paixaorpg | New Hope [Completed]

Character(s): Urd, open!
Content: Urd opens up her temporary relief shop to all!
Setting: Across the street from The Cheap Prayer.
Time: Week 24, all day!
Warnings: None.
Note: This log will be done via "party style" threading! Come in and make your own thread to get Urd's attention, or join into someone else's thread. It's all good!

Praetoris was playing dirty. Though Urd put on a casual, unaffected mood on the network, she was just as annoyed and insulted by this new attitude toward the visitors as anyone else. When it came to dressing "inappropriately," the goddess took it to a new level in a way that even modern-minded individuals would deem a little too sexy. She never minded much; she enjoyed finding new and colorful ways to show off both her style and her body. She was a goddess! You had to instill a certain amount of awe in people!

Her favorite tea shop had been adamant in not serving her and as a result, she had broken most of their cups in a fit of frustration. Really, they'd been lucky she hadn't set fire to the whole place! But once her temper had cooled and she had a clear mind, Urd admitted that fighting back had to be done in a better way. A smarter way.

Thankfully, poorer natives of the city weren't so quick to judge them. She'd always had a good relationship with the gypsies, in part due to her continued business with them (she had to get her ingredients for her potions somewhere). It didn't take much to strike a deal with them for her new plan: they'd supply her what she needed and she, in turn, would make sure the majority of the money the visitors had would go to them. Urd didn't need money, of course. Even if she wasn't a divine being, she had a djinn on her side!

Now the goddess floated in a reclined position in the middle of her shop, hands held out in front of her. Rich cloth and strings of beads flew up to the walls and windows, rags wiped the tables and floors on their own and merchandise of nearly every kind arranged themselves onto shelves and tables. She could have done it all by hand, but manual labor did not sit well with Urd.

Out front, a large embroidered banner read, "New Hope."

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Belldandy could only admit to herself, she was slightly worried as well. Where was she? She didn't know, didn't understand. However, her smile still showed. She knew worrying Urd would yield nothing. "I'm not not entirely sure, yet I'm back." She explained. Or lack thereof. "Tell me, are you the proprietor of this establishment? It looks so exciting!" It definitely looked like Urd put in a lot of work into this place, and Belldandy wanted to hear all about it.

Belldandy's distraction tactic worked like a charm. Urd's hopeless vanity had been pinged -- she placed her hand on her hip and tossed her hair back. "I am! You've missed a lot, sis. It's been up to me to make sure the visitors in this city get what they need, now that our new mayor has effectively banned us. Look, look!"

She moved quickly to her counter, where she retrieved a portrait of Marcus Praetoris, the mayor in question. Black ink had been scrawled over it in rebellious graffiti, including a thick unibrow and devil horns. Laughing, Urd held it up. "Isn't this great? The gypsies gave me a copy."

"How cute!" Belldandy exclaimed, approaching the portrait. "He certainly looks like a fun-loving fellow with his eyebrow and horns! Paixao is full of so many interesting people!" Belldandy giggled, seemingly unaware of the almost cruel graffiti. Cruel in the sense that if Belldandy ever actually encountered Marcus Praetoris, she would have been surprised at the absence of a unibrow and devil horns. Cruel to who was another story altogether.

"So we've been banned?" Belldandy's face finally showed a substantial hint of concern. Has the situation in Paixao grown so dire in the time she was away? Just how long was she gone? "But yes, we simply must make sure that those who are here, and who will come here, will at least be able to find safe refuge. It is our duty, after all." She nodded.

"If I may ask, how is Genie-san?"

Edited 2010-09-06 00:39 (UTC)

"Eh..." Urd stared at Belldandy with a deadpan expression, slowly lowering the portrait at her sister's kind words. When she put it like that, she almost felt guilty for approving of the defacing, which was just ridiculous. She put the matter aside as the subject changed.

"Ah...yeah. Well, only those of us who dress inappropriately." She placed the portrait aside and crossed her arms, her expression less than pleased. "So of course that means the most of us. You show a little leg or even your arms and suddenly, you're a tramp." She smiled gently as she took in Belldandy's clothing. "I'm sure you'll be fine, though. Even if you dressed like I did, I have a hard time imagining anyone refusing to serve you."

At the mention of Genie, a smile spread across Urd's face. She couldn't help it. She tried to lesser the obvious sign by shrugging and looking to the side. "Oh, he's fine. He's been helping me keep Yorda out of trouble. And now Neirenn's staying with us, so that should help too."

The Norn of the Present nodded in affirmation as she absorbed this information. Certainly, Urd dressed a bit provocatively as her default, but it was very rarely if ever to the level of Peorth's manner of dress. Besides, it wasn't as if Belldandy had never worn a revealing outfit. Such as the time when Hild sent the Angel Eater after them, but that was in the past.

Noticing how Urd's face brightened at the mention of Genie, Belldandy could only giggle. It seems like things were going well between them, and Genie had less of an opportunity to go off chasing some dream of a golden nightingale. "I can't wait to meet everyone." She responded, "I'm so glad you've made so many friends, Nee-san."

"Well, let's not wait to take you home!" Urd quickly came to Belldandy's side, looping an arm around the shorter woman's shoulders. "Ah!" she exclaimed suddenly, putting the heel of her hand to her head. "I forgot...we gave Neirenn your room. Do you think we can add an extension? Oh, and we used up all of your tea from when you were here last time."

As she spoke, she gently pushed Belldandy out of the shop and back into the street.

"Well, we could always make more tea, and conjuring up an additional room for me shouldn't be too much of an issue." Belldandy nodded, being dragged along by her elder sister. This wasn't anything new, but the sisterly feel she had missed for so long definitely felt good. Continuing to listen to Urd's rundown of what was going on, before they knew it, Belldandy found herself at the new residence. "Oh, my, how lovely!" She tilted her head with a smile.

New Hope [Completed]

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