Ander's Dates

**Cleaver:**

[5:51:11 PM] Ander: "DUDE!  You survived!  Good to see you, man."

[5:52:48 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: The Cleaver blinks -- or at least, irises close over his eyes, emulating a blink.  "... THE CLEAVER DID NOT KNOW YOU CAME TO THESE EVENTS, WARRIOR.  CLEAVER HAS … NEVER BEEN TO ONE EITHER."

[5:53:34 PM] Ander: "I more got roped into it, really.  I kind of live upstairs and they paid me off with free booze to fill one of the seats."

[5:54:56 PM] Ander: "...I am not entirely sure how this...works, though."

[5:56:03 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Cleaver:  THE CLEAVER.... WAS TALKED INTO THIS BY HIS FRIENDS! THE CLEAVER HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO HERE EITHER.

[5:56:54 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Cleaver:  … THE CLEAVER IS HAPPY TO SEE YOU SURVIVED THE CARNAGE OF THE FREE FOR ALL.  THAT WAS WEIRD.

[5:58:02 PM] Ander: "Yeah.  Like a top three weird day for me.  Sorry you got taken out, though.  I was hoping we'd match up a bit before one of us dropped."

[6:00:06 PM] Ander: "...your friends here too?  Which ones?"

[6:00:30 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Cleaver:  OH.  NO, THEY JUST...WANTED ME TO COME.

[6:01:09 PM] Ander: "That's awfully pushy of them.  I'm sorry, man."

[6:04:01 PM] Ander: ((Can I roll insight to see if Cleaver is maybe just lonely?))

[6:05:24 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: ((Yep!))

[6:05:34 PM] Ander: ((Alright then, 15))

[6:06:07 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: ((There are no 'friends'.  And he's not new to this either.))

[6:09:05 PM] Ander: "...you know...it's ok if you're just lonely, man.  It's hard finding people.  There's nothing wrong with being here."

[6:09:47 PM] Ander: "...do you ever go to get a drink?"

[6:12:34 PM] Ander: "Like...tonight we're both doing this but...maybe other nights we can go out, get a drink, etc etc."

[6:14:00 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Cleaver:  PERHAPS WE CAN SPAR!

[6:14:17 PM] Ander: "That'd be fun, man."

[6:14:37 PM] Ander: "...but not here.  Irwin told me you've already kind of spoiled a previous event or two."

[6:15:01 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Cleaver: THE CLEAVER HAS MUSIC IN HIS SOUL.

[6:15:23 PM] Ander: "...what was the song, anyway?"

[6:15:53 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: "... 'Come Sail Away'."

[6:16:20 PM] \*\*\* Ander smiles.  "A classic." \*\*\*

[6:18:03 PM] Ander: "...your real name really the Cleaver?"

[6:18:41 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Cleaver: NO.  IS YOUR NAME REALLY ANDER?

[6:19:34 PM] Ander: "...y...maybe."

[6:19:38 PM] Ander: "...no."

[6:25:41 PM] \*\*\* Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals has renamed this conversation to "Ander and Sofia" \*\*\*

**Sofia:**

[6:26:47 PM] \*\*\* Ander straightens up a bit.  "Hi.  I'm uh...I'm Ander.  Nice to meet you." \*\*\*

[6:28:28 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: The woman is human, pale, devastingingly beautiful in an old, flowing white dress, with very dark hair and eyes.  "Hello there.  Ander. What do you And?"

[6:29:42 PM] Ander: "Um...a few things.  Actually.  I fight in the arena.  not sure if you were there, but I was a part of the free-for-all a few days back.  And I'm currently with an adventuring party."

[6:30:00 PM] Ander: "What's your name?"

[6:30:26 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: "I am Sofia.  I mean... your name is Ander.  I assume you And something."

[6:31:39 PM] Ander: "...oh, I get it.  Word play.  Heheh."

[6:33:11 PM] Ander: "You're uh...do you come to these things a lot?  I mean not that you look like you need to.  You're really pretty.  Not that pretty is...like...I'm sure you're more than just pretty."

[6:34:01 PM] Ander: "...I just don't think I've seen you down here before."

[6:34:33 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  These things?

[6:35:02 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: She looks around.  "... Oh!  You mean an Inn.  No.  I don't come to these often at all."

[6:35:33 PM | Edited 6:35:35 PM] Ander: "And what about...events like these?"

[6:35:47 PM] Ander: "I'm told they're big in the Noble Ward."

[6:38:53 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  Do they take up whole blocks of the city?

[6:39:03 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  … are they taller?  Or wider?  Or both?

[6:39:35 PM] Ander: "...is this more word play?"

[6:39:52 PM] Ander: ((23 insight to figure out how...off she seems.))

[6:39:55 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  Is what?

[6:40:16 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Preeeeetty off.  And it's not an act.  And she doesn't seem stupid.  Just... half off in her own world.

[6:40:34 PM] Ander: "...Sofia...how long have you been in the city?"

[6:42:17 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  Three hundred twenty seven years.

[6:43:02 PM] Ander: "...........................I see...who are you?"

[6:43:25 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  I said, Sofia.  It's okay.  I forget my name sometimes too.

[6:43:53 PM] Ander: "...that's not what I meant."

[6:44:02 PM] Ander: "I meant... what are you?"

[6:44:12 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  Still Sofia.

[6:44:16 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  ..right?

[6:44:27 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  … is who we are separate from what we are?

[6:44:31 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: She starts sobbing.

[6:46:02 PM] Ander: "No no, please don't do--Shit!"

[6:46:32 PM] \*\*\* Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals added Kite \*\*\*

[6:46:37 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Kite approaches!

[6:46:49 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: The girl is sobbing.

[6:47:01 PM] Ander: "This isn't what it looks like, Kite."

[6:47:03 PM] \*\*\* Kite offers her a handkerchief. \*\*\*

[6:47:14 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: She has dark hair, a flowing, slinky dress, dark eyes, and pale skin.  She's very pretty.

[6:47:15 PM] Kite: … I am not sure what it looks like. Are you both all right?

[6:47:38 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: She sniffles and takes the handkerchief.

[6:48:00 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Woman: … she insinuated that who we are is separate from what we are.

[6:48:32 PM] Ander: "I just meant you were clearly not human.  I just wanted to know what was going on."

[6:48:54 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Woman:  And I said I was Sofia.

[6:48:55 PM] \*\*\* Ander turns to Kite.  "She says she's been in this city for over three hundred years." \*\*\*

[6:50:32 PM] Kite: Ah, I see. Perhaps undead, or a succubus? I am also not human--is it a matter of concern? Perhaps you should sit out this round.

[6:51:15 PM] Ander: "I just want to make sure she doesn't hurt anyone or doesn't get hurt herself wandering around.  She doesn't seem to get how stuff here works."

[6:51:49 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  No!  I signed up. I'm okay.

[6:52:02 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia  I must make friends.

[6:52:28 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: she hands Kite her hanky back.  It is dry and completely clean.

[6:52:39 PM] Kite: Very well. I would like to speak with you again after the event, if possible.

[6:52:52 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Sofia:  Okay!

[6:52:53 PM] \*\*\* Kite pats her on the shoulder, and heads back to wherever her supposed to be date is. \*\*\*

[6:53:20 PM] Ander: "Ok...if you're ok, I'm gonna move.  I'm sorry I made you upset."

[6:57:04 PM] \*\*\* Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals has renamed this conversation to "Ander and Beniste" \*\*\*

**Beniste, the glowing ball of pure energy:**

[6:57:35 PM] Ander: "Sorry, I was having a bit of a situation whe--WHOA!"

[6:57:46 PM] Ander: "...sorry...just...not what I was expecting."

[6:58:02 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: glowing ball of energy: I get that a lot.

[6:58:08 PM] \*\*\* Kite has left \*\*\*

[6:58:35 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Glowing Ball of Energy:  I'm Beniste.  Before you ask, I'm a Lantern Archon serving as a Wizard's Familiar.  But I don't want talk about work.

[6:59:02 PM] Ander: "...that's fair.  Um...what do you do for fun?"

[7:01:24 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Beniste:  I sometimes skim the upper aetherial frequencies.

[7:02:25 PM] Ander: "...is that anything like getting drunk?  Cause I went on this primo bender one time when I mixed some of Irwin's special whiskey with these four mystery shots someone left on the counter."

[7:02:34 PM] Ander: "It kind of sounds like that."

[7:03:56 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Beniste:  More like communicating with the infinite mysteries -- okay, yes, it's kind of like that.

[7:04:50 PM] Ander: ((Did he cut himself short there cause he realized it was kind of like that...or cause he realized Ander is not a being capable of high-minded experiences like that?))

[7:05:55 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: ((You dunno!))

[7:06:55 PM] Ander: ".....so...do you have any embarrassing karaoke stories you wanna tell a random stranger?"

[7:08:28 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Beniste:  Once I was singing 'Mr. Blue Sky' and I got a few octaves too close to the Hundred-and-One Golden Tones, so I caused everyone to be stricken deaf.

[7:10:52 PM] Ander: "...wow...you know, the moment I saw you, I did think 'this is a guy who likes his ELO'."

[7:12:13 PM] Ander: "...I don't think this is gonna work out."

[7:13:00 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Beniste:  Perhaps not.  But I wish you well in finding your fleshy love.  Or copulation.  Whichever you're after!

[7:13:47 PM] \*\*\* Ander turns red. \*\*\*

[7:15:26 PM] \*\*\* Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals has renamed this conversation to "Ander and Hakan" \*\*\*

**Hakan:**

[7:16:21 PM] Ander: "Oh man, free drinks were not worth tonight."

[7:16:31 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Hakan:  You look like you're having a rough night of it.

[7:18:54 PM] Ander: "I just got off a date with an orb of light who I'm pretty sure was convinced I'm an idiot.  How's your night been?"

[7:19:25 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Hakan:  … free drinks? And a very awkward conversation with a kobold accountant.

[7:20:09 PM] Ander: "Lenore got me free drinks to sit in tonight.  How'd she convince you?"

[7:20:56 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Hakan:  … she asked and I said yes.  For... friendship, I guess?

[7:21:22 PM] \*\*\* Ander smirks.  "Sucker." \*\*\*

[7:21:51 PM] Ander: "...you speak to Vashti at all, recently?"

[7:22:23 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Hakan:  Sure.  She's just a bit busy with her shop, and she's had a lot of business with her Scrivener's Guild.

[7:23:24 PM] \*\*\* Ander nods.  "That's fair.  How do you keep busy between bits where we have you magic our clothes fixed?" \*\*\*

[7:25:12 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Hakan:  Mostly my research, to be honest.

[7:25:36 PM] \*\*\* Ander nods. \*\*\*

[7:27:04 PM] Ander: "...you know, I am starting to see why we don't hang out more."

[7:27:35 PM | Edited 7:28:24 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Hakan:  Because I"m usually in the library at the Academy?

[7:27:49 PM] Ander: "Well, there is that."

[7:28:04 PM] Ander: ((I'm Ander, btw, you're Hakan. :) ))

[7:28:46 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: ((Sorry, I am super tired.))

[7:29:15 PM] Ander: ((S'ok))

[7:36:37 PM] \*\*\* Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals has renamed this conversation to "Ander and Anya" \*\*\*

**Anya:**

[7:38:12 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: You are sitting across from a very short human woman, very pretty, in a severe, predatory way.  Shes looking at you like she's trying to decide how best to start eating you.  "I am Anya."

[7:38:54 PM] Ander: "...hi...you're not over three hundred years old, are you?"

[7:39:17 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  ...are you asking me my age?

[7:39:41 PM] Ander: "No!  No.  Just...bad experience earlier tonight.  ...I'm Ander."

[7:40:07 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  Whatdo you do, Ander?

[7:40:15 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  ...wait.

[7:40:19 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  I know you.

[7:40:24 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: She peers at you.

[7:40:46 PM] Ander: "...did you come to the fight a few days back?  The Free For All?"

[7:41:17 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  Yes, I remember.  Hard to forget.  You were one of the last ones standing.

[7:41:39 PM] Ander: "I was.  Not surprising.  I am VERY hard to keep down."

[7:42:32 PM] Ander: "Do you fight yourself?"

[7:42:52 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  I've been thinking about getting into it.

[7:43:21 PM] Ander: "You trained at all?"

[7:43:55 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: ANya: Back home,I was a bit of an amateur fighter.

[7:44:15 PM] Ander: "Really?  Me too.  Where's back home for you?"

[7:44:31 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya takes a sip of her scotch:  The Dragon Isles,actually.

[7:45:05 PM] Ander: ((...do I know anything about the Dragon Isles?))

[7:47:43 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: The Dragon Isles - An archipelago ruled by a multicolored council of metallic and chromatic dragon merchant princes, the Dragon Isles is an important trading hub.))

[7:48:26 PM] Ander: "Whoa, cool.  I didn't know there were humans there.  I grew up in the Jeweled Cities.  Big mining...place."

[7:48:54 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  Very few humans.

[7:49:54 PM] Ander: "What'd you fight with?  I've got Skara here. (holds up her short sword, still scabbarded)).

[7:51:27 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya eyes it.  "I have a greatsword.  I didn't bring it with me."

[7:51:53 PM] Ander: "...oh man, that is cool."

[7:52:30 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  Is it common to name your weapons in the Jeweled Cities?

[7:53:32 PM | Edited 7:54:00 PM] Ander: "Yes!  Why does no one else do it out here?  Every great hero in the stories, their weapon has a name!"

[7:54:29 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  I can see the appeal, to anthropromorphize your weapons, since they're constant companions.

[7:54:38 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  So.

[7:54:57 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  What are you doing after this?

[7:55:17 PM] Ander: "...um...I hadn't really thought that far ahead...did you...maybe wanna do something?"

[7:55:51 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya nods.  "Yes.  Good.  We'll go down to one of the training rooms at the Arena."

[7:57:01 PM] Ander: ((That insight check was to see if I felt Ander would feel a need to bring protection.  But he doesn't.))

[7:57:24 PM] Ander: "Yeah, that sounds cool.  ...will they let us in this late at night?"

[7:57:43 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: She seems pretty straightforward, really.  Refreshingly so.

[7:58:00 PM] Ander: ((Indeed))

[7:58:15 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya:  There are some that are open all night.  That's where I usually go to train a bit.

[7:58:56 PM] Ander: "...yeah, I'd like that.  ...I'll just let my friends know we're going and...maybe we can head out?"

[7:59:29 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya nods!  "Acceptable."

[7:59:51 PM] \*\*\* Ander will get up and head over to Kite and Daneel. \*\*\*

[8:00:27 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Kite is sitting with Sofia, Daneel is with the Cleaver.

[8:00:38 PM] \*\*\* Ander heads for Lenore instead then, I think. \*\*\*

[8:01:15 PM] \*\*\* Ander says to Lenore.  "Hey, I think me and Anya here are gonna head out.  This went great.  Thanks." \*\*\*

[8:01:51 PM] Time, the implacable enemy of all mortals: Anya looks up from her clipboard, and looks between Ander and Anya.  Then she smiles broadly!