Patron Saints/Session 17 ?

From Greenthings

<Greenling> When last we left our adorable little... well, none of you are completely mortal anymore, unless Rei is some kind of strange genetic fluke...
<Greenling> The whims of Fate are strange, but not quite as strange as being outside it. Peyt has been escorted to a small Silver Pact stronghold close to the Southern Threshold, somewhat East of Not Gem Anymore. Despite leaving a week before Peyt got out of Yu-Shan, Rudeth, Rei, and their totally-not-absent companions have finally made it back to the South after a totally epic journey full of adventure, knowledge, and tragedy!
<Greenling> ...Which, conveniently enough, neither of them even remember. Though Rudy feels really strange and cool right now, and he has a new sword.
Rei shakes her head to clear it. Discontinuity was never fun. She glances over to Rudeth, giving him a slight smile.
<Greenling> ...Which is also weird because the last thing you remember is you were in the Northwest and there was snow.
<Greenling> But... now you're in kind of a desert again, and there are hills and tents, and it's actually still kinda fucking cold.
<Greenling> And some people staring at you.
Rudeth smiles back at Rei, more or less accepting the weirdness at this point.
<Greenling> Peyt is currently with a group of Lunars, doing... well, Peyt can tell us what he's doing, and whether or not he sees the rest of ya.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt's busy drinking. Since drinking is what Peyts do best.
<Greenling> In that case, a Peyt is being challenged to a drinking contest.
<Peyt_Yenthu> "TO DRINK!" Peyt accepts and drinks!
<Greenling> A very tall young man with rather large, translucent... sparkly? ram-horns comes to sit in the circle of Lunars Peyt is with. They, for their parts, seem to be somewhat put off by him, but accept his presence and challenge him as well.
<Greenling> ...He also accepts, chirpily.
<Greenling> "Hi!" chirps the horned man at Peyt. "You're new."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Ya got horns." He chugged a gulp of cold water to loosen his stomach. "Oh, thought we were statin' the obvious."
<Greenling> He shrugs and takes a drink. "Just trying to be polite. I'm Peace, by the way."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "I'm Peyt. What's the poison of choice?"
<Greenling> "I like the bubbly stuff. Dunno what it's supposed to be." He shows Peyt his mug, which is full of a fizzy, dark, licorice-smelling semi-liquid.
<Rudeth> Rudeth glances over at Rei, raising an eyebrow. "So...do you remember why we're here? I don't think it was anything I did, but...I'm pretty new at this, so I'm not sure." He glances around, scratching his head. "Do you have any idea where we are?"
<Greenling> A woman in sparse clothing who looks to have been on watch walks over to Rei. "So who the hell are you? Are you with the other pointy-eared one?"
<Rudeth> "Rei can't talk. She's mute. And what other pointy eared one?"
<Greenling> She looks between Rudeth and Rei.
<Greenling> "That's a 'no', then. Who are you?"
<Rudeth> "This is Rei, and I'm Rudeth. Who are you?"
<Greenling> She strikes the butt of her staff against the ground. "Kalla Sharptooth. Look, I'm not gonna ask you how you got here, but..." she looks a little closer at Rei. "Actually, you know a... really big guy, rides a lizard?"
Rei blinks, nodding some.
<Greenling> She ponders this. "Know his name?"
<Rudeth> "Would this man happen to be a drunken loudmouth?"
<Greenling> "Maybe." She grins. "We've got several of those here tonight."
<Rudeth> "Then yeah, probably."
<Rudeth> "I might know his name, that depends. Does he owe you money or something?"
<Greenling> "Not yet."
<Rudeth> "Then yeah, I probably know him."
<Greenling> She nods. "All right. Don't move." She walks further into the camp, finding Peyt.
<Greenling> Peyt, there's a woman poking a stick into your shoulder.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt takes another drink. "Woman, unless you somehow manage to produce a Lil' Peyt baby, I've got something goin' on right now."
<Greenling> "Do you know a cute girl with cat ears and blue hair, travelling with a really earnest-looking Western kid?"
<Greenling> "Because I could swear either you or that old fuck with the camels mentioned them, but we've got enough strangers to invite random ones."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "...why exactly are ye askin'?"
<Greenling> "Because they popped out of thin air and are standing aout three hundred feet north of you right now."
<Greenling> (*about)
<Peyt_Yenthu> "...godsdamn...yeah, possibly."
<Greenling> "They say their names are Rudeth and Rei, and the boy called you a drunken loudmouth."
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Well I know the girl, but the boy is a pissant virgin that I may know by face."
<Greenling> She grins. "Gotcha. If they break anything, your Solar buddy's responsible."
<Greenling> She walks off to Rudy and Rei, then points them to the fire Peyt's by.
Rudeth wanders over behind Peyt, peering over his shoulder.
<Rudeth> "Who's winning?"
<Peyt_Yenthu> "Yer mum." He downs another glass.
<Greenling> The horned man blinks up at Rudeth.
<Rudeth> "Yeah, I'm sure my mom
<Rudeth> could drink you under the table."
<Greenling> "Heyyy, you're not supposed to be here." He pokes Rudy in the stomach.
<Rudeth> "Uh, sure." Rudeth blinks. "I'm not really sure why I'm here, to be honest. It just kinda happened."
<Greenling> "Right." He peers. "Are you really so desperate you gotta come in here and screw things up for me? It's like two weeks, you got hands. Or is this some kind of creepy politics thing?"
<Greenling> "...And why are your eyes yellow? Did you eat something weird?"
<Greenling> "Ooh." He looks at Rei. "You're cute."
<Rudeth> "I...what? Do I know you?" He glances at Peyt. "Do I know him?"
<Rudeth> "Hey!"
<Rudeth> Rudy pulls Rei closer to him.
<Greenling> Peace looks confused and suspicious.
Rei blinks some, leaning into Rudeth as she's held closer.
<Greenling> "Right, this sounds like the bad option." He grins at Rei. "If you want some nicer company, you're welcome. It's warmer over here."
<Greenling> "...In fact, I wanna keep an eye on you." He tugs on Rudy's shirt. "Sit?"
<Greenling> "Drink?"
<Rudeth> "Are you sure you're not just drunk? Because I'm really sure I've never seen you before. And Rei's not interested."
<Greenling> "I am not drunk! I'm pretty sure I'd remember you, you jerk- wearing a shirt for once does not count as a disguise!"
<Greenling> "And- and shoes. Also shoes."
<Rudeth> "I--what? Now I'm really confused."
<Greenling> "Still not a disguise." He gets another mug of fuzzy alcoholic licorice stuff.
<Greenling> "Oh just sit down."
<Rudeth> "...Just who the hell do you think I am, anyway?"
<Greenling> "A stupid sexy jackass."
<Rudeth> "And why does all the weird crap keep happening to me?"
<Rudeth> "......."
<Greenling> He sticks his tongue out at Rudeth.
<Greenling> Meanwhile, Peyt does not quite seem to be winning the drinking contest, but he's second of five.
<Rudeth> "If this is a dream, this is the strangest one I've ever had. This is even weirder than the one where Crow married Cute and Fluffy."
<Greenling> Folks seem to be setting up a much bigger fire in the center of the space the tents surround.
Rudeth drinks something fairly strong that doesn't taste god-awful.
<Greenling> The stuff Peace is drinking is both strong and sugary.
<Greenling> "So why *areyou here, and why do you have a catgirl, and why does the new guy know you?"
<Rudeth> "I dunno, I fell out of the sky or something, and I'm telling you, I don't know you."
<Greenling> "...You could at least *tryto lie well."
<Rudeth> "I'm not lying!"
<Greenling> "Riiight."
<Greenling> "Why do you think I would-" sip "-believe you don't know me?"
<Greenling> "I mean, you're here. I told you I'd be here."
<Greenling> "Why else would you be here?"
<Rudeth> "Because I don't know you! Believe me, lots of weird shit has been happening the last few months, with the whole making Gem disappear and the demon kids and the random Solars, but I've never met you before."
<Greenling> He peers closer into Rudeth's eyes, kind of violating personal space here especially with those pointy horns. "...But *whyare your eyes yellow?"
<Greenling> "And why do you have a catgirl?"
<Greenling> "With. Are with a." Sniff. "Aww, I *amtipsy. Phoo."
<Rudeth> "...I'
<Rudeth> "I'm kind of not comfortable with this." Rudeth backs up a bit. "And I don't see why Rei is any of your business."
Rei blinks, ears folded down some as she shifts around to the other side of Rudeth uncomfortably
<Greenling> Peace leans back and blinks.
<Greenling> Blink. Blink...
<Greenling> "But. But why do you look like my boyfriend?" he says with some distress.
<Rudeth> "...." Rudeth facepalms.
<Rudeth> "Are you...looking for Thrall?"
<Greenling> His eyebrows shoot up.
<Greenling> "Did... did you eat him?!"
<Rudeth> "Did I...what?"
Rei blinks.
<Rudeth> Rudeth looks very disturbed.
<Greenling> "You know him. Did you eat him? Is that why you look like him?" Peace also looks very disturbed.
<Greenling> "Because- because- I..."
<Greenling> Wibble.
<Rudeth> "No! He's probably still back where I left him plotting ways to kill the Solars I was traveling with."
<Greenling> Sniff. He rubs an eye. "Okay... that sounds like him. Why do you look like him?"
<Rudeth> "Thrall is sort of my long lost twin brother or something. I dunno, he kept being vague and making sarcastic comments."
<Greenling> "He never told me he had a brother."
<Greenling> "...'Specially not a Journeys."
<Rudeth> "Nobody told me I had a brother. He just kind of followed me around and pretended to be an old lady for a while."
<Greenling> "Is that what he was doing?" He rubs the back of his head.
<Greenling> "Oh. Uhm. Sorry. He's kind of a dick and I was presuming, you know, you were him, and he was mad about the Lunars thing, and..." he looks between Rudy and Rei.
<Rudeth> "...I'm not even going to ask."
<Greenling> "Is this another long-lost sibling or do you like women? I'm not sure which I find more unlikely."
<Rudeth> "I--what?"
<Greenling> He smiles at Rei.
Rei blinks and blushes softly, ears folding down in embarassment.
Rudeth narrows his eyes.
<Rudeth> "Rei is taken."
<Greenling> "...Wow."
<Greenling> "By you? I mean, no offense, but... wow."
<Greenling> He blinks and takes another drink.
<Greenling> He then offers Rei a mug.
<Rudeth> "Well, she's not with Peyt.
<Greenling> "Wow. Well, nice to meet you. I'm Peace."
Rei blushes and takes the mug, looking at it a moment and sniffing at it.
<Rudeth> "I'm Rudeth."
<Greenling> Rei: smells like demon rum.
Rei folds her ears back and hands the mug to Rudeth. Damn devil drink.
Rudeth makes a face at the drink and passes it off to Peyt.
<Greenling> Shrug.
<Greenling> The fire's going pretty well now.
Rei glances over to Peyt some, warming her hands by the fire.
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt takes the drink and tosses it back quickly, the hair on the beck of his neck curling at it.
<Greenling> The Lunarfolk- and Peace- seem to be slowly getting up and making their way towards the center fire.
<Greenling> There seem to be about ten Lunars here, roughly, and they seem to be waiting for something.
Rudeth stands and moves toward the fire, still keeping near the back of the ground.
<Rudeth> *group
<Peyt_Yenthu> Peyt grumbled as he got up and headed for the main center fire.
<Greenling> Kalla (the one with the staff) is standing sort of front-and-centerish, inasmuch as a circle has a front.