The Nexus

[Children and Swords] Wenomir puts his hand on Lucien's shoulder in a comforting gesture. Cora is, of course, being her usual self. "This is Lucien, my partner's younger brother. He's interested in my swordsmanship, so I invited him to take a look at our lesson today. See if he likes it. Why d...

The mouse does indeed wriggle more, squirming as it's tumbled about, attempting to some kind of orientation as it's stuck tail-over-nose, face-first in... At this point Cass' conscious thought takes over from its mousey instincts, and it freezes in a sudden feeling of dreadful embarrassment, practic...

[Children and Swords]

Lucien nods, giving Wenomir what he hopes is a determined expression. The last time he had met other children it... hadn't gone well. That fox girl was terrifying.

But surely not all girls are like that, right?

"The saucer and cookie are actually for my little mousey sibling here," says Wren cheerfully, while trying not to stare too blatantly at Sally's... warmth and generosity. "Well, some of the cookie, anyway." He grins at the little mouse. "That commander of yours will never f...

[Children and Swords] Wenomir is coming to the Mithar Keep in time for Cora's sword lesson. This in itself is a normal occurrence, but this time he has someone else with him. Lucien, Geneviéve's young son and Cassandra's little brother, is accompanying him to take a closer look at the lesson. The i...

[A Mouseterious Occurrence] "Turned into a..." Wren looks at the mouse. Then back at Wenomir again. Then back at the mouse. Then back at Wenomir. "Oh you're serious. PffffHAHA HAHAHA!" Wren doubles over and begins to cackle with mirth, his laughter matched by the sudden explosio...

Also entering the cafe is a smartly dressed dark elf, with pale blue grey skin and silvery hair done up in a ponytail. He's dressed in what counts as 'casual' attire for him - a purple vest, shirt with far too many buttons undone, tightly fitting trousers, knee boots, and a lavender ascot knotted ar...

[A Mouseterious Occurrence] "If you say so," says Wren, opening the door and squeezing himself through - with a little bit of commotion has he has to stop Darika from joining him. He scans the room briefly, his eyes sliding over the mouse in Wenomir's hand to take in the general mess - an...

[A Mouseterious Occurrence] The mouse sits there in contented mousey silence as its headpat, until eventually they can hear commotion coming from downstairs, signaling Wren's appearance. There's a low whistle, presumably coming from Wren's surveying of the damage and chaos wrought below. "Weno...

WREN [/size][/b][/color] Gender Cis Man, he/him Sexuality Bisexual Ancestry Dark Elf Homunculus Age Subjective 150 Profession Bard, Assassin, Older Brother Physical Description Tall for an elf, with pale blue-grey skin and silver hair. His features are elegant and striking, even by elven standards,...

KAL [/size][/b][/color] Gender Trans Man, he/him Sexuality Pansexual Ancestry Tiefling, Dragonblooded Age 50s Profession Knight Errant Physical Description Kal is a tall, muscular tiefling with a sandy brown complexion and dark red hair. With his strong, handsome features and adonis body, Kal is ea...

[A Mouseterious Occurrence] The mouse tilts their head slightly, then attempts to scamper back on to Wenomir's hand, nuzzling into it. [A Very VIGIL Thanksmas] "She respects you," says Cass, taking a sip of her coffee. "She just doesn't like that I like you. In fact, if I weren't so ...

[A Mouseterious Occurrence] Cass gives a surprised squeak as they're picked up, and briefly attempts to wriggle free, before they're given pets, which seems to stun them into docility, as they give Wenomir a... very confused look. [A Very VIGIL Thanksmas] "I think your outfit has some charming...

[A Mouseterious Occurrence] As the call ends, and the wait for Wren to arrive begins, Wenomir will find the mouse that is Cass has begun to scamper restlessly back and forth across the desk. [A Very VIGIL Thanksmas] Cass had been in since the evening before, helping Wenomir with the finishing touch...

"...then why does it feel like Cass being in danger is exactly what's happened?"

There's a dramatic sigh on the other end.

"Very well, since it's you who's asking. I'll have to apologize to my own date. On my way."

The phone rings a few times, before it's picked up and a familiar voice comes through from the other end. " Vendui. Ah, Commander," says Wren, readily appropriating Cass' favored nickname for their lover, though with much less of the flirtatiousness. "How goes lunch with my dear sibli...

The mouse seems to stop and consider, then nods cautiously.

This might work.

There's a frantic squeaking as the mouse jumps up and down, shaking its head. It slaps its little paw on the phone keyboard, mashing out a desperate NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[Market Street] The woman behind the stall was selling rings and amulets made from silver. She smiles a bit at Wren. He was handsome, and had an exotic look to him. "See anything you like?" she asks. [Market Street] A stroke of decent fortune. Wren can easily distract himself shopping her...

[Market Street] Kal, detecting his companion's tension, decides to go with a tension-breaker. Which is to say, bringing his tail up for a playful swat across the rear. Wren's eyes widen, and he almost turns, before realizing what happened and rounding on Kal, hissing. "Can you not? This place ...

[New Arrivals] Two men show up for the festival. The first, at first glance, seems to fit right in with the crowd, with his grey skin, long white hair, and elegantly tapered ears. The dark elf is dressed in plain, though obviously finely-made clothes - a dark vest, well-fitted trousers, and a purpl...

The mouse taps on the phone with its little mousey paws, unlocking it and opening the notepad app, where it quickly starts a new note.

So uh...

[A Pet for the Commander]

Cass looks at the fluffy raptor chicks with interest, gently pulling back Lucien when he leans closer to investigate. It wouldn't do to handle these without their minder around.

[A Promising Date]

Sokhatai recommends some food (as discussed).

The mouse crudely draws out what looks like a telephone handset, followed by a question mark.

The mouse seems to bury its adorable little mousey face in its paws, thumping its tail against the shelf in irritation, before it leaps down, plopping onto the floor with a little thump, and bounds up onto a nearby desk, grabbing a pen and awkwardly scrawling on the nearest piece of paper in clumsy ...

When Wenomir returns to the study, he'll find the mouse already having liberated itself from behind the books, crawling into the shelf where it watches Wenomir. It looks about as peeved as Wenomir has ever seen a mouse look peeves. If there were such a thing as irritated mouse noises, it's making th...

Wenomir will see a mouse with sleek black fur huddled in the way back of the bookshelf, wedged between two books, back arched in a defensive posture.

When it sees Wenomir, it squeaks and attempts to rush out towards him, only to be driven back by the sudden swatting paw of Darika.

[Lunch at Cass' Tower] Wenomir will find that there's been somewhat of a commotion in the study. It's not the battlefield of the living area downstairs - the destruction has mostly been confined to small objects - books, mugs, inkwells - that have been knocked over, presumably by Darika, who is now...

[Lunch at Cass' Tower]

At the sound of Wenomir's voice, there's a sudden commotion upstairs from the study - what sounds like a frantic squeaking, a cat's hiss, and the clatter of several objects being knocked hastily to the floor.