OldCity Newsletter 1 - 10/21/04
From FiranMUX
What's The Word
Winter melts away to spring and the streets and alley ways in the Old City flood with melted snow and excessive rain making it difficult to negotate the streets. The hems of the stola wearing women are stained darkly with mud, grime and the unmentionable crud that streams from the over flowing cesspools. But on the banks of the riverside red poppies bloom amid the garbage and the rocks in memory of those who have passed. Just as they have bloomed each spring since they were planted seven years ago.
The old gossip monger, limps across the Dagger an Dice towards the fire, where Sameera and Yelda both sit sobbing together, remembering all the days gone by. There there.. it aint like she wont have a funeral or nuthin. Shit she always thought she would end up at the bottom o the canal, ya know? He tries to soothe the two tavern women but they are inconsolable, really. Yelda elbows Warrik and hugs Sameera again as the two continue to mourn the death of a very close friend and employeer. Warrik finally gets up and moves to the bar where a sailor, fresh off a barge asks, Whats up wid dem broads?
Warrik takes a seat and the fellows ale and tastes it, Ahhh.. he then claims it for himself, Kachinas best ale. Warrik laments, She knew how ta stew a brew fer sure. then turning to the sailor he responds, She died. Kachina that is. The best goldarn bewer in the world. Died ironically, Sameera tol me. Died because o some horseplay here in that very spot. Seems that she was goofin around with that guy Wendos, the bookie, an she threw a scroll case at him an he threw one back. It hit her an knocked her over an she smashed her head on the floor.
The Sailor wrinkles his brow, Oh yea? Warrik nods, Yea. Well I hear too that she had tempted fate by bettin on herself in that pool that Wendos set up. I hear she won too, well her kid Niobe did that is. Who could believe such a story? Niobe aint been more then a few inches away from her mama since it happened. I was peekin in the temple there on the riverside an the kid is hangin all over the body. Real sad, ya know? The sailor nods again and orders another ale when he realizes he is not getting that other one back.
The old gossip monger then notes, Its odd though but just a week or so ago, I heard too that Kachina met this ol woman walkin around the ol city an when the ol woman mouthed off on her, she beat the piss outta her an lugged her unconscious body outta the old city, only ta meet Wendos. Wanna hear somethin odd? It was -his- mama she beat the piss outta! Then a week later.. Kachina ends up dead. Is that like wierd or coindence or what? But Sameera saw it all an says indeed it sure looked liked a accident to her... when shes not bawlin that is. I remember when Sameera was pissed at Kachina fer draggin her away from her boy friend the locksmith. She actually left her position one day an run off with him an Kachina was so pissed that she dragged Sameera not only outta the shop but down ta the baths ta wash up. Warrik scratches his head now, Hrm, or was that Yelda? It was so long ago, I cant hardly remember.. Warrik looks at the women and decides they are crying too hard to remind him. He takes another sip of ale. Well, Leave it ta Kachina ta bring the ol city tagether. She croaks an they all gather. I guess she meant a lotta different thins ta different people, ya know? The sailor nods and keeps a firm grip on his ale stating, Boy this ale is the best..an that means there aint gonna be no more now that shes dead. Bah.
Then the conversation drifts around to whores, I aint seen that Justina lately. Warrik replies, Ya aint? Well maybe thats cause I heard that she went waller or somethin. Probably left the city fer good, if ya get my drift. She was pretty defiant, I hear tell an well, ya just cant piss off someone important an not havta disappear, ya know? Ya all aint probably gonna see her around again. Oh I did see.. Warrik whispers, Jazayeri leadin a woman with a bag over her head an the boss an his thugs were followin them. Didnt follow them cause well it didnt seem smart, but I dont know who the hooded woman was. Mighta just been one o the bosss kinky dates. The Sailor nods and asks, He likes kinky does he? Warrik gives the Sailor some eye action, He married Moira didnt he? What do you like think? The Sailor ohhs and asks stupidely, Shes kinky? The old man elbows the sailor, NO you twit, I was bein sarcastic. She aint that type..or at least she dont look like that type. Another sip of the delicious ale and its so good that nearly a tear drips from Warriks eye. A heavy sigh escapes his lips, She didnt even make it ta 30. Not many do in the ol city. Kinto didnt either. Now on ta the whores. Unora an Niobe had it out. Seems that Unora pulled a knife on Niobe after the kid smarted off at her. I hear tell that was a bad idea, but didnt hear what exactly happened. I do know that that kid tried to knife Quenia fer badmouthin Kachina an that a few days ago, when Helena took a swipe at Kachina, that the boss was called an Wendos was there ta help an she was gived a hair cut, an a scar down her face. Seems Niobe got ta give the hair cut. The Sailor asks, Helena is that pretty girl? Warrik nods, Yea, well she is lookin a bit scruffy these days. Ya dont take a swipe at a boss. The sailor raises his brows, Kachina was a boss? Warrik just gives him that look which was orignally trade marked by Moira. What do ya think?
The two keep chatting, Now it was that Sangreos was comin out o the Dove one day an Sterlin comes a growlin at him. The boss was nice enough ta greet him with Gday an the guy SPITS at him! Spits I tell ya! Well the boss then mentions that NO ONE knows where Sterlin is just now an if /anythin/ happened, like a muggin an stuff, that he could end up in the canal, bein just another stupid soldier who ventured inta the ol city. Well that shut that waller up good. He then mentions, Adamanthaea has been runnin cockfights at the dove if yer interested in bettin or gamblin.. Just keep a eye out fer advertisments fer them. One is set ta go in a few days there. Oh an the fall festival is gonna be startin an all the Taverns will close. So if Yelda or Sameera is gone, thats where yer gonna find them. But I bet the ale wont be so good there this year.
Outside the wind batters the tavern making the door bang in its frame and the dark clouds cover the sky while the rain falls like so many teardrops on the Tavern that Kachina owned. Spring has come in the Old City once more.
