(2015) Verdant Meeting

[Kyle Ferlen]

Ah... I getcha. The idea makes a little more sense once Lynn hashes it out. He has desires of his own he'd like to drop into this box. As far as what occupies the top of the list... the idea is still open for debate. On second thought, maybe Kyle should just help turn other people's desires into art. Being generally friendly and easy-going doesn't necessarily mean he's comfortable telling people everything about himself. Even if it would be 'anonymous'.

"So we'd be takin these 'desires' at the beginning of the season and puttin them on display at its end? A little bit like a recap... would it work? So close to Summer's Court, that is."

The innocence and honesty of the exchange with Philliph touches a lttle soft spot for Kyle. It's just too funny. Too real. Like the Gristlegrinder couldn't possibly make it all up. He laughs as it plays out, at one point having to cover his mouth for fear of causing a scene. Or hurting feelings. Heck, he's a good guy... maybe I'll buy'im a meal on town some day. And a drink or two.

[Coco]

"No, you mistake the point! We don't put the desires on display, we make them a reality!" Coco declared, voice charged with the enthusiasm of one whose own desires were about to come to fruition.

[Changeling ST]

Not many people had ever seen Mrs. Rosemary angry. In fact, she rarely got angry, it simply wasn't built into her nature. She had never seen Wrath as a way to stave off the Gentry. What she was, however, was an Ogre through and through. As such, she had been forced to perform acts of brutality that paled to what others had endured. She was the butcher of the (literal) bay of pigs, the void that devoured the dead, the atrocity that had left a mark on her soul and her mind. She had spent years upon years attempting to right the wrongs that she had been forced to perform, by giving a part of herself fully to the Court of Desire and to the Freehold of Sacramento.

The one thing that still made her relive the past was rudeness.

Mrs. Rosemary dragged herself from the hot tub, water streaming from her girth, causing the water ripple in large waves. A towel appeared as she wrapped it around herself and finally turned her attention back to the Court.

" Mary Lee , you will follow me, now!" Her tone was adamant, an edge that reminded them of a heavy carving knife. She did not apologize to the others quite yet, her focus was on the one woman who believed she could act in such a disrespectful manner.

  Intimidate

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2015-03-02 14:08:12		Mrs Rosemary rolls 12 to Brooking no arguments (10 Again, WillPower)		5, 3, 6, 7, 10, 4, 7, 8, 8, 7, 1, 8, 3		4 successes

[Mary Lee]

Mary Lee lifts herself from the water, finds a towel to dry off her curves, and prepares to follow Mrs. Rosemary.

[Trickster]

Lynn went still as Mrs. Rosemary rose from the water like an angry Titan of legend. She had to think hard about why the Ogre was so angry, but a moment's thought reminded her of the way Mary Lee had clearly been paying absolutely no attention to what was going on; to the point that she clearly hadn't been listening to the words of her sovereign, the Spring Lady.

Sitting back in the water, Lynn waited to see if the wrath of the Gristlegrinder would fall or would be diverted somehow.

[RebornSeas]

Alex flinched at the sound of Mrs. Rosemary's anger, head turning to watch as she and Mary Lee left. Then he sighed, and sunk into the water up to his chin. He hadn't though Mary had been that bad? But then again she'd been warned to pay attention and then only sort of done so. Still, he felt bad for her. He shifted, sitting up a bit more and nodded to Coco. "I'm actually with Coco. If at all possible, I'd love to actually fulfill people's desires. I mean, Make art of it seems... mean? Taunting? You're making someones private wish into public viewing, and you aren't even letting them have what they wanted." He wrinkled his nose in Distaste at that, then grinned. "But! having them make a wish and then helping them fulfill it! That'd be good. Err, as long as what people Desire are things we can bring about."

[Changeling ST]

Violet sipped on her cocktail while the Court spoke amongst themselves. This was how a Court should be, taking initiatives and bringing about something wonderful.

Mrs. Rosemary would offer the shirt off he back to anyone. But taking it was an entirely different story. The Flowering was fully aware of the lack of attention. She may as well have been stealing from the Gristlegrinder’s kitchen. For her duration in the Freehold, Violet hadn’t seen Mrs. Rosemary very upset, until now. She was hardly about to stop her though, for her irritation was similar.

Violet let the gravity of the demand hang in the air. Long enough for Mary Lee to leave. She glanced to the Fairest one last time before they departed, nodding to the Ogre. A silent understanding of what was necessary.

Son conneries ne sera pas ruiner notre soirée agréable.

Violet leaned forward, she had a motherly demeanor on her at that time. Gently, she began to speak. She knew that was perhaps quite startling for their Chef, but considering the lackluster words that Mary had offered, it wasn’t a surprise.

“A box such as that is certainly allowed at the Coronation. However, all these other things will take place at the Verdant Feast of Colour.” The Queen didn’t want them to get too far ahead of themselves. “There will be many swearing or re-swearing our Freehold Oath at that time. Also, the events that follow each Coronation hosted by that Court are always optional in our Freehold. We wouldn’t want to force our festivities on those who do not wish to participate.” Even though the Nightsinger couldn’t imagine someone not wanting to have ‘fun’ it was entirely possible. In fact, she could list off a few off the top of her head.

Looking to Alex, the Queen nodded. “I completely agree with your concern about some desires. Although, there are probably very creative methods to fulfill some outlandish wishes. Such as, if someone wishes for a, boyfriend per say, we could provide them with a body pillow doused in men’s cologne.” She winked.

[Coco]

"Oh, I'm sure we could help engineer a certain amount of matchmaking, my Queen," Coco countered with a wink, "though we can always keep the pillow and necessary accouterments in reserve."

[Kyle Ferlen]

Kyle can't help but look a little doubtful at Cosima's response, despite how convinced she seems. Her determination and the general sense that everyone else is on board to try bodes well enough, though. The minstrel smiles and nods. "Alright. Won't be easy to do, for some people's... 'desires', but I'm sure whatever we come up with'll be appreciated." Kyle is about to continue when Mrs. Rosemary stands and calls out Mary by name - his mouth hangs open for a moment until he becomes aware of himself. Trouble in paradise, huh? Glad it wasn't me. He's seen scarier things than a motherly ogress promising discipline. Just not recently.

He turns back to Alex when the Windwig breaks the silence. "Mean? Well that's not what any of us are goin for. I'm down to try at making people's desires come true, just as long as we can commit to following through. If we make a piss-poor effort at making someone happy it might just offend them. That would be mean." His voice is resolute enough, he hopes, to communicate how much he doesn't want to see a good idea turn bad.

The Queen divides the ideas into two separate events, which suits Kyle just fine. The 'box' would be a tremendous amount of effort just by itself. The Feast of Colour will be too busy for them to add more to it. Kyle nods along as the Queen and Cosima drop further ideas for fulfilling desires. He won't argue at this point - only try to help. He'd already said his peace on it.