Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238 
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 18, 2016 21:12:58 GMT -8
Nodding in thanks to Claude, Naoki returns her attention to the woman sitting across from her. For the space of a few moments, Naoki simply sits, leaning back in her seat and looking toward Liz, apparently content simply to sit in her company.
Presently, she pipes up with every ounce of casualness she can muster, “So how are you doing, Liz; are you enjoying yourself? Is there anything you’d like to talk about?”
Before taking the conversation off the deep end, Naoki figures it best to offer Liz to choose the topic.
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 19, 2016 2:45:43 GMT -8
"Actually yes, there is, and perhaps it is not appropriate of me to ask, but I am going to anyway."
Liz took a sip of wine before continuing on, rather nervously. She had windered about this for a long time, but had never felt it was a good time to ask.
"You know a lot about my history, where I come from, how I got here, everything I have been through. But it dawned on me a few weeks ago, following our little rendezvous in the Den, that I don't know any of that information about you, save what I saw for my own eyes. Is it just something you don't like to talk about? I won't be offended or anything if you don't want to tell me, I would just like to learn more about you."
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 20, 2016 14:26:50 GMT -8
As she listens to Liz’ question, an expression of visible surprise registers on Naoki’s face. Evidently, she wasn’t quite expecting that line of inquiry, but at the same time, she doesn’t seem particularly upset. Nodding along in acknowledgment, she responds, “It’s not something I make a habit of discussing, to be sure. It isn’t a particularly pleasant topic, but if you’d like to know, I’ll tell you.”
Seamlessly, Naoki transitions from the spoken word to the telepathically transmitted, her earring beginning to glow as she addresses Liz silently, “To begin, I should first state explicitly that at the time of the first memories I have, I was not a young child, but rather one of perhaps twelve to fifteen years. Whether I existed before that point and was made to forget or not is a question that remains unanswered, despite my best efforts.”
Even though Naoki isn’t speaking with her mouth, Naoki maintains steady eye contact with Liz as if she were, watching carefully to see how she reacts as she continues, “Regardless, I found myself in an alleyway, without knowledge of the world or language, simply some rags. I was about as naive as it is possible to be and didn’t know to be upset or try to resist when some men came along, tied me up, and took me away. It wasn’t until later that I pieced together enough information to understand that the place that they took me was a brothel and that there was more to the world besides being kept there and made to please whatever they placed before me. As my understanding grew, so too did my dissatisfaction and my resentment. After tasting real food, I was no longer satisfied with the gruel I was served. After seeing the street outside, with people walking freely, I was no longer content to sit in my cage.”
Exercising the freedom offered by having her mouth free, Naoki doesn’t need to pause in her narrative to take a sip of wine as she continues, “Over time, as I continued to accrue and parse information, I began to plot, plan, and develop ideas of my own. Escape was the first goal. In that regard, I did well. I began to take note of how the employees patrolled. Which doors were locked, and which guards were the most inept. I did attempt to escape on a few occasions but didn’t get particularly far. There was only so much that I could do by myself, without anything else besides the rags on my back.”
“Fortunately enough for the pair of us, I met Artemis one day. She was in a similar position to my own but had not only knowledge of the outside world, but considerable physical abilities. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen her really let loose on anything, but take my word for it when I say that she is very adept at killing, to say the very least.”
Almost idly, Naoki uses a toothpick to pick up one of the pork balls, pops it into her mouth, and chews quietly as she continues, “To leave out a number of details because we’re eating, she and I escaped. However, this only marginally improved our status. It left us as two young women out in the world with nothing beyond the company of the other and the skills we had acquired working in the brothel. We turned those skills into food where we could and stole where we could not. In this manner, we eked out an existence as urchins. There was also a brief phase wherein I organized and lead a gang of sorts, but we quickly ran afoul of the local law and were forced to flee, becoming only a pair once more.”
Despite the unpleasant and probably painful memories Naoki is recounting, the 'inflection' of her telepathy does not waver, nor does her expression. She simply recounts the events, “And so flee we did, hitching a ride with a merchant to the newly founded city of Isra. Or just ‘The Free City’, as it was called at the time. We weren't quite among the founding group, but came a few months afterward, after The Citadel was constructed, and the city was beginning to really take shape.”
“Figuring The Free City to be as good a place as any to stay- after all, there would be no slavery there, we decided to hang around longer than we may have otherwise. On one occasion, Artemis and I were visiting a bar- a real hole in the wall sort of place, just the sort of place where we might expect to scrape up some food money. As I was meandering about, acquainting myself with the place, this woman approached me. She was an old woman, maybe five foot five on a good day, wearing a ratty sort of black cloak. I learned later that she owned the place. But she looked at me- looked into me, looked through me. … And I suppose whatever she saw, she liked because she went ahead and offered me the establishment to run as my own.”
Leaning forward with arms crossed on the table, Naoki concludes, “That bar was The Midnight Sun, and the woman is known only as Grandma- you may have seen her around, she hasn’t changed a bit.”
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 24, 2016 9:11:32 GMT -8
Liz knew the rest of the story from that point, hell, half the people in Isra did by now. Her meteoric rise to success in such a short amount of time was nothing short of spectacular, a feat that Naoki had emulated in getting Liz to her own position of power. But hearing the before part was astonishing. She had surmised that Naoki had not had the greatest of time's growing up, and Liz's own troubled younger years paled in comparison to what Naoki had gone through.
She reached across the table and laid her hand across Naoki's own and gave it a gentle squeeze before telepathically speaking.
I had no idea your's was so bad. I thought being an orphan on the streets was bad enough but what you went through...
Her eyes held the sadness that she felt at what her friend had gone through, but also an additional measure of respect for the cat-woman that Liz already greatly admired and respected.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 24, 2016 23:50:32 GMT -8
‘Listening’ to Liz response, Naoki grants the woman across from her with a smile. Not even a smirk, mind you, simply a genuine and grateful smile with no sexual connotations. The simplicity of her response, without offering much of a comment and the manner in which Liz grasped her hand- there’s something about that Naoki finds more touching than any variation of “I’m sorry” could ever be.
“You can see why I don’t discuss it. I don’t need people I don’t know hearing what I’ve just told you and preconceiving notions, inferring anything about me, offering their sympathies, or calling me names.”
Leaving Liz to either continue with the topic at hand or select a new one at her leisure, Naoki relaxes visibly, tension in her shoulders she wasn’t even consciously aware of fading away as she sighs a bit, and lifts her glass for another sip of wine.
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 25, 2016 4:27:38 GMT -8
Liz lets go of Naoki's hand to ease back into her seat, nodding in agreement to Naoki's telepathic words. She tolerated very little personal criticism of Naoki in her presence, criticism if her policies was all well and fine, suppressing that was against her character, but personal attacks were a good way to end up with a broken nose.
Realizing that this topic, if continued, would probably ruin the mood of the evening, and Liz is well aware that Naoki hates it when she does that.
"Thanks for sharing that with me, suppose its only fair that I return the favor, although I am not certain if there is anything I haven't told you yet."
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Morrigan da Silverlain
Dedicated
It's only forever.. not long at all.
Roleplay posts: 196
Age: Around six centuries.
Physical Description: At a slender and willowy 5'9", Morrigan is a creature of beauty. Her arms and fingers seem to be slightly too long for her body, but this is something easily dismissed in the face of her personality. She has slightly pointed ears and delicate, aristocratic features, and wide, expressive eyes that constantly variate between different shades of violet. Perhaps most notable about Morrigan is her hair: It's long and slightly curling, a rich mahogany in color, and whether or not it's bound or falling freely, the highlights within it change color according to her emotions. Anyone able to sense magic would see that she has a glamour covering her face, although seeing past it would be extremely difficult.
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Clothes and Equipment: Generally, Morrigan can be seen wearing finely-made dresses of various materials and colors, as the woman seems to love all hues and fabrics. The only pieces of jewelry she wears are a silver ring in the shape of a calla lily on her left index finger, an engagement ring with a rainbow of gemstones on the same hand's ring finger, and a rose gold pendant in the shape of a rose around her neck.
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Player's online availability : Variable; usually afternoons and evenings. (PST)
Registered: Mar 3, 2016 17:42:39 GMT -8
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Post by Morrigan da Silverlain on Oct 25, 2016 8:04:43 GMT -8
That was the moment Claude reappeared, placing the two dishes - and another helping of the bread Liz so enjoyed - on the table. He refilled the women's glasses, and gave them a winning smile.
"Anything else I can get for you, mademoiselles?"
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 26, 2016 2:08:40 GMT -8
As Claude returns with their meals, Naoki postpones her response to Liz. As her plate is placed before her, Naoki’s mouth forms a small ‘o’. As one would expect based on the outrageous bill, the dish is presented impeccably, with garnish and spices and such. There is something to be said, Naoki thinks, for food that can be appreciated by the eyes as well as the tongue.
However, she doesn’t think that she requires much more of Claude, and states as much, “Not for me, thank you.”
After waiting for Claude to receive and respond to Liz’ response, Naoki addresses Liz’ statement, “If there’s something you would like to share in that context- by all means, please do, it would be my pleasure to listen. But if not…”
Tilting her head slightly to one side, Naoki shrugs her shoulders and offers to Liz what she intends to be another one of those non-sexual smiles.
“Don’t feel like you need to.”
Leaving it simply at that, Naoki proceeds to address her half-chicken. After folding a napkin into her lap, she takes her fork and knife in hand and begins to cut. Thinking to herself, Naoki supposes that it’s all but certain that her half-chicken and Liz’ half-chicken were once two halves of the same chicken. That must have been somewhat convenient for the chefs, she muses, because once you’ve halved the chicken, there’s not much more you can do with the other half besides serve it as a half-chicken.
Though- in hindsight, perhaps she should have changed her own order after Liz ordered, to have a larger sample size of the dishes the chefs are capable of producing. As it stands, Naoki would only have a single dish to try to draw conclusions from, even though there are two of them eating.
Dismissing those wandering trains of thought, Naoki supposes that she’s about as finished cutting as she’s going to be for the moment, and sets her knife aside. Without any further pomp or circumstance, she selects a bit of chicken with her fork, puts it into her mouth, and eats it. In this manner, she intends to continue eating the chicken until she is finished, content to either eat in comfortable silence with Liz or continue making chat over the meal, as Liz might prefer.
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 26, 2016 5:26:58 GMT -8
Liz unintentionally mimics Naoki's reaction to the food, mouth held slightly agape as she struggled to not drool a bit at the sight of the scrumptious looking food that Claude had delivered to them. She windered how difficult it would be to entice the chef to come open a restauraunt in Isra. Likely that fae woman, Morrigan, would not be too happy about that.
Before diving into the food, she caught Naoki's smile and found herself captivated, returning the smile but forgetting to tell Claude that she was good as well. She refrained from blushing this time though, thankfully.
"I believe you already know everything about my past. Hell, you knew things I didn't for a while, since you met the father I didn't even know was alive."
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Morrigan da Silverlain
Dedicated
It's only forever.. not long at all.
Roleplay posts: 196
Age: Around six centuries.
Physical Description: At a slender and willowy 5'9", Morrigan is a creature of beauty. Her arms and fingers seem to be slightly too long for her body, but this is something easily dismissed in the face of her personality. She has slightly pointed ears and delicate, aristocratic features, and wide, expressive eyes that constantly variate between different shades of violet. Perhaps most notable about Morrigan is her hair: It's long and slightly curling, a rich mahogany in color, and whether or not it's bound or falling freely, the highlights within it change color according to her emotions. Anyone able to sense magic would see that she has a glamour covering her face, although seeing past it would be extremely difficult.
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Clothes and Equipment: Generally, Morrigan can be seen wearing finely-made dresses of various materials and colors, as the woman seems to love all hues and fabrics. The only pieces of jewelry she wears are a silver ring in the shape of a calla lily on her left index finger, an engagement ring with a rainbow of gemstones on the same hand's ring finger, and a rose gold pendant in the shape of a rose around her neck.
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Player's online availability : Variable; usually afternoons and evenings. (PST)
Registered: Mar 3, 2016 17:42:39 GMT -8
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Post by Morrigan da Silverlain on Oct 26, 2016 10:00:45 GMT -8
With answers - or rather distracted lack thereof - received, Claude bowed and departed. He'd be back later to see if they wanted dessert.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 28, 2016 1:24:20 GMT -8
Naoki first responds to Liz with a curious sort of dismissive motion with her fork. After she finishes with her current mouthful and takes a moment to wipe her mouth, she continues, “Mmhm, exactly. We can talk about it if you would like to, but I don’t imagine that you would. I wonder what he’s up to these days, anyway…”
One moment of idle speculation and another bite of chicken later, Naoki continues, “Instead, how about you tell me what you have planned for the future, hm?”
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 28, 2016 3:34:09 GMT -8
"Probably being a bastard and abandoning people again," She muttered under her breath. But no, she had no desire to discuss her father at all.
"For the future? I mean, I am 26 years old and have already advanced as far as I can in my profession but I plan on making the Dawn...oh."
She went quiet for a second, as once again she remembered that Naoki likely had no desire to discuss work.
"Right, you are not referring to my professional life. My personal life? I have no idea. I kind of like the idea of having kids some day, although I am not certain if I would give up my career for a family."
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 28, 2016 4:41:22 GMT -8
Nodding along, Naoki doesn't seem to react in any particular manner as Liz mentions work, and again finishes chewing before responding, “Well, I sort of just meant in general- in any sense. Because as I see it, one should consider these sorts of things for two reasons.”
“First of all- and this is a lesson I’ve learned personally, it’s good to have backup plans. There are any number of things that could happen that could remove you from or prevent you from continuing in your current position. Serious injury, my successor, sudden abduction by a greater power, the fall of Isra, world peace, anything like that, accidents happen, and you could plausibly be put out of a job.”
After eating a small bite of her chicken, she continues, “And at that point, you would be knocked down with no easy way to get back up. You are handy with a blade and even more so when mounted, yes, but there’s only so much one can do with those skills. I think you ought to consider alternative careers and expand your repertoire of marketable skills.”
“For example, if I was, for whatever reason, removed from Isra and the known world and dropped somewhere else- somewhere entirely different, with none of my assets, contacts, or allies, I would still be an accountant and mathemagician, an excellent scribe, a manager, and a passable archer- and artificer, with street sense, and other marketable skills.” Here, she casts Liz a significant look, alluding back to her story and the skills she used then, as distasteful as they are.
“You… not so much. So… I think that you should consider such things...” Here, she trails off, looking down to her right to break eye contact and proceed to study her meal.
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 28, 2016 5:06:54 GMT -8
Liz snorted at the concept of World Peace. Even if, by some miracle, the nations of the world managed to stop fighting, there would always be bandits, monsters, and other assorted nasties that needed to be put in line. Still though, Naoki brought up a good point. What would she do if she couldn't do her current job? She didn't really know. Her time as Commodore had given her an excellent set of administrative skills as well as logistical planning and long-distance managing. Plus financial planning, given that she managed her own budget.
"Well, a lot of my experience translates well into the business world. Specifically trading companies. I'd probably become a merchant if I couldn't find a commander's spots in any armed forces or mercenary companies. Although, if something happened to St. George I would probably retire from the military altogether."
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 28, 2016 21:23:05 GMT -8
“Hmmh.”
Taking another bite of her chicken, Naoki fixes Liz with a somewhat flat look. There she goes again, being all logical and such, preventing Naoki from segueing the manner she intended to. Though it is somewhat irking, Naoki moves past it quickly, instead transitioning into a shrug.
“Fair enough, I suppose.”
After drinking a sip of wine, she continues, “In a personal sense, then. Kids? Why do you think that?” Quirking an eyebrow, Naoki’s inquiry seems casual enough, expressing interest and not implying any negative thoughts about the concept.
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 30, 2016 6:14:43 GMT -8
Liz shrugged at Naoki's look, then winked, rather lewdly too. A wink that suggested she would make up for veering the topic in the wrong direction later.
"Kids? I don't know. I like the idea of having them, but then I don't think I would make a very good parent, as I didn't exactly have a normal childhood or even parents. And I don't know if I would be willing to give up my career for them."
She says this all rather light-heartedly as she has clearly contemplated this for a long time.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 30, 2016 6:57:57 GMT -8
Shaking her head, Naoki politely indicates the negative- that wasn’t quite what she was asking.
“Yes, I gathered as much, but why do you think that you’d like to have children? What about the concept of being responsible and caring for kids is appealing to you? I am in… a similar sort of situation, but I have Skarlet, so I may be able to offer some insight.”
Leaning back slightly, Naoki seems to be more or less finished with her entree and reaches for her glass to wash it down.
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 30, 2016 7:36:55 GMT -8
"Its more of a legacy sort of thing you know?"
She takes a sip of her wine and pauses momentarily to choose her words.
"I think I like the idea of someone continuing on my lineage, I wouldn't want to be the last of the Finches."
She summarily devours an entire piece of garlic bread, making fairly appropriate 'yum' noises as she does so.
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Empress Naoki
Famous
Roleplay posts: 2,238
Physical Description: =========================
Empress Naoki is a curvaceous woman of average height, indeterminate age, and catlike features. Her hair is a dark auburn, often pulled back into a long braid. Her ears are both soft and fluffy, and her tail is never less than perfectly groomed. Amber eyes glisten in the shadows cast by her hair.
Clothes and Equipment: =========================
Naoki's wardrobe is to her as a frame is to a painting. Sometimes embellished with detail to be attractive in its own right, but never the focus. Usually simple but elegant, tightly fitting and highly revealing, used only to frame the beauty within.
Additionally, Naoki is, when clothed, often adorned with a small collection of accessories. She wears an earring, a brilliant cut amethyst, in her right ear. The silver signet ring of Isra is worn on her left pinky, marking her as High Lady of Isra. Directly adjacent, she wears the golden signet ring of The Isran Empire as its Empress. On the inside of her left thigh, there is a tattoo depicting a rose entwined with tentacles.
Allegiances: The Isran Empire
Player's online availability : Excessively often. Timezone: ET (-5)
Registered: Sept 12, 2015 13:02:17 GMT -8
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Post by Empress Naoki on Oct 30, 2016 9:23:22 GMT -8
“Mmmh,” a noncommittal acknowledgment.
Turning her eyes downward, Naoki gazes deeply into her wine, considering. That’s not quite something she can relate to- she doesn’t know, but it makes sense in concept, she supposes. If a familial line, a legacy, is something one values, it would make sense to continue it, as it were. It’s not entirely unlike striving to do more good for the world than bad and making one’s ‘legacy’ known in how one affects the lives of others.
“Well, for what it’s worth, I don’t think that you should work until you’re unable to and that with a good partner, you would make an excellent parent.”
After taking a sip of the aforementioned wine, she continues, “I mean, I think that I’m doing a respectable enough job, bearing in mind the circumstances. And given Alden’s circumstances, I’ll admit that I am honestly quite impressed with him. … I don’t think that you’re aware of his history, or what he used to be like, but when I first met him, he was very cold- almost without emotion, and somewhat socially inept. I never pegged him as the sort of person to make friends, much less find a partner, have children with them, and then parent the children himself- and well, at that. … If you set your mind to sit, I’m confident you’ll do well.”
With this, Naoki offers a small smile, of what she intends to be the friendly, reassuring, and encouraging variety. Though she doesn’t state it aloud, Naoki would much rather Liz retire sooner rather than later, and settle down doing something that doesn’t have such a high mortality rate.
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Elizabeth Finch
Main Character
Roleplay posts: 512
Age: 29
Physical Description: Elizabeth, or Liz, stands at about 5'9", weighing in at about 160lbs, most of it muscle from years of riding and fighting. She has platinum blonde hair, usually tied in a ponytail to fit inside her helmet. Her eyes are a vibrant shade of green that contrasts well with her tanned skin. She would be considered attractive if she ever removed her armor, otherwise her face is the only indication that underneath the iron discipline and plate armor is an attractive woman.
Clothes and Equipment: Liz wears a normal looking set of plate armor that is custom fitted for her specifically, and does not hide her gender. She wields a lance when mounted. Javelins are carried in her mounts saddle. Her mount is a young Griffin by the name of St. George, he is full grown in height, but does not yet have the full mass of a adult griffin. She wears plain clothes when not in armor and her shield bears the symbol of the Dawn Riders on it, and her breastplate bears the symbol of Isra on it. She wears a small necklace with a purple gemstone on it underneath her breastplate, only visible when she she is unarmored. Her sword has the insignia of the midnight sun engraved in the hilt, as it is relatively out of sight and does not violate the military dress code. Her primary weapon is her sword, an ancient Elven artifact passed down by her bloodline. It is wreathed in green lightning when unsheathed and wielded by her, and she has a sunmetal shield that complements it with magical abilities of its own.
Player's online availability : Weekends/Nights EST
Registered: Apr 6, 2016 12:16:13 GMT -8
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Post by Elizabeth Finch on Oct 31, 2016 2:29:11 GMT -8
"Thanks, that really means a lot to me, coming from you."
She returned the smile with a warm one of her own, but didn't say anything more, letting the silence speak for itself. Liz was fairly content to just enjoy Naoki's company, and the food before them was certainly tasty enough to be devoured without much talking.
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