you'd think i wouldn't come back? where else i got to go to?

by the way, thieves, you've received a promotion. the former chancellor has abdicated and given his position to you. or so the captain remembers.

Well, you did mention the possibility of your no-return in the note, and that had me rather worried.


The Captain remembered correctly. However, a few things must still be assessed.

who was this former chancellor?

And i decline, for reasons obvious.

chancellor bacon. he decided to start his own pet salon instead.

Haha, if you insist, Thieves. However, this will mean that ex-Chancellor Bacon must choose yet another candidate.

well its my job to tell you all the facts. there was a possibility of me not coming back. but there was also an equal possiblity of me choking on a ham sandwich. however the second was just too silly leave in a note to the queen....

*smiles*

*laughs* Indeed. And yes, I'd rather you give me the full details every time, instead of leaving my hopes hanging. But as always, any prospect of losing you at all would be frightening at the very least.

Jesus Christ. Just virtually make out and make everyone happy.


(quis don't delete this)

Only because you ask it of me, Thieves. That I won't delete it, that is. Am I not permitted to be passionate about all the people I care for in this queendom?

But alas, I must retire to my chambers for yet another night of rest. I would like to thank my Vizier for cleaning up the throne room and bringing back such heavenly samples of foreign beverages; the Captain for all her military achievements and er, dusting; my Apprentice for her insights on foreign relations (please recover from the cold soon, deshi); the Exorcist for her hard work and pie; and Thieves for just being Thieves.

Happy New Year again to all and to all a good night.

*hand is reaching out for something as tears fall*
[the floor...?]
*drops half-edge (9 no, 7-foot sword) on accident and bed falls from ceiling,
pulls self out before bed-floor collision occurs*

@GenieHole: Can you ask one of your friends if they can make an
anti-grav space for my room? I miss those... Oh, may I call you that?

*walks to throne room and pulls another tube out of trench coat, then sticks
it to wall and presses button*

I'm waiting here... *takes a seat and puts all four melee weapons on floor in front*

message reads: For the Grand Vizier and current groom of Her Majesty.
I'm surprized we haven't truly met yet.
I placed a jug of high-quality rice wine in your room. No, I'm not trying
to tip you up before you interrogate me.
I have with me tech. that could possibly surpass yours. Want a look?
I've also temporarilly borrowed a room in the basement under the dungeon.
(excuse my spelling) Leave any "door prizes" bomsninjasdeadlytraps for me
in that room.

{on a side note, I apologize for dropping out for awhile.
I'll just fall back in line}

geniehole <----ha ha.

*walks into the throne room*

oh yeah you're that guy that was in my way and i'm guessing you were also the one that left the note on my door. this must be yours...

*throws a crushed message tube thingy at falling man*

haven't you ever heard of wax sealed letters under the door?

*transmutes a signet ring for falling man and throws it at him*

so do you have any questions for me? we'll wait for the queen to arrive before your interview

I am here now. The interview may begin at any time. Though the person to be interviewed does not seem to be present . . .

*quietly enters the throne room, his feet making silent footfalls against the cold, marble floor. Seeing the mercenary, queen, and vizer there and apparently about to start something, he nears the trio, wondering what is going on.*

*turns to the prince*

well if it isn't the young prince, congratulations upon your engagement. please... you will soon be a member of the royal family, there is no need to sneak around in the castle. join us....

*transmutes a stone chair and gestures to it*

Yes, Prince. There is no need to exercise any stealthiness in this castle.

*Watches the chair come up and into form, hiding most of the wonder form his face. He then gives an acknowledging nod to the grand vizer before walking to the chair*

Thank you.. *takes a seat in the chair, setting his katana to one side of the chair* ...My apologizes for my recent abscene...It seems that there was some business that I needed to take care of. Mainly trying to contact one of my advisors about the tardiness of my country's airship fleet and attempting to find a decent wedding ring for the princess...But anyways, how far along is it form the big day between you and the queen, if I may ask...

The wedding is to take place this coming Wednesday, as requested/suggested by the Princess. Of course, if there are any complications, the date can always be changed.

There is no need to worry about the late arrival of your fleets. The ring however, might take a while. I am under the impression that my little Princess is quite . . . picky?

*sits down in his seat*

well we set the date for this wednesday but now that i think about it other than that we really don't have that much of a plan.

*turns to the queen*

should we be worried about that?

Er, well . . . *fidgets in her seat* . . . perhaps?

*perks an eyebrow* Worried about what?....

That there are barely any plans for the wedding, aside from the proposed date . . .

*was traversing the castle hanging upside-down from the ceiling (you'd be amazed what you can learn about a place by inspecting the ceilings, you know...) and pauses just outside the main hall when she hears voices. pokes head in through the arched doorway and watches from afar, not wanting to interrupt the little congregation*

well we need to decide on who will do the wedding... um haven't seen the healer in a while. though the excorist is here. they are the only ones that could.... then again technically we can marry each other, literally.... but that just kinda wierd..... so yeah we should find tokage.

as for the rest of it well i thought that would have been you and the princess' department.

Oh...Yeah, that would be something to be worried about. *looks back and forth between the two* Have you both decided on a place where the ceremony is to take place? As with the reception?

That's what I thought as well. Not sure if there has been much development though. And Angel seemed so keen on planning it all.

*perks up at the sound of her name and shyly waves from the doorway*

pardon this one's eavesdropping, highnesses... *scuttles into the room (still upside-down) and hangs above them* but if this one's services are needed, she is more than happy to oblige...

*drops to floor and dusts hands off*

what is it you would ask of this one?

*turns to the prince and reaches into his pocket*

oh yeah here....

*pulls a lump of coal out of his pocket and puts it between his hands. transmutes a diamond the size of a golf ball. opens his palm to the prince*

consider this an early wedding present. you can have your jeweler just cut down in what ever cut she wants and use the rest to make neckless/earrings/something for her as well.

*anime style-eye bluge at the size of the diamond, but quickly regains composure. He reaches forward and slwoly plucks the jewel form the Vizer's open palm. While sitting back in his chair he gazes at the diamond, wondering what kind of design shoudl be encrusted on the jewelry.
He shakes himself freee form those thoughts and grips the precious stone while looking to the Vizer.*
Thank you once again Grand Vizer...This helps with finding a wedding band...

*shrugs*

what? its no big deal... i just cheaped out and gave you a lump of coal out of my pocket.

*turns to tokage*

do me a favor and kneel before me for just a sec... trust me on this one...

Where do you get all that coal . . . ?

uhm...okay... *does so* as you wish, sir...

*makes a few arbitrary hand gestures over tokages head*

ok i hereby declare you Royal Cleric. now you have the authority to marry the queen and i. that is if you wish to....

*turns to the queen*

oh the coal... yeah i got this guy down at the mines who drops some of every once and a while. as an alchemist carbon is pretty useful. plus in a fight i could make diamond knuckles.... havent tried that one yet though....

*blinks a bit* Diamond knuckles?...Are those even legal?

Let's hope no one has to fight ever again . . .

*rises* thank you sir, this one would be most honored to marry you and the queen. XD

er...but this one is rather certain the binding rituals of this country are not the same as those used by her clan. perhaps you have some literature on executing a proper formal wedding ceremony for your people?

oh my...this one has nothing to wear!

*turns to the prince and smiles*

legal? its a fight, the whole point of a fight is to walk away the least/not hurt.....

*turns to the queen*

but yes, it would be nice to have some peace and quiet in the entire queendom.

*turns to tokage....damn this is alot of turning*

um think you and the queen should confer on that matter....

I haven't quite looked up any matrimonial documents, really. Ugh, I'm a failure . . .

nonsense, majesty. honestly, you think too little of yourself. ^__^ this one will do some research on her own, in that case. i would imagine the differences won't be too hard to discern.

hm...i take it it is not your custom to hurl persimmons in celebration of the joining?

*comforts the queen*

you're not useless. you're a queen just been busy is all. but you have tokage as your new lttle helper in the absence of the princess.

*smiles*

Persimmons? The fruit or the trees?

*smiles at the Vizier* Thank you. I'm quite glad that you are both here.

oooo persimmons.... you have some? i love those things. though hurling them would cause stains... so no hurling.

Perhaps we could include persimmons in the banquet menu, if my Vizier loves them so much. That is, if there is to be a banquet of any sort.

why of course, good sir, this one always keeps persimmons with her. no ryuujin would be caught dead without them! there are some in this one's chambers...if you'd like, this one will bring you some in a little while...but first this one must read up on some customs of human marriage ceremonies...

*bows* majesties, this one shall return in a little while, with persimmons and some thoughts for what can be done for the wedding. XD oooh, this is so exciting. this one is so elated to be a part of it. worry not, highnesses, this one will make sure not a detail slips through her claws. ^____^ and of course there will be a banquet! any ryuujin worth her salamanders wouldn't be caught dead being married with no banquet. nothing but the best for this queendom! XDDDD

*scurries off to her chambers to catch up on some reading*

actually, i'm gonna work on my AMV a little more, so i will prolly be back in a little bit when adobe premiere has sufficiently pissed me off for the evening. ittekima~su!

*perks an eyebrow in curiosity at the mention of persimmons. Aftre a brief moment he slowly rises form his seat*
I do apologize, but I must be off to where I am staying... *bowes to the Queen and the Grand Vizer. In an upbeat tone* ..I wish both of you luck with the wedding planning. I personally think that you guys shoudl go all out wiht it. As well Maybe once your is over with we should tackle the task of the ceremony for the princess and myself.
*Stops himself for a second at the thought of the princess. He missed her dearly, and his face conveyed that. He clears his throat and picks up his weapon*
It was good to see you all again...Farewell and stay safe. And again Vizer, thanks for the jewel.
*turns and heads out of the throne room*

Your hard work and wonderful effort is much appreciated, tokage. And good night to you, dear Prince.

Perhaps it is wise for me to retire as well. *sighs* I bid you all a good night. *slips silently out of the throne room*

((tokage would just like to take this moment to say........


I HATE ADOBE PREMIERE!!!!!! *SMASHES COMPUTER TO BITS!!!!!!*


thank you. the exorcist is still reading (smashing) and will return to the main hall tomorrow when she has finished her research (and her computer is in pieces). sorry for any inconvenience...thank you for your patience.


*sounds of carnage and destruction as tokage annihilates adobe for eating the AMV she had been working on for like 3 hours!!!!!!!!!!! *))

Well, glad to hear the date's set.

*sorry, I've been out of it for a while...computer access was limited while my brother was living in the room with the computer and always getting there first...grr...*

Is there a time set for the ceremony so we could all join in the festivities real-time and not have to read about it later?

Poor Exorcist. And don't worry too much about the research if you do not have the time to finish it. It's a pretty flexible date, after all. I think.


No definite decisions have been made regarding the time. Although it will be nice to have it at a time when the forum is relatively populated, the constant posting may prove to be a hassle, as others might be posting while you are, causing the possible need to edit your post in accordance to what was said while you were typing away.

Did that make sense to anyone?