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Black Pearl	Things are decent at the Chateau of Resplendant Delights, and Black Pearl is back in her office, going over ledgers with a practiced eye, and making notes of things to be done. A tray of fruits and a bowl of soup and noodles is close by, untouched, as the Water-born goes about the less fun part of her job. Still, attention to detail is required, and so she studies, engrossed in the task for the moment.
Rishi	There is a knock at the door and one of your staff enters to tell you that someone claiming to be one of "Ammy's Friends" is here for a private meeting. She is carrying a slip of paper bearing Amethyst's mark and a request to you to meet with her though, so they thought they should check with you. Assuming permission is given, a tall woman wearing a long leather cloak is shown into the room, her waterfall of dark hair flowing behinder as she enters, moving like a prowling cat. She stands there looking at Pearl while your staff member leaves.
Black Pearl	Black Pearl does indeed give permission, and papers and ledgers, scrolls, and books are put away, and she looks up, for when the woman comes in. Pearl herself is at the pinnacle of mortal beauty, with the marks of her caste, deep black and white hair, and silks that flow along her body like water. "Welcome. I see you come with my oath-sister's mark," she says as she stands up. "What brings you here? And who are you?"
Rishi	This woman, too, is at the pinnacle of human beauty, though there is a degree of symmetry and regularity to her features that makes her seem almost ...sculpted? As though she was a statue carved by a true master artist come to life. In a voice that sounds like warm honey being poured into your ear, she says "I am Rishi, beloved of Amethyst, Chosen of The One with Many Forms. I am being told you have wished to meet with those such as us." She flings back her cloak...no, wait those...those are *wings*. She seems to get even taller as her form shifts, her warm ochre skin growing a fine layer of fur the same color, a tail sliding down and swishing behind her, feet turning didigrade, and both fingers and toes gaining worryingly long claws. Her face remains almost identical, still lovely. The rest of her body bears both strong muscle and delicious curves, her rather brief silken outfit apparently chosen more to display them than to hide them.
Black Pearl	Black Pearl looks a bit wide-eyed, and then nods. There is a slight flicker of emotion at those words, but she acknowledges the truth of them. "This is true, and I have been fortunte enough to meet Bright Journey and Fudou as well so far," she says. "And now it is a pleasure to meet you as well, Rishi." She looks, curious and appreciative over the other's form. "Would you care to join me? I have food and drink, refreshment of any kind if you desire."
Rishi	Rishi steps over to the desk, her claws, which look even longer and sharper than they did moments ago, digging into the surface, as she leans down to look you directly in the eyes "Know this. My beloved Ammy has put much stock in your words and in going "home" once more. If you are being one of those ...tricksters who is making people believe that the world is other than it is, if you are lying to her, if you are *hurting* her, most terrible things are being waiting for you. Or, if this is being some trick by your monks, to try to find some Anathema to murder, know we will not be going quietly." She seems ...larger somehow. More *present.* She's likely using essence somehow to make herself more impressive. Of course, just because you know she's doing that, doesn't mean it's not *effective*. "I am known amongst the Chosen as Rishi Fleshweaver. I am giving to people the body they most desire on the inside. It is being a holy duty given to me when I was chosen and have never yet had cause to betray the one who Chose me to share this gift with Creation." Rishi closes her fingers, her claws scraping against the table. "If Ammy is being hurt or betrayed, we will be finding out whether I can stop myself for sealing you into a form you will be finding most unpleasent. Am I being "clear as the crystal"?" She is actually. From this close, you can see the worry and fear in her eyes. She is absolutely *terrified* that Ammy is going to ...get hurt, either emotionally or physically? Decide to Leave her for the Realm? Both? ....Either way, it would probably be a good idea to reassure her that Ammy is safe from you.
Black Pearl	Black Pearl stands and leans forward. "We are sworn to each other, to protect and help, not to harm. TO guard each other's secrets, not betray." Blue eyes flash, despite the words being clear and smooth. "I wish her well and happiness--and so if she is hurt and betrayed, it will /not/ be my doing, and against my will, and after I have tried to avert it. So your wrath will be better poured out elsewhere." She seems placid and calm, at least on the surface. "I do not know what we will find if, when, we visit the realm. But I will help her in all I can. I know her secrets, and she mine. I trust her, and she me. She is my one and only friend here..." She trails off, then shakes her head. "I would rather gain more. To know others, not just my oath-sister."
Rishi	Rishi stares into Pearl's eyes for several moments, her nose subtly changing as she inhales your scent, an empty silver circle appearing on her forehead... before she deflates, looking away. She folds in a bit on herself, looking unsure, wrapping her wings back around herself. "I...am being sorry for coming on so strong. But...your Realm is being so large and ...terrifying... I....I am being scared of what might happen." She takes a deep breath, then smiles at you, her face just lighting up. "Very well then. If you are being Amethyst's oath sister, then I shall be trusting you for now. And," she waves at the empty circle on her forehead, "I am having the duties of the teacher as well as the healer. You say you are a seeker of knowledge? What are you wishing to be knowing?"
Black Pearl	Black Pearl nods. "I can understand that, and it is reasonable," Black Pearl says. "It would crush people without a thought, which is why I will be going along, to help prevent such things. To train Peleps Yim Ametis to blend in, at least as a Dynast from the Marches rather than the Realm itself. I wish her well," she says with a bit of a smile. "As for knowledge...I do not know what I do know not. If I knew what I do not know, I would ask specific questions. For now, though...what are you? What is your pourpose--as a whole, for you said your particular calling is to grant people the bodies they desire. As for mine..." She trails off, "I have found that I cannot have too many friends, so I hope to make more."
Rishi	Rishi cocks her head to the side, like she is thinking something over or considering you. "You should probably be training me as well. I am..." She frowns. "I am liking to be myself, in all my glory." she waves a hand over her body. "I prefer being honest with the world, not hiding my feelings or my truth." She sighs deeply. "But I am being very aware of what this world would be doing to me if I was to be walking around the city like this, So, if Ammy is to be visiting the Realm, and I am to be going with her, I shall need to be training in "the deception" too. If you are not minding the teaching of me?" Rishi cocks her head to the side again. That seems to be a habit of hers when she's deep in thought. It certainly makes her hair sway in a fetching way. "I am being respectful towards my god my not using their name casually, but, as it is important to be being clear..." She sits in the side chair leaning back and taking a deep breath, which does lovely things to her anatomy. "I am one of the Chosen of the Moon. From what I have been told, they are being fond of those of us who do not ...fit our homelands but are possessing heroic qualities. Whatever those may be. As a group, we are tending towards enjoying our personal freedom and such things." She has a wry grin. "Many are also most angry at your Realm and have gathered into a collective pack to bring it down. I am being told that this has been surprisingly effective, given how individualistic we are being." She headtilts again. "The phrase is "like trying to herd cats" I am thinking." She gives Pearl a serious look. "With your Realm being unstable right now, I am thinking they will be descending upon it sooner rather than later. I am not likely to be joining them, but I suggest you be most careful."
Black Pearl	"You wish to go?" Black Pearl considers, then says, "If Amethyst convinces me it is a good idea, I will agree. But you /must/ hide. One of the Changing Ones such as you killed her Matriarch and assumed her form. So to promote peace, and coming back with our lives, I will teach. If she persuades me." At the mention of the possible fate of Empires, Black Pearl simply says, "The Empress ruled through power and betrayal. There must be a new power to rule, one just...but we Princes of Creation are bound too close to it. We will need to administrate, or even rule ad viceroys. As for care?" The water-born smiles. "My family knows well about care, thank you." She offers a charming smile to the Lunar.
Rishi	Rishi sighs. "I am being most aware that your Realm would try to murder me in moments. It is being easy for me to simply be flying away or transforming into an animal to escape, so I think I am being not-unsafe." She flexes her wings. "But, if your Realm is deciding that Ammy is not being who she says or that she is also being Anathema for consorting with people such as us, she is needing friends to be helping her escape." Rishi tilts her head again. "I am not being certain many would be accepting that, among your kind or mine. But, such a plan might keep your Realm from breaking entirely and destroying many, many lives in the process. Though...Are you not interested in rule? You do not wish to try to ascend to the throne?"
Black Pearl	"I do not have the power to take or keep the throne, even with puissant allies," Black Pearl says. "At least not yet. It will take years, years we may not have. And there are many I would see broken if..." Pearl shakes her head. "...but had I power, or those I trusted...it would be better." She sighs and slowly relaxes. "Do you think I would make a good Empress then?"
Rishi	"In my homeland of Ysyr, there are being many who are thinking that their Sorcery is making them fit to be ruling over all. I was being curious if your homeland was being the same." she sighs. "I know that I am not being fit for being a lord. That is being part of why I was leaving. Being Chosen... it has given me the gifts of greatness, but all I am really wishing to do with it is to be making the people happy and well." Ysyr is a small island nation with a lot of sorcerers far to the southeast. They are said to be very odd and have conqured several other places down there. If Rishi is from there, that explains a lot about her. "I am not knowing you well enough to be knowing if you would be good as the Empress. But I am not thinking that such a life, where you must be constantly aware and on edge, must be very desirable. Even with all the pretty things you are being given." Rishi sounds slightly wistful at the end there. Maybe you could tempt her with other "pretty things," if you needed her to do something aside from help Amethyst?
Black Pearl	"For us, power is power. The kind of power--sorcery, military might, economic, or others--doesn't matter as much. I was sent to cultivate economic power...other academies do the other types." Pearl gives a smile, and then reaches a hand out to test on the other woman's cheek. "Duty is always thankless, and such a life--always being in edge, watching--it has been my life for a long time. More than most Dynasts'. And I have not had nearly as many pretty things as I had hoped. But perhaps, if you wished...there are pretty things...though few as pretty as we are."
Rishi	Rishi actually blushes at the touch, and pushes back a bit. "I-I gave up on having the things when I left my homeland! If I have things, they can be taken or lost! I learned to use my power to give me everything I needed. I learned to eat anything, ignore the cold, I summoned a demon to create my clothing." and then she deflates. "But... since I have come here, I found love, compansionship, acceptance... That...that is not something that I can just be giving up...maybe I should be allowing myself a few of the pretty things?" She's definitely struggling on this point, emotionally.
Black Pearl	"Then you have found more than I have, and I envy you,' Black Pearl says. "But if you desire..." She stays close, within personal space but not too close. "There is nothing wrong with having pretty things, so long as they give you delight. And demon-made clothing? Definitely intriguing and alluring. For myself...all I have ever had is duty. And I wish I could simply rest with a loved one...or had a loved one to rest with." She looks a bit saddened, "But if you are my sister's beloved...I would not hurt her willingly..."
Rishi	Pearl is pulled into a hug, both with Rishi's strong yet soft arms and with her all enveloping wings. "I am loving Ammy, it is true, but I am also loving Frosty. I am not being exclusive in my love. Ammy is knowing this thing." She looks down into Pearl's eyes. ...Is she crying? "I am also knowing the pain of lonliness all too well. You may remain here with me as long as you are wishing." This close to her, Pearl detects a faint scent. Rishi smells so very, very nice. It is very warm in her arms. There's a strange feeling of being ...safe too. Even after only knowing her for a sort while, you can tell that she doesn't have a deceptive bone in her body.
Black Pearl	Black Pearl is not crying, but eyes glisten, and it is a close thing. She holds and nods, pressing closer. A soft grin on her face and she chuckles slightly. "Allowed to stay in my own office? Thank you." And then she gives a hug, eyes closed and simply staying close. Her scent is the crispness of fresh pure water, and she starts to relax. The feeling of safety strange to her, unsure to trust it.
Rishi	"I am being working on several things right now, so I cannot be promising you to be being here all of the times, but ...I can be coming by more often. So we can be learning more of each other. Because, you are having the point, I am liking the pretty things." And Rishi leans down and kisses Pearl.
Black Pearl	This is comfortable, familiar, and Pearl retuns the kiss with a smile on her face. "I would would enjoy that," she murmurs. "And I enjoy them thoroughly myself." She curls up closer, and settles against her. "Thank you for coming. And perhaps I will dream of you, Amethyst, being Empress, and all the pretty things."