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| Author: | Saaron |
| Summary: | Gwenivene and Gausanders have a talk around a picnic basket, in the Hellfire Peninsula. He has a favor to ask of her, but the two get distracted a few times from that conversation. |
| Rating: | T for Teen |
[Infernal Rain time!]
22:05:33 Gwenivene blinks into the tavern out of the Infernal Rain. "Yeesh! It's really coming down out there."
22:06:08 Gausanders: Oh, Gwen! I didn't see you out there with all the… chaos!
22:06:52 Gwenivene: Chaos? What chaos? Just a barrage of infernals careening out of the sky.
22:06:55 Gwenivene giggles.
22:07:03 You laugh.
22:07:36 Gausanders: Hey, I actually wanted to talk to you!.. Do you… have a moment?
22:08:31 Gwenivene toes the ground, giving Sandy a glowing smile. "For you? I have a whole collection of moments!"
22:10:08 Gausanders smiles, his cheeks turning slightly red. "Nice! Should we go talk in the same place as last time?"
22:10:47 Honor Hold Defender says: So help me, I'm gonna count to ten and if yer not outta there by the time I reach 10, I'm comin' in!
22:11:17 Gwenivene: Oh, um…sure! Nobody bothered us there before…
22:11:55 Honor Hold Defender says: What's goin' on in there?? For the love of the LIGHT, hurry it up!
22:12:08 Gausanders: Until it starts raining infernals again! *He chuckles and takes a step outside, making sure that this rain is for sure over.*
22:12:35 Gausanders nods and starts walking, sometimes throwing glances at Gwen but trying to make it not too obvious.
22:14:03 Gwenivene follows after Sandy behind the smithy, sort of skipping a happy little hop every few steps.
22:14:23 Gausanders: I, uh… next time we're meeting somewhere, I'm bringing snacks!
22:14:31 Gausanders sits down.
22:14:38 Gwenivene removes her hat, shaking out her short red hair.
22:14:52 Gwenivene: Oh…I can cover snacks!
22:15:08 Gausanders: Right, you can conjure those!
22:17:21 Gwenivene makes some arcane gestures. "This is even better." She winks as she finishes the spell, conjuring not just edibles, but an entire picnic!
22:17:51 Gausanders: Wooooh, that's awesome! *He grins at the sight of the basket.*
22:18:31 Gausanders: Better than any picnic I could have planned, that's for sure!
22:18:34 Gwenivene beams and opens the basket, revealing plenty of magical sweet rolls and sparkling water.
22:19:26 Gwenivene: Sooo…what did you want to talk about, Sandy?
22:20:08 Gausanders rubs his hands, looking at the sweet rolls, then stops at her question. "Oh right, uh…" He points at the treats. "Can I?"
22:21:26 Gwenivene giggles. "Of course! That's why I conjured them, silly."
22:23:40 Gausanders: Awesome! *He picks one, takes a bite, then holds it in his mouth and picks another one with his hands.*
22:24:59 Gausanders , still holding the sweet roll in his mouth, says: "Teshe are sho good!"
22:26:26 Gwenivene beams. "I wish I could claim they were some special recipe of mine. But…the trick is all in the arcane formula of the spell."
22:27:45 Gausanders: I don't know! *He finishes the first sweet roll and holds the other one in his hand.* Magic taste different, I think! At least, my mother's conjured sweets aren't the same as my brother, even if they use the same formula!
22:28:20 Gausanders looks around and whispers. "My brother's desserts are better, but don't tell me my mom I said that."
22:28:56 Gwenivene: There -is- something of the mage that goes into the final product. You can really tell when we conjure water, too.
22:29:27 Gwenivene: Jocoza's water has this…metallic taste to it. She says it must be because that's how the water of Gnomeregan was, and it's just how she envisions water should taste.
22:29:55 Gwenivene: Mine always reminds me of the well water from the farm back in Westfall.
22:31:29 Gausanders: See! So they are some special recipe of yours! *He basically devours his second sweet roll and grabs water from the basket.* Let's see if you had good water at the farm! *He grins.*
22:32:47 Gwenivene puffs up with a playful smile. "We had the -best- water at our farm!"
22:34:19 Gwenivene watches Sandy for his reaction to clearly-the-best-water-he-has-ever-tasted.
22:34:45 Gausanders smiles and drinks some of the water. "Hmm…" he says, somewhat trying to imitate Cressidha.
22:36:26 Gwenivene arches an eyebrow, consternation rising in her belly. What if he doesn't like the Whittle well water?!
22:37:44 Gausanders: I'll give that water… a solid 8 out of ten!.. And that's a lot for me because I usually think all water tastes the same! My usual grade for water is like… 6 out of ten!
22:42:05 Gwenivene nods slowly, nibbling her lip. "8 out of 10 is…good." But it's not 10 out of 10. Why did she fail to achieve the last 2 out of 10? Why isn't she good enough?! Gwen fidgets, picking apart the sweet roll in her hand into tiny bites.
22:44:16 Gausanders smiles at her. "Yeah, 8 out of 10 is awesome! That's probably… the highest grade I've ever had! In anything!"
22:46:19 Gwenivene: Oh. Well…if that's the highest…are you sure -that- shouldn't be your 10?
22:48:40 Gausanders pauses,looking up at the sky. "I mean. Yeah!" He beams.
22:50:28 Gwenivene shifts her knees, inching a little closer to Sandy. "So, um…Sandy? You said you wanted to talk about something."
22:51:19 Gausanders: Oh, right! The food was distracting. *He laughs.*
22:52:21 Gausanders: So, uh… *He scratches the back of his neck.* You know how you're really good at talking? Explaining stuff, and all? And also how you're really nice, so people are happy when you come talk to them?
22:52:51 Gausanders: I mean. At least, I am! *He blushes.*
22:54:33 Gwenivene 's brow furrows in growing confusion…but the creases melt away at his confession, her own freckled cheeks going a pale crimson as well. "Oh…well…I don't know how good I am at explaining things. I think sometimes I ramble…and I can get a little »
22:54:47 Gwenivene » too technical when I need to speak in layman's terms."
22:56:29 Gausanders: Well, I think you explain things well! I think everyone understood how your portals worked, last time, in Shattrath! *He smiles at her.*
22:57:40 Gwenivene chuckles with a little shrug. "Maybe not everyone. But thank you, Sandy."
23:00:57 Gausanders chuckles back, but then clear his throat and tries to look more serious. "So, I was wondering if you could, maybe… explain something to someone, for me?.."
23:03:13 Gwenivene opens her mouth…then closes it…then opens it again and lets it's hang for a moment before closing. This was not going the direction she had anticipated. "You…want me to talk to someone…for you?" She swallows hard, dreading the next question.
23:03:16 Gwenivene: About what?
23:06:08 Gausanders: Well… there's this guard, who works with the Argent Dawn, on the other side of the Dark Portal… and he might… possibly be my dad? *He starts fidgeting with his tabard.* I tried to talk to him about it, but I got too nervous and ran away instead.
23:06:38 Gausanders: I thought, maybe… *Listens to the warning.* Oh no! We should get to safety!
23:06:51 Gausanders offers her his hand to get up.
23:07:40 Gwenivene squeaks in surprise, taking his hand to rise and stepping close to him as she reflexively casts a Mana Shield around them.
23:08:55 Gausanders blushes. "Oh! A shield! That's… a good idea! I was going to run to the forge, but uh…" Sandy goes silent and just stares at Gwen.
23:13:07 Gwenivene 's breath catches, finding herself just inches away from Sandy. "It…it's a reflex. Spares me…from the worst of the…" She trails off, the sound of her heartbeat drowning out her thoughts.
23:15:26 Gausanders: I… *He stays immobile for a few more seconds, staring at Gwen in the eyes, a faint smile draws on his face. He finally looks up at the sky.* Oh, look, the— The rain's over! Thanks for the… for the shield!
23:15:35 Gausanders takes a few steps back.
23:18:15 Gwenivene blinks and glances skyward. "What? Oh…right, the rain." She sighs softly, gathering her thoughts again. "So…you -think- this person might be your dad?"
23:20:10 Gausanders: Yes? Yes! Yeah, maybe! Auralind did some magic to help me know more about my parents… You know, not my mom, who raised me, but my -other- parents. She was able to discover their names. Therald and Sirie. *He sits down and takes another sweet roll.*
23:21:28 Gausanders: And there's a guard named Therald, at the Dark Portal. He comes from the right region and seems to be… possibly the right age to be my dad!
23:21:48 Gwenivene nods along, listening as she settles down under the picnic umbrella with him. "I didn't know that you're adopted, Sandy. So now you have a chance to find your birth father?"
23:24:22 Gausanders nods, his face still faintly red as he avoid her gaze. "I… Yeah. It could be him, or maybe he knows other Theralds!"
23:26:03 Gwenivene: Oh, um…well, let's maybe not get our hopes up about -that-. But perhaps he is the Therald you're looking for. So…you want -me- to talk to him?
23:29:07 Gausanders nods. "I got too nervous last time, I ended up calling him 'buddy' and ran away." He sighs. "I thought that if someone who's clever and kind came to talk to him, he might forget about… that encounter."
23:29:52 Gausanders: Instead, he'd think "Whoa, I'm so proud of him! Look at him, surrounding himself with amazing people like that!", or something… If is he, the Therald I'm looking for, I mean! If he's not, he'll just go "Okay?" and that's fine too!
23:32:08 Gwenivene winces a little at 'buddy'. She offers a gentle smile and reaches for his hand. "Sandy, of course I'd like to help you however I can. But…this sounds like something very personal. If I can offer my advice…it really needs to be you. But maybe »
23:32:29 Gwenivene » if I were there with you, you could find the courage to speak to him?"
23:36:16 Gausanders looks a bit disappointed at first, but as she reaches the end of her sentence, he beams once more. "You'd do that?" He reaches for her hand as well, intuitively trying to interlock his fingers with hers.
23:38:15 Gwenivene 's dimpled smile lights up as their hands intertwine. "Of course I would. This is important for you."
23:40:28 Gausanders 's smiles grows wide. "You'll be there to stop me if I tell him that he's doing a great job again? Defend me if he thinks I'm just trying to prank him?"
23:42:01 Gwenivene: Oh, wow…it went way beyond 'buddy', didn't it? Yes, Sandy. I will help you however I can. But it has to be you to talks to him. You need to speak from your heart.
23:44:25 Gausanders tilts his head. "I told him I needed to speak to him. Then I stared at him for so long - although I'm not sure he noticed, - before telling him that he's doing 'a great job, buddy', and then I sprinted through the Dark Portal without looking back."
23:45:05 Gausanders: So I'm not sure speaking from my heart was a good plan on that day! But With your support, it can only go better! *He chuckles, still holding her hand.*
23:49:08 Gwenivene gives his hand a supportive squeeze. "Maybe I can try to arrange a somewhat more formal meeting? Something you can't so easily run from. Consider me like a moderator."
23:51:52 Gausanders: Oh, that sounds like a great idea, Gwen! Hmmm… what kind of event, though? *He rubs his chin with his other hand, trying to think of something.*
23:53:20 Gwenivene: I don't think it needs to be anything special. I could request a meeting with him through his superiors. Since I'm with the Kirin Tor now, I might have some pull…even though I'm just a novice. It couldn't hurt to try, though.
23:55:36 Gausanders: Oh! I thought we were going to have him for dinner like… here, behind the forge! *He chuckles.* But a meeting sounds good!
23:56:31 Gausanders: Congratulations on joining the Kirin Tor, though! If you ever get into troubles with someone or something there, you can go to Ekorenine Spellbond and say that I sent you, I'm sure mom would be happy to help!
23:57:10 Gwenivene 's eyes widen in surprise. "Your mom is Kirin Tor?"
23:58:41 Gausanders: The one who raised me, yeah! She's one of the professors. She teaches some basic, non-combat theory!
00:00:37 Gwenivene: Holy shinbones! That's amazing! I had no idea. There's still so much about you I don't know. But…I'd like to learn.
00:00:57 Gwenivene nibbles at her lip, offering a hopeful smile.
00:04:41 Gausanders: And there's so much I don't know about you I'd love to learn about! *He smiles back, softly squeezing her hand.* You're so amazing… at everything! I need to know your secret! *He chuckles.*
00:09:01 Gwenivene 's blush goes a fierce scarlet. "I'm not so special, really. If there's a secret, it's just that I love to learn." She pats her satchel, stuff full of books…then gasps. "Oh no…they're gonna kill me! I promised I'd return this tome to the Scryers!"
00:10:17 Gausanders: Oh! *He lets go of her and hand and gets up.* Quick, make a portal there! They maybe haven't noticed yet!
00:11:06 Gwenivene rises to her feet, giving Sandy an apologetic pout. "I'm sorry I have to rush off. We'll meet your f-…witih Therald soon, I promise!"
00:11:39 Gausanders: Don't worry about it, you've got to do what you've got to do! I'll see you soon anyway!
00:11:46 Gausanders: Thanks for the help! *He grins.*
00:12:25 Gausanders, unsure, if he should go for a hug, he just steps slightly to the side to let her teleport or open a portal.
00:14:00 Gwenivene gathers arcane energy and gestures to start her spell to teleport to Shattrath City. Before it is complete, she gives him a radiant smile. "Anything for you, Sandy," she says as she vanishes in a flash of light.
00:14:13 You wave at Gwenivene.
00:15:08 Gausanders: Did… did we just hold hands?