EliteCommander

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Not if the music changes to something she doesn't recognize.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Rukeewei thought it was strange how Ariel could be so friendly and outgoing, yet so nervous as the same time. It seemed like her personality contradicted itself. Still, he had, so far, found her company pleasant. "For me, I'm always looking for new friends. Despite how many visitors are always coming to Thorn, few actually decide they want to live here, so new neighbors are actually kind of rare. I suppose they are not too fond of what they have to walk through to get here. You seem like exactly the sort of person that this city needs. So, yes, I think we can be friends. My brother says I trust too easily, but I think he is too hard on strangers. As for Neer, well, I can't answer for her. She is a perfectly friendly person, but she doesn't trust as easily as myself. I think she will warm up to you, though, especially if you end up opening your shop nearby. I would just be careful not to necessarily equate being friendly with being friends, especially with local merchants. They will almost always be friendly to a customer, whether they like them or not."

By this point, the book merchant finished with his other customer, so Rukeewei broke off from the conversation long enough to pay for the book. He didn't see the other volumes in his collection, so he would need to find the other books later. He walked away from the merchant's stand, but did not go far, instead stopping and turning his attention back to Ariel.

After a few minutes, the acrobat troupe finished their act and started on their break. Ahnasha applauded with the rest of the crowd, then put her arm back around Fendros and gave him a quick kiss. "So, what next? We could see if any of these other shows are worth watching, or we could look at the shops on the other side of the market. I don't really think we should spend much gold, although...I am interested to see what kind of food they have for sale." She suggested. As was all too common recently, her stomach was weighing in much more than usual on her decision making.

Meesei gave Janius a confident smile as she approached him. Once again, the crowd seemed to be finding partners for the next song. Luckily, she recognized the tune as soon as the music began, so she knew roughly what to expect. Argonian dances did not have specific steps and instead followed a specific theme based on the song, so there was variation in what was 'correct'. She extended a hand to Janius, still with a grin on her face. "Why not, I can join you for a dance, as long as you can keep up."

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

I do not personally see the need for a collab, but I am not opposed. I'm just happy to have activity. Would this be something that involves me?

Also, what should I PM him about?

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Rukeewei took the book and looked over the first page or two. He was more used to reading Jel than Cyrodilic, but like most merchants in the city, he was perfectly used to Cyrodilic as well. It would have been nice to find a Jel translation, but it was rather difficult to find any foreign work written in his native tongue. "Hmm, I think I have seen this book before, it must be a popular series for it to be that common. I haven't read it, and I don't believe Neer has either. It must be good if it is this popular, so...yeah, I think this will work. I'll just need to get the other books in the series as well. Thank you for the idea."

As Rukeewei was waiting by the merchant's stall for him to finish with a different customer so he could pay, gave a smile, and a bit of a chuckle. "You know, you have proven to be quite a friendly person. It's not often that my customers take an interest in speaking to me for any extended time, other than my friends who stop by for drinks from time to time. Most of my other customers just give the usual small talk."

Ahnasha laughed. "No, I never dreamed of running away to be an acrobat, but I did dream of running away. I wanted to run away and live in the wilds, away from all the stresses my parents brought on me. You could say I am a person who likes to follow her dreams." She watched the acrobats jump over and slide under obstacles, and contort themselves in ways that seemed impossible. Their whole aesthetic was mesmerizing, not to mention difficult to perform. Given her own skills in acrobatics, she could appreciate how hard their performance would be to replicate. "Although, life as an acrobat would have been more exciting than life as a merchant. Really, there aren't many things I can think of that would be less exciting than my daily routine at the time. I would much rather be locked in a battle to the death with a minotaur than in a fight with my neighbors over who owns a tree between our houses."

The moment Janius tried to pull Lorag into the dance, he immediately lost his balance and fell face-first onto the ground. Meesei wanted to laugh, and she did, but she also knew she had to get him out of the way before someone tripped over him. With dancers narrowly avoiding them, she rolled him over onto his back and started to help him up off the ground. The impact looked like it hurt, but fortunately, nothing on his face seemed broken. As he stood to his feet, he groaned and glared at Janius, who was still dancing with his partner. "City-boy, I'd knock you off your feet if there weren't two of you right now." Meesei helped him out of the way of the dancers and brought him to a nearby lamp post that he could lean on.

"Why don't you rest here a moment, Lorag? Do not worry, I'll get him back for you, in a...different way." Meesei said with a lighthearted grin. Now that she had actually found something she was somewhat familiar with, she was confident she could enjoy herself at this festival. Unlike most everything else about the city, the musicians were playing traditional Argonian music, and the dances seemed just as familiar to her. Lorag nodded and she gave him two pats on the shoulder before returning to where the others were dancing. Meesei then waited on the sidelines for the current song to finish so she could join in. As long as the musicians continued to play songs she was familiar with, she was confident she could outclass Janius.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

I'm always here. Always watching.

Elder Scrolls: Terror of the Padomaic

Lucius posted, so you can respond.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Ssarak Dyreackthanose

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Something Leith said before he saw Annabeth caught Ssarak's attention. "Xyden attacked Mar?" He thought. Mar was certainly a harsh person, and he couldn't claim to be a friend of her, but to outright attack her seemed barbaric, especially with her having a child. Regardless, he did not have time to ask about it before Meirin leaned against him, then seemingly went limp. He grabbed a hold of her quickly to prevent her from falling, then started to look her over. Initially, he was quite concerned about her health and tried to examine her for any injuries. Like most of the college's defenders, she did have minor wounds, but he did not see anything that would cause her to lose consciousness. There were no signs of trauma on her head, and she certainly was not losing enough blood to really matter. Eventually, considering that her breathing and pulse rate were mostly normal, he concluded that she was likely just exhausted, and rightfully so. Ssarak himself was rather fatigued from the extended battle, though not quite to the extent that he would fall asleep on his feet.

Ssarak was not just going to leave Meirin asleep in the halls, so he picked her up in his arms to take her up to her room. Before leaving, however, he approached Leith and Annabeth. Certainly, he was glad to see that his friend was alive, but something about her at the moment seemed...off. By the bandages covering her, she had already been to the infirmary, but she seemed to be in a daze. He did not know what it was, but something seemed wrong with her. Ssarak looked to Leith with a concerned expression. "It seems like Annabeth has been harmed in some way. I do not believe it is a good idea for her to walk around unattended. Please, make sure she receives proper attention, I need to carry Meirin up to her room. She appears to have fallen asleep."

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

Rukeewei looked at the book, but he could not make sense of it. The runes on its pages were pretty much just random symbols to him. He shook his head. "Unfortunately, no. To my knowledge, she knows no languages other than Jel and Cyrodilic. Honestly, I cannot read it either." Rukeewei continued to look through the books, defaulting to the ones written in his native tongue. He was yet to find one he thought would work, but a few ideas did come to mind. "Thinking about it, I think she might like something with adventure, or romance. Especially something in a foreign setting, something exotic."

Seeing as she had no other ideas, Ahnasha followed along with Fendros to watch the acrobats. They had several props on a slightly elevated stage which they used to perform some admittedly impressive maneuvers. Under normal circumstances, Ahnasha was quite an acrobatic individual herself, but she had not practiced to turn her acrobatics into an artform as they had. Her technique was of a more...practical nature. If she was being honest with herself, she had to admit that she probably could not do the same things as this troupe, not that she would admit it aloud. If what her mother told her about Elsweyr was true, then these Khajiit were likely practitioners of some style of Khajiit martial arts. The various styles were not just meant to be fighting styles, but ways of life that the Khajiit who practiced them were meant to adhere to. Although its name escaped her, there was at least one style she knew of in which acrobatics were meant to be a form of expression.

"Three months ago, I probably could have done something like that." Ahnasha commented. Her pride in her abilities would not let her admit she was exaggerating, but still, she wasn't too far from being able to do the same thing as them. "Still, impressive."

Meesei wandered around the square with Lorag, who was following her mostly so he would not get lost. Initially, she had watched the Altmer mage's demonstration, but she quickly lost interest. He was quite talented with showmanship, but she could easily tell he was no exceptional mage, as he claimed. She could see how someone who was not a mage, or was not exposed to magic on a regular basis, would be impressed, but she knew his tricks too well. Eventually, she wandered into the center of the square near the musicians. After a few moments, she saw that Janius was about to participate in a dance. She grinned and watched from the sidelines, deciding that this would probably be far more interesting than the shows she had just left.

Blood Act I~ Ghosts of the Past

Ryonara said
Sorry that it's so short, I really don't have much else to say, and combined with some things I'm dealing with right now, I don't really have much of a mind to make up anything. Meirin's done though.

It's alright, I hope things go well for you. I'll read the collab and make a response in the morning. I am rather tired at the moment. Goodnight.

Call of the Hunt [EliteCommander and Muttonhawk]

If you have any ideas for things you want to do at the festival, feel free.

Also, I may not get another response before going to bed, I'm rather tired.