2014 Spring Orgy - Garden of Stolen Delights

[TheMalkCat]

Three taps of silver against glass cut through the somniferous round of pleasantries. Queen LeBlanc in all her Spring glory appeared among the courtiers in all the splendid finery befitting her status as the Vernal Sovereign of Sacramento. Her speech sang, high and loud and magnificent within the confines of her garden of little desires. Thao stilled his hand in the middle of Ahawi's handshake to listen to the her words, heavy then light in an ascending scale leaving a sweet aftertone as the last note left her lips. Her offer of cake was quite tempting.

But just as the Spring Queen finished, Aaren began to speak with a golden voice that filled the room not through sound but by volume. Thao settled into rapt attention to the shining Fairest's oratory. LeBlanc had been beautiful and enthralling to behold as she gave her speech, but Aaren wove threads of pride and hope into silken rope bound by the streams of her glimmering voice.

Freedom. Such a loaded word among the Lost. Can someone truly escape the Thorns or is this escape another trick? Was the Keeper simply biding their time or are they at your door this instant? The ever-present Pledgecraft reigning in madness but only by a hair. Yet when Aaren spoke, Thao believed her. Her words echoed in his chest. Ah can believe in new beginnin's. Wipin' th' slate clean an' a fresh start. He finally drew his hand from Ahawi's with a curt nod and a smile livened by Aaren's speech.

A twitching sped along Thao's fingers and a dull throb grew behind his eyes. The Wyrd hung in the air as the phantom thrum of Contracts pulsed in time with the Chirurgeon's heartbeat, drawn from the Spring Queen and Aaren. A Contract? Here at a Coronation? Can they do that? A touch of concern creased his gaunt face while he walked over to the cake. Should we be worried? Yet when Thao took a thin slice of cake in hand, he made a shrug and dug into his meal. Ah'm just bein' paranoid. It must've been somethin' with th' speech. Maybe a sound amplification Contract? Desire sank into Thao's crooked veins while he contemplated the mechanics of such a theoretical Contract.

[Mary Lee]

So, you want me to be officially friendly, Mary thought, but figured saying it that way would sound a bit dumb. So upon reflection, she replies, "I can do that, but are there any particulars we should discuss first?"

There was really only so much trust a savvy Changeling could offer. It was always best to not be so hasty as to sign on the dotted line before you found out if the fine print was going to crawl off the page and steal your favorite shoes. Or burn down your place of residence.

Metaphorically... or literally.

[Coco]

Coco waited until she wouldn't be interrupting Mary or the Queen and then swore her oath.

"I swear to serve my court as Claviger for a year and a day."

[CyledyrWyllt]

"No worries, Mary. Duty calls. We'll see you later."

Marcus looks a bit nonplussed by Rick's reaction and simply shrugs at his fellow elemental's words before nodding in agreement with Morgan.

"Betony Rue wears the crown of Autumn now. And, no Morgan, that isn't a stupid idea at all. Actually, that sounds like a really good plan."

Man, this cake is good...

As he finishes off the last bite of his cake, Marcus seems to be having difficulty keeping himself from looking over at the group gathered around Violet. In fact, the metalflesh almost looks ready to walk right over to them. However, the elemental furrows his brow for a moment before gripping Rick's shoulder and standing firm as he looks his best friend in the eye.

"Just let me know what you need. You know I've got your back."

  4 suxx to resist indulging his whims

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-04-30 20:57:57		Marcus Evan rolls 8 to Wyrd + Resolve (10 Again)		9, 10, 1, 5, 9, 7, 5, 9, 6		4 successes

[Marcus Evan]

Marcus patiently waits for the Spring pow wow to break up before finally grasping his chance to approach Aaren.

"Hey you. Nice night for an party, now isn't it?"

Leaning in closer to her, the fierce heat of his mantle precedes the elemental as he whispers in the fairest's ear and is himself enveloped by her green, mossy scent.

"This whole night was like something out of a dream. You really did an amazing job tonight."

As the night winds down, Marcus attempts to steal some more time with Aaren in the Garden of Stolen Delights. He doesn't have any ulterior motive, he just desires her company.

[Tally Benoit]

Tally accepts her piece of the cake and returns to the bar. As she eats the cake, she does her best to resist the desire stirring within but it crumbles. She itches for a pencil or pen and a fresh pad of paper. Already she has a clear image of what she wants to draw.

She's thought about it since she began to practice her artistic skills but never did out of fear of not doing it justice. And yet, images of her parents and brother were there, wanting to be transferred out of her mind and onto a suitable canvas. She doesn't own anything that once belonged to any of them or any pictures of them. She wants something that she can look upon that is of the family she lost.

  Failure

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2014-05-01 00:00:59		Tally Benoit rolls 7 to Wyrd + Resolve + Willpower (10 Again, WillPower)		4, 2, 1, 7, 5, 2, 5		failure

- 1 Willpower