20031231: Clouding some ancient stuff from psion.txt
-- a conversation with Babel, someone I had a reason to dislike (we'd had dealings when I was a young psion; he'd asked for guild biographies, 50 danar apiece he'd pay for them, and he tried to entice me because I was young).
{{{{{ GREEN GRIFFON TAVERN }}}}}
Babel says to Selaneth, "I would kill to ask you history questions."
Babel says to Ethistanis, "Ah I remember you, you're nice. You told me your
life story."
Kyla looks at Babel.
Selaneth says to Babel, "like what?"
Babel says to Selaneth, "Like about your clan, your personal history, your
friends."
Selaneth says to Babel, "ok"
Kyla looks at Selaneth.
You say to Selaneth, "Don't tell him!"
Babel says to Selaneth, "Do you know why Wyden left Silverwing?"
Babel looks at you.
Selaneth is surrounded by the perfect, scintillating aura of the Paragon.
Babel is surrounded by the horrible ebon fog of the Fiend.
Lexia enters.
Selaneth nods at Babel
Babel says to Selaneth, "Why?"
Selaneth says, "Because he was a hothead"
Babel giggles at Selaneth
You say to Selaneth, "Don't tell him anything you might regret."
Selaneth shrugs
Babel says to Selaneth, "That's not the reason Thalia said."
Selaneth says, "It's true"
Selaneth looks at you.
Selaneth smiles
Selaneth says, "Babel and I are old friends"
You tell Selaneth that your name is Rosuav Esstu.
Selaneth says, "Sel"
Babel says, "We exchange hugs all the time."
Babel snuggles up to Selaneth
Selaneth says, "I helped him design the SGA uniforms"
Lexia looks at Babel.
Lexia looks at Selaneth.
Lexia says to Selaneth, "and the fact that he's completely evil doesn't bother
you?"
Selaneth blinks
You say to Selaneth, "OK... but I've had some awkward dealings with Babel."
Selaneth looks at Babel.
Selaneth says to Lexia, "Babel is evil?"
You say to Selaneth, "Babel is."
Selaneth says to Babel, "when were you evil?"
You say to Selaneth, "Babel is a fiend."
Babel says to Selaneth, "I'm totally devoted to my cause right now, I'm not
thinking about that."
Lexia says, "Babel is neutral but is heart is as black as any Settite's"
You say to Babel, "What is your cause?"
Babel says to Rosuav, "History."
You laugh
Selaneth says to Babel, "were you always evil? Or is this just a phase?"
You say to Babel, "I should have known."
Babel says to Selaneth, "Well I'm not gonna get locked into a church because I
want to shake the hand of Sajek not turn him away."
Babel says, "So changing is always a possibility."
Selaneth rolls her eyes
Altros looks at Selaneth.
Babel says, "The only person I hunt with is my girlfriend Rilia."
Babel says, "So right now it doesn't really matter."
Selaneth says to Babel, "I can't give you hugs if you are black hearted"
You say to Selaneth, "Now you're talking sense."
Babel says to Selaneth, "How about just history then?"
Selaneth ponders the situation.
Selaneth says, "Only on one condition"
Babel says, "What's the condition?"
You say to Selaneth, "Watch what you say. If it's anyone else's history, check
with them first."
Selaneth says, "10 danar tithe to Erosia per question"
Babel says to Selaneth, "I can't pay that right now, I need sooooo much money."
Selaneth nods at Frobozz
You say to Babel, "I'll bet you can'"
Frobozz says, "History isn't worth 10 danar to the Templar of History"
Babel says, "I need money to make my Templar Symbol."
Selaneth says to Babel, "then you should stay black hearted and money grubbing"
Frobozz says to Selaneth, "What kind of sword do you have?"
Frobozz cheers enthusiastically for Selaneth
-> Selaneth hhmmph!
Zimri grins at Selaneth
Babel says to Selaneth, "I thought we were friends!"
You say to Babel, "You thought wrong."
Frobozz says to Selaneth, "Oh, I forgot to tell you what kind of asshole Babel
is"
Selaneth says to Babel, "not if you are mean and black hearted"
Frobozz says to Selaneth, "He was asking me a while ago about Yfandes's murder"
You say to Frobozz, "There are multiple kinds??"
Babel says to Frobozz, "I never did that."
Frobozz says, "And he has the audacity to ask... "How did that make you feel"
and so on."
Frobozz says to Selaneth, "Do you need one of these types of sword"
Selaneth says to Babel, "did you really say that?"
Frobozz shows bag of holding to Selaneth.
Babel says to Selaneth, "I don't know what Frobozz is talking about."
You say to Babel, "Of course not..."
Selaneth says to Babel, "Just answer the question please"
Babel says to Selaneth, "I didn't say that."
You say to Selaneth, "Raise your price."
Selaneth says to Frobozz, "is that true?"
You say to Selaneth, "Charge 1 orb per question."
You grin
Frobozz says to Selaneth, "What"
Frobozz says, "I said?"
Selaneth says to Frobozz, "did he ask it?"
Frobozz says, "Yep"
Frobozz says, "He asked it after Arlach said somethings about what happend."
Selaneth winds up for a punch...
Selaneth delivers a solid punch to Babel's sternum!
Selaneth says to Babel, "you discuss her murder again you will answer to me"
Jenai says, "Woah, action"
Babel says, "Hey!"
Babel says to Selaneth, "I never said that, that's the truth."
Babel says to Selaneth, "I'm just baffled really."
Selaneth says to Babel, "you speak ill of her, play games with her life or try
to hurt her in ANY way you answer to me"
Selaneth proudly announces that she has sworn her bloodoath to Yfandes!
Frobozz says, "Malique heard you, Babel."
Babel says to Selaneth, "Yeah, I would never hurt Yfandes."
Selaneth says to Babel, "see that you don't"
Babel says to Frobozz, "I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about."
Babel says to Selaneth, "Yeah I won't."
Frobozz says, "Woo! I have a transcript of what was said"
Frobozz says, "I fucking rock."
Selaneth says to Babel, "Or I will take all my hugs back with a machine or
something"
Frobozz looks at Babel.
Selaneth says to Babel, "and suck your last remaining hug into oblivion"
Frobozz says, "There are two ways to make me really mad, really fast Babel.
Insulting my wife is one of them."
Babel says, "But I never, ever did that."
Frobozz says, "There is no place in this world that will be able to protect you
from me. Is that clear?"
Babel says, "Yeah, it's perfectly clear, insulting your wife is not something I
would do."
Frobozz says, "You two sit at a table and talk"
Selaneth says to Blog, "Babel became black hearted and di't tell me"
Babel says to Blog, "Frobozz is saying I insulted his wife which is completely
untrue."
Lexia is surrounded by the perfect, scintillating aura of the Paragon.
Selaneth says to Babel, "that's rude"
Frobozz says, "to rosauv Oh, and thanks for informing me that he's carried on
with his comments."
Yara smiles at Frobozz happily.
You say to Frobozz, "Anything for the Sentinel of Life..."
You smile at Frobozz happily.
Babel says to Selaneth, "I'm sorry."
Selaneth says to Babel, "if you weren't black hearted you wouldn't need to
apologize"
Babel says to Selaneth, "I told you I was black hearted more for convenience
out of anything else, I go hunting with one person."
Selaneth says to Babel, "why did you stop being nice?"
Babel says to Selaneth, "I am nice."
Selaneth says, "to roshuav I always make sense. It just sometimes takes people
a year or so to see it"
Frobozz says to Selaneth, "And Im never wrong"
Frobozz says, "Or was that Im never right?"
Babel says to Selaneth, "So ten danar per question eh?"
Frobozz ponders the situation.
You say to Selaneth, "Good... good. Avoiding Babel will improve this."
Selaneth nods at Babel
You say to Selaneth, "I'd recommend you talk about 1 orb per question."
Babel says to Selaneth, "Can I get a few for free? As a preview?"
Babel says to Blog, "Can you get Frobozz to chill out?"
You say to Selaneth, "Say no!"
Selaneth says to Babel, "no"
Jenai says to Selaneth, "Can't advertise?"
Kurgan says to Babel, "and why would you like to meet him?"
Babel says to Kurgan, "Oh I'm Templar of History, meeting hard to find figures
is part of my duties."
Babel says to Kurgan, "So, you available?"
Kurgan says to Babel, "well, I'm Kurgan"
Kurgan says, "sure"
Babel says to Kurgan, "If you're going adventuring I can provide you with a
charm if you'd like."
Babel says to Kurgan, "Babel, Templar of History."
Babel says to Kurgan, "Can we take a table?"
Babel takes a seat at Table One.
-- from here obviously I couldn't follow the conversation... but later on it resumed:
Selaneth says to Rosuav, "what's up?"
You say to Selaneth, "In what way?"
Selaneth says to Rosuav, "as in Hi. What's up?"
You say to Selaneth, "Oh, in that way... nothing much. I was wondering about
you and Babel actually."
Babel says to Selaneth, "What can I tell you Selaneth? I'm not going to change
right away."
Selaneth says to Rosuav, "I've known Babel for ages"
Selaneth says to Babel, "you should"
You say to Selaneth, "Yes, so you told me... I hadn't realised earlier though."
Selaneth says to Rosuav, "also he didn't used to be black hearted"
Babel says to Selaneth, "You're not being flexible."
You say to Selaneth, "I knew him many many years ago, when I first became a
psion... and he was black hearted then."
-> Selaneth ignores babel
Lexia looks at Babel.
Babel says to Lexia, "You're the one who mentioned the black hearted business
earlier."
Lexia says, "yes, I was"
Lexia says to Babel, "and?"
You say to Babel, "Frobozz and I did also."
Lexia says to Babel, "I don't see how that's any of your business. I did,
however, think it was Selaneth's business that you're a depraved fiend,
and I don't care if you like it."
You agree wholeheartedly with Lexia
Selaneth nods at Lexia
Lexia smiles at you
You say to Lexia, "It is the duty of the paragons to defend innocent people
against fiends... is it not?"
Lexia says to Rosuav, "I agree completely"
Lexia smiles
You smile at Lexia happily.
Babel says to Rosuav, "But is it not the duty of all mankind to research and
preserve history?"
You say to Rosuav, "Yes. Each his own guild's history."
You say, "Sorry, should have said that to Babel."
You laugh
Babel says to Rosuav, "People are individuals not mages or psions or sorceror's
but men and women."
Lexia says to Rosuav, "talking to yourself is probably more productive in this
case"
You say to Lexia, "Probably right..."
You laugh
Babel says to Rosuav, "Everyone should know all history, not just their
guilds."
Selaneth says to Babel, "don't be a fiend"
Senara looks at Babel.
You say to Babel, "OK, start by publishing *your* *own* *history* then. Then
ask other individuals to publish *their* *own* *histories*."
Selaneth says to Babel, "when you are all non fiendish then you can spout
platitudes again"
Babel says to Rosuav, "People like Sajek aren't around to publish their
histories."
You say to Babel, "Who's the next of kin?"
Babel says, "I don't think Sajek had a kin."
Frobozz says, "There are reasons why people like Sajek and Sobec aren't around
anymore"
Babel says to Frobozz, "But their stories should still be preserved."
Frobozz says, "Not by a loser like yourself."
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The current time and date in the realm of Threshold
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It is the 5th of Hoerfest in the year 264.
It is approximately 15 o'clock.
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Babel leaves east.
-- end untidied conversation