OldCity Newsletter 26 - 10/19/06

From FiranMUX

<---------- GOSSIP HOUR AT THE NOOK ---------->

Though summer is still raging with oppressive heat and little respite from it offered, the evenings are slightly cooler in August and the sun sets just a tad earlier; hints of what is to come, surely. Yet it is still very much summer and though the weather may not be muggy as it was in July, the Sailor's Nook is comfortably warm and carries a less intense version of the putrid stench of the canals. As always around this time, the creaking round of a rickety old hand cart being pushed into the Nook is heard as the old merchant makes his way across the pier to the little urchin who had been begging mere minutes previous.

As per usual, food and drink are exchanged before the gossiping begins. The merchant, being the less ravenous of the two, starts off. "It seems that Hugoria went an' got herself in a right big amount of trouble lately. First she done went an' spent a night in the cells for teachin' without a sponsor, an' then she goes an' gets locked up again for writing -- an' readin' from -- scrolls claimin' the Elianiks are in league with tha Shamibelians. Where does she come up with this stuff?! That ol' bat's got a wild imagination, she does! Looks like she be payin' for it good, though Not only did they charge her with three counts of treason and set a six million steni bail on her head, but the feckin' rat bastard Viceroy himself done went an' ordered her banished from the Firan realms. Banished! Seems really extreme for jus' an old nutter, don't it? Feckin' stupid wallers has no sense of humour."

The urchin is rather busy gobbling down her dinner, though she wastes no time in heatedly sharing her portion of the gossip. "Ya got that right; wallers always have somethin' stuck up their arses. Speakin' of judgments, ya hear about Beyzo? Apparently they found people to testify against him, or he confessed, but either way they says he killed people an' evaded arrest an' all sorts of other things, too. He even sent our favourite Viceroy a scroll beggin' ta be pardoned and says he were goin' to live an honest life. Like _hell_. I's sure the Viceroy be lyin' out his arse again 'cause that's all he knows how to do good, but iffin' that be true then Beyzo deserves ta die for _beggin'_ the feckin' Viceroy for special treatment. That's not only stupid - 'cause we all knows that the Viceroy ain't be pardonin' no one from the Ol' City -- but it's disloyal to tha rest of Ol' City, it is! Ya notice how the Viceroy took care of that judgment, too? Ya think it's a coincidence that he be banishin' and executin' members of the Ol' City? I bet it ain't!"

The merchant grumbles and nods his head in agreement. "I's sure it wouldn't be a coincidence iffin' he had us all executed! Ya know what else ain't a coincidence? Ever since Agrafina got back outta seclusion in her tent or whatever, she ain't right. Sure, her shop's back open, but be wearin' normal clothes! An' hairpins! Worst thing of all, though? Is she be sayin' she seen her own death and who's goin' to do it! Seems awful calm for someone who knows when they're goin' to die, but mebbe dressin' like she is be her way of panickin' or somethin'. Either that or she got smacked in the head somethin' awful!"

Finishing off her mystery meat stew, the urchin gives a non-committal shrug. "Mebbe she's jus' goin' weird. I's be goin' weird too iffin' I was stuck in a tent for ages! Anyway, so I hears that in addition ta lookin' for the dead Lilatina's kids years an' years after she done went an' croaked, Pendasala be startin' an orphanage jus' for tha orphans that be roamin' around the Ol' City. That ain't a bad idea! Though I hears that not many people be givin' up their kids their kids to Pendasala, an' it ain't like there be a lot of orphans wanderin' around beggin' to be taken in these days. Mebbe she should stop tryin' to collect other people's kids until she finds the ones she said she be lookin' for," the urchin notes with a snicker.

An amused guffaw escapes from the merchant before he glances at the sky to take notice of the status of the sun. "Well, it's been fun Zahrenya, but I's need to be goin'. Still got a few hours of sunlight left to sell me stuff an' I need them stenis for a new pair of boots. Winter be comin' before ya know it, an' I don't want no clothiers jackin' up their prices on account of the weather. I's see ya next week!" With that, the old merchant pushes his cart away from the piers whilst the urchin calls out after him, "Boots is for wusses! But I'll see ya next week, Soloman!" she calls out, her voice ringing through the area, before she returns to her begging.

<---------- PRAISE AND DISS SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS WEEK ---------->

-*- Praise Suggestions -*-

~ Agrafina: You're how old, now? It's about time you started dressing like a woman!

~ Beyzo: Injustice! He's innocent! Poor guy!

~ Hugoria: She's just old and crazy! She doesn't deserve to be banished!

~ Pendasala: Yay for an Old City orphanage! About time we had one.

-*- Diss Suggestions -*-

~ Agrafina: We miss the old Agrafina! Boo, new Agrafina! Boo!

~ Pendasala: We don't need no orphanages. Living on the streets toughens kids up! You trying to make them all like weak, coddled waller kids or something?

~ Taleo: He ruins everything! Everything! Why won't he just leave us alone, already?

• • Standard Disclaimer: These are only suggestions and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of your FacHead, nor the people who submitted them. You are under no obligation to praise or diss anyone on this list. Always do what is IC for you, first and foremost. **

<---------- OLD CITY CHARACTERS IN UPDATE MODE ---------->

• • Please Note: The following are characters with the Old City tag who have hit the roster and are currently in need of updates! Take a peek at their @family, and if you have a relationship to them (or you should), send in an update to the PHer listed beside their name in brackets. Staff and their future player will be most appreciative, and every update gets you 0.5 of a CP! **

Janus (Adan) Zellonos (Vinoria) Genaros (Decoria) Vixen (Zakaria) Helena (Pakeera) Samar (Antonik) Geloe (Antonik) Kenisto (Riyad) Thianda (Adina) Sariben (TBA)

<---------- OOC SCHTUFF ---------->

• Yes, this is a short newsletter! For once. (Well, a short for me, anyway.) You can all thank mid-term/term paper season for that, as it's currently in full-swing, which makes for a very scarce Vinoria. To this end, since I'll be hosting a lot of events next week and I still have one midterm left, there won't be a newsletter. But never fear, you'll have your news/gossip delivered to you the week after. :)

• As always, please keep in mind that, while you can consider the contents of the newsletter general IC knowledge around the Old City, some things (or everything, for that matter) may or may not have been made up by me. I make no claims of truth! You know how gossip goes.

• Newsletter Thanks! Thanks to everyone who submitted info for the newsletter! I didn't have time to be creative and make things up this week, so it was all submissions from you guys that filled it up. Thanks! :)

• OC Mini-Festival. So, the Old City Olympics have been renamed to the Old City mini-festival, since the events were more festival-like than Olympic-y in the first place. They _will_ be happening next week, from Monday to Thursday, so keep your eyes peeled to the @cal for them. As a head's up, I'll probably get around to posting about them sometime this weekend, or if time permits in-between classes they'll be up before then. I hope to see a lot of you out there for some great group RP! :)