Topic: From "Cat-Fights" to Babies. NJ #9

Tera Destre

Date: 2006-04-08 22:34 EST
You just think I hate you. You have no idea what real hating is.

Last night it was a wicked thing that happened in the common room. I tried to stop it. I did my best to explain what had been happening. I told the truth when I was asked to my face.

It was a cat fight to rival all cat fights.

There were words thrown back and forth that I don?t think I?ll even put down here they were so hateful and spiteful. I am surprised to know that a person could be so dang nab it bull-headed and that their ears could be so full of growing potatoes that well they just couldn?t hear good sense when a body told it right to them!!

My good name was drug through the mud, my freedom threatened (this one is becoming pretty old now), my life was threatened (apparently the Sith Lord plays pretty rough with his ?toys?), my ability to have any friends was in question (apparently anyone who dared to be friends with me would suffer the same fate that I was to suffer), and horror of horrors I was dead to Tara Longden and her little doll Arthur too!

Now I can understand her need to protect her man. I would no doubt go on a rampage just as wicked were I to hear rumors that there was an uprising about to happen against my Jean.

However what I could not for the life of me understand was when I explained to her that I had spent a good half hour defending her just that very evening (to a couple of my friends that it did just so happen were wanting to shove it in her face that her husband had indeed had nefarious intentions toward my person and Rhydin at large) it didn?t matter to her. She was dead set on shunning me anyway.

For a while there it looked like I was going to be able to help her to see reason. To get her to see good sense but then she upped the ante and threw her full support behind that scum sucking toad Travanix just as fully as she does her husband.

There was nothing I could do then but keep on telling her the truth, because I wasn?t going to lie to her as she would probably have been able to smell a lie, that I had been plotting and glorying in the doing of the deed!!

Now Talomar I really haven?t plotted or planned against even though he had threatened me. My friends oh yes they do want his hide. I figure he is way too busy trying to conquer the known world to mess with lil ole me for me to have to worry about him actually coming after me, Icer, or even Charna. But this Travanix little boy that is another story and I have been planning actively against him.

I could have took the easy way out and lied to Tara about my involvement in the planning against the Sith Lord. Maybe that is what I should have done after all. But that just goes against what I believe in. If ya can?t be honest with your friends then I don?t think you are much of a friend.

Needless to say I wasn?t handling being shunned the best way I could have and when she informed everyone that anyone that was friends with me were also dead to her I informed her that Amthy, Jewell, and Charna were also my friends. Yup. Three of her best and most trusted friends also. I think that might have set her off just a little bit more.

Well I got a little childish myself before it was all over and informed her that she was dead to me too. But neither one of us could seem to let it drop there. Oh no! Not the two of us. So we bickered back and forth a bit more over the course of the next few... HOURS. I will admit to you and only you that I am not real proud of myself for that. I should have just shut my mouth and let it go.

Poor Koy, she is a friend of mine from the Duels. She had stopped by for a drink and had no idea what was going on when things started happening. She not only kicks butt really well and doesn?t ask for names but has some kind of a fashion business I think it is. At least she was still talking to me until she had to leave.

Something is going on with her though because she ordered ginger ale of all things! I ain?t never seen that girl without some kind of alcohol but when Tara started in on me and Charna was needing advice on her love life I didn?t have a chance to question Koy.

It might take me a trip to The Outback, which I have not been to in years, but I still know the way there. Lordy be can you just see me back there again! Any way I do need to be catching up with Koy to find out what is up with her and the ginger ale drinking.

I have to tell you that I thought Antonio handled this whole situation very well. The poor guy was behind the bar when all this was going on. I did notice he had a few drinks while he was on duty but all in all my hat is definitely off to him!

Tera Destre

Date: 2006-04-08 22:37 EST
But that really isn?t the best part yet. As I was sitting alone at the bar for the first time in more years than I can count Amthy said ?Hi.? to me. Dang nab it if I didn?t out of habit say ?Howdy? and smile right back to her. She was even still sitting right next to Tara. I was then accused of being evil and trying to influence the sweet pixie with my evil ways. Lord have mercy! for nothing more than a smile and greeting!

Oh but this night gets even better and has not nearly ended yet. Slavers from way back had been mentioned as returning to town. Apparently Tara has been sending out riders in search of them and they are all coming back for some kind of massive take over. From what she said she has even seen at least one of them and I think I heard her say she had gotten a letter from another.

I don?t know and to tell you the truth I am not sure I really care anymore. I?m getting very tired of this whole mess. I just want to curl up with my French Pirate love, Duel a bit, tend bar, get married, have a few kids, relax with my friends (that is if I have any left after last night), and have a good life.

The good news is I got to help a new life come into the world last night!! After the horrid mess that had people quickly and silently leaving the Inn for more hospitable surroundings the Countess Longden went into labor!! There was only Kristia, Icer, Varden, Gem, and myself there when it happened.

You know I was impressed Tara never once cussed her husband for the state she was in during her entire labor. If that would have been me Jean would have been... Well let me just say when we have kids he may not want to be at my side when they come into the world.

But you know not Tara?s Count. He arrived shortly after she went into labor. I wonder how does he always know when she needs him like that? He never fails to show up at her side just when she needs him the most!!

Talomar stayed right with her through the entire ordeal. He held her hand. Told her how well she was doing. That he loved her. I only thought he was going to pass out a couple of times. He really was a trooper. The man has gained my respect now. I?m no longer going to be able to view him as a heartless Slaver. I?ve seen another side of him. My friends are going to be having fits but that is just tough.

After seeing him with Tara and his newborn son I?m going to do my very best to enforce a ?hands-off? Talomar policy, unless he touches one of us or our own, by encouraging everyone to focus on the Sith Lord. The way I have it figured The Count is going to be way to busy with his Countess and new Heir to take over the world for a while. If you could have seen the look on his face when he first caught sight of his son...

Oh!! Before I forget! Tara and I had already made up and were friends again before she ever went into labor. I?m just thankful that one of my jobs is as a midwife so I knew what I was doing and I?m going to make sure I remember to never, ever, eat again at booth 7.