Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-3293219-20140623222942/@comment-3293219-20140625111615

Manja and Nepht stood at the altar, holding the ‘Goddess’ to account, like a head teacher, scolding a child.

“Well, if you had cared to stay and receive my welcome, I would have explained that you couldn’t leave.” Lilina explained with no hint of malice, anger or conflict in her voice, almost like a mother who was rolling her eyes at a child’s stupid mistake.

This Goddess’ passive aggression didn’t forebode well with Manja, prompting her to clench her fist and strike the altar.

“You can’t keep us here, we haven’t done anything!” She barked, her voice faltered as a mix of rage and fear shot through it, weaving together to make on not too confident quiver. Nepht remained silent, feeling incredibly nervous herself, was Manja right about her? Was she…

“Manja, Manja, Manja… You’re talking like you’re some sort of prisoner.” Lilina whispered, shaking her head and tutting as if Manja had missed the obvious. This prompted the Nord to fold her arms and roll her eyes as both Lilina and Nepht got ready for the cynicism.

“Yeah, silly me, I’m only trapped in some crazy backwards shithole at the mercy of some mad egotist, against my own will. How silly of me to jump to the conclusion that I’m a goddamn prisoner.”

The ‘Goddess’ just chuckled, bringing her hand to her mouth and chuckling as she began to wander around her altar.

“Oh Manja… So cynical as always… You just need to see the bigger picture; I don’t plan to shackle you or hurt you or bring you anything but joy and comfort.” The Altmer explained, warmly folding her own arms and piping up on her tip toes before falling back onto her heels.

“Again, silly me, I should have seen that from the way that you trapped me in your crazy town.” The Nord grumbled, shifting her eyes to meet Lilina’s and fixing them there.

“Why can’t we leave?” Nepht butted in, prompting Lilina to look over to her, with a look of concern.

“Nepht, why do you want to leave so badly? You haven’t even given this place a chance yet…” The Altmer pointed out, wandering over to her and putting her hands on her shoulders, giving her a welcoming smile.

“I’ll tell you what, this afternoon? We’ll do whatever you want to do and if you still want to leave at the end of the day? You’re free to do so…”

Nepht looked to Manja for guidance, who just stood there, in silence, shaking her head with a disapproving frown. Still, Nepht felt somewhat compelled to at least give Lilina a chance, especially after the way that they blew her off earlier.

“I… Suppose that would be okay.” She murmured, looking away as she felt somewhat nervous about meeting Lilina’s somewhat intense eyes.

“Wonderful, just wonderful! I know that you’re going to love this!” She said, eagerly, stepping back before looking to Manja and noticing that not everyone in the room was enjoying this as much as she was.

“So… What did you have in mind?”

“Erm… What is there to do?” The Dunmer asked, unsure as she was put on the spot, she looked to Manja for help, who just stood there, glaring at her.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Now now… you’ve got to get out of that mindset Nepht, I don’t want you to think that there are any limitations here. This is your day and we can do anything that you desire.” Lilina beamed, looking like she was just bursting with excitement.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Well… Are there any ruins for me to explore?” She asked, it was a strange request but it was all she could think of…

<p class="MsoNormal">It was all she could ever think of…

<p class="MsoNormal">Lilina thought for a second, tapping her finger to her face with a concentrated hum.

<p class="MsoNormal">“I’m sure that I could arrange that…” She smiled, approaching the altar and sitting on it. “Ah an adventurous spirit, I must say that we’re lacking in those! People are always so grounded…”

<p class="MsoNormal">Nepht smiled at the compliment, at least she felt like it was a compliment, though she wasn’t sure…

<p class="MsoNormal">“Well, I’m sure that you’re going to need some friends to help you, exploring isn’t any fun on your own.” Lilina pointed out, gesturing to Manja with a grin.

<p class="MsoNormal">The Nord frowned before looking back to Nepht and sighing, knowing that she didn’t want to be dragged into this…

<p class="MsoNormal">“I think that one of us should stay here, in case this is a trick…” She suggested, looking back to Lilina.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Well, I’m sure that Conor would be willing to go with you. It would give you a chance to get to know your new neighb- I’m sorry, I’m getting ahead of myself…” The Altmer chuckled, hopping off and approaching Nepht, placing her hands on the Dunmer’s shoulders.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Now, run along and get Conor, you’ll find the ruin, west of the town.”

<p class="MsoNormal">Nepht nodded, enthusiastically, forgetting that she was supposed to be sceptical here as she spun around on her heel and ran out of the chapel, eager to find Conor and acquire his aid. This left Manja and Lilina alone, something that made them both rather uncomfortable…

<p class="MsoNormal">The Nord just stared at her, narrowing her eyes as she expressed her suspicions, frowning intently at her…

<p class="MsoNormal">“What’s your game woman?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“My… Game?”

<p class="MsoNormal">Manja just continued to glare, giving her a million questions at once, all narrowing down to one simple demand.

<p class="MsoNormal">‘Explain yourself…’

<p class="MsoNormal">This got Lilina to chuckle and shake her head, stopping in front of the altar and raising her arms, creating a small bubble at the center, which illuminated the room, with a bright blue glow.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Look Manja, I know that it’s hard for you to believe but there are some people out there who want to do good, you know?”

<p class="MsoNormal">“Yeah, I’ve met them before…” Manja grumbled, looking up at the blue orb as it sort of danced, rising up and down, it became less blue and less intense as an image began to form inside.

<p class="MsoNormal">“They were kind… Selfless… Humble…” She ended by glaring at her, getting the Altmer to look over to the Nord and give her a slight grin as the doors closed behind them, to keep the townsfolk out.

<p class="MsoNormal">“And what am I?” She asked, confident that she was all of those things.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Selfish, manipulative and egotistical.” Manja replied, with a shrug as if it had just rolled off of the tongue.

<p class="MsoNormal">This got a rather dark chuckle from Lilina as she turned her attention back to the energy ball.

<p class="MsoNormal">“We’ll see…”