Who: Elaine and Ceaser
What: Ceaser helps catch Elaine up on the castle gossip over some drinks.
When: The night of her arrival
Where: The tavern
Caesar: *settles at the bar and orders himself a whiskey* And what'll you have?
Elaine: ::sits down with resting her elbow on the bar:: I’ll trust you judgment and have the same ♥
Caesar: *orders another and slides it to Elaine, then says to the bartender* Just give us the bottle. *takes the bottle and sets it on the counter* So, I propose a trade. Information for information. You tell me the rumors, all the rumors, and I'll tell you what you want to know.
Elaine: I don’t see why you’d care about the rumors I’ve been hearing…but ok. You first.
Caesar: Never underestimate the power of gossip. You should know that, being a mercenary. *takes a drink, savoring it* So, what you want to know?
Elaine: Of course, I know a lot being a mercenary ::takes her first shot:: Well…so who knocked up Queen? I couldn’t believe Geddoe didn’t take credit for it.
Caesar: *snorts* Geddoe didn't shack up with her, he's currently shacked up with a former pirate named Sigurd.
Elaine: Sigurd? ::snerks:: That’s an even worse name than Queen. She’s gotta be a bear.
Caesar: Elaine. *smiling so broadly 'cause it's so funny* Sigurd's a man.
Elaine: ::was too far into the drinking process to be able to spit it out and instead falls over the countertop in a coughing fit::
Caesar: *pats her back, still smirking*
Elaine: Ok, really funny joke…you got me, but I’m not going to give you any gossip if you’re just going to lie.
Caesar: *raises his eyebrows, and keeps smirking while he takes another drink*
Elaine: You are joking right?...Really?..REALLY?!
Caesar: Really, really.
Elaine: ::looks stunned for a moment and then…:: BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Caesar: So, you see. It couldn't have been Geddoe. *takes a drink* It was Queen's former husband. Graham Cray, not the Graham Cray that's been walking around here as of late, but a different one. It's hard to explain. *looks down at his glass* After that she hooked up with Nash and then... *sighs and downs his whiskey.*
Elaine: She hooked up with Nash?! What did he get ugly since the war?
Caesar: No, he's still Nash, he's finally calmed down a bit. Seems awhile back, long time before I returned, He and Graham were rivals for her attention, and such.
Caesar: Though, I have it on good authority he pursued Aila for awhile.
Caesar: She's with that Jacques guy
Elaine: Lets stop talking about it. I can come to terms with the captain being fey, but not Queen managing to get married.
Caesar: well, anyways. *takes a drink and pours himself another* I don't know if you heard, it's probably none of my business to say, but the sooner you know the better. *tops off her drink* Queen's kids died recently. That's why she left.
Elaine: ::Also drinks, having settled down from the shocks:: Yeah, I did hear that. Tough break.
Caesar: *nods* It happens. *takes a drink* Anything else you want to know?
Elaine: Those are the big ones…but if you’re offering; why the hell is Luc here?
Caesar: Now, this is the fun part. Budehuc's become a place where the dead comes back to life. Luc isn't the only one. Sarah's here, as well my second or something cousin Mathiu. *downs his shot* And, there's quite the selection of people from the past.People from the Dunan Unification War, the Gate Rune War, the Sun Rune War, even so far back as to the Fall of Kooluk
Elaine:…. You are not telling me those crazy rumors are true.
Caesar: All of them are. Recently, we've gotten people from an entierly different world, or so they claim. Though, given the fact they don't use runes, and in fact have never heard of runes.
Elaine: A different world?...Is one of those Salsa-something, with a child king who should really put on some clothes?
Caesar: Ah, him. I haven't met him yet, but apparently, yes. He's beem hanging out with the one kid who keeps going on and on about being from another world anyways.
Elaine: Oops…Well not my fault. I mean, who would believe a little kid who’s saying he’s a king and there’s a bunch of queen’s running around?
Elaine: …Damn… ::pours another shot and takes it, thinking this will be much easier to take drunk::
Caesar: We do have a few of them around.
Elaine: Aww, don’t tell me that! One pretending was bad enough.
Caesar: there's only... two to my knowledge.
Elaine: This is all such crap…I hope you know that ::takes another shot, starting feel a buzz::
Caesar: Well, there's a saying, the truth is stranger than fiction.
Elaine: Yeah yeah. I’m not saying you’re lying I’m just saying it’s crap.
Caesar: You know, you better start keeping up with me, otherwise I'll drink most of the bottle myself. *pours himself another* But you're right. Budehuc is a strange place.
Elaine: Well then, you’ll just have to buy me another one now won’t you. ::takes the challenge and has another drink:: So now that I know why the bastard is here….why is he still here? Why hasn’t someone killed him yet?
Caesar: He hasn't tried anything yet, and mostly whines about how selfish he is.
Elaine: No arguments here. Little bastard ::drink::
Elaine: Hey...You know I can throw back whiskey with the best of them...but if you're paying about some of the better stuff ♥
Caesar: Whiskey is a Silverberg drink.
Caesar: Along with wine, and beer.
Caesar: And... pretty much everything, except rum. I hate rum.
Elaine: Well then, I see some nice looking wine up there on the top shelf. How about you buy it for a lady? ♥♥♥
Caesar: Will I get anything out of it? *smirks*
Elaine: The pleasure of my company for a bit longer?
Caesar: Well, that's just enough than. *orders it* \
Elaine: Aren’t you a nice boy. So…what other gossip do you have for me?
Caesar: Well... let's see... Bishop Sasarai's here. Oh, if you meet Luca Blight run in the opposite direction as fast as you can. Let's see, who else... Thomas is busy as always, Kidd's eighteen but still looks twelve, Geddoe started his own mercenary thing. We had a fugitive here a bit ago, someone chased him even though the kid had jumped thirty years into the future, he just took off with a prince on trip to somewhere though. We have quite a bit of Royalty here. I think that about covers it.
Elaine: ::the bartender hands her a glass of wine and puts down the bottle in between them:: Kidd’s eighteen now? Wow…I bet a lot of the old jailbait finally grew up. There’s a prince? What’s he look like? ::picks up her glass and licks the rim before taking a sip::
Caesar: Silverary hair and pale. Like he's Jeane's son. In fact. His mother, Queen Arshtat could pass as a more modest sister of Jeane's.
Caesar: And before you get any ideas, he's seventeen at the most.
Elaine: I can wait one more year for him. Hey Ceaser….Who has nicer skin…Jeane or me?
Caesar: Hmmm tough call. It's been awhile since I've seen her. *hmms* Well, you, probably. I prefer partners with more color.
Elaine:…so you are saying her skin is fairer?
Caesar: *shrugs* It's paler, anyways.
Elaine: You are so mean! How could you say something like that, when I’m right here in front of you?
Caesar: *gives her a bland look* Didn't I just say I think your skin is nicer?
Elaine: You just don’t understand… ::Takes a drink looking huffy::
Caesar: *rolls his eyes* Probably not.
Elaine: ::sigh:: But I am prettier than her? ::asked around her glass::
Caesar: I would say so.
Elaine: Well then, I’ll just let you off this hook this once ♥ ::cheeks getting slightly flushed::
Caesar: *yawns slightly and takes a drink*
Elaine: So lets see if I got this…There’s a bunch of royalty, dead people, and little kids who rule other worlds running around…and the walls are still falling apart and the dogs are still pooping in the yard?
Caesar: Well, the walls are only still falling apart due some reckless drunken pirates, and there was a couple battles in which True Runes got involed. But otherwise the placed cleaned up pretty nicely.
Elaine: Sounds like fun. So…are all the pirates fey? Or just the captain’s?
Caesar: All the pirates. There's only three. Sigurd, his buddy Hervey, who I'm pretty sure is straight, and their captain Kika who is an asexual woman.
Elaine: How boring. This isn’t juicy gossip.
Caesar: Watari married a man
Caesar: Well, more like he married a boy. Kid's younger than me, by like, three or so years?
Elaine: Ooh…and you’re just a little thing ::starting on another glass getting quite flushed:: I didn’t see that one coming…though Watari never interested me much. What about you? You got a little boy on the side? ::nudges him::
Caesar: I keep my options open. *downs his whisky* You remember Louis?
Elaine: NO WAY?! ::Drunken laugh::
Caesar: *smirks* No, not me. Apple.
Caesar: they had a kid together.
Elaine: Wow…we got ourselves a cougar. Wait…she could HAVE kids at her age? ::snicker::
Caesar: She's only a year older than you, darling.
Elaine: That was CRUEL. I don’t look that old do I?
Caesar: You're like wine. You only get better with age.
Elaine: Answer my question ::finger pointing wave:: How old do I look
Caesar: You look.... 29.
Elaine: ::have unhappy look::
Caesar: On a bad day. On your good days, like today, I would say... 23. *gives her his most narmy charming smile*
Elaine: Oh you sweetheart ::leans on his shoulder, taking another sip of wine and giving him a spectacular view down her shirt::
Caesar: *enjoys the view* Let's see. What else has been happening... My brother's here. He's whiny. Billy's around and embrassing Melville
Caesar: *sighs* just yesterday he showed up the beach party in nothing but a speedo.
Elaine: Why do all of the ugly men wear those….So ::making herself comfortable:: What’d you wear?
Caesar: Green swimming trunks, and unbuttoned shirt.
Elaine: Still wearing a shirt? What’re you hiding? ::sip::
Caesar: My skin. You've noticed I'm a red head, right. *yawns* I burn.
Elaine: You poor thing. ::looks up at him and brushes at his hairline with her hair:: Nice skin…if only you were my type.
Caesar: *yawns* And what is your type?
Elaine: A lady doesn’t reveal such personal secrets.
Caesar: *yawns* Of course. Well, how about I take a guess then.
Elaine: Oh? That sounds like a fun use of that Silverberg brain. ::looking up at him from her cushy spot on his shoulder::
Caesar: *takes a drink* let's see. You like 'em fairly tall, and muscular, but not overly so. Not a lot of body or facial hair, but a little bit wouldn't hurt. A little on the wild side, so to keep you interested. You want them interested in you, but only enough that so you can have a bit of a challange. You don't want anyone devoted to you, as that just bores you. And most importantly they have to be able to match your sex drive.
Elaine: ooo that does sound nice…::stretches and smiles:: Know anyone in the castle that fits the bill?
Caesar: Possibly Hervey, though he's a bit on the spry side.
Elaine: He’s one of the pirates right? If he’s got Silverberg endorsement I’ll think about it.
Elaine: ::shifts:: But doesn't help me tonight... ::sigh:: I guess I'll have to walk myself all the way to the inn and get a room.
Caesar: *yawn* Cecile didn't offer you a room yet?
Elaine: ::Scoffs:: You know here…say one bad thing about her dogs and she forgets about everything else.
Caesar: *chuckles* The girl is rather single minded
Elaine: They should send a clean up crew around after those dogs ::the memory has soured her outlook, and she sits straight up on her stool, taking another drink::
Caesar: I'll tell Cecile about it.
Elaine: Thanks. I guess if I’m getting myself a room, I’d better get going. Don’t suppose you’d mind if I took the last of this bottle with me? ::has already grabbed it by the neck::
Caesar: *waves her off* It's my grandfather's money.
Elaine: ::Sarcastic:: Well as long as you don’t give a shit… ::drunkenly jumps off her stool and starts swaying off::
Caesar: *looks over at her* You need some help there?
Elaine: ::Waves him off with the bottle hand:: Nah, just enjoy the view.
Caesar: Will do.