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May 20, 2000 |
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The newly remodeled Gideon Club...
Yosannah pours into the Study as if this is a perfectly natural thing to do.
Stone glances towards Yosannah briefly and then tells Zeta, "He's got a good sense of humor. Also drew his own Pattern. Though one might necessitate the other."
Zeta turns her attention briefly to Yosannah and smiles politely.
"I'm thinking about drawing my own Pattern," she offers with a nod at Zeta, "What do you think, Stoner?"
Zeta notes, "You'll have to do it when I'm finished with the jewel. I called it first."
Stone tells Yosannah, "I don't know if I'd want to live in your universe."
"You already do" She smirks, "You just haven't figured it out yet." She motions at Zeta. "You have company."
Zeta greets Yosannah from her seat in the easy chair, "I'm Zeta Yrymyss. You are Yosannah I presume?"
Yosannah raises a brow as Zeta 'presumes' her name, "Yeah. Have we met or something?" She turns to Stone and asks again, "Have we met?"
Stone tells Yosannah, "I've been selling nude Trumps of you to make a few extra bucks."
Zeta grins and answers, "Maybe in another life. I'm very keen on these things no ne the less." She cuts her eyes to Stone.
Yosannah sighs at Stone, "Again? Jesus." She regards Zeta, "No really. Where have we met."
Zeta replies, "We didn't formally meet. I saw you in the WEB speaking with a woman named Kitsune if I'm not mistaken." She considers some more and notes, "Do you know a man named Damen?"
"Sure do." She smiles, "Everyone 'round her does. And so do you, I suspect?"
Zeta grins, "I know who he is."
"Friends?" Zeta shakes her head, "Not really. I think we only met once. But I never forget a face. Especially one that cute."
Stone smirks and then glances up, "Incoming call." he mumbles before getting a faraway look on his face.
Zeta glances at Stone.
Yosannah pays no mind to Stone, "Yeah. Well then, I suppose you might like to come to our wedding."
Zeta's eye brows climb a good bit, "Oh, congratulations." She smiles, "When is it?"
"I suppose that's completely up to Alayne. Do you know Alayne?" She doesn't wait for an answer, "She's in running the show. I suppose as soon as she can get it set up at her brother's place." She regards Stone for a moment, "And everyone's schedules can be worked out."
Zeta glances at Stone and dips her chin in a nod, "I know Alayne." Then back to Yosannah, "To which brother do you refer?"
Yosannah offers matter of factly, "Luke."
Zeta inclines her chin, "Ah. It sounds exciting. I'm glad for the two of you." She crosses her legs, "Any plans for children?"
Yosannah wanders over to the window overlooking the front yard, she pauses there for a moment before changing the topic, "What about you? Married?"
Zeta falls silent a moment and lets the subject be changed, "No, I'm not. I had considered it once, but it didn't work out." Her voice looses a bit of its tone as if her emotions shifted slightly for the worse.
Yosannah picks up a magazine from a nearby end table. She rips a page out and rolls the paper up into a little ball, "I'm sorry to hear it." She flings the little ball in Stone's direction. "What happened?"
Stone gets hit by the ball of paper, not letting it shake him from his mental conversation.
Zeta shakes her head a bit and answers, "He met the wrong end of a sword."
"How unfortunate," she offers idly. "So where ya from, and how did you get hooked up with," she thumbs a finger in Stone's direction, "this loser?"
Zeta turns her eyes at Stone and grins a bit, forgetting that portion of conversation to move on, "I'm from Chaos by blood, but I was raised in one of the elemental shadows around Hell. Stone and I met a while back in the WEB. It seems I meet everyone there."
"Ya working for him?" Yo moves behind the bar and fishes around.
Zeta chuckles and shakes her head, "Gods no. You could say that we have a mutual understanding though."
Yosannah mumbles under her breath with a chuckle, "...mutual under.. Ah ha." She pops her head back up and places a Diet coke on bartop. She then returns to fishing around. After a moment she retrieves a Mountain Dew.
Zeta nods, "Yep. He doesn't tell anyone I'm a world class air head, and I don't tell anyone about the tattoo of Elvis on his butt." She grins and cuts her eyes to Stone to see if he's listening.
Yosannah takes both cans and circles to the front of the bar. She slides the Diet Coke can into Stone's hand. She laughs, "When did you learn about the tatoo on his butt?"
Zeta grins, "He mooned me from the top of the house once." She points up, indica ting where she's talking about.
Yosannah cracks open her can of soda, "Ah." She gulps at the drink.
Zeta chuckles at Stone, "He really isn't listening."
Yosannah shakes her head, "Oh no." She acts all mysterious-like, "He's aaalways listening." She then rolls her eyes before taking another gulp of her drink.
Stone's eyes focus at this, "That's right. Aaalways listening."
Zeta chuckles and sighs, "Well, I hate to leave good company..." she grins as Stone speaks, "But I need to get some things taken care of. I'll be in touch, Stone." To Yo, "It was good getting to formally meet you. Now I'll have a better idea who I'm hearing all those rumors about."
Yosannah smiles, "Take care."
Stone grins and then waves towards Zeta, "Thanks for stopping. Don't be such a stranger."
Zeta produces a trump and nods as she regards it, "Take care." She returns to them both before vanishing.
Yosannah plops down in the easy chair that the woman had been sitting in. She slings a leg over its arm.
Stone says, "So, what's new with you?" he asks, glancing at the balled up paper on the floor.
Yosannah smirks, "Nadda. I wanted to ask you about this guy I know."
Stone says "Ask away."
"His name is Cisco-something-spanish-or other. Do you know him?"
Stone says "Cisco Martinez Usher something Inondare. Yep, he used to own a bar in Begma. Now he's a Chaosian."
Yosannah rolls her eyes, "Good Lord. Anyway. He trumped me last night and asked me about this place..." She tries to recall the name of the place. "Albion. That's it."
Stone ahs, "Also known as Gaslight. Or rather the fae section of it. That the one?"
"He asked if I had ever been there. I said, 'Yes', though of course I hadn't... He was saying something about a contract" She Shrugs.
Stone says "Where'd he get a Trump of you from?"
Yosannah shrugs at this too, "I think I gave it to him."
Stone smirks, "What contract, then?"
"Something about construction or a building. I wasn't exactly following him. He was also saying something about shadow-physics."
"He's building something in Albion or you are?"
"No, I think he wants to."
Stone says "So why'd he ask you?"
Yosannah laughs, "That's the funny thing. He met me when I was carrying Pestilence. He thinks I 'know' things. So I let him think it. Idiot. Anyway, you know how I am."
Stone snickers, "I know how you are. That's pretty funny."
She changes the topic, "So, who is that Zeta girl."
Stone says "Her? Just someone I chat with once in a while. So what did he ask you specifically?"
"I change to topic and you change it back, "He was asking me if I could take him there, where it was, what the political climate was, ahh. stuff like that. Then he talked about shadow science type things. Kinda reminded me of 'Laynee's nonsense."
Stone smirks, "Tell him to talk to me."
"Why the hell would I do that? You'd tell him what I'm really all about and it'd ruin my fun."
Stone says "How's this sound : My liege and Master Pestilence the Great has commanded me to do thy bidding?"
Yosannah laughs loudly, "Awe.. you'd do that for me?"
Stone chuckles, "Something less obvious, but sure. Nothing like confusing the public."
"While we're on the topic of Horsee-persons, did I happen to mention that two of them have made visits to the Sun. And more specifically, my place?"
Stone says "Really? Which two?"
"The chick with the dead cat and the one with the southern accent."
Stone says "Assuming they haven't found a new Pestilence, that'd be Death and Famine. Looking for you?"
"Of course they haven't found a 'new' Pestilence. She's still here. That's why they're looking for me. Death knocked the shit out of me last month you know."
Stone says "Taking your lack of making quota pretty bad then, are they?"
Yosannah smiles and scratches at her temple, "What am I gonna do? Did you know Damen took me to Flora who told me that the entire situation is pretty much helpless."
Stone says "Well, if Flora told me that my flower arrangements were all wrong, I'd take her advice very seriously. In matters of anything more important, I'd ask for a second opinion."
Yo makes a face, ""What's your beef with Flora? " She mumbles, "or maybe it was Fiona.." Stone shrugs, "Nothing. And Fiona is a different matter." He then says, "Nevertheless, didn't Dalt rip one out one time? Or at least have it done? I was a bit unclear on that."
She regards Stone, "I don't know. But I think they're different then Pest is. Something about how infected I am such that our being together is symbiotic. I was wondering of a really strong shifter might be able to help me."
"Symbiosis isn't bad. I have one too. In case of decapitation."
Yosannah laughs, "What?"
Stone says "In case someone cuts off my head. Pretty much the only thing that could kill me other than that is total disintegration, which I haven't quite worked my way around yet."
"You're serious." She shakes her head with a smile, "So what you're saying Is that I should just accept this and deal with these guys regularly showing up on my doorstep?"
Stone says "What I'm saying is that every problem has a solution that may utilize magic but usually begins with some thinking instead of the other way around."
Yosannah frowns as if she isn't sure if she should be insulted.
Stone chuckles, "And on that note, I should be off. However, since you've sparked my interest, I may have a few ideas sometime soon for you."
Yosannah nods and climbs out of the char and fishes 'round in her jacket, "Yeah, sure. I'll see you soon."