First Waltz - Welcome to Room 302, Sucker

[pervy_elf_fancier]

Well. Catherine Elstwhere apparently has some adjustments to make regarding her room. This place might actually be worse than some of the prisons she's been to, at least the ones that didn't involve kidnappers with chains and delusions of Catherine being a Princess.

She looks with dismay from her VERY full bags of luggage to her VERY small closet and sighs, doing Outfit Triage.

Then she logs on to her myPhone. And checks her student ID. And howls in outrage.

"Huraine's shapely bosom, I'm the Duchess Elstwhere, WHY is my title listed as 'Pervy Elf Fancier!?'"

Way to tell the entire dorm, Cath. Just saying.

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[dependently_independent]

"Oh, no. I had my title customized back in my own Netherworld."

[pervy_elf_fancier]

"You changed it to Overpowered Hottie." Her expression is one part disbeleiving to one part We Are Not Amused. "Well. I would want to be known as overpowered, anyway."

[dependently_independent]

"No, no, High-op. Slightly different. Overpowered is your world's metaphorical DM not giving you challenges that match your level of optimization. High-op is making him work harder to do so."

[pervy_elf_fancier]

"Whilst on the subject, my world's metaphorical DM needs to develop a better sense of humor, one not involving cruelty and bondage." She sighs. "Optimized, then. I suppose I have a head start on that given my divine magic."

[dependently_independent]

Megaera couldn't help but chuckle a little, as she stepped closer a bit.

"Oh? Sounds like some interesting stories."

(OOC: Permission to use Megaera's charm abilities some?)

Go for it, I'mma roll her Will save though

[pervy_elf_fancier]

She chuffs. "Interesting in the Cathayan sense, perhaps. I have seen my share of troubles, mostly from people who think my position higher than it is."

Catherine pats her bed beside her, 'you can sit here.'

Re: Go for it, I'mma roll her Will save though

[dependently_independent]

Megaera sat down by Catherine, smiling as she used one of her spell-like abilities - good old Charm Person, capable of shifting the target's thoughts so that they'd perceive Megaera as a good friend.

Of course, she'd memorized a couple spells for heightening the effects, but she'd start here for now, to test the girl's mental defenses a bit.

"A long history, huh?"

As discussed in chat...

[pervy_elf_fancier]

Against Catherine at the beginning of her adventures in Wulfhammer, you'd have made a friend automatically. Against her 7 Cleric levels, a ton of Wisdom and Louni Quickfinger's training later, you can practically hear the charm bounce off her Teflon coating.

"A long engagement, and people who mistook me for the Princess Aerisland. I got kidnapped rather a lot, although having the arm and the ear of an adventuring warlord helped a great deal."

Re: As discussed in chat...

[dependently_independent]

Megaera blinked. She could tell the girl was lower-level than her. Clearly, she had some training for resisting such magics. Time to try something a single notch stronger.

"Oh? Tell me a little more about them."

The magical suggestion in her words would hopefully bypass Catherine's defenses, getting her to talk more without realizing a spell had made her do so.

Hrm. Where to go from here, though, if it worked?

[pervy_elf_fancier]

She starts to babble and her expression goes a little slack. Fortunately for Meg, it seems this is something she wanted to talk about, but felt she couldn't mention to a stranger. "I was engaged to one Embric, Marquise of Wulfhammer. It... his desire to keep grinding mobs kept him from his duties. I resented him for it. I don't mind the lonliness - Huraine knows that Alice and Louni and Falwythwyr ensured I didn't stay, heh, lonely, but if he was to be a Marquise he should act it."

[dependently_independent]

"Oh? What do you mean by that?", Megaera asked - clearly, the 'didn't stay lonely' part is what she was talking about, even as she tried the charm spell a second time.

[pervy_elf_fancier]

And there we go. There's a bit of give against her Will as the spell connects, this time. She's in a light and happy haze of friendship and comradere. You monster, Megaera.

"Ah, Louni, Louni, Louni... all the trust I gave her and all she gave me was earned, and well earned. I love her dearly. She saved my life, and saved it again, and I am very much hers. Oh beloved Louni."

[dependently_independent]

Okay, that was a twist Megaera didn't expect. And the talk of trust, that was throwing her off her game for some reason. No, she couldn't let herself go into a moral crisis! She was a demon!

"To lose those close to you, even if it's only until you can get out of here, is definitely sad," she continued, deciding to start towards a Diplomacy check to make sure the in-good feelings stuck.