We Are Our Avatars VI (Closed for Good)

[Chungus]

"Yes... I do believe that would do quite nicely." Loki answered. With the worst of the storm having blown over, Fafnir returned, carrying a deer in its talons. With a heavy thud, Fafnir landed, shaking her wings.
[hr]
Erica looked out of the carriage, looking down to the cobblestone roads as it rode. She said nothing in responce to Grace lamenting the fact that she came along, but in responce to Grace saying AEanna must have been a great sister, answered, "Yes... I owe her a lot. I..." Erica trailed off near the end, then sighed glumly. "No. Never mind."

As the carriage moved further from Winterhold, the surroundings became less snowy, and in time, the only snow that could be seen still was on the mountains in thje distance. Eventually, the carriage arived at the city gates of Solitude. Where it was night in Anilam, it was morning in Skyrim, and thus there was a fair amount of activity.

"We're here." announced the rider.

Erica climbed out of the carriage after everyone else, and lead them through the city, to her home. It was situated at the western edge of the city, with a view of the ocean. The house was relatively small in comparison to the others, but with a decent-sized garden, in which various plants and flowers were planted, their arrangement giving the illusion the garden was larger then it actually is. Opening the door, Erica stepped inside, motioning for those following her to do the same. The interior of the house was dark, but homely, with various knick-knacks scattered about.

"Would everyone be alright with having rabbit?" she asked her guests.
[hr]
Once Nybeth present the shop clerk with gold, and left, the clerk rushed after him. "Hey! I said credits! Not gold! [sub]Damn Xiphatians...[/sub]"

OoC @Dot: Rex sure is popular in his home world. He keeps getting dragged back. Must be that Russian charm.

 

[HatchyHatch14]

OoC: I need sleep -_-
good night all!

 

[DotSlash]

Yukino perked up a bit and looked toward Taner before lazily shaking her head. [color=bb66bb] "Naw... I won't intrude..." [/color]

[hr]

Ness' mood seemed to better a small bit as Erica led them through the bustling town and to her home. The view along with the garden made Ness take a few pictures on her PDA before entering after Erica. As she asked, Ness tilted her head a bit. ...Well... I've never had rabbit before... "Yes, that sounds good, Ms. Erica." She replied a bit distractedly as she began to think a bit.

@Nail: "For Mother Russia!! -lightning-"

 

[Saltyk]

"Well, I'll see you later, then." Savranth said as he walked away from Marston.

[hr]

"Training takes time we don't have." Richard replied. "Why don't you see if there's a person that can help you One of those from Another World."

 

[Furioso]

"Oh, welcome back Fafnir." remarked Rita as Fafnir returned. "So was there anything else interesting in the Wild Lands?"

[hr]

Envy frowned "I would if I knew of any of them that were on our side. The only other one I've seen on this side was kicked out by you on suspicion of spying, not that it was a wrong call, he was pretty suspicious."

 

[Drakmorg]

Jessica stopped and stared at the garden as she came within view of it. She seemed to be both mesmerized and perplexed by the chunk of space that seemed solely devoted to plants, some of which didn't even seem to have a use aside from just looking pretty. She entered the house last, her attention having been stolen by the garden for long enough to leave her standing outside by herself for a minute. She entered just barely in time to hear Erica's question, to which she simply nodded in response.

[hr]

Nybeth seemed confused as the shop clerk ran after and stopped him. "This town is under Xiphatian control, is it not? Explain why my money is not valid here."

 

[Outisakanobody]

Marston nodded and left town, preparing to set up camp.
[hr]

I shrug as Yukino decides to sleep outside again. Maybe she can smell the remaining body bits in the ship. I can. Never the less, I carefully carry the kid into the ship and get him set up with some medical machines.

 

[Saltyk]

"Why is it that you're helping us, anyway? I would have expected you to work with those other outsiders or have some other goal." Richard asks Envy.

 

[Chungus]

Fafnir gave a soft snort in responce to Rita, although wherther or not she actually understood Rita's greeting was imposible to tell. Dropping the deer's corpse and picking it with her maw, and shuffled into the cave, moving rather lethargic. Being out in the cold rain have done her no favors.

"I saw a settlement of sorts off in the distance as I flew, but I did not go out of my way to visit it." Loki answered Rita, stepping out of the way once Fafnir entered. "There also appeared to be several military outposts of Xiphatian make eshtablished there. This aside, no. There was nothing noteworthy to be found."
[hr]
"Right... It will take some time to prepare. Sit whereever you want in the meantime." Erica remarked, taking off the robes she wore and hanging these over a chair, then moving into the kitchen at the back of the house. "You liked my garden, I saw?" she then asked both Jessica and Ness, calling out from the kitchen over the sound of pans rattling.
[hr]
"You Xiphatians may have taken the place, but that doesn't stop me being a Legaian. Your money is next to useless to me." the shop clerk answered Nybeth indignantly.

 

[Furioso]

"Hmm, kinda boring. I was hoping there would be some pretty big secrets there."

[hr]

"I have my reasons, but I really, really hate Xiphatia." said Envy sincerely.

 

[Saltyk]

"Seems like a rather shallow reasoning to me... That is not what war is about." Richard says, sitting back in his chair.

 

[Chungus]

"There may have been. Afterall, the island is vast, and I had not taken the time to do anything but focus on the task given to me. We could look there at our leisure once our ultimate goal is accomplished, however." Loki remarked.

 

[DotSlash]

Ness gave a faint smile toward Erica as she nods. "Yes. It was quite pretty, Ms. Erica. You really have a talent for landscaping."

[hr]

After Tanner went inside, Yuki went back to sleep, twitching ever so slightly as she did so.

 

[Furioso]

"That sounds like a good plan." remarked Rita

[hr]

"Oh come on, wars have been fought for worse reasons than that. Besides, it's not just that. If I'm ever gonna get home I doubt I'll figure out how while this war is going on, so I want to help one side out, and it sure as hell isn't gonna be Xiphatia."

 

[Drakmorg]

Apparently lack of reasoning is a race-wide trait for these Legaians. "Fine. If you are willing to turn away perfectly good money, far be it from me to try and change your idiotic business practices." Nybeth spitefully replied to the clerk. Walking back to the counter, he picked up his money, set down the leather, then left the store, brushing past the shop clerk disdainfully. Sighing, he left Holadino and headed back to Lakewest, intending to buy from people he felt had common sense.

[hr]

Jessica looked around Erica's house once she was inside. Despite it having been described as small, she still found it quite spacious. She sat down in the smallest chair that she saw. "I was just curious as to why anyone would even have something like that...garden, you called it? It's too small to be a farm, and some of those plants didn't even look edible. Why would so much space be set aside for something like that?" She called back to Erica, partially just vocalizing her own thoughts to herself.

 

[Saltyk]

"I'm pretty sure you're wrong on that count." Richard replied. "And there is no guarantee that you'll be able to get home even if this war is won. You may be stuck here."

 

[Furioso]

Envy shrugged "Another reason I don't want Xiphatia to win. Besides, what does it matter. I'm on your side, it doesn't really matter why in the end."

 

[Chungus]

"Yes. However, we should, unfortunately, we should rest for the night, rather then attempt to return to Shainatio. The hour grows late, and the storm would make navigating more difficult still." Loki said as he sat down in his usual spot. "With any luck, we can set out tomorow. Or perhaps begin making preperations to sink the ship."
[hr]
"You don't know what a garden is?" Erica asked, peeking her head around the corner. A bit of her usual zest had returned to her voice, Erica's spirits lifted slightly by Ness' compliment. "It's meant to looks pleasant, that's all. Bringing a bit of nature to a city does wonders to liven it up." she answered, returning to her cooking. It could be heard that Erica moved back and forth in the kitchen almost frentically. "There is no shortage of nature to be seen in Skyrim, mind you, even if there is only little variation. And in a garden, variation is rather important. Filling it with the same plants is just as bad as having no garden at all. Maybe... But back to the point, I wouldn't want to not have a garden. And that's not just because of my occupation."
[hr]
Richard looked at Envy skeptically. "The why of it does matter, however A great deal... It tells me who I can trust."

 

[Furioso]

"Yea, plus we need to wait for Nybeth, he would need to be there to raise the bodies anyways." replied Rita

[hr]

"Well I told you that part already, I vastly prefer Legaia to Xiphatia, and I want you to win. Besides, if I wasn't trustworthy why would I have reported that doomsday fortress that appeared over Rockbyrd?"

 

[Outisakanobody]

OOC: I'm going to bed. Goodnight.