RE: [IC][Story][Arc 1] (title to be announced later)
07-07-2018, 07:36 PM (This post was last modified: 07-07-2018, 08:02 PM by robkelk.)
07-07-2018, 07:36 PM (This post was last modified: 07-07-2018, 08:02 PM by robkelk.)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
November 5, 2016
11:14 am
They had all gathered in the apartment building's common room to talk about last night's events... and to meet each other formally. Rob kept the group small to begin with.
"First things first. I'm called Rob Donaldson. Since that isn't my full name, I don't mind it becoming known by the Court and the Sidhe. The less the Host know about us, the better," he finished with a grin.
"You know quite a lot for somebody who isn't part of the faerie world, Mr. Donaldson," the brunette replied. "You can call me Kate Crackernuts."
"And I'm Jacky Rowan," added the blonde. "I gave that name to people before I learned about the power of names in faerie, so I'm stuck with everyone knowing it. Please don't use it against me."
"Against you?" asked Ami.
"The magic of names is strong," Kate said before Jacky could reply.
Rob added, "You might know it better as the Law of Names - it's related to the Law of Contagion. A name is part of a person, and ..."
"... a part has a mystic connection to the whole, no matter how far away it's taken." Ami nodded. "I saw that once in the databases in the Mercury Computer, when I was looking for anything I could use to improve my abilities." She turned to the visitors. "Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Ami. I'm pleased to meet you, Kate, Jacky, ... and you would be?" As far as Rob could tell, she'd asked that of the empty air.
The empty air answered, "Since we're all giving only parts of our names, ye can call me Finn."
"It would be nice if I could see you, Finn," Rob muttered.
Ami blinked in surprise. "You can't see him?"
"I gather that means you can." Rob turned to Mikoto. "Can you see Finn?"
"All I see is you, Ami, and these two women. Oh, yes - I'm... Railgun," she finished, remembering the Law of Names just in time.
"She's not able to see the faerie lands. But you are."
Rob nodded. "Railgun isn't a mage, Finn. And I can only hear you, not see you. I don't know why, but I have a hunch. I gather Ami can see and hear you just fine."
"I've always been the one to see things first, ever since I met Usagi."
Rob wasn't sure about "always", but he didn't comment on it. "Ami, Railgun, would you two go get Makoto, please? I'd like her to tell Jacky and Kate what she saw last night." As they left the room, he turned to the guests. "And now that we're alone, I get to tell you what I told them when they arrived. You're fictional characters."
"Your bards tell stories about faerie, but I didn't know I was in any of them."
"That's not quite what I meant, Finn. There's a set of two books that have all three of you as characters in them."
"Major characters?"
"The first is titled 'Jack, the Giant Killer'. Three guesses who the lead character is." Rob looked straight at Jacky.
She blushed and winced. "Oh, no."
"I suppose the other one is about a brave tailor?"
"No, you mentioned the valiant tailor story while Jacky was killing giants. Kate, Finn, you're both major characters in Jacky's story. The second story is titled 'Drink Down the Moon'."
"Let me guess," Finn interjected. "A droichan stole the sidhe's luck?"
"And murdered their Pook."
"That just happened earlier this year." Jacky's eyes went wide with shock.
"By your clock, yes. By mine, it happened nearly three decades ago."
Jacky looked at Kate. "We look good for women in our fifties!"
"Don't go to pieces on me, Jacky."
Rob laughed. "For women who were born in the same decade that I was, you're ... no, I'd better not finish that. I live with too many young ladies to start admitting I still notice feminine beauty."
"Rob?"
"Yes, Kate?"
She took a quick breath. "Are these books still in print?"
"The last time I looked, they were, in an omnibus titled 'Jack of Kinrowan'. And the books give your full names."
"This is bad. Very bad."
"Thank you for stating the obvious, Finn."
Just then, the common room's door opened, and Ami came in, followed by Makoto and Usagi. Finn gasped. "Is she ...?" he asked in awe.
Usagi walked straight to Finn, placed her hand on his shoulder, and smiled her Neo-Queen Serenity smile. "No, I am not the Goddess of the Moon. But Rob thinks I might be her daughter."
"Lass, please move your hand. I'm too old to feel this young again."
"Oh!" Usagi quickly dropped her hands to her sides. "I'm sorry!"
"Don't be sorry, lass. But it's best you be careful who you share your touch with."
Kate cleared her throat. "That's something for us to look into later. You mentioned that you were attacked last night ..."
While Makoto described the night's events to their three visitors, Rob excused himself and called Ben. Everyone else could relax - this looked like a threat specifically to Usagi. 'Knowing Ben,' Rob thought, 'he'll keep somebody on alert as a backup force anyway.'
To be continued...
OOC: Talking heads. Aargh. But at least Chekhov's mantelpiece is no longer unarmed.
November 5, 2016
11:14 am
They had all gathered in the apartment building's common room to talk about last night's events... and to meet each other formally. Rob kept the group small to begin with.
"First things first. I'm called Rob Donaldson. Since that isn't my full name, I don't mind it becoming known by the Court and the Sidhe. The less the Host know about us, the better," he finished with a grin.
"You know quite a lot for somebody who isn't part of the faerie world, Mr. Donaldson," the brunette replied. "You can call me Kate Crackernuts."
"And I'm Jacky Rowan," added the blonde. "I gave that name to people before I learned about the power of names in faerie, so I'm stuck with everyone knowing it. Please don't use it against me."
"Against you?" asked Ami.
"The magic of names is strong," Kate said before Jacky could reply.
Rob added, "You might know it better as the Law of Names - it's related to the Law of Contagion. A name is part of a person, and ..."
"... a part has a mystic connection to the whole, no matter how far away it's taken." Ami nodded. "I saw that once in the databases in the Mercury Computer, when I was looking for anything I could use to improve my abilities." She turned to the visitors. "Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Ami. I'm pleased to meet you, Kate, Jacky, ... and you would be?" As far as Rob could tell, she'd asked that of the empty air.
The empty air answered, "Since we're all giving only parts of our names, ye can call me Finn."
"It would be nice if I could see you, Finn," Rob muttered.
Ami blinked in surprise. "You can't see him?"
"I gather that means you can." Rob turned to Mikoto. "Can you see Finn?"
"All I see is you, Ami, and these two women. Oh, yes - I'm... Railgun," she finished, remembering the Law of Names just in time.
"She's not able to see the faerie lands. But you are."
Rob nodded. "Railgun isn't a mage, Finn. And I can only hear you, not see you. I don't know why, but I have a hunch. I gather Ami can see and hear you just fine."
"I've always been the one to see things first, ever since I met Usagi."
Rob wasn't sure about "always", but he didn't comment on it. "Ami, Railgun, would you two go get Makoto, please? I'd like her to tell Jacky and Kate what she saw last night." As they left the room, he turned to the guests. "And now that we're alone, I get to tell you what I told them when they arrived. You're fictional characters."
"Your bards tell stories about faerie, but I didn't know I was in any of them."
"That's not quite what I meant, Finn. There's a set of two books that have all three of you as characters in them."
"Major characters?"
"The first is titled 'Jack, the Giant Killer'. Three guesses who the lead character is." Rob looked straight at Jacky.
She blushed and winced. "Oh, no."
"I suppose the other one is about a brave tailor?"
"No, you mentioned the valiant tailor story while Jacky was killing giants. Kate, Finn, you're both major characters in Jacky's story. The second story is titled 'Drink Down the Moon'."
"Let me guess," Finn interjected. "A droichan stole the sidhe's luck?"
"And murdered their Pook."
"That just happened earlier this year." Jacky's eyes went wide with shock.
"By your clock, yes. By mine, it happened nearly three decades ago."
Jacky looked at Kate. "We look good for women in our fifties!"
"Don't go to pieces on me, Jacky."
Rob laughed. "For women who were born in the same decade that I was, you're ... no, I'd better not finish that. I live with too many young ladies to start admitting I still notice feminine beauty."
"Rob?"
"Yes, Kate?"
She took a quick breath. "Are these books still in print?"
"The last time I looked, they were, in an omnibus titled 'Jack of Kinrowan'. And the books give your full names."
"This is bad. Very bad."
"Thank you for stating the obvious, Finn."
Just then, the common room's door opened, and Ami came in, followed by Makoto and Usagi. Finn gasped. "Is she ...?" he asked in awe.
Usagi walked straight to Finn, placed her hand on his shoulder, and smiled her Neo-Queen Serenity smile. "No, I am not the Goddess of the Moon. But Rob thinks I might be her daughter."
"Lass, please move your hand. I'm too old to feel this young again."
"Oh!" Usagi quickly dropped her hands to her sides. "I'm sorry!"
"Don't be sorry, lass. But it's best you be careful who you share your touch with."
Kate cleared her throat. "That's something for us to look into later. You mentioned that you were attacked last night ..."
While Makoto described the night's events to their three visitors, Rob excused himself and called Ben. Everyone else could relax - this looked like a threat specifically to Usagi. 'Knowing Ben,' Rob thought, 'he'll keep somebody on alert as a backup force anyway.'
To be continued...
OOC: Talking heads. Aargh. But at least Chekhov's mantelpiece is no longer unarmed.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown