<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=226256.msg11130965#msg11130965">Quote from: Autocad on 04-04-2015, 19:57:17</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><div class="floatleft">(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag94/Autocad-E/e2c7f79e0e1622021f0046ec9cd8b36e_zps6xskpnqb.jpg)<br/><div align="center"><em>Current Persona:<br/><em>Valerie de Siles (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=224699.msg11048635#msg11048635)</em></em></div></div><br/>Valerie was lounging on one of the observation decks, reclining on a deck chair and enjoying the cool evening air outside, taking advantage of the quiet afforded by the games being shown. She carried herself with an aristocratic bearing backed up by her attire, finely tailored garments that accentuated her curves, so that at first glance nobody could tell that she was but a landless baroness who owned little more than the clothes on her back.<br/><br/>Her cat, a white breed with a dark patch resembling a monocle around one eye, was lying across her lap, purring contently while having his back stroked by his red-haired owner. Valerie was holding a conservation, albeit an apparently one-sided one, with her feline companion.<br/><br/>"Why don't I go watch the viewing like the others? ... The entertainment's for the unwashed masses, and besides, I've not seen the country before...  Father used to talk about buying an airship once he won big... Of course, he only ever lost..."<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>"He seems quite content enjoying the sun. I think that's quite enough reason to be out here for him. Or were you speaking to me?"<br/><br/>With all the distractions on offer inside the airship, Thalia hadn't expected any company out on the observation deck. Seeing the human woman sitting out there, though, idly stroking her pet... and was that a touch of loneliness Thalia detected in her voice? Or was she imagining things? ...Thalia didn't hesitate to join her. She preferred the company, and had been meaning to get to know her fellow adventurers better besides.<br/><br/>"But then... I guess our reasons are the same. This is my first time on an airship. And I like the feel of the sun and wind on my skin."<br/><br/>She leaned against the railing, taking in all that and the emerald expanse of countryside beneath them. As much as she loved the games, this was truly a sight worth seeing. Something about the day had her nerves on edge, whether nervousness or excitement at coming closer to their destination by the hour, she didn't know. But she didn't mind either way; the thrill of adventure was one of the many things she lived for, and she was dressed the part, though there was no danger and thus no scrying viewers to benefit. Her armor was designed to show her off - the tight leather could have passed for lingerie if it were but a different material - but she liked the way it felt. And besides, being on the deck of an airship bound for adventure, hair appropriately blowing dramatically in the wind... the scene just wouldn't look right if she were dressed too casually.<br/><br/>"Who's to say we won't soon earn enough coin to buy airships of our own?"