Session Start: Sun Mar 24 22:54:40 2002 Little is said as the company locates the nearest inn, obtains rooms, and eats their dinner. All are too tired from the day's journey to speak much. However, when the others go up to bed, Erellisae and Feray are left in the half-empty common room with their drinks of choice, their minds perhaps too full of thoughts for them to sleep just yet. * Erellisae sits in the corner, looking faintly sullenly out the window. :/ * Feray rests her chin in her hand, watching some young men enter the Inn really late as she drinks heavily. She winks at one of them as they go upstairs and recieves a grin in reply. With an accomplished sigh, she finishes her ale and stands, preparing to go to the rooms. * Feray turns and blinks, noticing Erel. ... * Feray arches an eyebrow and shuffles over by Erel, tapping her on the head. "Hey. You. What's with the long face, normally-perky-Little Bit?" * Erellisae sighs a little, then blinks at the tap. o_O; "U-uh... nothing. Well... thinking, really.. 'bout today..." Aaahh...I find my head hurts less if I don't think of how excrutiating agonizing all those obstacles were. ;) * Feray pulls out a chair beside Erel and flops down into it, eyeing the mage girl curiously. * Erellisae sighs, looking rather guilty. "It's not that... I didn't mind them at all." So spill. What's got that smile upside down? * Erellisae looks down, tracing a finger along the table. "I... really messed things up today, didn't I?" * Feray raises an eyebrow. "Messed things up?" * Erellisae sinks lower in her seat. "That... temper tantrum." --;; Ah. Well, I said back there that I'd speak to you about how much you rely on your magic....but I don't really think you "messed things up", persay. ^^; * Erellisae looks up, biting her lip. "Be honest... how many people did I annoy or upset?" * Feray gazes at Erel and feels her resolve crumple like tinfoil. Well, in respect for you being an adult and not treating you like a kid, most of us were kinda annoyed. * Erellisae shakes her head suddenly. "But... that's what I was /trying/ to do...! I wanted to show I could get through things my way without help, on my own as an adult..." * Erellisae looks at the table, smiling a little ruefully. "And I acted like a spoilt little brat." Ah, Erel....we know you can do it yourself and that you're an adult. You don't need to prove things to us, girl. * Feray rests her chin in her hand and gazes curiously at Erel. But it's always "Are you okay, Erel?", "Are you gonna be able to climb up, Erel?", "Someone give Erel a hand"... I just... wanted to show that... * Feray shakes her head. Listen, I'm gonna tell you something. * Erellisae looks up at Feray with a blink. And I say it because it's true, not because I wanna hurt you, alright? If you're mature like I know you are, you'll understand this. You are not as physically strong as most of us. You tend to get hurt more often. And we worry about you because we genuinely CARE, Erel. We don't want you to die or anything, girl. You mean too much to us. This is not to say that you can't DO things... It's just... When we reach a wall, we climb it first. Physical. So yeah, we ask you if you need a hand, like you would.. And we KNOW you can use your magic to blast a hole in the wall. You are STRONG AS HELL when it comes to magic, girl. You could blast a hole in my head. Hard as my head is. * Feray taps her head a bit. * Erellisae smiles, a little wanly. "Like you said... I'm no good with fighting at all... practice what you're good at, right..?" No, see, that's the thing. That's why we sometimes are bothered. Because when things get the littlest bit troublesome, you resort to magic. And while that's okay because it's your strength... Well, you can often get by WITHOUT using it. * Erellisae looks down. "I know... I just... I've gotta learn to cope on my own, cuz we'll finish this job sometime and... and I'll be off on another adventure without everyone here." :/ * Feray reaches out to tap Erel's forehead lightly. "You're strong, Erel. You might not be able to take a punch really well, but you're a fighter inside. You're very smart and very kind. You can handle things without magic, girl. But at the same time, you can also use magic really well. You'll be fine." I have faith in you. * Erellisae smiles, again a little wanly. "Thanks... I'll try not to let everyone down again..." --; Hey. I was just as bad as you in a way, you know. Sometimes I think with my fists too much....like with that cat. I'm just as bad, Erel, just in a different way. It's not letting people down. It's just being true to yourself. There's just a medium you have to find. * Erellisae sweatdrops a little. "The enthusiastic little mage who blows stuff up and ran away from home just to go on an adventure has a medium?" ^^; * Feray chuckles. "Of course you do. Everyone does. Some have found it, some haven't. Some are close, some aren't. Besides, at least you blow stuff up and not your friends by accident." You can at least be proud that you haven't killed us. ;) * Erellisae sweatdrops again. "Uhm, well...", she says, before perking up a little. "... I'll try. I guess... my parents were always smothering me. Don't do that, do this, are you alright... it just got to me." :/ * Feray chuckles softly and winks. "Fair enough. You know, if you can do something yourself, just say. Really, our offers of help mean well. At least we don't just leave you to struggle and get nowhere, yanno." * Erellisae nods, then looks serious, motioning to Feray's arm. "Hey, what about you... did the healer say anything...?" :/ * Feray opens her mouth.. ... * Feray looks at her arm. "Well." He didn't know a cure. I figured he wouldn't.. But he gave me some herbs that will supposedly help slow the attacks. So now I'll die slowly instead of quickly. ;) * Feray chuckles to herself morbidly. ^^; * Erellisae's ears droop. "Hey! No talking like that!" ^^; "Few adventurers have gone this way, right? Unexplored land, and stuff! We'll probably come across some new herb, or an antidote, or something, right?" ^^ * Feray smiles wryly. "There's always that. But it's alright. As long as we can find Justin and Feena." ^^ * Erellisae hmphs. "Not alright! It'll be hardly fair if we find Justin and Feena and you don't get to brag about it! Besides, adventurers're meant to help out /any/one who needs it, right?" * Feray chuckles at Erel's indignation. ^^; Yeah, I guess so. ^_- * Erellisae looks serious. "Besides, I don't wanna lose anyone... I'm lucky. Could've gone to New Parm and gotten kidnapped straight off the bat." ^^; "Instead, I met everyone..." I'm glad I met you too. You're fun. Kinda like the little sister I never had. ^^; * Erellisae giggles. "I feel like one. Little sister to Feray and Nathan, and as such haveta terrorize them whenever possible." :D * Feray chuckles and reaches out to poke Erel's ear for that comment. "Cheer up, alright? Tomorrow is a new day and we have an adventure to take part in." ;) * Erellisae nods. "I'll try. Thanks... for not chewing me out like I deserved." ^^; Bah. I believe in making people smile, not making them burst into tears and hate me silently for the rest of their lives. ;) * Erellisae blinks, and sweatdrops. "I wouldn't call anything I tend to do silent." ^^; 's hardly my fault if I get carried away, though... ^^; Eh, your loudness is endearing. I admit I wanted to hang you out the Inn window by your ankles the first morning you yelled Good Morning....but now I kinda expect it. ;) * Erellisae looks down at the floor. "I... had to grow up a bit on this trip." --; Grow up a bit? * Erellisae sighs, resting her head on her hands and watching the table. "I should tell you... Gyan told me something at that military base..." * Feray raises an eyebrow. "That he's madly in love with me and wants to father my children? What?" * Erellisae blinks, before grinning slightly. "Aw, whatever would Nathan say?" ^_~ * Feray snorts and nudges Erel for that. "Watch it, you. And what did he tell you?" * Erellisae loses the good cheer as quickly as she got it, taking out and toying with a green stone pendant, the same stone they've been finding. "He... he told me I wasn't human..." You're not human? Funny, you seem to have fleshy bits just like I do....hmmm......and you have eyes...a nose....mouth.... Can you turn into a crab like Nathan? Cause that's just cool. * Erellisae sweatdrops, then shakes her head, staring at the pendant. "He said I was a Lumian, or Alentian, or whatever they're called... I'm the same race as Liete... heh, you'd expect that to make me happy..." * Feray raises an eyebrow. "So why doesn't it?" * Erellisae shakes her head. "It's just... it means my parents lied to me all my life about me... and it's why the church kidnapped me, and why I have to keep going west, and find Liete... it was just... so sudden." Well, okay, that's gotta rate pretty high on the suck-o-meter. But....your parents love you, from what I've heard. They probably only lied to you to PROTECT you. Because they love you." It's not as if you've got to hurry up and accept this new side of yourself either, you know. You were a... Lumian when we first met you. You just didn't know it. Take your time with it... * Feray sounds concerned. * Erellisae shakes her head, smiling slightly as she watches her pendant spin slightly. "Can't do that. I want to know... I want to know more 'bout Lumians, about who I am, /why/ my parents lied, what's in store. Somewhere out here's a place where I can find out." * Erellisae grins slightly, looking up at Feray. "Besides, I'm /really/ the patient type, aren't I?" * Feray snorts. "Well, that's true. I'm just saying that you can't expect to feel at ease with this information yet. But you will eventually. And you'll find what you're looking for." .... * Feray pauses, face going serious. .... You know, if after we find Justin and Feena.....if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to tag along with you. * Erellisae blinks, looking up. "Of /course/ I wouldn't... why, though? I mean...", she sweatdrops, "...wouldn't your mom lynch you?" ^^; No, she knows I'm tough now. ^^; I'd go with you because I want to see more of the world. Get rid of my wanderlust a bit before going back to the same old field and same old crops. Besides, you might need some well endowed, scantily clad friends to keep you company. ...and I seem to fit that description just fine! * Erellisae looks greatly relieved, and shifts across, hugging Feray a little tightly. "Thank you... I was worried..." * Feray raises both eyebrows before hugging Erel back gently. "Worried?" * Erellisae nods. "Well... what if I can only find out about myself after we find them? Didn't wanna do it alone... besides, like I said, I don' wanna lose anyone." :/ Ahh... well, now you won't be alone. You'll have me in all my sickly, half naked glory. ^_- * Erellisae grins, sitting back down. "Thanks." :D * Feray winks and ruffles Erel's bangs a bit. "My pleasure. Now....are you going to perk up or do I need to carry you upstairs and tickle you mercilessly?" * Erellisae sweatdrops, then nods. "Yeah, I'll try." ^^ Good....now if you need me no more, I think I hear the bed calling me longingly from the room....or that could just be the sweet, melodic sound of Dylan snoring. * Erellisae nods, stifling a yawn herself. "You're right... it was a long day..." ^^; * Feray nods and stands from her chair, exhaling a bit and looking suddenly very tired. "Yep. More work tomorrow too. Get some rest yourself, Little Bit. I'll see ya tomorrow." * Erellisae nods, tucking the pendant away and standing up. "'k... take care, you..." * Feray grins and bows. "Me? Take care? Always." * Feray heads off upstairs to get some sleep. * Erellisae looks skeptical, but doesn't say anything, sitting down to think a little more but looking considerably happier about it. Feray seeks her bed and leaves Erellisae to finish her thinking. The inn continues its quiet evening as she ponders. ==Session End== *** GMAmy changes topic to 'Grandia: New Horizons | Chapter 22.5: Who Am I? ( Feray & Erel lude ) | Location: Nendasa, The Dusty Salamander Inn, evening, June 30 | Lude End' Session Close: Mon Mar 25 00:27:13 2002