Au Revoir [14 Hivvem 4385]

[sythyry]

Mirrored from Sythyry.

(We have stopped at Oorah Thrassen, to let Saza off and take Ochirion on board. The latter is politicial. hCevian will not leave Feralan for sentimental reasons, and will not leave Vae for reasons of self-preservation. (I don’t want to leave such a powerful creature in close proximity to Oorah Thrassen in any case; that city does not need more magical power, in my opinion.) Since we have no way of restraining hCevian save persuasion, it seemed easier to bring Ferelan with us. And we might as well bring Ochirion with us.)

The students are, on the whole, behaving themselves. Some of them are even behaving each other, too. Furthermore, if the rumors I hear are correct, Arkathia, Balinbrax, Cluthe, Molazasrie, Sizzletap, and Unispike are behaving Inconnu, as well.

Alzagonde has mostly been hiding in her cabin, and having Hrone and Wetwetwet bring her her meals. Feralan tried to go there to apologize to her, but she didn’t want to see him. Grinwipey tried to go there to apologize to her, by which I believe he meant, threaten her more successfully than previously. I did not let him.

Inconnu has not been boasting about his conquests. I’m pretty sure that there have been conquests, for he has not been moping, but he has been almost alarmingly circumspect.

And then we got to Oorah Thrassen.

Afterwards

Afterwards — and by “afterwards” I definitely mean “afterwards”, in the sense that there was something quite distinct and substantial that occurred before the “afterwards” — Saza and I curled up in zir fireplace, for it was far too late in the evening to go back to Strayway and sail off towards Hanija. I am not in such a hurry in any case, except in the sense that I am already regretting accepting such a herd of students to take care of.

“But tonight you do not need to take care of any students,” whispered Saza. “Tonight you are my guest, in the half-circle of my wings and the leather-lined coziness of my fireplace, as I have long been your guest aboard Strayway. Tonight all that I can provide of comfort and pleasure shall be yours.” Zir words held just the smallest bit of a sting: as there had not been anything nearly so distinct and substantial aboard Strayway.

“Actually I think you’ve provided rather generously of the pleasure already tonight,” I said, because I have not really learned to talk so nicely as Saza yet.

We embraced a bit more … I am not going to talk about those embraces, other to note that embraces in assorted flavors occurred before, during, and after this journal entry … and, because it was very late at night, and we were going to set sail in the morning, I arranged for an extra private day-or-so for just the two of us.

“Ooh, so long…!” moaned Saza when zie saw the extra day.

Innuendable comments and activities ensued, which I am far too embarrassed to repeat.

Comments

[stormydragon.livejournal.com]

Why in the hell are you leaving Saza to go hang out with a bunch of annoying college students in who knows where?

[rowyn]

This ... is really a very good question. :D

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

For one reason, it's quite impolite to be lurking around when Saza receives zir periodic consort of the last seven hundred years, who will be arriving in a few days.

For another thing, I really am more traff than cissy, even if I occasionally sneak around cissily sometimes.

[foomf.livejournal.com]

I shall trot out the time-worn and eons-eroded phrase used here when discussing similar behavior among the young, and as Zi-ri go you are still fairly young, I believe:

"Oh, zie is still experimenting, it's just a phase."

Note that I do not say a word whatsoever about whether it is the cis- or trans- in the affection being denoted as 'just a phase' there. I offer it up in jest, as I personally believe the phrase to be at best condescending when spoken by anyone but the subject, and at least a very likely incomplete and shallow assessment of something complex and personal.

Still. They do say that here.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

The young of your world consist entirely of Orren, then?

[rowyn]

It's just a phase they go through. ;)

[delight-in.livejournal.com]

Hey *I'm* not the one doing all this sexual experimentation!

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

Young of EVERY species experiment. Just ask your Elfimel!

[foomf.livejournal.com]

It only seems that way sometimes. But the similarities are definitely there, except that when they get wet they merely become noisier, not smaller and more cuddly.

[kensaro.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiosity, has any research been done into how often the average Zi-Ri has any (bodyplay) relations, cross-referenced with the local Zi-Ri population density, graphed traff against cissy, offset against the rate at which the libido of the Zi-Ri involved would appreciate such interactions, corrected for how people lie on questionnaires, and compared to Sythyry's answers to said questionnaire?

Are you really that far out from the mean as you believe?

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I rather doubt that such research has done. We generally like our privacy -- even those of us who are diarists elsewise.

I believe I am precisely as far from the mean as I believe. I should be quite perplexed if I believed any differently, and, I trust, you would as well.

[kensaro.livejournal.com]

I'm always quite perplexed when I find out that I believe something else than I thought I did as well, so yes.

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

Duties of State way heavy upon the winged shoulders! Sythry just can't say no, he made a promise, and his state made a promise, and imagine the scandal if they just STOPPED at the evil city and made no more progress!

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

Umm.. replace he with zie and his with zirs... I'm never going to get it right!

[stormydragon.livejournal.com]

[There's probably far more interesting progress in Sythyry having to hash out hir feelings for Saza then bouncing off to another far too telegraphed doom fest with a bunch of characters who seem to have no redeeming qualities]

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

That is true enough, but there is the political doom to consider, too.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

[And remakes of classic stories!]

[stormydragon.livejournal.com]

[So I'm not the only one thinking of a world tree version of Romeo and Juliet]