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World's End...
Yosannah is yelling at a bar patron as Alayne enters the bar, "Get off me you freek!!"She mumbles under her breath as she adjusts her jacket, "..jesus.."
Alayne has just received her order from the bartender, a mudslide. She doesn't bother to look around. "Hello Yosannah."
Yosannah glaces up at Alayne, "Alayyyne!" She hops over to the bar and holds her arms out.
Alayne says, "Oof." as she accepts the hug.
Yo smiles and pulls up a chair, "Where have you been?"
Alayne says, "Watching a universe implode on itself."
Ithius smiles at Alayne, "always a pleasure to see you lady Alayne."
Yosannah motions with her hand, "It is, isnt it."
Alayne responds, "Thank you.. Ithius."Alayne sips her mudslide as Yo turns back to her, "So, what's been up?"
Alayne says, "So what? I'm experimenting. It was fun. Everyone died."
Yosannah shakes her head and laughs, "What are you talking about?! Clue me in!"
Alayne says, irritably, "That's what usually happens when a universe implodes."
Yosannah waves toward the bartender, points at Alayne's drink and then points at the empty place before her, "Wait. YOU imploded a universe? What for?" The bartnder smiles at Yo. When she looks away he shakes his head and rolls his eyes.
Alayne says, "To see if I could?"ad and rolls her eyes.
Yosannah stares at Alayne, "What if there was another shadow of me in that universe! Alayne. You killed me. That's so cruel." She smirks as the bartender places a mudslide before her and retreats behind the bar.
Alayne says, screwing up her nose, "Don't be melodramatic. Actually to see what happened, I wanted to make notes so that I could collaborate for errors in the future."
"I guess that's what you do when you're all tough like the rest of your family. Or maybe it's just cause you're all insane."
"Yes."
"Yes? Yes to which one?"
"Guess."
"I knew it! I knew you were all insane!"
Alayne says, "Congradulations, you win a prize."
Yosannah claps merrily then abruptly takes a long sip from her mudslide. "Mmmm. Good stuff. So." She clears her throat, "You can add me to the list then." She winks.
"That's a very long list." Alayne leans forward to Yo, conspiratorily, "You win a trump if you can name at least 10 insane people related to me."
Yosannah smiles at that. "D and I are going to get married." She stares into her dink. "That's crazy, isn't it?"
Alayne says, "Bah, you already named two."
Yo laughs, "Alayne, I'm being serious."
Alayne leans back, rocking on the back of her chair legs. "Ah good then. Bout time that boy shaped his act up."
Yosannah drops her head to the table dramatically. "As if."
"Alayne says, "Then you need a wedding. I'll tell Luke to loan you the castle for a week."
"I'm worried." She tugs at the collar around her neck. Perhaps absent mindedly, "What if things get messed up? I mean, a Cinderella wedding would be nice but..."
Alayne looks her over, "Trust me."
"Trust you...?"
Alayne says, "Yes, dear. I got Hel married by the King of Chaos didn't I?"
Yosannah smirks, "I missed that one. Hel was mad."
Alayne says, "Well there you go." she sips her mudslide.
"Come on, lets go shopping, and stop boring these poor people."
They both step away from the table, "Well, that's not the only worry..."
Alayne offers her hand to Yo.
"There's this woman. Perhaps you know her.." their images befine to flicker, "Her name is Neph.. something or other.."
Gardens - Fairmir Palace...
"This Neph girl, Alayne... She's been telling me things. About Damen. I know they were together when we broke up. But I think she's trying to come between us."
Alayne says "You shouldn't talk to strangers. Didn't your mother ever tell you that?"
Yosannah laughs, "Alayne, she tracks me down. Well, it feels that way. I tell her to shut up and she keeps yap yap yap'n!"
"So obviously she's trying to snow you. They only continue to talk when they're doing that."
"Yeah, well, I think Damen has been hiding what really went on between them. Like it might hurt me." She sniffs at a rose. "Like I give a shit what they did when I wasn't in the picture. Men."
Damen shimmers into view with Luke.
Alayne snorts, "Men do not like to discuss their old girlfriends, best to leave it buried. If she wants to make trouble, then she'll have to deal with me."
Damen releases Luke's hand.
Yosannah turns as she and Alayne are in mid conversation.
Damen says "Doubtful, Alayne. Mind your own business." Damen smiles, and walks over to Yosannah's side. "Hi."
Luke slips his hands into his pockets after arriving with Damen, he looks Alayne over with a smile.
Alayne glances at Damen, "Oh hello, kiddo. And Yosannah is my business, she's my student, so if you hurt her, I'll toss you into the Abyss." she glances at Luke with a smile. "You!"
Damen says "Yadda yadda yadda. I've already shot her...what more can I do?"
Luke says "Hey there sis."
Damen leans over and kisses Yosannah on the cheek. "Admit it. You missed me."
Yosannah kisses Damen lightly, "Let's not relive that again."
Alayne says, "Hey hey, get a room." grinning.
Damen nods and turns to look at Alayne. "You meddle. It's what you do."
Alayne says, "Moi?" Alayne looks supremely innocent.
Damen crosses his arms and looks at Alayne pointedly.
Damen nods, "Whatever"
Alayne says "Three and three makes one."
Damen says "Yeah. Who's the groom?"
Alayne smirks, "And my brother has the palace."
Luke holds his hands up, "Hold on a minute here... I have a -palace-, and it isn't a very big one even."
Alayne smiles at Luke, "Its still a palace, with a King. This is just a palace."
Damen says "Ruled by a meddler."
Luke looks Yosannah over as Damen and Alayne banter, "Hi there."
Alayne indicates Luke, "Yo, this is my wayward brother Luke. Luke this is Yosannah.
Luke is blunt. "Great to meet you Yosannah. What can I give you to elope in Texorami."
Alayne glares at Luke.
Damen smirks.
Yosannah nudges Damen, "They all ARE like you. Amazing."
Damen chuckles.
Stone comes into the garden from the palace as a mirror slides open for him. It closes a few minutes later.
Alayne says, aside, "I'll take that as a compliment."
Damen rolls his eyes, "This only gets better."
Yosannah is about to shake Luke's hand when Stone arrives. "What the hell is this? I can't get away from you can I?"
Stone wanders out, hands in his trenchcoat pockets, "Me too." he chimes in.
Luke glances to Stone.
Damen does the introduction. "My business partner. Stone."
Alayne says, "Hello, darling. Yo has great news. Ask her." She glides over to Stone.
"I think I already told him."
Stone looks at Yosannah and then asks Damen, "You didn't get her pregnant, did you?" He then waves towards Luke, "Hey there."
Alayne gives Stone a peck on the cheek.
Damen gestures to Luke. "My dad."
Luke looks about then scratches the top of his head. "The fifth wheel."
Alayne adds, "My brother."
Stone smiles at Luke, telling Damen, "I think we met once."
Luke says "I've met just about everyone once, but it's good to see you regardless."
Damen says "So...here's the story. Luke and I will talk about this castle thing...at some point. And then -I'll-..." he pauses, glancing at Yosannah. "...I mean -we- will decide where the best location may be."
Alayne smiles, serenely.
Yosannah mumbles "Yeah, well. Maybe it's best if we go someplace else for a ceremony. I wouldn't want to offend and all..." She smirks.
Damen elbows Yosannah lightly.
Alayne smiles winsomely at Luke.
Luke says "Tell you all what, have this wonderous affair in Kashfa, but..."
"But..." Luke points at Alayne, "You're doing all the work."
Damen says "Oh hell no."
"Why? You aren't exactly going to do it."
Stone tells Damen, "I heard all the affairs you had were wonderous."
Damen looks to Luke incredulous. "You would submit me to this? Your own dear son?
Alayne rushes over to Luke and throws her arms around him, squeezing. "Thank you. You've always been my favorite brother."
Yosannah shoots Stone a glare, "YOU know it doesn't get any better than me. Please."
Stone shakes his head, saying to Yosannah, "I ain't touching that."
Alayne pockets her shades, and grins at Yo, "Play nice kids."
Luke hugs Alayne back, he is genuinely warm about it too. "You're so welcome."
Alayne kisses him on the cheek, "You won't regret it."
Yosannah regards Alayne, "I didnt know you had more than one brother."
Stone tells Yosannah, "She's an Amberite. They breed like Catholics."
Yosannah crosses her arms, "Stone. Tsk tsk. You'll burn in hell for that."
Stone smirks at Yosannah, "Like -I'm- ever going to die.
Luke squints at Alayne, "I didn't know you had another brother."
Alayne smiles at Luke, "Surely you remember Jordan?"
Luke tilts his head, "He's still alive?"
Yo ignores Stone, "Who's Jordan?"
Alayne frowns slightly, "I'm not sure, his trump has not worked for a while." she sighs.
Luke approaches Yosannah, leans over and asks "Take a short walk with me for a minute, huh?"
Yosannah studies Luke for a moment, "Sure, why not." She turns to Stone as if looking for an okay.
Stone gives Yosannah a thumbs up as he wanders towards Damen.
Yosannah regards Alayne with a shrug as she steps away.
Alayne nods to Yosannah with a smile.
Luke tells Alayne, "I'll have a room and staff prepared for your arrival sis." He then begins walking with Yosannah.
Alayne grins at Luke, "Thank-you, dear."
Alayne calls over to Yo, "But if he tries to sell you a pattern sword from Chaos, don't listen!"
Yosannah chuckles.
Luke enters the gazebo as Yo follows. In the gazebo, Luke says "I just didn't want you to get the wrong impression, I'm really happy for you and Damen, I want the best for you."
Yosannah quietly regards him. Luke scratches the back of his neck, "But here's the deal."
Yosannah glaces out over the garden. She listens. In the gazebo, Luke says "If you two get married, right now, in Kashfa...it pretty much shoots to hell any chance Damen has of becoming my heir."
Yosannah crosses her arms. "And?"
Damen calls out, "If he gets frisky, hit him. That's what I do." Damen moves to the fountain.
Stone calls out, "That's what she does too."
Yosannah regards Damen. Her eyes are cool.
Luke lifts his shoulders and palms, "Hey, no skin off my nose. I need to tell him the same thing." Luke calls out, "Hey Damen, come over here a second."
Damen nods and makes his way to the gazebo. Damen gauges Yo's expression. "What's up?" He turns to Luke.
Luke says "I was just talking to your beautiful fiancee here about a certain problem."
Yosannah isn't at all flattered by his words.
Damen raises an eyebrow, "That problem being?"
Luke says "If you guys get married in Kashfa, right now, it will be real hard naming you my heir."
Damen says "Why's that? It's not heir-naming season? We have to wait for July or something?"
Yosannah says "I'm not good enough. I think that's what he's saying."
Alayne rolls eyes, then snaps her fingers, a couple of diet cokes appear on the table before them.
Luke shakes his head, "It's more complicated than that. Yosannah, where you from?"
Yosannah shakes her head, "I'm not playing this. Forget it."
Damen glances at Yo. "That's not what it sounded like to me." He turns back to Luke, "What's that have to do with the price of tea in China?"
Stone looks up to the Heavens, saying, "Thank you holy Fount for your gifts of Diet Coke."
Alayne rolls her eyes. Damen lowers his voice.
Stone then picks one up and pops it open, taking a sip.
Luke says "Look you two, I could care less if you get hitched to be totally honest, I'm not the biggest fan or follower of marraige. But you're chaosian, right Yosannah?"
Yosannah shakes her head. "No. Who told you that?"
Luke lifts his brow, "No? Christ I just assumed based on what I'd heard." He rubs his chin, "Where are you from?"
Yosannah holds up her hands defensively, palms facing Luke.
Damen shakes his head. "She's not from the Courts or from Amber.....strangely enough, the same applies for the citizens of Kashfa."
Yosannah says "Wait wait. What do you mean what you've heard? What have you heard?"
Luke shrugs, "Based on what Dalt told me of the Four Horseman and your associates, I guess I just assumed. It doesn't matter to me, really, Chaos....Amber...all the same to me. But the people are finicky about this stuff."
Damen says "What people?"
Luke says "Kashfans. Chaosians are not exactly popular folks, Damen."
Damen says "Kashfans? Hell, they're in the same position as her. So...it's just Chaos that's an issue. She's not from the Courts....problem solved."
Yosannah turns away from the two men. She rests her hands on the railing and stares out over the garden. "Yeah. Problem solved..."
Alayne glances over at Yosannah and smiles at her holding up her fist and shaking it encouragingly.
Luke says "Absolutely, I assumed wrong. There shouldn't be a problem."
Damen nods, "Well there you go."
Yosannah smiles at Alayne, her back still at the two men talking next to her. She abruptly changes the topic. "Dalt. When did you talk to him?"
Stone looks at Yosannah for a moment, looking thoughtful. He then says, "Could be worse. Could be me." He then looks at Alayne hopefully.
Luke says "I grew up with him, Yosannah, he's damn near my best friend."
Alayne looks heavanward. Yosannah turns to face the two men again. "Funny, Merlin said you were his best friend."
Luke says "He is. Dalt's only damn near."
Damen peers at Yosannah. "Where are you going with all of this?" Yosannah shakes her head lightly. "Nothing I suppose. Only that it speaks to the character of your family. And I'm not surprised."
Luke says "You're questioning the character of my family?"
Damen frowns faintly. "Where the hell is this highschool mentality coming from? He's my best friend....no...he's my bestest friend."
Luke glances at Damen. "She asked."
Alayne and Stone are engaged in idle banter, with Alayne every now and then rolling her eyes and patting Stone's hand.
Yosannah closes her eyes with a smile. "It doesn't matter."
Luke pats Damen on the shoulder. "I want you to use our home for your wedding Damen, I do, and I wish you both happiness." Then he turns to Yosannah, "And you can question my friendships as well as the integrity of my family all you like, as you marry my son in the palace they built."
Luke turns to leave the gazebo.
Damen rubs his jaw thoughtfully. "I'll catch up with you later, dad.....and thanks."
Yosannah clenches her jaw.
Luke says "You bet kid." Luke moves away, slowly fading from view...
Yosannah yells after his image, "That'll be the day!"
Alayne glances over at Yo and Damen. Yosannah steps out of the Gazebo, "Bullshit..."
Damen follows Yo, "What the hell was that all about....actually....I know, and for once you were completely unfounded and it pisses you off. Kashfa has prejudices towards the the Courts....he was concerned you were from Chaos. That was -all-. He wasn't telling you we couldn't get married, just that there would have been problems if you were Chaosian. And you aren't. However, this whole 'I'm a lowly shadow' chip on your shoulder could rival some of the sizes of a few of the Houses."
Yosannah turns to face Damen and pokes a finger in his chest. "I never do anything Unfounded. You KNOW that! And he knows exactly what I'm talking about and THAT's what was going on there."
"Is it that time of the month? You're all loony today."
Yosannah Shakes her head, "What?! That was an intelligent comeback, Damen. Really."
Damen says "If I didn't know any better I'd say you were upset because he stated Dalt was a close friend of his and you were afraid your pal Merlin might have come in at second place."
"Fuck Merlin! "
Damen smirks, "You know I'm not touching that one."
"And This has NOTHING to do with me being a lowly shadow. And if you need me to prove it say the word, Boy. I'll bury you right here."
Alayne eyes Yosannah and says, "Calm down, hon."
Yosannah must have heard Alayne. She pauses and locks eyes with Damen.
Damen meets Yosannah's gaze with his own. "You want to try me. Go for it."
Stone kicks his feet up on his table and watches.
"You aren't that stupid."
"Yo...why are we arguing? We're getting what we want....married....in a castle. So my dad has issues. Most of my family has issues....it's not stopping me from making you my wife."
Yosannah Shakes her head, "Your father's two best friends... one used me, and the other abandoned me. The people he associates with... That speaks to his character. That's all I was saying." She drops her head. "That's all."
Damen nods, although his jaw clenches slightly at the thought of Merlin. "Yet...along those same lines...I slaughtered kingdoms....innocents...and you still allowed yourself to love me. Do you think you can find it in your heart to accept my father? Even though he associates with two people who have caused you pain in your life?"
Alayne pulls at Stone's hand.
Yosannah considers, "I don't want Dalt at our wedding, Damen. Absolutely not."
Damen nods, "That's up to you an I, my own. And if you don't want him there...he won't be allowed in the city gates."
"He's your father's friend. How will that fly?"
Damen says "It's -our- wedding. My father will understand."
Yosannah simply nods.
Alayne and Stone make their way out of the garden.
Damen smiles wanely. "Well, this whole meeting today went far worse than I hoped for....but I guess that's the way it goes. One thing I have realized in regards to you and I...one...we're stubborn....two, we're pig-headed...and three, there's very little that we can't beat when we combine our efforts."
Yosannah pulls him along as she moves to walk, "That third one is a doozy. So anyway..."
Damen chuckles, "So anyway..."
"Neph cornered me again. That's what Alayne and I were talking about when you showed up with your father."
Damen nods, "I know. I just recently got a letter from her....and then from you. Let me -try- to explain things."
Yosannah pauses in mid walk. She turns to face him, wrapping her arms around his neck.
Damen says "Actually..." He blinks, looking at her. "Hi."
Yosannah smiles softly, "Hi. Go on." One hand runs idly though his hair.
"I wanted to remain her friend....I do care about her. But I see now that that is going to be impossible. I wanted to help her with her son....but I think that might only be an excuse to reel me in closer to her."
"Were you in love? She seems to think so."
Damen wraps his arms around your waist, one hand stroking the small of her back. "No. But I did care about her deeply. Those words are very important to me....I did tell her that the potential of falling in love was there...but if that were to ever happen there were strings that needed to be tied." he sighs softly, "You were that string, lass. And with everything that had happened between us I meant to tie it. But here we are now....about to be married. And a far different knot was made. It's difficult for her to accept, and I did everythign I could not to lose the friendship....but that may be necessary....that -is- necessary."
Yosannah wraps her arms more tightly about his neck, "It is necessary. At the Bar I had told her that I didn't want to listen to anything she had to say. I told her that her words served no purpose other than to instigate something between you and I. I said that it was very manipulative." She shakes her head, "So she says" and Yo does her best to mimic Neph's voice, "Maybe it's time I started being manipulative." She rolls her eyes, "That's a little psychotic."
Damen smiles faintly. "She's a determined woman...I can't say I blame her. I need to talk to her one more time, Yo."
Yosannah shakes her head emphatically "No."
Damen emphasises, "To set her straight."
Yosannah continues to shake her head, "No!"
Damen nods, "A letter then?"
"The best thing you can do it just let it go. You're playing along with her game. She says things to me, knowing I'm going to tell you, and you respond." She urges, "Just let it be. All that matters is what you tell me about what happened. That's all."
"She'll keep coming Yo. I need to write..something....to tell her what was is no longer...and that this is the way things are going to be. You wouldn't want to be left in the cold that way if the situation was reversed."
"I don't like it."
He nods, "I know you don't....but it will be for the best. Honest." He leans down to kiss her, "Trust me on this...please."
Yosannah succums to his kiss. She dwells in it for a long moment before pulling away, "D. Have you.. been with her?"
Damen frowns faintly. "Not the best timing."
"I need to know. But I guess you just answered my question."
He nods. "This change things?"
Yosannah exhales slowly, "Okay. It doesn't change anything. I just needed to know. Not that it's not difficult to think on. But it's okay."
Damen nods, "I'm sorry, lass."
"What's to be sorry over?" She smiles, but it's obvious that it's forced.
Damen tries to meet her gaze, "I'm going to make you happy, Yo. I promise. No more pain."
Yosannah smiles again, for real this time, "I know. You had better." She then blinks. "Oh my god! Oh my god! The party!"
Damen blinks, "The party?"
Yosannah takes both of have hands, "We HAVE to make an appearence. I promised Delerium."
"Tonight?"
Yosannah hops up and down, "Tonight tonight tonight! Please. Ten minutes."
Damen nods, with a smile, "How can I refuse a bouncing lady? To Chaos."
Chaos...
Damen appears, holding Yosannah's hand.
Yosannah leans toward Damen. "Lots of strange people."
Damen murmurs, "Bloody hell."
Delerium's attention is all on Cisco now, and she offers him her package. "Happy birthday! Oh!" she covers her mouth with her hand. "You know it's a party for your birthday, right? Did I just spoil it?"
Yosannah peps up as she hears Delerium's voice. As if she could miss it. "Del! Del!" She waves and pulls Damen across the room to her.
Calder chuckles and winks at Delerium.
Domino moves to greet the latest arrivals, but steps aside to avoid being trampled.
Damen gets pulled. He offers Del a wave.
The big box goes *sprong* and opens, showing off a fine drafting table, nice and big, with a kind of odd surface -- porcelainish and white. Cisco grins at Delerium, telling her, "Watch out, and hi." as the sides fall off the crate.
Delerium eeps and steps back, then blinks at her name being called. "Yo?" She turns and beams. "Yo! You showed up! Oh, hi Damen!"
Yosannah drops Damen's hand and hugs Del tightly, she whispers in Delerium's direction, "This is a birthday party? Why didn't you tell me?"
Delerium erks and wheezes in reply, "Was a surprise... forgot to tell you..."
Damen glances around, an eyebrow slightly raised.
Cisco nods to Jayson, muttering low. "So what do I do when I want to ball up the sketch and throw it?"
Lily nods as she catches Vincent's nod through a gap in the crowd. She smiles as she catches sight of Danyea at the entrance.
Yosannah lets Del go, "But I didn't bring a giiiift." She reaches out for Damen's hand.
Damen grasps Yo's hand. "Quite the party."
Cisco goes over ant touches the surface of the drawing board. Nothing hapennes. "I guess it dosn't do cartoons, huh?"
Yo winks at Damen.
Delerium looks at Damen rather intensely for a moment, then smiles. "Staying long? Why don't you guys find somewhere to sit? I'll join you soon... just want to give Cisco his gift."
Damen studies those gathered after returning Yosannah's wink. Damen nods mutely at Del's request.
Danyea walks over to where Lily is, with drink in hand.
"Actually, Del. We're just swinging through... Unless" She looks at Damen expectantly."
Cisco looks over at Delerium and she mentions his name.
Damen smirks faintly, detecting the tone. "We can stay." He absently twists the ring on his hand. holding out her gift.
"Oh yeah! Here. You probably already have something like this..." Danyea smiles, "And to you, my friend." to Lily.
Damen smiles as he spies Danyea. He waits until her attention is oriented in his general direction before nodding politely.
Yosannah says, "Let's go sit by the orchestra."
Andreas waves to a waiter, asking him for a drink.
Cisco accepts the box. "Thank you. It's really cool you could come." He opens the box.
Damen glances at Cisco.
He squints and then nudges Yosannah, "Isn't that the guy we tossed through...." and then his voice trails off.
Yosannah nods quitly and shakes her head. "come on.."
Damen smirks, "Lead the way." Yosannah holds out a hand for Damen as they make their way out to the dance floor. Damen says "You're not going to make me tango are you?"
She rolls her eyes, "Just a slow dance." Near the orchestra, Yosannah says "This is nice."
Damen smiles, regarding her. "Yeah?"
Yosannah says "I don't think we've ever been out dancing."
Damen says "Only at the club."
Delerium taps the disk. "Put it in sunlight. That's all he needs." She frowns. "He's not supposed to be swimming all over the place like that..."
Yosannah makes a face in attempt to remember, "At the club...? Damen says "The grand opening. We danced."
"THAT club. I thought you were refering to the Gideon Club."
Delerium smiles. "Swim north." She then whispers something in Cisco's ear before planting a kiss on his cheek.
Damen smiles, shaking his head. Yosannah says "I remember that." Damen smiles, "I remember that you were a good dancer...we'll have to do that more often. So, have you thought of what you want our wedding song to be?"
Yosannah laughs, "No. I guess we should."
"We should."
Delerium looks pleased. "Good. Oh, someone else wants to give you a gift." She scampers off, snagging some food from the buffet as she passes it.
Yosannah chuckles at the site of Delerium, "Did you have something in mind?"
Damen brings a hand up to rub the bridge of his nose. Damen rubs his jaw thoughtfully. "A few. The trouble is none really seem to capture how much I feel for you."
Delerium fills a small plate with the junkiest of the junk food available. She briefly looks over at Damen and Yosannah, tempted to join them, but seems reluctant to step onto a dance floor with her food.
Yosannah wraps her arms around Damen's neck and hugs him in the middle of their dance. She spots Del and waves at her to come over. "Let's get a table."
Damen follows Yosannah's gyrations and smiles at Del. "Sounds good." Damen notices Portia and offers her a smile.
Portia smiles at Damen in return, lifting her hand to wave from where she sits near the buffet.
Yosannah nudges Damen. "Stop flirting."
Delerium skirts the dance floor, joining Yosannah and Damen.
Damen chuckles, "I'm not flirting....I'm being political." Damen smiles politely, "Hello Del."
Yosannah says "Whatever. Del, what's the difference between flirting and being political?"
Delerium offers, "Caramel corn?" All the tiny pastries have mysteriously disappeared. "Hi Damen. Hmm?" she looks at Yosannah. "Being political means you're already involved with someone." Damen chuckles at that.
Yosannah smiles, "Yeah yeah. Del, there are lots of people here."
Delerium looks around. "I know. I don't know most of them..." She looks at Visolela in surprise. "What's she doing here?"
Visolela returns from whatever appointment took her away.
Damen follows Del's gaze to Visolela. "Who is she?"
Delerium waves over at Visolela from where she sits, looking a little surprised.
Yosannah follows Del's gace to Visolela.
Visolela waves to Delirium, and wanders in her direction.
Delerium nods brightly. "Always. These are my friends, Yosannah and Damen. Care to join us?"
Yosannah smiles at Visolela.
Damen leans over to Yo and places a light kiss on her lips, "I have to run to the studio, love. Stay with Del...keep her out of trouble."
"Oh, really? S'okay. I'll go with you. I'm tired anyway."
Damen glances at Yo, "You sure?"
Delerium teases, "You guys are so cute..."
Yosannah laughs. "Gross, we're cuuuute."
Visolela joins them.
Yosannah says "I am tired though. Nice to meetcha, Vis."
Damen says "We're heading out, lass. But it was nice to meet you. Enjoy the party." He offers his hand to Yosannah, "Ready?"
Delerium murmurs warmly, "Take care, guys."
Yo takes Damen's hand and their images begin to shimmer.