07-01-2017, 08:31 PM
Mmhmm. She’s got a smile for Ky, which is a good thing at least, and she’s not the only one. I smile at my daughter too, nuzzling her and lipping at her mane as she tucks herself up against my side. “Hey, baby.” Just a quiet little murmured greeting, stealing a moment away from some stranger’s visit to show my daughter I love her and I’m glad to see her. Aaand then I turn back to the stranger in question.
She bows a little pretentiously, but hey, some people just are that way, all formal and shit. Whatever, no big thing. Just ‘cause we’re pretty laid back and casual here doesn’t mean everyone else has to be. Introduces herself, all politeness and caution, and I shrug and introduce myself in turn. “Kerberos. And her name’s Kaaaaiiiiilin, not Krylin.” I draw the sound out so Jord can hear it better. Maybe it’s an accent or something. Just helping, right?
Huh. Peace mission. Sounds...sketchy. Send some underling in to scope the place out and see what the mood is, or what the defenses are, what? I mean, I could be wrong about the underling thing, but she doesn’t have the...hmm, the arrogance of a leader? Nah, doesn’t have to be arrogance, Ru isn’t and neither is Amet. Mmmaybe the weight or something, I don’t know, she just doesn’t give off an I-call-the-shots vibe.
But I might as well hear what she has to say, anyhow. Particularly if it’s a matter of great importance.
“Sorry to disappoint you there, babe, but you’re looking at him. Or one of us, anyhow. I’m in charge here, along with my buddy Reilly. Well, and our delicious Lacey, but she’s the quiet type, doesn’t like dealing with people or their shit, so we do the dirty work for her. As, I suppose, it should be, right? Why bother keeping us around unless we pay our way, yeah?”
I glance around, but I’m not especially expecting Reilly to show. We don’t tend to patrol the same spots at the same time after all. And what do you know, there’s no sign of him. So I turn back to the Tephran emissary and ask again, “Sooo. Like I said...I’m right here. What d’you want, then?”
She bows a little pretentiously, but hey, some people just are that way, all formal and shit. Whatever, no big thing. Just ‘cause we’re pretty laid back and casual here doesn’t mean everyone else has to be. Introduces herself, all politeness and caution, and I shrug and introduce myself in turn. “Kerberos. And her name’s Kaaaaiiiiilin, not Krylin.” I draw the sound out so Jord can hear it better. Maybe it’s an accent or something. Just helping, right?
Huh. Peace mission. Sounds...sketchy. Send some underling in to scope the place out and see what the mood is, or what the defenses are, what? I mean, I could be wrong about the underling thing, but she doesn’t have the...hmm, the arrogance of a leader? Nah, doesn’t have to be arrogance, Ru isn’t and neither is Amet. Mmmaybe the weight or something, I don’t know, she just doesn’t give off an I-call-the-shots vibe.
But I might as well hear what she has to say, anyhow. Particularly if it’s a matter of great importance.
“Sorry to disappoint you there, babe, but you’re looking at him. Or one of us, anyhow. I’m in charge here, along with my buddy Reilly. Well, and our delicious Lacey, but she’s the quiet type, doesn’t like dealing with people or their shit, so we do the dirty work for her. As, I suppose, it should be, right? Why bother keeping us around unless we pay our way, yeah?”
I glance around, but I’m not especially expecting Reilly to show. We don’t tend to patrol the same spots at the same time after all. And what do you know, there’s no sign of him. So I turn back to the Tephran emissary and ask again, “Sooo. Like I said...I’m right here. What d’you want, then?”