2.5 mini-adventure: Pretty Women (Archive)

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K wrote:: "Breeze, it's in."

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Zeiss wrote:: Breeze nods, her mouth full of delicious food.

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K wrote:: "...are you gonna try and pull him out?"

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Zeiss wrote:: "Uh..." The blue-haired girl scratches the back of her head. She now seems very surprised. "It's... gone. The globule is gone."

"What?" inquires Fedler in disbelief.

"I can't take the globule out, it's gone! And..." She squints her eyes. "His mind now looks like you guys."

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K wrote:: Mihai looks down at Shitbird - "Does it now...?"

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Kolson wrote:: "Well I guess Fedler can heal him now. We should question him."

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Rory wrote:: "Perhaps 'Songbird' is really Songbird now. Or no longer."

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K wrote:: Mihai's eyes twitch at the mention of Fedler healing him, but he says nothing.

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Zeiss wrote:: Fedler sighs, but complies with Steve's request and kneels down beside the minstrel. White light emanates briefly from her hands, and soon enough, Songbird doesn't bleed anymore, and he can even sit up.

"You punched me in the face!" he shouts.

"That he did," remarks Fedler. "You didn't miss him Mihai."

"What?" wonders Songbird, who then realizes that he is missing some of his front teeth. He starts to complain. "You didn't heal my teeth!"

"You don't need them."

"Yeah, you still have some left," adds Breeze, now in a merry mood.

"I demand you heal me correctly!" interjects the man in red.

Fedler crosses her arms, and Breeze keeps eating her shrimp. Songbird's eyes widen in shock, starting to realize what just happened.

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K wrote:

Fedler wrote:: "You didn't miss him Mihai."

He chuckles slightly.

Once Songbird realizes what happened, Mihai finally approaches him. - "Occurs to me we never really had words until now. I greeted you when we first met, but you decided to insult me instead." - he goes on, with a voice made of ice - "That was very rude of you."

That last remark is especially chilly - Intimidation +9

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Kolson wrote:: Steve watches in silence, content to let Mihai take the lead. He's listening very carefully to see if Songbird will tell the truth or not.

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Rory wrote:: "Oh, has it taken you this long to understand? You didn't strike me as particularly dense before, Songbird. If that is your real name. Allow me to help you comprehend the transformation of your situation: the spell is broken. Now you are the one who is trapped, and we will not set you free before we have had our fill of questions." And even then, we shall see.

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Zeiss wrote:: Songbird looks back and forth between Mihai and Konrad at first, then the other people standing in the room, and for the first time since you've met him, he loses the confident facade. In complete panic, he hurriedly stands up and tries to run for the door, and will probably try to escape through the crowd.

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K wrote:: Mihai grabs Songbird by the head and shoves him back down.

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Rory wrote:: Konrad blocks his path and attempts to wrestle him into the room.

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Zeiss wrote:

Being shoved back to the floor by Mihai doesn't deter Songbird, and he gets back up only to have Konrad wrestle him. He yelps, and immediately attempts to break free from his captors.

"Let me go!" he demands. "Don't you dare put your hands on me!"

In his struggle, he somehow manages to knock Konrad's face with his elbow. Fedler glances at the doors leading to the ball room. She walks away from the group, closes the doors, and lock them.

Breeze has started eating her second shrimp.

Konrad:

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K wrote:: Losing patience, Mihai stomps down on Songbird's kneecap.

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Zeiss wrote:: Fedler gets back with the rest of the group just as Mihai kicks Songbird, who then falls to the ground again, moaning in pain. She winces at this sight.

"Mihai..." Her voice is less rigid than before. "Don't hurt him too much."

Right then, Zelk enters the room, alone.

"I see you've got him under control," she says.

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K wrote:: Fedler's voice has an effect on him, and he relents.

Mihai takes off his tie and hands it to Konrad - "Get his arms."

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Rory wrote:

"Indeed."

K wrote:: Fedler's voice has an effect on him, and he relents.

Mihai takes off his tie and hands it to Konrad - "Get his arms."

Konrad looks at the tie, and back at Mihai, as if to say "really?" I will...try my best. "Good thinking."

He starts "tying" Sonbird's arms together. A genuine effort is noticeable.

"You're not skipping out on your tab this time, my friend. Say, you know what might make this smoother for everyone? If you were compelled to do whatever we suggested." He lets the irony of that statement sink in for a moment.

"Your power could be useful in a far more productive manner, don't you agree? Such a wasteful misuse of it lowers and debases beta males the world over."

Diplomacy
Convince Songbird he's been grossly misusing his gift, and that it could be put to much better use in so many ways. Do not mistake Konrad's tone, however. This is a side tangent, complementary to the main course of their discussion.

Rope stuff
Making that rope nice and secure.

I'd like to omit that look Konrad gives Mihai, as Konrad wouldn't be unfamiliar with tying people up, but it will stay, because fortunately no one reacts to it.

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K wrote:: "His power days are over. He's just a mere mortal now." - Mihai observes, then squats down to be eye level with Songbird - "I can't brainwash people, Shitbird, but i can still bend you to my will. Now, you violated my mind, humiliated my friends; that alone would get you more pain than you could ever imagine. Just because you're not worth it, don't think you can try my patience."

Intimidation +9

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Kolson wrote:: A very uncomfortable Steve is watching this in silence. He knows Songbird needs to be questioned but he isn't sure what to do about this situation. The anger is palpable in the room and he's angry too. He's just not sure this is the right way to do it.

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Zeiss wrote:: The "rope" seems to be holding well. Looking very displeased, he nevertheless listens to Konrad, then turns his head away when the red mage is finished, avoiding everyone's gaze. This changes when Mihai squats down in front of Songbird. The minstrel glares back at him without flinching, not intimidated in the least, then spits into his captor's face once the speech is over. Zelk sighs.

"This isn't getting us anywhere," she states. "I only need to inform my superiors, and they'll take him off our hands and find a way to deal with him."

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K wrote:: Mihai glances at the spit on his cheek. He wipes it off, then stares at Songbird. A few seconds go by,

"That feel better? Probably not by much, considering what you were planning to do to me. And that was when i'd never done anything to you, let alone now."

He shakes the spit off his hand. His tone becomes weary.

"I wish i'd been able to do at least that much. Been able to spit in your face when you tried to take the most important person in my life away from me. But you wouldn't even let me have that. And not even just because you wanted Fedler; you wanted me there to watch. You wanted to insult before you injured me, and not even let me hate you for it."

He then casually points at Konrad.

"I had a spat with that guy over there not too long ago. Told him to go fuck himself because he wanted me to be as big a fan of torture as he is. When i was snapped out of your little trick back there, i felt myself gag. Was about ready to freak out and snap, when i just bit it all down and decided to focus on what i needed to do to save my friends. I didn't want to lower myself to an animal because of what you did. Now imagine how he's gonna gloat."

He rises to his feet.

"I could do a whole lot worse than punch and kick you. But i've dirtied myself enough. Now if you'll excuse me, i have to go vomit."

He walks away.

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Zeiss wrote:

Songbird remains defiant throughout Mihai's speech, and his attitude progressively changes from sullen to outright dismissive. He decides to look down at his legs feet instead, thus avoiding the gaze of everyone present in the room, and keeps this position when Mihai leaves the room.

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