Old City Newsletter 07-29-07

From FiranMUX

Winter winds come, blowing the snow and cold through the streets of the Old City without care or reason, directionless as they drift against buildings and alleys. For a brief moment, as the first snow layers itself over the world, the Old City looks clean, almost beautiful in its twisting, meandering streets, the canal starting to freeze over like a pure white ribbon. Of course, then urchins and thugs alike venture out and the mystique crumbles, the winter chill creeping through the cracks and spaces between ill fitting wood panels. For some, it will be a long winter.

The wench Trio has gathered at the Opening Gambit this time, chattering like hens cooped up for too long. Vellutra sneaks them some whiskey after hours and the group finds itself lounging at one of the tables, as if they were patrons themselves. Sameera lifts her glass and snickers, a bit tipsy. "To winter! Hey, have you seen th'new tenement that's startin' t'be built in Charter Square? Almost like some feckin' fancy waller place, nicer than th'shiteholes in th'deep Ol'City. Any of ya know who own it, or who's buildin' it?"

Yelda shakes her head and snorts a little. "I haven't heard nothin'. Been too many lions around to feel safe goin' anywhere. Surprised there ain' been any in th'Ol'City. Niobe an' Jariko got pretty fecked up fightin' them. Niobe's even broken. What is it with th'Firona women? I think they like bein' all busted up, havin' folks takin' care of them. Goin' off an' fightin' lions. What was they thinkin'?"

Vellutra laughs and pours some more whiskey. "That they ain' cowerin' little pansies like you, Yel?" She shakes her head a little. "Though, I did hear 'bout Keeshan an' Raef attendin' that Cockatrice festival, stirrin' up some trouble. They've got it in their head to fleece the wallers... they is even targetin' kids! Ok, Raef's a big guy right? He had a group of kids convinced he was /nine/ so he could win their tug of war. I ain' heard yellin', so I don' think he's told the missus yet."

Sameera laughs a little. "Speaking of Geloe, I heard she's startin' t'get fat now. Serves her right, shackin' up with Raef, not even married." She holds up her hand, shaking her head. "That's th'word on th'street, you know. I saw them sayin' theys vows themselves, but evidentially it wasn' legal. Folks is talkin'. They don' buy th'necklaces. What do ya think will happen? Think she'll get doved? Or will they kidnap a priest somewhere an' finally make an honest woman of her?"

Yelda raises an eyebrow, looking a little miffed, and Vellutra just sniggers to herself. The former just hmphs and shakes her head. "Anyway, little Yozzana is looking to stick around where she belongs, unlike that mother of hers. In fact, she's a buddin' lawyer and offers her services for barter to th'Ol'City folk. It's good t'see someone gettin' inta law again down here. She's also willin' t'help folks run some sort of Old City Olympics again... it's been a while since we had somethin' like that, ain' it?"

Sameera nearly jumps up, interrupting Vellutra, who gives her a dirty look. "That reminds me! Niobe's lookin' fer donations to get some Old City songs and dances made up. She got nosey an' asked how much it would cost... 200,000 stenis. What kind of feckin' price is that. Jaz jes used t'go around and shout real loud, and people copied her. Guess Niobe wants somethin' more official an' th'like. I'm gonna put in some stenis, m'self."

Vellutra shoots Sameera a look and nearly throws her glass at her. "Shut up, ya dumb wench. Anyway, did you hear about some argument goin' on in Niobe's front room? Keeshan an' Perdina arguin' it seems, over whether Perdina's ma's a traitor. Wylma, ain't it? There ain' been no one in a long time that's caused as much d'vide as that one. Don' know what happened durin' it, but I heard some yellin' all th'way down here."

"That weren't them arguin', that were you b'hind th'bar again, ya lewd wench." Sameera snaps back, all the good gossip over for now, and they dissolve into snide comments. Eventually they part ways, wrapping tightly against the cold, waiting for the next bit of gossip to filter their way.

OOC:>

On the roster: Barabus (Kendra)

TPs:

• Old City Olympics! It's been a while! If anyone wants to step up and organize it, there is help in the form of Yozzana. If no one wants to by the next newsletter, I'll do it myself :)

Random things to note:

• New IB Password! It's on @bb/read 26/39 -- Not sure if the Newsletter gets posted somewhere public yet, so, I'll leave it out for now. The forum is an awesome tool for getting discussions going! Use it!

• OC Chargens, CPs, and you: Got a kid laying around that you'd like to see genned up, or a haffie or two? The OC has a 2fer deal -- 2 chargens for the price of one. Niobe has been /awesome/ in helping them get done up, but the CP cost tends to get high. If you're willing to donate to the cause, let her know. If you have questions, she can help you out as well. Her chargen ideas rock! Go Niobe!

• ***@THUG/NOMINATE*** Your bit of code for the week. It's a great command! Know someone's been doing naughty things? @thug/nom them for the @topten Thug. Also, as a personal pet peeve, if you've not set your @thugname, do so now! Unknowns are bad on our thuglist!

Thanks: This weeks thanks and CPs go out to Raef, Niobe, Yozzana, and Keeshan. Want CPs? Send me news!