prince pilate of
house ieshan
house ieshan
you think you are possessing me
but I've got my teeth in you.
I
see everything.I don’t know everything—as good a job I do convincing everyone otherwise. But I do see everything. It’s my party, after all, and if anything goes wrong I’ll be holding myself responsible for it. Any embarrassment will follow me into my nightmares; there is nothing I hate more than being made a fool of.
But so far things are going swimmingly. (I tap my glass against the nearest piece of wood, part of the doorjamb, as I think this, a stupid commoner’s habit I haven’t quite shed from childhood.) So I’m in a good mood when I see him enter—my brother, our holy eminence Prince Adonai, who has had the absolute nerve to dress himself tonight in our father's fur cloak.
The only thing that soothes me is seeing him up close. From a few feet away, I can make out the dark circles under his eyes; I can see that he is a dull gold now, duller even than the green of my scales, his body rotted from the inside with—with whatever disease it is that he has. The sight of that makes me smile, just a little. To anyone else, I would only look polite. Filled with brotherly love.
I watch him inhale my last cocktail. It is a drink layered with silver and emerald green, whose lemon-sharp taste will make him cough, I know, as soon as it goes all the way down.
I smile when he leaves.
OOC: drink #5 has been made with just a little bit of Solterran magic, and will give Adonai an intermittent, full-body glow throughout the night. it's up to you, Ralli, to decide what color the lights are, how intense it is, or if it comes with any nasty side effects. if you have any questions or concerns, let me know; otherwise, have fun <3
