Rianoc

 
[15:30] Rianoc (Cathartic Resident) is manipulating a glowing blue ball of malleable material. She is doing it with some concentration, but would look up from time to time and check to see if there were any customers. Everytime she saw that the place was empty she would sigh and go back to playing with the almost gooey looking stuff. Damien was sweeping the floor around her, and she lifted one foot without being asked, and then the other after setting the first one down. It seems this has become routine for her.


[15:31] Ephralia Valor (Ephralia Resident) jogs up the hill, twirling a hammer that dangles by a leather thong from her wrist. Finding the magic shop open, Eph bounces on in, singing out, "Anybody hoooo-!" and double takes, "Rianoc! Vedui!"


[15:33] Rianoc (Cathartic Resident) smiles, and then laughs as Ephralia comes in with exuberant energy. "Welcome Ephralia! You look in good spirits this day, and a bit dirty," She grins, teasing her good naturedly, "You must be a smithy?" She points to the hammer.


[15:38] Ephralia Valor (Ephralia Resident) nods, "Uh-huh! I'm at the Smoking Hammer!" and Eph tries to brush off some arm-dirt, succeeding in smearing it around some. She soon gives up with a small sigh. "How are you, Rianoc! I sure am sorry 'bout Nenmacil. I guess I heard the basic facts, but it's no excuse. I can't remember bein' so embarrassed before! What a debacle!"


[15:44] Rianoc (Cathartic Resident) chuckles as Ephralia manages to make herself appear more marked up, and she starts to answer her, "Oh, well I-" she cuts off at the mention of the attempted attack. Her smile falters for a moment, and the orb she is manipulating breaks off in the middle and is sucked back into her body through her hands. She gives Ephralia a sad smile and waves her hand in the air, "Please, do not think anything of it. I was not hurt, and he was able to be talked down. I admit to feeling surprised, by the intensity of his anger and the severity of his hatred, but I do know that my kind have scarred many hearts and minds. I hope that he can find peace someday." She looks at her with warmth, "I do thank you for your defense of me. It was something that I will not forget. Oh! You had mentioned something about tattoos?"


[15:49] Ephralia Valor (Ephralia Resident) catches her lower lip in her teeth for a moment as Rianoc gives her summary, but then manages to recover at least most of her sunny humor and nods emphatically, "Tattoos, yep! Not sure if the ink got made ... also, just, enchanting in general. I need to know what to tell customers when they want a sword enchanted." The dirty half elf leans on the counter and inquires, "Uh .. hope that ... blue goo wasn't ... toxic or anything."


[15:58] Rianoc (Cathartic Resident) notes Eph's facial change, but is not sure what to make of it. She smiles back at her, reflecting the shiny, bright smile. "Ahh, let me check the list of orders to see if your ink is ready." She moves down the counter and reaches under the desk to pull out a notebook. As she scans it, "With enchanting, for example a sword, they would need to hire an enchanter of a certain level of skill, depending upon what they wanted. Then that enchanter would find the ingrediants, regeants, necessary to perform the enchantment. Some of these can be quite rare, so the cost of the enchantment is going to vary per spell. The shop here has enchanters, Meri is one of course, and she can be hired to do that. So in other words, send them here and we will get it all fixed up, but it isn't an instant thing." She keeps scanning the list, flipping pages, and then back. Then she looks up at Eph, "I am so sorry, but I see a blank spot next to your name. It simply says ink and the spell..." She looks helplessly down at the list
 again, she so wants to do a good job.


[16:03] Ephralia Valor (Ephralia Resident) hums like an airhead, then attempts to listen to Ria, and finally rotates a shoulder in a shrug and opines, "Make whoever wants it done get the ingredient, or make 'em pay double." and then Eph rotates the other shoulder in an easygoing manner, "Aw, don't worry 'bout it, then. I don't know the name of the spell. It was something that would last a few times and then need to be re-inked, and it would let me stop breathing or somesuch."


[16:07] Rianoc (Cathartic Resident) chuckles at the very logical solution to the payment plans on enchanting, "Yes, that would work well." She still has her fingers on the book, and they twitch as if she is about to check again, but she sighs and tucks it under the counter, moving back to stand in front of Eph again. "Oh, adaptation? It allows you to breathe in places that you normally could not, like water or in a lot of smoke. Do you have someone who will do that actual tattooing or is the shop going to provide it?"


[16:09] Ephralia Valor (Ephralia Resident) "Adaptation! That's the word!" beams Eph sunnily, clapping her hands in appreciation of the feat of memory. "Um, Meri said she would do the inking. She set a price. Uh, I fergit the price." Eph blinks, "Oh. Um. I'm out of money, come to think of it."


[16:18] Rianoc (Cathartic Resident) giggles, something extremely rare for her to do- I mean this woman hasn't giggled since she was a child. She found Ephralia's nature to be charming, "Oh, excellent. I believe, depending on the spell, it is a couple silver- one or two." She lowers her eyes as Eph mentions she is out of money, but then lifts them again, her face conflicted. She has more than enough, and could certainly pay for it herself, but then it would seem like everyone could get things for free when she was working. Then she remembered telling Ephralia, twice, how she would never forget her defense in the Vale. She smiles, pleased, "Ephralia, you showed me that you are a true friend yesterday. I want to repay you by giving you the money for your tattoo. Please do not refuse, but also please do not tell anyone else, or I will suffer many people coming in trying to get me to buy them things. Meri would not be pleased." She tugs the tips of her dress top up, as discretely as she could, and said, "I will pay Meri when I see her and all you will have to do is come and get the ink marked in."


[16:27] Ephralia Valor (Ephralia Resident) has a number of expressions cross her face, and Eph is very much an open book as regards showing her feelings. She beams sunnily along with Ria's giggle, then nods and grins at the news, then peers at Ria in sympathy as she seems to struggle with something, and flushes a bit at being called a true friend. Then Eph quietly gazes at Rianoc with a faint smile that is somehow wise and sympathetic. Eph says quietly, "Ria, I am not able to lie. Should Meri ask, I should not be able to say, and then if she insists, I must tell the truth. I do not wish you to be under suspicion even as you work so diligently to earn trust! Would it help if I told you that the reason I have no money is that I have paid for passage on a trading ship, and bought trade goods with which I plan to buy as large a mass of refined metal ingots as I can? It is that I have bought the Smoking Hammer, and this is my one - and only - gambit for success. I have put all my eggs in one basket, so to speak." Eph narrates quietly, quite at peace
 with the whole thing.


[16:32] Rianoc (Cathartic Resident) watches her changing expressions, even as she speaks, noting the wonderful openness of her nature. She looks at her with genuine admiration, "Your ambition and courage speak highly of you. I know that with your willingness to succeed you will find happiness and your business will do very well." Her chin is up as if she is giving an important speech, which in her mind she is, bolstering a friend's spirits is important. "As for not being able to lie, I do not mind if Meri knows about the transaction, and I trust that very few will ask you such a specific questions- especially since finances are a touchy subject with most. The offer stands, and you won't have to lie to Meri or Damien, or anyone who does not ask you outright. If some people happen to find out, then I will handle things from there. I am fairly confident it will be fine."


[16:37] Ephralia Valor (Ephralia Resident) laughs and bows, arms spread wide, "So be it! And thank you! I shall remember this, however. Rianoc, you are indeed a good friend, and each time we meet I feel even closer." Eph says warmly, then gradually looks puzzled and asks hesitantly, "Did I get to discuss what I wanted, here, today? I feel as if I have."



[16:41] Rianoc (Cathartic Resident) is genuinely happy. It is true that she does not like most drow, and she has spent much of her time in Jomor with Light Elves and other races from the mage's guild. She is comfortable, especially now that she sees the ambition in Ephralia. Her face is open, with a wide smile, "My friend, I feel much the same about you. We will have to break bread together someday." She peers closer to Eph, and tries to look into her eyes, "Did you work with any chemicals in the forge that would make you light headed? Yes, we did talk about the enchantments being done by Meri or another mage contracted by the shop..." She is bouncing around a bit, "I really need to excuse myself for a few moments, "The tea she had in the backroom was catching up to her and she really needed to tinkle.