♱ 001-Audio

[newly_knighted]

[ The jostling of a waist pouch causes the Forge to turn on and begin recording. Folds of thick leather muffle the sound of footsteps, as well as a pair of voices, but if you listen closely, the exchange isn't at all inaudible

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[sonvisage]

Are you another priest?

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[newly_knighted]

[ WHY CAN'T HE SEE YOU? OH LORD, WHAT CRUELTY. ]

...I am no priest, but a knight.

[ A pause. A swallow that's not audible since his Forge lies on the floor some distance from him at the moment. ]

And are you a spirit? A witch, perhaps? A demon?

[video forever!]

[sonvisage]

A knight? Hm.

[Pause. Sigh. Should she bother? Why does this have to be relevant? She doesn't feel like talking.]

There is another church here, if that sort of thing interests you. [Which it seems to.] The priest that cared for it is no longer here.

[...]

I'm not a spirit or a witch, though both exist here. A demon? It depends who you ask. [And possibly what day it is.]

[ audio! because he has no idea how to turn video on... ]

[newly_knighted]

[ Excuse him a moment. ]

[ He is staring. ]

[ Aren't...witches and demons usually ragged looking? Sure, Anna was beautiful, but what does a demon care of taking care of a human body? Anna's wasn't treated like any kind of temple, but this woman's is... ]

[ No. ]

[ There is a flaw. A marking at the base of her neck he can spy just barely...a winged serpent swallowing its own tail. ]

...Where might this other church be, then?

[ videooooooo]

[sonvisage]

[Relays the coordinates of Father Anderson's church.]

It's been empty for quite some time, I think. [She's not sure. Hasn't been back in months, although she's passed by.]

There were candles there, once. For those of us who wished to remember...

...the lost.

[Now she's looking at the Forge again.]

From what I recall, Father Anderson did not hold the Anatolian church in high regard.

Religion is such a complicated matter, isn't it?

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[newly_knighted]

[ There is a prolonged moment of wordless waiting as Kay digs for something in his pockets to write with. He finds nothing, and instead has to struggle with his Forge to carefully save the directions for later use. ]

[ Then, and only then, does he respond to Lust...his voice firm. ]

I find nothing complicated about what I know in my heart to be true. If others do not understand...well, I have heard it said that one can lead a horse to water, but the creature cannot be made to drink unless it is thirsty.

Therefore, if it is meant to happen...it will. Nature always finds a way.

[ He continues to stare at that strange marking at the base of her neck. ]

...I thank you for the directions.

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[sonvisage]

And yet so many on what might be opposite sides feel the same way.

[It's a little fascinating. A little ...well, like a wound that she shouldn't scratch but is compelled to do so anyway.]

It's no trouble. Sir Kay.

[ video ]

[newly_knighted]

...

And your name?

[ video ]

[sonvisage]

Iolanthe. Miss Silk. You're free to call me what you wish.

I may even answer~

[ video ]

[newly_knighted]

Iolanthe. [ Since it's the one you said first. ] Should I address you, with kindness of course, I would expect you not to ignore me, but to return the same courtesy.

You do not strike me as a lady with poor manners, after all...so I do not think that this will pose much a problem, correct?

[ video ]

[sonvisage]

With kindness of course. [It's almost a question. Blinking at you, Kay. So kindness is an 'of course' to you, is it?] We've only just met, and you're already expectant?

[She laughs lightly. There's a drop in the aura (of what some perceive as sadness) around her.]

You are not incorrect. But I'm a little biased, after all.

[ video ]

[newly_knighted]

I meant only that if I am not treating you unkindly, but with sincerity, the same should be returned. That is not expecting too much of a relative stranger where I am from. It is but common courtesy, Miss Iolanthe.

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[sonvisage]

It is common courtesy. I will not forget that you extended it.

[She's growing more used to it, sure. But his courtesy seems ...possibly unmotivated (unswayed?) by her appearance. This is of note to her, most definitely!]

[ video ]

[newly_knighted]

[ Poor Lust likely isn't used to young men Kay's age being unaffected by her attractiveness, hm? But Kay spent many years in service of the Church back in Avignon, and desires of the flesh, however lovely the woman in the skin, aren't concerns that often cross his mind. ]

[ ...Particularly when the flesh bears the marking of the Ouroboros. ]

Likewise, then.

[ So, not altogether unmotivated or unswayed, but certainly not in the way that she is likely accustomed to. ]

I thank you for all of your help. May we speak again sometime.

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[sonvisage]

[Very unused to it! But it's ...not altogether unpleasant? The lack of verbal!flailcues tend to temper her desire to troll, and this kind of courtesy is rare. It would be irritating if she wanted something from him, to be sure, but at the moment it's ...another kindness.]

Yes. Likewise.

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[supercilious]

[nothing in the broadcast had caught his attention particularly, but Arthur had listened on to the people attempting to explain Anatole to a new arrival. and listened silently, until:]

A knight? From what kingdom do you hail?