School of Hard Knocks|Flux

[Kender Bard]

"Well, yes," the nurse stated, trying not to get flustered at the idea. There weren't many willing masochists floating around. At least, she assumed that was what Dreamwarp was into.. it didn't bear thinking about. "A priest is his own man. He doesn't serve anyone but himself. I imagine that you could continue to be Dreamwarp's 'pet' as it were, but you wouldn't be serving her, you would merely be lovers."

[tuo]

Adam tilts head as he considers that, after a moment he smiles. "That sounds good. Thanks for that...oh wait..is this appropriate to speak around babies..?" He looks at the children in concern.

[Kender Bard]

The nurse laughs, "They're not going to remember, and they likely don't understand anything we're saying. That's the joy of the babies; there's a lot of freedom here you don't get with the little ones. So what about your brother? Is he going to be a priest too?"

[tuo]

Adam bit his lip at the question. "I...I dont know....I really should have more faith in him but..I just dont know how to imagine him as anything but angry..." He sighs sadly as he puts the baby back into his crib.

[Kender Bard]

"You know there are some very eager researchers who think they have found a way to alter a person's personality," the nurse mused. "In the Hall of Research? I'm not sure on the details, but they said they've gotten a test subject to go from irate and hateful to as docile as a lamb."

[tuo]

Adam looked at her in surpise. "What? Really? Umm..I think i'd like to see that research actually.."

[Kender Bard]

"Oh." The nurse considers. "Well I'm sure we can keep things under control while you nip off." She walks over and takes the baby out of Adam's arm, who whines at being parted from him, and gives him directions to the Hall of Research.

[tuo]

Adam hesitates a moment, about to say he can stay a while longer before he decides that it wouldnt hurt THAT badly for him to be selfish a little bit. "Thank you." He hugs her carefully before running off.

[Kender Bard]

The hallway he was directed to was filled with a mingling of smells and sounds. Various shouts sometimes erupted in a room only to immediately quiet down. Smoke was wafting out from another and some perfume-smell was emanating from a third room.

[tuo]

Adam fidgeted as he thought about poking his head into the second and third rooms before knocking on the first room. "Uhh..hello?"

[Kender Bard]

The door opened and a rather frazzled priest stared out. The standard code of dress for a priest of Flux was "black and anything else". This particular priest wore entirely white with a black bowtie. "Yes? Can I help you?"

[tuo]

Adam smiled. "Hi, yes actually. I was told that there was a study around here about how to make angry people nicer..? Know where I can find the research notes?"

[Kender Bard]

"Oh, notes," the man said dismissively, opening the door a little wider. "Who needs notes? It's all up here." He went to poke himself in the forehead, missed, and got his eye. "Argh! Well you get the point. Come, young man, we were just discussing another test run. You see there is some argumentation on whether or not the Storm Therapy works better or the selective surgery method..."

[tuo]

Adam shuffled his feet, unsure about following this man. "Um..neither of those sound like very nice methods actually.."

[Kender Bard]

"No pain no gain," the man remarked chipperly. "Would you like a demonstration?"