Me: Seymour had more hope with Gavin because Gavin at least had good in him...Miri is just plain evil...I mean, her name means "bitter", folks.

Miri: I'm not looking to strengthen relationships, I rather enjoy tearing them apart actually. The tears are the best part.

Levi: *covers Zaely's eyes*

Zaelinia: *giggles*

Raven: (@Corelle) *mumbles* Looks like someone new whose name starts with M might need them. (@Miri) I'm afraid you'll find the relationships here a little too strong to break apart. You'll only hurt yourself.

Zaelinia: *pushes Levi's hand away from her eyes and peeks from behind it*

Levi: *smiles*

Miri: Even the strongest relationships can be broken, Raven darling. Do not lie to yourself and say that there is one that cannot.

Levi: Perhaps you believe this because you have never had a strong enough relationship with anyone, eh?

Miri: Oh, shut up, Levi. You are not helping.

Levi: *chuckles* Helping with what?

Miri: Anything. You are useless.

Levi: Is that so?

Miri: Of course! I said it, didn't I?

Levi: Good point...so it must be a lie.

Miri:

Me: Forgot about the nine year old!

Alianna: (@Cassie) Slicing your arm?! But won't that hurt you?!

Raven: *laughs* Your sweetness is lost on me, darling. I've dealt with your sort before.

Carter: *chuckles at Levi and Zaely*

Miri: You have? Then why are you not dead yet?

Me: Miri! *thwacks Miri* TRY to be sensible! Even I'm getting tired of you!

Miri: *dodges thwack* You do not control me!

Me: Actually, yeah, I do.

Miri: Whatever.

Zaelinia: *giggles and covers her eyes with Levi's hand again*

Levi: *chuckles* *pulls his hand away* You can see now.

Zaelinia: *blinks and looks at Levi questionably*

Levi: *makes a sign quickly with his hands*

Zaelinia: *smiles and watches Miri again*

Raven: She wanted me dead, but Robin found her out and sent her away, and because she was sent away, she received her just due from the hand of-
Sir Guy: Me. She regretted that she was discovered, regretted it sorely. *smiles cruelly* I made sure of it.

Jay: "Well, you seem incapable of caring, so what does that make you?"

Me: *headdesk* "There he goes."

Shawn: *wary*

Pirzak:

Miri: *taunting tone* *makes puppy pout face* Aww, did wittle Wraven need bwoys to protwect her? I have no sympathy.

Levi: Miri...

Miri: Hush. (@Jay) It makes me incapable of hurt.

Me: Background development! *happy spazzy dance*

Chayn: [Snorts and settles back down] I pity you, then. Friendship keeps the sense of love and loyalty intact. You apparently have none. But I've said my piece, I will let others correct your darkness, just so I don't decide to eat you, too.

Corelle: [Glances at Miri] I might need them just so I don't throttle her.

Seymour: Ladies, please.

Aelynn: Seymour, don't tell me you're taking her side?

Seymour: I said no such thing. We've just done with a villain rebellion, we doing need to start attacking again. I don't care if you argue, but enough talk of harming her.

Me: What is Zaely?

Tounon: Why don't you try caring? It'll make you sweeter company to be with.

Me: Zaely is a human, Aris.

Zaelinia: *pokes Miri*

Miri: *turns around quickly*

Levi: *grabs Zaely quickly* Hi, Miri!

Miri: *glares at Zaely* Keep it away from me, Levi, or your pet might end up dead.

Levi: *scowls* I will gladly keep her worlds away from you.

Zaelinia: *crosses arms and sticks tongue out at Miri*

Levi: *chuckles*

Miri: *rolls her eyes at Zaely* Arrogant. (@Chayn) Pity me, do you? Very well, though there is nothing to pity.

Levi: Got that right, you're heart is an endless black hole of noth- *dodges punch of Miri* -ing.

Miri: Ugh! You are so annoying!

Raven: *eyes flash dangerously* *eats some of the herb she's tearing* Sir Guy was in no way protecting me. He wants me dead more than any other. Robin did not know of her desire. He was protecting the band. I am fully capable of my own protection. I have even *chokes on the words* killed.
Carter: *squeezes her shoulder*
Raven: *leans into his arm*

Miri: Perhaps...but you are not a killer...perhaps, you accidentally made someone trip and fall on a steak knife. *laughs* But I doubt you killed anyone.

Niarah - What an annoying . . .

Rahor - She said nothing to you.

Niarah - (hackles raise) She's getting on my nerves.

Rahor - Your nerves are too easily trodden on. (Smoothes down his sister's hackles)

Niarah - You're no help whatsoever.

Thysal - (Stares at Miri, deliberately yawns, then rests her head on Pirzak again)

Niarah - Ever thought of letting him up?

Thysal - I've thought about it . . . but he can't get into trouble here.

Zanya - Well . . . What villains are left to harass? But you find us a villain, and I will definitely help you harass him.

Sylvia - Oh, that's encouraging . . . Ember?

Ember - (Noses the picnic basket) So . . . what's in here?

Sylvia - No one invited you!

Fallen: *looks at Ember* As far as I can tell, what's in there is whatever you want. *sips some more lemonade* This is pleasant and all, but it isn't terribly interesting.


Ark: *wanders over toward Miri, Levi, and Zaely*

Raven: *eyes flash* Underestimate me if you wish, it is not worth my time to defend myself to you, nor is there any point. *viciously rips the herbs into pieces*

Sir Guy: *watches Miri, his piercing steel grey eyes expressionless*

Miri: *grins* I seem to have angered you. Was it something I- *is thwacked* Ow! LEVI!

Levi: *smiles*

Miri: *glares at Levi*

Levi: What? I was getting bored of listening to you insult her.

Rodash: How consoling. I've never taken to waving sharp objects around in the air anyways. *Raises said sharp object to guard position*

Raven: (@Miri) *cooly* I am not angry.

Miri: Really? I'm disappointed. My life goal has failed. How depressing.

Levi: *sighs* Miri, seriously, stop.

Miri: What? I'm enjoying this. It's way more fun than teasing it, anyways.

Levi: *glares at Miri*

Miri: *grins* Protective now, are we?

Levi: I have nothing further to say to you. *walks far away from Miri, bringing Zaely along*

Zaelinia: *skips away besides Levi*

My my! I seem to be rather late to this thread! I have only just discovered it... *grumbles angrily* 247 pages? I am really just doing my first post on page 247??? Anyway I'd might as well get on with it.

Michael : Ello there! I'm Michael Black! A theiving conning banditing (banditing... that isn't a word is it?) bard who isn't so bad with the ladies!

Svensteel: *laughs quietly*

Michael: What? I am quite popular with girls! (which in his british accent sounds quite funny... sounding more like: Gells; Which isn't a word.) I don't suppose you have a wife do you long ears?

Svensteel: *feels his ears* they are rather long aren't they... Where were we? Oh yes! I don't have much a chance to settle down for two good reasons:

1: I'm busy destroying evil... unlike you who has a tendency to make it.
And
2: I am one of the twelve Kylor still left on Sorrven, half of them are girls... Not many choices here! And I am NOT marrying YOUR kind! *Telem's voice echos through the room*

Michael: *Sits quietly, scared at the power of the gods through Svensteel*

Svensteel: *Kabzeel retains her throne in Cramaphar* I'm sorry about that Michael... I don't quite know what got ahold of me there.

Michael: That's ok. But if you are really sorry could you spare a...
*Michael is cut off by Svensteel*
Svensteel: I am not giving you gold!
*Michael frowns*
*The two continue on the mingle with the rest of the characters that are introducing themselves*

Sylvia - (Waves) Hey there! Welcome, and please excuse my dragon.

Ember - (Noses Svensteel) Hello, short one.

Silver - (Slids into the river by the crocodiles, imitating them)

Ryan - Honestly . . . (shrugs) Hi, Michael and Svensteel. Where are you from?

Niarah - (pricks her ears forward) Welcome, and what's a Kylor?

Chayn: [Ignores Miri, but can't help but glare at her for settling her head back down by Shawn]

Tounon: [Eyes flash angrily]

Tesmir: Tounon, be careful.

Tounon: Careful? You think I'm going to do something stupid?

Tesmir: What happens if I say yes?

Tounon: Then you're right.

Tesmir: Thought so. [Turns to Rodash] Usually waving sharp objects at random is a bad idea. But I'm still learning, too. [Cuts at Rodash's knees]

Corelle: [Peels veggies viciously, but says nothing]

Aelynn: [Laughs and waves to Michael and Svensteel]

Seymour: [Watching Miri]

Corelle: [Looks at Raven] Ah ah, no talk of killing. That subject is best left be.

Rowen: [Looks around] Well, we could harrass the new girl. She seems to be in a harrassing mood.

Me:

Tynx: Let's talk about something, then! Oh, I've got it! When we've done eating, we can have a food fight!

Hailey: Michael's funny.

Tesmir: You like crooks?

Hailey: [Swats him] No. He's just funny.

Svensteel: Short? Hardly! I am quite taller than most of my kind! I am nearly... 6'2! Just because my ears have points doesn't mean I'm a gnome! (which don't exist mind you)


Svensteel: I reign from the towering temples of...

Michael: The decimated temples!

Svensteel: Oh your just jelious! Now hush you dirty Feltarr! I am the fifth high priest of the fourth high priest of Kylor! By far the grandest kingdom in all of Sorrven

Michael: *pulls Ciela aside* He is lieing, I know this guy. I'll tell you where he actuelly is from if you could spare a...

Svensteel: Don't give him gold! Let your desendents be disgraced Black!

Michael: Well it was worth a try! I "reign" from the shining town of Telencor.
And I regularly donate food to the town! Yes I can do nice things



Michael: Svensteel is what they are. A pointy eared, tall race that cares more for worshiping their gods then eating.

Svensteel: I eat just as much as you do!

*starts brawling*

Namor *who crept in*: Their personalities... clash. As you see.

Sorry I'm doing this in two posts... but:


Svensteel: Bows low and looks confused at whether to kill Aelynn's hand or to hug him*

Michael: *waves back* Aelynn? boy or girl? Can't tell by the name?



Michael: FOOD FIGHT! *flings cabbage balls which oddly enough were sitting in his back pocket: at Tynx and Ciela*



Michael: Well hello maiden Hailey *bends down and kisses hand*
*continues kissing hand*
*stops kissing hand*
*bows low to the ground*

Svensteel: Now oh please! Will you control yourself Michael!

Michael: What? It's proper to kiss ones hand!

Kaida: *leans up against a tree* Michael, *nods* Svensteel, *nods* Kaida Bennet, huntress. A pleasure.

Tanner: Uh... Tanner Grayson, quarterback.

Guilo: *spreads wings* Guilo Nova, aquiline human.

Aren: Aren, heir of the Phoenix conclave, anthrogryph.

Guilo: Basically a humanoid aquiline.

Aren: Most basically.

Melany: Melany Hope Galen, melanistic M.D..

Trevelian: *doesn't look up* Trevelian Scalestride.

Amos: Um, hi, I'm Amos Williams.

Kaida: And I suppose the dragons will introduce themselves in turn, especially if you try any of that on me. *refers to Michael's behavior toward Hailey

Fallen: (@Tynx) A...food fight? Do you have no sense of dignity whatsoever? *frowns when Michael throws the cabbage at Tynx*

Michael: *Throws pickled snickers bar at Fallen*



Michael: No need! Thank you! But if you do... they will be found in the face of my one hundred and thirty seven... horrible... vicious... terrible... EVIL......... HAMSTERS!!!!!!
YES! FLY AWAY DRAGONS! FLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Raven: *pointedly ignores Miri* (@Corelle) Aye. It is. *dumps pile of herbs in the pot* (@Michael, Svensteel and Namor) Greetings, gentlemen.
Carter: Greetings.

Miri: Ignore me? How mature.

Levi: *sits down with Zaely* You are mixing wise and mature, Miri.

Miri: What happened to you not saying anything to me?

Levi: *shrugs*

Zanya - (cocks her head on one side as she watches Miri) I guess we could. You first, mate.

Me - (Dodges cabbage balls)

Niarah - He just tried to get money from our author, and then flung cabbage at her? Oh, epic

Me - The nerve of the character . . .

Rahor - He's my new best friend now!

Me -

Ember - (chuckles) I meant no disrespect. Anything under eight feet is short as far as I'm concerned

Sylvia - Ember's twelve feet high, not including his wingspan. (Leans proudly against Ember)

Ryan - Sweet. Sounds like you have a great home.

Niarah - Ah . . . so you're a priest? We don't have many of those in my home, my father outlawed most of them.

Rahor - That was tactful, maiden. (glares at Niarah)

Niarah - (Eyes Michael) So . . . is he a human or a Kylor just like you?

Rahor - What else would he be?

Niarah - . . . Jarak? A desert Jarak? Those tribes of bandits? He could fit in our world.

Rahor -

Aelynn: [Smiles] I'm female.

Tynx: [Ducks] Hey now! I'm not done eating yet!

Hailey: [Blushes] It's a pleasure.

Tesmir: [Rolls eyes]

Tynx: Dignity? Sure, I have that. But that gets thrown out the window in a food fight. It's fun to be immature sometimes.

Rowen: [Smirks and jumps into the air, diving low at Miri]

Corelle: Thank you, dear. Feel up to peeling potatoes?

Michael: Yay! I'm Rahor's bestie I'm Rahor's bestie



Svensteel: Oh *looks up* aha.

Michael: Lots of people are taller then you Sven!

Svensteel: No!

Michael: Ok then stand up straight we'll see!

*Michael stands on toes*
*Svensteel frowns*

Svensteel: Hmph. I suppose so.
*sits down angrily and gnaws on one of the previously flung cabbages*



Svensteel: No priests?!? Well then how do... well... different world different religion. Nevermind.



Michael: Quite human all the way! Though I believe my second cousins aunts grandfathers niece was a nymph. And my grand-mama on my father's side was an elf.

Svensteel: *Kisses hand*

Michael: Well then! *kisses hand* if you need anything, I'll be over there *points towards a table, showing off his arm muscles*

*Svensteel rolls his eyes*





Michael: Well then hurry up and prepare to be cabbaged!



*Michael starts telling his background story (which I won't get in to)*

Malcolm: *snorts back laughter at the hamster comment*

Erronys: *rolls eyes and smirks*

Brand: *flies from the fire to Kaida's shoulder* We shall see to it that liberties are not taken with you my lady.

Kaida: Thank you Brand, I don't have a sword for no reason though.

Chayn: [Blinks] What are hamsters?

Me: Little rodents. They live for about 2-3 years, they have a tendency to escape their cage for varying periods of time, they do bite, they're super cute sometimes. And they make lots of noise in their wheel.

Tounon: You really have them down to a science.

Me: I had eight. One at a time, though. Each one escaped its cage.

Aelynn: [Smiles and curtsies.] I will be sure to keep that in mind, sir.

Seymour: [Lifts an eyebrow, but says nothing.]

Me: Ooh! Jealousy development for Seymour!

Seymour: I am not jeal-

Me: You might be later. You hardly get developed anymore. This is good for you!

Seymour: Did you bring her in here for that sole purpose?

Me: No. I brought her in here because she needed development.

Tynx: OK! I'll be done soon!

Me: He seems a little overly excited about that. Oh, I forgot Cassie, didn't I?!

Cassie: It won't hurt me too much. Our swords aren't sharp. So the worst it could do is a bruise. And bruises make me feel older.

Me:

Hailey: [Tries very hard to listen]

Tesmir: [Tries to ignore]

Seymour: I don't think I'm the one who's getting jealous.

Tesmir: I am not jealous! I'm, amused. The guy's hopping from one girl to the other. What about the other ladies? There's Niarah, Zanya, Miri, Zaely-

Tounon: Methinks my friend doth protest too much.

Tesmir: What!

Alianna: *makes puppy pout face* Okay...but I don't wanna hurt you... *pathetically swings sword toward Cassie's arm*

Niarah - (laughs at Michael) Ah, I see. You humans are so diverse.

Zanya - (Clinging to Rowen) Heads up!

Niarah - Different world, different religion . . . though I imagine that one Creator is the same for all worlds . . .

Rahor - Will you please keep argumentative opinions to yourself?

Niarah - No.

Sylvia - (Looks from Seymour to Aelynn) Ohhhh . . . Never thought of that before.

Ember - (Stretches out on the ground, chuckling)

Michael: *Continues to carry on and ramble about his boring backstory that nobody really cares about*


Me: You had real hamsters?!?!? LUCKY!




Me: LOL your chacaters are angry with you because you haven't been developing them fully



Me: Good ol' Shakespear!HAHA!

Svensteel: Shakespear?

Me: ... I'll tell you later.



Svensteel: I'm sure you would mean the lord of the gods? Or could you be talking about the writer? Or the writers God? Hey... What is your God like?

Me: I'll tell you later.

Svensteel: You know, you always tell me "I'll tell you later"! but you never do! So rude!

Me: Be quiet or I will backspace you!

Svensteel: Being quiet!

Jay: *glares at Miri* "What's up with her?"

Me: *is sort of lost here...*

Raven: (@Corelle) *blushes painfully* I'm afraid I've never peeled potatoes before, but I'm willing to learn. (@Alianna) *gently* Do it properly, love. It is an insult to your opponent to not do it properly, and it does not help you learn.

Alianna: But I don't wanna hurt her.

Me: You accepted the duel...

Brand: *licks chops* Hamsters sound like fun.

Me: *whispers* I wouldn't be surprised if Amos got jealous too...

Amos: *watches Michael out of the corner of his eye*

Tanner: *facepalm* This is the last thing we need.

Raven: (@Alianna) She'll block it. It's fine.

Alianna: *sighs* Fine... *slices at Cassie's arm*

Hailey: [Continues to try and listen]

Me: I did. But after the second one bit me, I was hesitant to pick them up.

Seymour: I am not angry.

Tesmir: Who said I was angry?

Me: Haha. They might be. At least Tesmir is. Seymour doesn't anger easily.

Tesmir: And I'm NOT protesting.

Tounon: Uh-huh.

Corelle: [Smiles] It's fairly easy. Just dig the knife under the potato skin and guide it up, and it should peel away. If not, I'll peel and you can cut.

Aelynn: [Looks at Hailey] She looks like she needs help.

Tesmir: She asked for it.

Cassie: Oh, it's OK. [Jerks arm back] I won't get hurt too bad. [Deflects blade by bringing hers up] Once we get the hang of it, it'll be fun, I think.

Tesmir: Why would Amos be jealous?

Tounon: Why are you jealous?

Tesmir: [Grumbles]

Alianna: Trying to hurt each other will become fun?

Me: Sure, just ask Dimitri; he loves trying to hurt his mortal enemies. Loads of fun.

Alianna: *glares* That's not the same!

Me: Well...no...but he does find stuff like that fun.

Raven: (@Corelle) *tries* *a big chunk of potato comes off with the peel* *tries again and gets mostly peel*

Brand: *slides down Kaida's arm,looking very much like a snake, not breaking eye contact with Michael* From the sound, even the geckos and Skootter would would like hamsters. Come, where are they?

Skootter: *perks up* Fish are good too.

Me: Amos doesn't make friends easily. That said, they're as good as siblings once he has them.