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October 15, 2000 |
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The World's End Bar...
Yosannah slides something into the inner pocket of her jacket and wanders over to the bar.
Loreena says "I-I'm sorry....I'm making a scene..."
Beatrice mutters to Loreena, "No,... ear to..."
Yosannah glances at the two women taking as she passes.
Loreena throws her arm around Beatrice's neck and starts sobbing.
Yosannah places a hand lightly on Riva's shoulder as she reaches for a stool, "Hey, Riv. "
She spots Crimson and offers, "Crim! What's up?"
Crimson glances at the woman that says his name. With a smile he says, "Hey, Yo. Not much."
Yosannah glances back at the two women.
Yosannah says "What's up with them?"
Beatrice slides into a seat and starts to comfort the woman.
Crimson turns his attention back to his ale, "Beats me. The skinny one just walked in and started crying then Beatrice went over to console her... I guess."
Yosannah nods at Crimson, "I haven't seen you at The Club or anything. Don't you like come'n 'round to The Sun anymore?" She slides out of her jacket and sets it on the back of a chair near the bar.
Crimson says "Was just there this morning... to pick up some stuff. To be honest, I've been too busy lately to really leave my office."
Ophelia says "And here I thought you were just out partying and getting laid."
Crimson says "I wish."
Jeremiah raises an eyebrow intriguedly.
Yosannah says "Stuff hu?" She doesn't flinch at the 'getting laid' part, "What stuff?"
Crimson grins, "Just stuff."
Yosannah nods knowingly, "Yeah, I'll bet." She reaches over the bar and snatches a lemon out of the bartender's fruit tray, "You know I'll hear about it later anyway if it's 'important stuff'." She nods again with a smirk.
Crimson says "It wasn't 'club stuff'. It was 'Crim's stuff that was kept at the club."
Yosannah says "Crimson... That's still Club Stuff. Come on now."
Riva nods to Ophelia, then to Yosannah. "Hey, Oph...Yo."
Crimson shrugs, "It's not important stuff. Just my secret stash."
Amadan orders a Vanila Milkshake. The bartender pushes it across the bar and it slides to a stop in front of him.
Yosannah laughs, "You got any with you? We can pass it 'round right now" She then nods at Riva, "How's it... it... Christ Riv, What the hell's with your face?"
Riva says "Ryker broke the nose, and the scar is from Eric, the other from his lackey Alaric. ...trust me, my face looks a lot better than the rest of me."
Joshua steps through near the door, trump in hand. He slips the card away, somewhere.
Yosannah says "Ryker? That guy from the bar? And who the fuck is Eric? You mean Damen's great uncle?"
Riva grins mirthlessly, her smart-assed cocky kind of humor and demeanor is gone from her eyes. "It's a lot better than it was a while back...ask Ophelia." she arches an eyebrow. "Please tell me you've heard of Eric as something other than Damen's great uncle? Yes, he's one of Damen's relitives, an elder prince of Amber. Probly one of the more dangerous ones. Maybe the most."
Yosannah spots Ithius and waves him over. "Ith, look at this" She motions at Riva, "Take a look at her face."
Ithius quirks a brow at Yosannah then looks at Riva, and ehhs, "I suppose I don't want to know what happened this time?"
Yosannah shrugs at Ithius, "I dunno. She's spout'n some crap about a muther fucker named Eric. Damned if I know."
Riva chuckles. "Yo, he's seen it. This is the best i've been the last two weeks."
Ithius nods, "basically."
Riva turns back to Yo and ithius. "Ithius, she doesn't really know who Eric is." she sounds amazed.
Yosannah shakes her head, "Riv, you need to get yourself a new line of work." She nods at Ithius, "Want a lemon" She holds up a lemon, "Eric Schmerick."
Ithius says "Greetings and salutations, no lemons the erode your teeth. you might ask who Eric is Yosannah, you might be surprised."
Riva says "She knows him as her S.o.'s uncle."
Yosannah says "Damn lemons."
Ithius looks side ways at Yosannah, "You have met Eric right?"
Jeremiah glances at Yosannah, and mutters something to himself. Riva snorts. "Anyway, he's one of the big players and is leading an obscenely large force to Chaos at the moment." she shrugs. "I was tailing him by myself for about threeweeks...then got ambushed. I was his prisoner for..I dunno, a few days."
Yosannah tries to recall, "Eric... Eric.. Nope. Don't know him." She rolls her eyes and orders a beer. "Ith, you want a beer?"
Ithius hmmms, "That's kind of like not knowing who Brand is and living in fairmir."
Ithius hmmms, "Dr. Pepper for me, I tend to sing rude songs when I drink beer."
Riva shakes her head. "Well, be glad you don't know him. The last converasation I had with him he flailed most of my skin off, had spikes driven under my nails, hot pokers, and some unmentionable things, then oded me on drugs and left me locked ins shadow to rot for three weeks until Dalt nearly ran me over. In my book he's not one to fuck with."
Yosannah rolls her eyes, "Listen. I know who he is, okay. I know who lives in Fairmir. Hell, I lived in Fairmir. The point is..." She regards Riva with a smile, "Dalt almost ran you over? Neeto."
Ithius says "The point is Eric isn't all the important to you Yo. How did Dalt almost hit you with a motor vehicle?"
Riva actually grins at that. "Yup. He then ordered one of his lackeys to poke me with a stick to see if I was still alive. He hasn't changed a bit."
Yosannah smiles, "The point is.." She leans toward the bartender, "Hey, Dr. Pepper for Ithius here.. The point is I don't care. And if you got yourself a new line of work, you wouldn't care either."
Riva shrugs. "Healthy attitude and good point Yo. However this wasn't work related...this was something done out of duty and a desire to protect what I love."
Crimson turns on his stool and slides off. He then heads for an unoccupied table. Ithius accepts a Dr. Pepper, and sips it slowly, "So Yo", he grins thoughtfully.
Yosannah just stares at Riva, shaking her head lightly, "So... Ith." She turns to face him.
Ithius says "So when are you getting married?"
Yosannah says "Well, here's the deal about that..." She adjusts herself in order to prepare to tell the story, "Damen went and told his dad's wife that Kashfa could go fuck itself.. and so could she." She nods, "And we were supposed to have the wedding at the castle. At least, that's what his dad said, But I suppose that's off now." She nods some more, "The short answer, therefore, is.. I dunno."
Ithius hmms, "You mean Coral?" She nods, "Yeah. Coral. Whoever."
Ithius chuckles at Yosannah's statement, "you do remember your mother's name right?"
"Oh, Ith. I remember your name, don't I?"
Amadan pipes up again "so, where is this invading army?"
Ithius says "No idea myself." Ithius grins, "In part? Coral I believe is queen of Kashfra or something like that." Yosannah says "Yadda yadda. See, this is why I wonder why I come here. Everyone's always so, this is this and she is she and oh.. what about that invading army. Good guys bad guys.. who gives a shit....."
Ithius says "I take it Damen was upset with something, why can't you two marry in Fairmir?"
Yosannah says "Fairmir? We just might. Good idea, Ith."
Ithius says "Ahhh fairmir, I love the verdent green area of Invernes s, but the accents are confusing."
Amadan steps into the bar, a galactic tableau of burning stars and churning nebulas, contrasted by the site of docked galleys and outriggers, disappearing behind him as the door swings shut.
Ithius says "I think you scared him off." She watches as Amadan exits the bar, "Yeah? He'll get over it."
Ithius grins at Yosannah, "Oh well.. how is Alayne doing, I see her ocassionally here but never get to talk with her much, everyone seems to run over to her and have to talk .. things."
Yosannah shrugs, "Yeah, she's a popular girl. Last I knew she was making my wedding dress for me." She smiles, "And of course she's always experimenting. She's good otherwise."
Ithius says "She complained about her experiment and someone pulling her away from it."
She laughs, "Oh, who? Alayne always has some function to attend to."
Ithius says "She seems to get upset when her experiments are interrupted."
Yosannah glaces over at Riva, "Ith. She creeps me out."
Ithius says "Who does?"
Riva talks to Jeremiah, leaning against the wall. Her expression and manner are dry and business-like.
Yosannah leans close to Ithius and cover her mouth with her hand, all the while staring at Riva. "That Riva," She nods.
Riva scowls and looks at Yosannah. "Take a fucking picture or spit it out, Yo."
Flora trumps in on Joshua's arm.
Yosannah peps up and waves, "Hey, Riv! I love you too."
Riva says "What the hell are you staring at me for?"
Yosannah shakes her head and squinches up her face is if to say, 'don't worry about it'. Then she turns her attention back to Ithius.
Morwen glances up when Riva makes her comment. She stares at the woman momentarily, almost distantly, mouthing the word "Yo?" inquisitively, as if tasting it.
Ithius says "She's a bit rough, mostly from being in Hell's kitchen all her life. She's also highly parinoid at the moment considering the recent abuse on her person."
Yosannah says "I'd say so." Riva scowls darkly, then looks back to Jeremiah. Her expression becomes sincereand apologetic.
Ithius says "Anyhow.. with your impending marriage what the crap have you been up to? Plaguing any one?"
Yosannah shrugs, "Ith, come on now. I just don't go around 'plaguing people' Eesh."
Ithius hmms, "how would I know?"
Yosannah says "To tell you the truth, I'm trying to stay low with that. I don't particularly want to get involved with Dalt and the other three again."
Ithius says "Sounds smart, Kitsune has all but disappeared."
Yosannah says "Since when do you know about Kit, Ith?"
Ithius quirks a brow, "I've known about her a long time.. she told me herself."
Yosannah says "She's going around advertising? Good Lord."
Ithius says "No.. I've been friends with her for a rather long time."
Ithius says "Now you should have yelled Eiii Carumba when you threw up your hands. And Kits is Kits.. she just found out about who she really was that's all."
She shakes her head insistantly, "That's not true. It doesn't work like that."
Ithius says "She found out who her mother was too."
Yosannah says "I know who her mother is. I told her who her mother is."
Ithius mm hmms, "So she followed in her mother's footsteps."
"No."
Ithius shrugs, "well since you are avoiding her, then you might try trumping her for a conversation to find out who what where when and why. She doesn't run around killing people though."
Yosannah says "I can't explain this to you... Awe, forget it."
Ithius says "that's my worst problem, I forget what I don't want to and remember what I don't as well."
"What?"
Ithius chuckles, "Exactly I rememer things I don't want to and can't remember things I should."
Yosannah says "I remember just fine. That's not the point."
Ithius says "There is a point?"
"The point is, the Kit you think you know is not Kit. Death found her. She IS Death now. I doubt you've ever known Kitsune."
Ithius says "I've known Kitsune prior to her.. transformation for eight of my years."
Yosannah says "There's no transformation, Ith. It's a possession. I'm surprised that if you've been her friend she was able to fool you too."
Ithius says "I did notice a marked difference in her cloths and the fact she carried a dead dog instead of wanting to dance on the street in seattle."
Yosannah says "Ith, This," She tugs at the collar around her neck, "Is what keeps the same thing from happening to me. She's inside and I want to keep it that way. It's the same with Kit. They are deceptive and full of false promises." She shakes her head, "There is no Kit. I don't care what she tells you."
"So, Kit's dead?"
Just then Damen appears.
Yosannah says "I don't know. I don't think so."
Beatrice studies the new arrival with a smile.
Damen slips a trump up his sleeve before moving to the bar. He offers a wink to Riva, a nod to Sarah and a general scrutiny to the rest of the room He sits down at the bar.
Ithius waves at Damen, "hey you."
Damen nods to Ithius.
Yosannah turns and regards Damen. The frown that had fallen across her face melts. "D. Hey, you fine creature."
Damen waggles his eyebrows before leaning over to kiss Yo on the cheek.
"Hey Damen," Riva greets softly, leaning against the wall by the door.
Damen turns and peers at Riva, "What happened to you?"
"Eric. And Alaric."
Yosannah mumbles, "Here we go again..."
Riva leaves it at that, sipping her tea, "He asked, I answered. Sush."
Damen hmms thoughtfully to himself before turning to order a drink, "Let it go, Yo."
"Yeah Yeah. D, she's wacked. I'm telling ya." Damen says "I don't care what you think of her mental capacity. She is still under my eye." He changes the subject, "What are you drinking?"
Riva takes another sip of her tea and leans back so her head rests against the wall. She looks vaguely annoyed.
Yosannah holds up a mostly empty beer mug.
Ithius hmmms, "I'll let you two alone, I've got things to experiment on."
Damen nods and orders two more beers for the bar, and sends one over to Riva's table. Damen studies Ithius.
Yosannah nods, "Okay, Take care Ith. Watch your butt around her."
Ithius hrmms, and nods at that, "be safe you two."
Riva stares at the beer a minute, then takes it.
Yosannah smiles at Damen, "Where ya been, I've been waiting a while."
Damen shrugs, "Working in my shop...I want to get that collar off you soon."
She raises a brow, "Whattya mean?"
Damen says "What part of that sentence did you misunderstand?"
"I meeean.. how do you intend to do that?"
Damen shrugs, "Don't know yet, that's why I've been in the shop." He offers her a wink.
Yosannah smiles softly at Damen, "I dunno, Damen. I mean, what if whatever you do doesn't work... Ithius was just talking about Kitsune and.." She shrugs.
Damen peers at you, "And what?" She begins to ramble, "Apparently she was telling him how she's been *transformed* and I was trying to say that that wasn't Kit talking and he shouldn't trust her and what if that happened to me what if I got like that and wouldn't listen to nobody no matter what and..."
Damen puts his hand on your arm, "Slower. You're not making any sense."
Yosannah closes her eyes for a second and pauses. Then, "Death has Kitsune convinced that she's still in control. I know that's not how it really is. It's trickery. I don't want that to happen to me .... if what you're planning doesn't work, that is."
Damen sips his beer, "Then what do you propose we do? I presume you don't plan on accessorizing with the collar for the rest of your life."
Jeremiah heads towards the bar, finally.
Yosannah says "I don't know. Maybe we can help Kit though."
Damen shrugs, "I'm more concerned about you."
Yosannah points at the collar around her neck, "I'm doing fine."
Damen regards her for a moment. "Ok."
Yosannah says "You know I appreciate the effort. If you think it's worth the risk, baby, go ahead. I trust you." She nods with a smile.
Damen smiles faintly. "I just want you healthy and happy by my side, lass."
Yosannah reaches her hand to cover his. "I know. Thank you."
Damen nods, gives her hand a squeeze and takes a sip of his beer.
Yosannah says "So, everyone is always talking about this stupid warnonsense."
Damen smiles, "Everyone but me."
"Yeah. And me. So lets talk about it."
Damen raises an eyebrow. "I'd rather not. It bores the hell out of me."
She shrugs, "I don't understand what it's all about. I mean. There's Chaosians and Amberites in here right now. And nobody seems in a tift over it."
Damen smiles, "So you've been spending a lot of time talking to Ithius."
"You don't find that curious at all?" "I don't know. Should I? Nice way to change the topic by the way."
Damen chuckles, "I already told you I have no interest in the war. Maybe. Soon after your talk with Ithius I had a visit from Edwin."
"Hmm, could that be because I went and talked with Edwin? I told you that I had, you know." She mumbles, "... so like a man. Never really paying attention.."
"Why did you speak to Edwin?"
"I told you. I heard from everybody how you told his mother to go take a flying fuck. I thought it might smooth things over." She rolls her eyes, "How quickly they forget."
Damen studies her a moment. "I don't want you to set foot in Kashfa again."
Yosannah laughs, "stop it."
Damen slams his beer mug on the bar, "I'm very serious, Yo. Never set your foot in that shadow again."
Yosannah startles, "Jesus, Damen, lower your voice..." She is obviously uncomfortable.
Damen sips his beer as she stares at him, "What's your deal?"
"I don't want you in Kashfa. Simple enough request."
"You gonna share how come?"
Sarah glances toward Damen and Yosannah, out of reflex, once Flora and Joshua have gone.
"All ties are cutoff with them. There is no 'smoothing the waters' as you call it. It's a done deal."
"What did you two talk about, Damen? What happened?"
"That doesn't matter and that's not what we're talking about. I mean it, Yo...don't go back to Kashfa."
"Okay, but you have to tell me what you guys talked about. I think that's fair."
"You first."
"What?"
"What did you and Edwin talk about."
"I don't remember exactly ah.. I told him I had heard what was said between you and Coral. That I thought Edwin should make efforts to converse with you. I told him that there was a lot of resentment there. A lack of a relationship between you and your dad and grandfather... that's it really. He said he didn't know what he could do about it. I told him to try."
"What possessed you to do that, Yo?"
"Because I was worried about you and the distance you were creating between you and your dad. I'm sorry. I thought it would help."
"You should have talked to me first."
"I couldn't find you."
"That's no excuse and you know it."
"And I knew you'd just tell me not to go. There. Happy."
"Yet you went anyway...how am I supposed to trust you?" Damen brings a hand up to rub the bridge of his nose.
Yosannah says "I didn't do it behind your back, D. I told you as soon as I saw you. It wasn't a big deal then. Why is it suddenly a big deal because you've now talked with him?"
"It didn't register then...it's registering now."
"I'm sorry. I don't know what else to say."
Damen sighs softly. "Edwin wanted to know what my intentions were....because he heard that I wanted to destroy Kashfa. I told him to fuck himself...and the banter went back and forth until Caine told him to shutup."
Yosannah smiles, "Told him to fuck himself, hu?" She quickly stifles it. "Ah. Who's Caine?"
Damen says "An Uncle. One of Oberon's kids."
"And this Uncle sided with you?" "Well, actually...he told us both to shutup. But in my hearts of hearts I felt like he was really talking to Edwin."
"How's that?"
Damen rolls his eyes, "I was joking...he told us both to shutup."
Yosannah smiles, "Ah. Oh. So now what? Did he specifically say I shouldn't go back? Or are you just worried about payback?"
Damen taps his chest, -I- don't want you going back."
"So. You're worried about payback."
"I'm not worried at all...I just don't want you there."
"Well, it's good to know I wasted my time by going there."
"Don't try to turn this around, Yo...you shouldn't have gone in the first place."
"yeah yeah." She tries to hide a smile. Yosannah climbs off her stool, "See you at home" She plants a kiss on his lips.
Damen nods.