Post by The Half-Dragon on Sept 22, 2014 14:23:27 GMT -5
19th of September. Approaching midnight. Pub in Demacia.
Slowly the night had crept up on Demacia, it had been a long day for the Half-Dragon, but so was every day. The day had started out rather slowly with her regular training in the training grounds with some of the men from her company as well as some solo training. She had also gone through her regular patrol through the streets, and as usual nothing special had happened, something special never happened anymore in Demacia since the League had pretty much seized what it was doing after Noxus had left.
The amount of people coming in from the varying city states still allied with Demacia had died down a little from what Shyvana could tell, though there was still people coming to visit for either trading purposes or immigration, it would always still be there, considering Demacia was one of the few places left who had a College dedicated to magic, as far as Shyvana knew at least.
But now at last night had come and Shyvana had made her way to her favorite pub, the Drunken Dragon, probably named after her because of an incident a couple of years ago involving lots of beer and a slightly ill-tempered Shyvana. But that wasn't why Shyvana liked it, it was because it was a nice rather quiet place, despite the name and it was located not too far away from where she lived.
Raising her glass once more to her mouth Shyvana emptied it and pushed it to the side, her third glass so far and she had no intention of stopping yet, she had the day off tomorrow, and she planned on spending that at home, in bed and probably with a headache. She raised her hand once more and looked around for the bartender. " 'Ey, one more." She called out and looked down at the counter in front of her, waiting for her fourth glass, the door would occasionally open and close but she paid it no mind and she didn't really care who came in or went, well, the Bartender couldn't leave yet.
Post by The Prodigal Explorer on Sept 22, 2014 17:32:25 GMT -5
There had been chatter among the people of Demacia that the half-dragon was getting drunk again. Ears perked, curiosity piqued and of course the smaller blonde male was already heading his way towards the very pub she had been occupying. Though his reasons weren't to pry into her personal business or see if the rumors were true - he just wanted a drink before he made his way off to the Inn he would be staying at for the evening.
Champion or not, the simpler things were sometimes the better ones and in this case he had opted for someplace just outside the boundaries of Demacia's main city. Shoving gloved fingers through messy blonde locks, the blue eyed explorer would push his way through the door of the pub, causing a few of the patrons to gasp and mutter at his appearance. It's not like his presence was common in Demacia - especially after what Jinx had done to his home, so to be seen here was a surprise for a number of its citizens.
"Shyvanna." Came the voice, leaning against the bar beside her. His eyes are hardened slightly, his mood mildly soured by whatever his purpose was for having gone in this direction of Runeterra. He had a project he had been working on, but nothing quite seemed to work right.. and his home, he feared, would suffer for his inability to create the next step in hex-technology, evolving what is already known into a greater weapon to protect Piltover.. even Runeterra if Noxus decided to attack.
"Mind some company?" It wasn't chipper, but it wasn't angry either. Neutral, and passive as if he were lost in his thoughts to some degree. A quick motion of his hand towards Shyvanna's drink, then two fingers held up indicating what he wanted.
Post by The Half-Dragon on Sept 23, 2014 4:41:34 GMT -5
The bartender looked up at Shyvana as she asked for one more and nodded before coming over with another glass. Raising the glass from the counter to her lips the Half-Dragon took a swig from the glass as the door behind her opened and closed once more as the Explorer walked in into the bar, the sound of some rather surprised people reached Shyvana's ears along with some muttering. Once more Shyvana didn't care about who walked in into the pub, she just wanted to enjoy her free time and drink.
At the sound of her name she raised a brow, she recognized the voice from back when the Institute held matches in something they called the League of Legends. Though the person who had spoken to her she had not seen in a long time, nor did she expect to meet him in Demacia either, let alone a pub in the more militarized area. Glancing over towards him she confirmed her suspicion, the explorer Ezreal. She raised her glass once more to her mouth and took a fairly large swig from it and shook her head. "Not at all, Ezreal." She said and put down the glass as she ordered two more drinks.
Pushing out the chair next to her Shyvana looked up at Ezreal and wondered slightly why he of all people were in Demacia, she had somewhat assumed he was either busy in Piltover with helping Caitlyn trying to catch whoever was running rampant there or that he was burying his face in some long forgotten temple or something. "So, trouble at home?" Shyvana asked and turned back to her drink, she hadn't heard much about the situation in Piltover except for some criminal that was practically wrecking the city alone.
Post by The Prodigal Explorer on Sept 23, 2014 4:55:08 GMT -5
Drumming calloused fingers against the bar surface, Ezreal gave a brief nod as he received his beer and paused when Shyvanna ordered two more.. Whelp, they had plenty of drinks incoming. It would be a good, drunken stupor of a night at this rate. Without answering initially, the young male would drink down the pint of beer in a long, single go before sliding it across the bar and grabbing the next. That was about all he would risk chugging knowing he'd likely end up lopsided and hitting on some feminine looking man in the bar before being laid out for making the gender mistake.
"Trouble is an understatement." he commented, "It's.." pinching the bridge of his nose, he let out a long sigh, "It's complicated. Vi... And that... nuisance Jinx.. And.. Caitlyn has her hands full with the mess they both left. I've --" pausing, he laughs a bit, and shakes his head.
"Yeah... Trouble at home." A particularly large bug would crawl from his sleeve suddenly, sending the majority of the bar scattering away from the Champion. Ezreal absently pulls the centipede-like creature free, and sighs, watching it squirm and writhe in the pinch of his fingers, "Do you spend a lot of time here these days?"
Post by The Half-Dragon on Sept 23, 2014 5:12:57 GMT -5
Shyvana listened to the explorer as he briefly talked about Piltover, she raised the glass she had been drinking from when Ezreal had walked up to her and finished it, putting it down against the counter and sliding it to the three other glasses next to her as she took one of the newer glasses and began sipping on the beer while she nodded. So the criminal was named Jinx, she didn't sound like a nuisance so Shyvana didn't understand why they hadn't caught her already.
As he mentions Caitlyn and Vi she tilts her head slightly and looks up at him, Caitlyn would occasionally complain about Vi's destructive nature before or after matches back when the institute was still active, but that was a long time ago now and Shyvana hadn't talked to Caitlyn nor Vi for a while. She kind of missed Vi, her drinking buddy from Piltover. Then again, things didn't always remain intact after that kind of drinking.
Shyvana shrugged as Ezreal asked whether she spent a lot of her time here, well, truth be told she did spend a lot of time here, but it was her own time during her free time. "Mmmhn, more than before at least." She said and took a swig from the beer. "Some nights I just can't sleep and I'm out of beer at home, so I come here other nights I just feel like relaxing and I come here." Shyvana knew she'd probably sound like a drunk but it wasn't that often she couldn't sleep, once or twice a month or so since the 'peace talks'.
"How's Vi?" The half-dragon asked and looked at Ezreal as he squished some bug between his fingers.
Post by The Prodigal Explorer on Sept 23, 2014 14:55:55 GMT -5
Ezreal knew he rambled on needlessly, so he had opted to remain quiet for a bit before giving into the temptation of conversation again. He looks worn compared to the last time they saw each other. Older, and more aged.. Like he's seen a lot more than he had expected to. However he was not one to turn down knowledge, and discovery, so it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. The blonde sips the brew and rolls his shoulders in a shrug. "Can't say I blame ya." Was that the answer she was expecting? He didn't blame her for drowning herself in booze, though he surely wouldn't have said otherwise if he disagreed either. Shyvanna was a half-dragon, after all. He had no desire to tango with this particular red lady with any hopes of walking away unscathed.
The drink he's nursing is being consumed at a much, much slower, more easy pace and he's already ordering up something to counter the effects of the initial one. Pretzels, or french fries. Whatever might make him stumble less when he decides to make his way back towards the Inn.
Most of what she says goes without a response, but talk of Vi perks an eyebrow slightly, "Can't tell you." he says in almost a dismissive tone, "The last thing I heard, she did something pretty foolish.. Now she and Caitlyn are having a talk of sorts.. I've been in Shurima for the past few months trying to find another amulet. Then my Uncle said there was a tunnel beneath the outskirts of Demacia where I might find some useful artifacts, but... Honestly I think he picked up the news from some Noxian imbecile looking for easy cash." Ezreal comments with a faint scowl. His attempts to find anything of use had clearly failed.
Post by The Half-Dragon on Sept 26, 2014 1:38:11 GMT -5
Shyvana took the glass in front of her and raised it to her lips, taking a swig from the beer and putting it down onto the table once more. It didn't surprise her that Vi had done something stupid, but the fact that Ezreal couldn't tell her how she was was a bit odd, perhaps he didn't know or he wasn't allowed to speak about her. Then again, it was Vi. When he mentioned some artefacts outside of Demacia in some tunnel she looked at him and blinked, she had never heard about some artefacts out there, but then again, she hadn't been exploring the tunnels of Demacia that much.
The Half-Dragon sipped her glass once more and looked at Ezreal. "You're a bit of a history nut, right?" She asked and tilted her head. "Ever heard of the Ruined King?" Shyvana added in and took a sip from her glass. It had been close to a year since the peace talks and the failure it had been, but it was something that Shyvana wouldn't forget, not with the scars she had received. Both physical and Mental scars from fighting inside the Nightmare Nocturne's paranoia. The thought alone made her clench her left hand into a fist. She didn't know what was worse, the fighting out on the island made of ice or the memories that haunted her.
But she had helped protect Jarvan and the others from Demacia from the Ruined King and his goons, but was it worth the price? Of course it was, she thought to herself and sipped the beer once more.
Post by The Prodigal Explorer on Sept 26, 2014 14:15:28 GMT -5
Another sip, ear trained upon Shyvanna to listen to her story and Ezreal isn't doing much else. He's found he's somewhat disgruntled by the topic since it's a reminder of his shortcomings, which is never a good thing. The subject change causes a distinct shift in the blonde, frowning, turning to face the half dragon more directly.
"Sure.. History nut is one way to put it." Initially it might have rubbed him a bit wrong, but that all disappeared when she brought up the Ruined King. His expression falls leaving blue eyes hardened upon her. He had heard what had happened.. Rumors spread through Runeterra when it comes to such major incidences, "Yes, Shyvanna.. What about him? Legend tells a lot of stories about him.. That he was once a King to paradise, and he became greedy.. Or that he made a deal with a dark being.. Nobody is entirely certain how the Isles came to be as they are." Then again he's been buried away in catacombs and other relentless places so he may be out of date.
"I heard he ordered an attack on Demacia... And that there were some... peace talks?" tapping his lower lip, "But not much else.. Is this concerning that?"
Post by The Half-Dragon on Sept 28, 2014 7:00:36 GMT -5
Shyvana wasn't looking at Ezreal as he turned towards her and frowned, she took another sip from her beer as the subject seemed to have caught Ezreal's attention. She had heard the stories about the Ruined King when she was younger, both from people in Demacia and her father had told her about a king that once had ruled over most of Runeterra. Though she had seen it as just stories of old until the Shadow Isles actually attacked Demacia without provocation or anything.
The Half-Dragon listened to Ezreal as he spoke while she sipped her beer. When he asked if it concerned the Peace Talks she nodded and emptied her glass, putting down the now empty glass she turned to face him. "Oh he did attack, he sent his undead legions upon Demacia but we pulled through with the help of the Institute." She said and stretched her neck to the right then the left, some popping sounds coming from her neck as she moved it.
"A peace talk was called for, they held the future Queen of Demacia hostage and of course we wanted her back. We traveled by boat to gods know where with the Institute on their own ship." Shyvana said and looked down at her hands briefly. "Xin Zhao, Garen and I accompanied Jarvan out to the meeting location, turned out to be a large island made of ice or something like that, I was of course left on the boat... security risk my ass..." She said and turned back to the counter, taking her last glass and drinking from it.
"The Ruined King himself was there, Hecarim, the Nightmare Nocturne was there for some reason, the Queen and a few more... I knew the Shadow Isles wouldn't honor a temporary peace for talks, why they had me sitting on the boat while they talked I don't know... But it didn't take long before things went wrong, the man who had the Queen disappeared with her, the Nightmare cast his shroud around the area and that's all I could see..."
Shyvana sipped her beer once more. "I couldn't wait and let my friends get slaughtered, I went in and encountered the Ruined King himself, I don't know who the others fought but at least I had him..." She said and clenched her hand.
Moving her hands away from the counter she pulled up the side of her shirt and exposed the pale scars along her side. "This is what I got from him, but I took his arm in the process, almost killed me... I can't sleep because of that... the wounds healed long ago but at night I can feel them burn, some nights are worse than others... The drinking helps."
Post by The Prodigal Explorer on Sept 30, 2014 17:39:29 GMT -5
Ezreal wasn't quite sure what to say to her in regards to what she was telling him. He found the beer helped to fill the passing moments of awkward silence, frowning more to himself than anything at what he had been hearing. What a terrible series of events. He had heard rumors, but hearing the stories directly from someone who had been there to experience it.. it really shined a new light on things.
But when it came turn for him to talk, he didn't know what to really add to the conversation. The Explorer simply nods a little, glancing over to look at the scars. At least she managed to wound the bastard in the process. "At least people made it out alright.." he manages to say. For all his intelligence, he was still a bit odd at times.
"Did you learn anything about the Isles and its members?" the archaeologist in him perks.
Post by The Half-Dragon on Oct 8, 2014 12:08:55 GMT -5
Did she learn anything about the Isles and its Members? Not really, besides the fact that they were backstabbing bastards who have no honor. "Well, other than that they will not honor an agreement I can't say I learned a whole lot. I barely saw anyone during the fighting, let alone anything about the Isles itself." She said and lowered the shirt and turned back to her glass.
She slowly raised the glass to her lips and took a swig from it. "You know anything about war, Ezreal?" She asked and tilted her head to look at him. He was young, but compared to most humans and all dragons she knew of, she was too, but then again, she was a Half-dragon and from what she knew, he was just a mere man. She sipped her glass again, she was running low on beer again, she'd have to order more a bit later, she was also hungry. Shyvana looked up at the bartender for a moment before sipping her beer again. "Bartender... get me another beer and some chicken."
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