A Gaidin Apprentice meets the White Sitter --- &RPaward

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Onduril
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A Gaidin Apprentice meets the White Sitter --- &RPaward

Post by Onduril » Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:45 pm

Ely edit 30 Jul 2021.

1-6 qps, depending on length and quality.

Rplizer +1 qps : x
Extra meticulous edit +1 qps : o
Length bonus +1-2 qps : o

Summary: +1 qps : o

Total: 3 qps

Also Alison wins the day with this comment:
"Alison says 'What we are is just people. And years from now you will remember.'

Alison says 'That a sitter cleaned your boots. Not becuase you asked , but because you obeyed.'"

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Alison has arrived from the west, riding a bloodstock stallion.

Lisennet curtseys before Alison.

Alison says 'hi all'

Lisennet says 'Hello, Alison Sedai'

Alison sits down and rests.

bow alison
You bow before her.

Lisennet says 'Oh, hello Onduril!'

Alison says 'Greetings onduril'

Lisennet says 'I was sleeping a bit and didn't see you there.'

You say 'Light protect you, Lady Alison Sedai'

Tower Square
[ obvious exits: N E S W ]
Zone: Tar Valon
An oil lamp, set in a steel cage, hangs from a high wooden pole.
An elaborately sculpted marble fountain splashes merrily.
A stout wooden barrel stands nearby.
Lady Alison San is resting here, riding a bloodstock stallion.
Lisennet the Tower Accepted is standing here.
The Tar Valon town crier stands here, spreading the news.

smile lisennet
You smile at her.

You say 'Hello m'lady'

Alison says 'i hope so, detritus would not like to loose his sedai.'

You nod in agreement.

You say 'No doubt of it! A Gaidin must lay down his life first.'

The sun casts a golden glow over the city.

Alison says 'or test his sedais resolve to go to unknown spots..'

Alison grins beautifully.

emote gives a slightly nervous glance before quickly nodding.
Ok.

Lisennet nods in agreement.

Lisennet says 'I shall venture into the wild!'

Alison waves.

Lisennet gropes around blindly.

Lisennet waves.

Lisennet leaves west. <<

You tell Lisennet 'Light shelter you, m'lady!'

Alison says 'i where him last night'

Alison says 'man is on seandar'

Lisennet tells you 'Thank you, and you brave sir!'

emote 's eyes widen, his mouth hanging open.
Ok.

You say 'Lord Detritus is a valiant warrior indeed!'

Alison says 'or something about curiosity and the cat'

You say 'Hrm, yes, there is that'

Alison says 'Tell me a little about yourself.'

You say 'We had a cat once. He thought it amusing to swipe at passing raccoons. It was less amusing when one of them was rabid.'

Alison nods in agreement.

Alison says 'Not a fan of rabid anything.'

You say 'Well, what can I tell you, Lady Alison Sedai? I suppose to start, I hail from the north of Illian.'

Alison says 'i remember a trolloc foaming like that once. Might have been rabid as well.'

Alison taps her lower lip in thought.

You say 'My family was of no particular means, and rather large, so there were too many mouths to feed and I left to venture into the wider world.'

You nod at her.

You say 'I have a feeling most trollocs are diseased.'

You say 'Though the Yellow Ajah would no doubt know best.'

Alison says 'Did you find adventure?'

Alison crosses her legs towards you, her head tilted.

You say 'What I have found is grand tales of adventure you're told as a child still tied to his ma's apron strings don't quite match up to the reality.'

Alison nods in agreement.

emote gestures briefly at his well-worn boots, caked in mud and grime and half-tattered.
Ok.

Alison says 'i remember my first encounter with a fade. i was more curious than scared.'

You say 'You are braver by far than I, then, Lady Alison Sedai.'

Alison takes a tip of her spear and scrape the mud from your boots.

Alison says 'Nein.'

Alison says 'i was just curious how they where made.'

Alison says 'The need to know logic seem to be ingrained in my mind all the time.'

You say 'I've seen the grand library at a distance from the practice yards, and of course it is
known around the world. Is the answer not within?'

Alison bends and picks up the flaked mud. A curious look passes over her face.

Alison says 'As with all things, not all answers are what you seem to think they are.'

You say 'I had thought nearly everything imaginable could be discovered there. Though I suppose the Brown Ajah would not venture forth intothe world as they do if it did. So perhaps I have answered my own question.'

Alison says 'indded. One que stion sparks 10 more.'

Alison says 'It never ends. Going on almost 300 and i still dont know it all'

emote ponders your meaning a moment, before giving a firm nod.
Ok.

Alison says 'This mud has flecks of Bandar eban in it.'

Kendall has arrived from the north.

You say 'I've found that is true. Even in studying the blade, the more I learn, the more I find I do not know.'

Kendall bows before Alison.

Alison pulls out a very sharp knife from a thin sleeve.

You bow before him.

Alison beams a smile at Kendall.

You say 'Light's blessings, Lord Kendall.'

Kendall sits on the edge of the fountain

Tower Square
This side of the square is the southern section of the Tower Square.
In the center is the walled off White Tower. To the south a large
boulevard opens up leading to the Southharbor. To the north you see
the southern gate of the Tower grounds. The square continues east
and west.
A large banner rests here, depicting a map of Tar Valon.
[ obvious exits: N E S W ]
Zone: Tar Valon
An oil lamp, set in a steel cage, hangs from a high wooden pole.
An elaborately sculpted marble fountain splashes merrily.
A stout wooden barrel stands nearby.
Lord Kendall the Gaidin Commander is standing here.
The Tar Valon town crier stands here, spreading the news.
Lady Alison San is resting here, riding a bloodstock stallion.

Kendall says 'please do not mind me and continue.'

Alison picks at the caked mud in her right hand with her left handed knife.

Alison says 'Did you venture to bandar?'

emote smiles broadly in delight.
Ok.

You say 'Yes, how did you know?'

Alison snickers softly.

Kendall looks at you.

Alison says 'You can change your shirt, your hair, your weapon.'

You say 'I ventured there with Trakis Gaidin the other month to hunt cave-dwellers near Almoth Plain. We were attacked by a Seanchan assassin but dispatched him.'

Alison says 'But most people just ignore their wel worn boots.'

whois lexiano
Lexiano is Sei'taer Seventh, a level 50 seanchan.

You say 'Lexiano I believe his name was.'

Alison points at Ondurils boots.

You say 'Aye, with the travels Lord Ominas has me taking, I fear I will need to replace these boots if I ever wish to get them clean again.'

Alison says 'From boots and tracks a lot can be decerned.'

You say 'But clean boots are not the point of my studies, so I do pay it no mind.'

You nod at her.

Alison says 'Its possible to channel water to wash them if needed. Or i can just , you know wash them for you now'

emote gapes, his eyes wide with horror.
Ok.

You say 'An Aes Sedai, cleaning my boots?? Most certainly not!'

Alison slips a sharp knife back into a right sleeve. Her right hand chucks the clay over the
fountain into the nearby bushes.

You say 'It would be entirely improper!'

Alison says 'How so? Service deosnt have stipulations on how to serve.'

Alison pulls out a flask with water and a white cloth from a side pouch.

You say 'Well, I suppose it is not my place to suggest to an Aes Sedai what is proper or not, so you have caught me in a quandry, Lady Alison Sedai.'

You say 'Perhaps this is why the White Ajah is known as masterful logicians.'

Alison says 'Indeed. Thus i offer to clean them for you.'

Alison looks down at her prestine boots.

emote scrapes a deep bow, nearly bent in half.
Ok.

Alison taps her lap, 'Put your foot here.

You say 'I am honored by your offer, but I must decline. I am afraid they will merely be a mess
again in short order anyway.'

Alison says 'its a dress, it can be washed.'

Alison gives you a deapan calm look.

Alison holds her lap open by pointing with her left hand.

You say 'And besides, I would not rob you of the chance to catch up on my travels via the latest mud and grime.'


You grin at her.

emote gulps.
Ok.

emote ginger raises his leg, looking like he wants to be anywhere else.
Ok.

Alison says 'I want you to learn a lesson here.'

Alison grabs your boot and starts to clean it.

emote yelps!
Ok.

Alison says 'That sometime.'

Alison says 'What we are is just people. And years from now you will remember.'

Alison says 'That a sitter cleaned your boots. Not becuase you asked , but because you obeyed.'

emote strains to listen attentively, his face white as a sheet.
Ok.

Kendall peers down at his tarnished boots and up to you, before shasking his head and returning to looking at the fish.

Alison cleans it, tendrils of dirt falls off. IT is a remarkable clean version of its earlier self.

emote tries to bow awkwardly, nearly falling over as his foot is suspended on the Aes Sedai's leg.
Ok.

Alison pushes it down and grabs the other one.

Alison says 'Let me tell you something that you might find interesting.'

Alison says 'If i have no compunction to kill a trolloc or a fade naked.'

Alison says 'i will never ever have a compunction to clean boots.'

emote slowly regains his composure, nodding at the words.
Ok.

Alison cleans and finishes with a touch.

Eldrenia has arrived from the north.

Eldrenia curtseys gracefully.

Kendall beams a smile at Eldrenia.

You say 'This is true, Aes Sedai. To serve is a life of challenge and duty, heavier than a mountain as they say in Shienar.'

bow eldrenia
You bow before her.
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Tower Square
This side of the square is the southern section of the Tower Square.
In the center is the walled off White Tower. To the south a large
boulevard opens up leading to the Southharbor. To the north you see
the southern gate of the Tower grounds. The square continues east
and west.
A large banner rests here, depicting a map of Tar Valon.
[ obvious exits: N E S W ]
Zone: Tar Valon
A marble bench, flecked with gold and bronze, adorns the floor.
An oil lamp, set in a steel cage, hangs from a high wooden pole.
An elaborately sculpted marble fountain splashes merrily.
A stout wooden barrel stands nearby.
Eldrenia the Tower Accepted is standing here.
Lord Kendall the Gaidin Commander is standing here.
The Tar Valon town crier stands here, spreading the news.
Lady Alison San is resting here, riding a bloodstock stallion.

Alison says 'Thank you for letting me do that. Sometimes i miss making others better by just
improving their boots.'

Eldrenia leaves south. vv
Alison says 'Also.'

emote admires his newly cleaned boots, still tattered from travel but looking otherwise fresh.
Ok.

Alison says 'Now no one can see where you have been by looking at your mud caked boots... A gaidin to be must not be patternised or he will get his sedai killed.'

emote bows deeply in a graceful motion, hand touching his heart.
Ok.

You say 'Yes, a wise thought, Lady Alison Sedai.'

Alison cleans her dress with a left hand.

You say 'I suppose I had not thought of that.'

Alison says 'I trully love my sisters.'

Alison says 'Death is not a wish i have for them.'

Kendall says 'Hope Sedai keeps me on my toes by making decisions in the spur of the moment, she has perfected hiding the fact through the bond'

You say 'I shall strive to ensure it is not so, in what small ways I am able.'
Alison grins beautifully.

Siro
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Re: A Gaidin Apprentice meets the White Sitter

Post by Siro » Wed Jun 16, 2021 8:58 am

Thank you for posting. I will be sure to stop by the Tower for my own boots to be shined very soon. Alison might find herself a Qp as payment for her troubles.

Ominas
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Re: A Gaidin Apprentice meets the White Sitter

Post by Ominas » Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:23 am

Nice work. I liked that. I really enjoyed Alisons idealism with the boots.

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