To Both Courts - Video

[athousandcurses]

[Grainne appears on the locket, looking fairly put together, but here and there hints she is actually a little flustered.]

I... I am not sure how to ask a complete stranger, but perhaps this will do in lieu of an introduction...

My name is Grainne for those of you whom I have not yet had the fortune to encounter. I hail from a land called Eire. My reason for calling is this; I wish to learn the ways of a warrior.

[She pauses, her eyes off the locket for a moment, and takes a breath.]

I... I am looking for a teacher. I am not very suited to physical prowess and I know practically nothing about fighting, but it has become a truth for me that some offensive skill in this world is better than nothing at all.

I also wish to extend my magical abilities. I have minor skill in curses and potions already, but those things are not as suitable for defending or attacking.

If there is interest, I can make arrangements to trade for such training, if you wish.

[With a sigh and a look of relief, she closes her locket. It's done, now all she needs do is see what happens.]



[OOC: When Grainne says she's not suited, it actually means she is pretty darned terrible at it. She will likely frustrate any weapons teacher she has and probably stab them by accident, JUST WARNING YOU.]

Comments

[tacticalturtleneck]

Is that like, code name for anthrax and aspirin?

[athousandcurses]

I...

[She gives him an odd look.]

What is anthrax?

[tacticalturtleneck]

The stuff everyone thought Saddam Hussein was making. I hear cows get infected with it too.

[athousandcurses]

Sodom hoos slaine??

[Just, what, Grainne has this most confused, baffled expression ever.]

[tacticalturtleneck]

Are you trying to be racist?? It's middle-eastern, not Irish!

[athousandcurses]

What is middle-eastern?

[athousandcurses]

[And after a moment, this one comes over with an even more baffled look.]

And what's being racist?

[tacticalturtleneck]

You know...those guys that wear a turban and blow themselves up when it looks like women aren't covering their face?

[Speaking of racist....]

[athousandcurses]

How strange! Is it these turban things that cause that?

[Archer. Archer. The closest thing she might know to the Middle East would be a remote Roman province that later would become Turkey.]

[tacticalturtleneck]

They might hide bombs in there, who knows.

[athousandcurses]

Your world must be very, very different from mine...

[She's not even going to ask what a bomb is.]

[tacticalturtleneck]

Yeah, yeah, probably. About that training thing...

[athousandcurses]

Oh! Yes. I can create things like salves and tisanes, I can teach you how to do it or I can make some for you.

[tacticalturtleneck]

Are those things going to be useful?

[athousandcurses]

Only if you grow sick or injured, then they are very useful. Something that happens often in this realm, so I hear.

[Huff.]

[tacticalturtleneck]

Yeah, well, let's go with that then.

[athousandcurses]

[At least, if she stabs him there's no harm done.]

We are agreed then, Lord Archer.

[She's really wondering about that, but in this place, it can't hurt to elevate people unless they say otherwise.]

My thanks in advance.