October 2 - We'll leave out the eye of newt this time

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:11 pm

Victoria was in the kitchen, humming as she got ready to cook. All she needed now were the ingredients. They were... fairly important. And someone to eat with. That was also fairly important.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:15 pm

Theresa came in with some reusable shopping bags loaded with stuff. She set them gently next to the counter. "Here you go," she said, stretching her arms. A quick glance in the bags proved that Theresa actually had a fairly decent eye for good ingredients.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:18 pm

Victoria started unloading the bags onto the counter, looking them over as she did. "Very nice, very nice... I'm going to need to send you shopping again, you're a lot more reliable than the kitchen staff," she said with a smirk.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:25 pm

"I may start charging a small fee or just taking a tax of the results," she said, going to wash her hands.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:32 pm

"I'm hardly going to send you shopping and not feed you, darling," she said as she started cutting up the tomatoes.

"So, my dear, I believe you wanted to have a little chat?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:37 pm

She nodded, taking a long moment to finish her hand washing before answering. "I did. You seemed to understand at least a little of what I was getting at. You'll forgive me if I'm vague. I'm still trying to figure out how to describe it outside my head. I've... spoken with something a lot bigger than myself."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:40 pm

Victoria nodded as she turned the stove on. "What were you doing to get the conversation started, dear? Oh, and spicy or not spicy?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:42 pm

"Chef's preference. I was messing with the clouds. And I'd just turned a creepy dwarf down cold."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:44 pm

At that, Victoria almost cut herself. She didn't drop the knife as she wheeled on Theresa. "Swear to me on your life that you turned him down!"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:45 pm

Theresa held up her hands, a little shocked at the intensity of the response, "I swear on my life and Mother Nature I turned the creepy little bastard down."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:57 pm

Victoria relaxed visibly, then looked down, noticing the knife she was still holding. "...Sorry," she said, looking more than a little flustered as she put the knife down, moving on to prep that didn't involve sharp things. "That little bastard is bad news. 'Lose your soul' bad news."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:59 pm

"I don't know how, but I sort of got that impression," she said. "That was when the clouds pulled me up and... well, we talked."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:11 pm

"Did you get a name when you talked?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:22 pm

"No. Definitely a feminine voice though. And she referred to the little creepy thing as 'her brother's steward'."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:26 pm

"Mmmm... Gaea speaks. She likes you better than me, it seems, she's only said a few things to me."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:28 pm

"Gaea?"

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:37 pm

"Gaea, the earthmother, nature incarnate. The last of the so-called 'elder gods,' the only one of them that didn't turn into some horrid demon. Such as the one sending that fucking little dwarf around to tempt all of us."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:39 pm

Theresa was quiet for a minute or two. "I guess that explains some things."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:40 pm

"They do like to be vague and cagey with answers. So what did she say to you, darling?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:48 pm

"That I needed to learn to understand 'the pattern' and find my own role in it. That was mostly it. But things have... changed since then."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:57 pm

"'The patern.' That's a new one. So what's changed, then?" Victoria sounded interested and... concerned? Did she do concerned?

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:01 pm

"Well, like I kind of know when something's wrong with the area. Like when Vivienne showed up yesterday, I felt that. It was a disruption. I can also tell you that the garden isn't quite as healthy in places as it looks."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:09 pm

"All right, I think, my dear," Victoria said as stirred the meat around in the pan with the sauce, splashing some wine on. "I think we need to start at the beginning and not leave any steps out. Be long winded, please."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:11 pm

Theresa leaned back and did as requested, relating the whole story in excruciating detail.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:49 pm

By the time she finished, Victoria was looking at her over her plate, her expression guarded. When she finished, Victoria sighed and took a bite. "Must be rather lovely to have a goddess in your corner. Everything that talks to me wants to make bargains that'll screw me over."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:51 pm

"It might be lovely if I even remotely understood it or wanted it," she said, taking a bite of her own food.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 8:56 pm

"Well, what do you want, then?" Victoria asked. "I mean, obviously not ruddy little dwarves that want to cause trouble, but what?"

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:03 pm

"At this point, after what I've seen..." She sighed, "I want understanding. I want to know what's going on. Regardless of how far down the rabbit hole it takes me."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:30 pm

"Ohhhhh I don't know, that rabbit hole falls pretty far," Victoria admitted. "I'm not sure what it means myself... our elders seem to be rather... active lately, though. I mean, it could be entirely coincidence that the Morrigan has decided to take an avatar and that Sekhmet is calling a priestess, and now Gaea is speaking to you. I sincerely doubt it, though."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:43 pm

"I'm falling down the rabbit hole now regardless." She leaned back in her chair as she considered Victoria. "I need to understand what I can. Things have decided to involve me and I... well... I don't want to show up to the battle of wits unarmed so to speak."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:47 pm

Victoria considered it. "Not going to lie, I'm going to need help, too. My power's at an ebb, and nothing seems to be slowing down as far as 'crazy shit' is concerned."

"The question is, can you actually believe in what you do. Knowing magic and nature as a fact is one thing. To move farther, you have to believe in the spirit of it, as well."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:54 pm

"I could tell you the way I treat what I do has entirely changed. I don't like to force the weather to bend to my will anymore. It just feels... wrong to do that. I work with it more now." She leaned on her hands and looked at Victoria. "Beyond that, I don't know what I could tell you. I could say 'sure, I believe in the spirit', but at this point, you'd have no reason to believe it."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:02 pm

"Well, I don't think you're a liar," Victoria said. "So I don't have a reason to not believe you. And there comes a point when one has to start making their own spells instead of copying what's already been done."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:05 pm

"That makes sense. Eventually you have to spread your wings or you've learned nothing. So what do you want from me?"

by **Victoria Valentine** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:26 pm

Victoria smirked a little. "Don't rightly know, darling. I know magic, I don't know cooperation much. So I think this is going to be a learning experience for both of us."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:30 pm

"Well, it sounds like we at least have an understanding." She chuckled, "And you're an excellent chef, so I won't complain if you keep sending me to the grocery store."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:36 pm

"Well, you know, the way to anyone's heart," Victoria teased, taking another bite.

by **Theresa McMasters** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 6:39 pm

"Keep this up, you might just get there," Theresa teased back.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:57 pm

"Now now... you don't seem the type to lead a girl on."

by **Theresa McMasters** » Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:08 pm

"Hey, a girl that looks good and can cook?" Theresa said with a chuckle, "Although I do have the feeling we might kill each other if we were in a relationship."

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