004 - Sheddezar

[Tiglath]

Ana nods and shakes Grimaud’s hand in turn, “I think we can arrange that, is it still General or are you the Count of Foix again?” She starts to lead the two men back towards the ship, “You probably don’t remember but we met a few years back on Hessia, or maybe it was Lorissia, Anastasia Jones.”

Foix stops and turns to Ana again. “Fenrir Jones??? It is the curse of men that they forget - but La Légion never does! The 2nd Infantry owe you a debt for your action on Hessia and that duty now falls to me! Les Paras will wine and dine you and your comrades on the Infantry’s behalf! With your permission of course Général?”

He laughs “How could I not see you Fenrir? You have done something with your hair?” He smiles warmly “May I say you are wearing your hundred years very well, Madame?”

His tone becomes more serious as he replies “I have retired from La Legion and have found I have inherited much due to a series of “accidents”. I have not been advertising my presence here while hoping to discover more of affairs at home”.

“Ah, once more I forget my manners! Grimaud step up and meet the Général the legionnaires called “La Flamme”! Will you please cook for the crew?”

Grimaud, seemingly much more confident, says “For a dinner for two Generals I will excel even myself!” An almost tangible passion seems to enthuse him as his awkwardness evaporates and he launches himself into mental preparations for the meal “I will need to see the kitchen – galley? How many covers - I mean crew members? Any allergies or special requirements? It will be a Legion dinner … where can I source blood sausage? Wine – two, no three cases!”

Grinning at his comrade’s enthusiasm Foix comments “It would be best to let him start before he explodes!”

He turns back to Sara “Mam’selle Sara will you forgive my deception?” He takes her hand once more and with a small bow adds “Général Gauvain de Beauhernais a L’Espée Foix, Comte de Foix at your service. Please call me Gauvain, my given name, or Foix, for the land - whichever you choose”.

[joertexas]

He turns back to Sara “Mam’selle Sara will you forgive my deception?” He takes her hand once more and with a small bow adds “Général Gauvain de Beauhernais a L’Espée Foix, Comte de Foix at your service. Please call me Gauvain, my given name, or Foix, for the land - whichever you choose”.

A dark-skinned blonde woman walks up to the little group on the tarmac. "I see you found some friends," Vee says to Ana.

[Ramona]

Foix stops and turns to Ana again. “Fenrir Jones??? It is the curse of men that they forget - but La Légion never does! The 2nd Infantry owe you a debt for your action on Hessia and that duty now falls to me! Les Paras will wine and dine you and your comrades on the Infantry’s behalf! With your permission of course Général?”

He laughs “How could I not see you Fenrir? You have done something with your hair?” He smiles warmly “May I say you are wearing your hundred years very well, Madame?”

Anastasia looks at him sadly for a moment, “You were much younger last time, brash, impetuous, sharp as a knife and every bit as handsome.” She looks him in the eye and grins, “Damn well knew it too you great bloody git, half of my command was actively chasing after him.”

“Do you like the hair? I need to touch it up a little, maybe blue or pink next time,” she shrugs and grins a little,“every couple of decades a girl needs to reinvent herself.”

His tone becomes more serious as he replies “I have retired from La Legion and have found I have inherited much due to a series of “accidents”. I have not been advertising my presence here while hoping to discover more of affairs at home”.

Anastasia nods, while she’s never been party to the politics of aristocracy she has had to clean up after them on a number of occasions, “Ah, mum’s the word then.”

“Ah, once more I forget my manners! Grimaud step up and meet the Général the legionnaires called “La Flamme”! Will you please cook for the crew?”

Grimaud, seemingly much more confident, says “For a dinner for two Generals I will excel even myself!” An almost tangible passion seems to enthuse him as his awkwardness evaporates and he launches himself into mental preparations for the meal “I will need to see the kitchen – galley? How many covers - I mean crew members? Any allergies or special requirements? It will be a Legion dinner … where can I source blood sausage? Wine – two, no three cases!”

Grinning at his comrade’s enthusiasm Foix comments “It would be best to let him start before he explodes!”

Ana blushes a little as Gauvain speaks, “Just two people, two very quiet non-anything special people and their friends.” She says as Grimaud heads off towards the ship lost in mental preparation. She puts her arm in front of Gauvain forgetting her station and stopping him in his tracks, “La Flamme? It’s been almost 17 years and that’s the thing they remember? La Flamme, svo vandræðalegt.”

Ana groans. “Sara, please remind me to never have lunch with anyone from the Legion.”

[Ramona]

He turns back to Sara “Mam’selle Sara will you forgive my deception?” He takes her hand once more and with a small bow adds “Général Gauvain de Beauhernais a L’Espée Foix, Comte de Foix at your service. Please call me Gauvain, my given name, or Foix, for the land - whichever you choose”.

A dark-skinned blonde woman walks up to the little group on the tarmac. "I see you found some friends," Vee says to Ana.

“Vee.” Ana says with a smile,“This is Gauvain de Beauhernais and his friend Grimaud, they’re looking for, employment.” She nods towards Grimaud, “He’s a chef.” She smiles again at Vee and whispers, “You won’t have to suffer through my cooking anymore.”

[joertexas]

“Vee.” Ana says with a smile,“This is Gauvain de Beauhernais and his friend Grimaud, they’re looking for, employment.” She nods towards Grimaud, “He’s a chef.” She smiles again at Vee and whispers, “You won’t have to suffer through my cooking anymore.”

"Well, thank Whoever for that, Vee says with a lurking grin. She turns and smiles at the newcomers. "Welcome to our humble ship. I'm Anevay Becker, but most people just call me Vee. I'm the medic, cabin cleaner and so on aboard ship."She looks at Ana. "If you'd like, I will introduce them to the captain while you and Sara continue your mission."

[Piper]

(tentatively) Having secured his position with a new ship and crew, Greene heads to a seedy dirtside pub' frequented by Scouts. It's bad luck not have a stirrup cup.

[lenusmars]

He turns back to Sara “Mam’selle Sara will you forgive my deception?” He takes her hand once more and with a small bow adds “Général Gauvain de Beauhernais a L’Espée Foix, Comte de Foix at your service. Please call me Gauvain, my given name, or Foix, for the land - whichever you choose”.

Sara blushes slightly, still smiling, glances with wide eyes at Ana, then back to Gauvain "Oh.... of course, um, Gauvain. Discretion and all that. I suppose if I were famous I'd be discrete too. But honestly if you wanted discretion you should probably be a bit less charming, you know?"

Anastasia looks at him sadly for a moment, “You were much younger last time, brash, impetuous, sharp as a knife and every bit as handsome.” She looks him in the eye and grins, “Damn well knew it too you great bloody git, half of my command was actively chasing after him.”

“Do you like the hair? I need to touch it up a little, maybe blue or pink next time,” she shrugs and grins a little,“every couple of decades a girl needs to reinvent herself.”

Sara watches the exchange with interest. It's lot of charisma packed into a small space. She thinks they both probably had people chasing them all the time. Probably why Ana overlooks my stupid little crush on her, really. A bit of cheer drains out of Sara's expression at the thought. She rolls her eyes and snorts a quiet sigh through her nose, shaking it off. Probably for the best.

Ana blushes a little as Gauvain speaks, “Just two people, two very quiet non-anything special people and their friends.” She says as Grimaud heads off towards the ship lost in mental preparation. She puts her arm in front of Gauvain forgetting her station and stopping him in his tracks, “La Flamme? It’s been almost 17 years and that’s the thing they remember? La Flamme, svo vandræðalegt.”

Ana groans. “Sara, please remind me to never have lunch with anyone from the Legion.”

Sara giggles "The Flame? Seriously? Now that sounds like a nickname worthy of resurrection." . She grins at Ana.

“Vee.” Ana says with a smile,“This is Gauvain de Beauhernais and his friend Grimaud, they’re looking for, employment.” She nods towards Grimaud, “He’s a chef.” She smiles again at Vee and whispers, “You won’t have to suffer through my cooking anymore.”

"Well, thank Whoever for that, Vee says with a lurking grin. She turns and smiles at the newcomers. "Welcome to our humble ship. I'm Anevay Becker, but most people just call me Vee. I'm the medic, cabin cleaner and so on aboard ship."She looks at Ana. "If you'd like, I will introduce them to the captain while you and Sara continue your mission."

Sara giggles again at Vee's thanks for the cooking rescue. "Thanks, Vee. C'mon then La Flamme, shall we continue? Because it sounds like we want to be back for dinner."

[Ramona]

Ana groans. “Sara, please remind me to never have lunch with anyone from the Legion.”

Sara giggles "The Flame? Seriously? Now that sounds like a nickname worthy of resurrection." . She grins at Ana.

Ana shakes a finger at Sara sounding vaguely panicked, “No no no, it’s a terrible nickname, it happened once, at a event that hardly anyone attended and I’m pretty sure the Vice Admiral’s beard grew back just fine.”

"Well, thank Whoever for that, Vee says with a lurking grin. She turns and smiles at the newcomers. "Welcome to our humble ship. I'm Anevay Becker, but most people just call me Vee. I'm the medic, cabin cleaner and so on aboard ship."She looks at Ana. "If you'd like, I will introduce them to the captain while you and Sara continue your mission."

Sara giggles again at Vee's thanks for the cooking rescue. "Thanks, Vee. C'mon then La Flamme, shall we continue? Because it sounds like we want to be back for dinner."

Ana sighs as she heads off with Sara in the direction of starport services, “La Flamme, really? I’ve had so many derogatory nicknames over the years that were far less embarrassing . Dust-Rat, Flatrack, Shotgun, hell even Dreamer.”

“I hope there’s someone at the info booth knows where we can find a guide, and a place to rent some gear, and buy a bathing suit.”

Ana points a thumb back towards the ship as they walk off, “Watch yourself around him, charm the habit off a nun. Totally not my type, might be fun for a test drive but the maintenance costs alone would keep girls like us in the poor house. When the shit hits the fan though, I’d definitely pick him first.”

[Tiglath]

She turns and smiles at the newcomers. "Welcome to our humble ship. I'm Anevay Becker, but most people just call me Vee. I'm the medic, cabin cleaner and so on aboard ship."She looks at Ana. "If you'd like, I will introduce them to the captain while you and Sara continue your mission."

“It is my pleasure to meet you Madame Becker - Vee if you wish it. I am Général Gauvain de Beauhernais a L’Espée Foix, Comte de Foix and I am at your service. Please call me Gauvain or Foix”.

He introduces Grimaud "Grimaud is a creative genius and therefore much more useful than my poor self".

He continues “Alas, my title is an occasional inconvenience - I was travelling without it when I happily ran back into Général Jones. I would like to see your Captain if I may. I too am qualified as a medic - though I would not seek to take your post. As a military medic I am perhaps overspecialised in the treatment of trauma and training injuries while sadly unpractised in most other medical disciplines”.

Sara blushes slightly, still smiling, glances with wide eyes at Ana, then back to Gauvain "Oh.... of course, um, Gauvain. Discretion and all that. I suppose if I were famous I'd be discrete too. But honestly if you wanted discretion you should probably be a bit less charming, you know?"

“Thank you. However, hiding is something I prefer not to do - I begin to suspect I am bad at it. Am I charming? You flatter me, Mam’selle Sara - but given the situation” he smiles broadly and gestures to include Sara, Ana and Vee “how could one be anything less?”

[Tiglath]

Anastasia looks at him sadly for a moment, “You were much younger last time, brash, impetuous, sharp as a knife and every bit as handsome.” She looks him in the eye and grins, “Damn well knew it too you great bloody git, half of my command was actively chasing after him.”

Foix smiles fondly at Ana’s description of himself and responds with an entirely unrepentant gallic shrug “You remember me well! Though you can not judge your troops too harshly Madame Général - they were after all only human! Perhaps I was merely consoling myself having failed to win the heart of another?”

He continues with a grin “It is possible that over the years I have improved in certain ways - like a fine wine. I may have even become more handsome!” He laughs at himself “You will note that I have developed modesty as a virtue! Wisdom also” he touches the scar over his left eye “I have taken to shooting fencing masters rather than insisting on duelling with them!”

“Do you like the hair? I need to touch it up a little, maybe blue or pink next time,” she shrugs and grins a little,“every couple of decades a girl needs to reinvent herself.”

“C’est si belle” he pauses “but pink or blue? I’d say no Madame - one can not improve on a classic”.

She puts her arm in front of Gauvain forgetting her station and stopping him in his tracks, “La Flamme? It’s been almost 17 years and that’s the thing they remember? La Flamme, svo vandræðalegt.”

He laughs "I heard about the Admiral's beard!" Then his smile fades and he continues levelly "They called you La Flamme because veterans who had fought with you as boy soldiers saw you again fighting alongside them, leading the relief force at Hessia - untouched by time. La flamme éternelle - not a candle against the dark but a fierce flame of hope! After Hessia there was another name "La Sainte" - you know The Legion are basically a large collection of romantic fools. There was trouble. Some were even foolish enough to fight duels over it".

[Ramona]

Foix smiles fondly at Ana’s description of himself and responds with an entirely unrepentant gallic shrug “You remember me well! Though you can not judge your troops too harshly Madame Général - they were after all only human! Perhaps I was merely consoling myself having failed to win the heart of another?”

He continues with a grin “It is possible that over the years I have improved in certain ways - like a fine wine. I may have even become more handsome!” He laughs at himself “You will note that I have developed modesty as a virtue! Wisdom also” he touches the scar over his left eye “I have taken to shooting fencing masters rather than insisting on duelling with them!”

“Like a fine wine,” Ana shakes her head and smiles stifling a laugh, “I remember you well enough because it has only been a year or so for me. You know I’m fairly certain d’Ravenna played a hand in that, revenge for his precious beard. He was a pompous windbag.”

He laughs "I heard about the Admiral's beard!" Then his smile fades and he continues levelly "They called you La Flamme because veterans who had fought with you as boy soldiers saw you again fighting alongside them, leading the relief force at Hessia - untouched by time. La flamme éternelle - not a candle against the dark but a fierce flame of hope! After Hessia there was another name "La Sainte" - you know The Legion are basically a large collection of romantic fools. There was trouble. Some were even foolish enough to fight duels over it".

“La flamme éternelle and La Sainte,” Ana lets out a disparaging sound before continuing, “anyone who knows me knows I’m no saint and honestly being the eternal flame is not all it’s cracked up to be, no parent should have to out live their children.”

A thin smile spreads across her lips, “Although I suppose it’s better than being remembered for setting a guy’s beard on fire.”

[Tiglath]

“Like a fine wine,” Ana shakes her head and smiles stifling a laugh, “I remember you well enough because it has only been a year or so for me. You know I’m fairly certain d’Ravenna played a hand in that, revenge for his precious beard. He was a pompous windbag.”

Foix seems delighted to have made Ana laugh “Just one year? I see I will have to work hard to erase the memory of my younger, less handsome self. I agree d’Ravenna was hopeless. I believe you set fire to the only functionally useful part of him!”

“La flamme éternelle and La Sainte,” Ana lets out a disparaging sound before continuing, “anyone who knows me knows I’m no saint and honestly being the eternal flame is not all it’s cracked up to be, no parent should have to out live their children.”

A thin smile spreads across her lips, “Although I suppose it’s better than being remembered for setting a guy’s beard on fire.”

He smiles in sympathy “I understand but the reality may not matter for the legend has taken hold. Be careful around any Legion troops you encounter – it would be easy for you to ask too much of them”. He smiles again “It is good to see you again but I am keeping you from your work and I must speak to the Captain. I will see you for dinner”.

Foix accompanies Vee to see the Captain and introduces himself and Grimaud while presenting their various professional qualifications for the crew positions as advertised.

(OOC: Medic 2 and Steward 3 respectively).

[Eris]

Foix accompanies Vee to see the Captain and introduces himself and Grimaud while presenting their various professional qualifications for the crew positions as advertised.

(OOC: Medic 2 and Steward 3 respectively).

"Pleased to meet you, Grimaud and Foix." Wen says, "I'm Captain Wen Rodriquez. As I understand it you are both looking for Working Passages is that right?"

"I think we can make use of your talents, but you will have to share a stateroom, at least for now. If that is acceptable to you both, then yes, we'll take you on."

[Tiglath]

Foix answers "Yes indeed Captain - or perhaps something with a little more permanence. We require no special considerations save that I will require some time to make enquiries into some family business when we are in port. I am also a qualified Grav vehicle pilot should your ship use one. We have our personal effects and our weapons to bring aboard after which we are at your disposal".

He continues "As for the weapons I have extensive military skills but can neither defend myself nor your ship without access to the tools of my trade. Général Jones will vouch for my character but I will, of course, abide by whichever guidelines you prescribe. With your permission Grimaud and I would like to provide dinner for the crew this evening".

Grimaud interjects "I have to source ingredients but I'm sure Sheddezar will provide. Captain, I look forward to showing you my skills!"

[lenusmars]

Sara blushes slightly, still smiling, glances with wide eyes at Ana, then back to Gauvain "Oh.... of course, um, Gauvain. Discretion and all that. I suppose if I were famous I'd be discrete too. But honestly if you wanted discretion you should probably be a bit less charming, you know?"

“Thank you. However, hiding is something I prefer not to do - I begin to suspect I am bad at it. Am I charming? You flatter me, Mam’selle Sara - but given the situation” he smiles broadly and gestures to include Sara, Ana and Vee “how could one be anything less?”

Sara shakes her head, still smiling, and looks at the other two women. "I know that should sound completely corny. How does he pull it off?"

She watches the rest of the exchange with Foix.

“Like a fine wine,” Ana shakes her head and smiles stifling a laugh, “I remember you well enough because it has only been a year or so for me. You know I’m fairly certain d’Ravenna played a hand in that, revenge for his precious beard. He was a pompous windbag.”

Foix seems delighted to have made Ana laugh “Just one year? I see I will have to work hard to erase the memory of my younger, less handsome self. I agree d’Ravenna was hopeless. I believe you set fire to the only functionally useful part of him!”

“La flamme éternelle and La Sainte,” Ana lets out a disparaging sound before continuing, “anyone who knows me knows I’m no saint and honestly being the eternal flame is not all it’s cracked up to be, no parent should have to out live their children.”

A thin smile spreads across her lips, “Although I suppose it’s better than being remembered for setting a guy’s beard on fire.”

He smiles in sympathy “I understand but the reality may not matter for the legend has taken hold. Be careful around any Legion troops you encounter – it would be easy for you to ask too much of them”. He smiles again “It is good to see you again but I am keeping you from your work and I must speak to the Captain. I will see you for dinner”.

When they start walking again, Sara glances behind her a moment, then looks at Ana. "Charming as he is, I disagree on the hair thing. I think blue would look good on you. I'll help you do it if you want." She says, sounding slightly shy. "I tried to dye mine black like yours once y'know... turned it this puke-green color for weeks... it was terrible. Fortunately for me, most of that time I was alone among the stars." She thinks about asking Ana about that outliving her kids thing, but decides it would be too intrusive. "And see... sounds like La Flamme is not so bad." She glances over again. "I think it's pretty neat that those soldiers were inspired by seeing you. It made their time in a hard place better... that's a good thing. And... I can see why it happened."

[joertexas]

Grimaud interjects "I have to source ingredients but I'm sure Sheddezar will provide. Captain, I look forward to showing you my skills!"

"I will help them get settled in, Captain," Vee says.

[Ramona]

Sara shakes her head, still smiling, and looks at the other two women. "I know that should sound completely corny. How does he pull it off?"

She watches the rest of the exchange with Foix.

When they start walking again, Sara glances behind her a moment, then looks at Ana. "Charming as he is, I disagree on the hair thing. I think blue would look good on you. I'll help you do it if you want." She says, sounding slightly shy. "I tried to dye mine black like yours once y'know... turned it this puke-green color for weeks... it was terrible. Fortunately for me, most of that time I was alone among the stars." She thinks about asking Ana about that outliving her kids thing, but decides it would be too intrusive. "And see... sounds like La Flamme is not so bad." She glances over again. "I think it's pretty neat that those soldiers were inspired by seeing you. It made their time in a hard place better... that's a good thing. And... I can see why it happened."

“He can’t help but be charming, it’s a part of his DNA.” Ana replies off handedly, “That and he’s a Count, kind of adds to the whole mystique.”

“I’m terrible about my hair, thanks for offering to help. Of course we’ll have to strip the boot polish out first, go back to being blonde for a couple days.” She makes a face as she looks at Sara, “Ugh, blonde I know, and green, that would be truly awful. I can’t pull off red, looks great on you, makes me look like I should be tossing children into a cauldron or something. I think it’s the eyes.”

“Those soldiers were inspired by a stupid accounting error,” Ana says sourly, “I fought alongside a bunch of them on this jungle hellhole named Nagling, counter insurgency shit, nasty place. A couple decades later I get posted to industrial wasteland named Hessia, another counter insurgency, rust belt wage slaves pissed off about working conditions. Me? I’m still the same Anastasia, same uniform, same weapons, same freakin haircut, the the Legionaries from Nagling? They’re a bunch of grizzled veterans, old men and women hanging in for ones last campaign so they can finally muster out with a full pension. Same damn thing with Gauvain, nothings changed with me, but for him, for him and the rest of the the universe time just keeps marching on.”

Ana takes a deep breath and quickly crushes her insecurities and self loathing down, “I know I know, 124, you don’t look a day over 115. Yaaaaay!” She looks at Sara seriously, “While it was cathartic lets just keep this last bit to ourselves. I’d rather not add albatross to my list of nicknames.”

[Tiglath]

When their initial interview with the Captain is complete Grimaud will approach Vee “Mistress Vee, if you have the time I will need access to the galley and familiarisation with the equipment there”. He enthusiastically states “I will fetch my equipment and then I will begin - but first a visit to Sheddezar’s markets. Meat, seafood, wine - there is much to do!”

He and Foix will fetch their gear and discretely bring it aboard. The reason for their care becomes clear as it appears that between them they own a small arsenal of weapons. These will be temporarily unloaded into the passenger lounge pending storage elsewhere. Grimaud immediately transfers a collection of specialist cookware and his own chef’s knives to the galley before setting off to buy provisions.

For those taking either an interest (or quite reasonable concern) the weaponry held within the various holsters and carry cases are a squad automatic weapon on a bipod with belted and magazine fed ammunition, a bolt action sniper rifle with advanced sights, two SMGs and numerous handguns. A number of silencers are available for the smaller calibre weapons. Sitting incongruously atop all else is a basket hilted rapier with a cut and thrust blade. A pair of Vacc suits, a large medical kit and what might be camouflage gear make up the bulkier items in the pile.

[ffilz]

So I think for excursions, we have Sara and Ana seeking out a dive shop. (you might want to remember this part of the rumor: He also mentions that there might be some shipping crates of diving gear abandoned at the star port warehouse.)

Greene is seeking out a pub.

Vee is seeking to book passengers.

Wen is seeking cargo.

Any other activities, and any modifications of the above due to the new folks joining?

I may start some new threads to keep things from getting too crazy...

[Ramona]

TGM - Did she get any kind of location on the cave of mysteries? GPS / map coordinates? Do we have any specific’s on the crates