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Rishi	The frozen forest screens the area, the demense's immense cold keeping the area safe from those who would dare try to enter. Of course, those who can fly have no such issues and, from the air, the immense castle of sorcerous ivory is apparent enough, though the colors do blend into the ever present frost. From the ground, the many spired domes reach the treetops and the building looks oddly flower-like, akin to something a Raksha would conjure or a picture in a book. Still, with the demense around it, it needent be a hardened defensive structure to withstand attack.
Fudou the Mountain	Finding this place was easy enough once landmarks and directions were given. It's..kind of hard to miss it after all...and the view from the sky above is indeed quite nice, granting a unique vantage point enjoyed by a very small selection of Creations denizens in comparison to the rest of the land bound folk. Naturally being a lunar counts one among such privilged beings and as such, as was suggested, The Mountain makes his approach to the castle by means of flight in the form of a great grey hunting hawk that circles once, twice and then on the third begins a final landing near where...he -thinks- he sees a way to gain entry into this place of crystalline and ivory wonder. A few meters before touch down he shifts, unfolding into his gigantic true form. Here, beyond Great Forks, his disguisie charms are lifted and his lunar tattoos swirl visibly on his mountain range of a physique and the great horns, roughened hide, tail, broad flat nose and light fur of his hybrid form are on full display though it is unmistakably him. Of allt he giants of Great Forks he's remained the most distinct. Being some twelve feet tall and six to seven or more at the shoulders can do that. His garments are their usual sparse fair of belts, ropes, briefs and cloths however so he's clearly not dressed to impress but..then again in his case perhaps not being dressed to impress is impressive enough. Either way he heavily approaches the outer walls, curious but silent.
Rishi	The large door on the front of the mansion opens and Rishi walks out, likewise in her usual form. Furred cat legs, large fluffy tail, bat wings, slim clawed fingers, waterfall of dark hair, clothes that display her body, and her lovely grin. "It is being most nice to be doing the seeing of you Fudou! What are you thinking of the place?" she waves at her castle.
Fudou the Mountain	He gets an eyefull of Rishi as he is wont to attempt to do but her question distracts him enough and a big smile begins to pull itself across his expressive features: "I'm impressed, luv!" rolls the behemoths voice with a cheerful grin as his brow furrows over his round spectacles. "I wasn' expecting this! This is....vast! Don't tell me you're here all by your lonesome? It's so.....big!" Fudou rests his hands onto his waist and twists abit to look around. "Is the frozen forest also your doing or did you luck out by finding it and also this open space to work in?"
Rishi	"No, no. The Frozen Forest is being the Territory of Hoarfrost who was being the most of the gracious to be doing the giving to me of this area so I could be doing the summoning of the Pavilion of the Ivory Orchid." She smirks a bit, crossing her arms under her chest, not that it needs any help to perk up, "The spell is being the temporary dwelling for the traveling Sorcerer, but I was doing the most clever thing and tricking it into being the permanently bound to this spot." Her face falls for a moment, before she smiles once again. "I am...not having as many of the people over as I should be doing the liking, yes, but having the space is being most of the useful. Would you like to be seeing the inside?"
Fudou the Mountain	The Mountain listens carefully though he's also studying the area. At the mention of Hoarfrost he inclines his head and turns back towards her, "Hoarfrost. I haven't seen Hoarfrost in quite some time...." Fudou doesn't seem worried. It could be anything. The Celestials don't always measure time in small increments after all and she could simply be well at work on something that requires decades of dedication. Still, he seems to miss her from the way his voice falls. "Alright luv." he finally says, big voice perking up again as he lifts a hand to gesture at her. "Lead on!"
Rishi	Rishi leads the way, the door opening for her as she approaches. While large for a door, it's not so large that Fudou doesn't need to duck his head to go in. Inside is a large airy hall, ivory flower sconces shedding heatless light, strange music floating in the air. The hall has many and varied couches, of strange shapes and sizes situated around low tables, covered in bowls of wine, spring water, nuts, fruit, and other plant based foods. At the back of the hall, in front of a spiral staircase, a strange woman sits, running her many fingered hands across the air, coaxing from it the unusual music. Rishi looks over it as well. "...If we are needing the place to be using as the secret base, I am doing the thinking that I can be turning this place into the hospital."
Fudou the Mountain	"Tiziri showed me something like this once but I believe she enjoys moving it around whereas you've locked it into place..." muses Fudou as he looks over the area. "Of course hers was radically different just as you two are quite different. I forget she's a sorceress sometimes but I shouldn't being that Raksi is her Shahan-Ya so..of course she is..." Fudou's eyes drift over the strange woman and her ethereal performance and he inclines his head in confusion before turning towards Rishi as she explains her potential intentions. 'A hospital? For ....who? Us? Mortals?" He considers that longer, "You mean if we have to retreat from The Wyld Hunt? Hmmmm..." There's a pause as he considers this and then looks over, "But what about your temple?"
Rishi	Rishi sighs, frowning. "The secret to having the long life when you are being the Chosen like us? It is knowing when to be doing the leaving." She sighs again. "I am having the life here. It is being important and I am doing the helping of many of the people...but if the fighting is doing the happening and that life is being gone, then I will be grabbing the Pearly and doing the leaving. I will be most sad about it, but it is hardly being the first time I was having to be doing the running away." "Ah! I am being most proud that Tiziri has done the achieving of the Celestial Circle! I shall need to be doing the talking with her about that..." Rishi trails off as Fudou spots the odd woman. "Ah, she is being one of the musical demons. They are being the type that prefers to simply be doing the being in the one place and playing the music. I simply did the binding of her to be playing the music right here then I did the binding of the building to be here for as long as she was being here. Simple, yes?" she's grinning again. "But, yes, you have had the long flight, I bet you would be enjoying the refreshment." She nudges Fudou towards an especially large couch, before flopping on one nearby. Seeing Rishi lying on it suddenly makes the couches odd appearances make sense. They all have various cutouts for unusual anatomies or to accomodate animals or mutants. Given that sorcery created this place...perhaps it is not so strange that there is a couch here that can accomodate the Fudou's prodigious size. And it's amazingly comfortable to boot.
Fudou the Mountain	He listens to her ...and he frowns. But notably he does not offer a counter arguement and simply allows her to have her say. IT's clear something troubles him however but he ends up looking away to study the demoness as RIshi explains her presence here. "Mmm....I've been infited to Malfeas.." he notes, '"Perhaps I might meet The Black Boar..or at least see him or a piece of him. Probably the last.." It's, perhaps, a strange comment but he seems as if wanting ot distract hiself from the rest of Rishi's words. He then notes the couches and watches as she takes her seat upon one. "Hooo? You've thought of everything yes?" he notes before finding the one she indicates for him and dropping his great mass down upon it. He's clearly surprised as it not only fits him well but at its comfort and he grins abit before leaning back and spreading his huge arms back across it. "More comfortable then the pile of pillows I ask for when I visit Pearls establishment!" He then gestures abit, "Tiziri is odd but I suppose we all are. I'm sure that she would have much to share with you but she's as much a warrioress and spy as she is a sorceress so her magic is no doubt not quite on par with your own."
Rishi	Rishi passes Fudou a bowl of wine and shoves over a few bowls of food so they're in easy reach. "The bowls are being part of the magic of the place. They are never doing the running out." She grins. "It is making the having of the guests much of the easier, even if they are being the simple fare. But you may be having as much as you are liking. And there are being many bedrooms up the stairs, even the bathing chambers as well. I had to be bringing the books, but it is otherwise being the most nice place to be staying. I am hoping we are not going to be needing it to be the hideout or the hospital, but it can be holding many of the people, should we do the needing of it." Rishi frowns. "I am not being so certain. Tiziri is having been trained by Raksi, the most knowledgable and powerful of the Sorcerers of the current Age. I am being taught by listening to the world and these books I did the finding of. I am not yet being a century old. I am being skilled yes, but..." Rishi's frown deepens. "I am still needing to be doing the getting better."
Fudou the Mountain	"Raksi is her shahan-ya and according to Tiziri she was favored by her. 'Trained' by Raksi is probably a bit of a loaded statement. I have no doubt Raksi shared secrets with her and taught her. She's the most powrful sorceress in Creation after all..but...on her own Tiziri would have likely had to have sought knowledge and pursued matters of her own will and been encouraged to do so, much like you have done without any sort o'shahan-ya to help guide you or offer advice. Our luminaries don't exist to hold our hands., In fact, I'd say that as Lunars that goes counter to our natures... But they -are- powerful resources and lessons in what to do and what not to do.." Fudou accepts the bowl and plucks up a handful of meat." Take mine for example, Ma Ha Suchi. I agree with him on many things and I earned his favor with my power and strength and willingness to learn...but..there are things I don't agree with him on and he would not want it any other way.. Strange that I'm a friend of Tixiri and oru Shahan-Ya's can't stand each other but were once close friends..." Fudou grins lightly, "You see? There it is in action..." After taking a chunk of meat the huge man leans back further, tension leaving his monstrous body and his muscles relaxing like the movement of continental plates on his frame. "Rishi..." he notes, "People are not going to run from the Wyld Hunt and Pearl can't be just 'taken' by you to go with you where you want to go. They all have different perspectives and personal goals. They may retreat to regroup...but....if it comes to a fight the prevailing thought is to not put Great Forks in danger or jeapordize the Three's view of us ..but fight on our terms most of us will. You should be prepared for that. There's not a single onf of our peers that I know of who is going to simply run and hide. You should be ready to accept that."
Rishi	"Which is why the having of the secret base is being most of the important. If we are needing to do the regrouping and the healing, this place is being the most safe of the places I am having the knowing of. We can do the regrouping, I can be doing the fixing of the people and....we can be doing the deciding. The making of the plans. And...if I am deciding to be doing the leaving, this place shall be remaining, so all of you can still be doing the using of it. As for Pearly...we have done the discussing of things. As much as she is wanting to be doing the saving of her homeland...she is also being nearly ready to be doing the abandoning of it. If I am needing to be doing the convincing of her, in order to be doing the saving of her life, then I will be showing her just how many of the skills she has done the teaching of to me." Rishi's pose goes very erotic for a few moments, before she relaxes again. "...But I will only be doing that if she is actually being in the danger from the Hunt. Hopefully, she is being thought to be an uninvolved party of the third."
Fudou the Mountain	That pose seems to have confused Fudou for a moment. The huge man looks briefly flustered but then finally ends up smirking a little and rubbing his massive jaw as he eyes Rishi with eyes hooded and a slight grin. She's seen him naked before, albeit a quick look the last time, but it's clear his garments are distending and straining against the efforts he utilizes to maintain what degree of modesty he can muster, slowly bulding up as if he's got a Djala stuffed into his gladitorial briefs. Needless to say, her pose didn't help. "I -I see." he manages with a slight stammer. He moves to speak again but is ultimately still struck silent for a few seconds before saying, "It....it is true that this places can serve as a base to hide in luv. Others have their own safehouses as well. It'll be good to have those sort of options. I don't disagree with you there and if you and Black Pearl have already discussed what to do then...I suppose that's all there is to it. However I would say that if someone makes a choice to stand and fight for something they believe in...you should consider letting them be even if you don't understand their choice. It's complicated but that's for you two to work out...."
Rishi	Rishi sighs. "There are being some things I cannot be abiding. And the other things I am wishing that I did not have to be doing the abiding. If the fight is being coming to us, then I will be giving all the help I can be giving. And if Pearly and Ammy are doing the insisting on the staying, even after my convincing... then I must be respecting that. For that is what The One who Is Many would be wanting. The Freedom and the Self Determination." Rishi looks away, eyes downcast. "...You are knowing that I am not being the violent person, yes? I am the healer, I am the helper. Those such as that...they do not bring the harm to others. ...The Spirits are being the exception, some of the times, but...I am wishing to be doing the helping." She shudders. "....But, when I am thinking of seeing the dead...seeing the bodies of my friends, my ...family... my Mate... The Rage and Violence that is doing the welling up... the knowledge that, yes, I did do the learning of the Kraken of the Magma spell and that *this* is being the real reason I was doing that......" Her voice has gone rather soft. "....It is doing the scaring of me." "....The reason I am doing the leaving, part of it anyway, is that ...I am being most strong and dangerous. And...if I am getting most angry...maybe I am doing something that everyone is doing the regretting. It is being better for me to just ...be doing the flying away. Simpler." She looks down. "Or, it was being simpler."
Fudou the Mountain	The giant brute is silent for a moment while also thankful for the distraction as the conversation grows more serious and the teasins subsiding. Fudou relaxes, adjusting his position on the couch slightly to attempt to hide his own physical display, minor though it be comparatively and then comments, "What is a warrior to do during a time of peace? What is a peacemaker to do during a time of war? It's not an easy question to answer luv but I do know that both are able to exist. Everyone is not caled to the same paths. " Fudou sits up now, leaning forward to rest his elbows on his knees. "You shouldn't try and be something you're not and that you are not passionate about. If you had to fight in a way that you didn't want to..I would say that means that those of us like myself and Raullaur and Ignis and Misa have not properly done our own duty. Instead you should concentrate on the things you -can- do." He gestures absently, and leans back again, " Besides...as wrathful as you may be...don't think you're alone in that. We all have our passions and times when we've gone too far. It's not prettty or wonderful or a thing to be proud of but you're not alone in that luv, so don't trouble yourself and think so seriously on it. Focus on how you -can- contribute. LIke.." he waves a hand to indicate the palace, "This place! Like you said if need be it can house refugees and offer a place to regroup. If it even comes to it. It might not!"
Rishi	"...I am still not liking the ..being afraid of myself. But! You are making the good point. This is being the fine place and, if I am staying here to be doing the healing, then I am not being the dangerous. Thank you for the wisdom." Rishi also sits up and looks Fudou over. "And now, for the other reason I was doing the calling of you over." She snaps her fingers and, next to her couch, an area of space blurs as webs and viscera weave into existence a strangely colored spider the size of a large dog. "I was doing the thinking that my tailor here could be making the clothing for you, perfectly fitted for your size."
Fudou the Mountain	"I think some healthy fear of what we can do that is harmful is wise. You -are- wise to be concerned about what you could do if you didn't restrain yourself Rishi. I don't think that's a weakness. That's a good thing!" responds Fudou, cheerful despite the issues at hand. "I'm only saying to remember that you're not alone and that we have examples to look at for things to do and ways to avoid doing things we're not comfortable doing." His eyes drift to the spider and Fudou blinks and then grins abit before rumbling, "Oooh? You don't like my eastern barbarian rag look anymore?" He spreads his huge arms wide, "I wear what I wear because I am crafting a visual story, luv! The vast wild strongman! But I'm not opposed to dressing well from time to time. I have some silks and other garments. I'm not without resources...." He leans forward a little, grinning once more, "I'd forgotten you are a 'seamstress' though. So tell me, what's your vision for me?"
Rishi	Rishi smiles "Well, whatever it is you are wishing for. I am not thinking you are finding it so much the easy to be getting the new clothes that are doing the fitting well. Especially the ones that do the fitting of you in this form. Or the underwear that is ...properly holding things. My tailor is working with the hell silk, the material is being as strong as the steel, but as light and airy as the best of silks." She waves at what passes for a shirt for her. "This would not be holding me, were it not of this strength." Rishi sobers again "I know I am still doing the owing you from our...fight before. So, this is being a gift to you. Whatever clothing you are liking." She looks Fudou up and down again. "Though, if you are wishing for more than the one suit, my tailor may be needing a few of the days to be finishing them."
Fudou the Mountain	"Ooooh.." Fudou smirks lightly and seems to be considering matters abit more thoughtfully now. He looks over his figure and then again towards Rishi and then finally rubs his jaw. "There is an art tot his sort of thing, RIshi. If I cannot...say...flex out of my garments or clothes or easily display my immensity due to confinement then I am at a...performance disadvantage." He grins, spreading his arms wide and indicating his huge body, "By some choice I wear what I wear in order t'better sell my attributes luv. All of them." His fingers point down towards his groin as he grins larger, "I find it fun when I"m able to do it on my own terms. My size can be problematic when fitting in most of society in Creation so I use it as a means to amuse myself. The shock of others is part of that amusement and that includes when I"m .....pent up enough to amuse myself with others attempting to..wrestle with it...er...me.." Fudou grins bigger at that and then brings his hand to his chin, " If I am struggling with something with the tensile strength of steel and I have to put forth extra effort then that can be a bother but I appreciate your offer so perhaps this then. Something that...lets' me be me while also being...for more rich looking and stylish occasions. An audience with The Three or the like. Any suggestions?"
Fudou the Mountain	"Ooooh.." Fudou smirks lightly and seems to be considering matters abit more thoughtfully now. He looks over his figure and then again towards Rishi and then finally rubs his jaw. "There is an art tot his sort of thing, RIshi. If I cannot...say...flex out of my garments or clothes or easily display my immensity due to confinement then I am at a...performance disadvantage." He grins, spreading his arms wide and indicating his huge body, "By some choice I wear what I wear in order t'better sell my attributes luv. All of them." His fingers point down towards his groin as he grins larger, "I find it fun when I"m able to do it on my own terms. My size can be problematic when fitting in most of society in Creation so I use it as a means to amuse myself. The shock of others is part of that amusement and that includes when I"m .....pent up enough to amuse myself with others attempting to..wrestle with it...er...me.." Fudou grins bigger at that and then brings his hand to his chin, " If I am struggling with something with the tensile strength of steel and I have to put forth extra effort then that can be a bother but I appreciate your offer so perhaps this then. Something that...lets' me be me while also being...for more rich looking and stylish occasions. An audience with The Three or the like. Any suggestions?"
Rishi	"Hmmm... If you are being truely uninterested, then I am understanding. But a suit that is both looking nice and also feeling like ...you? Something that is managing to display your body, perhaps? Cut to do the flattering as well? Or perhaps something that is having some ..ruggedness to it? Artful rips, cut just so to be showing off the parts of your body?" Rishi headtilts considering. "And, perhaps, some hidden seams that are being made with the normal silk, so that you can be doing the popping of the garment if you are having the need, without making it too much of the difficulty to remake? Is any of that sounding the good?"
Fudou the Mountain	"I will gladly accept that as a gift and wear it appropriately when I see fit." says Fudou with a big grin, "There's no harm in having multiple garments iand indeed, perhaps I would take it a challenge upon myself to see if Ic ould destort, bend or rip the strong tensile of the clothing. I wonder if you know how strong I actually am." Fudou nods his head and leans back, resting his arm against the couch once more as he sprawls into it. "But that is a fair offering. I will trust your sense of..." He looks over her own garments, "Style."