I Prefer Home|Malagard, Khelek

[Kender Bard]

Filly shook her wings out from the light powdering of snow she'd collected before her teleport into the house and lowered her pack to the floor, breathing in deeply. Home. She didn't leave it often, and she was always surprised at how good it felt to come back when she did go somewhere.

~Guess who's back home~ she greeted Schuldig.

[Darastrix]

Schuldig, currently sprawled out in front of a fire somewhere in the palace, grinned and sat up. Finally. He'd loved getting to spend a few crisis-free days with Zira in Khelek (it was fun even without drama--who knew?), but he'd missed Filly.

~Mm. I'm not sure,~ he sent back. ~Could you give me a hint?~

[Kender Bard]

Filly laughed aloud and picked up her pack again, strolling on down to their rooms to dump her things. ~Well let's see here. She's tall, has long hair, and drives you crazy on a regular basis.~

She also reached out to all of her friends and let them know of her presence as well.

[Darastrix]

~Oh, I think I remember her. Lots of fun in bed.~ Schuldig chuckled to himself and gave up the game. ~So where are you? And how'd you like Flux?~

Nagi and Crawford each sent back their affection and 'welcome homes,' though neither was inclined to launch into a conversation at that point. They both guessed that once Schuldig knew she was home, he'd be occupying most of her attention.

[Kender Bard]

Locket was curiously relaxed in her greeting and offered up just as much of a welcome as Nagi did and not much more.

Harmony's response was something of a mental grunt and then an immediate shift in her attention elsewhere.

~It had its ups and downs, very unexpected downs, but on the whole I enjoyed myself~ Filly answered and sat on the edge of the bed, kicking off her shoes. ~I'm in our room. Do you want to come here or should I go find you?~

[Darastrix]

Schuldig declined to answer, and instead just teleported into the room. "It's Flux," he commented, walking over to sit beside her and snake an arm around her waist. "Even some of the ups are unexpected."

[Kender Bard]

"I did, on the whole, like my time there," Filly admitted. "It was a rocky start, though. Wisdom no longer wishes to see or speak with me. The feeling is... Somewhat mutual. I wish we had parted on better terms. However, the Bower was quite comforting."

[Darastrix]

Schuldig raised a brow at that. Hadn't she gone partly just to visit him? He might have expected something like that if what he'd heard of Wisdom was more like, well, him, but he'd sounded like he was a lot less volatile. "What happened with Wisdom?"

[Kender Bard]

Filly grimaced and drew her wings in around herself. "He was a little... obsessed. I think he had a vastly different idea of what it meant to be a lover than I did. He seemed to want, well, love. Of course I can't offer that to him. And he felt hurt and used and left me in angry tears. It was all very difficult and upsetting."

[Darastrix]

Schuldig made a face. Lovers were all well and good, but the obsessive type? Not so much. "You'd think someone living in Flux of all places would get the whole lover concept," he commented and leaned in to give Filly a kiss. "Glad you liked the Bower, though."

[Kender Bard]

"Hmm I loved the Bower," Filly purred as she returned his kiss. "The people there were so nice and so very accommodating... And entertaining." She stroked his head lightly, her fingers toying with his hair. "I missed you though. Not all the Lustful in Flux could change that. Although they did distract me nicely for a while. I deigned not to follow in your footsteps and linger with the Addicts though. But I did sample all the paths to the best of my ability, more or less. Still. It was the Lustful that called to me the strongest, not that I should be surprised, hm? The Curious were nice to visit from time to time though. It's nice being the center of attention."

[Darastrix]

"Isn't it, though?" Schuldig agreed, closing his eyes while she played with his hair. "So...all of the paths, hmm? What was your favourite after the Lustful?"

[Kender Bard]

"Not sure," she replied. "Sometimes the Slothful. It was, well, restful. I couldn't see myself enjoying it for a long period of time, though. I'd grow too bored. The Generous seemed sweet and delightful, though I wasn't really allowed much time in their company after the whole Wisdom thing. So Slothful or Curious. The Gamblers were fun though they don't like playing for nothing so I didn't tarry there either."

She smiled and nuzzled his cheek. "What about you? Were the Addicts your favorite after the Lustful?"

[Darastrix]

"As far as participating, yeah," Schuldig said. "They've got some fun drugs, and some of the drugs that aren't fun are good for calming down all this." He made a vague gesture at his head. "I'm pretty much used to how I think, but sometimes it feels like my mind goes too fast to be able to relax. Curious and Generous are good for company, though."

[Kender Bard]

"Yes they are," Filly agreed. "So I went to Flux and submerged myself as best as I could in the faith. I came to the conclusion that I knew I would... That there's no way I could bring myself to worship Soahc, try though I might. Not even in the heart of his home, surrounded by his children, and entertained by them."