FrozenMaiden 13-2

[20:29]	<[Gtz]Roland>	[Fuck that shit! Hail Satan, 'cause hell's freezing over!]
[20:32]	<[GM]Mary>	On the last episode, our heroes were about to enjoy a wonderful meal courtesy of Sarian and the 30 she rolled.
[20:32]	<[GM]Mary>	Unfortunately, she died.
[20:33]	* [huh]Alessa	gains SQ: Necrophiliac
[20:33]	<[GM]Mary>	Actually she didn't die yet.
[20:33]	<[GM]Mary>	However!
[20:34]	<[GM]Mary>	She has to leave the mansion(workshop, whatever) immediately because someone in Ferrugo is having a medical emergency. And the normal doctor is... on vacation or something.
[20:36]	<[GM]Mary>	The meal is delicious. Sarian even gets a d6 of favor, even though her bitchass player is like a million miles away.
[20:42]	<[GM]Mary>	Anyway, we return to our heroes just after they have finished their meal. I heard it had vegetables and stuff, things of which you don't normally eat. yadda yadda. Go maid.
[20:43]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Aaaaah... I tell ya, nothing hits it quite like a hunk of dirthog meat wrapped up in some nicely toasted cabbage.
[20:44]	[WARNING]	Extra parameters �his feet up on the table, leans back, and basks in the evening glow� ignored.
[20:44]	<[huh]Alessa>	I'll have to agree with ya.
[20:44]	* [Gtz]Roland	kicks his feet up on the table, leans back, and basks in the evening glow
[20:45]	* [Atai]Momo	is still nibbling through her last cabbage roll, and sighs happily.
[20:46]	<[Gtz]Roland>	So, how'd you like Krana?
[20:46]	<[Atai]Momo>	Mmm...
[20:46]	* [Atai]Momo	swallows the last of it.
[20:47]	<[Atai]Momo>	Kranalicious.
[20:47]	* [PYG]Mei	quietly consumes her meal at a far edge of the table with an empty chair next to her acting as a barrier from everyone else.
[20:47]	<[huh]Alessa>	Oh, it was wonderful! There were those green things, those plants, they were everywhere, and the food was great, and I met a new friend, me and Sarian, and she showed us around, and...
[20:47]	* [huh]Alessa	blushes.
[20:47]	<[huh]Alessa>	And...
[20:47]	<[Gtz]Roland>	And?
[20:47]	* [Gtz]Roland	grins.
[20:47]	<[huh]Alessa>	And anyway, it was awesome, I can't wait to go back!
[20:52]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Hah, you actually like that town full o' weirdos? Hard to imagine, with ole' Webby runnin' the place. But since you're so keen on it... Hmm...
[20:53]	* [Gtz]Roland	fake ponders
[20:55]	<[huh]Alessa>	Hmmm?
[20:56]	<[Atai]Momo>	Weber's maids were nice folk.
[20:56]	* [huh]Alessa	nods.
[20:56]	<[huh]Alessa>	I never actually met Mr. Webber... is he bad?
[20:56]	* [huh]Alessa	tilts her head.
[20:58]	<[Gtz]Roland>	He's a high-brow punk. He does have some nice maids, though...
[20:58]	<[huh]Alessa>	I think my friend was one of them.
[20:59]	<[huh]Alessa>	And she was nice...
[20:59]	* [Gtz]Roland	images of Natalie using that fancy "outdoor" bath come to mind. Oooh, take off those glasses, baby...
[20:59]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Ah... Really...
[21:06]	* [Gtz]Roland	stretches his jeans a little
[21:07]	* [Atai]Momo	's eyes follow the movement. She's been some weird cross between distraught and frisky for the last several hours, but trying to keep a lid on it until she can get Roland alone for a bit.
[21:13]	<[Gtz]Roland>	...Well, anyway. If you weren't talking to Webber, what were you doing? Sight-seeing?
[21:14]	<[huh]Alessa>	Ah, Momo took care of the business, so I was checking on different things that might be of interest to you.
[21:14]	<[huh]Alessa>	Local food, and curiosities, and all that.
[21:15]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I've been around there before. It's a pretty town, even if the people are a little off their rockers.
[21:17]	<[Atai]Momo>	The people were fine. Mostly. And yeah, what did you all do? Nobody would tell me much. I saw them jabbering a lot to some girl on the rail dock for a long time, and nobody would say anything about it.
[21:18]	<[huh]Alessa>	Yeah, she was my friend. She showed us all sorts of places around town, and gave me this!
[21:18]	* [huh]Alessa	fishes a flower out of her pocket. Despite this, she seems to have taken care to keep it pristine.
[21:20]	* [Gtz]Roland	peers from across the table, then raises his eyebrows.
[21:20]	<[Gtz]Roland>	...Oh, huh. I've seen one of those before. Cassius has one.
[21:22]	<[Gtz]Roland>	If you're not gonna eat it, you might wanna ask him about how you grow it. He's pretty keen on gardenin'. I'm not so sure about what he gardens, though...
[21:25]	<[huh]Alessa>	I will!
[21:32]	* [PYG]Mei	continues to eat quietly, just listening to the conversations. Oh, it looks like the master knows Mr. Cassius...
[21:33]	<[huh]Alessa>	...Wait.
[21:33]	<[huh]Alessa>	Who's Cassius?
[21:34]	* [Atai]Momo	casually reaches out and snags another cabbage roll. oh god so good and with the tomato sauce
[21:35]	<[Gtz]Roland>	He's a friend of mine that runs a shop in mid-Ferrugo. "Rapid Fire". Sells pretty much just a bunch of junk, but he's still got some cool stuff laying around. I get all my death metal CDs from 'em.
[21:37]	<[huh]Alessa>	Death metal?
[21:37]	<[huh]Alessa>	Sounds shifty.
[21:39]	* [PYG]Mei	manages to speak up, though quietly.
[21:39]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Remember that shaking problem we had a few weeks ago? It was because Cass rigged up a bunch of amps and subs to the electricity generator.
[21:39]	<[PYG]Mei>	N-not really...
[21:39]	* [Gtz]Roland	had almost forgotten about the little girl at the corner of the table.
[21:39]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Huh?
[21:39]	<[huh]Alessa>	Oh that?
[21:42]	* [PYG]Mei	shuts up, resuming her meal and keeping her gaze on the plate in front of her.
[21:42]	* [Gtz]Roland	shakes his head, and returns to Alessa..
[21:43]	* [Atai]Momo	suddenly sits up, and laughs.
[21:43]	<[Atai]Momo>	I get it!
[21:44]	<[Atai]Momo>	Shifty, and the shaking stuff, and... yeah.
[21:44]	<[huh]Alessa>	Wha?
[21:44]	<[huh]Alessa>	Ohhh...
[21:44]	<[Gtz]Roland>	...Yeah. He was testing out... Something. I dunno, sometimes I think that boy ain't right in the head. Still a pretty good feller, though.
[21:44]	* [Atai]Momo	snickers and settles down again, one of her hands wandering to Roland's lap.
[21:47]	* [Gtz]Roland	clears his throat, and his lap. down, boy.
[21:50]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Well, you ladies must be tired. Why dontcha treat yourselves to a bath? I'll clean up here and go check on Sarian in a little bit.
[21:51]	<[huh]Alessa>	Sarianya...
[21:51]	* [Atai]Momo	claps her upper pair of hands and nods.
[21:51]	<[huh]Alessa>	Oh, I know~!
[21:51]	<[Atai]Momo>	I'll help you, Master~
[21:52]	<[huh]Alessa>	I'll go make some food for you to bring to Sarian.
[21:53]	* [Gtz]Roland	cracks his neck, looks to Alessa, and shrugs.
[21:53]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Do whatever you want. Not sure how long it'll be, though. Sounded pretty bad if they gotta grab one of my girls.
[22:02]	* [Gtz]Roland	fumbles around with a box under the table, before pulling out a gingerbread Momo. He looks at the cookie, then to Momo, matches up their silhouettes, and chuckles.
[22:04]	* [Atai]Momo	grins and blushes a little.
[22:05]	<[Atai]Momo>	Natalie-- That's one of Mr. Webber's maids --made those for us when we were talking business...
[22:06]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Haha, is that so~
[22:08]	* [Gtz]Roland	bites the head off.
[22:09]	* [Atai]Momo	's jaw drops, and then she puts her hand on her hips, puffing her cheek out.
[22:09]	<[Atai]Momo>	Master! You're such a brute, sometimes.
[22:10]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Mmmm~ Tastes just like you~
[22:11]	* [Atai]Momo	starts, and then blushes, being reminded again of her earlier mood.
[22:12]	* [Atai]Momo	licks her lips and saunters close to Roland, whispering to him.
[22:12]	<[Atai]Momo>	Well, shouldn't I get a taste of you, too~?
[22:13]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I dunno, 'mo, I don't have any pretty making cookies out of me~
[22:14]	* [Gtz]Roland	returns forth from the lands of whispers.
[22:14]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Yeah, Nattie is as sweet as can be... I'll give Webbs that much, he's got fine taste in women.
[22:17]	<[Atai]Momo>	And outfits. Well, maybe that ain't "fine taste," but I sure wouldn't mind wearing one of those...
[22:17]	<[huh]Alessa>	I liked the look.
[22:17]	<[Gtz]Roland>	The look o' what?
[22:18]	<[huh]Alessa>	The outfits. I thought they were stylish.
[22:21]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Oh, you mean Webber's maid's outfits. I actually tried to get some like that fer here, but apparently they don't have enough insulation. Too cold 'round these parts, I reckon. So I went through of some of Cass's magazines until I found a uniform I liked, and you all are still wearin' em today.
[22:22]	<[Atai]Momo>	Hmm...
[22:22]	<[huh]Alessa>	It's warm here compared to the dig site, though...
[22:28]	* [Gtz]Roland	Is suddenly reminded of something, and takes on a more serious tone.
[22:30]	<[Gtz]Roland>	...Ah. Alessa. There's somethin' I've been wanting to talk to you about... You got the time tonight?
[22:31]	<[huh]Alessa>	Sure. What'cha need, master?
[22:32]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Just to talk about somethin'.
[22:33]	<[huh]Alessa>	Sure.
[22:34]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Alright.
[22:34]	* [Gtz]Roland	stands up, pushing his chair back under the table. That thing's startin' to wear out...
[22:35]	<[Gtz]Roland>	We best get cleaned up, then. Maybe you two want to freshen up too?
[22:41]	* [Atai]Momo	Next time on Frozen Maiden: Momo will get some from the master, even if she has to kill someone to get it.
[22:42]	<[GM]Mary>	[if you kill any maids, make it Sarian or Leona please]
[*Mary] Timestop!
@@[*Mary] [a few Earth hours later]
[*Mary] Time resumes!
[21:34]	<[GM]Mary>	last time, cabbage rolls
[21:35]	<[Gtz]Roland>	[Aw, come on, Mare! More n' that happened!]
[21:36]	<[GM]Mary>	:[ fine, cabbage rolls and... talking.
[21:36]	<[Gtz]Roland>	[right on, baby]
[21:37]	<[huh]Alessa>	Talking is hard :/
[21:37]	* [Gtz]Andel	nods in agreement.
[21:38]	<[GM]Mary>	Stop that! other-universe stuff is only for that game with the painting! This is serious, you guys! Jeez!
[21:38]	* [Gtz]Andel	frowns, and walks away.
[21:38]	<[Gtz]Roland>	[Hmm. Don't have time to play with myself.]
[21:58]	<[Gtz]Roland>	[well, whatever, I waited]
[21:58]	<[huh]Alessa>	I'm ready!
[21:59]	<[GM]Mary>	Alessa and Mei finish their bath. Roland stands in wait by Alessa's room door, arms crossed.
[22:01]	* [Gtz]Roland	stands in wait by Alessa's room door, arms crossed.
[22:03]	<[huh]Alessa>	Oh, master. You're here already?
[22:03]	* [huh]Alessa	comes out still toweling her hair.
[22:04]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Yeah...
[22:07]	* [Gtz]Roland	smiles for a bit, then sullens. He doesn't even take time to enjoy Alessa's nightwear.
[22:08]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Huh... So, you like it here...?
[22:10]	<[huh]Alessa>	Of course I do.
[22:12]	* [Gtz]Roland	grins a tad, looking down at Alessa's feet.
[22:12]	<[Gtz]Roland>	That's good to hear. Really. I'm glad you enjoy it. But what I really want to say is...
[22:17]	* [Gtz]Roland	heaves a sigh.
[22:17]	<[Gtz]Roland>	...I'm sorry.
[22:17]	<[huh]Alessa>	Sorry?
[22:18]	* [huh]Alessa	tilts her head a bit, not understanding.
[22:19]	<[Gtz]Roland>	...About that guy that used to hit you. Back when we worked in Shaft-D. I should've done something about it sooner.
[22:20]	* [huh]Alessa	's face darkens.
[22:20]	<[huh]Alessa>	It's fine. It wasn't your fault...
[22:21]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I let it happen. It might've well's been.
[22:23]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I kept thinking, when I get older, when I get stronger, I'll show 'em... ch-huh, he bit the dust before I even got the hair on my chest.
[22:29]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I guess that's why I called you up when I inherited the place. I figured I could repent a little for my cowardly ways if I could get you into something you'd like. So that makes me feel a little better about it.
[22:30]	* [Gtz]Roland	smirks out of his sull.
[22:30]	<[Gtz]Roland>	...that, and because I wanted to be around the prettiest girl in Ferrugo on a daily basis.
[22:32]	* [huh]Alessa	puts a hand on Roland's shoulder, and smiles at him.
[22:32]	<[huh]Alessa>	In any case, I don't blame you for it.
[22:34]	* [Gtz]Roland	returns the gesture, looking Alessa in the eye.
[22:36]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I know you don't. You're too good for that. That's why we love ya. Heh, you know, everyone down there had you as their secret little crush, but even among all those horny little boys, not a one dared to talk dirty about you. 'Cause you're too good for it.
[22:38]	* [huh]Alessa	laughs.
[22:39]	<[huh]Alessa>	Ah, the folks down there are just too much...
[22:41]	<[huh]Alessa>	But I'm not too good for anything. I'm just a simple mine girl at heart, no more and no less.
[22:43]	* [Gtz]Roland	turns his back to the wall, relaxing a little bit.
[22:43]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Yeah? Well, we need more simple miner girls around here.
[22:44]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Heh. It's almost a shame, really. Those poor ole' boys don't have anyone good to look at anymore. Man, you wouldn't believe all the cryin' that went on when they heard you got hurt. You ain't got much luck, do ya? Not much that's any good, anyways.
[22:45]	* [huh]Alessa	shrugs.
[22:45]	<[huh]Alessa>	I ended up here, didn't I?
[22:47]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I reckon. Just don't get caught between a drill bit and a hunk of granite on my watch, cowgirl. Don't think I could take the heartbreak.
[22:48]	* [huh]Alessa	absentmindedly traces the path of one of the scars that cover her body.
[22:48]	<[huh]Alessa>	I've learned better.
[22:48]	* [huh]Alessa	smiles.
[22:51]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Hehe, right. So, you say you want more work in Krana?
[22:52]	<[huh]Alessa>	It's be nice, yes.
[22:57]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I'll see what I can do for ya. Really, this ain't supposed to happen, and I was kind of ticked today that we're doing someone else's work. It ain't our job to run around on errands for the community, we're supposed to be HDC. Home Defense and Care. It's the job of those assholes in trade and triage to deal with inter-town business.
[22:59]	<[Gtz]Roland>	I'll give Webber a few calls, see if he can scratch up an excuse for ya, but I'll say don't hold your breath. We're supposed to be busy this week, town guardian said we got all kinds of problems that need fixed.
[23:04]	<[huh]Alessa>	Just that you're doing your best for me is enough.
[23:06]	* [huh]Alessa	leans down and kisses Roland on the forehead.
[23:07]	<[huh]Alessa>	If that's all, then pleasant dreams, master~
[23:09]	<[Gtz]Roland>	...ehe, likewise. G'night.
[23:10]	* [Gtz]Roland	steps back, then starts off and away.
[23:12]	<[Gtz]Roland>	Heh... Ya know, I still think you're the prettiest girl in Ferrugo...