drifted...back and forth...in a circle...figure eight.... "Where's the ball now, there it is..." Kat murmured in between humming, trying to make the act as hypnotic and distracting as possible. Back and forth....the laugh of a passing shopper...figure eight...the glint of the sun from a far away object...where's the ball now..... And then it stopped. Three shells. All in a row. "Annnnd here we are! Where is that red bastard? I'm sure you followed just perfectly, and such a poor little girl like me can have noooooo chance of fooling such a astute and large male such as yourself!" Kat chuckled a deep and low chuckle, her eyes gazing at him intently. "So Red....which will you pick? Choose and lift...." ((I leave it to you to decide if you followed the ball... or missed the ball and subsequently decide there might be deception afoot. ))

((You're more than welcome to take liberties such as 'takes the offered flask' - he seems like a guy that doesn't ask a lot of permission, and Kat is very reactive. No worries )) Delicately she took the coin and with her other hand pressed the flask into his. Kat's grin returned, and she called over her shoulder as she turned to place the gil in a basket. "Indeed, that's what it's all about. You'll find the contents..." She paused as a the coins dropped, , and turned towards him again. "...quite strong. It might even.." Kat slowly let her eyes roam over his midsection. Which seemed to be about level with her vision anyway. "...put hair on your chest." In spite of herself she did laugh, a pleasant musical little sound not unlike that of the falling coins. Turning her eyes up to meet his, Kat held out the ball and raised the eyebrow above her one deep emerald eye.

"Oh, you have balls too? Well let's see if mine are bigger" she quipped, and had to bite her lip from keeping her grin from turning into a laugh. The girl turned and picked up her flask, lifting it to him as if in a hello. With a wink she took a drink and in a sing-songy voice gave what seemed like a well-rehearsed introduction. "Katanyae's the name, Kat for short and Kitten if you're lucky, buy-in for 50 gil but because I like you, let's say 20. The shells will spin, round and round, guess which one holds the ball and you win the purse! Don't and...well, dealer takes all so they say..." Kat held up the flask again, but in offering. Her eyes studied him, glittering, almost predatory. "What do you say, Handsome? A drink before the game?"