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music starts, someone is on stage and starts with "A long time ago, near Lanalorien..."
basically setting up the story
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
nod
K Atkins says
the lights get brighter as he speaks
and the play starts
Myzrael is determined to see the play
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh still has one arm around his mate
K Atkins says
and is trying his damndest to calm down enough to do so
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh is doing what he can to help calm him without disrupting the play
K Atkins says
well, they are out of the way and up, it'd be difficult to disrupt even if they were having sex up there
as long as they were quiet anyway heh
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Don't give Resh any ideas, hehehe)
K Atkins says
lol
Myzrael wouldn’t let him do it in any sort of public place anyway
they bring actual horses onto the stage all done up in military gear
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Cool, hehehe)
K Atkins says
they are sleek, not really like Resh has seen. Elven horses
which also means they aren’t going to shit on the stage
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Heh, that's a good thing...)
K Atkins says
yep
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Resh isn't going to interrupt Myzrael watching to ask about the horses, unless it looks like Myzrael needs something to distract him to help calm him)
K Atkins says
nope, he's doing alright for the most part
The scenery is fairly dense foliage
which explains why they aren’t riding drakes, though really...
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Heh, regular horses would have trouble in dense woods)
(But then, these are elven horses, as you mentioned)
K Atkins says
basically, you've got what is clearly the Emperor, flanked on each side by what Resh assumes are bondmates, one man, one woman, both also crowned
also a few others that are probably escort
and some sort of ranking officer who is giving a report
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh is watching as closely as he can while still making sure Myzrael is staying calm
K Atkins says
the male bondmate Resh isn’t sure if he is entirely night elf or what, he's got brown hair
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(He does want to learn the history of his adopted home, but his primary concern is making sure his mate is all right)
K Atkins says
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120627222823/thirdrealm/images/9/92/Evenstar.jpg
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
nod
K Atkins says
it is very helpful to have all these portraits
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Hehehe)
K Atkins says
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120616014959/thirdrealm/images/8/8a/HeadZarionel.jpg
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(The Emperor of this time period?)
K Atkins says
yeah
and http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120705191905/thirdrealm/images/2/28/Aurora.jpg
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
And, the female bondmate
K Atkins says
yep, Empress
the characters are well done, but since Resh hasn’t met any of these people, he has no idea
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
nod
[8:33:49 PM] Lady Kelsaina Za'Dresh: K Atkins says
they are dressed well, but it isn’t fancy
the officer gives his report, saying something about a disturbance near Vald's passage
the Emperor asks a few questions
but the soldier doesn’t have much information to give him
there is a little more to that scene but nothing I'm gonna mention
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(y)
K Atkins says
in the next scene, they are camped
it’s got a cut-away view of a strategy tent
as well as what’s going on in the camp around it
also heavily forested, though they do have sound effects of drakes in the background
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
nod
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at one point, the drakes get really loud and obnoxious, the Emperor raises a hand and they go silent
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Heh, proof that he's got the Mark)
K Atkins says
strategy is discussed in that they will do a base scout to see what’s skulking around out there
the tent closes. the stage goes dark, lights back up again, tent opens back up
next day transition
he's standing on the other side of the table now, there are two different guys in the tent reporting
he gets the idea that his bondmates don’t like each other very much by their body language
which he is either unaware of or purposely ignoring
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
nod  Sounds familiar...  seeing as Daeyn doesn't like Resh...
K Atkins says
he being the Emperor in that case
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Yep)
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they discuss more strategy type crap, someone comes in with an update
says there are druegar
nobody looks happy
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Nope, those are nasty)
K Atkins says
the Emperor states that the disturbance is likely an open entrance to the underdark, and he wants to know what is interesting to them for them to bother with the surface
gets a bunch of 'yes M’Lords
the tent closes, you get a night transition
stays night, though, and you get both bondmates, outside the tent, having a hushed argument
Evenstar wins with "Go do your domestic Empress crap. On the field, he's mine"
she leaves looking angry
he seems pleased with himself
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Hehehe)
K Atkins says
goes to morning
he's got soldiers gathered, a good bit more on stage than there have been
he gives a speech that has facts about druegar in it, what they should expect should they end up in combat
He being Zarionel
the Emperor
[8:34:15 PM] Lady Kelsaina Za'Dresh: K Atkins says
scene closes on that
intermission
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Would Resh know what that is?)
K Atkins says
probably not, assumes the play is over most likely
leaving him with an 'um...?"
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
"Strange place to end a play, beloved..."
K Atkins says
"Hm?"
he looks at him
"It isn’t over."
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
"But, they left the stage, and closed the curtain..."
K Atkins says
"They need to change scenery, and it gives people a chance to get something to eat or stretch their legs and such. It’s about 15 minutes."
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
"Oh, so a little break...  do you want me to go get you anything?"
K Atkins says
"I'm fine. You could get something if you wanted. Just poke your nose out and let one of the guards know what you want."
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
"I'm not hungry yet, but I am a little thirsty..."
He goes to the door, and sticks his head out.  "Could I get a glass of water, please?"
K Atkins says
they salute, one steps away
steps back into place a couple seconds later
no water
signals that its coming
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
He signals thanks, which lets them know he knows military sign
Or at least dark elf sign
K Atkins says
/nod
the ones that don’t know drow sign are all learning it
it’s helpful to have
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Yep)
K Atkins says
water comes quickly, he's given a pitcher and a glass
2 glasses, actually
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
"Thank you"  He takes the pitcher and the glasses inside
Probably has to tuck the glasses under one arm, since he doesn't have 3 hands
K Atkins says
hehe yeah
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Is there some sort of table he can put these down on?
K Atkins says
yeah, the box is furnished
little end-table things as well as really comfy chairs
[8:34:47 PM] Lady Kelsaina Za'Dresh: Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
He sets the pitcher and glasses down, then pours one glass.  "Do you want some water, beloved?  They gave us two glasses"
K Atkins says
he pauses, then nods "Half."
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
He pours the other one halfway full, and hands it to his lover
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he sniffs it before he drinks
tastes it briefly also, then actually sips at it
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh takes a large swallow, figures if it is poisoned, it'll hit him faster and give Myzrael warning
(Less paranoid, or reckless, your choice)
K Atkins says
probably both
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Hehehe0
K Atkins says
there isn’t anything wrong with the water, they are fine
at least being royalty, he has a reason to be paranoid like that
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(I figured as much, no one but Eclipse knew they were coming, and the guards arranged the water, and I'm sure they went through a lot of security checks to become guards to the royal box...)
K Atkins says
yep
he takes a little more after he's done with the glass
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh pours it for him
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he smiles at him a little
startles again when the lights change at the 15 min mark
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh again tries to comfort him, with his arm around him by this time, I'm sure
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It’s a short start, he knew it was coming
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh is just comforting his mate, waiting for the play to continue
K Atkins says
There’s about 30 seconds after the lights change that they start up again
the scenery is all rocky
there’s some 'movement' that you purposely can’t tell what along the sides of the stage here and there
the situation is that they are ready to fight, carefully moving around the area
and then they get attacked by a small group of druegar, which they dispatch fairly easily
the Emperor says something about they shouldn’t expect them to all be easy
there are a couple more fights, progressively more difficult, but the elves keep winning with few casualties
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
nod
K Atkins says
some of the things that they are up against aren’t druegar, but Resh has no idea what they are and it isn’t mentioned
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(They don't look like what Myzrael described as illithid?)
K Atkins says
no, they are mostly artist interpretation of scary underdark crap
after a bit, the scene changes some, the characters are still on stage as it happens
and they 'discover' the 'hole' that the things are coming out of
they have another fight, stuff comes 'out' of the hole
the stuff from the hole is druegar
the fight is looking pretty nasty
when all of a sudden, the whole stage flashes blue, some prestidigitation is added to the mix to at least make it seem more 'realistic'
the Emperor collapses sideways, but the hole is closed up
someone yells for a cleric
there’s a lot of 'what was that’ etc.
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh jumped at the Emperor collapsing, granted, he doesn't know the history of this battle
K Atkins says
[8:35:18 PM] Lady Kelsaina Za'Dresh: the druegar on the surface are mopped up
end up with a bunch of soldiers standing around on guard trying to figure out what the hell just happened
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh says quietly to Myzrael, "So that was supposed to be the first time bluestuff was used, or something?"
K Atkins says
“Like that, yes.”
“And not again for quite some time.”
“It nearly killed him.”
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
Resh nods
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they get him sort of on his feet, but it’s pretty obvious he isn’t OK
both bonds are present, despite their argument
they lead him off stage
the curtain closes, the guy comes back on
and says basically what Resh just asked and Myzrael explained
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(So if Resh had just been a little more patient, he'd have gotten his answer anyway...)
K Atkins says
and that Vald’s Passage had been closed, the underdark passage sealed, fused shut by his Mark magic
but that that was not the last they would see of the druegar
and ends with that
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
If people in the audience start applauding, Resh will too.  Basically, he wants to be sure it's over before he applauds, doesn't wanna make a fool of himself
K Atkins says
lol yeah
especially in the royal box
granted, you might have the audience clapping because a royal is
Kelsaina Za'Dresh says
(Hehehe)
K Atkins says
but yeah
“Druegar killed him in the end, but his son avenged him and the underdark wasn’t a problem after that.”