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Bella Donna Boudreaux loves cooking and murder (poisonwine) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2008-03-28 22:35:00

Entry tags:

aramis, belladonna boudreaux, ishtar, jonas joseph jane

From the bayous of New Orleans, to the streets of Seattle, not much changes. Still damp all the time, still dark and musty smelling, still surrounded by people.

I think I like it better here, though. Don't have to hide as much, and for once, I'm really free. Or as free as anyone ever can be.

I think that I'm getting better. Of course, having people who won't let me feel sorry for myself helps a bit. And the changes I've gone through are pretty visible. Maybe I'm going to be alright after all.

Ishtar: I've read about you, and I have a proposition for you, if you'll listen?

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	Beladonna divinefavors 2008-03-29 05:45 am UTC (link)
	Really? Speak on. I am willing to listen. (Reply to this) (Thread)

Ishtar

poisonwine
2008-03-29 05:48 am UTC (link)

I run a rather. . .violent group of hookers in Seattle. I've told a couple of them about you, and they seem to be pretty interested in hearing more about you. Would you mind sharing a few of your stories? I would rather give them something to cling to, some higher power to believe in than try and bring a group of nihilists together if there's ever a need to organize.

Also. . .do you have a temple?

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	Belladonna divinefavors 2008-03-29 05:51 am UTC (link)
	Truly? Well, then I would be most interested in sharing. My main temple is in India, but I am always open to spreading the care for others, and can send someone to open a chapel if it is wanted. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Ishtar poisonwine 2008-03-29 05:53 am UTC (link)
	That would be wonderful. I worry about the ones who have nothing and no one. Some are much worse off than me, and I don't know how they continue to live. India is an interesting place, but I doubt Americans are very welcome anywhere in the Middle East at the moment. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Belladonna divinefavors 2008-03-29 05:57 am UTC (link)
	My temple has a way of reaching out. Once a chapel is erected somewhere, travel from it to here is instantaneous. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Ishtar poisonwine 2008-03-29 06:06 am UTC (link)
	Right. So no proper building, then? I mean, beside the main one? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Ishtar divinefavors 2008-03-29 06:08 am UTC (link)
	No, the chapel has to be in a building, and it is a dedicated site, where a worship point is created, and thus teleportation between sites is enabled. And I can come there now, if you like. Enough worhsipping is being done that it draws me like a star. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Ishtar poisonwine 2008-03-29 06:13 am UTC (link)
	Oh! I see. That would be. . .I think the girls would like that. As would I. Thank you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Belladonna divinefavors 2008-03-29 06:16 am UTC (link)
	When would you like me to come. It is always nice to have an audience. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Ishtar poisonwine 2008-03-29 06:22 am UTC (link)
	Friday evenings tend to be a little slow, since the businessmen usually spend the night with their wives. So, tonight, if you're able. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Belladonna divinefavors 2008-03-29 06:23 am UTC (link)
	Very well. I will be there, shortly, and bring a priestess so she can set up a chapel if you want one. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	notanengineer 2008-03-29 10:14 pm UTC (link)
	How are you doing, love? I may have to come visit you in this...Seattle. I've not been, after all. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-30 11:39 am UTC (link)
	I'm doing better. Kinda fell into the same place I was at when I left home, but honestly, that might be what I need at the moment. You should definitely come! I'll, uh, tell the ladies you're taken. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-30 05:21 pm UTC (link)
	"The Ladies"? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-30 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	It's a long story. 'Ladies' is, however, not the correct term for them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-30 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	Am I getting the sense it's more along the lines of "service girls"? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-30 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	I wouldn't use those exact words around them, but yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 03:07 am UTC (link)
	What do they call them now a days? Used to call them wenches and they didn't care. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-31 05:54 am UTC (link)
	Generally they're called whores, but most of the women that didn't come from another universe seem to prefer 'sex worker', if they're not too strung out on whatever gets them through the day to care. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 06:06 am UTC (link)
	Good to know. I'll keep it in mind. You know, when I first arrived here I asked for directions from a male 'sex worker' dressed as a woman. It was a confusing day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-31 06:08 am UTC (link)
	We got a few of those, too. It always annoys me when they have better nails than me. I can't keep fake nails to save my life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 06:35 am UTC (link)
	Fake nails are over rated and make it more difficult to handle a sword, I'd think. You're better off without them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-31 06:36 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, but they're pretty. And you can sharpen them for 'unarmed' fights. Though, with my luck, I'd scratch myself on accident more than anybody else on purpose. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 01:44 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I suppose there is that. I never think that way... Yes. I'd worry about scratching myself or a loved one. Athos wouldn't appreciate deep gashes in his shoulders, I'm sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-31 04:44 pm UTC (link)
	Luckily, I've only got myself to worry about. Well, beside the girls, I guess, but they can pretty much take care of themselves. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 04:46 pm UTC (link)
	Or not so luckily...because that means you are alone? :/ But at least you have them. And me =D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-31 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	That's okay, really. I've never been alone before. It could be alright. And yes. I have them. And you. Who else could I need? :D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 04:50 pm UTC (link)
	Nobody! Because we all know I'm completely fulfilling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-31 04:51 pm UTC (link)
	snickers I'm gonna tell Athos on you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 04:52 pm UTC (link)
	Oh no. Then he'll beat me like the battered wife I am... :P (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-31 04:58 pm UTC (link)
	Awww. Well, I certainly can't put you at risk. I shall just have to bear this terrible burden. dramatic sigh (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	Haha! Good. I am in your debt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-31 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	Then you can buy the coffee when you come to visit. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notanengineer 2008-03-31 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	Sounds good to me, M'lady. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jonasjustjokes 2008-03-30 04:07 am UTC (link)
	Yes! Toughen up, punk! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-03-30 11:37 am UTC (link)
	:P We need to hang out again. I like the people I'm with, but they're not exactly the kind of people you sit around being dorky with. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jonasjustjokes 2008-03-31 11:31 pm UTC (link)
	What's that supposed to mean!? Oh, I see how it is. I'm just your side-dork. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-04-01 04:41 am UTC (link)
	Does this mean you'll wear brightly colored tights and I can refer to you as 'my young ward'? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jonasjustjokes 2008-04-02 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	What is it with people trying to get me into embarrassing costumes lately? I smell a conspiracy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poisonwine 2008-04-03 05:52 am UTC (link)
	Maybe we're all just creepy fetishists? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jonasjustjokes 2008-04-05 04:23 am UTC (link)
	Apparently. You did say you wanted to call me your young ward. (Reply to this) (Parent)