Written By Reigna
May 15, 2018, 3:30 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Saoirse
You said it yourself highness. *Frequently*. Not *always* or *only*. Really, for the Rhetoric Speaker for the Crown you should grasp that difference.
And again, the seriousness of a duel is something that should reflect both participants, not simply one. A person paying to be represented should not have that person treating their cause lightly if their client does not take it lightly. This is a very basic and fundamental concept. How are you struggling with it?
And again, the seriousness of a duel is something that should reflect both participants, not simply one. A person paying to be represented should not have that person treating their cause lightly if their client does not take it lightly. This is a very basic and fundamental concept. How are you struggling with it?
Written By Sabella
May 15, 2018, 3:28 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
I can see now why so many people were looking for training in solving matters diplomatically! I think the first step is probably to stop writing journals back and forth and just go ahead and meet with people face to face!
You're welcome! Please, don't feel like you need to send any payment for that lesson. Your gratitude is enough! I do accept hugs and drinks at a loud bar, though!
You're welcome! Please, don't feel like you need to send any payment for that lesson. Your gratitude is enough! I do accept hugs and drinks at a loud bar, though!
Written By Jonathan
May 15, 2018, 3:26 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Belladonna
Would you like me to get out some sock puppets for your next demonstration, Duchess?
Written By Saoirse
May 15, 2018, 3:24 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Belladonna
Actually, no:
Honor duels with champions are frequently over trivial matters. Minor.
Honor duels with champions are frequently over trivial matters. Minor.
Written By Duarte
May 15, 2018, 3:16 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Belladonna
A Pink Hat and Blue Stockings party is a marvelous idea.
Written By Eirene
May 15, 2018, 3:11 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
I've been quiet but I'll clarify exactly what the duel was over. That impromptu large gatherings in small bars should be either held in large bars or scheduled in advance. That was my position. As my champion lost, I rescind the request.
I've apologized for any slight taken by Bliss Whisper as set forth by Sir Jeffeth and as far as I'm concerned the matter is closed and I won't be writing anything further.
I've apologized for any slight taken by Bliss Whisper as set forth by Sir Jeffeth and as far as I'm concerned the matter is closed and I won't be writing anything further.
Written By Belladonna
May 15, 2018, 3:10 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Saoirse
I'm sorry my dear, but even I have to pause and correct you there. Duels are -not- explicitly for minor conflicts. Duels of honor are -any- challenge that is publicly declared and accepted. They range from the minor to the major, and to many people, could be seen as something to be undertaken only when seriously offended. If you personally choose to have a duel fought over minor matters, that is your discretion.
But I also believe that Countess Reigna was accurate in questioning the validity and veracity of a duel in which all parties -except one- have arranged things beforehand, even if just from a stylistic standpoint. If you wanted to throw a Pink Hat party and invited three other people, and then found out those three other people met beforehand to discuss how it should really be a Blue Stockings party, and never told you? You would not be happy either, I suspect.
But I also believe that Countess Reigna was accurate in questioning the validity and veracity of a duel in which all parties -except one- have arranged things beforehand, even if just from a stylistic standpoint. If you wanted to throw a Pink Hat party and invited three other people, and then found out those three other people met beforehand to discuss how it should really be a Blue Stockings party, and never told you? You would not be happy either, I suspect.
Written By Niklas
May 15, 2018, 2:59 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Mae
They probably pleased the donkey.
Eventually.
Eventually.
Written By Mae
May 15, 2018, 2:52 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
A father and his daughter were on their way to the Arx, hoping to buy a new blade for their plow. Walking with them was their beloved donkey. As they walked, they passed people here and there, who began to talk. "Look at those two fools. They've a perfectly good donkey, yet they walk! Surely they are too stupid to ride."
Hearing these words, the man grabbed hold of his child and set her atop the donkey and continued on the way. It wasn't long before they were hearing talk from the travelers they passed once more. "Look at that spoiled child, sitting atop the donkey while her father walks! Such disrespect."
Hearing these words, the man grabbed his child and took her down from the donkey. He mounted the beast himself, and they continued toward Arx. As they walked, they heard more chatter. "Look at that selfish man. Riding atop the donkey while forcing his child to walk. So cruel!"
Hearing these words, the man reached down and grabbed up his daughter, bringing her up onto the beasts back so she could sit in front of him. They continued on toward Arx, and it was only a few minutes before another group going the opposite direction passed them. "Look at those two," said one of the group. "Overburdening their donkey. Torturing that poor beast. Don't they know how awful they are?"
Hearing these words, the man was truly frustrated. He climbed down from the donkey and pulled his daughter down as well, and had a good think. After some time, he came up with a solution. He and his daughter fetched a pole, then bound the donkey's feet with leather straps. They hoisted the creature, carrying it by the pole, on their shoulders, upside down. As they struggled and groaned, the finally managed to carry their donkey into Arx, where everyone at the Seawatch Gate laughed and laughed at them. "Look at those two fools, carrying a donkey!" "Look at those monsters, dragging in this creature still alive to sell it's hide!" "Look at those poor savages, unable to afford a horse and cart to properly haul their beast."
The father and his daughter were both embarrassed and furious, but before they could come up with a new plan, the donkey finally bucked and kicked and broke free from the leather straps. Panicked and upset, the donkey ran off, never to be seen again. The man and his child lost their donkey, forever.
Try to please everyone and you will please none.
Hearing these words, the man grabbed hold of his child and set her atop the donkey and continued on the way. It wasn't long before they were hearing talk from the travelers they passed once more. "Look at that spoiled child, sitting atop the donkey while her father walks! Such disrespect."
Hearing these words, the man grabbed his child and took her down from the donkey. He mounted the beast himself, and they continued toward Arx. As they walked, they heard more chatter. "Look at that selfish man. Riding atop the donkey while forcing his child to walk. So cruel!"
Hearing these words, the man reached down and grabbed up his daughter, bringing her up onto the beasts back so she could sit in front of him. They continued on toward Arx, and it was only a few minutes before another group going the opposite direction passed them. "Look at those two," said one of the group. "Overburdening their donkey. Torturing that poor beast. Don't they know how awful they are?"
Hearing these words, the man was truly frustrated. He climbed down from the donkey and pulled his daughter down as well, and had a good think. After some time, he came up with a solution. He and his daughter fetched a pole, then bound the donkey's feet with leather straps. They hoisted the creature, carrying it by the pole, on their shoulders, upside down. As they struggled and groaned, the finally managed to carry their donkey into Arx, where everyone at the Seawatch Gate laughed and laughed at them. "Look at those two fools, carrying a donkey!" "Look at those monsters, dragging in this creature still alive to sell it's hide!" "Look at those poor savages, unable to afford a horse and cart to properly haul their beast."
The father and his daughter were both embarrassed and furious, but before they could come up with a new plan, the donkey finally bucked and kicked and broke free from the leather straps. Panicked and upset, the donkey ran off, never to be seen again. The man and his child lost their donkey, forever.
Try to please everyone and you will please none.
Written By Reigna
May 15, 2018, 2:51 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Bliss
You are correct, Whisper Bliss. I do not believe you mocked the lady Eirene. That was unfair of me to say, and I apologize for the inaccuracy.
Written By Reigna
May 15, 2018, 2:50 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Saoirse
My point, your highness, is that the seriousness of the duel should be dictated by the one making the challenge. I thought that was very explicit in my journal entry.
Written By Belladonna
May 15, 2018, 2:49 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Caith
I will note. Just because I did not take to the Whites to loudly proclaim my distaste for that duel and how it went down, does not mean I was happy with the service I received. It simply means that I will cease accepting challenges that will not be taken seriously by the people I am shelling out 10,000 silver to represent my stance. Other people may enjoy wasting large sums of money of frivolous endeavors with nothing to show for it, I do not.
Written By Mirari
May 15, 2018, 2:48 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
If you all put half as much effort raising money for honorable charities as you did arguing and fussing on the whites, the city would be a different place.
I can't believe this discussion is still going on.
I can't believe this discussion is still going on.
Written By Bliss
May 15, 2018, 2:47 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
At no point in my writings or my duel have I mocked Lady Eirene Malvici. I will be clarifying the tone of my duels more explicitly moving forward.
Written By Saoirse
May 15, 2018, 2:46 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Reigna
The topic of the duel was about WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE ALLOWED TO HANG OUT IN BARS. I think that constitutes "silly".
Duels are for minor conflicts. Explicitly.
Duels are for minor conflicts. Explicitly.
Written By Caith
May 15, 2018, 2:41 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Luca
Oh! Please don't drag your cock. That sounds incredibly painful. At the very least, make certain that your hands are well moisturized.
And thank you for the clarification! I missed that duel as well so I only heard things second-hand. I seem to miss all the good displays of .. swordsmanship. Darn it all! Considering that you were defending my honor -- well, Cassima's honor to be offended on my behalf or something to that effect -- the sisters Thrax thank you (and your cock) for the victory! Hooray!
[To the Scholars: Again, many apologies for all the talk about Prince Luca's genitalia. I promise that when I woke up this morning, my intention was not to write AT LENGTH (do you see what I did there, Luca?!) about such things. But this is the world we live in, I suppose!]
And thank you for the clarification! I missed that duel as well so I only heard things second-hand. I seem to miss all the good displays of .. swordsmanship. Darn it all! Considering that you were defending my honor -- well, Cassima's honor to be offended on my behalf or something to that effect -- the sisters Thrax thank you (and your cock) for the victory! Hooray!
[To the Scholars: Again, many apologies for all the talk about Prince Luca's genitalia. I promise that when I woke up this morning, my intention was not to write AT LENGTH (do you see what I did there, Luca?!) about such things. But this is the world we live in, I suppose!]
Written By Reigna
May 15, 2018, 2:39 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Beaumont
If I contract a Champion to represent me in a duel, if *I* take it seriously, and I am paying money to a Champion to represent me... I expect to be represented. And therefore even if you do not think it is serious, you seriously represent me. If I feel I am going to be mocked by the very people I hire to defend me... then I stop hiring them. I stop participating in the system. Read your clients. Understand that if it's a silly duel to the client, it can be a silly duel to you. But if your client takes it seriously... then do not accept the contract if you cannot adequately represent them.
Written By Beaumont
May 15, 2018, 2:34 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Jordan
I can't tell you how much I hate arguing theology in the Whites, but here's my opinion on that much at least.
I'm not saying fighting doesn't honor Gloria. I'm saying the insistence that a duel to see whether groups of people should have to register their intent to be in a public space or not be considered as sober and serious as a Rite of Gloria, or as vital a matter as honor duels between Swords on the matters that make or break a House is a patent absurdity. And to try to force everything to be that important demeans the true importance of those sacred traditions.
Lighten up, people.
I'm not saying fighting doesn't honor Gloria. I'm saying the insistence that a duel to see whether groups of people should have to register their intent to be in a public space or not be considered as sober and serious as a Rite of Gloria, or as vital a matter as honor duels between Swords on the matters that make or break a House is a patent absurdity. And to try to force everything to be that important demeans the true importance of those sacred traditions.
Lighten up, people.
Written By Luca
May 15, 2018, 2:33 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Caith
Just to quibble with you here, you cheeky minx, some context /does/ deserve to be added to your point. I arrived to my duel in a bedsheet because I fell asleep, then woke up drunk, and realized I was going to be late for my duel. I can't remember what honor I was defending. Someone important, I'm sure.
Later, when I did remove the bedsheet, it wasn't to shock the audience. It was because Caspian Wild is a damn fast fighter and I needed to practically cheat to throw him off his balance. I think we both learned an important lesson from the maneuver. The lesson is, don't fight me while I'm on the cusp of a hangover.
The point is, the bedsheet and the removal of it were only part of the show by necessity, even if it made for some entertainment on the part of the crowd.
So there /is/ a difference. And this isn't to say I, in any way, disapprove of this latest duel or the shenanigans. I love shenanigans. But, since my cock has been dragged into the whites, I thought I would drag it a little further in defense of itself and its showmanship-like qualities.
*below is scrawled Caith's name in whimsical, flowing letters, and there is a heart surrounding it. There's also a wine stain*
Later, when I did remove the bedsheet, it wasn't to shock the audience. It was because Caspian Wild is a damn fast fighter and I needed to practically cheat to throw him off his balance. I think we both learned an important lesson from the maneuver. The lesson is, don't fight me while I'm on the cusp of a hangover.
The point is, the bedsheet and the removal of it were only part of the show by necessity, even if it made for some entertainment on the part of the crowd.
So there /is/ a difference. And this isn't to say I, in any way, disapprove of this latest duel or the shenanigans. I love shenanigans. But, since my cock has been dragged into the whites, I thought I would drag it a little further in defense of itself and its showmanship-like qualities.
*below is scrawled Caith's name in whimsical, flowing letters, and there is a heart surrounding it. There's also a wine stain*
Written By Reigna
May 15, 2018, 2:32 p.m.(10/1/1008 AR)
Relationship Note on Saoirse
Alright, I am willing to admit it if I am wrong, if I am. But can you explain how I am? Are you not willing to admit, that from another perspective, it appears as though Lady Eirene, an honorable member of the Peerage, might have felt ill-represented by her Champion if you knew about the theatrics when she did not?
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