Video - All Courts

[withbite]

[To anyone familiar with Damon's office in Raven's Wing (or who's gotten a call from him while he's been in it), they'll recognize the surroundings as the locket clears and the video is visible. He's even wearing a smile, though it's a little worn around the edges.]

Still here, much to the dismay of some of you, I'm sure. But it seems that whatever the cause, not only was I brought back to this whole new world, but so were my holdings. The spire, the town, the Oasis... yes, kiddies, you heard that right. Your favorite vacation spot is still up and running. For those of you with hunks of that stupid rock in their chest still, access is as easy as stepping through a fairy ring. For those without... I'm just finishing up the new port, as it seems that our location has shifted dramatically.

[The image bounces as Damon gets up, moving out of the office and over to the balcony. He shifts the locket so that those looking through it can see.]

Yes, that's right, that's the ocean you see. Because I'm now on an island in the middle of goddamn nowhere. Well, not exactly nowhere, but for anyone that's ever been north, living on an island that's a desert climate when there's an iceberg in spitting distance is... a little odd. But, for anyone who needs it, The Oasis is here for your rest and relaxation needs. We're still set up for those with a more hemoglobin diet, including underground residences, and as the only staff I've dragged with me was Fernando, I could use more workers. Pass the word around. I have.

[There may have been notices slapped up in outlying towns on the larger mainlands, Damon able to travel quickly via both fairy ring and his flock form. But the call had ulterior motives.]

Anyone else that is maybe wondering what happened or where I am... well, now you know.

[[LOCKED TO DAENERYS]]

There's still plenty of room here with your name on it, if you're in the mood for a visit... If you're even here still.

[Nope. Not looking needy at all.]

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[transmarine]

[Luckily Arthur's smart enough and has seen way too much to know what Damon means, despite that he doesn't actually know the man. He's not keen on broaching the subject of vampirism right now.

The ocean, well...]

Stupid rock, indeed. The ocean's clear now of the Void I take it? Actually clear?

[Forgive him, he's new and inherently suspicious.]

[withbite]

If it wasn't, I'd probably be making this from the other side. I'm well past the boundaries of where it was before and look, I've still got all my fingers and toes.

[He even waved those fingers for Arthur's perusal.]

[transmarine]

Impressive, congratulations on keeping all of them and being able to count them too.

[Arthur don't.]

[withbite]

Now that just hurts. Wounds me, even.

[There was a snort from off screen, Fernando making his presence known in that subtle way of his.]

And here I am, being all helpful. Rude.

[transmarine]

[There's an amused smirk playing on his face.]

I'll take the help if you can find something suitable for someone like myself.

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[huntedby]

[It's just Vanessa laughing.

At least she isn't stuck in the middle of the ocean.

She isn't where she'd like to be, but at least she isn't there.]

[withbite]

Yes, yes, yuck it up. So glad to amuse you, Legs.

[huntedby]

I need something to amuse me, being here.

But I am glad to see that you are here, my dear.

[She did miss you.]

[withbite]

Could have fooled me.

[Petulant whiny vampire mode on? Check.]

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[benumbing]

Try not to actually spit on the iceberg. It's where I ended up.

[withbite]

Oh? Any idea why we wound up playing Canadians in this little fucked up fairy land?

[benumbing]

I have my theories, but they're all self-aggrandizing. How do you feel about being back?

[withbite]

I haven't exactly figured that out yet. I will say that it's a good thing my alcohol came back with me, otherwise there might be a problem.

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[notavirtue]

Baron.

[What's up Damon, it's your favorite alien cockroach.]

I doubted the map when I saw your location. The spire is... some distance from where it once was.

[withbite]

[Oh joy. There might be a small smile. Microscopic. All for Javik.]

Gee, you think? If I didn't know better, I'd say you had something to do with it.

[notavirtue]

[Joy of joys.]

When I entered the heart of the gem, your future location was the least of my concerns.

[withbite]

Too bad. Then at least I could have had someone to blame. Now Fernando's incessant hatred of you will have no real base.

[Yeah, he was aware of Fernando's dislike of the alien, though he wasn't sure why it was.]

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[conqueress]

[ Truly, their redistribution wearies her, even rankles her. She is sick unto death of being linked to this Gem, and she would have torn it from her breast in Meereen, if she'd found a way to do so without dying.

But she eventually opens her locket nonetheless, seated at a windowsill in a place far south of his new island. The backdrop is green as far as the eye can see--lovely in the way of the Greenwood, but a forest will not withstand the test of dragonfire for long.

The Gem did not release her, but as her children grow, it will wish that it had. ]

The Gem had further need of angry dragons and an angrier queen, it seems. [ Her tone is wry, and it's a few beats before she truly looks at the locket, examining his face. The obvious wistfulness prompts a little smile, a tiny shadow lifting from her mood. ] My poor vampire, [ comes a tease. ] Your island isn't truly so cold without me, surely?

Private forever

[withbite]

I have no idea how an island as close to the wall of ice as this one is can actually maintain the same sort of heat that I had before, but... I stopped trying to make sense of this place a while ago.

[She's smiling, teasing, and that's better than sulking. Sulking's his job, anyways.]

However, I wouldn't say no to making it hotter still. We do run a little cooler. I could need a little... jump start.

[conqueress]

Would that I could join you in that. [ She sighs. ] I am in Ridire's court now, and the natives tell me Reul's raiding parties plunder the outer reaches of my new lands.

[ She doesn't shy away from the obvious flirtation, but she does remember how lonely she had been atop her pyramid. I am no queen here, she reminds herself. After so long back in Meereen, the thought is as daunting as it is tempting. How freeing it would be, to discard the second nature that tells her what is fitting for a queen and what is not.

She hesitates, considering. It is not so easy to discard her kind of armor. ]

My dragons have grown, and here they cannot fly as they would wish. [ She gestures to the veritable wall of trees and sunrays outside her window. ] Did your livestock return as well, or must I bring them hunting here?

[withbite]

Ridire can suck my... well, let's let him use his imagination.

[She's acting more careful than usual, more thoughtful around him, as if she's unsure of something. He doesn't like that.

The question has him smiling, though, propping his head up on his hand and waggling his brows at her.]

We've got livestock here from the town, but ordering in some cattle or... whatever your flying lizard babies want to munch on is feasible. I did build a port, after all.

[fulminants]

Dude, seriously, you're stuck on an island? Are you gonna go all survivor-style on it, because from my vantage point on that dumb iceberg it's probably not a good idea.

[withbite]

If I was stuck, possibly, but... it seems they were prudent enough to just... cookie cutter what I wanted and dropped it all here with me. Spire, town, Oasis, all here. Fairy ring, too, but since I'm not the one confined by the island, that's more for others. It's actually hot here, like it was before, and how that works when I'm able to see that damn ice... I have no idea. I stopped trying to figure out magical woowoo ages ago.

But hey, if you're up for a soak, the springs are still open for business. You've still got a shard, right? Fairy ring's open.

[fulminants]

Hot, huh. [ You can practically see his envy. Hot means bikini-clad babes. Hot means girls in short skirts. ]

I'm gonna take you up on that spring thing big time. Cold's not a thing for me, but it means the girls get all wrapped up and Jack's looking to put a ban on sexy snow bunnies.

How are you doing, anyway?

[withbite]

Very.

[Yeah, he can see the thoughts clicking behind that look. The heat was one of the things Damon liked about the Oasis. He might have gotten the shitty draw of the spires when he'd been shoved out in the armpit of nowhere, but he'd made something of it. And now? Still had it.]

Maybe we can work out some sort of VIP pass.

[Look who was amenable.]

Better than some. I have all the essentials, which include alcohol, so the bitching will be kept to a minimum.