open ♔ valentine's day

[romanticidal]

♬ Careless Whisper - George Michael

WHO || Anyone and their special someone [Closed]
WHAT || Various Valentine's Day activities
WHERE ||Anywhere
WHEN || Feb 14th, 2016
HOW || Actionspam or Prose

[ It's Valentine's Day! ( aka Singles Awareness Day )  Assume that all missions that are posted already are going out after this. ♥ ]

Comments

[highlyemotional]

Liar.

[recycling]

Can we move on now?

[highlyemotional]

No. Not until you tell me the truth.

[recycling]

Then I guess we're done for today.

[highlyemotional]

Wow. You're going to abandon mentoring your fledgling squire all because you won't admit your last name? It's not like I'm going to recognize it if you're famous, I don't know anything here except the location of the Swedish royal family!

[recycling]

It's not about that. I've got my reasons for moving on. I figured maybe you could understand that, but apparently not.

[highlyemotional]

[ her lips purse. ] I don't let my past define me, or my last name. My dad tortured me, but Forbes is still my name.

[recycling]

Good for you. But it's not about escaping them.

[highlyemotional]

Then what? [ she doesn't get it????? ]

[recycling]

I was in the mob, alright? And I don't need them tracking me down, or my family down.

[highlyemotional]

And, what, you think I'm going to sell you out? [ she looks vaguely crestfallen. ]

[recycling]

You wouldn't need to. The mob's run by a mindflayer. You ever heard of those?

Not only do they eat brains, but they read minds.

[highlyemotional]

First of all, gross. Second of all, if the mob is run by the mind reader, don't you think they'd already know about your family? And, like, third of all, do I strike you like someone attracted to mob lifestyles? I'm from Virginia.

[recycling]

That's not the point.

Look, let's just say I've made enough stupid mistakes in my life, and I'm trying not to make a few more. Quit taking it personally when it has nothing to do with you.

[highlyemotional]

I'm a person, I take everything personally.

[recycling]

Then you'd better get used to disappointment.

[highlyemotional]

[ quietly, as she turns back to her cleaning supplies, a question that isn't meant to be answered. ] What else do you think my life is?

[recycling]

Look, I don't know your story. But I'm not going to push you to talk about it. If you want to, you'll tell me.

Give me the same courtesy.

[highlyemotional]

[ HUFF! ]

Fine. [ she sounds slightly apologetic, but not enough yet to actually apologize. ]

[recycling]

Anyway... did you have any questions? About the Knights, I mean.

[highlyemotional]

I have a lot. [ she drops back to her knees. scrub scrub scrub. she has a veritable list of things she wanted to address with her mentor knight. as flighty as she can seem, she doesn't do things lightly and she strives to be well informed since it satiates her neurotic control freak tendencies. ] What can you tell me about castle politics? Are there certain important people that I should be aware of? Who is the best person to ask for advice? What's the reputation of each sect within the Knights? Is there anyone I should avoid or make an effort to seek out?

[ she pauses there, realizing it's a lot, but it's only the very tip of the titanic sinking iceberg. ]

[recycling]

Politics? [ he smirks a bit ] I guess I haven't thought about it that way. But there are leaders of each sect. Do you know who they are?

[highlyemotional]

Of course I do. [ she pauses cleaning to tick them off on her hand like she's answering a test question. ] Sir Trinall is the division head of the Hoard, Sir Solace of the Light, Sir Koraith of the Tongue, Sir Hasmed of the Fire, and Sir Ironsides of the Hide. Additionally, Sir Ellison is the head of the Dragon's Mind which is psionic stuff mainly and technically part of the Dragon's Fire. And Sir Chessing is the remaining Dragon's Claw.

[recycling]

I see you did the homework.

[highlyemotional]

I've been on the honor roll since we started getting letter grades. I like to be prepared.