Feb 04 09:54:53 106 PA

From Chronicles

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Valerie appears to be gathering boulders. There's a small stack of maybe twenty lying in the clearing, and she's carrying one more towards the pile. Fascinating!

Vyvian comes to the clearing as per her usual. Not calling out, per se, but not concealing the sound of her approach, decked out in her warm cloak and boots. A soft dusting of snow clings to it, brushed off on occasion by a passing branch and the like. As she emerges from the treeline she sights Valerie and her open feat of strength. "You know, Goldy honey, keepin' secrets is hard when you show off." A good natured tone given to the words the come from the depths of her hood.

"I'm not showing off," Valerie states as she drops the boulder and turns around. "Besides, I've promised Rath'tklan to kill any interlopers, so it doesn't matter that much. You're okay. We know you." She smiles at her. "Haven't seen you for a while. Been busy with Olyn?"

Vyvian seems to pass off the response as non serious or perhaps it doesn't bother her. Either way, she approaches and her head bobs beneath her hood. "He's doin' good for sure too. Not too happy about bein' cooped up, but it's just too cold for him to be wanderin' about. And I've been helpin' this fella with Kalvin's stuff in the Dregs. Pretty busy there." She pauses nearby and wonders, "How you doin', Goldy?"

"Yeah, Kalvin," Valerie mutters in a somewhat bitter voice. Her idea! She, like, totally sits down on one of the boulders. "What's going on with that place anyway? It seems so futile." Jealous, hmm? Perhaps!

Partly hidden by her hood, Vyvian catches on at least some of that low key ire. Still, she goes on about responding without a hitch. "Busy, like I said. The hospital is in one bad place for sure. And there's lots there that come lookin' for help. Too many to help everyone." Her positivity softened just a bit for that point, though it can't keep her down for long. "I'm just helpin' with bandagin' and such right now. Keeping the peace too, when things get a bit wild. Not so much but I suppose it helps some. Figure as long as someone is getting' a positive turn, it ain't a waste at all."

Valerie still doesn't seem happy about the whole thing. Not one bit. "You're not going to wear that damned coat of arms around, are you?" The question is a bit pointed, as it's a sore, well, point for her for some reason. She slips down from the boulder and heads in the direction of the foresty stuff. Restless!

"Coat of arms?" Vyvian hasn't gotten the letter jacket yet, perhaps. If there is one. "I suppose you're meaning some kinda marker? If there is some marker I gotta wear, I'll consider it, but ole Vyvy ain't one for markings most times. Just now and then, when somethin' fits." She pauses a moment, then asks, "What's got your tail in a twist, honey?"

"Have you *seen* their coat of arms? They have the symbol of that bastard god, right smack in the middle of it. Bastards." Valerie kicks a fist sized rock, but instead of sending it flying she shatters it. "Like he knows anything about doing anything good. No matter, I'm going to start my own thing there."

Vyvian hikes her brows and breathes out a low sigh. "Goldy, honey, I don't know what you're on about at all," she says, walking over to the woman, a hand lifting to rest on her shoulder, leaning forward to peer along her profile. "You wanna mebbe lay it out from the start, rather than somewhere in the middle of everything? If you're wantin' to do good in that place, that's great. But dividin' it up won't really be the best. Workin' as a team us usually best."

Valerie looks... angry. Smouldering, at least. She stops, at least, when that hand is placed on her shoulder, but she remains tense. "Work with... no. I am no traitor. I will not work for them." There's considerable stubbornness in her voice, but that doesn't come as much of a surprise, now does it?

"Traitor?" Vyvian seems surprised by so strong a word being used. "Traitor to what now? You still ain't makin' no sense at all. And I hope you won't be thinkin' of ole Vyvy like that. And if you is, then maybe you'd best be explainin' just why." She lets a bit of firm seep into her tone at that, taking this a bit more seriously. She'll let her hand slip, though will also circle around to face Valerie.

"Traitor." Valerie takes a deep breath, but it still doesn't calm her down one bit. She has a bad case of the angries. "Look in the middle of their coat of arms, and there you will see the symbol of the people that banished *my* people from this world. I will not work for them." She remains tense, obviously. "I will not act against them, but I will *NOT* serve them."

Vyvian frowns just a bit and wonders, "Do you think maybe they even know that? Heck, I dunno anythin' about that kinda stuff. Maybe you could tell him.. well, in a side sorta way, you know.. and he might change it." She pause and lifts her arms beneath her cloak, lightly crossing them. "I ain't doin' work cause of no symbols, I'm just helpin' people. So I hope you don't go holdin' it against me now. I made agreements with folk and while I can understand your feelin's, I ain't one to back out.. especially when there's so many that are needin' a hand."

"I'm not one to back down, Vyvian, and I'll not begin now. Not for anyone." Not even if Rath'tklan subjects her to the tickle torture. Not even then! Even if he brings out the clamps. Valerie takes a deep breath, closing her eyes. "I'm not good company right now. Rath'tklan will be around soon." And with that, she vanishes. Isn't that just the neatest little talent ever? No? Well, maybe not.

Vyvian frowns faintly at that and states nonetheless, her voice lifted. "Ain't talkin' 'bout backin' down, Goldy. Talkin' 'bout steppin' up and meetin' someone on even." She won't bother trying to find her.. maybe if Olyn was here, he could track her, but he might end up trying to eat her after that. And that would be a mess. "Stubborn one she is." Vyvian murmurs as she steps back towards the center of the clearing, thoughtful enough on the subject that she will linger just a little while to give it some quiet thought before she continues her trek towards the city. Can't hardly think in that place. Tags: valerie, vyvian