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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Dec 12, 2010 16:33:11 GMT -5
Alinatie was speaking with his doctor over a pint. The pair had known each other for decades, but the doctor was being rather quiet.
“Come on man speak up, how bad it is?” Alinatie shouted.
As his doctor spoke Alinatie's tail dropped.
He walked over to the bar quietly and put a fifty meep note behind the bar saying “Get him drunk.”
The doctor walked up to him and said “sorry, I can..”
Alinatie interrupted him and smiled “Not your fault, nothing doing. There is a fifty behind there it's yours to drink.”
“Hell there’s two hundred, drinks are on me!” Alinatie smiled as he threw a few notes behind the bar.
The barfur looked at the doctor who was wiping the tears from his black fur before he looked at the barfur. “Well you heard him.”
Alinatie was not himself, he had spent so much time making money and standing for his ideals, he had never looked about him. He just walked for a bit, not sure where he was going. When he started to look about him he didn't like what he saw.
There was no reason for these people to be so poor, there were jobs aplenty. Then he smelt the smell of drink, drugs and hopelessness. He had walked into the slums of acline, there was no hope here, the people didn't even try to help them selves. Why, he had given them all the means but they stayed here, they never voted for him only the socialists, that did nothing for them. He could not understand why.
--- OOC: edited as I was heading off on a tangent.
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Dec 30, 2010 13:34:45 GMT -5
But Alinatie's musing were interrupted by his com, it was reminding him that he had a meeting to get to in the parliamentary complex. Tailinto had done most of the work on getting the budget threw, though some of the independent MPs were still being a pain. It would be a close vote and he knew even now tailinto would be horse trading with various groupings in the parliament.
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Alinatie arrived at the parliamentary complex, he had a meeting with the PM before the debate.
He entered her office, that as usual looked like a bomb had hit it. Papers lay all over the place along with the odd pen and computer part. Salato was not the most organized of people when it came to her office..well it looked that way, but she did have a disconcerting ability to put her hand on any document she wanted. It was also not cleaned as she insisted that dust was an integral part of her filing system.
She looked up from her desk...well it was probably her desk, you couldn't see it for all the papers....it could just have been a desk shaped mound of paper.
"Alinatie, what can I do for you! Long time since you visited me here." Salato smiled. "Well getting the budget threw is always troublesome" Alinatie replied. "Aye, so what's up?" Alinatie sighed "This will be my last budget, I am standing down as chancellor once it is passed, I am retiring." Salato's jaw dropped "What you are retiring, I figured you would be leaving this place feet first...well if death managed to get an appointment." Alinatie smiled thinking "That is not out side the bounds of probability" "I'm old, time for me to spend time relaxing." Salato looked directly at Alinatie saying "Bollocks, you don't know how to. Your dieing aren't you. Cut the crap how long you got." Alinatie was taken aback, but knew salato was a very perceptive person. "Well according to my physician, weeks if I am lucky and avoid stressful situations. In truth he said I should not be alive now, I passed his best case two months ago....I am very much on borrowed time." Salato head fell into her paws, she had been joking. "No doubt your doctor told you to avoid stress, I know I can't stop you leading the budget debate can I." "No." "But your health." "Better to have died a lion than a mouse." "But..." "Well I have said what I had to, I had best go Sally," Alinatie was holding together well, it was actually worse for salato, she had known Alinatie longer than she had walked. As he left she started to weep after Alinatie left, Alinatie had been the closest thing to a father she had known. Now he was going to pass.
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Dec 30, 2010 15:18:54 GMT -5
Salato sat impassively behind the chancellor as he ripped into the shadow chancellor, Tailinto was sat behind salato. She placed a paw on her shoulder and whispered "You would never know would you coz"
Salato usually objected to Tailinto calling her cousin, but not today. She just gave a said smiled and patted Tailinto's paw.
Alinatie had spent the last five minutes comparing the oppositions objections to the actions of someone who preferred relations with sheep. But he did it so politely that they were unlikely to realize what he had been accusing them of for a good while.
Then he just stopped, rocked on his feet and collapsed onto the floor.
Exailo jumped to her feet, she was along with being health sectary a qualified doctor, she started giving CPR. She shouted "Medic"
Alinatie was quickly taken away by the parliament's medic, salato looked to follow only to see tailinto take Alinatie's place. She glared at her.
Tailinto said with a said smile "He thought this might happen, you know him. He wanted this to go threw, go, I will hold the fort here, go coz."
Exailo, giving aid and salato fallowed Alinatie out with the medics.
Tailinto looked at the opposition parties, what was evident was that the conservatives seemed to have decided today was a good day to die, politically. Normally pairing agreement meant if one member was taken out of the parliament by circumstances beyond their control the one they were paired with on the other side would also leave. This basically kept things fair and stable, the socialist that was salato's pair was leaving the chamber, but neither of the conservatives were. Alinatie and Exailo pairs were conservatives, they seemed to have decided to take advantage of the situation. One moved but was glared at by the party leader and sat down again.
The chamber fell deafly quiet, the place was a very unruly place, but even here there were rules. Taking advantage of what was looking to be a very bad situation was simply not done. But the conservatives decided to ignore this rule.
Tailinto was really going to make them pay and they were not alone.
--- In the medical bay Alinatie had regained consciousness. He beckoned salato over "Sally, I wish I could see your real face, not the one you show. Things have changed, be your self." "But.." "Shh, I know, I changed your nappies. Your mother did her best to hide what you are, but I knew." "But.." "But nothing, be your self. When I enter the fire, show your true face, show it to the people, they have come far." "I..." "Don't worry...one last thing......look after our people, look after them. They mean well...." Alinatie's eyes took on a far away look. "Look after our people" he said quietly as his eyes shut. The heart monitor flat-lined, but there was no alarm. Alinatie had made it clear he was not to be resuscitated, he knew it was his time to sleep for a little while.
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Dec 30, 2010 15:39:38 GMT -5
A few minutes passed and as the vote was called, it passed. The speaker got word that the prime minister had to make an announcement.
"Prime Minister Eye Salato en wishes to make a statement to the chamber."
Tailinto looked over to see salato visibly distraught as she entered the chamber, she knew what was coming. As she passed she placed a paw on salato's back and said quietly "He's gone isn't he"
Salato just gave a quiet nod.
The chamber went deafly silent, no one had seen salato so emotional before. She was not her normal self.
She stood at the dispatch box and gathered herself, the best she could.
"Daughter of mintiania , chancellor of the exchequer..." salato's voice cracked. "Alinatie has passed."
Tailinto put and arm about salato to lead her out the chamber.
The chamber stood, most knew that though it was a loss to the people of the commonwealth it was far more to salato. She had never known her biological father and Alinatie was the closet thing she had to a father.
The flood lights on the parliament complex went out, followed by most of the ones in the financial district. On inleef the flood lights lighting the temples started to shut off. Lights started going out every where the commonwealth was, be them embassies or businesses.
The commonwealth flag was never flown at half mast, but they had other ways to show they were in morning. Flying the flag at half mast would be the worst way to respect someone who had spent so long putting it up there. The Commonwealth stock exchange, one of the most cynical places on the planet just shut.
The commonwealth just shut.
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Dec 31, 2010 21:30:21 GMT -5
Wentanie sat in her office, with the lights off, it was still dark, but the dawn was coming. The city she had built was now in moaning, the light's were out.
There was a knock on the door she looked up, her fur was streaked with her tears. She knew what this was.
She said in a cracking voice "Enter"
A member of the commonwealth guard entered with a package. He bowed a little saying "Sorry."
"Thank you..please stay." she gave a sad smile.
"Yes miss" came the response from the lupine.
She looked at the box that was placed in front of her quietly. Then laughed "I never thought I would get this, back when we bought it. So I am the last of the oak club."
Pyrrhic victory didn't every get close to this, the bottle of 100 year old inteerie whisky that they had bought so long ago was hers. When they had bought it, it had been a bit of a joke, the last of them would drink a toast to the rest.
Wentanie opened the box and pulled out the bottle, it had cost her and the rest the best part of a term's grant.
She poured two glasses, for her and the member of the guard.
An raised a sad glass saying "To Micanto, tunatia, sol, frank, Law, Mo, joan, brinda, will, canitintiae, trintonto, Ju, Mainitia and..." her voice cracked. "Alinatie" she ended brushed a tear from her cheek.
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Jan 3, 2011 20:30:20 GMT -5
Salato for the first time she had ever, despite the dislike of her kind entered a shower. She had never seen herself like she was.
The water was red and black....salato looked at her self the way even she had never seen.
Salato left the shower soaked and just looked at herself.
She looked at herself.."I am a hybe..i'm a god damn hybe...why did they make me a hybe"
Salato fell to her knees, water dropping off her.
"why did they make me this thing."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Jan 15, 2011 19:37:25 GMT -5
Al knocked on the door of salato's apartment., she rarely used it. He could hear the shower. Al had a key as lyie walked over.
Al asked Lyie, "Is she OK" Lyie shock her head "I don't know, she has been threw so much" Al shrugged "I know...she is one." Lyie gave a sad smile "Yes she is a hybe." Al looked at lyie "how will the people take this?" Lyie shrugged, "We have a person to care for." Al looked at lyie "but.." Lyie looked Al in the eye "Forget our past, she need us." Lyie forced the door. Al looked shocked "how?" Lyie smiled "You just have to know where."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Jan 15, 2011 19:58:46 GMT -5
Lyie quickly found salato in the feral position still wet in a corner. She placed a paw on salato's shoulder that she quickly brushed off.
"Way am I green, why" salato ranted. "because you are a hybe. There is nothing to be ashamed of" lyie said quietly. "Yes there is."
"the you can go f**k your self." came tailinto's voice. Al squared up to her "Leave her alone" Tailinto trew a punch and dropped Al. "Coz your one of used dealing with that s**te. Your a hybe like me. You either come out or hide in the shadows. Lyie get out now. This is hybe to hybe." Lyie put a paw on her sword then looked at tailinto...she could not win the fight. So she dragged Al away. She knew Salato and tailinto were remote relatives this was as close to a family thing as either had.
"Get out" she salato shouted. "F**K you, coz" tailinto replied. "Leave me alone." "You think your the only person that has lost someone? F**k you. The people need you! I need you! They will take you as he wanted you to be." "F**k you..f**k..." Tailinto put her paw round salato and smiled "being a hybe is not that bad. The people like you for some reason and will like you now you in green." Salato gave a small smile "I have nothing that goes with green?" Tailinto smiled "Then best we go shopping the morn. perhaps you should sleep?" Salato gave a very sad smile "you are right. It has been a long day."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 4, 2011 21:05:50 GMT -5
Morning broke over the commonwealth and tailinto watched it as she had stayed awake over the night keeping an eye on Salato. Tailinto had never had to hide what she was unlike Salato, though they were very remote relatives she had known since they had met that Salato was a hybe. The hybes never outed their own as the knew they were not much liked by many and viewed it as a choice.
Salato muttered from under the covers "I'm still green ain't I" Tailinto said quietly "Yes you fur dye is here, you can use it" "No, I've hidden it too long." "Are you sure" "No..but I owe it to Alinatie and the people." "Salato, cousin....you owe it to someone else." "Who." "The one person you never think of" "..... ....... ...... who" "Yourself" "I don't matter, I'm just a means to an end." "You matter to a great number of people, though you will never admit it." Salato went quiet. Minutes pasted. "Give me a mirror" Tailinto passed a green paw that quickly pulled it under the covers. Tailinto heard somewhat insane laughter., from under the covers.
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 6, 2011 19:35:56 GMT -5
Salato poked her head out from under the covers "well that's done."
The night passed
Tailinto looked as salato as she exited the bed in the morning naked, her green an white colouring obvious.
She looked at her "Are you OK?" Salato smiled "I need a slash and fuck the rest." "but..." "Yeah, I have a duty."
Tailinto smiled "Goddess and the ancestors bless her, she need's it."
Salato smiled as she stuck her head out of the bath room. "I don't need either, but I figure I won't turn them down"
Tailinto smiled...."She is a hybe now and knows it."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 26, 2011 21:17:57 GMT -5
Salato sat with al and tailinto, both getting used to salato being a hybe. but they had a duty.
"From Al and Tailinto To IX
Alinatie passed last night, he we all know he would never have wanted a state funeral how ever tailinto thinks you should be there with Luca in a non official capacitate. Just as a friend, he liked two, Wentanie did too. She is heading south and none of us know her that well other than salato who has problems of her own.
We only ask you as you can look after Wentanie neither of us know how to as we are not of her age. Though we suspect you might be able to look after the one that is effectively his widow. He had wives but everyone knew he only every loved her and her him.
Please come as a person, with out guards or ceremony, this is not a state funeral. He asked that IX be a barer of his body when he entered the temple. Neither of us knowns why.
Oddly he asked Nakhi to escort him as his only guard.
yours
*Al
*Tailinto
*no titles where used, only there own signatures.
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Post by The Anean Star Empire on Feb 27, 2011 1:56:36 GMT -5
To: Al and Tailinto From: Isaiah We'll be there. I liked the man and I am going to miss him. I can't not go to the funeral. I will be there in uniform, since that' just our custom, but just there as a normal person. Expect me fairly soon. I will be leaving the island almost right after sending this. Sincerely, Isaiah Xaimoungkhoun--- IX's Castle IX, loving saving time, sent this back via email. Despite losing someone he considered a close friend, he remains rather unemotional on the outside. He called Luca into his office, who was still unaware of this. A minute later, she came into his office. "Yeah dad*?" "Alinatie died." "Oh... oh... So what are you going to do?" "We are heading south for the funeral. It was asked that we both attend." "Me? Why?" "Hell if I know, but that's something. At least he asked you to come right?" "That's true I suppose." "Get dressed. We're leaving now." "What should I wear?" "I am wearing my uniform. I recommend you do the same." "But-" "Just do it, okay? I don't want to argue right now." "Okay." She left the office and IX went over to his closet, picking out his white uniform. Probably inappropriate, color-wise, but it's his uniform since he's Emperor. Over in her room, Luca took out her old Fleet Admiral uniform. White jacket, blue pants. Unlike IX, she's not quite as affected by the death, but she did like Alinatie. 2 Hours Later It took forever to get up here... IX thought as his 747 finally left the island. Despite being asked not to bring guards, he has a platoon of Imperial Guard soldiers on his plane. They won't leave with him though. As he left, he realized that he forgot Nakhi on the island. He laughed to himself, but decided not to turn around. Not long after, he kind of felt bad and passed along a summary of what happened. He should take IX's An-225 and follow behind the 747 --- OOC: * IX is more of a father to Luca than her biological father was. Only refers to him as such when not in public. IX's Uniform
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 27, 2011 16:26:54 GMT -5
Wentanie cut a lonely figure as she entered the central station, grandure about her in the city she had largely built didn't seem to be noticed by her. The aged vulpine, tapped a seat at random and threw her ticket and passport at the airline official. She wasn't really there.
Wentanie had no spark in her eyes any more, she showed no emotion as she took the kit to the air port and even when upgraded to first class. She said nothing.
She refused a drink and a meal, wordlessly.
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Post by The Anean Star Empire on Mar 1, 2011 16:59:04 GMT -5
Several Hours into Flight IX looked out the window. His first thought was, "Good god, I hate oceans." His second thought was, "OH SHIT"Nakhi, flying the An-225, banked toward IX's 747. Lucky for the Emperor, his plane turned to avoid it. Unless there's ships on the water below, or other planes in the air, they shouldn't see this so it's fine. Both planes are marked as Anean, but it still wouldn't look good. IX said, "How far out are we?" Luca, after looking at her map, said, "About... 3 or 4 hours." "Wonderful. If Nakhi does something else, one of these planes aren't making it." IX buckled himself into a seat and did the one thing he absolutely hates. Wait.
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Mar 2, 2011 18:47:40 GMT -5
A little over an hour had passed and a message was sent via passing sat.
"Enter south west heading behind speed bird 87 you will split off when you are told by tel air traffic control. Your disruptive friend will not do that in out air corridor...
Your designation is DP 47 and DP 48. You will remain in Tel international's flight lane. Understood?"
"You will confirm to the air."
The signal cut off.
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