Pick a color, any color! Part 3 (Alyss continues to explore the Ajahs)

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Alyss
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Pick a color, any color! Part 3 (Alyss continues to explore the Ajahs)

Post by Alyss » Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:02 pm

Log session starting at 18:12:30 on Thursday, 27 January 2022.

Characters:
Accepted Alyss
Kitiara Sedai

Note: minor editorializing for flow and grouping statements/reactions together.

[Edited out: trouble with the door, brief interruption]

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Alyss hesitantly knocks on the carveddoor.

Softly, through the door, she hears, 'You may enter.' It sounds like Kitiara's voice.

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Conservatory of the Blue Ajah
During daytime, bright light floods in from tall, arched windows set in the
eastern wall, which offer a view of the many spires of Tar Valon as well as
the eastern bank of the Erinin. On clear days, the peaks of the Dragonwall
can be seen, far away to the east. Bookshelves, tables, maps and charts are
all present as the Blue sisters prepare for whatever tasks currently occupy
them or as they plan business away from the Tower. On one wall hang two
large portraits of Ciel Sedai and Adaire Sedai, with white ribbons of
mourning tied into the latticework of the frames.
[ obvious exits: W ]
Zone: White Tower Upper Floors
Door west: door
A chair made of red oak rests next to the table. [2]
A large desk made of fine, thick wood stands across the room from here.
Lady Kitiara Sedai is sitting here on a stout oaken chair.
A silver-haired Aes Sedai sits here, reading.
A Blue Sister is here, planning her next journey.
Anaiya Sedai of the Blue Ajah stands here.
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Alyss closes the doors with a blush.

Kitiara gestures with her hand.

Kitiara looks at Alyss.

The door swings silently and shuts with a click.

Alyss curtseys before Kitiara.

Alyss says 'Thank you for summoning me, Kitiara Sedai.'

Alyss' cheeks are burning.

Alyss says 'I....didn't know if I should open the door or wait for it to be opened.'

Alyss says '...I suppose that could also be a metaphor......'

Kitiara shakes her head slightly and says, 'Well most girls leave those rosy cheeks behind them
after the arches... I guess there are always exceptions.'

The desk slowly opens.

Alyss blushes, but tries to stand resolutely.

Kitiara gets a stack of papers from the desk.

The desk slowly closes.

Alyss says 'I have been working on the calm, Aes Sedai.'

Alyss says 'It requires a lot of unlearning behaviors, but I understand the importance of it.'

Kitiara flips through the stack before finding one and bringing it to the front.

Alyss quiets herself as she watches Kitiara's papers.

Kitiara says 'How have you found your time here in the Tower Accepted?'

Kitiara continues reading the paper she stopped on.

Alyss says 'I have found it most informative and exciting, Kitiara Sedai.'

Kitiara says 'And since you have arched, how has it been different?'

Alyss says 'The ability to travel and complete quests for the Ajahs has been most illuminating. It's
one thing to try to study or understand what it means to be Aes Sedai on an intellectual level...'

Alyss says 'but it's quite something else to go out in the world and experience it in the service of
others.'

Alyss frowns with a flush of red in her cheeks.

Alyss says 'though I still have yet to complete the quests for the Green and Red....'

Kitiara glances up from her papers with a raised eyebrow, 'Oh? So you have experienced what it is to
be an Aes Sedai you think?'

Alyss stiffens.

Alyss says 'I believe I have come closer to understanding it, Kitiara Sedai.'

Alyss says 'I know I have much to learn, yet.'

Alyss steels her gaze.

Kitiara sniffs and continues reading her paper, 'And what is one of the most important things about
being an Aes Sedai?'

Alyss says 'I have enjoyed being able to go out into the world and help people. To make a difference.'

Kitiara says 'Word choice Accepted... Word Choice.'

Kitiara says 'We are unable to lie, therefore we must be careful to choose our words carefully.'

Alyss nods in agreement.

The desk slowly opens.

Kitiara puts the papers back in the desk.

The desk slowly closes.

Kitiara finally settles her gaze on the Accepted, 'Perhaps as you go about the land helping others
you should be more mindful of the way you go about it.

Alyss says 'I have felt that my tasks from the Blue, Brown, Gray, and Yellow have caused a difference
in the world.'

Alyss tilts her head, but holds a neutral look.

Kitiara says 'So tell me then, what has impacted the world the most? '

Alyss ponders life, the universe, and everything.

Alyss says 'I...do not yet know, Aes Sedai.'

Kitiara grins wryly, 'An interesting answer... why do you not know?'

Alyss says 'I have fought the Shadow, healed a healer, brought a new Novice to the Tower, and increased
our knowledge of the Shadow's forces.'

Alyss says 'I...do not know which has the greatest impact.'

Alyss says 'All I know is that all of it has helped.'

Alyss bites her lip, but blushes anyway.

Alyss says 'Other Aes Sedai have mentioned that we are all a "mix" of the Ajahs' ideals.'

Alyss frowns.

Kitiara continues listening.

Alyss says 'I know I have a lot of those aspects and skills to help...but I don't know the color of my
"soul," to borrow a term from Erulisse Sedai.'

Alyss say 'What does it mean to be Blue?'

Kitiara says 'What do you think it means Accepted?'

Alyss thinks really hard.

Alyss says 'I know the Blue are concerned with worldly causes. Moiraine Sedai mentioned that the best
cause of all is to fight the Shadow, which resonated with me...'

Alyss says 'But besides recruiting more forces to the Light, I'm not quite sure what that entails.'

Kitiara says 'That does sound like something Moiraine would say... but also like something most
Greens would say.'

Alyss tries to stifle a chuckle.

Alyss says 'But I also know that humanity itself deserves to be lifted up in equality.'

Alyss frowns.

Alyss says 'The Seanchan invaders have only proven that all the more true.'

Kitiara says 'Oh? Is that something you believe to be deserved?'

Alyss nods, emphatically.

Alyss says 'I can't accept anyone treating someone else as property, let alone shackling women who
could become Aes Sedai.'

Alyss frowns.

Alyss says 'But I also recognize that the Seanchan can't conceive of that...that their society has
different ideals and morals.'

Kitiara says 'Well in that we can agree, though there is some nuance in equality for all that may be
up for debate. '

----

Kitiara says 'You may continue Accepted.'

Alyss says 'Where were we? I was talking about the Seanchan and equality, I believe.'

Kitiara nods and leans back, listening.

Alyss says 'My understanding of the Blue is that they dedicate themselves to causes for the greater
good.'

Kitiara says 'That is typically what one can find laying around in the library yes.'

Alyss swallows, briefly.

Alyss says 'I'm very interested in the greater good, but I don't know exactly what "dedicating oneself
to a cause" looks like in the day-to-day.'

Alyss says 'Kitiara Sedai, would you mind sharing how you believe you help the Blue and the Tower?'

Alyss turns slightly pink, but not quite red at the boldness of her question.

Kitiara says 'One could say that each Ajah has its cause... The Yellow to heal, the Gray to
negotiate... and so on.'

Kitiara says 'Where does the Blue fit in a Tower full of specific causes?'

Alyss nods in agreement.

Kitiara sits peering at the Accepted.

Alyss says 'I...suppose the Blue are perhaps more devoted to the greater good?'

Alyss says 'This may be speculation, but rather than specializing in healing, fighting, knowledge, or
something else...the Blue is perhaps more flexible in pursuit of their goals?'

Alyss ponders life, the universe, and everything.

Kitiara says 'I believe some other Ajahs would take offense at the implication they are not.'

Kitiara says 'devoted to the greater good that is.'

Alyss fully blushes.

Alyss looks downward.

Alyss says 'I suppose I do not fully understand what it means to be Blue, then.'

Kitiara says 'Perhaps not, though I would not expect you to be... but you have hit on something
interesting with flexibility. '

Kitiara says 'What else do you know about the Blue Ajah?'

Alyss looks to the corner of the room.

Alyss says 'I have heard that they have the best network for.....understanding what is going on in the
world.'

Alyss tries not to look at the pigeons in the window.

Kitiara says 'and why do you believe that is?'

Alyss says 'To best help, one requires understanding, and true understanding can only come from the
experience and perspectives of many people...?'

Alyss says 'The "greater good" is not a singular path, but rather a web that requires a broad and
patient perspective.'

Kitiara says 'A bit overly cryptic.'

Kitiara says 'Information is important to move the world towards your so called 'greater good''

Alyss nods in agreement.

Kitiara says 'Any and all types, knowing is almost always superior to not knowing.'

Alyss nods, emphatically.

Kitiara says 'You asked if I would mind telling you how I help the Blue Ajah and the White Tower.
And Accepted for the moment I very much do mind... life should not be so easy for a girl hoping to
be an Aes Sedai.'

Alyss takes a breath and then nods.

Kitiara says 'However over time we will see.'

Alyss glimmers with the hint of a smile.

Kitiara says 'You are still early on your path, and as you said... the greater good can require a
patient perspective. '

Kitiara says 'In the mean time let us talk more about information.'

Alyss nods in agreement.

Kitiara says 'There are times where the vast network of eyes and ears is inadequate.'

Alyss widens her eyes in surprise.

Kitiara says 'In these times Blue Aes Sedai are often forced to go personally to find out what our
agents cannot tell us... and often we wish to remain unnoticed.'

Kitiara says 'So I would like for you to gather items you believe would help a Blue Aes Sedai in her
pursuit of information. '

Kitiara says 'These items should be both practical and versatile.'

Kitiara says 'Do you have any questions?'

Alyss pauses midway through a curtsey, deep in thought.

Alyss thinks really hard.

Alyss says 'None that I can think of, Aes Sedai.'

Kitiara chuckles knowingly.

Kitiara says 'Take your time child, when you have acquired the items bring them to me or give them to
anaiya (and send me the log).'

Kitiara says 'We will then talk or schedule a time to talk about your choices... be ready to defend
your choices.'

Alyss says 'Thank you again for the guidance, Kitiara Sedai. I will do as you wish.'

Alyss can't hide a smile.

Alyss curtseys before Kitiara.

Kitiara nods in agreement.

Kitiara says 'You are dismissed'

Aloisa
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Re: Pick a color, any color! Part 3 (Alyss continues to explore the Ajahs)

Post by Aloisa » Thu May 12, 2022 6:51 pm

Awarded Alyss 4 qps
Awarded Kitiara 2 qps

say Receive to a silver haired Aes Sedai to receive your merits

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