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I arm the Grindhouse crew with whatever firearms I picked up for the jingle I dropped in Pike, so a handful or so have shoddy pistols. Townie has his magnum and Kites has her sawed-off. Sure, Riesling and Arkansas are already missing. Queen Ann…
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I look up, startled, halfway through the Captain directing me to perform an actual duty. My fingers flit across the console, hesitantly at first, but then confidently remembering the correct sequence. When at first I hear no confirmatory sound, I …
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After escaping a slew of bad memories, I make my way to the bridge just in time to hear Alchea announce our unexpected visitor. Was this why the party had been summarily cancelled? I busy myself with a console nearby, waiting to see if I hear more…
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I still my heart to those lips, for now at least. Rieva fills my thoughts. I let him leave without acknowledging him further. The disguise is a slight but effective one. The Thousand Blessing's uniform over my dark suit. A well-made blonde wi…
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Gates' singing breaks through to me, in my silence, and I raise my voice with his towards the end of the song: "...when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease, I shall possess, within the veil, A life of joy and peace." I tak…
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It takes a little while for me to unclench my fists, and I know that my expression is far from perfectly composed. "That wasn't for anyone's eyes but hers," I say bitterly. "You should delete it from your records." I take a deep breath. "And then …
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My blood runs cold. I wrote it for Rieva, the previous Captain of my Guard. Akio didn't like me mooning over the help and had her dismissed. "Where did you read that poem?" I ask carefully. It had gone from my hands to Rieva, no one else should …
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I collapse, body racked with an unexpected sadness. This is not the way to find Riesling, then. Just a window to more strife. More misery. I have failed. I close my eyes to the crowd, ignore the tears streaming down my cheeks. Amidst so man…
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"We should come up with a phrase. That you can put into official communiques, to let me know you need help." I take my hand back, breaking the spell. He presumes a bit too much. And I am far too willing to let him. I rise, simply expecting that…
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My cheeks burn. "Honest ones, I said. Ones about what you might learn. Others you may send through official channels."
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Attempting Augury, to open a window into the psychic maelstrom. (Rolled: 2d6+1. Rolls: 1, 1. Total: 3)
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When Magda and Badger start singing, I feel my breath catch in my lungs. Magda is a throatsinger, makes tones that sound percussive and strange, more beautiful and queer than a human should be able to make with their mouth. Badger's voice is smoke…
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I flutter a hand in dismissal, sip my agua citron. "It may never be that time, but still, we must hold it's possibility in our heads. If we are truly to uplift the people, it is only natural to think that eventually all this will be no longer nece…
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I am still not sold on this Lord of Gates, but the man is a delight. Now that I've stumbled into a way to put a bit of color in his cheeks, I want to press my luck, but it doesn't seem fair. The moment is a pinprick of joy on an otherwise melancho…
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I wrinkle my brow. "When you say carnal 'knowledge,' I am guessing you might also mean, ah, carnal 'practice?' So am I right in hearing that you actually only enter into such unions with your Lord himself? For his glory." I mimic his vocabula…
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For a moment, my mind is filled with dismay at all the precautions I should have taken before speaking further. I let some of this show on my face. "I did not search you for a recorder or otherwise vet you before speaking truly, Sai. If I should …
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I exhale a breath I didn't know that I was holding. "Oh, thank you. For some reason, I had it in my head that you would need much more convincing. Goes to show that I shouldn't let myself listen to rumors, considering how little we've actually ex…
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When the moment is over, I simply take a moment, share an understanding between me and Gates in a shared glance. Let it settle between us. "During the Rumpus," I say to Gates, "I'm going to try something." I tell him about Riesling following Ra…
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Gates' response pleases me. For some reason he seems off balance, like he's wary of a gift. I shrug. "I cannot read, so it is of no use to me. Perhaps one day you can read some of the good stories to me?" "I am sad to see Utilikilt go. By all …
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Formal dinners are a beast to leave when all are acting in state, but with a sudden declaration to depart, it shouldn't be too difficult to engineer a moment where both my people and Nobu's are departing at the same time. Kohaku is used to managing…
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I'm not sure what reaction I expected. I study the preacher's hands, the way they tremble as they turn the pages. They look like capable hands. Fine grey hairs on the knuckles. Calloused. For a second, I close my eyes, and I'm swept up in that …
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"Of course you can," I say, surprised almost. But maybe he's just not in the way of thinking much of me. "I brought it for you." I extend it to him, revealing the embossed gold cross that adorns the cover. I quote: "The eye that mocks his fat…
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Riesling's been missing for two weeks now, ever since the motorduels. She left after Rain and never came back. This afternoon, Arkansas threw a fit about me not caring enough about her, said he was going to go look for her himself. I tried to get…
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My eyes light up as Nobu speaks. I can't believe my luck. The more he talks though, I get somewhat dishearted. He thinks he can effect change from within the system. I've already tried that. He is his family's First Scion, yes, but he is only…
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Session One Exp Triggers: A conspiracy is uncovered. (Xuan) An objective is taken by force. (Jek) A solution is purchased. (Robynne) A new culture is experienced. (Allevard) A statement starts or ends a fight. (Bai)
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Trying to Assess House Soyinka with Influence. (Rolled: 2d6+2. Rolls: 3, 5. Total: 10)
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"You don't know yet," I say. Unintentionally to Nobu, but really to myself. Neither my father nor Akio has told them? They must not have. This is good. But they've put in place this engagement, faux or not. Why? To ensnare me with these pretty…
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"Soyinka Nobu," I repeat to buy myself time. It's hard not to feast the eyes on his eyes, those lips. "Well, of course we are engaged. I must have proposed to you in my dreams, no? Surely I have had no other opportunity to do so." Once the initial…
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I've performed for her in exchange for a favor, so Vignette knows me more. Dog, Bon & SeaTac have are tied for my hx now. I'd like Dog to highlight me this time.
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Surplus: augury & stupor. My followers are drug-fixated and constitute a powerful psychic antenna. Want: savagery. My followers are decadent and perverse.