Rescues Attempt [19 Nivvem 4385]

[sythyry]

Mirrored from Sythyry.

Phaniet: “Hsst! Sythyry! Wake up!”

I helpfully woke up. Phaniet was standing in my cell, with a spiky black halo which, on closer inspection, was hCevian. Khipo and Aoda were staring, or perhaps glaring.

Me: “I awake, to the sweet singing of my assistant and my friendly Locador demon! But why are you waking me up in what I believe to be the middle of the night?”

Phaniet: “We’re getting you out of here, boss!”

Me: “Why? It is hardly an intolerable cell. I have atheists, kidnappers, thieves, murderers, and forgers for company — quite an interesting assortment! And the food — the food is nigh-invulnerable!”

Phainet: “Stop joking and come on!”

Me: “Why? I might be tempted to run off if they impose a sentence of long imprisonment, but my barrister informs me that I am to expect fines and beatings and official annoyances. Unless, I suspect, I do something alarming, such as escape from prison before the hearing.”

Phaniet: “You’re crazy, boss.”

Me: “Probably. Still, I am going to stay here tonight. It’s hardly the first time I’ve spent a night in jail for being traff.” It’s the fourth, unless I’m forgetting something.

Khipo: “I’ll go! I’ll go!”

Me: “That’s the thief and murderer. Phaniet, I forbid you to take him; I don’t want you to get in legal trouble. hCevian, you’re already in legal trouble for being a Locador demon, so you can rescue him if you like.”

Khipo: “Wait, what?”

Me: “If you want to escape, Khipo, you may bargain with the Locador demon. You might, say, offer it the use of your body of some period of time. This one has been known to be involved in such situations.”

hCevian: “I have! If I ruled your body, I would take it to such perversions as even Sythyry would dread to experience! I would indulge in the very branch-tips of pleasure and pain! I might even return it to you intact, or, if you are very lucky, still alive!”

Khipo: “No … that’s … all right… I’ll stay here.”

Phaniet: “OK. Boss, you’re crazy, but I guess you’re staying. G’night!”

Me: “G’night!”

I went back to sleep, surrounded by the most hardened, vicious, and amazed criminals Hanija has to offer.

Comments

[rowyn]

I guess Vae came to rescue you later? Maybe no one's told her you're in jail yet. O:)

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Of course Vae didn't come to rescue me. I was imprisoned inside city walls, and Vae knows better than to go through city walls.

[rowyn]

She does? Wow.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I don't believe she's ever been in a prime city.

[rowyn]

I remember she once talked about visiting a Prime city that didn't have walls strong enough to keep her out. IIRC, her mother lived near one. I don't know if Vae ever did, though.

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

I thought the Ball that you met her at was inside a city wall... eh, I probably am mistaken.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

I think it was at a fortress outside the city walls.

[rowyn]

No, they first met while Sythyry was riding outside the city with Strenata.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

No, near a fortress outside the walls. And not a ball, either.

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

I want to publicly apologize for my faulty memory...

[ragarth.livejournal.com]

I was actually expecting her to use hCavien to get to you.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Running off before the trial is traditional! It's also traditional to live for several decades, elsewhere, until some mischance puts you back in your captor's hands, with several decades of accumulated vengeance waiting for you.

[foomf.livejournal.com]

That's the DOOOOOMY tradition of those who seek doom.

I think Sythyry is trying to break the habit.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

Not that I expect to entirely break the habit, of course, but I'm hoping not to invite any extra doom out of the matter.

[greenreaper.livejournal.com]

[Thank you. This brightened up my day. :-]

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

[Yay!]

[terrana.livejournal.com]

Mine too!

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Goodness gracious. I had no idea hCevian was so... Bent. >_>

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

hCevian isn't so much "bent" as "aware of the things primes say about Locador demons, and very good at taking cues". Bear in mind all the things he did not have Feralan do when they shared a body.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Whew! I was getting a bit worried for poor Feralan.

[kris-schnee.livejournal.com]

That's an interesting situation there -- "Sure you can escape; just convince the demon here to help you!" Maybe he'll wait for someone with a Corpador angel or something.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised he didn't try to make a deal, really. I mean, yes, "Here" and his angels are known for making very very bad deals, but aren't criminals supposed to be stupid? n.n

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

"Here" doesn't often make deals at all -- are you thinking of Birkozon? And why should criminals be stupid?

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

I thought "Here" did things like grant new kinds of teleportation to someone in return for taking every firstborn child in their family for the rest of eternity?

If the law's set up properly, breaking it is a bad idea. But crime is *always* going to look attractive if you're not smart enough to think through the consequences.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

[Bard doesn't remember that sort of deal -- what is it missing? -bb]

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

(p49 of the rulebook, where it first describes "Here". "...he often intervenes in malicious ways. Queen Rakshasa II won the offer of a great enchantment for her entire kingdom, but she and twelve people she loved would have to die terribly in the making of it. In his favor, it must be said that he gives good value to those willing to pay his prices.")

[kibbe.livejournal.com]

Well thats definatly using the old head. Its rather amaziung how many would take the first opertunity to run. If thay try and be stupid on you you might want to mention that there cells are not as secure as thay might think.
Or if the city gets stupid and trys something bad, you do have an excape option thay can really not do much about.

I expect thay are hoping to make an example out of you, and to get something out of you, not sure exactly what, but thay are after something.

[sianmink.livejournal.com]

If this was a play to make sure the most hardened and vicious criminals of Hanija wouldn't even think of messing with you or your crew, well played.

If this is, as I expect, exactly what it appears to be, then, well.

[kris-schnee.livejournal.com]

Sythyry is already getting points for what we would call "stage magic". Sometimes the appearance of mighty wizardry can be as effective as the real thing! "Watch my right wing closely; don't pay attention to the left."

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

If I were a criminal, I would emphatically NOT mess with Sythyry after either his little burning friend showed up... or after he politely declined to be rescued.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you are a criminal! For they did not.

[archadia.livejournal.com]

Phaniet is sweet. =3

[stormydragon.livejournal.com]

You know, I'm not sure announcing that you don't really care about the punishment you're likely to receive in front of an audience was a good idea. That sort of attitude is what gets people the book thrown at them.