Cassandras Palace 22

November 2
[22:52]	<[GM]Mary>	So anyway!
[22:53]	<[GM]Mary>	There was supposed to be this big scene with everyone talking about what they're gonna do now that Cassie has suddenly decided to get rid of the house and move.
[22:54]	<[GM]Mary>	Due to circumstances beyond our control, this scene will be glossed over!
[23:06]	<[GM]Mary>	Essentially, Cassandra decides to sell the house cheaply and quickly, with all the stuff in it. She'll use the money and what she has in savings to purchase a home in Nuan, and settle there after the group takes a trip.
[23:07]	<[GM]Mary>	She, Isabel, and Victoria will travel to Westmarch to see Isabella's home.
[23:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Enrica decides to go to Rom for artistic interests, and presumably takes Valea with her.
[23:16]	<[huh]Isabella>	Yay!
[23:17]	<[GM]Mary>	Isabel is crushed by a meteorite, but she's fine five minutes later.
[23:17]	<[huh]Isabella>	Owowowow...
[23:17]	* [huh]Isabella	holds her head.
[23:26]	<[GM]Mary>	Tabitha decides to stay or something. Cassandra stumbles into/onto/over/under Krupskaya, and thinks it a good chance to hook her up with Tabitha.
[23:26]	<Tabitha>	...
[23:27]	<[huh]Isabella>	Krupsy isn't coming with us?
[23:27]	* [huh]Isabella	speaks, draped over Cassie's shoulder.
[23:29]	<Cassandra>	Hmm...
[23:29]	* Cassandra	flops back on the couch. Don't mind the angle!
[23:30]	<Cassandra>	I dunno. She can if she wants, I guess. Though I don't believe she'll take that for an answer...
[23:30]	* [huh]Isabella	scampers out of the way, keen on avoiding any more broken bones than strictly necessary.
[23:31]	<Tabitha>	"Krupskaya...hmmm....I forget if I recall meeting her..."
[23:31]	<[huh]Isabella>	Whatever~
[23:32]	* Cassandra	thinks at Krupskaya: /Hey. Krupsie. Where the hell are you? People are forgetting you exist again./
[23:32]	* Tabitha	starts shuffling a deck of cards and begins to build a pyramid out of them to pass the time.
[23:32]	* Cassandra	sighs.
[23:33]	<Tabitha>	"Is she new here, or has she been here for a while?"
[23:35]	<[huh]Isabella>	A whiiile.
[23:35]	<Cassandra>	Come on, Tabitha. It's only been a week and you're forgetting about the second fairy you met? One of two, total?
[23:36]	* [Pyg]Victoria	enters the room with a tray carrying an assortment of drinks.
[23:36]	* Tabitha	racks her brain, but she'd remember something like a second wild fairy flitting around.
[23:37]	<Tabitha>	"Nnnnoo, I can't say I know of any fey here but Miss Isabella. I'd remember a second, surely."
[23:38]	* Tabitha	starts on the second layer of cards.
[23:38]	<Tabitha>	"Good day, Victoria."
[23:39]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	is where the second layer of cards used to be.
[23:39]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"A good day to you too, Miss Tabitha."
[23:39]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	A fine day indeed.
[23:39]	* Tabitha	is about to place a card. There is something in the way.
[23:40]	<[huh]Isabella>	See? A second fairy.
[23:40]	* Tabitha	jerks back suddenly, though she makes no noise.
[23:40]	<Tabitha>	"In...deed."
[23:40]	* Tabitha	observes this new fairy. Seems a bit wilder than Miss Izzy.
[23:41]	<Tabitha>	"We've not before met, friend. Tabitha Caulder, at your service."
[23:41]	* Tabitha	bows her head to Krup respectfully.
[23:43]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Krupskaya, at the service of the Especially Respected Comrade, and yourself by extension.
[23:43]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	bows slightly.
[23:43]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	You are unlikely to be eaten by a bear.
[23:43]	* Tabitha	still can't help but raise an eyebrow to the fairy's odd look. Definitely a wild one. From the outside, perhaps?
[23:44]	* Cassandra	to Isabel: /Maybe it's me forgetting things.../
[23:44]	<Tabitha>	"That is a good thing to know. I'd have preferred information concerning wolves, perhaps."
[23:45]	* [huh]Isabella	/Is it?/
[23:45]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	nods and leans forward. She sniffs Tabitha.
[23:45]	* Cassandra	rolls over to one side. That isn't good. Not at all.
[23:46]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	...Slightly more likely. Not highly.
[23:46]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Ehm...Anyway, here's something to drink."
[23:46]	* [Pyg]Victoria	places the tray on the table in the middle of the group.
[23:46]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Before, when there was much bloodness upon you, moreso.
[23:47]	* Cassandra	Isabel: /Must be the stress lately. A lot has been happening since I got back... and now it's already time to leave. Can't sit still, this one./
[23:47]	* Tabitha	is impressed. That fight with the wolves was days ago, and several baths ago to boot.
[23:47]	* [huh]Isabella	/It's all for the best, though. I'm sure you'll be able to rest better than you have in ages once this is over./
[23:48]	<Tabitha>	"They came close, Miss Krupskaya. Quite close."
[23:48]	* Tabitha	smirks, reaching for a cup and leaning back in her chair.
[23:48]	<Cassandra>	I hope so.
[23:49]	* Cassandra	says aloud, and sits up, stretching and yawning.
[23:49]	* Tabitha	turns to Cassie.
[23:49]	<Tabitha>	"Hope that I was eaten by wolves?"
[23:49]	* Tabitha	has no idea what to make of that. Neither does her face.
[23:50]	<Cassandra>	-uaah... Huh? Oh. No. Sorry. Just talking to myself.
[23:53]	* Tabitha	nods, sipping her drink.
[23:53]	* [huh]Isabella	pats Cassie comfortingly.
[23:54]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	is eating one of the cards. Luckily, it's just the rules card.
[23:54]	* Tabitha	can't bring herself to tell Krup she's doing it wrong.
[23:57]	* [Pyg]Victoria	takes a seat with the group, pulling out another book from her pocket, the small number of pages left on the right side indicate she's nearly done.
[23:57]	<Tabitha>	"So, Cassie, when you plan on leaving?"
[23:59]	<Cassandra>	Tomorrow.
[00:00]	* [Pyg]Victoria	's flipping of the pages seem to be occurring a little faster now.
[00:01]	<Cassandra>	Is that too soon?
[00:01]	<Tabitha>	"Considering the situation...mmm, not at all."
[00:03]	* Tabitha	can't blame Cassie for wanting to get away. This house has bad memories for her, no doubt. A small shame she'll never be able to sympathize, but it's a small price to pay.
[00:06]	* Cassandra	pets her fairy. Memories, indeed...
[00:06]	<Tabitha>	"You'll forgive me for not joining you, sister. I'd just be a third wheel with you and Isabella, especially with her parents around."
[00:07]	<Tabitha>	"After all, one of us really should keep an eye on the house until everything is settled with the accountants."
[00:08]	<Cassandra>	Yeah... Really, I should be apologizing for leaving you here in such a hurry. There's no real reason I can't stay until everything's finished.
[00:10]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	listens quietly. Like always.
[00:10]	* Tabitha	holds her hand out, waving Cassie back.
[00:11]	<Tabitha>	"No, no, go. You need it more than I do. I could use a bit of time to think about things alone anyways."
[00:12]	* [Pyg]Victoria	pauses from her reading to take a sip of her drink.
[00:13]	<Tabitha>	"We both know something like this isn't going to magically get better overnight. A vacation will do you good, Cass."
[00:13]	<Cassandra>	I guess you're right, Tab.
[00:14]	* Cassandra	grins.
[00:14]	<Cassandra>	But really, I appreciate it.
[00:14]	* [huh]Isabella	/You've become close to her, haven't you?/
[00:18]	* Cassandra	/We've become closer together. We all have./
[00:20]	* [huh]Isabella	/That's a sweet thing to say./
[00:22]	* Cassandra	/Maybe./
[00:23]	* Tabitha	turns back to Krup.
[00:23]	* [huh]Isabella	/If it means you're getting softer, I approve. Though it'll take a while for you to get softer around that region./
[00:24]	<Tabitha>	"So...It seems that it will be you, me, and our friend the tiger looking after the mansion, Miss Krupskaya."
[00:25]	* Cassandra	/Hey, why don't you do something useful and get me a drink. That vodka bottle... It should be under the left side of the bar. Could you get one of those fruit drinks Vickie brought, too?/
[00:26]	* [huh]Isabella	/Drinking? Really?/
[00:29]	* Cassandra	/Just a little. I'm gonna mix it. C'mon, I'm not gonna get ripped this early in the evening. Drinking alcohol at my age probably isn't legal in Nuan, so I gotta enjoy it while I still can./
[00:30]	* Tabitha	waits to see if Krup will say anything in response as she cleans up the cards and tries to build a house again.
[00:31]	<Cassandra>	Hey, Tabitha. Want a drink?
[00:31]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	...It would seem that way indeed. You are, after all, a blood relative. I believe the pact can be made to extend to you. But I may only do so if The Greater Comrade wishes it of me.
[00:31]	* [huh]Isabella	/Fine, fine, but thank me when I drag you up to your bed half-conscious./
[00:32]	* [Pyg]Victoria	shuts her book, finally finishing it. She lets out a sigh as if she had been holding her breath.
[00:32]	* [huh]Isabella	brings the vodka and a drink.
[00:32]	* Tabitha	answers Cassie first, skeptically.
[00:32]	<Tabitha>	"An alcoholic drink, you mean?"
[00:33]	<Cassandra>	Ah, thank you~ Yeah. Just a little, between sisters.
[00:34]	<[huh]Isabella>	It's cooold when you've got to carry it with your body...
[00:34]	* Tabitha	sighs.
[00:34]	* [huh]Isabella	warms herself with Cassie's body heat.
[00:34]	<Tabitha>	"I really should not. And, between sisters, you shouldn't either."
[00:34]	<[huh]Isabella>	I tell her that, she doesn't listen.
[00:34]	* Cassandra	squeezes Izzy tenderly.
[00:35]	<Tabitha>	"That would be because you are you."
[00:36]	<Tabitha>	"Then again, no one listens to my advice because I am me, either."
[00:36]	<[huh]Isabella>	You're forgetting I'm older than either of you.
[00:36]	* [huh]Isabella	puffs out her cheeks indignantly.
[00:37]	* Tabitha	dulls her eyes sarcastically.
[00:37]	<Tabitha>	"When you act it, I'll put more faith in you."
[00:37]	<Cassandra>	Jeez, make me sound like the bad guy already. I don't know about Tepril, but drinking in your own home with your own family is socially acceptable in this country, even a cultural norm.
[00:39]	* Cassandra	tests the vodka, swishing it a little next to her ear and very carefully tipping it to pour into her drink. After hearing it drip for about a second, she lets up.
[00:39]	* [huh]Isabella	simply glares at Tabby over Cassie's shoulder.
[00:39]	* [huh]Isabella	/She's a bad influence./
[00:40]	<Tabitha>	"Teprellia. And it's less about the country, and more about my mother. I'm well aware of how free Kostovans are with their liquor, though."
[00:40]	<Tabitha>	"I shall still refrain. Do what you wish, though I still wish you wouldn't."
[00:42]	* Tabitha	continues her conversation with Krup.
[00:42]	<Tabitha>	"Miss Cassandra is that important to you, is she?"
[00:45]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Extremely so.
[00:47]	<Cassandra>	Hey, if you don't think you can hold a drink, that's fine. I forgive you~
[00:48]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Are you going to have your drink, Miss Krupskaya?"
[00:48]	* Cassandra	chases that last comment with a drink of her... drink.
[00:48]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	looks at Victoria.
[00:48]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Do you have anything hard enough?
[00:49]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	is about halfway through the playing card.
[00:50]	* Tabitha	is not goaded by something as juvenile as that.
[00:51]	* [Pyg]Victoria	is taken aback by that question.
[00:51]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Ehm...I'm sorry, I'm not sure what kind of drink with be hard enough for someone like you."
[00:51]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Silver polish, if you have it.
[00:52]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Ammonia and rainwater, if you don't.
[00:52]	<Tabitha>	"...why does this not surprise me..."
[00:52]	* Tabitha	whispers to herself.
[00:54]	* [huh]Isabella	sighs and pours herself a small bit of the vodka.
[00:56]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	I would not be adverse to vinegar and a shot of ketchup, if those are more readily available. It is a child's drink, but a good one.
[00:56]	<Cassandra>	heehee~ So, Izzy will still drink with me?
[00:57]	* [Pyg]Victoria	scratches her head. Rainwater? Would she be all right with melted snow?
[00:57]	<[huh]Isabella>	Just a bit. I'm more used to wine, but...
[00:57]	* Tabitha	shakes her head and gets up.
[00:58]	<Tabitha>	"I'll go look for the silver polish, then. I'm sure there's some in a mansion this big."
[00:58]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Will you need help, Miss Tabitha?"
[00:59]	<Tabitha>	"If you wouldn't mind. You know your way around better than me anyways."
[01:02]	* [Pyg]Victoria	tucks her book back into her pocket.
[01:02]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Then, if you'll excuse me, Mistress."
[01:02]	* [Pyg]Victoria	says as she gets up, bowing to Cassandra.
[01:03]	* Cassandra	nods, and makes herself and Izzy comfortable together.
[01:08]	* Tabitha	sets the rest of the cards next to Krup.
[01:08]	<Tabitha>	"Enjoy your meal."
[01:08]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	nods and waves her thanks to Tabitha.
[01:09]	<Cassandra>	Hey, Izzy... make us a toast.
[01:09]	* Tabitha	exits the room, waiting for Victoria beyond the door.
[01:12]	* [Pyg]Victoria	heads out of the room after Tabitha.
[01:17]	<[huh]Isabella>	A toast, huh...
[01:22]	<[huh]Isabella>	How about to sunny days?
[01:22]	<Cassandra>	To sunny days.
[01:22]	* Cassandra	holds up a glass.
[01:23]	* [huh]Isabella	knocks her smaller glass against Cassandra's with a chime.
[01:24]	* [huh]Isabella	drinks deeply...
[01:24]	* Cassandra	finishes off her own drink.
[01:24]	<Cassandra>	Ah...
[01:26]	* [huh]Isabella	quickly becomes red, then buzzed, then seems to begin losing her coordination.
[01:30]	<Cassandra>	What'sa matter?
[01:31]	<[huh]Isabella>	mmnmnnnnm...
[01:31]	* [huh]Isabella	mumbles something and flops against Cassie.
[01:32]	* Cassandra	lays on her back and makes Izzy a bed out of her breasts, placing her between them.
[01:33]	* [huh]Isabella	squirms a bit trying to get comfortable, looking at Cassie upside-down through her small, slightly unfocused eyes.
[01:33]	<Cassandra>	You should be careful. Your alcohol content goes up way faster when you're this little.
[01:33]	<[huh]Isabella>	's true...
[01:34]	<[huh]Isabella>	'm not gonna get drunk, though...
[01:35]	<Cassandra>	Are you cold?
[01:35]	* [huh]Isabella	gives Cassie an inverted thumbs-up.
[01:36]	<[huh]Isabella>	Just a bit...
[01:36]	* Cassandra	warms her drink-chilled hands on her butt, then covers them over Isabel like a hand-blanket.
[01:37]	<[huh]Isabella>	mmmmmmm...
[01:37]	* [huh]Isabella	enjoys the warmth.
[01:37]	<Cassandra>	hey...izzy...
[01:38]	<[huh]Isabella>	Yeah, Cassie?
[01:38]	<Cassandra>	How long has it been since you've seen your parents?
[01:38]	<[huh]Isabella>	Sine I met you, I think...
[01:39]	<Cassandra>	Oh... right... sorry.
[01:39]	<[huh]Isabella>	's fine.
[01:39]	* [huh]Isabella	nudges Cassie playfully with a foot.
[01:40]	<Cassandra>	How old were you...
[01:41]	* [huh]Isabella	does some finger arithmetic.
[01:42]	<[huh]Isabella>	Two, three years?
[01:42]	<[huh]Isabella>	Four? I' Might have been four.
[01:43]	<Cassandra>	Jeez... Do you even remember them? I doubt many humans would remember someone from when they were four.
[01:43]	<[huh]Isabella>	Vaguely.
[01:43]	<[huh]Isabella>	I just remember that they were really warm... and really nice... and really wonderful...
[01:44]	<[huh]Isabella>	Kinda like you.
[01:44]	* Cassandra	frowns.
[01:45]	<Cassandra>	You know just as well as I do that I'm not always nice and wonderful.
[01:45]	<Cassandra>	But let's not talk about that anymore.
[01:45]	<[huh]Isabella>	I remember they complained a lot less.
[01:45]	* [huh]Isabella	pokes Cassie.
[01:46]	* Cassandra	squeezes Izzy between her boobs.
[01:46]	<[huh]Isabella>	mrrrmph.
[01:48]	<Cassandra>	I feel bad about it. I bet they miss you a lot.
[01:48]	<Cassandra>	I know they do. I would, if I had to give you up.
[01:49]	<[huh]Isabella>	's why I'm going to see them, to tell them I'm doing okay.
[01:49]	* [huh]Isabella	wiggles out a bit to talk.
[01:49]	<Cassandra>	You know, Isabel...
[01:49]	* Cassandra	decreases tit-pressure.
[01:50]	<[huh]Isabella>	Hmm?
[01:51]	<Cassandra>	...My father isn't here anymore. Whatever agreement there was, it doesn't exist now. If you wanted to stay with them... I'd be fine with that.
[01:51]	* [huh]Isabella	frowns.
[01:51]	* [huh]Isabella	bites.
[01:52]	<Cassandra>	O-ow! Hey, I'm being serious.
[01:52]	* Cassandra	increases tit-pressure anyway
[01:52]	<[huh]Isabella>	Thass' what makes it worse... I'd never leave you, Cassie, not ever.
[01:53]	<Cassandra>	You don't have to leave me, idiot. But it's been well over twelve years. Don't you think you should set aside some time for more than just a visit?
[01:54]	<Cassandra>	I mean... aren't you important to your culture or something? A fairy "princess" or something?
[01:54]	* [huh]Isabella	thinks about this.
[01:55]	<[huh]Isabella>	I dunnah. I'll think about it more when we get there.
[01:55]	* Cassandra	tries not to smile at princess, but can't resist thinking of a little queen Isabella
[01:55]	<Cassandra>	You really should consider it.
[01:55]	<[huh]Isabella>	I will, I will...
[01:57]	<[huh]Isabella>	No use thinkin' about it now, though.
[01:57]	* Cassandra	sighs.
[01:58]	<Cassandra>	Does your nation have a telephone? I mean, we should at least tell them we're coming... Is that even possible for us?
[02:03]	<[huh]Isabella>	Telephone...
[02:03]	<[huh]Isabella>	THey might have had that kind of thing.
[02:04]	<Cassandra>	Ug. I don't think your mom's house is in the phone book.
[02:05]	<[huh]Isabella>	We tend to enjoy nature above arte... al... artis... ar-ti-fice.
[02:06]	<[huh]Isabella>	Prob'ly not.
[02:07]	<Cassandra>	Would it be okay for us to just... Show up, then? Do you even know the way? I mean... Is it on a map or something?
[02:08]	<[huh]Isabella>	It's on a map.
[02:09]	<[huh]Isabella>	It's a biiiig forest, you can't miss it.
[02:09]	<Cassandra>	Right, right... I think you told me once.
[02:12]	* Cassandra	sighs again.
[02:13]	<Cassandra>	I hate to bug Vickie with all this travel.
[02:14]	<[huh]Isabella>	The forest is beautiful, though... I think she'll really enjoy it, if she doesn't spend all her time buried in a book.
[02:16]	<Cassandra>	Well, it's her country too. I wonder if there's anyone she wants to visit...
[02:16]	<[huh]Isabella>	You should ask her.
[02:19]	<Cassandra>	Yeah? Well, maybe I will, little fairy.
[02:19]	<[huh]Isabella>	Y' should.
[02:20]	* Cassandra	ruffles Izzy's hair with a thumb.
[02:21]	* [huh]Isabella	closes her eyes and enjoys t.
[02:23]	* [Pyg]Victoria	returns to the game room carrying a shot glass and bottle of ketchup in a small tray.
[02:27]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	looks up at the new arrival, having finished the last of the card.
[02:29]	<Cassandra>	Hey Vickie, come drink with us~
[02:30]	<[huh]Isabella>	Come~
[02:30]	* [huh]Isabella	pokes her small buzzed head over Cassie's cleavage.
[02:30]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	flitters off the cards, and lands on a chair, then upsizes to three feet.
[02:34]	<Cassandra>	Hmm? Victoria?
[02:35]	* [Pyg]Victoria	sets the tray down before Krupskaya.
[02:37]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Oh, no, thank you, Mistress. I still have some things to do when I'm done here."
[02:37]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Ah, it's been ages since I have had this... Thank you, comrade. Shall I pour one for you as well?
[02:37]	<[huh]Isabella>	Vickie's no fun~
[02:37]	<Cassandra>	Aw, come on. Surely you can hold a single drink. 'sides, I wanna ask you something.
[02:38]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"No need, Miss Krupskaya. Anyway..."
[02:38]	* [Pyg]Victoria	takes a seat.
[02:39]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"What are you going to ask then, Mistress?"
[02:39]	<Cassandra>	I was wondering, since we're going to Westmarch, if there's any place you'd like to see while we're there.
[02:41]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	picks up the ketchup bottle, unscrews the lid, and hammers out a fat dollop into the shot glass before replacing the lid and setting it back down. Next, she takes the vinegar, and checks the label on the bottle. Seemingly satisfied, it gets opened and a healthy amount poured into the glass. Stirring it with a claw, she bites the tip of one finger, and flicks a few blood droplets into the...
[02:41]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	...mix. Grabbing the shot, she pounds it immediately, and slams it back down.
[02:41]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Ffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuck, that's godawful.
[02:42]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	......
[02:42]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	I believe I need another one.
[02:42]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	begins the process anew, humming something like a military anthem under her breath.
[02:42]	<Cassandra>	...
[02:43]	* [huh]Isabella	stares...
[02:44]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	almighty legions....
[02:44]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	hum dum dun dun duuuuun dundun... marching forward for a brighter dawn...
[02:44]	* Cassandra	Isabella: /I really hope they don't eat like that in your homeland, Izzy./
[02:44]	* [huh]Isabella	/I-I don't think so..../
[02:45]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	dun da da da daaaa dun dun.... as we swarm overhead for Karlin's glory, let our wrath now desceeeend~
[02:45]	<Cassandra>	Well, anyway. What do you say, Victoria?
[02:45]	* [Pyg]Victoria	had been pondering the question for a while now.
[02:46]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Honestly, I'm not sure."
[02:47]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"I think it's one of those things that I'll think of when I'm actually there.
[02:47]	<Cassandra>	Well, I don't think it would be any problem... Not anymore than it already is, anyway.
[02:47]	* Cassandra	shrugs.
[02:47]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	finishes, and pokes the small wound on the bloodied finger onto a sharp incisor to renew the blood flow. Drip drop drop gets spattered in and she tosses back the little glass, swallowing its contents in one go.
[02:47]	<Cassandra>	Fine by me.
[02:47]	<[huh]Isabella>	I'm being a problem?!
[02:48]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Fucking terrible.
[02:48]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Just like Mama made.
[02:48]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	looks at the empty shot glass approvingly.
[02:49]	* Cassandra	picks up Izzy and licks her like a lollipop, then sets her back down.
[02:50]	<[huh]Isabella>	Uwah!
[02:50]	* [huh]Isabella	feels Cassie's saliva.
[02:50]	<[huh]Isabella>	What was that for?
[02:50]	<Cassandra>	Hmm... Not sure why I did that. You taste pretty good though, hehe. Is your entire body like candy or something?
[02:51]	<[huh]Isabella>	I'm not candy!
[02:51]	* [huh]Isabella	is indignant.
[02:51]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Fairies are part candy.
[02:52]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	nods sagely.
[02:52]	<Cassandra>	I knew it.
[02:52]	<[huh]Isabella>	Are we?!
[02:52]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Possibly.
[02:53]	<Cassandra>	hehehe...
[02:53]	* Cassandra	licks her lips and traps Isabella.
[02:53]	* [huh]Isabella	looks up at Cassandra...
[02:54]	<[huh]Isabella>	Don't eat me!
[02:54]	<[huh]Isabella>	You won't... right?
[02:54]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Comrade Isabella. What region are you from?
[02:55]	<[huh]Isabella>	T-The Fae Weald, the origin of our race and our ancestral home.
[02:56]	<Cassandra>	You don't have to die, Izzy. Just close your eyes, hold out your arms, and... think of it as being bitten by a dog.
[02:56]	* Cassandra	draws her closer.
[02:56]	<[huh]Isabella>	Eep!
[02:56]	* [huh]Isabella	follows Cassie's instructions, trembling slightly.
[03:03]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Ah. In that case, she is made out of peppermint and raspberry jam, inside. She is safe to eat.
[03:03]	* Cassandra	proceeds to suck on the captured fairy's arm, but reconsiders.
[03:03]	<Cassandra>	Hmm... Actually... I better not.
[03:03]	<[huh]Isabella>	Hm?
[03:04]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	eyes the shot glass. Hey, when did that get full again?
[03:04]	<Cassandra>	It must be sticky. And the alcohol from my breath might be enough to make you drunk. I'll taste you some other time.
[03:04]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	shrugs, and taps it lightly against her claws on the opposite hand.
[03:05]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	To intoxication.
[03:05]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	drinks it down.
[03:05]	* Cassandra	drops Izzy back down on her chest.
[03:05]	* [huh]Isabella	breathes a sigh of relief.
[03:07]	* [Pyg]Victoria	eyes the ketchup-guzzling fairy curiously. Ketchup drinking was something she doesn't remember in any of the books she's read.
[03:08]	* [huh]Isabella	recovers and clambers over Cassie's body to giver her a small lick.
[03:08]	<Cassandra>	?
[03:08]	<[huh]Isabella>	Only fair, right?
[03:09]	<[huh]Isabella>	You taste sorta bitter, though...
[03:09]	<Cassandra>	It's all the chocolate I eat.
[03:10]	<[huh]Isabella>	Izzat so?
[03:12]	<[huh]Isabella>	Eat more sugaryt things, then.
[03:14]	<Cassandra>	I could start with you.
[03:20]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	It would be an excellent place to start. Bears enjoy eating fairies, as they are highly flavorful. At least, to bears.
[03:25]	<[huh]Isabella>	Dooon't joke about thaaat!
[03:25]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	What?
[03:25]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	It is true.
[03:26]	<Cassandra>	Do I look like a beeeaar, Izzy~?
[03:27]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	What I said to Equivalent Comrade Tabitha earlier is a way of complimenting one's looks and appearance.
[03:27]	<[huh]Isabella>	I-I don't think so...
[03:32]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"If you don't mind me asking, Miss Krupskaya, why do you look so different from Miss Isabel? You're both fairies, right?"
[03:35]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Yes, and the answer is simple.
[03:35]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Fairies are influenced by their environment. Out here, where the human population is small, we look less like them, and more like the spirits we are.
[03:36]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	More like ...'creatures,' than 'people.'
[03:37]	* Cassandra	yawns.
[03:37]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Whereas Comrade Isabella seems to have been around people and more intelligent folk. So, she seems more like they imagine she should.
[03:39]	* [Pyg]Victoria	looks to have an expression of curious enjoyment.
[03:40]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"So that explains why artists' illustrations always look so different."
[03:41]	<Cassandra>	Fairies are different just like how people are different. You and I don't really look anything alike other than the characteristics of our bodies, you know.
[03:42]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Y-yeah..."
[03:43]	* [Pyg]Victoria	expression seems to look a little like something unpleasant crawled up her leg.
[03:43]	* Cassandra	to Vickie: /Something the matter?/
[03:44]	<[huh]Isabella>	Is that right?
[03:44]	* [Pyg]Victoria	looks over to her Mistress and shakes her head, she puts her mildly unpleasant thoughts aside to return to conversing with the fairy.
[03:49]	<[huh]Isabella>	I I remembered my family looking more like me...
[03:49]	* [huh]Isabella	tilts her head to the side.
[03:51]	<[huh]Isabella>	It's the blood, probably.
[03:52]	<Cassandra>	Bloodlines...
[03:53]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	The mention of blood has Krupskaya consider a fourth Not Fake Blood, but she decides against it. Feeling plenty fuzzy-buzzed right now. Juuuuust right.
[03:58]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"But then, Miss Krupskaya, what have you been hanging around with to take on your current appearance?"
[04:00]	* Cassandra	starts to doze off.
[04:01]	* [huh]Isabella	gives Cassie a small massage with tiny hands.
[04:04]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	The forest and the people of the town. Other fairies. And now, the people here.
[04:07]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	falls over with a soft thump.
[04:07]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Ah. There we go.
[04:11]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"What kind of effect does ketchup have on you?"
[04:13]	* [Pyg]Victoria	asks while observing the empty shot glass the fairy had been drinking out of.
[04:14]	<Cassandra>	mmn...Izzy...
[04:15]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	The ketchup is for the flavor, the blood is to sweeten. It is the vinegar which drunkens. Drunks. Thing.
[04:16]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	is still pleasantly horizontal.
[04:16]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Good night.
[04:16]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	passes out.
[04:16]	<[huh]Isabella>	Hm? Cassie?
[04:17]	* Cassandra	yawns.
[04:17]	<Cassandra>	What're you doing...
[04:18]	<[huh]Isabella>	Giving you a massage.
[04:20]	<Cassandra>	I see...
[04:21]	<Cassandra>	...Why don't you go massage Vickie's chest... Must be tired from all the weight...
[04:22]	* [huh]Isabella	flops down.
[04:22]	<[huh]Isabella>	Am I bothering you?
[04:23]	<Cassandra>	huh-uh... Just thought it'd be funny.
[04:24]	<[huh]Isabella>	Let's try it~
[04:25]	* [huh]Isabella	flies over and alights on Vickie's chest.
[04:26]	* [huh]Isabella	begins a massage, though with her untrained little hands it's closer to groping.
[04:30]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"A-ahh, is this...necessary?"
[04:32]	<[huh]Isabella>	Just trying to help you relax~
[04:35]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"I would think that that's not really the best place to be going when trying to get someone to relax."
[04:35]	<[huh]Isabella>	It's not?
[04:37]	* [Pyg]Victoria	shoots a look at Cassandra.
[04:37]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	&#12298;What sort of things have you been teaching this poor girl?&#12299;
[04:38]	* Cassandra	/Don't look at me. This is one-hundred percent pure Isabella./
[04:39]	* Cassandra	tries to think of how much she can put Izzy up to...
[04:42]	* [Pyg]Victoria	sighs. She reaches for Isabella's tiny hands.
[04:43]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Look, if you're going to learn to massage properly, I suggest starting at my shoulders.
[04:43]	* [Pyg]Victoria	, as she says that, lead's the fairy's hands to her shoulders.
[04:45]	* [huh]Isabella	tries massaging there.
[04:45]	<[huh]Isabella>	It feels better with the chest. Softer.
[04:47]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"See? It's easier for me to relax to this."
[04:48]	<[huh]Isabella>	...
[04:48]	<[huh]Isabella>	...
[04:49]	<[huh]Isabella>	Can I go back to the chest?
[04:49]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"No."
[04:49]	<[huh]Isabella>	Awww...
[04:49]	* [Pyg]Victoria	gets up from her seat.
[04:49]	* [huh]Isabella	continues her shoulder massage.
[04:50]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Anyway, I still have to get back to Miss Tabitha and help her find that silver polish. She's unusually determined about finding this.
[04:51]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Z.
[04:51]	<[huh]Isabella>	Alright~
[04:51]	* [huh]Isabella	flutters up and back to Cassie.
[04:51]	<[Pyg]Victoria>	"Again, if you'll excuse me."
[04:51]	* [huh]Isabella	/She didn't like it./
[04:52]	* [Pyg]Victoria	bows to the Mistress before exiting the room.
[04:52]	* Cassandra	/Unfortunate. We'll have to team up, next time./
[04:54]	* [huh]Isabella	/Will she enjoy it if we do it together?/
[04:54]	* Cassandra	/Of course she will. Together, we're unstoppable./
[04:55]	* [huh]Isabella	/Yay~/
[04:56]	* [huh]Isabella	flops back down.
[04:56]	* [huh]Isabella	/What about you?
[04:59]	<Cassandra>	Hmm?
[04:59]	<Cassandra>	What about me?
[05:02]	<[huh]Isabella>	If Vickie and I do that, would it be good for you?
[05:04]	<Cassandra>	You mean... if Victoria massaged my chest?
[05:05]	<[huh]Isabella>	Yeah.
[05:05]	* Cassandra	thinks about it.
[05:05]	<Cassandra>	...
[05:05]	* Cassandra	blushes.
[05:06]	<Cassandra>	W-why would she do something like that?
[05:07]	* [huh]Isabella	isn't sure what she's found, but she knows when she's found something. She smiles mischievously.
[05:09]	<[huh]Isabella>	Oh-ho?
[05:10]	<Cassandra>	Oh-ho-what?
[05:10]	<[huh]Isabella>	You can't hide anything from me, little Cassie~
[05:18]	<Cassandra>	I'm not hiding anything, idiot. And hey, you're the little one!
[05:18]	<[huh]Isabella>	mmm-hmmm~
[05:18]	* [huh]Isabella	leans back.
[05:19]	* Cassandra	grabs Isabel.
[05:20]	<Cassandra>	Don't get any funny ideas, little fairy.
[05:20]	<[huh]Isabella>	Oh, scary~
[05:23]	<Cassandra>	You'll think scary.
[05:24]	<Cassandra>	I change my mind. I think I will eat you.
[05:24]	<[huh]Isabella>	Oh my~
[05:25]	<Cassandra>	Should I start with the head or eat you from your feet, up?
[05:26]	<[huh]Isabella>	I wonder, I wonder~ The feet, maybe?
[05:27]	* Cassandra	glomps Isabel's legs, ending at her knees.
[05:27]	<[huh]Isabella>	Yah!
[05:27]	* [huh]Isabella	didn't expect her to actually do it.
[05:28]	<Cassandra>	mrrph frrs fr siss tr slyntm~
[05:28]	* Cassandra	licks her legs gingerly.
[05:29]	* [huh]Isabella	wiggles, trying to get free.
[05:29]	* Cassandra	lets her loose, and grins.
[05:30]	<Cassandra>	Hehe, you really do taste good. The head next, then~?
[05:30]	<[huh]Isabella>	Ah, wait, can't we discuss this like civilized people?
[05:31]	<Cassandra>	Do you think a civilized person would eat a fairy?
[05:32]	<[huh]Isabella>	Eh....
[05:33]	<Cassandra>	Jeez, you're all sticky. You need a bath.
[05:33]	<[huh]Isabella>	Maybe?
[05:36]	* Cassandra	yawns.
[05:40]	<Cassandra>	Guess I'll heat up a bowl of water...