Sime/Gen Roleplaying: Bender Cove Township Scenario
Episode #133: (1/17/98)
B'cal sits down and stretches out her legs, tired of sludging through the snow.
Wise Snake: B'cal, you don't have to sit down in a snowdrift. There is a perfectly good bench right over here.
Wise Snake coaxing... tries to get B'cal to come the extra 15 feet.
B'cal looks up at Snake and sneers.
B'cal: I prefer the snow.
Wise Snake sighs.
B'cal reluctantly stands and moves to the bench.
Wise Snake leans against a wall to wait while B'cal rests.
B'cal: They still don't have many of the side streets cleared.
Wise Snake looks up at the sky.
B'cal shakes her head in disgust.
Wise Snake: Most of these don't get cleared, per se, ever.
B'cal: And why is that?
Wise Snake: Who would do it?
B'cal: The city. Just like they cleared the main streets.
Wise Snake laughs.
Wise Snake: I think they'd have to clear the garbage in the summer too, then.
Alea waits until she sees Sumulo on the duty schedule and then makes her way back to his room.
Wise Snake prods an unidentifiable lump under the snow with her foot.
B'cal sneers.
B'cal: Worthless beaurocrats.
Wise Snake goes to sit beside B'cal.
B'cal moves her legs to keep the muscles from cramping.
B'cal: They don't care a whit about the common person.
B'cal: All they care about is filling their pockets.
Alea has a box with her as she goes.
Wise Snake considers this point of view.
Wise Snake: Yeah... I guess I can see that.
Alea looks around and slips into Sumulo's room with the box.
Wise Snake stretches.
B'cal: This town is worse than most.
Wise Snake: I like it.
Alea quickly searches and catalogues where everything is in Sumulo's room, then slips the powder out of her pocket and onto Sumulo's sheets and empties the box of red ants into his drawers.
Alea leaves.
Sumulo sees Alea coming out of his room.
Alea thinks there is going to be ants in EVERYTHING next time Sumulo goes into his room.
Sumulo: Back for more.
B'cal: If you don't have to deal with them, then yeah, I suppose some would like it.
Alea sneers and moves past him.
Sumulo augments to Alea, grabs her, and drags her into his room.
Alea: Let go of me Sumulo.
B'cal: Now what?
B'cal: Where are we off to next?
Sumulo slams the door behind them.
B'cal rotates her shoulders.
Sumulo: You don't order me. I'M a channel.
Alea crosses the room to stand next to the window.
Alea: Oh?
Alea: Really?
Sumulo: You want to be in my room so bad....[augments and drags her to the bed] then you can play with me.
Wise Snake: Remember that fireworks stash that exploded a couple of days ago? I heard on the grapevine that a couple of those guys were smuggling explosives in from Gen Territory on the side and are wanted on several counts... can't go into the Sime Center for healing.
Wise Snake: One of them had his hand blown clean off...
Sumulo kisses her.
Alea bites down hard, on his lip.
Wise Snake: I wanted to prowl down there and see if I can turn up a lead on where those guys are lying low.
Sumulo: OUCH!
B'cal: Sounds good.
B'cal stands up and stretches.
Wise Snake gets up.
Wise Snake: Great.
Sumulo: So you want to play it rough, do you? {sneer] I play it rough.
B'cal: Actually...
Sumulo reaches down and runs a hand between her legs.
B'cal: I'm not so sure.
Wise Snake: And later this morning I have an appointment at the fencing academy, where... what?
Alea rakes her nails hard down the side of his face, before kneeing him in the groin.
Sumulo: Oh yes. That feels so good.
Sumulo: Ouph!
B'cal: Fencing?!
Sumulo lets go.
Alea rolls off the bed, beginning to itch from all the itching powder.
Wise Snake: An unbelievably dangerous sport. Have you seen the swords they use? Like needles.
Alea grabs the sheet and tosses it over him and then runs for the door.
B'cal: That's disgusting!
B'cal: Barbaric!
Sumulo pants. "This isn't over. Just remember that I found you here. What was I to expect!"
Wise Snake: You're telling me. People get badly injured regularly.
Sumulo begins to itch.
Alea thinks she might itch, but he was going to be really itching getting covered like he was.
Wise Snake: Although that's nothing compared to broadswords... THOSE people don't even bother pretending it's "art".
Alea jerks open the door and runs.
Sumulo: WHAT have you done!
B'cal stops, and places her hands on her hips
Wise Snake: That appointment comes after. Next door.
B'cal: Are you trying to disgust me?
Wise Snake: But you know.. who am I to judge...
Wise Snake looks innocent.
Wise Snake: What? Me?
B'cal snorts.
Wise Snake: Why ever would I try such a thing?
B'cal: Take me home.
B'cal: If you want to do these barbaric things, get Nick to go with you.
Sumulo rolls off the bed, thinking of the revenge he was going to get and now, even the highest authorities were going to back him.
Wise Snake smiles.
Wise Snake: Of course.
Alea begins to scratch.
Alea: Oh shen!
Wise Snake pleased.
Alea grabs at the back of her neck rubbing.
Alea: Oh shen oh shen....
Sumulo crawls to the phone and calls the Controller.
Alea runs toward the nearest rest room and strips, jumping in the shower.
B'cal wonders why Snake is so pleased.
Alea quickly dries, slips a towel around her and streaks upstairs to change.
Alea: Then she goes downstairs to report to Briel that she has made an inventory of all the rooms of the Center for bugs and yes, they do need an exterminator.
Wise Snake stands and offers B'cal a hand up.
Sumulo: Suddenly, Sumulo feels a burning sensation, and looks down. "FIRE ANTS!!!!!" then realizing that one has crawled up a lateral sheath. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!"
B'cal goes with Snake.
Alea is covered with red hives from the itching powder.
Wise Snake notices B'cal is already standing and shakes her head.
Alea leaves Briel's office with only a short explanation on what happened.
Wise Snake heads for the Sime Center.
Veraik takes the phone and listens.
Alea goes down the hall toward the lobby.
B'cal: So, why are you trying to get rid of me.
Wise Snake stares at B'cal, genuinely surprised.
Wise Snake: Get rid of you? I am not trying to get rid of you.
B'cal: Oh?
B'cal smiles.
B'cal: Good.
Veraik: He calls a channel to go to Sumulo to heal him then goes in search of Alea.
B'cal trudges along.
Veraik signals at Alea's door.
B'cal: How'd Nick do yesterday?
Wise Snake grunts.
Alea reaches the lobby and grabs for her cloak.
Wise Snake: He had quite a chip on his shoulder. Was trying to hide it.
B'cal: He's young. He'll get over it. If he wants to be a good Donor.
Veraik zlins a familiar nager in the lobby and goes there.
Wise Snake: We'll see.
Alea slips on her cloak and leaves.
Veraik: Alea?
Alea pauses.
Veraik zlins Alea.
Alea: Yes, Hajene?
Alea ~~curiosity~~
Veraik: What ? Why? you are a mess! [sees red welts on face]
Alea shrugs.
Alea: Allergic reaction.
Veraik: You had best come with me and allow me to heal you.
Alea: It's not that bad. I washed them and they're healing already.
Veraik: [curious] to what?
Veraik zlins Alea. "Then why are the welps getting bigger?"
Alea: Some non-Farris powder that was all over Sumulo's bed from when he threw me down and tried to rape me.
B'cal: And what are you doing after this?
Veraik zlins. {Anger] What!
Wise Snake: I was hoping to catch a shower in your room, if you don't mind.
Wise Snake: I brought clothes.
Wise Snake hopes B'cal isn't offended.
B'cal: Not at all.
Veraik: How? When?
B'cal: You want to rest a few hours there too?
Wise Snake: The Ferry Building is a little short on amenities.
Veraik: And you were going to go out!
Veraik: Please Alea. Come with me.
Wise Snake: Hmmm.. uh.. well...
Alea: I was doing a room by room inspection to see how serious the bug problem was in the Center. Brief felt it of dire importance..
Alea goes with Veraik.
Alea: Anyway, Sumulo saw me leaving his room and decided I wanted something from him.
Alea: He doesn't take no for an answer.
Alea: Anyway, I managed to shower...which helped some, and make my report to Briel--it seems we have a red ant problem--and was on my way out for some more supplies for my art.
B'cal: Have you decided yet if you're going to move back in with Linn and Nick?
Veraik escorts her to the infirmary room she was assigned to a short two days ago.
Alea: I wonder where all of these odd bugs come from.
Alea: Remember the bats, and roaches, and SNAKES!
Alea shudders, then scratches at a welt.
Veraik gets some Farris-approved lotion and gently spreads it on the blistered places.
Alea allows it.
Alea: My neck, arms, face...back of my thighs are all covered.
Veraik: I remember but Alea. WHY! would you even go near Sumulo's room when you know how he is?
Wise Snake shocked.
Wise Snake: I never considered it!
Alea: Well, Briel wanted a report on the ENTIRE center..and I know they working schedules. I'd never risk going into someone's room when they were sleeping.
B'cal: Ah.
Veraik: Take off your shirt and let me get to your arms and neck.
B'cal: I see.
B'cal nods.
Alea slips off her shirt.
Alea: This is the second time that shendoni-be-flayed lorsh has tried this. At least last time Tramila was there to heal the head injury.
Alea mutters this, shaking her head as she moves so Veraik can reach her.
Veraik projects need at each blister point while he applies the lotion.
B'cal: We should get you some more furnishings for that room then if you're going to stay in that building.
Wise Snake: I suppose so.
Wise Snake: Maybe I'll have more interest in that stuff after transfer.
B'cal: You're going to end up sick if you keep sleeping on the floor.
Veraik zlins a touch of powder in her ear.
B'cal: Of course.
B'cal keeps her support steady.
Alea squirms back and forth as the backs of her legs continue to itch.
Veraik: And this powder just happened to be in Sumulo's room.
Wise Snake doesn't let on to B'cal just how little sleeping has been done.
Alea looks up at Veraik.
Alea: You don't even care that he threw me across the room and caused a head injury?
Veraik goes to make a trough of water to wash the powder from Alea's ear.
Alea ~~HURT~~
Alea: I just don't see how someone that volatile is allowed to work around Gens.
Veraik: He threw you across the room?
Alea: Do you know....
Alea blinks.
Alea: Why, yes.
Alea: Anyway,
Veraik: Remove you pants and let me get to your legs.
Alea: Do you know he scared Valrie yesterday? He demanded she start working as a Donor.
Alea flips over wisesnake stops to help B'cal over a huge berm thrown up by the plow across the mouth of an alley they used as a shortcut.
Alea: I'm wearing a dress.
Alea waves the end of it at him.
B'cal grunts.
B'cal: This is .. a ... complete .... mess!
Veraik: No. I don't but we have no choice but to live with it and now Sumulo is going to have more ammunition.
B'cal: Should get fifty Simes out here, augmenting, to clean it all up.
Alea: I don't care.
Wise Snake: It's like this every year. Nobody cares except the people on wheels, and THEY can't fit down these narrowest streets anyway.
Alea: What's the worse that could happen? He could take a dislike to me and get me transferred??
Veraik: ~~~blush~~~~ "So you are."
Wise Snake looks back at the alley they just left.
Veraik: Then allow me to raise your dress so I can get to your legs.
Wise Snake: But why? If the people there cared enough, they'd organize to do it themselves.
Veraik sighs heavily.
B'cal shakes her head again.
Veraik zlins and projects need to the blisters on her legs as he applies lotion.
B'cal sneezes.
B'cal: It's getting colder out here. Clouding up again.
B'cal: I hope this doesn't mean more snow.
Veraik: I don't know, Alea. But I have heard a few rumors and they were enough to chill even me.
Alea thinks she read what went on and it was enough to chill her but keeps it from her nager.
Wise Snake considers.
Wise Snake: Some people don't feel the winters on the South Shore really START until February.
Veraik looks her in the eye. "The next time you decide to do something like this, try not to get caught."
Wise Snake: The heaviest snowfall actually comes month after next.
Alea: You know, I wasn't too sick this morning.
Alea smiles.
Alea: I think I'll be doing more now that I'm feeling better--if it lasts.
Alea moves back to a setting position.
Alea: Thank you Veraik for healing me.
Alea slips her shirt on and buttons it back up before tucking it into her skirt.
Veraik: Get a lookout if you have to......I'm a first but any Farris can zlin right through me.
Alea ~~innocence~~
Veraik: I'll make the report about the rape attempts. That may waylay some of the damage.
B'cal: February?
Alea: I'd rather you not.
Veraik smiles.
Wise Snake: Uh.. the 2nd month.
Alea looks down, embarrassed.
Wise Snake: Of the year.
Veraik: Just be careful Alea.
B'cal: I know when February is.
Veraik: You are playing with fire here.
Wise Snake: Oh, you mean the heaviest snowfall? That's in March.
B'cal: I was just wondering if the snow was going to melt ANY before then or if it was going to pile up.
Wise Snake: Sometimes it melts off some.
Veraik: All right. it is your call but promise me, you will call me if you require my help.
Alea thinks fire ants, Sumulo she can handle.
Wise Snake: Don't ask me to predict the weather. Even I have some limits.
Alea looks up at Veraik and smiles wondering how long it's going to take Sumulo to clean up the ants. And knowing that now, they have established the rules between them.
Alea: Of course, Hajene.
Alea hops down and leaves.
B'cal: So, we'll have snow in March too.
B'cal: You know, when I worked at the house, Snow wasn't bad because most of our time was inside.
Veraik nods. "If you require another treatment, come to me. I promise to be discreet."
B'cal: Here, most of our time is outside.
Wise Snake: You'll be back there by March, won't you?
Alea: Of course.
Alea: If Sumulo tosses me down into his powder or aftershave again, I'll be sure to come to you.
Alea: Thank you.
Alea thinks on way is she going to trust anyone that might not be able to cover in their field really good.
B'cal: And they don't keep it cleaned up.
B'cal: We'll see.
Veraik smiles.
Wise Snake is surprised.
Wise Snake: You mean there's some doubt?
B'cal: I do as my Sectuib orders, wisesnake. You know that.
B'cal: Just as you can't read the future of the weather, I can't read his mind.
B'cal smiles.
Wise Snake privately doubts the Sectuib would have any reason to order her to remain here.
Wise Snake: I see.
Wise Snake: If you remain here longer, I will be forced to ask you to modify your behavior toward Nick.
B'cal: Such as?
Wise Snake looks at B'cal oddly.
Wise Snake: Not being so rude to him, for one.
B'cal: In what way?
Wise Snake: Are you pulling my leg?
B'cal looks at Snake.
Wise Snake: Surely you realize you have been pecking and sniping at him for weeks now.
B'cal: I have no use for him. It is more than obvious he refuses to talk to me. Therefore, I tend to ignore him.
B'cal: However, if you are talking about....
B'cal: AH...
B'cal: That.
B'cal: It bothers him?
Wise Snake: It's destructive and distracting... and apparently it does bother him quite a bit.
B'cal: And I just thought he had an atrocious attitude all the time.
B'cal: Fine.
Wise Snake: I ordered him to avoid provoking you, and assumed he was man enough to deal with your comments.. but I was obviously wrong.
B'cal: I'll try to curb my observations when he is around.
B'cal: He's young.
Wise Snake: Yes, he is.
B'cal: I'll work on it, ease up, help him along, I suppose.
B'cal sneers.
Wise Snake looks frustrated.
B'cal: I figured with him not in the tecton, he would be used to rougher treatment and my acerbic tongue wouldn't push him too far.
B'cal: Forgive me for the error in judgment.
B'cal: However, if you will remember, he has been set against me from day one.
Wise Snake: So? You should be Donor enough to ignore that.
Wise Snake: I ordered him to stop provoking you deliberately and he did.
B'cal: I can.
B'cal shrugs.
B'cal: I refuse to get in a fight over who is going to use their field for your support.
B'cal: Therefore, when he is around, I simply don't support you.
Wise Snake: Nor do I want you to.
B'cal: It does no good because he is constantly trying to overpower my field.
B'cal: Of course.
Wise Snake: He is not! What has gotten into you, B'cal?
B'cal: I was making a point.
B'cal: Since I can do this about the fields, I will also do it when talking to him.
B'cal: What do you mean?
B'cal: He certainly does.
Wise Snake: B'cal, you're imagining things. If Nick was fighting you for control, I.
B'cal: Every time we go walking he pushes his field in, certain I'm not supporting you right.
Wise Snake: 'd certainly know.
B'cal: It'll do no good to argue.
B'cal: Nick insists I can't support you when he's around. That's fine.
B'cal: I'll simply do the same when he's around in regard to conversing.
B'cal: I don't want it to effect you at all.
Wise Snake realizes that B'cal is every bit as unreasonable about this issue as Nick.
Wise Snake: Shen...
Wise Snake rubs her forehead.
B'cal: Well, Snake, what did you want. You said stop sniping. I've agreed.
B'cal: I don't want to cause problems.
B'cal: I can't make it any clearer than that.
Wise Snake: Look... spare me your accusations against Nick and your excuses for your own behavior. I'll take your agreement.
Wise Snake: Gratefully, if you stay to it.
B'cal: I'm not making accusations or excuses. I'm stating what I see.
B'cal sneers.
B'cal turns back toward the Center.
Wise Snake wonders if she has been selected for some sort of experiment on channel frustration.
B'cal doesn't like the fact that Snake thinks she would purposely try to cause problems for her in regards to her other donor.
B'cal doesn't care enough about the other Donor to cause problems.
B'cal heads up the stairs of the Center.
B'cal: After your transfer, would you like to look for furniture?
Wise Snake: I can't believe you can bring that up at a time like this.
Wise Snake follows.
B'cal looks at Snake, pausing by the door of the Center.
B'cal: Why?
Wise Snake belatedly reaches out and opens the door.
B'cal goes inside.
Alea pauses at Sumulo's office, looks around and slips inside.
Alea proceeds to totally rearrange all the files in Sumulo's drawers, carefully, just enough to irritate, and then goes through his drawers, one by one.
Alea holds up a pair of retainers in question then decides to toss those somewhere where he can't find them.
Alea finds magazines--ugh--and other assorted paraphernalia as well as a letter started to a relative.
Alea wishes Snake was here to do a little forgery for her.
Wise Snake has a shower in B'cal's room and emerges looking less like a savage, dangerous criminal and more like a well dressed and groomed criminal.
Alea slips the letter into her pocket--no way is she going to let Sumulo send that one talking about her and the center--and then finally leaves his office, locking the door behind her.
Wise Snake: [perhaps still a bit dangerous]
Alea goes to the lobby.
Wise Snake sees that B'cal has crashed out and smiles tenderly at the Donor.
Wise Snake heads downstairs to find something to eat, figuring she should wait until her hair is dry to go out rather than catch her death.
Alea sees Snake and thinks, speak of the devil....
Alea thinks Snake looks clean but dangerous today--the former surprising, the latter normal.
Alea: Snake!
Alea smiles, being careful with her field so as not to bother her.
Wise Snake sees Alea.
Wise Snake: Hello, Alea. [hanging cautiously back]
Alea: Might I have a moment of your time. Perhaps over breakfast?
Alea field neutral.
Wise Snake inspects the scene carefully, wary of imminent disasters that might be lurking.
Wise Snake: Picked up from the cafeteria counter, perhaps?
Alea: That sounds fine.
Wise Snake hoping to avoid the spectacle of Alea trying to cook.
Alea turns and goes to the cafeteria.
Alea: Dropping Bcal off?
Wise Snake: Yes.
Wise Snake follows.
Alea: You know, at one time, I thought she was a Donor from.. well...anyway, I have found out lately she isn't that bad to be around.
Wise Snake: Is that so?
Wise Snake hopes B'cal hasn't become addicted to those horse tranquilizers.
Alea goes into the cafeteria and gets a tray of cereal, toast, fruit and juice, filling one for Snake too.
Alea: Yes, it is.
Wise Snake: Ah.. how... generous of you. [dismay at the quantity]
Alea: You see, I've found out there are people far worse than a sniping Donor who likes to make digs.
Wise Snake: It seems hard to imagine.
Alea moves over to a table and sits down, projecting her hunger.
Alea: I know you're near transfer and won't eat much. but maybe some of this will tempt you.
Alea smiles.
Wise Snake follows and dutifully begins to eat.
Wise Snake: Thanks. [dryly]
Alea looks around to see who is within hearing. Confident none are, she sighs.
Alea: We have a small problem here at the Center.
Alea: I think you've met him. His name is ... Sumulo ambrov F'jord.
Wise Snake nods.
Alea: He's a menace. He's already hurt a Donor, twice, and has threatened another donor. You saw his attitude yesterday with the other donors. The man is major trouble.
Alea: His file has a list of complaints a mile long.
Wise Snake: He's a nothing. It's his uncle who's the problem.
Alea: However, each time something happened, someone was able to downgrade the punishment.
Alea: Exactly.
Alea: Now, what do you suppose would happen if Sumulo fell out of grace with that Uncle?
Alea smiles darkly.
Wise Snake: I imagine that his life would be over.
Wise Snake: Shortly after his career was over.
Alea: Sumulo has a habit of writing his family each month. Do you know he actually RECORDS who he writes...as if trying to keep up the brownie points.
Alea snorts.
Alea: Imagine, leaving records like that laying around.
Alea: Dangerous. You enemy could find them...
Alea thinks how she was found out with letters that she hadn't burned.
Wise Snake rubs her chin, having a feeling this isn't going anywhere pleasant.
Wise Snake has another mouthful of cereal.
Alea takes a bite of her cereal, trying to get rid of the growling in her stomach.
Alea: Anyway...
Alea: I think if I could find someone who could possibly forge a few letters by him, it might be enough to get rid of him from here.
Wise Snake: Hmmm....
Wise Snake: I suppose the method does have certain advantages over my idea.
Alea: Just enough to cause displeasure and get him recalled.
Alea: Oh?
Alea grins.
Alea: What was your idea?
Wise Snake thinks namely, it wouldn't require Veraik's permission and could be done anonymously.
Wise Snake: I offered to take him off Veraik's hands and make a real man, not to mention a real channel, out of him. Veraik declined saying it would do more harm than good.
Alea: I know using letters could take a month, maybe even two.
Alea: But in the end...it would be beneficial to all of us.
Alea: He refused?
Alea: I can't imagine Sumulo going along willingly.
Wise Snake: He could be a first, you know, if he was properly trained.
Wise Snake: Veraik refused.
Alea: Sumulo seems to have a particular dislike for Farrises.
Wise Snake: Most of these type of people have some motivation. I felt I was qualified to discover and take advantage of whatever motivates Sumulo.
Wise Snake shrugs.
Wise Snake: Veraik disagreed. End of story.
Alea: I see.
Alea: I remember your proficiency with the ability to imitate others writing.
Alea tries to put it delicately.
Alea: I wondered if you might be interested in helping, with no one else knowing, of course, in that area.
Wise Snake: Uhmmm... [noncommittally]
Alea pulls the letter from her pocket and slides it across the table.
Alea: Here is a sample of his writing.
Alea: Do you think you could do it?
Alea: Actually, why don't you just take this and consider it for awhile.
Wise Snake takes the letter.
Alea finishes her cereal and then begins on the fruit.
Wise Snake inspects the handwriting.
Wise Snake puts the letter away.
Alea finishes the fruit and dabs at her mouth with the napkin.
Alea: By the way, do you know where we can find a good Exterminator?
Wise Snake: They're all fairly good... the trick is to have them in once a month for several months, rather than only having one in when the quantities of vermin have reached unmanageable proportions.
Alea: It seems we've had another uprising of small bugs, including red ants.
Alea shakes her head.
Alea: I heard Sumulo was attacked severely this morning.
Alea: Red ants all over him.
Alea shudders.
Alea: I'd hate if this is turning into an epidemic, with them breeding somewhere in the Center. Those things can hurt a channel.
Wise Snake zlins Alea and then gives her a strange look.
Alea smiles blandly.
Wise Snake: And...?
Alea: And I imagine Sumulo is going to be very miserable for a few days.
Wise Snake becomes extremely wary.
Wise Snake: Alea... what are you hiding from me? I hope it isn't what I think it is.
Alea looks down at her food.
Alea: You know about my past Snake. If I were you, I wouldn't ask questions you don't want to be 'questioned' about if something eventually backfired.
Alea sighs, then looks up at Snake.
Alea looks much older than her years at that moment.
Alea forces a smile to her face.
Alea: I will say that I won't let him hurt my child and leave the rest to your imagination.
Wise Snake gets a strange expression on her face as she attempts to form a reasonable connection between fire ants and Alea's baby... fails to do so.
Alea scratches at her neck again, glad the hives are finally healing.
Alea thinks Sumulo probably looks worse than her, as badly as he was covered with the powder.
Wise Snake: Thank you.
Alea: For what?
Wise Snake: Every time I become dangerously tempted to try to seduce you away from the Tecton, you do something that slaps me back to sense.
Alea chuckles.
Wise Snake massages her forehead.
Alea: I don't think you could seduce me away, Snake.
Alea: I love Zeor too much. I can think of only one or two ways I'd leave Zeor. And working on the streets would not be one of those.
Wise Snake: You've never seen me try.
Alea lifts an eyebrow and smiles.
Alea: True.
Alea: And you ARE a Farris.
Alea: I'm scheduled with Tramila again. I hear you have Simone.
Wise Snake: Yeah.
Alea: Briel dislikes him immensely.
Wise Snake is a little worried about the transfer with Simone because she has heard he was assigned to low firsts recently.. doesn't know what is up with the guy.
Alea: He was evidently shorted when he was attacked and so required a low first for a subsequent transfer ... or some such drivel.
Wise Snake hopes he isn't below her capacity now.
Alea: Anyway, he showed up to have transfer with [tries to cover her smile] Briel.
Wise Snake: So I heard.
Alea nods.
Alea: She walked around for a week so post she couldn't stand it, and scowling because it was Simone who got her that way.
Alea: I think she didn't like that it was a Farris who gave her the transfer.
Wise Snake: How could she hate him only knowing him for a couple of hours?
Wise Snake: Oh. I see.
Wise Snake finds that depressing.
Alea: You know Simone.
Wise Snake: Not really. I saw him for all of about 20 minutes.
Alea offers support encouragement.
Alea: He does tend to slip in and out. He has evidently done that with Tramila too.
Alea frowns.
Alea: It was that mentality that caused her to shen herself in our last transfer.
Alea: Simone typically comes and goes like that and had Tramila certain as soon as transfer was over, I was going to do the same to her and leave her to her own post reaction.
Wise Snake: Tramila has had Simone recently?
Alea: You see, she's had Simone a couple of time in the past few times. Tramila is one that wants the Donor there until she dismisses them.
Wise Snake is confused.
Wise Snake: Doesn't everybody??
Alea: I have worked with a few that didn't.
Alea: To be honest, it drives me crazy to be dismissed as soon as selyn flow is completed.
Alea: There is something so wonderful, so fulfilling to sit and share post with your partner.
Alea projecting the joy she feels as she goes through that time with a channel.
Wise Snake: Simone sat through my post.. such as it was.
Alea: Evidently he didn't with Tramila.
Alea: Of course, Tramila sometimes has problems making herself understood.
Alea: Anyway, I appreciate you looking at that um, writing sample for me and getting back to me.
Alea looks to see how much Snake has eaten.
Rhelana goes to the renSime lobby and presents her transfer card.
Briel come out with Tamlen and sees Rhelana.
Briel: Rhelana! Right on time. I like a person who is punctual.
Rhelana ~trying very hard not to show her nervousness.~~~
Rhelana looks up and nods her head.
Briel: Come on in.
Briel gestures with a tentacle.
Alea smiles at Snake.
Wise Snake tries to eat more seeing Alea's look.
Wise Snake: Um.. sure thing... I'll think about it.
Alea: Thank you.
Wise Snake palms most of the fruit, hiding it in a pocket.
Rhelana follows Briel, zlinning.
Alea ~~sincere~~
Briel goes into the room and sits down on the lounger projecting Gen eagerness.
Rhelana zlins Briel and relaxes a bit.
Briel motions Rhelana to the other side of the lounger.
Alea leans forward.
Rhelana using a slight augmentation to get to the lounge.
Alea: Are you ready for Simone?
Alea: I'm worried about you snake, and well, I hope that you're anticipating his arrival.
Briel reaches out for Rhelana.
Briel: Just relax Rhelana. Let's get your intil raised.
Briel ~~desire to give~~
Briel: We want this to be good.
Briel continues to murmur soothing lines, backing them up with her nager.
Rhelana raises intil.
Briel: Good, that's good.
Wise Snake: I... have to admit I am wondering why they have been giving him to low firsts recently. I wasn't expecting to outrate B'cal as badly as I did last time I tried with her.
Briel ~~offering~~
Alea ~~promise~~
Wise Snake: Not that Simone is anything like B'cal, quality-wise, but still... what if I outrate him now?
Alea: He'll be fine for you.
Alea: He's severed other Farrises too. He's served Tramila and when we had transfer last time you weren't quite up to Tramila's speed.
Alea: So, if you have increased in speed, I doubt that'll be a problem.
Alea: Even if you are a bit higher now.
Alea would be curious to know, would love to have transfer again with Snake.
Briel ~~desire to serve~~
Wise Snake: Yeah, but when we had transfer before, he said I matched him perfectly.
Briel holds her arms out in offering.
Alea: I have a feeling he tells that to all the Farrises.
Wise Snake finds Alea's interest more than a bit disturbing, especially after all that talk of love of Zeor.
Alea: He's rather arrogant.
Wise Snake: Um.... you're giving me a kind of mixed message here.
Alea looks questioningly.
Wise Snake shifts.
Alea: I am?
Wise Snake: Your nager...
Alea forces her nager to offer only support and encouragement.
Alea: Sorry.
Wise Snake: Ah... better. That is the nager of one who wishes to remain in the Tecton.
Alea: I am simply curious as to how your speed has increased.
Alea smiles.
Wise Snake: Well... I will find the truth about Simone when he does arrive.
Wise Snake: I'll bet you are. [sourly]
Alea: Do you ...
Alea: Snake.
Wise Snake looks at Alea curiously.
Alea is surprised by Snake's attitude.
Wise Snake: What?
Rhelana wraps tentacles and makes fifth, drawing at her most savage rate.
Briel ~~desire/need to give~~
Alea: I well ... I know now you'll probably take this wrong after that last comment, but I have to offer anyway.
Alea sighs.
Rhelana revels in the taking.
Alea: If you're worried, well, you KNOW I can serve you. I would be willing to come stand by in case anything-- happened, if it would reassure you.
Briel ~~buidling joy/ completion/happiness~~
Rhelana takes her Gen and strips her.
Briel resists just enough to push Rhelana to the pinnacle of satisfaction.
Rhelana: ~~~joy....happy...fulfillment~~~
Rhelana sings with the taking.
Briel soars with Rhelana, feeding her the joy she and her Donor receives on completion in her own transfers.
Rhelana: ~~~~happy...satisfaction....full~~~
Alea: I know I'm pregnant. But, the baby is still drawing very little and I match your speed. And if the transfer was interrupted---
Alea shrugs.
Wise Snake grimaces.
Wise Snake: I appreciate the offer, Alea, but... I think the time is past when that would be a good idea.
Alea: I hate to say something like that before your transfer. I'm sorry.
Alea: I suppose I know that.
Wise Snake: My capacity is still increasing as yours temporarily decreases.
Alea looks up.
Alea: I'm the only other Donor Farris, Snake. But I know, you're right.
Wise Snake: And I... I [can't say what she is thinking.. that what she Needs should not be asked of anybody carrying an innocent child]
Alea offers soothing comfort.
Wise Snake: I'll take my chances with Simone.
Alea: He'll be fine.
Alea: You'll be fine.
Wise Snake accepts the comfort.
Briel waits for Rhelana to disengage.
Rhelana releases and cries. "That was wonderful! Oh My Oh My. " [rocks back and forth and cries]
Briel holds Rhelana and allows her to cry.
Rhelana finally dries her tears and smiles.
Rhelana: Oh MY!!!! I feel... [smiles]
Briel returns the smile through her own need, leaning back against Tamlen.
Rhelana stands and stretches her tentacles.
Rhelana looks at Tamlen, wondering then decides not.
Briel reaches up to touch her Donor's hand sighing.
Briel: We'll see you next month.
Rhelana goes to the door. "Do you think I can have you next month too?
Briel: Just ask the clerk. If it's possible, she'll arrange it.
Alea: How are you and Nick working out?
Rhelana smiles a great, big smile. "Gotta go find that CFO! Bye!" [augments out the door]
Alea: Is he still here or has he gone back to V'lar for transfer yet?
Briel gapes.
Briel: Did she say what ... uh who .. I think she said?[to Tamlen]
Briel shakes her head.
Briel: Shen! We're going to see some bad things ahead. I hope you plan to stick next to me the rest of the week.
Briel gets up and goes to find the next person on the list.
Rhelana goes to the CFO office but he's not there.
Rhelana: Next, she decides to go the lobby. [Not there either]
Rhelana thinking, 'I know. I'll go to the cafeteria."
Rhelana opens the cafeteria doors and goes in looking, hoping.
Alea: You know, Snake, I think Bcal and the others are going to pull you through this...
Wise Snake: I hope so. [gloomily]
Wise Snake is too gloomy to bridle at the suggestion she isn't doing most of the pulling herself.
Alea glances over and sees Rhelana and quickly turns her attention back to Snake.
Rhelana goes to WiseSnake and ignores Alea. "Have you seen Tarsh? He's required to handles a Financial matter?
Wise Snake looks up at Rhelana.
Alea is shocked at the deliberate snub.
Rhelana looks hopeful.
Wise Snake zlins Rhelana's condition.
Wise Snake: I wasn't aware Tarsh needed money that badly.
Rhelana tries to cover.
Alea gapes, then covers a smile.
Rhelana: No no no. There's some paperwork requiring his signature.
Wise Snake: Oh! No, I'm sorry, I haven't seen him.
Alea can't believe Rhelana didn't take offense at being called a whore...unless..well....
Alea keeps her field carefully neutral.
Rhelana: Thanks.
Rhelana leaves.
Alea: He is gone from the Center right now...
Alea thinks, oh well...
Alea would rather let the little twit search all over the Center.
Alea ~~frustration with Rhelana~~
Alea looks back at Snake.
Sumulo walks carefully into the cafeteria.
Wise Snake looks defensive.
Alea: The little twit is after Tarsh.
Wise Snake: Well how was I to know? She was Post as anything.
Alea ~~morose~~
Alea: Oh, no, I don't blame you. That was the funniest thing I've heard ...
Wise Snake: I could tell. She was making no secret of it in her nager.
Alea: I know.
Wise Snake thinks, at least to a Farris zlinning.
Alea sighs and touches her stomach, then sees Sumulo.
Alea: Well shen.
Alea: I .. uh ...
Sumulo sees the Farris and says under his breath. 'bitches'
Alea carefully guards her nager.
Wise Snake sees what caught Alea's attention.
Alea pastes a smile on her face.
Alea: He sure is moving slow.
Sumulo goes to them and looks at Alea. "You'll pay and now I see that you are associating with the scum of the earth. [Scowls at Snake]
Alea avoids looking at Sumulo.
Alea ~~innocent who me~~ nager.
Wise Snake flicks a tentacle at Alea, inviting her to slip out while Snake has Sumulo occupied.
Alea smiles gratefully, gleeful to escape.
Alea: See you later, dear.
Alea heads toward the door.
Wise Snake: The scum of the earth? Is that what they're calling me these days?
Alea: You've been promoted Snake[calls as she leaves]
Alea gets outside the doors of the cafeteria and leans against the wall, shaking.
Wise Snake smiles pleasantly at Sumulo.
Wise Snake: Please join me, if you'd like. [indicates Alea's empty chair]
Alea fights her rage, fear, joy at the shape Sumulo was in.
Alea [joy finally wins out and she begins to chuckle]
Sumulo looks at Alea disappear. "No matter. I have already reported to the Tecton that she tried to kill me by placing red ants, one of which I barely retrieved before it stung a lateral.
Wise Snake: Is that so?
Wise Snake: [private suspicions sadly confirmed]
Sumulo: Yes.[mad look] That is so.
Sumulo turns his back on Snake and goes for a cup of trin tea.
Alea shakes her head and then goes to her office, knowing Sumulo won't follow her there, and needing a short reprieve from his presence.
Wise Snake shrugs and sips her juice.
Sumulo takes his tea and gingerly sits in the big sofa in front of the window.
Wise Snake runs her fingers through her wild hair, determines she is still a little too wet to brave the cold out of doors.
Jorgre goes to the financial office and drops the forms off on kitchen orders for the week, and stays and chats for a minute wondering why the CFO is in hiding, then leaves.
Wise Snake gets up and saunters out of the cafeteria.
Jorgre heads back to his office to finish up a few reports before going on duty to heal in the infirmary.
Katryn is wandering the halls, still memorizing the lay out of the Center.
Katryn zlins Snake
Katryn looks around but doesn't see the Donor from yesterday.
Katryn thought she might be the one the high field Donor was waiting for yesterday but doesn't see anyone around and thinks they sure must have a lot of first orders around here.
Katryn smiles and hurries past.
Katryn isn't sure if she's going to like having this many first orders around.
Sumulo glares at Snake as she leaves.
Wise Snake feels Sumulo's attention on her and smiles grimly to herself.
Wise Snake turns slowly and walks back toward the window and Sumulo.
Sumulo sends an unpleasant nageric message.
Sumulo thinks that he has her now.
Wise Snake finds it is easiest to approach him if she doesn't zlin much.
Wise Snake stands in front of Sumulo.
Sumulo: Did you want something? [looks down nose and nager implies nasty things]
Sumulo: That b... other Farris caused me harm so I don't plan to get up even I had was going to for one such as you.
Katryn goes into the cafeteria and sees ANOTHER first order.
Katryn sees Sumulo and decides to avoid him.
Katryn: Getting her tray, she goes toward where the First order is sitting.
Wise Snake: You seem to be going well out of your way to try to insult me.... any particular reason? [mildly]
Sumulo snorts. "You don't even zlin like a channel much less a Farris besides you are a nobody. How else would like think that I would treat you?
Wise Snake considers the charges.
Wise Snake: Some people feel it is best to be polite until one knows exactly what one is dealing with in a stranger.
Wise Snake: [still without anger]
Sumulo: And some people [snort, thinking...This is a person>} should know where their place is in life.
Alea feels a sudden loss of energy and moves over to the couch in her office and sinks down.
Wise Snake moves to lounge on the other side of the couch from Sumulo.
Sumulo rubs face with a tentacle and winces when it touches a half-healed claw mark created by Alea..
Wise Snake: An interesting perspective. Tell me more.
Katryn sits at a table far away and beings to eat.
Alea remembers this from her last pregnancy and sighs, thinking she doesn't like early morning naps.
Sumulo zlins the channel closely.
Sumulo: Why should I?
Alea lays down on the couch, pulling a small coverlet over her just before drifting off.
Wise Snake: ~~~Farris channel with a wicked cunning streak~~~
Wise Snake: I don't imagine you find many people willing to listen. You may as well take advantage of the opportunity.
Sumulo: You are a nobody and not worthy to even speak to.
Wise Snake: I'm afraid you are mistaken on the former. The latter is in the eye of the beholder, I suspect.
Sumulo: I don't require to talk to anybody.
Wise Snake looks surprised.
Wise Snake: Who said anything about being required to? I only invited.
Sumulo: I only require your obedience.
Wise Snake: Is that so?
Sumulo: You should remember that.
Wise Snake: And what would you have me do, in obedience?
Sumulo: Just do as I tell you to do and when I tell you to do it, no questions asked and we will get along just fine.
Wise Snake smiles.
Sumulo: That's better.
Katryn finishes her breakfast and then goes to report for her first real day of work.
Wise Snake wonders if this guy is simple-minded, or just in denial.
Sumulo looks out the window as if in dismissal.
Wise Snake: Well. I think you need some common sense whipped into you and I'm going to be sure to ask Veraik again. wisesnake still smiling.
Sumulo ignores her, thinking...'We will see who whips whom.'
Wise Snake engages Sumulo's field, gently enough that the guy shouldn't be able to detect it... then pulls Sumulo hypo.
Wise Snake: [nageric equivalent of grabbing somebody by the necktie]
Sumulo nager pulls toward Snake. [no control]
Wise Snake looks Sumulo directly in the eye.
Wise Snake: Make no mistake about it. I am your superior in every way, shape and form. Right now I am strongly inclined to be on your side.
Sumulo looks ~~~Confusion, a little fear ~~~~
Wise Snake: Let's leave it that way, eh?
Wise Snake releases Sumulo, rises, and leaves the Cafeteria.
Wise Snake passes through the Sime Center and goes to the stairs up to the quarters.
Sumulo gasps and snarls, flicking nager towards her.
Wise Snake goes to B'cal's room.
Wise Snake slips inside.
Wise Snake removes all her clothes and slips under the covers with the Donor.
B'cal moves over making room, muttering in her sleep.
Wise Snake snuggles up against B'cal, feeling like she would much rather enjoy the Gen's nager than go zlin people jabbing each other with pointy objects.
B'cal adjusts to the body next to her
B'cal half wakes.
B'cal: Y'kay.
Wise Snake uses her nager to coax a soothing field out of the half-asleep Gen.
B'cal sighs ~~comfort/peace~~
Wise Snake thinks, in fact, that she'll just have a nap right here.
B'cal drifts back to sleep.
Wise Snake falls asleep as well.