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>Rishi, is Evlyn talking with mouth noises? Or is she still doing the normal Serpent telepathic way of speaking?
She is making strange mouth noises similar to what Leon and Lily does. You’re just lucky you have a translation mod installed in your brain, because it sounds just like a bunch of squawking and whistles.
>"Evlyn, Leon is not a one-night-stand kind of guy. As a Serpens, I certainly am, if that's all you're interested in. If so, I'll gladly engage with you later, if you do me a favor first."
You’re here to help Leon, not steal the girl he likes from under his snout… or beak, in this case. Verily, your first priority is to get all five ladies to the brood pit, ergo insulting the man she fancy is probably counterproductive.
>Definitely try to figure out what she wants from a relationship. You don't want to wing-man Leon into something he doesn't want, for instance a one-time fling.
The problem is, will it ever be anything more? After all, didn’t she say that she was leaving in a week? That’s not enough time for one of those usual drawn out courtships that the aliens have. Hmm… maybe your duty right now is to get her to tell Leon what she wants, and then take it from there, depending how he feels about it?
>She clearly seems to have a high opinion of Vark culture so maybe she might find the idea of a mate for life romantic? Or at the very least be something she'd be willing to give a shot at and try the boyfriend/girlfriend thing that seems popular with the other races.
Ergo, there might still be a chance. After all, isn’t that how it works in those movies? Right as one partner is about to leave on the space ship, the other one comes running and suddenly they decide to stay? Hmm… it’s kind of odd, but you guess it is what Leon wants…
>Guess we could start out by asking about her mods…
My mods? Oh gosh, I don’t have many of note… oh, but you mean the gene splicing?
Err… I-indeed! How… how does it work, if I may be so bold?
Why, I don’t rightly know, to be perfectly honest. It involves a lot of gene therapy as well as adding Varkian DNA into my Seprent ones through something called splicing? Oh gosh, I’m sorry, I’m not into biology… I’m more a robotics kind of gal!
N-no need to be sorry, lady Evlyn! I am sure I can simply look it up when I get the time, after you have stopped honoring us with your captivating presence.
I’m more interested in why, not the how. Why did you choose to change?
Hmm? Oh, that? It’s a long and boring story. I wouldn’t want to bore you with that kind of no-
IWOULDLOVETOHEARIT!? I mean… err…
I would love to know how this can both be the worst salad I have ever had as well as the most expensive with at least two zeroes extra.
Haha, yeah! Welcome to the top, where things are bought because they are expensive, not because they are better.
Verily, I’d rather hear you supposed “boring” story than eat any more of it. If anything, it would be a nice distraction?
Well… if the two of you insist… oh gosh, where do I even start? See, when I was a young lass, I grew up on the colony world of Dou Seti 5. It was formed before first contact, so it was mostly Serpents there, at least until one of the Varkian colony ships landed there. But that was way before my time. Anyway, where was I? Oh, right! See, my brood parents used to give the whole brood books from the Varkian’s when we were young, to widen out horizons and… oh gosh, they were just amazing! With knights and dragons and princess and oh my…
Ah, yes, we do have a lot of stories about the mythical age before the great exodus.
So you read fantasy stories and wanted to become a knight yourself?
What? No? Of course not! Gosh, that would be very silly, wouldn’t it? No, I always wanted to become a princess!
A princess?
Err… okay…? You want to become… royalty and rule? Wouldn’t that make you a queen?
*giggle* Of course not, silly! I don’t want to become some kind of silly part of monarchy, I want to become like a princess in all those stories! Regal, beautiful, intelligent and with a strong, handsome knight by my side, who would be brave and heroic and oooh…
A knight at your side… like one of those relationships the aliens have? A soul mate?
But isn’t it just so romantic!? To find someone that’s just right for you, the knight in shining armor that’s there to save you from yourself!? Oh gosh, just imagine that somewhere out there, there’s someone that’s just perfect for you, which will change your life forever, someone you can grow old with and never stop loving! Why, I’ve fantasies about a handsome knight riding by and just sweeping me up on their Hawkstrider and riding away with me into the sunset and a life that’s like a dream! OH GOSH!
Verily, it just feels a bit… possessive to claim someone as yours and yours alone…
Don’t be silly! Of course I want them to meet other people… otherwise their swordsmanship would simply stagnate and not get better would it? But oh… there aren’t many knights around these days to save fair princesses like myself from the world, is there? *Sigh*
You slap Leon’s leg with your tail, to signal that now is his chance, dammit!
I’M A KNIGHT! I mean… err… I t-told you earlier that I’m an actual guild sworn knight, yes?
Oh gosh, so you did! I can hardly believe it, actually.
Then let me dispel any doubt, fair princess! I can show you my knightly regalia and coat of arms, if you would honor me with your presence over a cup of coffee, tomorrow maybe?
HAHA! A cup of coffee? Yeah, not going to happen!
Oh… err… I’m s-
What do you say about this weekend instead? Starting with Lunch at your place so you can show me everything you have… and then we can make our way over to my place for a three course dinner before an evening of fine wine, cheese and talk about the two of us? I’m dying to know more about you, just not the knight, but who is under the armor as well. Not to mention you might show me your skill with your sword as well?~
Err… that all sounds amazing but… I don’t think I’ve ever wielded a sword? Ranged weaponry, sure, but the closes thing I’ve used is a stun baton in the line of duty.
Oh gosh, but sir knight, haven’t you had the duty to save a few fair maidens before?
I don’t see how my duty to save people is… wait… when you say sword, you didn’t actually… mean… um…
ANYHOW!
>Reporter THOT is to be BANISHED.
Not the way you would put it, but…
Speaking of duty, verily I might need your help with my own. Look out the window behind me. Who do you see?
*Gasp!* Is that the rude lady that we met earlier!? How does she know we’re here!?
I don’t think she does. Indeed, I believe that honorless cur is here for the same reason we are. She knows that your maiden friend is at the spa and is waiting to ambush her like a coward! We are simply lucky that these windows are one way see-through.
>Oh, can you call up the spa and tell them the paparazzi is waiting to ambush one of their patrons, and they should probably let them leave out a back door and then wait there yourself?
I do not believe that would be the wisest course of action, squire Rishi, as while it would put a hamper on the reporters plan, it might put one on ours as well.
Hmm… you’re right. Even if we managed to find whatever back door the spa has, it’s very likely that Myzla herself will simply think that we’re the paparazzi and leave without speaking to us.
Or she might simply be able to evade us completely… or the spa might force us into glorious combat with their security to let her leave unmolested.
>If we spot our target as she's leaving the spa think we could have Leon cause a distraction if possible to gain the reporter's attention while we move to intercept Myzla and get her out of the reporter's line of sight?
I guess I might be able to lead her astray… but not for very long. Do you know when the fair maiden will leave the spa?
Not a clue… it’s closing in about an hour and a half, so sometime in that time frame? Verily, I’m not actually 100% sure she’s even in there.
Hmm… then we might need a better plan? After all, as much as I am willing to keep her away, I too need to talk to lady Myzla as well.
>Evlyn shall be a distraction, to get her away from the spa. Reporter follows Evlyn, who will be deliberately vague and make suspicious statements to egg her on as she walks away.
Oh gosh, no! No chance! I’m not talking to that bore again!
Do not worry, princess, I will not force you to do anything you don’t want to do.
>That could work if we have Evlyn help us out. Because if Myzla sees Rishi, a complete stranger, coming towards her, that might scare her away. But if Myzla sees Evlyn with Rishi, that might make her more willing to trust us, since we’d be with someone she recognizes.
Oh gosh, I’m sorry, but… well… I need to leave soon? In like 30 minutes?
Ah, no need to apologize, I am sure we can come up with a better plan.
>You've got her contact info, just call her and give her an anonymous tip claiming one of the ladies she's looking for is currently somewhere else. That'll make her leave.
Oh, but I don’t think she would believe someone just like that…
Not unless they had evidence… which we have, if you would honor me with your aid for a moment, princess Evlyn.
Oh? Me? But I’m leaving soon?
Which is exactly what I was thinking! When you leave, I’ll come with you. We’ll go somewhere far away and simply take a picture of you there!
And send it to the reporter as evidence! Oh gosh, you’re so clever!
That’s a clever idea, yes, but it won’t keep her away forever… not to mention you’ll need to do it soon if you don’t want to keep Evlyn here any longer than she wants too.
But it will work… probably, I mean…
So… what’s the plan?
The problem is that we don’t know when she’s leaving, so any option we currently have will be a gamble… hmm… we can’t keep the reporter away forever, but we don’t know when Myzla will leave… is there something we’re missing?
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