KK Chat -- 8 May 2016 (Happy Mother's Day!)

[DesertRose]

May 08 19:09:09 *   KK has joined
May 08 19:09:12 <DesertRose>   Hi KK
May 08 19:09:12 <jemler>   hi kk
May 08 19:09:14 <The_Bee>   Hi KK!
May 08 19:09:16 <Jerusha>   Hi KK
May 08 19:09:22 <DesertRose>   Happy Mother's Day!
May 08 19:09:22 <KK>   Hi, guys.
May 08 19:09:27 <The_Bee>   Happy Mother's Day, KK
May 08 19:09:28 <DesertRose>   How was your dad's birthday do?
May 08 19:10:08 <KK>   Well, it wasn't exactly a do, as his birthday had been the week before, but we had a very nice visit, and he's doing very well for 91.
May 08 19:10:21 <Jerusha>   Excellent!
May 08 19:10:28 <DesertRose>   Good to hear.  Please convey to LBM Happy Mother's Day wishes. 
May 08 19:10:56 <alaric1>   I have one friend whòse husband is a great cook and is making seafood gumbo yum
May 08 19:11:23 <The_Bee>   good for him
May 08 19:11:39 <DesertRose>   Sounds good for the seafood lovers. 
May 08 19:12:03 <DesertRose>   Evie's parents got to her place yesterday, so she is with them and may or may not make it to chat.
May 08 19:12:09 <jemler>   never had gumbo
May 08 19:12:36 <Jerusha>   Parents or chat - probably parents. 
May 08 19:13:02 <DesertRose>   Especially given that she pretty much gets to see her folks once a year when they come to visit, yeah.
May 08 19:13:43 <alaric1>   you need tò try gumbo,, it's a treat
May 08 19:14:18 <jemler>   getting gumbo up here is tougher than findinf pork chops in baghdad!
May 08 19:14:30 *   DesertRose smacks jemler with a mackerel.
May 08 19:14:51 <DesertRose>   I'll allow the truth of the statement, but the metaphor could use some work. 
May 08 19:15:43 <DesertRose>   alaric1, there is a tradition of smacking people (often jemler) with fish for making bad puns or jokes.
May 08 19:16:09 <alaric1>   At least we finalky got a sunny day. Rained every day last week. Was getting ready to start on my ark
May 08 19:16:17 <DesertRose>   It comes from a feature of certain chat clients that allow you to slap someone with a trout, but as often happens, it has snowballed from the trout macro.
May 08 19:16:35 <The_Bee>   any writing work to report, KK?
May 08 19:17:16 <alaric1>   At least it wasn't a swordfish
May 08 19:17:41 <DesertRose>   Don't put that past us, alaric1!  He has to make a fairly objectionable joke for it to be a swordfish, though. 
May 08 19:18:35 <The_Bee>   I like to use a squid.  It's like a giant cat o' nine tails
May 08 19:18:44 <KK>   Not this past week.  And am waiting for my bag to be delivered, with a precious notebook in it.  Had lots of flight cancellations on this trip, both directions--mechanical problems rather than weather--and ended up coming back into Roanoke, though my bag continued onto Charlottesville, where Scott picked me up.
May 08 19:18:47 <Jerusha>   
May 08 19:19:14 <DesertRose>   Oh the joys of wayward luggage. 
May 08 19:19:21 <Jerusha>   Smiley was for the Jemler pun, not your bag, KK
May 08 19:19:23 <The_Bee>   hope it turns up soon
May 08 19:19:57 <Jerusha>   And the notebook
May 08 19:20:08 <alaric1>   I was reading my codex about Kiam abd Eirian, I was surprised the Torenthis wiukd waut 1 yrs fir a marriage and an heir
May 08 19:21:15 <alaric1>   Liam
May 08 19:22:05 <The_Bee>   You need to turn in your rented fingers, alaric1
May 08 19:22:13 <jemler>   how old is Eirian?
May 08 19:22:22 <alaric1>   Think we coukd scry fir your bag?
May 08 19:22:53 <Jerusha>   She's not old enough for marriage yet, I don't think
May 08 19:22:54 <alaric1>   New device, just getting used to it
May 08 19:22:55 <DesertRose>   Maybe Liam had made up his mind to marry Eirian (possibly for reasons of maintaining good ties with Gwynedd) and put his foot down with his nobles.  After his power assumption at his coronation, I'm not sure anyone would naysay him.
May 08 19:24:18 <alaric1>   Very true. I wouldn't argue with him
May 08 19:24:39 <jemler>   not with the full power of Furstan, Matyas, and Kelson to support him.
May 08 19:24:41 <Jerusha>   At least not without very strong shields
May 08 19:25:17 <DesertRose>   BRB
May 08 19:27:15 <The_Bee>   IIRC, Meraude was pregnant with Eirian around the Time Kelson married Sidana.
May 08 19:28:25 <alaric1>   I think Eirian was fiur when Liam was 14 and crowned
May 08 19:28:51 <Jerusha>   According to the Codex, the marriage was to take place ten years after the betrothal
May 08 19:29:10 <DesertRose>   Yeah, there's a pretty large age difference between Liam and Eirian.  Not totally unreasonable, particularly not for royal marriages in that time frame, but a good few years.
May 08 19:29:33 <Jerusha>   Long time for a mature young man to wait
May 08 19:29:35 <KK>   Which makes her of legal age to marry.  And Kelson would never insist on a marriage to be consummated before that.
May 08 19:29:52 <The_Bee>   JFK was 12 years older than Jackie.
May 08 19:29:55 <KK>   And of course, a lot can happen in ten years.
May 08 19:29:59 <DesertRose>   True
May 08 19:30:18 <Jerusha>   And probably will
May 08 19:30:32 <KK>   Definitely true.
May 08 19:30:52 <alaric1>   True. But with the concern about an heir and Temuraz still on the loose I was just surprised
May 08 19:31:35 <KK>   Makes life interesting, doesn't it?  ;-)
May 08 19:31:45 <The_Bee>   Isn't Payne expected to marry a Torenthi princess?
May 08 19:32:08 <Jerusha>   Yes, but her name escapes me at the moment
May 08 19:32:17 <Jerusha>   Liam
May 08 19:32:22 <DesertRose>   Well, if Teymuraz had tried any mischief with Liam, I think T'd have been in for a nasty surprise, because Liam seemed to be well versed in how to handle himself, and I wouldn't like to see Kelson's reaction to such a thing either.
May 08 19:32:26 <Jerusha>   sister
May 08 19:32:29 <DesertRose>   Stanisha, Liam's baby sister.
May 08 19:32:48 <Jerusha>   Yes
May 08 19:33:31 <DesertRose>   Now that Liam has the full power of the Furstan line, he seems like not the sort of fellow you want to cross, and that's before you deal with the people you've annoyed by crossing him!
May 08 19:36:27 <KK>   Of course, a lot ca happen between setting up childhood betrothals and actually having the marriages proceed.  Happened all the time.
May 08 19:36:32 <DesertRose>   True.
May 08 19:37:29 <alaric1>   But Temuraz is sneaky, even the CB can't seem to find him or do anything about him
May 08 19:38:12 <The_Bee>   CB?
May 08 19:38:30 <jemler>   cc?
May 08 19:38:33 <Jerusha>   CC I think
May 08 19:38:44 <The_Bee>   that makes sense
May 08 19:39:00 <alaric1>   Right, CC
May 08 19:39:21 <DesertRose>   Teymuraz is certainly sneaky, but I read him as also being quite arrogant, and that may be his fatal flaw.
May 08 19:39:25 <Jerusha>   The Camberian Brotherhood could be interesting....
May 08 19:40:00 <DesertRose>   Pride goeth before a fall and all.
May 08 19:40:28 <DesertRose>   Or one who underestimate an enemy is one on the way to the grave.
May 08 19:40:30 <alaric1>   A Camberuan Britherhood would be interesting
May 08 19:40:39 <DesertRose>   *underestimates
May 08 19:40:48 <DesertRose>   Why am I skipping so many S keys tonight?  ARGH.
May 08 19:41:07 <DesertRose>   Rented fingers. 
May 08 19:42:59 <The_Bee>   Remind me--who was Liam father, and how did he die?  In the Duel Arcane at the end of High Deryni? or later?
May 08 19:43:17 <DesertRose>   Liam's father was Lionel, Duke of Arjenol.
May 08 19:43:42 <Jerusha>   Lionel was Liam
May 08 19:43:43 <DesertRose>   And I believe he was one of the participants on Wencit's side in the four-on-four Duel Arcane, yes.
May 08 19:43:47 <Jerusha>   s father
May 08 19:43:59 <Jerusha>   Yes
May 08 19:44:16 <alaric1>   Lionel died in the duel arcane wuth Wencit
May 08 19:44:28 <jemler>   wencit, rhydon (aka stefan coram), lionel, bran coris
May 08 19:44:30 <DesertRose>   Liam's mother, Morag, was Wencit's sister.
May 08 19:44:38 <Jerusha>   I sort of liked Lionel, though not sure why
May 08 19:44:51 <Jerusha>   In a bad guy kind of way
May 08 19:44:57 <DesertRose>   LOL
May 08 19:45:07 <DesertRose>   Well, one-dimensional villains are boring.
May 08 19:45:26 <Jerusha>   They should at least have a heart of tin
May 08 19:45:29 <DesertRose>   LOL
May 08 19:46:08 <The_Bee>   The Tin Woodman wsn't a villain.
May 08 19:46:21 <alaric1>   Wencit had 3 brothers: Lii
May 08 19:46:27 <DesertRose>   And as KK pointed out (I think in the blurb before "Legacy"), most villains are heroes, in their own minds. 
May 08 19:47:25 <Jerusha>   They do look at things from their point of view
May 08 19:47:35 <DesertRose>   Well, most of us do.  :d
May 08 19:47:36 <DesertRose>   
May 08 19:48:09 <jemler>   "Most villians have what are, for them, quite rational reasons for the things they do. Few sane individuals are nasty simply for the sake of being nasty." or words to that affect.
May 08 19:48:35 <alaric1>   Lionel, mahael, teymuraz, Matyas, onky obe good one.
May 08 19:49:20 <jemler>   a few weeks ago, i logged in as Teymuraz!
May 08 19:49:33 <DesertRose>   Lionel, Mahael, Teymuraz, and Matyas were brothers, but Wencit was not related to them except by Lionel's marriage to Wencit's sister Morag.
May 08 19:50:36 <Jerusha>   Family dinners probably included tasters to make sure no one died
May 08 19:51:06 <jemler>   sounds like when i cook.
May 08 19:51:16 <jemler>   
May 08 19:51:20 <Jerusha>   
May 08 19:51:31 <The_Bee>   except maybe the tasters
May 08 19:52:00 <alaric1>   It would take a lot of nerve to eat with that crew
May 08 19:52:15 <Jerusha>   Puts new meaning to the coffee called Tasters Choice
May 08 19:52:39 <jemler>   i ain't touching that one!
May 08 19:53:17 <alaric1>   Me neither
May 08 19:53:33 <jemler>   of course, there's always "good to the last drop."
May 08 19:53:41 <Jerusha>   Depends who drops
May 08 19:53:44 <alaric1>   true
May 08 19:55:05 <jemler>   we got my mom two lilac bushes today.
May 08 19:55:10 <DesertRose>   Oh, nice!
May 08 19:55:16 <Jerusha>   I love lilacs
May 08 19:55:25 <DesertRose>   I think lilacs are pretty but they don't grow here; it's too hot this far south.
May 08 19:55:26 <The_Bee>   where are they being planted?
May 08 19:55:39 <KK>   They haven't been mentioned, as we haven't gotten into the inner working of the Torenthi court from their perspective, but I'm sure that tasters are involved.  We'll go there in the 1025 book.
May 08 19:55:42 <jemler>   we wanted to get a pink dogwood, but  they sold out.
May 08 19:55:59 <jemler>   alright!
May 08 19:56:02 <Jerusha>   Yea for 1025 book
May 08 19:56:12 <DesertRose>   YAY!
May 08 19:56:16 <jemler>   Killingford.
May 08 19:56:23 <KK>   We have a pink dogwood, and several white ones.  They're beautifulo.
May 08 19:56:31 <The_Bee>   We had two lilacs when I was growing up.  a white and a purple.
May 08 19:57:03 <DesertRose>   I've heard of a practice in some places where political poisonings were common of people in positions of power taking low doses of poisons for years to build up their immunity.  I don't know if that actually worked.
May 08 19:57:14 <jemler>   we had lilacs when we were kids. ready made switches.
May 08 19:57:18 <DesertRose>   Ouch!
May 08 19:57:38 <KK>   Ummm, gotta run.  It's time for Madame Secretary--and then Game of Thrones.  How about Jon Snow?!!
May 08 19:57:45 <The_Bee>   It may have worked for some types of poison.
May 08 19:57:48 <DesertRose>   See you next week, KK?
May 08 19:57:49 <jemler>   nite kk
May 08 19:57:56 <DesertRose>   Thanks for coming to see us!
May 08 19:58:04 <The_Bee>   thnks for coming,KK.  Have a good week
May 08 19:58:05 <Jerusha>   Thanks for coming tonight, KK
May 08 19:58:06 *   KK steps onto her Portal, waves goodnight, and disappears in a shower of green sparkles.
May 08 19:58:09 <DesertRose>   Have a good week!
May 08 19:58:20 <alaric1>   I have 2 purple reblooming onesm lovevthem
May 08 19:58:43 <The_Bee>   What color are your mom's new lilacs, Jemler?
May 08 19:58:47 <KK>   See you next week.  And hiope I get my suitcase back soon.  I could lose the clothes, but the notebook....  No.
May 08 19:59:01 <DesertRose>   Yes, the notes are priceless!
May 08 19:59:07 <KK>   Ta for now  Gus says mrrt, while biting my ring.
May 08 19:59:17 <The_Bee>   sending found-notebook woodgies
May 08 19:59:17 <DesertRose>   Night, Gus.  Carys sends purrs.
May 08 19:59:17 <alaric1>   Hooe you get your bag soon.
May 08 19:59:20 <KK>   Nighters.
May 08 19:59:25 <DesertRose>   G'night!
May 08 19:59:27 *   KK has quit (Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)