A Musicians Biggest Fan

14 April 2015

11:51 Aldric nods. "It was... bad," he says again, not wanting to tell the mare that she died. "It's probably best if you don't know. What's important is that you're okay now." The tiercel hesitates, then drapes a foreleg over HollowNote's shoulders. He knew that sort of thing tended to help ponies calm down. "It's just the next day," he says, with an attempt at a reassuring smile. Aldric still hadn't found the time to take a shower, and his fur and feathers were crusted with dried sexual fluids and sweat: all in all, he didn't smell fantastic.

11:55 HollowNote shudders lightly, being calmed slightly by the griffin's touch, "O-ok" she says. "I.... I should probably go" getting up slowly, she stumbles before standing up straight, ".... Thank you" she says quietly. Moving over to the door she opens it and leaves.

11:56 < Serilde> (Wait...but doesnt she have to realize what happened for her to want revenge?)

11:56 < HollowNote> (she'll remember in time then she'll track down Aldric again)

11:56 < HollowNote> (I kinda wanted to guilt trip him too X3)

11:57 < HollowNote> (I mean unless you had other plans)

11:57 < HollowNote> (Idk)

11:57 < Serilde> (No that works just fine I suppose.)

11:58 < HollowNote> (She's rmembering patches as she goes, like right now all she remembers is leaving her place to go on a walk and meeting a fan)

11:59 < HollowNote> (Plus this gives me time to go to class and still be apart without slowing you guys down)

12:07 < Aldric> (I was thinking about this and it does have an issue)

12:07 < Aldric> (notably: now why won't Aldric just tell Serilde that HollowNote isn't dead)

12:08 < Serilde> (Ya...I know...unless Serilde is asleep when Aldric has to run off, and she wakes up to him gone before going home?

12:09 < Serilde> (that's the only solution that comes to mind...)

12:10 < Aldric> (definitely possible if she's out for a long time to recuperate or something, but why wouldn't Aldric just leave her a note?)

12:10 < Aldric> (maybe he's in a rush and it's a crappy note. "I took care of everything, nothing to worry about" )

12:23 < Serilde> (that could work Aldric)

12:25 < Aldric> )that means there's basically no Serilde-Aldric scene, lol)

12:25 < Serilde> (Ya I know...but I dont know anyway around that)

12:35 Aldric looks uncertain as the mare gets up, but he nods and follows her to the door. "Have a good day, miss," he says, then shuts and locks the door behind her. The tiercel sighs and looks down at the sorry state his coat is in. He finishes mopping the floor, then takes a well-needed shower to get all of the accumulated gunk out of his fur and feathers. After he's done, the griffon comes back to check on how Serilde was doing.

12:40 Serilde was fast asleep the entire time, tuckered out from all the strength the magic had taken from her in order to its miraculous work. She was still curled as if around the egg, which had already been removed, and some of the gunk from it's hatching was plastered onto her feathers. The formel breaths deep as she lies there motionless, not looking like she was going to manage to wake up any time soon.

12:44 Aldric does his best to clean the worst of the egg gunk off of Serilde, but it's a lost cause. He checks the time and frets, knowing that he had to be at work, but he didn't want to leave the formel alone. With a sigh, the tiercel scribbles her a quick note saying that everything was all right, then rushes out the door.

12:53 Serilde wakes up a little bit after Aldric leaves for work, stirring slowly from her bed. Blinking awake, she finally stretches and gets up out fo bed. For no reason she could imagine, she finds herself incredibly hungry despite her large meal the night before. She freezes at that thought and begins to cry again. Solemnly the griffon picks herself up off the bed and notcies the note nearby, reading it. 'Oh good, maybe Aldric hid the evidence well enough to save them...' she thinks beofre heading to his fridge. The formel pulls a couple things out and eats them quickly to satisfy her hunger and then goes back to the note, writing, 'Thanks for the help and the food,' before looking around the house for the bucket. Eventually she finds it under the sink and wraps the ball up sadly in a bit of cloth. 'At least she would have the remains of her hero,' She thinks before finally heading out the door and going home.

12:54 < HollowNote> (So what's the plan from here?)

12:58 < Aldric> (uh, HollowNote remembers and then shows up at Aldric's house later to recruit him?)

12:58 < Aldric> (I think?)

12:58 < HollowNote> (Mk so my post?)

13:00 < Aldric> (Yeah I guess so)

13:00 < HollowNote> (Kk)

13:01 < HollowNote> (I'm going to skip forward like... A week? )

13:07 < Serilde> (A week might be a bit much? Perhaps a couple of days?)

13:08 < -> Tihan is now known as Tihan|Noms

13:09 HollowNote gasps suddenly as she wakes up from yet another nightmare. Always the same feeling of sticky darkness followed by her gasping for breath. The past days had been horrible for the mare, her mind plagued by flashing memories as the night came back to her in bits and pieces, her still not understanding some parts. Until now. This nightmare had been different, she had heard a voice "Eat her" echoing in her mind, a voice she knew. She gets out of bed quickly, opens the window and launches herself out of it quickly. Remembering the route, she quickly gets back to the griffin's apartment. She starts slamming her hoof onto the door, not caring about the late hour.

13:10 < HollowNote> (I use the word quickly way too often >.>)

13:16 < HollowNote> ( /boops aldric)

13:16 < -> Tihan|Noms is now known as Tihan

13:17 < Aldric> (ah good, she's alone. That'll make it more interesting)

13:17 < HollowNote> (Yeah she wasn't thinking she was just acting)

13:17 < Aldric> (I'm heading to class now so I might not post)

13:17 < HollowNote> (Kk)

13:58 < -> Dazuk is now known as Dusk

14:46 Aldric wakes with a start when there's a loud knocking on his door. Who the hell was at his door at this hour? The tiercel smooths his feathers and pads over to his front door. If this was some prank, they picked the wrong house. Aldric raises his crest, making himself look more intimidating, and wrenches the door open. He stands tall, the orange around his eyes standing out against his black feathers in the dim light, and glares down at HollowNote. "What could you possibly--" he starts to say, but stops cold when he recognizes the angry mare at the door.

14:55 HollowNote storms in through the door as the griffin sputters to a stop. "you killed me!" I've had nightmares about it since I came back! You helped her!" She shouts at Aldric, her voice echoing through the walls.

15:06 Aldric stares at the mare, stunned, and starts to reach out to pull her inside. Before he can even put a talon on her, she's already rushed through his door. He shoves it closed behind her, slowing it at the last second so it doesn't slam. Her screams blast any vestige of sleepiness from his mind, the tiercel moving into action to get the situation under control. He whirls to face HollowNote and grabs her muzzle with both talons, holding it shut and forcing her head down so she couldn't rear back and kick him. "And I am very sorry for that. But I also un-killed you," he hisses, leaning down close to stare into her eyes. "I call it square." The griffon keeps a tight hold on her, trying to keep her from doing anything reckless.

15:24 HollowNote growls through her shut muzzle "you KILLED me you idiot, that's not something you can put a band aid on and call it good!" She reaches up and tries to swat his talon away, but can't break his hold on her muzzle.

15:29 Aldric 's hard gaze doesn't waver as he stares HollowNote down. "When you can have a calm and reasonable discussion about this, I'll let go of you," he says.

15:34 HollowNote laughs coldly, "Right calm and reasonable." she mocks Aldric "We just killed you, want a drink?" She snarles up at him.

15:34 < Aldric> (some impressive vocalization with her muzzle held shut :V)

15:36 < Aldric> (basically I mean I don't think HollowNote should be able to speak)

15:36 < HollowNote> (She can use her lips >.> ....right?)

15:36 < HollowNote> (I mean I could change it if you don't think so XD)

15:36 < HollowNote> (errr ok)

15:37 < HollowNote> (yeah you're right lemme redo that)

15:38 HollowNote nods silently, still glaring daggers up at the griffin.

15:38 < Aldric> (Hm, I guess she could grunt some stuff, he's not like holding his talons over the front of her muzzle. Though he would if she screamed.)

15:39 < HollowNote> (eh I just changed it it's cool)

15:41 Aldric stares down at her for a few more seconds, then lets go and stands up. "Now, please sit," he says, waving a claw at his dining room table. The griffon watches her like a bird of prey, ready to pounce on her if she tries something.

15:41 < Aldric> (HollowNote)

15:42 HollowNote stretches out her muzzle after having it clamped shut painfully. Still glaring at the griffin she stalks over to the table, pulls out a chair and sits in it heavily.

15:43 < HollowNote> (Aldric)

15:47 Aldric pads over to his table, sitting down in the chair opposite HollowNote. "Now, could I offer you a drink?" he says, always a polite host. "I take it you remembered what happened." The griffon is hard to read. His species had different tells than ponies, and Aldric wasn't bad at hiding his expressions.

15:48 HollowNote grunts "yeah gimme a scotch" she says agressively but keeping her voice down. "And yeah I do remember, enough anyway". She sits at the table, front hooves crossed and still staring angrily at Aldric.

15:50 < Aldric> (Aldric likes being in control of the conversation :V)

15:50 < HollowNote> (That's fine with me XD Hollow's pissed off enough so....)

16:04 Aldric pours HollowNote a tumbler of scotch and slides it over to her. "Well," he says, pouring himself a smaller glass. "I'm sorry that you died. I never meant for that to happen." He sat comfortably, cool and satisfied with how the mare was complying with his wishes. Even while sitting, the large black tiercel had several inches of height on the mare, and he made sure to sit up straight and make use of all of them.

16:06 HollowNote snorts in contempt as she looks up at the griffin, taking a long drink of the scotch. "Yeah we're all very sorry. That really doesn't help things. You killed me then lied to me about killing me." she shoots at him, taking another long drink.

16:11 < -> Tihan is now known as Flare

16:16 Aldric takes a small sip of his drink while HollowNote rants at him. "I didn't lie," he says, unruffled. "It was an accident." The griffon taps a claw against his glass. "Too much drink brought things I thought stamped out unbidden to my beak."

16:18 HollowNote laughs coldly, "that's it then, 'whoops I had a little too much and accidentally killed you, have a drink?' I could go to the police, I don't know why I HAVEN'T gone to the police!" She drains her glass, setting it back down fairly hard.

16:21 Aldric sets his glass down on the table with barely any noise. "I wouldn't do that, if I were you," he says evenly. "I mean you no harm, but I would like you to stay until we've... settled this."

16:24 HollowNote growls "I will do whatever I damn well please, you've killed me once you wanna do it again?" she glares at him. "However, I do want this to go away and long court dates are not for me. So you will tell me what you're prepared to do and I'll decide."

16:27 < Aldric> (she should also accuse him of all the stuff he did besides killing her)

16:27 < HollowNote> (shit forgot about that XD)

16:27 < HollowNote> (I mean the whole having sex on top of her thing was kinda degrading >.> )

16:27 < Aldric> (definitely!)

16:28 < HollowNote> (you mind if I make an addendum then?)

16:29 < Aldric> (uhhhhh, yes)

16:29 < Aldric> (sort of. I want to avoid doing parallel conversations)

16:29 < HollowNote> (Yes do it or yes you mind?)

16:29 < Aldric> (I do mind)

16:29 < HollowNote> (ah)

16:29 < HollowNote> (ok I'll bring it up later >.> )

16:36 Aldric raises his feathered eyebrows at the mare, staring down at her across the table. "You think you're calling the shots here?" he says, one of the corners of his mouth twitching in a half-smile. "That's cute." Feigning unconcern, Aldric takes another dainty sip of his scotch. "I'm not going to kill you," he says. "I can't bring you back again." He swirls the golden liquid in his glass. "I said I'm sorry for your death, but you should be thankful you're here, and not still in the bottom of a bucket as a pile of bones and fur."

16:39 < Aldric> (oh yeah, the only way he's going to agree to do anything for her is on his terms lol)

16:39 < HollowNote> (Yeah I kinda figured, she's running on fear and anger, it'll run out in about now)

16:40 < Aldric> (and bringing up all the other stuff he did?)

16:40 < Aldric> (now would be like a good time. bonus points if you ask if he's sorry for them)

16:40 < HollowNote> (I'm getting to it now! )

16:43 HollowNote deflates a bit as her threat gets called, she knew she couldn't go to the police, the would never believe her. Still feeling a bit of anger, she sneers over at him "You re the one who suggested it, hell you're the one who brought the crazy bird home and rutted her on top of me! I should be grateful that I'm not dead? Are you even actually sorry for any of that?" She pushes her glass towards him, sliding it over the table signaling for another drink.

16:45 < HollowNote> (she'll calm down significantly after this btw)

16:50 Aldric 's mouth curls slightly in that odd griffon smile when HollowNote's steam starts to run out. "Sorry for your death?" he says. "Absolutely." The tiercel sips at his tumbler, having drunken barely half of what he'd poured for himself, and begins refilling the mare's glass. "The rest? Well... I could apologize for that, but it wouldn't be entirely sincere", he says, without a hint of regret. He pushes her filled drink back over to her and puts his scotch away.

16:51 < Aldric> (she'll still have to propose the idea though >_> I mean she's the one who wants revenge)

16:51 < Aldric> (I just meant that Aldric won't let the discourse be such that it seems like she has the power)

16:52 < Aldric> (also I like to keep ooc talk about a specific RP in the same channel as it)

16:52 < HollowNote> (Ok that's fine)

17:00 HollowNote grabs the glass and takes more time with it. "I'm not as angry with you as I am with her" she says putting contempt into the last word. "I want her to feel the fear that I did, just to show her." She takes a sip of her drink.

17:02 Aldric doesn't respond straight away, looking rather contemplative. "How did you end up in her crop anyway?" he asks after a bit. The griffon had never actually asked Serilde where the pony was from.

17:04 HollowNote shudders at the memory "she was a fan of mine, I play in a large band, she asked for my signature and it escalated from there, I tried to run but she caught me and ate me" she takes another drink looking down into the swirling liquid.

17:05 Aldric raises his eyebrows just a little. "Really," he says, taking a little sip of his dwindling scotch. "I've never approved of such... violent methods."

17:08 HollowNote glares up at him again, "Yeah I didn't ask to be put in that situation. It was forced, and if you couldn't tell I wasn't happy the entire time"

17:13 Aldric nods. "Of course not. But what sort of revenge could you take?" He decides not to mention that he's pulled a couple ponies off the streets in the past, though he's since switched to finding ponies at bars.

17:15 HollowNote shrugs, "I'm not sure, but I want her to know my fear as close as possible.... without killing her of course." she says. "I want her to know how I felt sliding down into her stomach knowing I was about to die."

17:19 Aldric chuckles. "That might be difficult. But if you figure out a way, let me know." The griffon felt a spark of interest in the punishment HollowNote described... and he wanted to make sure she didn't punish Serilde too much. Well, maybe that wasn't that much of it. But he did want to see the formel again.

17:21 HollowNote looks at Aldric "How did you even bring me back anyway? That egg was weird and I know my parents..." she trails off.

17:21 < HollowNote> (going to kinda push him into thinking potions maybe one that cancels out stomach acids)

17:24 Aldric downs the rest of his glass. "Ah, that... it was an old potion I acquired several years ago, at great personal expense," he says. "I had Serilde drink it, and then she laid... you. I'll have to tell that shaman she was worth her stripes."

17:24 < Serilde> (Was it subira? :P)

17:25 < Aldric> (it was an Unspecified Zebra)

17:25 HollowNote looks at Aldric "A potion? You don't have any other ones do you?" she asks.

17:26 < Serilde> (It should be subira~)

17:27 Aldric looks at her with surprise. "Other ones of that? No, it cost a fortune and I don't intend to accidentally kill somepony more than once," he says. The tiercel yawns, showing off his the pink and black of his ridged palate before he covers his beak with his claws. "Now, I appreciate the visit, but I really must be sleeping..."

17:29 HollowNote slaps the table with her hoof. "Wait! You said a shaman, do you know where I can find her? I could buy one for myself." she says.

17:31 Aldric shakes his head. "No, that was a long time ago, and far away. But there's plenty of stripeys down by the docks -- not that I'd trust them with such a complicated potion..."

17:32 HollowNote sighs "there has to be a way for this..... Maybe they can disable my stomach for a little while? I could have her down and back up before it wears off and she'd be fine.... physically at least"

17:34 Aldric stifles another yawn and gets up from the table. "Maybe. How were you planning on swallowing an adult griffon, again?" The tiercel shakes his head. "I suppose they could whip something up to shrink her."

17:36 < HollowNote> (you're being very uncooperative XD )

17:38 HollowNote nods, "I'll do whatever I have to, are you sure they have something to shrink her?" she asks again

17:39 Aldric shrugs. "Who knows? Go find out. It's your revenge, not mine." The big griffon stares at Hollownote, waiting for her to get up so he could usher her out.

17:40 < Aldric> (I just figure she'll figure it out offscreen)

17:40 < HollowNote> (ah ok)

17:40 HollowNote grunts at the griffin "Fine, but I have no idea where she is. Do you know how to find her?"

17:43 Aldric softly walks around the table. "Ask around the docks. You're a big pony, you can figure it out." The increasingly grumpy tiercel pulls back HollowNote's chair. "Now, if you please, I would like to get more sleep tonight."

17:44 HollowNote gets out of the chair, walks over to the door, "Thanks" she says sarcastically before closing the door loudly behind her.

17:46 Aldric walks behind HollowNote to the door, and sighs. "Ponies," he says to the air, as though that explained everything. He shakes his head, yawns, and heads back to bed.