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#1 Guest_Lord E_*

Posted 14 November 2002 - 04:34 PM

Peri and Sarevok were quiet, making their way back to An Mah's inn in the darkening night. Umikaze was sleeping contently in her mothers arms, oblivious to the heavy burden of hard decisions upon her heart. People were emerging from the houses, lighting the red lanterns on the porches.

- "I think we will have to make the decision tonight," Peri said. "Dwelling in doubts and uncertainty will only eat us all alive."

- "And Chen as well deserves to know what we are going to do," Sarevok nodded. They had told the commander that they would hold a family meeting tonight and talk about the situation.

- "There is a certain solution... I suppose we could split up... but I really would rather not," Peri said.

Sarevok shook his head.

- "Think," he said. "Umikaze can not be separated from you, and we really don't want her in the war zone. On the other hand, I will have to be the one who travels to Kozakura and buries Tamoko. It is a debt of honor I can not trust to anyone else, not even you. You understand, don't you?"

Peri merely nodded. She certainly did. She was relieved, too. She felt that she would never want to be far away from her family, as Winski and Jelena were her step parents now. After a short walk they found the inn, and the equally serious reminder of the family sitting in their corner table.

- "Aiayah! What the problem? No happy faces at all!" An Mah said, frowning.

- "Just... some trouble. Nothing big," Peri said, smiling bleakly. 'You know, there is a ferocious warlord bent on conquering the world who will very possibly attack this city.' Nope.

An Mah apparently didn't buy it, as her frown was just as deep, but she said nothing.

- "Hello, kids," Winski said, smiling a smile that did not reach his eyes. "What news?"

- "Apparently Chen's superiors are smug bureaucrats and they didn't take her seriously," Peri sighed. "So they will not help. Chen didn't exactly ask us to help her, but it was floating in the air. And I will feel like a real shit if we just up and leave. But on the other hand, what if the Khan doesn't attack? And if she does, what if the war will go on for years?"

- "If she does attack the superiors will believe Chen, though," Imoen pointed out.

Sarevok's face brightened at that.

- "How about this. We will wait for a while, say a month or so. And if she still hasn't attacked, we move on. Because we can help to minimize the damage caused by the initial attack, and when the bureaucrats send reinforcements we can travel to Kozakura."

- "Let us vote on the suggestion," Jelena said. "Who supports Sarevok?"

Everyone raised their hands, and Jelena smiled, pleased with the unanimous verdict.

- "We get to be together, and there is a clear goal for Sarevok," Peri said. "It is a month, and then we are gone."

Relieved about reaching a decision, they relaxed and ordered a jar of An Mah's plum wine.

- "Better now, eh?" the innkeep smiled. "Family good thing, very important!"

Then she frowned again, shooting Peri a scowling glance.

- "You. Need to get a man, a father for little Umikaze! Not difficult, you not ugly girl."

- "Thanks for the advice," Peri sighed. She had already learned it was not worth the trouble to argue with An Mah.

- "You know..." Imoen said, "I have been thinking... I will come to Kozakura and I want to see it and all... but I am missing Faerun. Candlekeep, even. It is... what I know. This Kara-Tur is fascinating, but it is not me. And I feel like I live on different wavelength from you others. I will grow old and die, for me time is a different thing."

- "Im, " Peri said. "Perhaps... perhaps we could make a way to make you immortal too!"

She was alarmed. She did not want Imoen to go.

- "I am not at all sure that I want it," Imoen said, very serious. "I think... the very shortness of life, mortality and its pain and pleasure is something I don't want to leave behind. There is the afterlife, of course... but that is a different matter. You are beings who dwell the Red Earth, like they say here, beings like devas or spirits. I am just me, Imoen. I would miss you, but I think I must find my own way. But not right away. I will stick with you for a long time still."

- "Sister dear... spark of your sweet sugary soul will always remind me of you, wherever you go," Sarevok said. The expression was a little inside joke of theirs nowadays.

- "Thanks Sar," Imoen smiled. "I think... I will go to the yard with Cespy now. I feel like being alone for a while."

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Sarry and co decide to wait for a month until they leave for Kozakura, reasoning that if Yun-Men indeed attacks, they can help with the initial attack until the reinforcements come and then leave.


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#2 Laufey

Posted 14 November 2002 - 05:01 PM

>> Sarevok shook his head.

> - "Think," he said. "Umikaze can not be separated from you,

> and we really don't want her in the war zone. On the other hand, I will

> have to be the one who travels to Kozakura and buries Tamoko. It is a debt

> of honor I can not trust to anyone else, not even you. You understand,

> don't you?"

Yes, Sarevok is not one who breaks his word´.

> Sarevok's face brightened at that.

> - "How about this. We will wait for a while, say a month or so. And

> if she still hasn't attacked, we move on. Because we can help to minimize

> the damage caused by the initial attack, and when the bureaucrats send

> reinforcements we can travel to Kozakura."

Sounds very reasonable, a good compromise.

>> Then she frowned again, shooting Peri a scowling glance.

> - "You. Need to get a man, a father for little Umikaze! Not

> difficult, you not ugly girl."

> - "Thanks for the advice," Peri sighed. She had already learned

> it was not worth the trouble to argue with An Mah.

Oh dear...poor Peri. I can imagine how happy that sort of remark makes her.

> - "You know..." Imoen said, "I have been thinking... I will

> come to Kozakura and I want to see it and all... but I am missing Faerun.

> Candlekeep, even. It is... what I know. This Kara-Tur is fascinating, but

> it is not me. And I feel like I live on different wavelength from you

> others. I will grow old and die, for me time is a different thing."

> - "Im, " Peri said. "Perhaps... perhaps we could make a way

> to make you immortal too!"

> She was alarmed. She did not want Imoen to go.

> - "I am not at all sure that I want it," Imoen said, very

> serious. "I think... the very shortness of life, mortality and its

> pain and pleasure is something I don't want to leave behind. There is the

> afterlife, of course... but that is a different matter. You are beings who

> dwell the Red Earth, like they say here, beings like devas or spirits. I

> am just me, Imoen. I would miss you, but I think I must find my own way.

> But not right away. I will stick with you for a long time still."

Awwww...


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#3 Weyoun

Posted 14 November 2002 - 09:34 PM

> Peri and Sarevok were quiet, making their way back to An Mah's inn in the

> darkening night. Umikaze was sleeping contently in her mothers arms,

> oblivious to the heavy burden of hard decisions upon her heart. People

> were emerging from the houses, lighting the red lanterns on the porches.

> - "I think we will have to make the decision tonight," Peri

> said. "Dwelling in doubts and uncertainty will only eat us all

> alive."

Yep. It'll drive you nuts if you let it.

> Peri merely nodded. She certainly did. She was relieved, too. She felt

> that she would never want to be far away from her family, as Winski and

> Jelena were her step parents now. After a short walk they found the inn,

> and the equally serious reminder of the family sitting in their corner

> table.

> - "Aiayah! What the problem? No happy faces at all!" An Mah

> said, frowning.

LOL! She's cheerful today.

> - "Just... some trouble. Nothing big," Peri said, smiling

> bleakly. 'You know, there is a ferocious warlord bent on conquering the

> world who will very possibly attack this city.' Nope.

Nah, no biggie. ;)

> - "You know..." Imoen said, "I have been thinking... I will

> come to Kozakura and I want to see it and all... but I am missing Faerun.

> Candlekeep, even. It is... what I know. This Kara-Tur is fascinating, but

> it is not me. And I feel like I live on different wavelength from you

> others. I will grow old and die, for me time is a different thing."

> - "Im, " Peri said. "Perhaps... perhaps we could make a way

> to make you immortal too!"

> She was alarmed. She did not want Imoen to go.

> - "I am not at all sure that I want it," Imoen said, very

> serious. "I think... the very shortness of life, mortality and its

> pain and pleasure is something I don't want to leave behind. There is the

> afterlife, of course... but that is a different matter. You are beings who

> dwell the Red Earth, like they say here, beings like devas or spirits. I

> am just me, Imoen. I would miss you, but I think I must find my own way.

> But not right away. I will stick with you for a long time still."

A very beautiful scene. It's really the essense of Imoen you've captured here.

Great stuff,

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#4 Guest_Lord E_*

Posted 14 November 2002 - 11:05 PM

> Yes, Sarevok is not one who breaks his word´.

Indeed not. Especially not this one.

> Sounds very reasonable, a good compromise.

I though so too.

> Oh dear...poor Peri. I can imagine how happy that sort of remark makes

> her.

For An Mah some things are so simple. A bit like Minsc that way.

> Awwww...

I can't really see Imoen feeling quite at home with the others after all that has happened.


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#5 Guest_Lord E_*

Posted 14 November 2002 - 11:07 PM

> Yep. It'll drive you nuts if you let it.

Yep, it is always better to reach some sort of decision.

> LOL! She's cheerful today.

*grin*

> Nah, no biggie. ;)

Heya! It is just me, Yun-Men!

> A very beautiful scene. It's really the essense of Imoen you've captured

> here.

Thanks! I'm really glad that you say so!

> Great stuff,

> ---Weyoun


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#6 Requiem

Posted 15 November 2002 - 12:48 AM

>

> Sarevok shook his head.

> - "Think," he said. "Umikaze can not be separated from you,

> and we really don't want her in the war zone. On the other hand, I will

> have to be the one who travels to Kozakura and buries Tamoko. It is a debt

> of honor I can not trust to anyone else, not even you. You understand,

> don't you?"

Sarevok is right. They certainly face a difficult choice.

> Sarevok's face brightened at that.

> - "How about this. We will wait for a while, say a month or so. And

> if she still hasn't attacked, we move on. Because we can help to minimize

> the damage caused by the initial attack, and when the bureaucrats send

> reinforcements we can travel to Kozakura."

yep! there are always options.

> > - "You know..." Imoen said, "I have been thinking... I will

> come to Kozakura and I want to see it and all... but I am missing Faerun.

> Candlekeep, even. It is... what I know. This Kara-Tur is fascinating, but

> it is not me. And I feel like I live on different wavelength from you

> others. I will grow old and die, for me time is a different thing."

Oh no! I don't want Immy to go!

> - "Im, " Peri said. "Perhaps... perhaps we could make a way

> to make you immortal too!"

> She was alarmed. She did not want Imoen to go.

> - "I am not at all sure that I want it," Imoen said, very

> serious. "I think... the very shortness of life, mortality and its

> pain and pleasure is something I don't want to leave behind. There is the

> afterlife, of course... but that is a different matter. You are beings who

> dwell the Red Earth, like they say here, beings like devas or spirits. I

> am just me, Imoen. I would miss you, but I think I must find my own way.

> But not right away. I will stick with you for a long time still."

Whew!

> - "Sister dear... spark of your sweet sugary soul will always remind

> me of you, wherever you go," Sarevok said.

*grin*

Poignant scene with Imoen considering her own mortality as opposed to that of her siblings.

j.



#7 Guest_Lord E_*

Posted 15 November 2002 - 01:17 AM

> Sarevok is right. They certainly face a difficult choice.

But they found a satisfying solution ;)

> Oh no! I don't want Immy to go!

Not yet. She just has been a bit out of sorts in my head, and I think it is understandable given that the others' scope of life is now so different of hers.

> *grin*

I loved good Sarry/Imoen interactions in ToB, that's why I made Imoen to be the soul donor in my story.

> Poignant scene with Imoen considering her own mortality as opposed to that

> of her siblings.

Thank you. I felt it had to be addressed.

> j.


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#8 Guest_Ophidia_*

Posted 15 November 2002 - 01:35 PM

> Peri and Sarevok were quiet, making their way back to An Mah's inn in the

> darkening night. Umikaze was sleeping contently in her mothers arms,

> oblivious to the heavy burden of hard decisions upon her heart. People

> were emerging from the houses, lighting the red lanterns on the porches.

> - "I think we will have to make the decision tonight," Peri

> said. "Dwelling in doubts and uncertainty will only eat us all

> alive."

> - "And Chen as well deserves to know what we are going to do,"

> Sarevok nodded. They had told the commander that they would hold a family

> meeting tonight and talk about the situation.

> - "There is a certain solution... I suppose we could split up... but

> I really would rather not," Peri said.

No, there isn't really any split that'd work, is there?

> Sarevok shook his head.

> - "Think," he said. "Umikaze can not be separated from you,

> and we really don't want her in the war zone. On the other hand, I will

> have to be the one who travels to Kozakura and buries Tamoko. It is a debt

> of honor I can not trust to anyone else, not even you. You understand,

> don't you?"

> Peri merely nodded. She certainly did. She was relieved, too. She felt

> that she would never want to be far away from her family, as Winski and

> Jelena were her step parents now. After a short walk they found the inn,

> and the equally serious reminder of the family sitting in their corner

> table.

> - "Aiayah! What the problem? No happy faces at all!" An Mah

> said, frowning.

> - "Just... some trouble. Nothing big,"

Nothing big?!

>Peri said, smiling

> bleakly. 'You know, there is a ferocious warlord bent on conquering the

> world who will very possibly attack this city.' Nope.

> An Mah apparently didn't buy it, as her frown was just as deep, but she

> said nothing.

> - "Hello, kids," Winski said, smiling a smile that did not reach

> his eyes. "What news?"

> - "Apparently Chen's superiors are smug bureaucrats and they didn't

> take her seriously," Peri sighed. "So they will not help. Chen

> didn't exactly ask us to help her, but it was floating in the air. And I

> will feel like a real shit if we just up and leave. But on the other hand,

> what if the Khan doesn't attack? And if she does, what if the war will go

> on for years?"

It wouldn't if Peri's party were involved. Incidently, what level would Winski and Jelena be?

> - "If she does attack the superiors will believe Chen, though,"

> Imoen pointed out.

> Sarevok's face brightened at that.

> - "How about this. We will wait for a while, say a month or so. And

> if she still hasn't attacked, we move on. Because we can help to minimize

> the damage caused by the initial attack, and when the bureaucrats send

> reinforcements we can travel to Kozakura."

> - "Let us vote on the suggestion," Jelena said. "Who

> supports Sarevok?"

> Everyone raised their hands, and Jelena smiled, pleased with the unanimous

> verdict.

(raises hand)

> - "We get to be together, and there is a clear goal for

> Sarevok," Peri said. "It is a month, and then we are gone."

> Relieved about reaching a decision, they relaxed and ordered a jar of An

> Mah's plum wine.

> - "Better now, eh?" the innkeep smiled. "Family good thing,

> very important!"

> Then she frowned again, shooting Peri a scowling glance.

> - "You. Need to get a man, a father for little Umikaze! Not

> difficult, you not ugly girl."

Heh, surely this gal knows enough about biology to know that Umikaze already has a father?

> - "Thanks for the advice," Peri sighed. She had already learned

> it was not worth the trouble to argue with An Mah.

> - "You know..." Imoen said, "I have been thinking... I will

> come to Kozakura and I want to see it and all... but I am missing Faerun.

> Candlekeep, even. It is... what I know. This Kara-Tur is fascinating, but

> it is not me. And I feel like I live on different wavelength from you

> others. I will grow old and die, for me time is a different thing."

Oh, Immy is leaving?

> - "Im, " Peri said. "Perhaps... perhaps we could make a way

> to make you immortal too!"

> She was alarmed. She did not want Imoen to go.

> - "I am not at all sure that I want it," Imoen said, very

> serious. "I think... the very shortness of life, mortality and its

> pain and pleasure is something I don't want to leave behind. There is the

> afterlife, of course... but that is a different matter. You are beings who

> dwell the Red Earth, like they say here, beings like devas or spirits. I

> am just me, Imoen. I would miss you, but I think I must find my own way.

> But not right away. I will stick with you for a long time still."

> - "Sister dear... spark of your sweet sugary soul will always remind

> me of you, wherever you go," Sarevok said. The expression was a

> little inside joke of theirs nowadays.

> - "Thanks Sar," Imoen smiled. "I think... I will go to the

> yard with Cespy now. I feel like being alone for a while."

Gosh, so Imoen is leaving soon? What will the part do for a thief?


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#9 Arcalian

Posted 15 November 2002 - 10:52 PM

> Then she frowned again, shooting Peri a scowling glance.

> - "You. Need to get a man, a father for little Umikaze! Not

> difficult, you not ugly girl."

*SNERK*

> - "You know..." Imoen said, "I have been thinking... I will

> come to Kozakura and I want to see it and all... but I am missing Faerun.

> Candlekeep, even. It is... what I know. This Kara-Tur is fascinating, but

> it is not me. And I feel like I live on different wavelength from you

> others. I will grow old and die, for me time is a different thing."

> - "Im, " Peri said. "Perhaps... perhaps we could make a way

> to make you immortal too!"

> She was alarmed. She did not want Imoen to go.

> - "I am not at all sure that I want it," Imoen said, very

> serious. "I think... the very shortness of life, mortality and its

> pain and pleasure is something I don't want to leave behind. There is the

> afterlife, of course... but that is a different matter. You are beings who

> dwell the Red Earth, like they say here, beings like devas or spirits. I

> am just me, Imoen. I would miss you, but I think I must find my own way.

> But not right away. I will stick with you for a long time still."

*sniff* poor Immy. *hugs Immy*


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