#odyssey

"August?" Tziporah's voice can be heard further down the hallways

"Pardon me?" he inquires of the Dougal.
OOC He's asking if she will excuse him to respond to Tziporah.

"Oh, of course" the Dougal says "Thank you for letting me share my passions with you."

"The pleasure was entirely mine." he assures her, and bows slightly before stepping away to find Tziporah.

Tziporah sees him, "Oh, sorry, didn't mean to intrude but we have a problem."

"Not at all.... problem?"

"It would seem so... ah.. " She says looking behind her "We have a chimera problem, I thought we were done. It's been following me."

He looks.

(Perception plus Kenning)

/roll 3

He doesn't see a chimera, but he swore he heard something stepping back.

"Everytime I look that way, I see just a bit of..something" she says worriedly. "It's been following me for over 20 minutes."

OOC Are they still in the Freehold of the Duke?

OOC: Yes

"We're in a Freehold; I'm sure it won't, or can't, hurt you." August consoles her.

BIC: "Well, its' wigging me out" She mutters "Gonna make me think Bedlam is setting in."

August looks concerned. "Could it be?" He kenns her.

No, she seems stable, remarkalby so given the recent weirdness... but there is.. ahhaa... on her back, there's a source of glamour

"Hmm. Will you turn around for me?" he gesture a half-twirl.

She turns around

There, he sees a chimerical paper, very small, with the words 'Stalk me' on it, rather than the usual 'kick me'

He sighs, and tries to remove it.

(Dex plus Craft)

/roll 5

"Ow" She says as he rips it off quickly so it doesn't adhere too firmly beyond that "What was on my back?"

He shows her. "A pooka, perhaps."

"Very likely" She sighs as she takes a look at it, then smiles "I wonder if I could possibly put it on Zara's back?"

"You could. Once. If you found her."

"YEAH..." A hurumph

then a grin "Part of the fun. Do you have any siblings August? In your mortal family or otherwise? I Know you've got children of a sort"

"Ah, no. No siblings. And... well, Children of my Soul, who are fully grown and without need of me."

"I'm sorry, there's a joy in sibllings even if there is also annoyance" She admits "I guess you have bannerhouse brothers of a sort, and other Liams, but it doesn't seem the same. WHen I lsot my first family I... well, it tore me up, but Zara quickly went right to big sister role and ... I never said I was grateful to her" She admits "I think she knows I am though"

"When next you see her... perhaps you will tell her. Words without actions are empty.... but words do matter." gently.

"Well, as an Eshu I should know that" She admits then asks "Do you tell Coradel you love her often? She's a Fiona, she probably THRIVES on it"

"I do. As often as I can." softly.

She beams at that "Lifegoals for me one day, to have a guy who does that for me."

"I am sure you will." he promises.

"Running low on Jewish Eshu options" She sighs "Then again, mom and dad warmed up to Earl so, who knows?"

(Perception plus Empathy for August)

/roll 5

Tzip is.. trying to avoid something, not with him, with herself. Whatever it is, it has her thinking of romance, and she's actually embarrassed about it.