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GWiz:
--- Quote from: Kristine on February 29, 2008, 05:58:42 AM ---He smiled crookedly as my guardian jumped in, "He means you can't wish for something, you have to actually need something for it to happen." She smiled again, "so if you are protected, reasonably cared for, and mostly safe, the connection you have will not be forced to take a hand in things. You do not have power whenever you want it."
--- End quote ---
“Only when I need it, eh?” Both Andre and the lawyer nodded at my query. I stared hard at the two of them for a moment, then looked to Debbie. She was looking out the window, not paying attention to what was going on around her. She was still as beautiful as ever, and apparently still a sneaky and conniving wench. Why the hell she’d dropped this into my lap was something I intended to find out.
I grabbed her chin and bored into those baby blues. “Why me? Why drop this crap in my lap?”
She shuddered a little, hands closing on mine and ripping them away. She refused to look at me when she spoke. “Because it won’t bond to just anyone; A, you have to be human. All the way human. B,” and then she did look at me, and it wasn’t very nice, either. “You have to be male.”
“Gee, all the way male?” I guess human and male were in short supply in Wildfire. I said as much.
“There’s a third requirement. You must be a virgin to bond.” This came from the lawyer. I gave her my best withering stare, which she countered with what I assume was her best amused snicker. Well. I was starting to think I really needed a drink.
Kristine:
--- Quote from: GWiz on February 29, 2008, 07:00:55 AM --- “There’s a third requirement. You must be a virgin to bond.” This came from the lawyer. I gave her my best withering stare, which she countered with what I assume was her best amused snicker. Well. I was starting to think I really needed a drink.
--- End quote ---
Andre pulled his hat down over his face and settled back against his seat with carefully neutral movements, "That's why they call it the Wild FLOWER." he stated matter of factly.
I felt a sudden need to be invisible but the world magic I had been imbued with, didn't seem to agree and I stayed visable. I closed my eyes and tried to pretend this wasn't happening , "How many people know about that...requirement...of the magic?"
My guardian controlled her chuckling and answered sweetly, "pretty much everyone..." she continued quickly when I turned pale and looked like I wanted to die, "You have to understand this is a legendary power. Many men who try to take it - it wont have, and the ones who might be...available don't conform to that requirement for long." She barely stifled a smirk and looked away.
I looked over at Debbie, "And what if I were to ...no longer meet that requirement?"
My Lawyer snorted, "Sweetie there aren't too many women out there who want to take on angry magical forces of probability for even the best...." she trailed off to give me an appraising look.
I gave her another withering glare and considered jumping out of the helicopter.
seradhe:
--- Quote from: Kristine on February 29, 2008, 09:39:14 PM --- I gave her another withering glare and considered jumping out of the helicopter.
--- End quote ---
The helicopter flew over rolling forests of green and blue and, I kid you not, Mauve. I hardly registered the landscape as I stared out the side, before a sudden realization hit me.
"Waitaminute," I blurted out, making both my guardian and Andre Jump in surprise, "if this power gives me what I need when I need it. Why the heck did I have to ask for pants when I was being rescued!?"
Debbie snorted, I declined to glance at her, though the joke seemed to be well known to all but me, because everyone in the 'copter was smiling. "what?" I asked, fighting in Vain to keep from melting into a shy puddle on the floor.
"S... hehe... s.sorry Joey. It's just, you're in Wildflower now. We don't live with such... rigid rules of decency as Earth has." Debbie snickered as she looked to me.
I looked down at the pants I now wore. Up until now the feel of cloth around my waist and down my legs was a comfort I didn't know I missed. But looking down at them, I noticed the Fabric was little more than thin Gauze, I'd be better off naked.
quickly moving to hide myself more, I scowled at the rising chorus of giggles coming from the three of them. "well, ok..." I winced at how meekly my voice came out. "but if I am bound to wildflower the realm, what does this stupid FX lightsabre have to do with this?" I waved a hand, swiftly of course, past the rather beaten-looking handle poking from behind my back.
GWiz:
--- Quote from: seradhe on February 29, 2008, 11:19:57 PM ---"well, ok..." I winced at how meekly my voice came out. "but if I am bound to wildflower the realm, what does this stupid FX lightsabre have to do with this?" I waved a hand, swiftly of course, past the rather beaten-looking handle poking from behind my back.
--- End quote ---
“It’s simply a sword,” said Debbie, but she wouldn’t look at me when she said it. I didn’t buy that for a second, but no one seemed forthcoming with an immediate answer. While I was waiting, a couple of other things went through my mind. One, I guess this made me Virgin King of the Universe. Two, I wouldn’t be producing any heirs to the kingdom anytime soon.
I turned back to the lawyer, “Okay, we’ll leave the saber out of it, for now. But since I have the power, what is my purpose in life? Andre says Wildflower is the key to existence, but in what way? And what the hell is your name?”
“Kansuchoshoreza,” she replied with a smile. “ but you can call me Reza. Wildflower is more than just power, Joey. It is knowledge and feeling and life all rolled into one. You don’t wield it; your ‘purpose’, if you wish, is to be wielded by Wildflower.”
“To be wielded? In what way?”
“Not in what way, in what form.”
“Could you please be a little more cryptic, this is all way too straight forward for me.” Again, my withering stare and rapier wit was lost on present company. Well, maybe not the wit part, since they all laughed hysterically.
Qualapec:
--- Quote ---“Could you please be a little more cryptic, this is all way too straight forward for me.” Again, my withering stare and rapier wit was lost on present company. Well, maybe not the wit part, since they all laughed hysterically
--- End quote ---
While their laughter at my perfectly reasonable question died down I was busy pondering the insane series of occurances that led to this. I was trying to consider whether I was incredibly unlucky or incredibly lucky, or some odd combination of the both. It had afterall seemed a completely random occurance that first brought me to Debbie. And I was assuming it was a similar random occurance that had caused her to stand me up, thereby maintaining my flower-ness. So had that all just been incredibly unlucky? Then again...I was alive so far. There had to be some element of good luck too.
On the other hand, if Debbie hadn't stood me up, she wouldn't have come to me to hide the Wildflower. But in a moment a thought came to me. Debbie had moved from her position, and she was leaning against Andre with her eyes closed. I felt a tug of jealousy, but it was quickly thrust aside in favor of my need to know, "Hey. If only a virgin can use it then why did you take it?"
Debbie snapped awake at the question, but didn't answer. Andre remained quiet before using his index finger to tap up the brim of his hat and look at me with evergreen eyes, "While I'll admit the knowledge of the Wildflower is important to your current situation, I fail to see how my personal motives are relevant."
I was annoyed. He knew damn well how his personal motives were relevant, "If you want me to help you then you're going to have to tell me why you dragged me and Debbie-"
"He didn't drag me into this," She said defensively.
"-Okay. Just me. Tell me why you stole it and put my life and the lives of a lot of different people in danger."
"If that's the case then it's only nessessary for my survival, not yours, and according to the lady here," he motioned to Reza, "I'm worm food anyway. So I'm keeping my secrets with me all the way up those damn gallows step-"
Debbie sighed in frustration. I knew that sigh. It usually meant she was fed up with stubborness of the male variety, "His wife is a concubine of the emperor. He could never buy her back so he desided to steal the Wildflower for blackmail."
Andre bristled, and showed the first real signs of anger. He didn't do anything. Didn't yell, didn't scream, didn't make any violent movments, didn't even push her away from him. He just sat there with a scowl crossing his face, and the muscles all over his body tensed. But it was gone in moments, he just flicked the had back down over his eyes and leaned against Debbie. It was a toss up whether it was to annoy me or because she provided a nice pillow.
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