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Tonight, Hunter is sitting on a bar stool in one of the Forum's bars in the commercial district, nursing his third beer of the evening.
The tattooed-covered young man is wearing a light gray tuxedo, so either he has been (or is going) to a semi-formal event. There are no clues to what kind of event that might be.
Right now, Hunter is stoic and quiet, as he finishes the beer. Looking around the bar, he spots a pool table. And, after ordering another beer, Hunter heads over to stake his claim at the table. He finds a place to hang up his coat, rolling up the sleeves of his shirt to reveal the tattoos that cover his arms.
Then he starts playing pool by himself. It really seems like the solo game is meant to be a distraction, doesn't it?
The tattooed-covered young man is wearing a light gray tuxedo, so either he has been (or is going) to a semi-formal event. There are no clues to what kind of event that might be.
Right now, Hunter is stoic and quiet, as he finishes the beer. Looking around the bar, he spots a pool table. And, after ordering another beer, Hunter heads over to stake his claim at the table. He finds a place to hang up his coat, rolling up the sleeves of his shirt to reveal the tattoos that cover his arms.
Then he starts playing pool by himself. It really seems like the solo game is meant to be a distraction, doesn't it?
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Schön nods acquiescence at that. "He doesn't seem to want what I can offer, at least not yet. But then, he has quite the number of, hm, concerns."
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Hunter makes another shot, but then quickly scratches to end his turn.
"And while romance is not in the cards, at least he was honest with me about his concerns and his hesitation." A recent negative experience is the reason behind Hunter's statement.
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"Isn't it?" A negligent shot results in... a slight rearrangement of the table, and an annoyed look from Schön to his cane. At least the Fairy Godfather probably isn't using magic to rig the game?
"Ah, well. The flower bloomed before its time wilts twice as swift."
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Hunter takes his time to study the rearranged table, before lining up and sinking his next shot. He is a little ahead of Schön right now, so of course the thought of magic being used to rig the game is the farthest thing from his mind.
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"Well done," Schön offers, heartily meant. "Would it be prying to ask what happened? Or is it better to let sleeping dragons lie?"
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"And we had a few dates, at his apartment. Then it dawned at me, that we weren't going 'out' in public." Hunter once again takes his time to pick out his next shot. "When I asked him about going out, he said he wanted privacy. And the way he said it was just a little unsettling."
"Like maybe, he didn't want to be seen with me." There is still some hurt feelings there. So Hunter's next shot has a little more bite to it, and sinks one of his balls... and one of Schön's to lose his turn.
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Schön tsks quietly, shaking his head as he lines up a shot. He stops himself before he takes it, however, standing up his cane and taking down an ordinary cue. With that, he sinks one. "Love is not for the faint of heart--and that is, I think, the most charitable fault to assume in such a secretive companion."
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"It was hard. But I feel I did what was right for me."
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"Well said," Schön puts in, sinking another, "and well done. How long ago was this?"
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"Ahh, it's not one blow to the heart that you're nursing, but two. Was that, if I'm not prying, the whole of your argument with him?"
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Schön sinks another ball. No answer to his question, which is answer enough: probe no further.
"What could help you feel better, do you think?" he asks. "What would you wish for, had you a wish to make?"
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"Talking about everything is helping."
"As for making a wish... I really couldn't think of one that would help. I mean, wishes can't soothe a tender heart."
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He rather suspects the fairy godparent magic was subtly influencing him to give his momentary charge the win, below the realm of conscious spellcraft. "Then I'm pleased to listen, and talk, and help." He chuckles, before adding, "I was half-anticipating a spree of artistic retail therapy."
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Hunter smiles softly. "Maybe that is part of my ritual?"
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Schön chuckles. "It certainly could be. A physical cleansing, to go with the spirit."
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"That is one of her talents," Schön agrees, "though she's quick to downplay them."
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"I suppose the bar here is a little light on cucumber slices," he muses, taking another shot, sinking one of his and one of Hunter's. "It'd be hard to do a spa day here--but more spas could stand to have billiard tables, I like to think."
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With Schön's recent streak, there are less balls to accidentally hit. But the angles are even more challenging. Hunter takes his time to carefully consider a good shot, before sinking one of his balls.
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"I could suggest a kestra'chern I've heard of," Schön offers. "That's rather like a masseuse, in the world from which she comes."
Hunter's success earns polite applause.
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Hunter lines up his next shot. "Why did you ask about making a wish?"
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"I seem to have fallen under the influence of some foreign magic hanging about the Nexus," he answers. "Hence, the glitter. Given what it did to my cane, and the impulses I'm feeling, I would guess it's giving me some sort of fairy godparent complex--I want to give people their happy endings, and a well-meaning wish can sometimes smooth the way."
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