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		<title>BalthCat at 13:29, 12 November 2014</title>
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		<title>Ladyiolanthe: Created page with &quot;&lt;Faren&gt; (Ana is away for whatever reason, and we&#039;re just crashing his place.  ;^D) &lt;Caelan&gt; (yay, party at Ana&#039;s) * Faren has been there for a few days, perhaps, since Samhain. *...&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (Ana is away for whatever reason, and we&amp;#039;re just crashing his place.  ;^D) &amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (yay, party at Ana&amp;#039;s) * Faren has been there for a few days, perhaps, since Samhain. *...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (Ana is away for whatever reason, and we&amp;#039;re just crashing his place.  ;^D)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (yay, party at Ana&amp;#039;s)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren has been there for a few days, perhaps, since Samhain.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren is doing a bit of research.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren is in Ana&amp;#039;s library for now.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (Ewww, library!!)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (hee, it&amp;#039;s your duty to get me out of there!)&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan is tromping down the hallway after unsuccessfully looking for Anastasius.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren pores over a musty tome.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (i dunno, maybe I should just let you rot in geek-land ;D)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (heee!)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (If you wanna)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (well, it&amp;#039;s not like I&amp;#039;d think to look in a library, &amp;#039;s what I&amp;#039;m saying)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (If you&amp;#039;re looking for Ana, you might)&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan is pretty loud, as usual.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (point...)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Caelan, how *do* you ever get close enough to kill anyone?&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan sticks his head in the library.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; HEy Ace, you in here?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren says, having been disturbed.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; No, only us ghosts.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Oh, it&amp;#039;s you.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren looks like he could be one. A ghost, I mean.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What are you doing *here*?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Are you sick or something?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; You look like shit, man&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You are too kind.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren says dryly.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;m planning my next vacation.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; To where?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; That doesn&amp;#039;t look like a real exciting brochure&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Somewhere in a galaxy far, far away.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Whatever floats your boat...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Does that mean you&amp;#039;re not on wallflower duty now?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I should be up there.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;ll be going back soon enough.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Oh. Well, I won&amp;#039;t tell.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; What have you been up to since Samhain?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren leans back in his chair and closes the tome.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Workin&amp;#039;, you know, the usual.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I haven&amp;#039;t really seen you in a while.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Nope.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Except briefly, at Samhain.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I gues, yeah&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I must reluctantly admit that I was glad to hear you survived the Garou.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeha, well...&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren teases dryly.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan &amp;#039;s expression clouds over.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; If only because it spared me having to explain to your colleen.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan wonders how much Faren knows about that.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I hope it was bearable...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Her name&amp;#039;s Isabel.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Sorry, Isabel.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; &amp;#039;s ok... it wasn&amp;#039;t bad...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/lying&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs nonchalantly.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren quirks a dark eyebrow.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Well, I won&amp;#039;t inquire any further then.  It seems to have been rather traumatic.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; It was nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Fine, it was nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; So whatcha been doing?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Trying to stay out of trouble, mostly.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Sounds pretty boring&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Far from it.  It&amp;#039;s my own private hell.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (why do you even *bother* trying to talk about these things with me? ^-^)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren pushes the book away from him on the table.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Irene&amp;#039;s that bad?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shakes his head, darkly amused.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; She&amp;#039;s the worst.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I just thought she had no personality.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Hmmm.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Have you been in the vicinity of Aberystwyth often of late?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren figures he must have, b/c of Isabel.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Oh, now and then&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan grins.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Why doesn&amp;#039;t Isabel leave?  It would make things easier on the two of you, wouldn&amp;#039;t it?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Huh?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Where would she go&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Oh, you could find a snug cottage in the countryside or something, I&amp;#039;m sure.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Her father wants her to stay there...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Ah.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Does he know about you?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Hell no&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Are you crazy?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; He&amp;#039;d shit a brick!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Sometimes.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren laughs.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; That would be sight I&amp;#039;d pay to see.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Fucking Gwydaines and all their ilk.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Except Isabel.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah!&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren tags on.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Except ISabel!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; :)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (merely to appease Caelan.  ^-^)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; How I&amp;#039;d love to see them all writhing in the dirt.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Anyway, I haven&amp;#039;t had any real big problems&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren muses aloud.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I think the old hag doesn&amp;#039;t wanna have to deal with Ace.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Hmmmm...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; The old hag...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I guess according to him it&amp;#039;s her old man ew gotta worry about more... I dunno, she&amp;#039;s scarier.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Too bad we&amp;#039;re not on speaking terms...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Ace?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; No, the old hag and I.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Why?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smirks.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Services I might be able to render.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What do you mean?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; But it won&amp;#039;t happen...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Nothing, Caelan.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; You mean you&amp;#039;d fuck her?&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan looks surprised and incomprehending?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; You&amp;#039;re nuts, man&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Nooooo.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You are, just for thinking of that.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Fuck no, it&amp;#039;d freeze off@&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; :o&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Indeed.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; No, it&amp;#039;s not her I&amp;#039;m interested in fucking.  Gods forbid.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shudders.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Bleah. bleah bleah&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Yes.  &amp;quot;Bleah.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Jesus, Mary and Joseph, how could you even have thought that up?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Now *I* feel sick.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I don&amp;#039;t know!&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren is still trying to get the thought out of his mind.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan is too!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You&amp;#039;ve even got me cursing like a mortal.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Gods, Caelan.  That is foul.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shakes his head.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; So...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; &amp;lt;m&amp;gt; Calm blue oceans...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Ace isn&amp;#039;t around, looks like&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Mmm-hmm.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; He has been in and out.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Can I pass along a message for you?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Mhe&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (meh&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Just dropping off some stuff for him...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I left it with some guy, you know... whatsisface, the one that looks like a turtle.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (which one is that?  :^o  Or did you just make it up?)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (made it up :)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; How is the army coming?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Ready to take over Eire?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Oh yeah, sure.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Or have you discovered more turncoats in your ranks?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Nope, no more problems&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Little shits...&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan reaches behind him to scratch his back.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (What happened to Sine and Lucas?  They still alive?  ^-^)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (yeah...)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (working very hard &amp;gt;:D)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;ve heard one was a Selkie.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah, a right little cunt.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smirks.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Must be genetic.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; In her case, yes.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I knew her father.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Lucky you.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; No.  Not really.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; She ended up slitting him from gizzard to gut.  I can&amp;#039;t say I blame her.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Like father, like daughter.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; If this is gonna be some sob story about how she&amp;#039;s a bitch because he liked to stick his dick in her, I gotta warn you, I don&amp;#039;t give a shit&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I don&amp;#039;t either, really.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; There&amp;#039;s very little I give a shit about these days.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; She&amp;#039;s just another grunt&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Just watch it.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan snorts/&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; She might end up depriving you of a few soldiers.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You might be better off just getting rid of her now.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah, that&amp;#039;s something to think about&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; She is awful lippy.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; You&amp;#039;re right, I&amp;#039;ll take care of that when I get back.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; No sense in letting that oily little slut breed dissent in *my* army&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; :)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smiles, pleased.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I don&amp;#039;t suppose you&amp;#039;d let me have her skin.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What would you do with it?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Give it to someone who deserves it.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; We&amp;#039;ll see how much is left.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan says with a shrug.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; That&amp;#039;s all I can expect.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (OK, so I guess I *am* killing her)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I believe she&amp;#039;s of the new breed... I think hers is a leather coat.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah, I remember it&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You ought to be able to achieve your goal without doing much damage to the skin.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Think it&amp;#039;d fit me? :D&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; They do change to fit their new owners.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; But you are already a Sidhe.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Nah, I wuoldn&amp;#039;t want to smell like fish all the time&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; ;D&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Hmph.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren doesn&amp;#039;t always smell like fish! :^)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; You know, I feel more boring just standing in the doorway; let&amp;#039;s go do something&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Why not.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren stands up.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren straightens his clothes out; he has lost weight, it seems.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Holy fuck, man, what&amp;#039;s wrong with you?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; You&amp;#039;re skinnier than Ace!&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smiles grimly.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You don&amp;#039;t want to hear about that, Caelan.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Let&amp;#039;s go.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (brb, bathroom)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; You don&amp;#039;t have some weird fuckin&amp;#039; social disease.. do you? &lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan on the other hand, is the picture of good health, as always :D&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; No.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (How dense is he?  Surely he can&amp;#039;t have forgotten.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren picks up his skin in its usual satchel and swings it onto his shoulder.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; What do you suggest?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I dunno.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Anything you want to blow up? :D&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Exploding things... happens so quickly.  Boom, and it&amp;#039;s over.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;d rather draw things out.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Oh.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Suit yourself.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan says with a shrug.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; But, loud noises and fire do provide a certain amount of satisfaction.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; If that is what you would like to do.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I don&amp;#039;t wanna *bore* you.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan sarcastically.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What&amp;#039;s *your* great idea?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Don&amp;#039;t worry about it.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Very little interests me, or bores me, these days.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I don&amp;#039;t really *have* a great idea.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; So explosions it is.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Lead on.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Man, you *are* a downer&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Only you could suck the fun out of pipe bombs&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren pauses and rubs his face.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;m sorry Caelan.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;ll try to live a little.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Well, we could go somewhere and you could get completely piss drunk, how would that be?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Hmmm... that might work.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Yes, I rather like that idea.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smiles.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; AIight&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Where to?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; There&amp;#039;s a decent pub in town.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; If you can&amp;#039;t stand the singing, we can bomb the place.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Right on!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Although Tierney might be upset.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; :D&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren heads down towards Drunshambo.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Tell him it was catholica&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (catholics)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smirks.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan ambles along.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (scratch that, I thought more time had passed)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; He has a fondness for the mortals in that town, actually.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Meh.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Oh well, there&amp;#039;s always sheep.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Indeed.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren ambles down the mountainside.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren whistles a chaotic-sounding tune.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (sheep move out of the way as they proceed)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (baaa!)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; So what&amp;#039;s the name of the place?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; McGillivray&amp;#039;s&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You&amp;#039;ve never been?&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; meh&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; It&amp;#039;s not like the old days&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Bars are for shit now...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; There&amp;#039;s only like... irish square dancing, or whatever the fuck&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren raises an eyebrow.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Fuckin&amp;#039; *lame*&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You know, they do look like they have poles rammed up their arses, don&amp;#039;t they.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; &amp;lt;m&amp;gt; Might make an interesting experiment...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; There&amp;#039;s one place I was at one time in Old London, that was pretty cool&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Buncha nockers running it.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Oh yes?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Good stuff, down there&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah... Crush.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; It&amp;#039;s in the basement of a cobbler&amp;#039;s.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; One of those places that&amp;#039;s bigger than it looks, know what I mean?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Too bad I don&amp;#039;t have Wayfare...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeh, too bad I...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; :o&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; What?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Ace gave me this ring thing, see...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Mmmm....?&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan holds up his hand; he&amp;#039;s wearing a band of dark grey metal, possibly pewter.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; We should go sometime.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (more likely iron!  :^D  )&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (possibly ;D)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Why not now?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; ...uh, cause it&amp;#039;s 3 in the afternoon/&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; We can kill some time in London.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (And maybe something else.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Isabel will be pissy if I go without her...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Oh.  Well, never mind then.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan scratches his head.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren seems a bit annoyed.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; What will *I* do if you bring her along?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I doubt she would find my company pleasant.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Well, she likes *me*, doesn&amp;#039;t she?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I would assume so.  Your point?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Are you admitting you&amp;#039;re a bigger asshole than I am? :D&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Sometimes.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; ... oh.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; :/&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan looks perplexed.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smirks.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren doesn&amp;#039;t remember Samhain or he might say something about how Caelan was a perfect gentleman compared to him, that night. :^D&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; What&amp;#039;s wrong?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Nothin&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You look confused.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Well&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I want to go to london, but I also don&amp;#039;t want to get in shit&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Ah.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Well, how would she know?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I won&amp;#039;t tell her.  You won&amp;#039;t tell her.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; She always knows :/&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Psychic, is she?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; No, more like, I&amp;#039;m dumb :/&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You are not.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; A bit thickheaded at times...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; She can like, read me, man, it&amp;#039;s weird&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; And then it&amp;#039;ll be all blah blah why didn&amp;#039;t  you take *me* Caelan, why did you *lie* to me Caelan&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; And then I won&amp;#039;t get any for *weeks*!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Eh.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Oh, poor you.  &lt;br /&gt;
* Faren says, disgusted.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (I haven&amp;#039;t had any for *months*!)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; It&amp;#039;s *hard*!&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan complains.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; It&amp;#039;s *hard*, is it?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Cry me a river.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Nah&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; It isn&amp;#039;t really.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; :)&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan is oblivious&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (You can&amp;#039;t *begin* to imagine what&amp;#039;s *hard.*)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; &amp;#039;Cept, well, her friends kind of all hate me, except Kolya&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Oh well.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren has turned brooding.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Heh heh, she&amp;#039;s hanging out with these *satyrs* lately&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; *That* could turn out to be fun...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Humph.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; One of them&amp;#039;s really cute...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Hoping for some orgy action, are you.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; The other one&amp;#039;s a guy, which I&amp;#039;m less keen on&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren is pissy.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Well, I hope it all works out for you.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren says bitterly.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What&amp;#039;s the problem now?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren and Caelan have reached the outskirts of Drunshambo.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Holy fuck, what are you, on the rag?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren glowers, and looks embarrassed.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Let&amp;#039;s just get a drink.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; . o O (What kind of guy wouldn&amp;#039;t be happy that his friend had the chance to get in on some hot satyr threesome action??)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (A guy who can&amp;#039;t get any action himself?  ^-^  Even when he *tries*?  )&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (heh... you could so, just not necessarily with Hayley)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (Actually... he&amp;#039;s tried.  ^-^)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (hee... Faren fuddles himself into thinking some random chickie is Hayley... *snick*)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (FAREN HAS ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION!!! LOL)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (No cigar, if you&amp;#039;ll excuse the phallic symbolism)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (whoah... I just had two *mouthfuls* of Mike&amp;#039;s and I&amp;#039;m already... a little... whee!)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (lol)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (I love Mike&amp;#039;s)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (the cranberry kind is the best)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (I&amp;#039;ve only had the normal lemonade)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (mm... cranberry one&amp;#039;s better, I guarantee :)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shoves the door to the pub open.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (I like the regular kind too, but cranberry... mmm)&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan follows him in.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (people inside hush when they see the two guys.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (what? Is it a *lesbian* pub? :D)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smiles evilly and surveys the crowd.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan looks around the room.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (It&amp;#039;s about half full of people; mostly men.  There&amp;#039;s a couple pretty bar wenches, though.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; (why are they so ascairt of us? :o)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Right then, let&amp;#039;s get a seat.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (The people go back to talking once Faren and Caelan take a seat.  Some dart glances their way.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan grins wolfishly back at the glance-darters&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan sits down, and stretches out his legs.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Friggin&amp;#039; peasants, you&amp;#039;d think they&amp;#039;d never seen a cuople guys looking for a drink.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (When I&amp;#039;ve ICed with Heather, these people recognize Anastasius somehow.  Heather has made them out to be &amp;quot;heathens&amp;quot;, basically.  I doubt they recognize us as faeries, but we do exude a power of some sort, prolly, like Ana... )&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I told you, Tierney has a certain fondness for these people.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren stretches out his long legs as well.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; (A bar wench comes over respectfully and asks what we&amp;#039;ll have to drink.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Whiskey, straight please.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren glances towards Caelan questioningly.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Oh, I&amp;#039;ll just have some cider, or whatever you have close to that&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; &amp;lt;Bar wench&amp;gt; Right, coming right up.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; &amp;lt;Bar wench&amp;gt; ... Anything else I can do?&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan grins at Faren.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; * Bar wench smiles at Caelan, who is the more handsome of the two in spite of Faren&amp;#039;s Selkie Birthright.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; What d&amp;#039;you think?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smiles slightly.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; It&amp;#039;s up to you, I think.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; WHy don&amp;#039;t you bring us our drinks and come sit down with us?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; My friend here&amp;#039;s having a hard time, see...&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench smiles and glances towards Faren.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren raises his eyebrows, nonplussed.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; All right...&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench smiles coyly and heads off to get the drinks.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Why&amp;#039;d you do that?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (Why does this make me feel pathetic, like Tierney...)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (Oh, that&amp;#039;s right.  Because I *am*.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Just trying to cheer you up, man&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; She is more interested in you, and who can blame her?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; But meh&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; You don&amp;#039;t like her?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I like very few people these days.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Then get rid of her...&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench comes back with the drinks and slides in beside Faren.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench smiles.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; &amp;lt;m&amp;gt; Easier said than done...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; So... what are your names?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;m Jacinta...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;m Caelan, and my moody friend here&amp;#039;s Faren.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench smiles.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; Oh, what&amp;#039;s wrong with him?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Lots of things, I expect&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench leans in towards Faren.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren raises an eyebrow expressively.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; You look tired.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; I can help with that.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Yeah Faren, she can help with that&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Can you now.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan takes a drink.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren sips his whiskey.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; Sure...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; I could give you a massage...&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench smiles coyly.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Ah, massages are your answer to everything, are they?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Couldn&amp;#039;t hurt&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Well... a massage *does* sound nice.  But I&amp;#039;d hate to leaves Caelan with nothing to do.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren smirks.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I can occupy myself&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Don&amp;#039;t you worry about nothin;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Why don&amp;#039;t we make it a menage a trois?&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench turns to eye Caelan.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (He is not going to go for that.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (I hope.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench smiles.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;d like that.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench slides her bare foot up Caelan&amp;#039;s shin.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; So sorry darlin...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;ve got, uh... a previous engagement.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; Ooooh...&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench pouts.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; . o O (Daaaaaaamn! :()&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Maybe some other time, eh?&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench looks really disappointed.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; Oh.... please?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Cheer up sweetie... Faren&amp;#039;s not so bad as all that&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench slides her bare foot higher up, to Caelan&amp;#039;s thigh.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Uh, so I&amp;#039;m told...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; My but you&amp;#039;re friendly.&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench giggles.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Caelan, I wouldn&amp;#039;t dream of leaving you out of it.  I guess I&amp;#039;ll have to put it off for another time myself.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; Would he even survive?  He looks pretty frail...&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench bites her lip and eyes Caelan naughtily.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; Unlike you...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I think he&amp;#039;d manage to pull through&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan grins&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench glances at Faren. She&amp;#039;s really not interested in spending time with *him.*&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; . o O (not working out...)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren looks back at her impassively He leans back and sips his whiskey.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (Phew.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench turns back to Caelan and licks her lips.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Bar_wench&amp;gt; Let me give you my calling card...&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench sinks under the table.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren looks off towards the wall.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Hey, uh...&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan has no idea how you go about *refusing* these things&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Much as I&amp;#039;d like to... call you...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Faren and me have to get going now don&amp;#039;t we yes we do&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan says quickly, getting up&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren gulps his whiskey and stands up himself.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Indeed.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan will chuck a random amount of money on the table and make a hasty retreat&lt;br /&gt;
* Bar_wench crawls out from under the table, embarrassed and angry.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Better luck next time, darling.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren follows Caelan.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan punches the wall outside.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; That was fuckin&amp;#039; *painful*&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Having to refuse?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Ugh.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You&amp;#039;re a decent guy, Caelan.  I never would&amp;#039;ve guessed.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan punches the wall again, with the other hand.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Shut uuup!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Feel like such a fuckin&amp;#039; puss&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; &amp;gt;:/&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Hey... any guy can get his dick sucked.  It takes a real man to say no.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren looks away, ashamed maybe.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren slouches off down the street.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Ah, fuck.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; PRolly not as good at it anyways.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Besides, you like fresh fruit the best, don&amp;#039;t you?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I can guarantee she&amp;#039;s bruised.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Heh.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren seems kind of hollow, like he can&amp;#039;t really get into the guy-talk thing.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Hey man, sorry that didn&amp;#039;t work out...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;m just trying to help. :/&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; It&amp;#039;s all right.  It wouldn&amp;#039;t have, anyway.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I just regret only getting one drink.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Ace must have some stuff back at his place.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; And damn, have I fallen...&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan says with a shrug.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Don&amp;#039;t do that to me again, would you?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Sor-ry&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren isn&amp;#039;t really angry.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I have my pride... what&amp;#039;s left of it.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; The hell ever.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; . o O (Ya try to do something nice...)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (Don&amp;#039;t need a pity fuck set up for me.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; So... back to Tierney&amp;#039;s then...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; A long walk for little recompense.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Guess so.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Exploding things sounds a bit more attractive at the moment.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (LIke maybe that pub.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; All my stuff is there anyway&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; There and back at the base&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; The *secret* base.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Sure&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren ambles back up the mountain in silence.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;m glad things are working out so well for you and Isabel.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren says out of the blue, about halfway up.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; huh?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Uh... thanks?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Where&amp;#039;d that come from?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Self-pity, to be honest.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I&amp;#039;m glad at least one of us is happy.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shrugs.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; uhhh... kay...&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan doesn&amp;#039;t know how to deal with self-pity...&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren is *not* going to admit his difficulties to Caelan. ^-^&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Right, so what do you want to blow up?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Um yeah, she&amp;#039;s ... nice.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Up to you, man&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (A certain cottage might be therapeutic... but it&amp;#039;s too far away.)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; . o O (No, actually, she loves it... and you don&amp;#039;t want to hurt her.)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren kicks a rock angrily. It doesn&amp;#039;t move.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Fuck it all!&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I don&amp;#039;t know.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; Some sheep I guess.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; I have a taste for killing things.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Fuckin&amp;#039; right, sheep are a blast ;D&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Did you hear about the time me and Ace went over to...&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; uh..&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; never mind&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; What?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Nothin, you don&amp;#039;t wanna know.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; ...&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren nods, eventually.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You must think I am pathetic.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Huh?&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; &amp;lt;m&amp;gt; Hung up on a wee slip of a girl...&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren kicks another rock.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; &amp;#039;S not your fault&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; I try not to think about it&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; . o O (Cause when I do it makes me want to puke :o)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Faren&amp;gt; You are lucky that you have that luxury.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;Caelan&amp;gt; Mostly it works :)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren shakes a strand of shaggy dark hair out of his eyes.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren &amp;#039;s hair is getting longish &amp;#039;cause he hasn&amp;#039;t been taking much pride in his appearance of late. What&amp;#039;s the point?&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren sighs.&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan probably thinks you&amp;#039;re just gorwing it out)&lt;br /&gt;
* Caelan doesn&amp;#039;t really pay attention to stuff like that, esp. on guys. ;)&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren has a scruff as well. ^-^ He looks roguish.&lt;br /&gt;
* Faren and Caelan head back up to Ana&amp;#039;s and get pipe bombs.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Ladyiolanthe</name></author>
		
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