Damage Control|Flux

[tuo]

As Adam walked in, he looked about for Drake and Dreamwarp but passes by the Proud where they were gathering and gave a friendly wave. "I'm glad things are finally being done to solve these problems. It's good to see you all up and about again."

[Darastrix]

Once everyone had gathered, Fiest stepped forward, holding up one hand for silence. When things had quieted to an acceptable level (he really didn't expect total silence), he began to speak.

"If you will note," Fiest said, "we're ALL here today, including the Proud." He wanted it to be clear as soon as possible that he was recognising the path. "I made a huge mistake that I couldn't even see until Lord Soahc sent a vision to a our brother priest. Flux needs the Proud. It's as simple as that. The temple can't function like it's supposed to with them shut off in their own wing and the rest of us pretending they're not there. By ignoring them and letting the rest of you play along with my stupid prank, I have done a great disservice to both Flux and to the Proud. And amends must be made."

I really hope this takes care of everything, Fiest thought as he got ready to make the second part of his announcement. "To that end, there will be a celebration in their honour for the next two days or so." Leaving it open-ended, he figured, would at least give the added bonus of not giving the impression that he was trying to cut the fun short, not that any party around Flux tended to end 'on time,' whatever that was. "The Lustful need sex, the Greedy need...stuff, and the Proud need the attention and admiration they've been unfairly denied."

[tuo]

Adam was among the first to applaud the announcement, honestly it was just rude to have done all that to the Proud just for following there path so well.

Drake, elsewhere in the crowd with Dreamwarp gave a small groan. "It wasn't the same without the proud but celebrate them? Of all the hair brained idea's..."

[Kender Bard]

Dreamwarp frowned, toying with her hair a little. On one hand, she had no real personal hatred of the Proud. As a good Wrathful, she delivered their beatings now and then but she tended not to make it personal or even a habit. Then again, she had no real love for them. The last time she solicited a Proud for a good lay and was turned down, she'd nearly beat the man into a coma. After that, she had decided it might be well to just leave them the hell alone.

But she wasn't sure if this was... necessary. It seemed a little too much like pandering. True, the Proud had been abused, but fuck the Proud. Or don't, rather. "What good are the Proud that we need them?" she raised her voice.

A few others, especially those who disliked the Proud greatly, cheered at that and another picked up the line of thought. "Things were a lot less annoying with them!"

There were more cheers. Though, at the moment, well over half didn't seem to care or were in favor of supporting the Proud.

[Darastrix]

Oh for the love of....

"They might annoy us, but the more common people out there--" Fiest waved a hand. "--find them more appealing than the other paths. We all wallow in our own sin and enjoy them as Soahc intended, but people that don't love our lord are kind of scared of us, or think we're so strange that they stay away. When Flux needs something beyond our temple or a spokesman, the Proud deliver better than the rest of us. If I'd remembered that at the time, I would have included them when I sent the Lustful and Generous out, and would've probably had some good results."

[Kender Bard]

The Proud, looking a little edgy at the dissent, went back to preening themselves.

This managed to shut most people up. There were still some more grumbling but they were the minority and people clapped and cheered for the Proud with wild abandon, if only because they love having something to clap and cheer about.

One of the eldest still active priests glanced at Fiest and remarked, "You know while you and everyone is still here, we really ought to pick the new high priest. Do you mind?"

[Darastrix]

"Be my guest," Fiest said. "At this point, stepping down will be a relief."

[Kender Bard]

The priest nodded and raised his voice loudly. "Everyone stay here!! The senior priests are going to go pick the new high priest!"

And with that, all the priests who had been in the temple the longest (the top ten or twenty) slid out of the room to go do their mysterious form of finding out who would be the next priest. It didn't take them long, and when they returned they announced, "The new High Priest is Tatyana of the Cowards!"

There were some cheers, a great deal of laughter, and some peering about. This was... unprecedented. Cowards tended to stay out of the way, where they belonged.

Which meant nobody in the altar room was a Coward. They hated large gatherings, except for Sinfest. A few people sprinted off gleefully to go fetch their new high priestess, and soon Tiger was brought into the room, blushing and ducking her head and looking altogether hugely embarrass. Someone thrust her at Fiest and she stumbled a bit but caught herself.

"Pass on the robes!" someone called out.

One of the Lustful gleefully ordered, "Strip down, Fiest!"

[Darastrix]

Fiest was one of those who'd burst out laughing at the announcement. A Coward high priestess? Well, it would keep things interesting. He grinned at the Lustful who'd called out and slid the robes off, though he wasn't left completely nude without them. It was still a bit chilly and had been even cooler up in Talen'sul.

"Enjoy, Tatty," he said with a grin as he offered the robes to her.

[Kender Bard]

Tiger blushed as she held the robes close to herself, savoring the leftover warmth a bit. "Um, do you want mine?" she offered, plucking at them. "You look cold and um, bereft."

[Darastrix]

"Far be it for me to refuse such a kind offer," Fiest replied, winking at the new high priestess. And it was a bit cool in just his undertunic

[Kender Bard]

The priestess blushed brightly as she slid out of her own robes, wearing a woolen shift underneath, and she hastily put on the ceremonial high priestess robes while handing her own over to him. She faced the crowds, a little bit trembling, and wondered what she should say.

"What's your first decree, new high priestess?!" someone shouted.

Tiger cleared her throat. "First... nobody's allowed to try and corner a Coward and scare them with their worst fear. Yes it might be funny but we really don't like it! Stop that! Secondly... um, let's have the party commence forward as Fiest planned. I trust everyone will pitch in and help with it. Except the Slothful, of course. Everything else should proceed as normal."

[tuo]

"How can I help!" Adam called out in an excited tone before remembering Kura. "Oh! Are children allowed to attend?"

[Darastrix]

Fiest gave Adam an odd look as he pulled on Tiger's robes. "Since when are temple-wide parties safe for children? It'd be one thing if it was just, say, the Generous, or them and the Curious, or those two and the Proud, but when you've got the Wrathful and the Lustful involved, kids are right out."

[tuo]

Adam sighed. "Yeah I know..this is gonna be tough..by the way those robes look good on you."