**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Wed Dec 24 19:29:27 2025 Dec 24 19:29:27 * Morgan (~madisonst@192.168.1.129) has joined Dec 24 19:39:52 * Molly (~u931732@192.168.1.101) has joined Dec 24 19:40:48 So you’ll choose some woman you’re having a fling with over the people who you were born to protect... Dec 24 19:40:48 * Morgan draws his sword Dec 24 19:40:48 Very well, lets have it Dec 24 19:40:48 *Molly comes downstairs* Dec 24 19:40:48 * Adalbrecht doesn’t seem to know where to focus his attention. Yensid is surprisingly more focused on the blade than the young woman Dec 24 19:40:51 M: He cannot marry anyone else. Dec 24 19:40:55 * Morgan stands completely, utterly still Dec 24 19:40:57 *Adalbrecht looks to him* What does she mean, Morgan? Dec 24 19:40:59 What do you think she means, you idiot? Dec 24 19:41:01 M: We have made promises to be wed, we have set a date, and then we went to bed together. Dec 24 19:41:03 *Adalbrecht looks crestfallen, Yensid looks the pair of them over suspiciously* Dec 24 19:41:05 You want my help... elevate her father to a suitable station... Dec 24 19:41:07 * Adalbrecht frowns “You want him to be a baronet of Sudlachenburg?” Dec 24 19:41:09 Not particularly, but she is to be my wife... -you- want it to be of a proper station... Dec 24 19:41:11 So she is not your wife in Theus’ eyes yet? Dec 24 19:41:13 Or accept her as a gentlemans daughter... those are your choices if you wish my aid at all Dec 24 19:41:15 *Molly looks at Morgan* What I said was the truth. Promises were made, a date was set... Dec 24 19:41:17 * Morgan nods Dec 24 19:41:19 * Adalbrecht nods, looking at the Graf of Sudlachenburg “We were intimate, to a depth that only a husband and wife would be.” Dec 24 19:41:24 Molly* Dec 24 19:41:26 *Yensid is watching Morgan very intently* Dec 24 19:41:28 * Morgan barely glances at him Dec 24 19:41:30 *Yensid shrugs* It sounds like they’re married already then Dec 24 19:41:32 * Adalbrecht sighs, shaking his head despondently “Where did we go wrong?” Dec 24 19:41:34 You raised one of your children to find love and honour their wife... the other, well... Dec 24 19:41:36 * Adalbrecht sighs again “There’s one more thing you need to know” Dec 24 19:41:38 What? Dec 24 19:41:40 *Yensid grimaces “Really not the time for it” Dec 24 19:41:42 Edward’s daughter looks just like yours. They are as alike as twins. Dec 24 19:41:44 * Morgan looks confused Dec 24 19:41:46 No Dec 24 19:41:48 * Adalbrecht nods Dec 24 19:41:50 They are Dec 24 19:41:54 Yensid: Even Claudia couldn’t tell the difference Dec 24 19:41:56 * Morgan looks like he's been poleaxed, crumpling to the floor and dropping the sword Dec 24 19:41:58 *Molly looks at both men. Despite her humble upbringing, she looks at both men with a level of command that can only have come from owning her own ship* Out, now! You may come back in one hour, not a moment before! Dec 24 19:42:02 * Adalbrecht looks like he’ll possibly argue the toss and throw his title around, but Yensid takes him by the arm and pushes him out of the door. It shuts hard behind them, leaving a deep silence. Dec 24 19:42:09 * Morgan is just collapsed against the wall, staring at nothing Dec 24 19:43:02 * Molly comes to kneel beside him Dec 24 19:43:23 It’s alright, you don’t have to have any part in their plans Dec 24 19:44:07 * Morgan nods a little, not looking at her Dec 24 19:45:58 * Molly gently strokes his hair, a bolder touch than she’d usually spontaneously instigate “We can go somewhere, somewhere they’ll never find you” Dec 24 19:46:34 * Morgan shrugs a little Dec 24 19:47:47 Talk to me... I am here to support you Dec 24 19:48:41 It isn't -fair- Dec 24 19:49:37 No, it really isn’t Dec 24 19:51:18 * Morgan shudders Dec 24 19:51:48 It’s hard to believe such could be possible Dec 24 19:52:00 * Morgan nods Dec 24 19:52:03 Its some cruel joke Dec 24 19:53:04 * Molly nods Dec 24 19:53:20 You do not have to see her, or any of them Dec 24 19:53:49 * Morgan shrugs Dec 24 19:54:38 That is what you want, is it not? Dec 24 19:55:20 * Morgan shrugs Dec 24 19:56:53 * Molly looks at him “Can I hold you?” Dec 24 19:57:07 If you want Dec 24 19:58:09 * Molly shuffles closer, kneeling up so she can wrap her arms around him, his head at her shoulder height Dec 24 19:58:45 * Morgan slowly puts his head on her shoulder Dec 24 20:00:09 * Molly speaks quietly “It’s alright to be upset, I promise I’ll not think less of you” Dec 24 20:01:25 * Morgan shrugs a little Dec 24 20:02:46 * Molly holds him closely, gently stroking the back of his head Dec 24 20:04:20 * Morgan doesn't move Dec 24 20:06:00 *he hears how she draws a deep breath. He notices how she smells really good, familiar, safe, and something more than that, more like Dietlinde smelled when she was pregnant Dec 24 20:06:55 * Morgan frowns Dec 24 20:07:57 * Molly speaks softly “Shhh, it’s all going to be okay, my love...” Dec 24 20:09:06 I don't see how Dec 24 20:09:57 Mmm... Tell me what the worst part is? Dec 24 20:10:05 I don't know Dec 24 20:12:54 * Molly nods a little, kissing his temple. The scent of her is even more noticeable. “It’s all very complicated...” Dec 24 20:13:24 Is it? Dec 24 20:14:43 Mmm... Don’t you think so? *It makes no sense that she’d smell this good, they’ve not done anything risky, and he hasn’t even spent in years* Dec 24 20:14:56 * Morgan shrugs Dec 24 20:15:05 Seems fairly simple... Theus simply hates me Dec 24 20:16:59 You think so? Dec 24 20:17:09 Clearly Dec 24 20:17:50 I am far from close to him at present Dec 24 20:19:03 Might want to keep that to yourself with that pair Dec 24 20:19:26 * Molly nods slowly Dec 24 20:19:37 Are they likely to be trouble? Dec 24 20:20:00 * Morgan shrugs Dec 24 20:20:10 Evidence so far suggests it... why do you smell pregnant? Dec 24 20:20:25 Ah, do I? Dec 24 20:21:30 yes Dec 24 20:22:31 * Molly nods, pulling back to look at him, searching his expression Dec 24 20:23:42 * Morgan turns to look at him Dec 24 20:24:32 * Molly frowns a little Dec 24 20:24:37 You won’t believe me Dec 24 20:25:03 I see Dec 24 20:25:12 * Molly smiles slightly Dec 24 20:25:16 You don’t. Dec 24 20:25:46 * Morgan shrugs dejectedly Dec 24 20:26:19 * Molly takes his hand, putting it on her stomach. She definitely feels pregnant Dec 24 20:27:12 * Morgan looks confused Dec 24 20:27:31 Whatever is going on here, it’s just a nightmare Dec 24 20:28:43 You can say that again Dec 24 20:29:06 * Molly smiles “You believe me then?” Dec 24 20:29:17 No Dec 24 20:30:33 * Molly nods “Alright, I will tell you something no one knows, and that I couldn’t possibly know at this point?” Dec 24 20:31:06 If you like Dec 24 20:31:08 *He feels a little kick under his hand* Dec 24 20:33:11 when you were thirteen, you saw a pretty girl through the gates of the Academy in Tannen... Dec 24 20:34:25 * Morgan frowns Dec 24 20:34:29 How do you know that? Dec 24 20:35:44 * Molly smiles “Because this is just a nightmare, and when you aren’t dreaming we have the sort of marriage that is so close, so deeply bonded that I even know what happened that night after you’d seen her Dec 24 20:36:00 * Morgan frowns Dec 24 20:36:05 If its a nightmare, why cant I wake up? Dec 24 20:38:48 Your nightmares are strong *her stomach moves again* Dec 24 20:38:58 * Morgan frowns Dec 24 20:40:10 Seems unlikely Dec 24 20:40:49 * Molly nods “I know. But you feel your son, yes?” Dec 24 20:41:21 But we haven't... Dec 24 20:42:09 Not back here, no. Where we really are, in the waking world, it’s more than a year from now Dec 24 20:43:23 * Morgan looks sceptical Dec 24 20:44:09 what can I tell you that might help you wake up? This is your son. We also have two that are adopted Dec 24 20:45:05 * Morgan looks frustrated Dec 24 20:45:10 I don't -know- Dec 24 20:47:51 What about... Westfeld? *she watches him with a smile* Dec 24 20:47:59 Never been there Dec 24 20:48:42 * Molly smiles “Not yet, no...” She thinks “The Eisenfurst’s stables? The brothel in Jura?” Dec 24 20:48:50 * Morgan blushes Dec 24 20:48:55 I've never been to one of those Dec 24 20:49:15 * Molly smiles, nodding “This is going to be very hard...” Dec 24 20:51:03 * Morgan takes a deep breath, sighing heavily Dec 24 20:51:39 *Again he gets a little kick to the hand* Dec 24 20:54:05 * Molly looks curious “It doesn’t affect you here, does it? My scent, I mean” Dec 24 20:55:25 * Morgan looks uncomfortable Dec 24 20:55:28 What do you mean? Dec 24 20:56:23 This pregnancy scent. It would normally drive you mad *she smiles* Dec 24 20:57:11 * Morgan flushes Dec 24 20:58:24 * Molly nods “Do you believe me now? There’s no way I could know such otherwise, even Heinzharold and Claudia don’t know it at this time” Dec 24 20:58:58 * Morgan shrugs Dec 24 21:01:19 * Molly nods, watching him “That’s interesting... In the real world, this close and touching my belly like this, we’d probably be making love here on the kitchen floor” Dec 24 21:03:07 * Morgan frowns Dec 24 21:03:09 No... Dec 24 21:03:14 No? Dec 24 21:04:56 I'm not... no... Dec 24 21:05:21 Not what? Dec 24 21:06:35 Not like that Dec 24 21:07:00 Not like what? Dec 24 21:07:32 The sort to be doing that Dec 24 21:08:49 * Molly smiles “Not yet, perhaps” Dec 24 21:09:00 * Morgan frowns a little Dec 24 21:10:45 * Molly gently caresses his cheek “Oh my love... the things I could tell you... the intensity and eroticism of our life together goes far beyond what you can yet imagine...” Dec 24 21:11:30 * Morgan blushes, frowning hard Dec 24 21:12:49 * Molly kisses his forehead. She smells of pregnancy and breastmilk this close up “I adore you, liebes herz...” Dec 24 21:13:44 I'm so confused Dec 24 21:14:01 why? Dec 24 21:14:22 You know things you shouldn't, you say its a nightmare but I'm -stuck- here, so it cant be a dream Dec 24 21:15:06 I know so many things like that about you... It is just a nightmare, I swear it Dec 24 21:16:45 Then why cant you get me out of it? Why must I suffer? Dec 24 21:18:59 * Molly thinks hard, and then reaches her hand into his shirt Dec 24 21:19:32 * Morgan freezes Dec 24 21:20:48 * Molly touches a pendant he hadn’t realised he was wearing “Ahh, there it is!” Dec 24 21:22:28 The hell? Dec 24 21:22:56 * Molly presses it gently to his skin “Go to the lake, my love, and then come on back to me...” Dec 24 21:23:15 * Morgan looks confused Dec 24 21:23:53 *he suddenly finds himself at the peace of the Sudlache in his dreams * Dec 24 21:24:24 * Morgan thumps down onto the pebbles, letting out a juddering breath Dec 24 21:25:33 *The lake is the same as usual, the weather settled, not too warm nor too cold Dec 24 21:26:04 * Morgan takes a deep breath, trying to wake up Dec 24 21:28:43 * Molly is wrapped around him from behind, gently stroking his stomach, hers nestled in his lower back Dec 24 21:29:35 * Morgan draws a deep breath, trying to get an idea to the time Dec 24 21:31:10 *it’s only been two hours* My love, are you alright? Dec 24 21:31:48 * Morgan shrugs a little Dec 24 21:32:09 Magic? Dec 24 21:32:56 * Morgan shakes his head Dec 24 21:32:57 No point Dec 24 21:33:39 Tobacco perhaps? Dec 24 21:33:49 maybe Dec 24 21:35:35 * Molly gets up to get it for him. The moonlight through the window makes her skin look all silvery. She brings it to him. Dec 24 21:35:41 What else can I do? Dec 24 21:36:24 * Morgan sits up, getting the tobacco and pipe ready Dec 24 21:36:27 Nothing love Dec 24 21:38:25 * Molly nods sadly, getting back into bed “would you like me to stay up with you?” Dec 24 21:38:35 No, you need your rest Dec 24 21:39:54 * Molly watches him “You do not need me to comfort you?” Dec 24 21:40:46 If you are tired tomorrow, my father will go mad Dec 24 21:42:09 * Molly nods Dec 24 21:42:41 I will sleep, but no more nightmares for you, my love. Something nice, yes? Dec 24 21:43:12 Hard to have nightmares if I'm awake Dec 24 21:44:50 * Molly nods, settling down “You should rest, my love” Dec 24 21:46:10 I don't find sleep restful Dec 24 21:47:05 * Molly nods sadly “These nightmares, it’s not fair that you are plagued by them” Dec 24 21:48:34 No. It isn't. Dec 24 21:50:01 * Molly just nods, a gentle hand on his stomach Dec 24 21:52:00 * Morgan lights the tobacco, drawing on it Dec 24 21:52:55 *It hits just like usual, the euphoria then the peace* Dec 24 21:53:08 * Morgan sighs Dec 24 21:54:43 *by the time he’s settled she seems to be fully asleep* Dec 24 21:55:39 * Morgan extinguishes the tobacco, putting the pipe away Dec 24 21:56:55 *Molly feels warm against him, and the little kicks he feels don’t wake her Dec 24 22:01:02 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep) Dec 24 22:03:36 * Molly has quit (Read error: EOF from client) Dec 24 22:16:01 * Morgan (~madisonst@192.168.1.129) has joined Dec 24 22:16:49 * Morgan has quit (Quit: This computer has gone to sleep)