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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>First entry: 20 April 2012; new player characters: '''[[ER:Angrist|Angrist]], [[ER:Therese|Therese]]'''</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>First entry: 20 April 2012; new player characters: '''[[ER:Angrist|Angrist]], [[ER:Therese|Therese]]'''</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>On arrival in Goriel, the group is met by a party including the Veracian ambassador-priest; assorted Gorielian clan figures; and, to Rose's puzzlement, Therese, disguised as a man (the part that puzzles Rose) and in town looking for more women to help leave the place. The ambassador, [[ER:Father Boris|Father Boris<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[</del>]], briefs Argus and his entourage on the fierce, Byzantine politics of the major Gorielian clans, and introduces them to the curious Gorielian social phenomenon of the ''[[ER:Getera|Getera]]'' (plural ''geteroi''), kept women who are exchanged among the clans as a combination of tokens of esteem, hostages, probably spies, and so on. This last part perks up Desiree considerably, as she sees an opportunity to contribute usefully to the group (after feeling like a fifth wheel almost ever since joining it) by posing as a ''getera'' in Clan Cleiviein and getting sent to another clan in a good-will exchange that will also allow her to do some information gathering (not to mention make love). This plan meets general (if nervous) agreement, and Desiree is briefed for an exchange with [[ER:Clan Duravsky|Clan Duravsky]], one of the most important Gorielian clans. The thread ends as Desiree gets to practice her ''getera'' skills by giving her lord (Argus) and his wife (Rose) a highly sensual massage that all three obviously enjoy ''greatly'', to be picked up the next morning in a new thread.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>On arrival in Goriel, the group is met by a party including the Veracian ambassador-priest; assorted Gorielian clan figures; and, to Rose's puzzlement, Therese, disguised as a man (the part that puzzles Rose) and in town looking for more women to help leave the place. The ambassador, [[ER:Father Boris|Father Boris]], briefs Argus and his entourage on the fierce, Byzantine politics of the major Gorielian clans, and introduces them to the curious Gorielian social phenomenon of the ''[[ER:Getera|Getera]]'' (plural ''geteroi''), kept women who are exchanged among the clans as a combination of tokens of esteem, hostages, probably spies, and so on. This last part perks up Desiree considerably, as she sees an opportunity to contribute usefully to the group (after feeling like a fifth wheel almost ever since joining it) by posing as a ''getera'' in Clan Cleiviein and getting sent to another clan in a good-will exchange that will also allow her to do some information gathering (not to mention make love). This plan meets general (if nervous) agreement, and Desiree is briefed for an exchange with [[ER:Clan Duravsky|Clan Duravsky]], one of the most important Gorielian clans. The thread ends as Desiree gets to practice her ''getera'' skills by giving her lord (Argus) and his wife (Rose) a highly sensual massage that all three obviously enjoy ''greatly'', to be picked up the next morning in a new thread<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">A relatively short but exceptionally complex thread, with as many as five sub-threads going at once. Action resumes the next morning, as Desiree prepares to step into her new role as a ''[[ER:Getera|getera]]'', at least in the eyes of Gorielites, whether official or not. She and Lillith (who can't masquerade as a ''Getera'' because of her marriage to Brad) engage in some soul-baring that leads to the conclusion that they aren't so different after all. Meanwhile, the group arriving on the ''Bonny Read'' gets prepared for action, in their own, chaotic way, and Tim and Eli make uneasy preparations to rejoin the main group, which is being observed at a distance by Therese.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">As Desiree is taken to enter her "service" with [[ER:Clan Duravsky|Clan Duravsky]], and "Clan Cleiviein" is about to be favored with a ''getera'' in return, Lillith notices a problem: the "services" provided by ''geteroi'' generally include sleeping with the appropriate men of the house they're assigned to. This won't work well for any of Tim, Brad, or above all, Argus, so Sister Rose comes up with an ingenious workaround: the newcomer should bestow her services on a ''very'' powerful (albeit subordinate to Argus) member of the clan who has gone missing, named -- ''Blaise''. This suffices for the time being, although the exchanged ''getera'', [[ER:Kirassia|Kirassia]], eventually proves to be such a gem, so graceful and mild-mannered and socially adept, that the problem of "who sleeps with her?" is never put to the in-practice test. On entering the Duravsky compound and meeting the other ''geteroi'', Desiree discovers that one of them, [[ER:Anfisa|Anfisa]], shows definite signs of being smitten with her. Desiree muses happily on the possibility of finding not merely a friend but a lover among the ''geteroi''; this, it is fair to say, will be the start of something big. Desiree is presented to [[ER:Arman Duravsky|Arman Duravsky]], head of the clan, with due pomp and ceremony, and it is decreed, much to her displeasure (although she dare not show it), that her "services" will be "available" to the disagreeable [[ER:Pyotr Duravsky|Pyotr Duravsky]], at least until she can wangle an upgrade. While all this is going on, Therese is meeting with fellow Sisterhood member [[ER:Gabrielle|Gabrielle]], to start sussing out the truth about Clan Cleiviein among other things; Jamie and the other airship co-conspirators do what they do best; and Tim prepares for an outing with Eli, who receives an odd message or two.</ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Therese, still in disguise, follows Tim and Eli (and Argus, who has unexpectedly joined them) to a museum in town, and rapidly deduces that "Clan Cleiviein" is from Tsuiraku. This looks like it may lead to a confrontation, but Brad, of all people, tamps things down until the men and Therese can have a quiet tete-a-tete, but then unleashes an armor-piercing question at Therese that convinces her that they're all on the same side, with the nasty [[ER:Convergence|Convergence]] on the other. She goes on from this to a quick pass by the Clan Duravsky camp (off limits to the [[ER:Sisterhood|Sisterhood]] because of their power, but she has cultivated a sentry there as an information source, and he's on duty outside, as usual), learning ... ''fascinating'' ... things about the new ''getera'' that has arrived there. Meanwhile, Rose and Kirassia go to the town market for some shopping and bonding (and also so that Rose can start pinging the ''geteroi'' social network for any news of Blaise, returning in time to prepare for the evening's feast, and Desiree extracts herself gingerly from both generations of Duravsky men, winding up in a bathtub, and then bed, with Anfisa.</ins></div></td></tr>
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</table>Graybeardhttps://www.errantstory.com/wiki/index.php?title=ER:Thread_summaries&diff=12340&oldid=prevGraybeard at 05:25, 2 December 20152015-12-02T05:25:18Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>A short thread that serves to bridge the generally distinct long-running threads in Farrel and Veracia. Jamie takes on the job to hunt down a mysterious Tsuirakuan, despite the meddling of her mother, who still wants the girl home, married and pregnant, preferably in that order. (Tamina, of course, prefers to keep Jamie just as she is.) Meanwhile, Keyes arrives in Port Lorrel with his passenger, the menacing [[ER:Father Blaise|Father Blaise]], and briefly reconnects with Jamie and Tamina. (Udo inserts himself into proceedings in his usual way.) The next morning, Keyes proceeds on his way with Blaise, although they do not get far before it blows <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and </del>engine, forcing a return to Lorrel. The mysterious Tsuirakuan (Junichi Oshima) also makes a rendezvous, in the process flashing some strong magic that is more to impress the "barbarians" of Lorrel than anything actually useful. Tamina, Jamie and Udo search for him among a group of curious characters, but Oshima sees them first and avoids contact. Keyes and Blaise, however, do re-re-connect with Tamina and company, to Keyes' pleasure and ''very'' much to Blaise's ''dis''pleasure. Blaise uses a "death word" on a passing priest who recognizes him, serving additionally to create a distraction so he can move on unchallenged. At this point the thread merges with other action in Farrel and is closed.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div>A short thread that serves to bridge the generally distinct long-running threads in Farrel and Veracia. Jamie takes on the job to hunt down a mysterious Tsuirakuan, despite the meddling of her mother, who still wants the girl home, married and pregnant, preferably in that order. (Tamina, of course, prefers to keep Jamie just as she is.) Meanwhile, Keyes arrives in Port Lorrel with his passenger, the menacing [[ER:Father Blaise|Father Blaise]], and briefly reconnects with Jamie and Tamina. (Udo inserts himself into proceedings in his usual way.) The next morning, Keyes proceeds on his way with Blaise, although they do not get far before it blows <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">an </ins>engine, forcing a return to Lorrel. The mysterious Tsuirakuan (Junichi Oshima) also makes a rendezvous, in the process flashing some strong magic that is more to impress the "barbarians" of Lorrel than anything actually useful. Tamina, Jamie and Udo search for him among a group of curious characters, but Oshima sees them first and avoids contact. Keyes and Blaise, however, do re-re-connect with Tamina and company, to Keyes' pleasure and ''very'' much to Blaise's ''dis''pleasure. Blaise uses a "death word" on a passing priest who recognizes him, serving additionally to create a distraction so he can move on unchallenged. At this point the thread merges with other action in Farrel and is closed.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;"><div><del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A short thread that serves to bridge the generally distinct long-running threads in Farrel and Veracia. Jamie takes on the job to hunt down a mysterious Tsuirakuan, despite the meddling of her mother, who still wants the girl home, married and pregnant, preferably in that order. (Tamina, of course, prefers to keep Jamie just as she is.) Meanwhile, Keyes arrives in Port Lorrel with his passenger, the menacing [[ER:Father Blaise|Father Blaise]], and briefly reconnects with Jamie and Tamina. (Udo inserts himself into proceedings in his usual way.) The next morning, Keyes proceeds on his way with Blaise, although they do not get far before it blows and engine, forcing a return to Lorrel. The mysterious Tsuirakuan (Junichi Oshima) also makes a rendezvous, in the process flashing some strong magic that is more to impress the "barbarians" of Lorrel than anything actually useful. Tamina, Jamie and Udo search for him among a group of curious characters, but Oshima sees them first and avoids contact. Keyes and Blaise, however, do re-re-connect with Tamina and company, to Keyes' pleasure and ''very'' much to Blaise's ''dis''pleasure. Blaise uses a "death word" on a passing priest who recognizes him, serving additionally to create a distraction so he can move on unchallenged. At this point the thread merges with other action in Farrel and is closed.</del></div></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr>
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