Paying a Visit to Betony Rue

[Jag]

The Witch of the Bitter Wind frowns at the otter's words of sarcasm, not at all pleased with his behavior. She lets some of her Glamour fuel her Contract with Darkness, borrowing some of the shadows around her own house for that particular purpose. Suddenly Otto feels a shudder down his spine, as a feeling of dread begins to take over him.

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Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-03-22 20:48:23		Betony Rue Jasons rolls 5 to Manipulation + Wyrd - Resolve to "Creeping Dread" (10 Again)		6, 6, 2, 9, 10, 4		2 successes

"You will respect me in my house," says Betony without raising her voice. However, she gives the otter a dreadful gaze that lets him know that she isn't kidding. The stare lasts only for a handful of seconds, but it feels much longer than that for the Spring Courtier. "There is no need for your sarcasm, and it is not appreciated. If you want my help, you will behave!"

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Date		Action		Roll		Result
2012-03-22 20:52:11		Betony Rue Jasons rolls 8 to Presence + Intimidation + Spec + Freehold Status to "you are in my house, show some respect!" (10 Again)		7, 3, 10, 3, 10, 2, 7, 1, 10, 9, 7		4 successes

After a moment of awkward silence that seems to go on forever, the Ogress ceases to glare at him. "You are a fool if you think you can teach this girl anything about her abilities," she says in a harsh tone. "You do not have a clue of what she is fully capable of, and just because she is different does not mean we are the best suited to provide her with what she needs."

Betony can't help but shake her head, wondering why King Pereg sent such a moron to do this. She would need to have a talk with him at some point.

Otto suffers a -5 penalty to all Resolve and/or Composure rolls to resist the effects of fear or Intimidation for the rest of the scene

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Stripes' claws come out for a second as Betony yells. They had come to her for help and she was shouting at them? One look at Maggie though reminded the tiger of just who they were asking for help for, and he puts himself next to the little girl and sheathes his claws.

Betony's comment about talking like a caveman had gotten under his skin a bit, but that wasn't important. Maggie was.

"Going to scare Maggie if you keep yelling like that," The tiger points out, staying by the child's side. "And if you don't think Otto can help her then you have any ideas who might?"

Stripes sheathes his claws, trying to keep a handle on his temper. Trying to attack a high-ranking Autumn Courtier would probably be an immensely bad idea, no matter how inhospitable she might be.

[Jag]

OOC Note

Betony never yelled/shouted...actually, if you read the post it is clear that she never even raises her voice...

"You will respect me in my house," says Betony without raising her voice.

Her words are harsh, but the volume of her voice always remained the same. Anyways, I'm gonna wait until Beej posts with Otto's resist to the Intimidation roll before making another reply with her

[Jag]

The Ogress turns to Stripes for a moment, her facial expression remaining its usual self. "I never raised my voice," she says to him in the same tone of voice she used with Otto. "I'd be careful with those though, you may end up hurting someone with them." Betony glances down at the Hunterheart's hands as she says those words, making it clear as to what she is referring to.

"The right thing to do is to keep this girl safe," she says as she turns her attention back to Otto. "What you are failing to understand is that by keeping her around us, we are doing the exact opposite of that." She pauses for a moment, allowing for her words to sink in.

"Look, I know you two are trying to help Maggie, but think about who we are and what we deal with on a daily basis," says the Ogress looking into the eyes of Otto and Stripes respectively. "She was already taken once and was lucky enough that you guys found her, but she may not be as lucky next time."

While this all going on Maggie remains quiet, watching the exchange between all three of them. She seems a little startled at one point, but then she seems to relax again. At times it appears as if she is going to speak up, but she never actually does. Perhaps she finds it best to let the adults have their adult discussions, and hope that in the end she will have a new home somewhere.

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Stripes nodded and took his seat again. Still he felt antsy though, perhaps just from Betony's mantle, he picked a bit at some pocket lint.

"Right," Stripes said, noticing the truth in the witch's words. "There any...Safe families to take her to?"

[Jag]

The Witch of the Bitter Wind stares quietly at the otter as he makes his "sales pitch," not breaking eye contact with him once. After he is done saying his piece, there is a moment of silence. Betony finally breaks eye contact with Otto as she looks down at Maggie, and then back to the Beast.

"Alright, she can stay here until we find a safe home for her," says the Ogress, not particularly thrilled with the idea but understanding where the otter is coming from. "It is still your responsibility to find her a suitable home though. Maggie needs a stable environment, with people that will care for her."

With those words Maggie's face becomes lively again, a wide smile creeping on her face. The girl cannot hold her excitement and jumps out of her chair. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she says to the Ogress as she rushes towards her and hugs her leg. "I promise I'll be good!"

Betony is taking by surprise by the whole thing, and it is obvious that she is unsure of what to do at the moment. Finally, her expression softens just a bit and she pats Maggie on the head. "It's alright. Here, you must be tired, so let me show you to the room you will be staying in," she says as she offers Maggie her hand, which the girl gladly accepts.

The Autumn Witch then looks at the two Beasts, a serious expression on her face. "Don't forget, you are responsible for finding her a home," she says to the pair before turning to head out of the kitchen.

OOC

Unless Otto or Stripes want to do anything else, I think this may be a good spot to call the scene to an end

[Jag]

End scene