Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 20:28:09 GMT -5
"It's my House, or it's me," I said. "There are too many coincidences, too many little details about myself that I cannot ignore, that make me unsure of where I belong."
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 20:31:10 GMT -5
With a thoughtful expression I nodded. "Sometimes an adept is misplaced within the Houses, but at your age it's much less common. Still, as long as your virgin-price is unpaid then it would be possible but a lot of work. It would require a great deal of dedication to the service of Namaah."
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Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 20:35:01 GMT -5
I nodded. "I know I was placed in Orchis because I was too happy and too undisciplined to be an Eglantine. That's where I grew up," I clarified. "I loved to play, I was always like a little girl, even as I got to be 12 or 13, and so naturally, Orchis seemed to be the right place for me. And I love it there, I am very happy." My nose crinkled a moment as I tried to organize my thoughts. "I feel very unsure about my future," I said. "If I fail to be an adept, I will never be free. It's a terrible prospect. But I...no longer know how to succeed."
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 20:39:29 GMT -5
"It sounds like you were never really given the correct range of Houses to see where you placed- they made the easy assumption and then never followed up." I wasn't born into the Night Court but I knew this was occasionally the case. "Still, if there was to be a change, it would have to be now. Once your virgin-price is paid you are obligated to the House."
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Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 20:46:36 GMT -5
I nodded. "But to what House? Tell me what you think of this:
"I have a taste for danger that I didn't discover till tonight, but I don't know how to handle it or keep control of it. I love to have fun and make merry, but I can also be serious, and at all the wrong moments. The three most attractive people to me tonight were two Shahrizais, and Idaeus of course. I do not crave chains or ropes or weapons, but only to be manhandled, seeing if by sheer will and force, I can be overpowered. If I were to find a patron, I would want it to be one I could respect and like, one I could talk with."
I took a breath. "That's a great amount of traits that worry me," I said, reflecting on my speech.
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 20:49:57 GMT -5
"Valerian has no canon for outlook or personality, only that thrill for greater danger," I replied. "There are levels for such things, limits put into contracts, and that is what the signale is for- when people have pushed you past your limit. The House teaches you to yield to the whims of your patron in some things but they must respect the bounds of contract and signale."
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Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 20:51:07 GMT -5
I shook my head. "I do not know," I said, "I thought about it. However, there is no room for toys in my bedroom, and I am sure they are quite popular with Valerian patrons."
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 20:59:50 GMT -5
"Valerian supplies everything but your own personal devises," I replied, knowing from experience. "And you would not live at Orchis to train at Valerian." I was a little confused at her statement.
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Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 21:01:16 GMT -5
"Oh, no, I know that," I said. "What I meant was, I am sure Valerian patrons routinely use whips, chains, rope and the like, and I am reviled by such things. I'd rather be submissive to a man who, which only his body, can force my submission."
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 21:06:10 GMT -5
"Many patrons don't use tools themselves, preferring the force of will and strength of flesh alone," I told her. "And many Mandrake see that as the true show of skill."
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Avrielle nó Valerian
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Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 21:07:31 GMT -5
I nodded my head. "That is good," I said. "Is there room in Valerian for laughter and delight?"
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 21:14:24 GMT -5
"There is room in every house for happiness," I replied somewhat grudgingly. "Though, as all adepts, you will have to conform in mannerism to the desire of your patrons, at least to a certain extent."
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Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 21:17:56 GMT -5
I ignored his grudging tone and rejoiced. The answers were all here. It was Valerian for me, to be sure. But how to go about moving? Who to ask?
"I will, of course," I said, "But then, there is always the signale, there is the contract, the patrons will know what they are in for, no?"
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 21:22:14 GMT -5
"To a certain extent, but it is always the patron's pleasure which matters in an assignation," I replied. "Some may act you to act like a virgin, some to act like a jester, and you must fill those roles."
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Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 21:24:19 GMT -5
I nodded. "Of course, of course," I said.
"I should probably speak with my Dowayne," I said. "Do you know of any other adepts who have switched Houses?"
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 21:27:49 GMT -5
Raising a brow I gave my head a single shake. "I don't tend to discuss people's backgrounds very often as I believe it is their own business. The Dowayne of Orchis would be the best place to start, and fail that, meet with Trinette, the Dowayne at Valerian."
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Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 21:30:05 GMT -5
"All right," I said.
We were nearing Orchis House, and I turned to face him. "Thank you for listening," I said. "It means a lot to me."
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Post by Mordred no' Mandrake on Sept 28, 2006 21:31:15 GMT -5
"It was nothing," I reassured her. "Good luck on your quest." At that I gave her a slight bow and a crooked smile, turning to make my way back to Mandrake.
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Avrielle nó Valerian
Adept
Valerian House
Daughter of Annette n? Fronsac and Niall Southerly
Posts: 988
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Post by Avrielle nó Valerian on Sept 28, 2006 21:33:11 GMT -5
I headed indoors to my chamber and with two giant steps flung myself onto my bed. Tomorrow morning, I would go see Alexandrine. Tomorrow morning, I might no longer be an Orchis.
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