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[sythyry]

Casa Belweldie, part 4 [26 Thory 4261]

Ysgwyd:"Anyway, you dragged me back here from Daukrhame for dinner and asskissing, so let's get on with it, O my mother and stepmother."

Me:"... kissing? ..."

Ysgwyd:"Yeah. Mother, what were your instructions, again? Make Hezimikkinen's sibling feel welcome and part of the family, since you're a high-class and very influential contact indeed? Oh, and we're not supposed to mention that we're traff. But we are supposed to futter zir if zie asks. We're not high-class whores, though, just whores who want to be in the upper class."

I am fairly sure that every strand of fur on each of her mothers tied itself in four separate and impossible knots when Ysgwyd said that. I rather wished that my scales could tie themselves in knots, for that matter.

Everyone else started talking:

Ilottat:"Ah, Hispis, you have schliesslich, finally, discovered that I am not my father's first son?"

Delframber:"O Zi Ri, I must ... apologize for ... Ysgwyd's parents. I do ... not know them very well ... but ... they raised a ... very wonderful daughter ... so I must presume ... they are not so dreadful."

Hispis:"That is not what I said and you know it. I do want you to be pleasant to the honored Zi Ri, as to any guest. Nothing more!"

Thaura:"Sythyry, I must apologize for my daughter's behavior. What she is saying is entirely without basis in fact, and due exactly to a bickerish fight we have been having for some years now, from which she wishes to ruin our reputation."

I hardly knew what to say. Fortunately, Ilottat knew what to say for me. He scooped me up and put me on his shoulder and told Thaura, "I'm sure that's entirely quite all right." While Thaura and I were trying to figure out what Ilottat meant, he turned and walked out the parlor door, bringing me and Ysgwyd. Ysgwyd grabbed Delframber by a tentacle and dragged him along as well.

Me:"This is proving a memorable evening."

Delframber:"I treasure ... to my core ... even the more awkwards ... memories of such times."

I realized that I had just, more or less voluntarily, made an alliance with a Khtsoyis against my banker. And, worse, against my mother's banker.

Comments

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Well, you chose your side a long time ago, oh Zi Ri. This doesn't seem that different from Dustweed or Rhedwy.

[indicoyote.livejournal.com]

Is this monster stereotyping too much, or is Delframber acting remarkably non Khtsoyis-like? He seems to be perhaps the most diplomatic one there...

[hyanan.livejournal.com]

"This is proving a memorable evening."

*nodnods* Eep!

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I did? Which side is that?

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

The one with more khtsoyis and fewer bankers.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Well, he's *acting* non-khtsoyis-like, but given the way he's dressed up it's probably an act. I mean, he wants Hispis and Thuara to accept him, right?

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I do not know so many Khtsoyis personally that I know how they behave! I had expected him to be much ruder.

[bookwurm.livejournal.com]

I'm not *entirely* sure that you have made an alliance against your (or your ~mother~'s) banker. Ilottat did say, "I'm sure that's entirely quite all right," which could be taken to mean that he accepted Thaura's apology on your behalf. You did leave rather abruptly, but it was a very awkward situation. Considering the mess they made of the evening and their apparent interest in social climbing, it probably won't take much more than continued contact with Thaura and Hispis to make them happy.

Whether you made an alliance with a Khtsoyis will probably depend on the events in the next thrilling installment of your journal. ;>

[rowyn]

So far, Delframber is the only person present who has been (a) completely honest and (b) quite polite. His devotion to Ysgwyd is touching, too. I could get to quite like this fellow. :)

[rowyn]

The side of the good guys, of course. :)

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Or at least, the chaotic guys.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I don't think they're chaotic. ... I don't think that World
Tree has chaotic.

I haven't read the World Tree sourcebook, but I saw this
review on RPG.net a couple years ago ... doesn't World Tree
use a five-dimensional alignment system, corresponding to
the five senses?

Sight	Good/Evil
hearing	perfect pitch / tone deaf
smell	pretentious / humble
touch	teleological / non-teleological
the other one	busybody / ignorant of other people's personal lives

[niss-the-ai.livejournal.com]

[Kris]
If Tolkien has taught me anything, it's that we can judge fantasy races by their skin color. Since Khtsoyis can change color, clearly they're capable of being good. This one seems like a decent guy even without that evidence.

His Orren partner, on the other hand...

[collie13.livejournal.com]

Wait, what was that about Illotat not being the first son? Is primogeniture the standard in this culture?

For that matter... are we sure this is really Illotat? He's being so very... well, so diplomatic! We already know there's a spell that can make you look like another species, and the Khtsoyis was using magic to hide, so... are we sure everyone here is who they say they are? ;)