Perpetual Gloom 009a

[6/13/2013 10:12:19 PM] Kate: You figure there are two likely places Tae Li could have gone, if she wants to be alone--her room, and the courtyard. [6/13/2013 10:12:45 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros tries the courtyard first and then her room if she's not there. [6/13/2013 10:13:31 PM] Kate: She is in the courtyard, doing some sort of weird dance-like choreographed movement. It's like tai chi but with a lot more slow-motion punching. [6/13/2013 10:14:01 PM] Jamaros: ...Interesting dance moves. You should've tried those at the party the other day. [6/13/2013 10:14:14 PM] Kate: She doesn't stop, but does spare a *glower* at him. [6/13/2013 10:14:24 PM] Kate: If looks could kill you'd probably be a tiny pile of ash. [6/13/2013 10:14:50 PM] Jamaros: ...ok, everytime I try and talk today, someone gets mad at me. [6/13/2013 10:14:57 PM] Jamaros: So here's what's gonna happen. [6/13/2013 10:15:05 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros finds a place to sit and does so. [6/13/2013 10:15:17 PM] Jamaros: I am going to sit right here and wait for you to want to talk. [6/13/2013 10:15:32 PM] Jamaros: I don't care how long it takes, I am not leaving you until it happens. [6/13/2013 10:16:58 PM] Kate: Tae Li speeds up a bit, and eventually she ends up pretty close to Jamaros, and for a second or two it looks like she's going to punch him in the face, but she stops her fist a few inches in front of it instead. [6/13/2013 10:17:14 PM] Jamaros: ((what do I roll to not flinch)) [6/13/2013 10:17:23 PM] Jamaros: ((If nothing, I just don't)) [6/13/2013 10:17:35 PM] Kate: Bluff! [6/13/2013 10:17:52 PM] Jamaros: ((29)) [6/13/2013 10:17:57 PM] Kate: You don't flinch at all. [6/13/2013 10:18:08 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Fine. What do you want to say. [6/13/2013 10:18:25 PM] Jamaros: I would just like to know what your problem is. [6/13/2013 10:18:46 PM] Jamaros: You have been tightly wound all day, and you're not exactly the loosest person to begin with. [6/13/2013 10:19:05 PM] Jamaros: And, by now, you've got to have figured out that freeing slaves is pretty low on our to do list. [6/13/2013 10:19:14 PM] Jamaros: So, why are you even with us to begin with? [6/13/2013 10:19:37 PM] Jamaros: But, most importantly...are you...ok? [6/13/2013 10:19:51 PM] Jamaros: Cause, frankly, I'm starting to worry for you. [6/13/2013 10:20:02 PM] Jamaros: Not about you, not in fear of you...for you. [6/13/2013 10:20:13 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... I'm fine. [6/13/2013 10:20:22 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... why do you even care? [6/13/2013 10:20:48 PM] Jamaros: Well, I could say it's because you're my friend. [6/13/2013 10:21:32 PM] Jamaros: But, honestly, it's because we need to work with these nutjobs, and if you lose any more screws, I am extremely worried about what will happen. [6/13/2013 10:21:52 PM] Kate: Tae Li, stiffly: I do not have any... screws. [6/13/2013 10:22:06 PM] Jamaros: Oh yeah, I can tell. [6/13/2013 10:22:51 PM | Edited 10:23:07 PM] Jamaros: It doesn't take being raised by a manipulative diplomat to see that something is definitely eating at you, and it's not the usual "Kal's a drow" bull. [6/13/2013 10:23:34 PM] Jamaros: You were pissed at me about Zarra, then at Amara, then Kal, and then you punched Alain in the face. [6/13/2013 10:23:48 PM] Jamaros: Now, I cannot think of a reason anyone would want to punch Alain in the face. [6/13/2013 10:24:11 PM] Kate: Tae Li snorts. "He *also* likes Amara so you lie." [6/13/2013 10:24:42 PM] Jamaros: Maybe...but for now, I'm pretty sure Amara likes me, so, I'm pretty cool with him. [6/13/2013 10:25:05 PM] Jamaros: Any reason he rubs you the wrong way? [6/13/2013 10:25:09 PM] Jamaros: ((Dip roll?)) [6/13/2013 10:25:17 PM] Kate: Good idea! [6/13/2013 10:25:30 PM] Kate: Tae Li's eyes narrow. "No one *rubs* me. Any way." [6/13/2013 10:25:34 PM] Jamaros: ((22)) [6/13/2013 10:26:05 PM] Jamaros: Now that's a lie, we all know you hate Kal and I assume you take issue with Khiro for becoming engaged to her. [6/13/2013 10:26:38 PM] Jamaros: So, what did Alain do to you? [6/13/2013 10:27:22 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... wrong place, wrong time. [6/13/2013 10:27:31 PM] Jamaros: I see. [6/13/2013 10:27:46 PM] Jamaros: And why did it upset you so much that I was with Zarra and not Amara? [6/13/2013 10:28:11 PM] Kate: Tae Li: It's cruel. [6/13/2013 10:28:49 PM | Edited 10:28:58 PM] Jamaros: In your mind, so are the drow. How's working with Kal any better? [6/13/2013 10:29:00 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Because I get to kill him at the end. [6/13/2013 10:29:23 PM] Jamaros: You think Khiro's gonna stand for that? [6/13/2013 10:29:28 PM] Jamaros: That is his fiancee [6/13/2013 10:29:50 PM] Jamaros: Also, you mean to tell me that you're going through all of this to get one shamed drow? [6/13/2013 10:30:33 PM] Jamaros: We were in the household of one of the most influential drow, why didn't you kill her? [6/13/2013 10:30:42 PM] Kate: Tae Li: You are thinking far too small. [6/13/2013 10:30:53 PM] Jamaros: ...am I? [6/13/2013 10:30:56 PM] Jamaros: ...how so? [6/13/2013 10:31:03 PM] Jamaros: ((17 Dip, btw) [6/13/2013 10:31:36 PM] Kate: Tae Li shrugs. "Why would I tell you that?" [6/13/2013 10:32:03 PM] Jamaros: Because I think you really want to tell someone and you know none of the others trust me anyway? [6/13/2013 10:32:14 PM] Jamaros: ((22 bluff)) [6/13/2013 10:33:15 PM] Kate: Tae Li: And so why would I? [6/13/2013 10:34:07 PM] Jamaros: Because it's apparent that I have no love for Kal or the Drow and if you are going to take them out, that might help me get rid of the extra baggage I picked up with Zarra. [6/13/2013 10:34:25 PM] Jamaros: ((13 bluff)) [6/13/2013 10:34:35 PM] Jamaros: ((she probably doesn't buy that one)) [6/13/2013 10:35:04 PM] Kate: Tae Li: And now you call her *baggage*? [6/13/2013 10:35:12 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros shrugs [6/13/2013 10:35:31 PM] Jamaros: I won't need her after this and, as you said before, I'm cruel. [6/13/2013 10:35:41 PM] Jamaros: But you can take advantage of that. [6/13/2013 10:35:53 PM] Jamaros: ((26 bluff) [6/13/2013 10:36:18 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I could take advantage of *you*? [6/13/2013 10:36:35 PM] Jamaros: Why not? [6/13/2013 10:36:53 PM] Jamaros: I'm seeing mutual goals, but maybe I'm wrong. [6/13/2013 10:37:06 PM] Jamaros: Maybe you're really all in this to get one sad little drow. [6/13/2013 10:37:24 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... you don't know what you're dealing with. [6/13/2013 10:37:38 PM] Jamaros: Oh, care to enlighten me? [6/13/2013 10:37:52 PM] Jamaros: ((24 Dip)) [6/13/2013 10:38:07 PM] Kate: Tae Li: You would *not* survive the experience. [6/13/2013 10:38:40 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros subtly palms the leaf residue in case of trouble. [6/13/2013 10:39:04 PM] Jamaros: ((17 Sleight)) [6/13/2013 10:39:19 PM] Jamaros: Then tell me and kill me.  The others wouldn't care. [6/13/2013 10:39:44 PM] Kate: Tae Li: The others do not care about the states of their souls. [6/13/2013 10:39:59 PM] Jamaros: I don't follow. [6/13/2013 10:40:20 PM] Jamaros: What do souls have to do anything? [6/13/2013 10:41:05 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Clearly nothing, to you. [6/13/2013 10:41:29 PM] Jamaros: Are you planning to kill me soon? [6/13/2013 10:41:39 PM] Jamaros: Or any of the others? [6/13/2013 10:41:52 PM] Jamaros: I still don't see how that gets you your big picture. [6/13/2013 10:42:02 PM] Jamaros: ((27 Dip)) [6/13/2013 10:42:14 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I will *try* not to. [6/13/2013 10:42:21 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I would encourage you not to tempt me. [6/13/2013 10:42:48 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros laughs [6/13/2013 10:43:19 PM] Jamaros: Sorry, but I find the threats kind of funny. [6/13/2013 10:43:34 PM] Jamaros: ((28 bluff) [6/13/2013 10:43:35 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... what threat?

[6/13/2013 10:44:05 PM] Jamaros: Just this whole little tough act you've got going. [6/13/2013 10:44:16 PM] Kate: Khiro walks into the garden! Tae Li and Jamaros are standing a few feet away from each other; she's all sweaty and her fists are balled up. [6/13/2013 10:44:24 PM] Jamaros: It's so funny. [6/13/2013 10:44:53 PM | Edited 10:45:06 PM] Jamaros: What, you suckerpunched Alain and cut a few monsters and I'm supposed to be scared? [6/13/2013 10:45:18 PM] Jamaros: You're not gonna do anything. [6/13/2013 10:45:25 PM] Jamaros: I know it, and the others do to. [6/13/2013 10:45:44 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros turns around and sees Khiro. [6/13/2013 10:45:51 PM] Khiro: Am I interrupting? [6/13/2013 10:46:00 PM] Jamaros: I don't think so. [6/13/2013 10:46:14 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros turns back to tae li [6/13/2013 10:46:26 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Nothing of importance. [6/13/2013 10:46:56 PM] Jamaros: I think I was just about to head back to the others. [6/13/2013 10:47:28 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Flee. [6/13/2013 10:47:38 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros turns and walks away. [6/13/2013 10:47:47 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros whispers to khiro as he passes. [6/13/2013 10:47:59 PM] Jamaros: "Be careful" [6/13/2013 10:48:07 PM] Jamaros: Jamaros heads back to the group. [6/13/2013 10:48:35 PM] Khiro: Khiro looks at Tae Li. [6/13/2013 10:48:57 PM] *** Kate removed Josh from this conversation. *** [6/13/2013 10:49:08 PM] Kate: Tae Li shakes her head at him. [6/13/2013 10:49:24 PM] Khiro: ... you are awfully intent on keeping people a mile away from you. [6/13/2013 10:49:38 PM] Kate: Tae Li: And it is working, is it not? [6/13/2013 10:50:24 PM] Khiro: Can't deny that. I'm wondering 'why', though. Why are you here, Tae Li? [6/13/2013 10:50:41 PM] Kate: Tae Li: To kill Drow. [6/13/2013 10:50:49 PM] Khiro: Why? [6/13/2013 10:51:21 PM] Kate: Tae Li: They keep slaves. They're murderers and rapists. [6/13/2013 10:52:40 PM] Khiro: Any given race has its murderers and rapists. And a lot of them are a lot easier to strike at then the drow. I don't doubt that you hate the drow. Why do you hate yourself so much, though? [6/13/2013 10:53:02 PM] Kate: Tae Li: What do you mean? [6/13/2013 10:53:35 PM] Kate: She starts doing a slow dancelike series of stretches; it looks like tai chi with a bit more punching involved. [6/13/2013 10:54:24 PM] Khiro: ... I mean when we found you you were pretty much getting ready for what would have been a suicide mission. Or at least a mission that would have hurt you as much as it would have hurt those you were after. [6/13/2013 10:55:49 PM] Khiro: Penance, maybe. [6/13/2013 10:56:27 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... it's not a suicide mission. At least... that is *not* the plan. [6/13/2013 10:57:28 PM] Khiro: So you do have a plan. You going to let us into it or let us twist in the wind when it comes to it? [6/13/2013 10:58:24 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I'll try to ensure your safety. [6/13/2013 10:58:38 PM] Khiro: ...why? [6/13/2013 11:00:11 PM] Khiro: ... you're not a bad person. I can tell that much. And you get upset about reasonable things, so I know you're not a psychopath. [6/13/2013 11:01:31 PM] Kate: Tae Li stiffens a bit. "I am *not* a psychopath." [6/13/2013 11:02:18 PM] Khiro: I know. I don't know if the others know that, though. [6/13/2013 11:02:56 PM] Kate: Tae Li: What difference does it make? [6/13/2013 11:04:02 PM] Khiro: Well, they're concerned. So am I for that reason. We didn't stop until we had figured out what Kalanor was hiding, now you're the big question mark. [6/13/2013 11:04:36 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Why am I a question mark? I have told  you what I intend to do. [6/13/2013 11:04:57 PM] Kate: Roll Perception. [6/13/2013 11:04:59 PM] Khiro: You're hiding something. Something big. [6/13/2013 11:05:19 PM] Khiro: ((NO.)) [6/13/2013 11:05:41 PM] Khiro: I can see it. [6/13/2013 11:05:48 PM] Kate: YOU SEE NOTHING. [6/13/2013 11:06:33 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I doubt that very much. [6/13/2013 11:06:46 PM] Khiro: I don't know what it is, just that you're hiding something big. [6/13/2013 11:07:14 PM] Khiro: And it's beyond your normal 'keep everyone at arms' length' act, too. [6/13/2013 11:07:41 PM] Kate: Tae Li: What makes you think it is an *act*. [6/13/2013 11:08:42 PM] Khiro: It's something you've worked at. You're too good at blending into social situations for you to *actually* be this abrasive. [6/13/2013 11:09:26 PM] Kate: Tae Li: How do you know this is the lie and that is somehow true? [6/13/2013 11:10:19 PM] Khiro: It's all lies, is my point. Layers of deceptions. [6/13/2013 11:10:30 PM] Khiro: And yet, you're not a bad person. [6/13/2013 11:11:03 PM] Kate: Tae Li: It is not some sort of... vast deception. I have told you what I am going to do and I am going to do it. [6/13/2013 11:11:55 PM] Khiro: When you tell a lie enough, it stops feeling like a lie. Especially when you lie to yourself. [6/13/2013 11:12:02 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... and if you attempt to get in the way, I will kill you too. [6/13/2013 11:12:48 PM] Khiro: How will I know if I'm getting in the way of whatever it is? [6/13/2013 11:13:12 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Your *wife.* [6/13/2013 11:13:40 PM] Khiro: So you mean to kill her? Why her, of all the people you've seen down here? [6/13/2013 11:13:56 PM] Kate: Tae Li: What makes you think it will be only her? [6/13/2013 11:14:35 PM] Khiro: ... this is definitely penance for you. You don't get this zealously devoted to something without guilt. [6/13/2013 11:15:00 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Perhaps *you* are guilty. I am not. [6/13/2013 11:15:29 PM] Khiro: I don't believe you. [6/13/2013 11:16:35 PM] Kate: Tae Li: How shall I convince you? [6/13/2013 11:17:08 PM] Khiro: I doubt you can. [6/13/2013 11:17:50 PM] Khiro: Khiro shrugs. [6/13/2013 11:18:02 PM] Khiro: Look, I'm a liar, not a killer. Pretty sure you know that. [6/13/2013 11:18:12 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Yes. [6/13/2013 11:18:59 PM] Khiro: ... I think you care, in your way, about us, about what we do. [6/13/2013 11:19:36 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... I am going to *try* not to kill you. [6/13/2013 11:19:45 PM] Kate: Tae Li: You do make it difficult. [6/13/2013 11:19:54 PM] Khiro: Like I said. In your way. [6/13/2013 11:20:09 PM] Khiro: I don't think you're a bad person, Tae Li. I'd like to understand you better. [6/13/2013 11:20:48 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... I don't want to hurt innocents, but a significant number will be killed. [6/13/2013 11:21:09 PM] Khiro: ...why? Why kill innocents at all, Tae Li? [6/13/2013 11:21:29 PM] Kate: Tae Li shrugs. "It happens in war." [6/13/2013 11:21:52 PM] Khiro: Doesn't make it acceptable. [6/13/2013 11:22:36 PM] Kate: Tae Li: It depends. If it ends the war, it may be. [6/13/2013 11:23:23 PM] Khiro: It won't, though. You don't end a war by killing innocents. You start a new war that way. [6/13/2013 11:23:35 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Your way, perhaps. Not mine. [6/13/2013 11:24:01 PM] Khiro: ...so you're not planning to live after this, then? [6/13/2013 11:24:26 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I may survive. [6/13/2013 11:24:28 PM] Kate: She shrugs. [6/13/2013 11:24:34 PM] Khiro: No you won't. [6/13/2013 11:24:36 PM] Kate: Tae Li: That is not important. [6/13/2013 11:24:37 PM] Khiro: Even if you live. [6/13/2013 11:24:43 PM] Khiro: You won't survive. [6/13/2013 11:25:00 PM] Khiro: Because you'll always know the cost to your soul. [6/13/2013 11:25:05 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Neither will they. [6/13/2013 11:25:24 PM] Khiro: ...so you're not fighting for anyone but yourself. [6/13/2013 11:26:14 PM] Kate: Tae Li: What difference does that *make*? [6/13/2013 11:26:58 PM] Khiro: All the difference in the world. When you dont care about anything but results, you're no better than what you're trying to destroy. [6/13/2013 11:28:16 PM] Kate: That lands; she tries to avoid showing it, but almost flinches. [6/13/2013 11:28:50 PM] Khiro: You're not fighting to free slaves, you're fighting to kill slavers. Who cares about the slaves, right? [6/13/2013 11:29:04 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I do. [6/13/2013 11:29:12 PM] Kate: Tae Li: I am *hoping* you can save them. [6/13/2013 11:30:47 PM] Khiro: That would be easier if I knew *what* you were planning. [6/13/2013 11:30:56 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Swear you won't stop me. [6/13/2013 11:32:26 PM] Khiro: Can't do that. The ends can't justify the means, Tae Li. You'll never get clean that way. [6/13/2013 11:32:49 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Go away. [6/13/2013 11:34:13 PM] Khiro: Are you an ally or an enemy? I know you're not what you appear to be, but how deep does the lie go? [6/13/2013 11:34:43 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Go away, or you can drown with the rest. [6/13/2013 11:35:13 PM] Khiro: ... you don't have to be a monster, you know. [6/13/2013 11:35:37 PM] Kate: Tae Li: YOU are the only one who believes that I am. [6/13/2013 11:35:59 PM] Khiro: I might be the only one that doesn't think you are. [6/13/2013 11:36:12 PM] Khiro: Including you. [6/13/2013 11:36:22 PM] Kate: Tae Li: ... fine. Die with the rest. [6/13/2013 11:36:36 PM] Kate: She stops doing her little dance thing and glares at him. [6/13/2013 11:38:19 PM] Khiro: ... you'renot a monster, no matter what you are. You're going to make yourself into one doing this, though. [6/13/2013 11:38:32 PM] Khiro: Don't. [6/13/2013 11:38:58 PM] Kate: Tae Li: *You* are the monster. [6/13/2013 11:39:28 PM] Khiro: Why? [6/13/2013 11:40:07 PM] Kate: Tae Li: You seek to ally with one. [6/13/2013 11:41:07 PM] Khiro: The Lich, you mean? ...yeah. [6/13/2013 11:41:20 PM] Kate: Tae Li: Your *wife.*

[6/14/2013 12:04:10 AM] Kate: You're back here now, Tae Li is staring at you! [6/14/2013 12:04:31 AM] Khiro: Khiro stares back at her. [6/14/2013 12:05:23 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... I am counting on you to rescue as many slaves as you can. [6/14/2013 12:05:46 AM] Khiro: I'll do what I can. [6/14/2013 12:06:43 AM] Kate: Tae Li: Then I will destroy the city. [6/14/2013 12:07:17 AM] Khiro: I won't be able to save them all. And youll kill innocents. [6/14/2013 12:07:31 AM] Khiro: ...then you *will* be a monster. [6/14/2013 12:07:47 AM] Kate: Tae Li: There will be losses. [6/14/2013 12:08:06 AM] Kate: Tae Li: It can't be avoided. [6/14/2013 12:08:20 AM] Khiro: Yes it can. [6/14/2013 12:08:28 AM] Khiro: ...what did the drow do to you? [6/14/2013 12:08:48 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... me? Nothing. [6/14/2013 12:09:08 AM] Khiro: You hate them so much, though. [6/14/2013 12:09:29 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I hate all slavers. [6/14/2013 12:10:20 AM] Kate: Tae Li: These are simply the most pernicious now that Tarkishi has been... altered. [6/14/2013 12:11:25 AM] Khiro: It's not about saving slaves, though, it's about killing slavers, isn't it? [6/14/2013 12:12:36 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... that's how I know how to do it. [6/14/2013 12:13:05 AM] Kate: Tae Li: That's what I'm trained for. [6/14/2013 12:13:11 AM] Khiro: By who? [6/14/2013 12:15:35 AM] Kate: Tae Li shrugs. "What difference does it make?" [6/14/2013 12:15:44 AM] Khiro: I'm curious. [6/14/2013 12:16:30 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... ghaele. [6/14/2013 12:16:49 AM] Khiro: ...ah. [6/14/2013 12:17:58 AM] Khiro: Not terribly big on gray areas, are they? [6/14/2013 12:18:50 AM] Kate: Tae Li: Some are, some aren't. They're very... free. [6/14/2013 12:20:44 AM] Khiro: ... are you a succubus? [6/14/2013 12:21:09 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... what difference would it make? [6/14/2013 12:21:48 AM] Khiro: It wouldn't, really. Just... curious. It's not what you are that makes you a monster. It's what you do. [6/14/2013 12:23:54 AM] Kate: Tae Li shrugs. "What you don't do, if you refuse to help me." [6/14/2013 12:24:17 AM] Khiro: I'll help you free slaves. I won't help you kill a city. [6/14/2013 12:26:39 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I can do that myself. [6/14/2013 12:27:47 AM] Khiro: We could save more if you *didn't* kill the city. [6/14/2013 12:28:22 AM] Kate: Tae Li: They take *slaves*. It's *wrong.* [6/14/2013 12:28:54 AM] Khiro: Slaves are the foundations of their society. What happens if you take the slaves away? [6/14/2013 12:29:08 AM] Khiro: Kill one city, two more will take up the slack. [6/14/2013 12:29:29 AM] Kate: Tae Li: Nothing, if they're all dead. Look, just because you like *one* Drow--and frankly, she's just as bad as the rest--doesn't mean they're worth saving. [6/14/2013 12:30:34 AM] Khiro: Are you saying that a drow who wants nothing really to do with her society is as bad as someone who traffics directly in slavery? Are these the kinds of absolutes that the ghaele taught you? [6/14/2013 12:31:16 AM] Kate: Tae Li: No, but I *do* think she's an acceptable loss. [6/14/2013 12:31:44 AM] Khiro: I know it makes it easier when you can convince yourself that every enemy is a monster. But should war be easier? [6/14/2013 12:32:54 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I don't know what you mean. [6/14/2013 12:34:46 AM] Khiro: It's what armies do. Train soldiers so that they dont' see enemies as people. They see them as statistics, as monsters, whatever makes it easier to kill them. [6/14/2013 12:35:17 AM] Khiro: Slavers do it too. Teach themselves to see the people who they take as slaves as subhuman, as property. [6/14/2013 12:36:54 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I just see me preventing a generation of people from being slaves. [6/14/2013 12:38:33 AM] Kate: Tae Li: Close your eyes. [6/14/2013 12:38:41 AM] Khiro: Khiro eyes her. [6/14/2013 12:39:00 AM] Kate: Tae Li: If you want to know if I'm a succubus. I can show you. [6/14/2013 12:39:16 AM] Khiro: Like you said. Does it matter? [6/14/2013 12:39:39 AM] Kate: Tae Li: You don't trust me after all. [6/14/2013 12:39:58 AM] Khiro: Khiro sighs, and closes his eyes. [6/14/2013 12:40:14 AM] Kate: She kisses him on the forehead. Nothing much happens. [6/14/2013 12:41:28 AM] Khiro: Khiro opens his eyes? [6/14/2013 12:42:20 AM] Kate: She still looks like herself. [6/14/2013 12:42:31 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I'm a succubus. And it doesn't matter. [6/14/2013 12:44:35 AM] Khiro: You're not a monster, though. You don't *have* to do this. What if you actually focused on helping the slaves in the here and now, rather than the hypothetical slaves? [6/14/2013 12:45:54 AM] Kate: Tae Li: Of course I'm not a monster. [6/14/2013 12:46:28 AM] Khiro: You drown the city, and cite 'acceptable losses', you will be. [6/14/2013 12:48:20 AM] Kate: Tae Li: Maybe it's worth it. [6/14/2013 12:49:07 AM] Khiro: It won't be. [6/14/2013 12:49:55 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... why are you marrying her, anyway? You seem like a good person. [6/14/2013 12:51:51 AM] Khiro: Because she's not a monster, either. [6/14/2013 12:53:16 AM] Kate: Tae Li: She doesn't care about you. [6/14/2013 12:57:24 AM] Khiro: How do you know? [6/14/2013 12:58:10 AM] Kate: Tae Li: How do you know she does? [6/14/2013 12:58:34 AM] Khiro: ((26 SM.)) [6/14/2013 12:59:44 AM] Kate: She likes you and she doesn't trust Kal. [6/14/2013 1:00:34 AM] Khiro: Khiro shrugs. "I'm not the worst judge of character in the world." [6/14/2013 1:00:54 AM] Kate: Tae Li: You trust her and not me. [6/14/2013 1:01:12 AM] Khiro: I'm trusting you more and more. [6/14/2013 1:01:57 AM] Kate: Tae Li: *I* haven't lied. [6/14/2013 1:02:20 AM] Khiro: ... I suppose you haven't. But you've been very mysterious. [6/14/2013 1:03:00 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I could kiss you to death. I am not someone who likes to get close to people. [6/14/2013 1:03:22 AM] Khiro: Well, that much I figured out. [6/14/2013 1:04:21 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... I kissed Jamaros. [6/14/2013 1:04:59 AM] Khiro: How did that go? [6/14/2013 1:05:27 AM] Kate: Tae Li: He's not dead. [6/14/2013 1:05:45 AM] Khiro: True. [6/14/2013 1:06:03 AM] Khiro: That a good or a bad thing? [6/14/2013 1:06:52 AM] Kate: Tae Li shrugs. "I could try harder next time." [6/14/2013 1:07:40 AM] Khiro: That does not answer the question. [6/14/2013 1:08:21 AM] Kate: She shrugs. "Practice makes perfect." [6/14/2013 1:10:20 AM] Khiro: Why did you kiss him? [6/14/2013 1:11:07 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I was angry. [6/14/2013 1:11:32 AM] Khiro: ....ah. I see. [6/14/2013 1:11:36 AM] Khiro: Why did you punch Alain? [6/14/2013 1:12:38 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I lost my temper. [6/14/2013 1:12:52 AM] Khiro: With him? [6/14/2013 1:14:06 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... no, with Jamaros. He's very stupid sometimes. ... many of you seem very oblivious to others' feelings. [6/14/2013 1:15:33 AM] Khiro: We're none of us perfect. [6/14/2013 1:16:19 AM] Kate: Tae Li: Close your eyes again. [6/14/2013 1:16:41 AM] Khiro: Khiro closes his eyes. [6/14/2013 1:17:27 AM] Kate: He gets kissed on the lips by a succubus! [6/14/2013 1:18:48 AM] Khiro: ((Does he die?)) [6/14/2013 1:18:53 AM] Kate: ((No.)) [6/14/2013 1:19:29 AM] Khiro: ((Score!)) [6/14/2013 1:20:02 AM] Kate: ((That would be a lot more than she's doing. >.>)) [6/14/2013 1:20:10 AM] Kate: She sort of does go *on* kissing him though. [6/14/2013 1:20:31 AM] Khiro: He kisses her back! [6/14/2013 1:21:27 AM] Kate: ... that might go on for a while. [6/14/2013 1:24:52 AM] Khiro: Well, he goes with, putting his hands on her hips. [6/14/2013 1:26:22 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... didn't think I could do this without hurting someone. [6/14/2013 1:26:57 AM] Khiro: Who told you that? [6/14/2013 1:28:02 AM] Kate: Tae Li: No one. I have a ring that means I don't have to... eat. Anyone. [6/14/2013 1:34:53 AM] Khiro: Oh. Huh, handy. [6/14/2013 1:35:12 AM] Kate: She goes back to kissing him! [6/14/2013 1:35:29 AM] Khiro: He kisses her back! [6/14/2013 1:38:44 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... we shouldn't really... keep doing this. [6/14/2013 1:39:15 AM] Khiro: ...no. I suppose not. [6/14/2013 1:41:16 AM] Kate: Tae Li: I could kill you by accident. [6/14/2013 1:41:57 AM] Khiro: ((DEATH BY SNU SNU)) [6/14/2013 1:42:49 AM] Kate: ((YEP!)) [6/14/2013 1:43:08 AM] Khiro: You seem a pretty controlled person. [6/14/2013 1:44:29 AM] Kate: Tae Li: What about your... fiancee? [6/14/2013 1:47:07 AM] Khiro: I'm from Solitaire. I wasn't really raised on monogamy. One mother and two fathers, all married to each other. And Alydia is used to women having multiple husbands. [6/14/2013 1:51:10 AM] Kate: Tae Li: But not the other way around. [6/14/2013 1:54:27 AM] Khiro: well, no, but my point is that monogamy isn't a big thing to her, either. [6/14/2013 1:54:36 AM] Khiro: ((Plus, she sent him here to seduce her!)) [6/14/2013 1:55:54 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... are you sure you want to... risk it? [6/14/2013 1:57:19 AM] Khiro: Khiro smiles a little. "I do." [6/14/2013 1:58:33 AM] Kate: Tae Li: ... you're unwise. Let's go. [6/14/2013 1:59:34 AM] Khiro: It's been said. [6/14/2013 2:00:13 AM] Kate: ((Probably needs a curtain there.))