rush99999

Time Marches On: A Witchlight Adventure Starring Miss Light

I just remembered that when Brutrumukk and Jub met Kettlesteam, she took on the form of a dwarf. And now, Kettlesteam has been dragged off for a lesson in manners by Morgan. Who is himself a dwarf. I find this to be rather amusing.

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

"...You mean...to tell me...that you came all the way here, helped my roommate so that she is in a position of being indebted to you, just so you can tell me, only one person out of the entire world's population, that you are not a frat boy?" Emily said.

"Correctamundo!" Luka happily supplied, still waiting for that praise he was expecting.

"Yes. You are still a frat boy,"

A vine boom and another, even more shocked round of gasping immediately followed Emily's pronouncement as Luka looked at her again, his face having shifted from eager anticipation of praise to dumfounded confusion. "...Come again?" Luka asked as he watched Emily pull out her phone and look something up on it.

"Oxford Dictionary:" Emily stated. "A frat boy is a young man who behaves in a boisterous or foolish manner considered typical of members of some college fraternities,"

"...W-Weal my bois-uh. ...Well my boisterous foolishness is on a far larger scale than what could be considered typical o-" Was all Luka had time to say before Emily cut in.

"How many parties have you gone to this week? This month?" She asked. "You've already boasted of your connections and wealth, but what skills do you bring to the table? What exactly do you want to do in your life as a career? What are your aspirations?"

Luka blinked in confusion for a moment, he clearly hadn't been prepared for Emily to react like this. He was quick to find his footing again and begin to answer Emily's questions though. "I have hosted three parties this week. And have hosted a total of eight this month so far. I'll have hosted twelve parties by the end of the month and I'll have hosted five parties more by the fifth of January." Luka boasted. "As for skills, I've got more dashing good looks and charismatic charm than I know what to do with, a green belt in Chun Kuk Do, all the planning skills necessary to organize 24 different parties in a month, and am an undisputed master of the Indy Ploy.* When it comes to what I want to do for a career, jobs are for the 99%. So long as I don't get sent to prison or spark a massive scandal, my trust fund will ensure I need never work a day of my life. And aspirations?"

Luka snickered as that last word left his mouth, as if he found the very concept of aspiring for something to be the most hilarious joke he could think of. Were she paying attention to his face though, Emily might notice that Luka's smile no longer reached his eyes. "Aspirations are for idiots." He declared. "They're a whole lot of hard work for something that will mean absolutely nothing in the end. A hundred years from now, I and everyone I know will be dead, and no one will remember anything I've ever done. And if I had been swallowed whole by an alligator as a child, the world today would be almost entirely the same. The only reason I do anything at all is because my Id can't stand sitting around doing nothing all day and my Superego simply cannot countenance me not being the center of attention."

*The next time Emily looked at the palm of her left hand, she would find a post-it note stuck there with the words 'Also, my Eidolon can warp reality.' written on it.

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

"No incidents to worry about today, but there is something else that needs handling." Luka said. "Namely, the fact that when we first met, you had the impudence, the audacity, the unmitigated gall to describe me - Me! Luka Durand! - as a frat boy!" The sound of several people gasping in shock could be heard then, though where it came from could not be discerned. "Needless to say, I have no intention of letting this stand. So tell me, Emily Sanderson... Could a mere frat boy muster the necessary clout to clear away all the obstructions put in place by Ashley's father to prevent Ashley from changing her surname? I think not! Do you know who could though? ME! That's who! And that is exactly what I've done!" Luka threw his arms out wide to either side of him then. His eyes closed, his nose lifted haughtily to the sky, and a satisfied grin adorned his face as he prepared to receive his praise. "What do you think of that, eh?" Luka asked arrogantly. "Do you still think I'm just some frat boy now?"

Daggerheart: The Witherwild

Dimple is too focused on building his chrysalis to intercept anyone at the moment.

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

The fourth day of Christmas dawned on New York. And as the final preparations for day four of Luka's Twelve Days of Christmas Parties were being made, Luka himself decided to pass his time between now and the start of the party by seeing to an important matter. That matter being Emily Sanderson and her belief that Luka was a frat boy. Luka had no intention of letting that stand. And events with Ashley the day prior had given Luka the perfect piece of evidence to shatter that belief. After all, none of those faux Greco cavemen could have been capable of handling Ashley's family drama as swiftly and as efficiently as Luka had. And once Emily was made aware of this, she would no doubt immediately come to realize that her first impression of Luka had been erroneous and would subsequently heap upon him all the praise and validation that he truly deserved.

And so, after a quick search on social media and a limo ride through College Country, Luka found himself standing in front of a building known simply as 'the Dorms'. According to his findings, this place would be where Luka would most likely run into Emily at this time of day. And so it was that Luka looked about him for any sign or indication of where it was that Emily could be.

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

Brutrumukk

"Oi. Parrot." Brutrumukk said to the macaw. "You can fly, yeah? Why not fly up over the book shelves an' see which way the vault is?"

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

@rush99999 I am thinking of having Luka's and Emily's tie scene take place in front of the Dorms. What do you think?

@Guardian Angel Haruki

I was thinking much the same myself.

Time Marches On: A Witchlight Adventure Starring Miss Light

Miss Light

Were she capable of doing so, Miss Light would have smiled as her performance drew the crowd back from its dispersal and lifted their spirits. She would have continued to smile even as the hecklers started to cause trouble again. Partly because Miss Light had received far more scathing criticism from her family in the past, but mainly because she saw Morgran immediately set off in the direction of the jeering. It wasn't long before the dwarf closed in and caught his quarry. And what a curious quarry it was.

'A kenku — loathsome creatures… yet perchance a welcome sight, for once. They be beings of one mouth and many stol’n voices. ’Tis like it acted alone.'

Arkerym's observations proved prophetic. Once Morgran had dragged the kenku out of sight, there was no more heckling to be heard. Even so, Miss Light continued her act. In fact, the warlock kicked things up a notch once she was no longer dividing her attention between performing and baiting the heckles. She brought out her better dance moves, her funnier tumbles, and her finer jests. All in a bid to get the crowd laughing and cheering loud enough to drown out any potential squawks that could have drifted out of the shadows.

When Morgran returned from dealing with the kenku, Miss Light went all out for a grand finale. She used her best dances and tumbles, before finally finishing off with her funniest jest. Miss Light took a bow as the crowd cheered, then called out to them when the applause died down.

"Don't stray too far now, good folks! Lift your spirits and get up your hopes!" Miss Light declared. "The hour's only just begun! And now the heckler's on the run, the lake's mermaid will be back soon! To finish her song 'neath the stars and the moon!" With that said, Miss Light rejoined Morgran. "Palasha leaped into the river when she left." The half-elf said to the dwarf. "If we follow the stream, we should be able to find her easily enough."

OOC

Miss Light makes a Performance roll of 20 to get the crowd to make some noise.

The Wild Beyond Witchlight

On another topic I pre-ordered Neverwinter Nights 2 for PlayStation

@Dark Cloud

Pre-ordered? Nights 2 came out in 2006 though.

Eidolon: Conspiracy Theory

@Guardian Angel Haruki

You up for a Tie Scene between Emily and Luka? After helping Ashley with her father, he's very keen on boasting about this to Emily after that whole 'frat boy' incident during Canned Heat.