RP:Sophie Sanmichel and Sharks, Gwenilyn, Kali and warhamsters

Setting

The Soph Shop 16 Sept 2011

An undead customer finds Soph sweeping up

Kali said to you, "Hello miss. Nice shop you have here. *Smiles*"

Sophie is busy sweeping up shattered fragments of what were once beautiful displays, after her shop was smashed up. The slightly built elf is delighted to see Gwen, abandoning her broom to hurry over and embrace her sister, Her adopted son Sanmichel is over the moon that his aunti Gwen is here."Do you want to meet my pet sharks?" The 3" lad asks his fellow fae.

Kali walks around, looking at the merchandise. As Sophie drops the broom Kali picks it up and continues sweeping. She wonders who would do this to someone's shop and feels a small flare of anger, which she quickly represses.

Gwenilyn takes a look about Sophie's shop, astonished at the damage. Who could have done this, and ot her sweet sister, besides? The auburn-haired healer fae embraces Sophie, though her smile is a tad distracted. 'Sophie, love, what happened?' When she hears Sanny's voice piping in, her concern momentarily dissolves. She will disentangle herself from Sophie to grin at her nephew. 'Sharks? Good grief Sanny, where'd the sharks come from?' she might fake a shudder. Another's voice prevents further discourse. She will nod pleasantly to the woman and step back a bit to allow unencumbered access to the shopkeep.

Kali said to you, "If you don't mind me asking ma'am, who did this?"

Kali continues to sweep.

I found one. Lirithen in my cup of tea

The excited lad flutters over to the fishbowl containing his latest pets and names each of the baby sharks affectionately. I found one in my cup of tea, i think he must have some magic to have been happy in the hot liquid. "Fluffy, Cuddles, Nigel, Lirithen and Marmalade." He turns a few somersaults in the air. "I found one. Lirithen in my cup of tea, I think he must have some magic to have been happy in the hot liquid. I was planning to teach one of the sharks to become a mighty steed when they are a bit bigger, so then I can be Sanmichel the famous pixie knight of the sea. I am of course already reknowned throught the land and air." Sophie explains the state of her usually pristine shop. "Niawtu came over for a playdate but Ranok sent her body guard Johnny in a huge 9 ft tall ungodly suit of armour. Johhny almost killed little Sanny trying to swat him! Then he and some knuckle dragging troll proceeded to smash the place. I tell you Johnny is no longer welcome here!"

Kali said, "Well that's aweful! To endager a child like that! Where did this troll go? I'll set him right."Kali 's eyes flash with anger and you feel a chill in the room.

Just think, my nephew world renowned pixie knight!

Gwenilyn does her best not to laugh at the little pixie lad. he is so cute it is hard not ot just scoop him up and huggles the lad to death. She looks sufficiently impressed by Sanny's prattle. 'Indeed? That will be a sight to see for certain. Just think, my nephew world renowned pixie knight! Sir knight, I require a hug, pease!' Hopefully the lad will zip over to do just that. After which Gwen will listen to what Sophie has to say, for the moment, no comment besides a shake of the head.

Kali remembers that a child is there and calms down. The room warms back up.

Sophie looks weary and depressed. "I know not where the troll went. He called himself Nurse Bonecrusher and claimed to have come from some asylum. Johnny, the idiot in the HUGE armour who almost killed little Samichel in his stupidity, works for Ranok. I have informed Ranok that Johnny is NOT a suitable body guard for the child Niawtu." Little Sanny does indeed fly over to hug his favorite auntie. "I love you auntie Gwen. Nassy says, instead of spending agaes training a shark to be my mount, I should try to make a snorkel for the fine mount I already have, 'Champion the wonderhamster'. So he can be a bit like a seahorse. What do you think would be best?"

Kali nods her head, she's regained control. "Well it seems like you have it in order." She smiles an unusaully warm smile and hands Sophie the broom after throwing the rubble in the bin. "If you have further issue with the cretins I would gladly help you."

Why not have two noble steeds? One for land and one for water?

Gwenilyn receives the hug with a grin and murmurs to address the lad's dilemma. 'What about this. Why not have two noble steeds? One for land and one for water? I'm not certain Champion would enjoy swimming all the time, nor any of the sharks to be landlocked….. Give it some thought.' She might drop a kiss on the top of Sanny's head before he can reject it. She will then turn ot the other two women. 'I tell you Sophie, Ranok has no more sense than a grasshopper sometimes. I've seen Johnny and he has no business being around anyone~. Send Ranok a bill for the damages. It's ultimately his fault, since the smith employs Johnny.' A smile is given the stranger. 'You are kind ot have helped Sophie clean up.' She will step toward the young woman, a hand of friendship extended. 'My name is Gwen.'

Sophie the gentle healer smiles gratefully at Kali. "Thank you, my dear." Looking around at her shop she adds. "Do either of you know anyone who can rebuild shelving?" Sanmichel allows Gwenilyn to kiss him, then swoops over and asks Kali. "Have you ever seen a fine warhamster?" Without waiting for a reply he will flutter off through a pixie sized doorway beside the - still mosty intact - shop counter. The small -very small - boy returns a few minutes later riding his pride and joy. "Sanmichel the brave pixie knight and Champion the wonderhamster. The greatest team of heros ever!" The seven year old cries enthusiatically as he skillfully weaves his hamster mount in and out of various counter top items.

Kali after taking Gwen's hand in her own unnaturally icy grasp and softly shaking it, making sure not to freeze the kind lady, she smies and repiles "Call me Kali. It's a pleasure to meet such kind people in a land that is new to me, and the cleaning was of no trouble at all." Addressing Sophie, "I'm afraid that while I have the knowledge, I lack the strenght I once had. Yet if someone else felled the tree and made the planks, I could easily hang them for you." After the child adresses her, she initially laughs... but it is a sad, longing smile that is returned with her response to him. "That is an amazing steed young one! You must be very talented to tame such."

A stranger in a strange land

Gwenilyn smiles warmly to Kali and nods. 'It can be intimidating to be a stranger in a strange land. But now you know the two of us, so you are no longer a stranger!' she will grin and wink at Kali before addressing her sister. 'I could ask Roytoc, if you like. He built a cabin in Frostmaw by himself so I'm certain shelving would present no problems.' She pauses, a hint of sadness coming ot her features. 'I would ask Valkor but….. I haven't seen him in ages.'

Sophie recognises the name Roytoc. "He is a good man. He and I have been working together to help the elven refugees settle into Frostmaw, and also to build defences to protect the frozen lands, though queen Satoshi is hoping to stay out of the bloody war if at all possible. "Little Sanny explains to Kali"Well, hamsters are pretty tame anyway, so long as they are raised in captivity and used to people, they make great pets, and Champion here is as smart as anything, I sometimes think he's as smart as a pixie." The child is still thinking up various solutions to fine mounts for both land and sea. The seven year old pixie asks both Gwenilyn and Kali, with a most serious expression. "Have you ever trained a shark? Alternatively, do you know anything about making a snorkel for a hamster? Maybe I should try and get Champion some golden kelp instead. It's some magical seaweed that if you eat it you can breathe underwater, but it is rare and expensive, so maybe I should try the snorkel idea first."

Kali listens with half an ear as the women discuss the state of a place called Frostmaw... she recalls journeying there on a shopping trip, but knows nothing of the politics in this region. Having never seen a pet hamster before, and noting how similar it looks to a badger, she is extremely impressed by the child. "I'm sure you don't give yourself enough credit dear boy." She gives him a sweet smile, then answers his question. "Alas, I do not train animals. They don't seem to be very fond of me." She gives him a wink, but anyone could see the sadness behind her statement.

Gwenilyn listens to Sophie and nods. 'Aye, it would seem best to stay as neutral as possible.' She sighs softly, frowning. 'I hate what the parasite has done to our lands. I wish I could find a way to heal the man to death!' Then she laughs at the absurd thought. 'Well, you know what I mean…' Gwen's eyes might then fall to observing Kali with Sanny. Gwen notes Kali's expression. 'You seem sad, Kali. Is anything amiss?'

The nanny goat

You looks despondent once more. "Between the drow, the the evil parasite Vuryal, it seems very little can be relied upon these days, dear sister. It is easy to despair, with so much cruelty in the world." She looks over to Sanmichel and forces a smile. "I am luckier than most with a brave and noble pixie knight to protect me, though."The pixie lad comments "My mum spends a lot of time helping all the sage elves, at the refugee camp up in Frostmaw, I don't go with her though because the chilly air freezes the wings off little pixies. I stay at home with our nanny, Griselda. She is a were-goat. We are very lucky to have a nanny goat." He has dismounted from his noble hamster steed and is lovingly brushing Champion's fur.

Kali laughs at the young childs antics, that look of sad longing still hiding behind her eyes. Answering Gwen's question; "Oh I'm fine. I'm sure all the corpses and dark things of the world go through this when they see glimpses of what the light was like." Grinning amusedly. "I thought after all these years I'd come to terms with undeath, but you never really get over what you missed in life."

Gwenilyn ooc: *laughs* I just realized... nanny.... nanny goat!

You ooc *huggles Gwen* and *bows* at having her joke appreciated. <3<3

Kali said, "ooc lol. didn't get that one at first >.< i blame mah hungry tummy!"

Gwenilyn nods somberly. 'Indeed the world is not what it once was, but you are a lucky woman indeed.' Gwen will smile warmly and embrace her sister for a moment before laughing outright at Sanny's explanation. But then sapphire orbs will again become somber as she looks at Kali. 'It must be difficult at best to have to deal with that.' Gwen takes a few steps to kali and impulsively hugs her new friend.

The bestest warhamster ever!

You :: Little Sanmichel can see that Kali is a little sad, though he doesn't reall understand about undeath, he offers what he can to cheer the lady up. "Would you like to cuddle Champion? He has -really soft - fur and he is the bestest warhamster ever!"

Kali after the initial shock of being hugged quickly subsides, Kali returns the embrace, careful not to chill her ner friend. As she pulls away there is a shiny line running down her cheak, not a tear, such things are no longer possible from her, but maybe a line of thin ice? "Thank you. Im lucky though really. Most who are reborn as I have been come back with no mind left at all. I truely am fortunate." she whispers, so as not to let the child hear "I hear that some are brought back with hearts so black they thirst for the living. I could not bear to be such a creature." She smiles brightly at her two new friends, and when the little boy offers her his hampster, she replies happily "I would love nothing more!" Quickly putting on gloves (so as not to chill the small creature), she picks up Champion, clearly in a better mood now.

Gwenilyn nods to Kali somberly. 'Aye, I have heard the same. I am glad you are one of the lucky ones, my friend.' A hand might reach out to touch the side of the undead's cheek gently before withdrawing it and simply watching the young pixie attempt and seemingly succeed in cheering their new friend.

Avast yer land lubber!

You smiles at the interaction between the two ladies."Gwen, my dear sister, truly you are the most wonderful, kind caring person who ever lived." Another of Sophie's adopted children, a nine year old human lad, named for her friend Kasyr runs in from the back room. Little Kassy is wearing a piraty eye patch and pirate captain hat. He has a toy wooden shield, wooden sword, and I lion's tooth on a leather cord around his neck. He runs up to Gwen a huge grin on his face. "Avast yer land lubber! You are now a captive of the famous scourge of the seven seas. I'll make you walk the plank, then swab the deck, then shiver the timbers, then I'll make you some cheese and peanut butter sandwiches, auntie Gwen..er I means yer land lubber....Would you and your friend like to see my set of tin pirate figurines?"

Kali smiles at Kassy's pirate talk and sets the warhamster down. "Well dear I have to be going, but I'm sure your auntie Land Lubber would." She winks at the kid then adresses Sophie and Gwen. "Thank you very much for your conversation and friendship. I have to be back to my training, but I would love to see you both again." She gives her new friends a bright smile.

You waves cheerfully to Kali. "I'll introduce you to my other children sometime, truly they make life worth living."

Kali smiles back. "Maybe I will somehow learn that joy for myself. You two have a great rest of the day." Hugging them both, she leaves to continue her training.

Gwenilyn is in the process of telling Sophie that she is a decidedly prejudiced woman when Kassy arrives and threatens her with his sword. Gwen cowers effectively, throwing her ands up in front of her face and saying in a high-pitched voice, 'Oh please, Mr. Pirate sir, do not hurt me! I cannot help being a landlubber.... I'm on land~! Oh, will no one save me?' The fae places the back of one hand dramatically to her forehead, loking for all the world like a film star of the 1920s (as if hey had that sort of thing in Hollow!)