Originally posted by Ikaris
Ikaris escorts Christy down a long flight of stone stairs, hidden by a wall in one of the lounges. Mage lights come alive as they draw near, illuminating their path. They come to a landing and Ikaris draws her from the stairway into a long hallway. At the far end of the hall, flames can be seen and the sound of metal striking metal is heard faintly. Coming to the first of the doors, Ikaris smiles and motions to Christy to open the door. The door swings inwardly to reveal a room filled with numerous instruments used to inflict pain on someone. Whips hang coiled on the black leather covered walls, manacles can be seen hanging from the ceiling as well as from the walls. Ikaris smirks as the Black Queen takes in the sights that surround her.
"I take it that everything passes muster? At least at first glance?
Come with me, there is someone I want you to meet."
Re-entering the hall, Ikaris leads her down towards the glowing fires.
"The rest of the rooms are similar in design and function to the one I showed you."
As they enter the Forge, they can see someone hard at work in front of the fires, his heavily muscled arms glistening with sweat, reflecting the fire's light. He is so intent on his work that he doesn't notice their entrance until Ikaris addresses him.
"Gianni!"
At the sound of his name, the Blacksmith turns to face his visitors.
Gianni stands 6'4" and has the body of a Roman God. His chisled features and olive skin betray his Italian background. Short black hair crowns his head and he has smoldering dark eyes that you could fall into. Wearing only a blacksmith's apron and dark jeans, its obvious that the man was made to stare at. A fine dusting of dark hairs cover his chest and its possible to trace the veins in his biceps. Ikaris chuckes to himself as he watches Christy's expression.
Gianni:"Milord, I'm terribly sorry, I didn't realize that anyone was here."
Ikaris:"Don't fret yourself. I simply brought our Black Queen down to introduce her to you. Christy, this is our blacksmith, the one whose work with the green meteor rocks that I had told you about. It appears that Gianni is descended from one of the Titans, well that is rather obvious when you look at him. Wyatt brought him to my attention, and I knew that he was wasted among the mortals and so brought him here. Gianni, this is the Black Queen. The two of you may find you have a great deal in common. The Queen is also a Smith and produces some of the finest weapons in the realm."
The maid sent by the White Queen arrives and delivers her message to Ikaris.
Ikaris:"It appears that I am needed elsewhere. Darling, would you like to accompany me or will you be able to find your own way back to the party?"
As Gianni has pulled a set of the meteor manacles out to show the Queen, Ikaris decides that she will be more than fine and melts into the shadows, reappearing outside of Farrah's suite.
::At Ike's lead, Christy decends the stone staircase, her heels echoing loudly... her "diva" strut never falters... the sound of metal against metal reminds her of one of her shops in Midnight Plaza... the Dark Forge was such a hit... and she loved handcrafting the weaponry that left the shop... as they paused to explore a door, Ike motioned for Christy to open it... Her fingers graze the handle lightly, then she gives it a twist and a firm push... and the sight that meets her eyes brings a wicked gleam to them... a mischievous giggle... and Ti turns back to face Ike, leaning into his chest with a yearning look...::
"You have a SICK mind dear... it's too bad you don't swing my way...."
::she laughs softly as they continue their stroll down the hallway... towards the dancing firelight at the end of the hall... Ike speaks... and the blacksmith turns to face them... Ti pulls in a deep breath... she's suddenly aware of how warm it is in this room... as the corners of her mouth curl up in a lustful smirk... as Ike introduces the two, she stretches out her hand... and Gianni promptly takes it in his own and stoops down to kiss it... Ti feels kind of small in his presence... much like when she's near Morpheus...who is also quite tall. She nods to him as he stands back up... tossing a furtive glance at his muscular build... and the way the fire's light shines off it... Gianni produces manacles, which are laced with a hint of green rock... Ti takes them in her hands, looking them over... she absentmindedly nods as Ike takes his leave...::
"I'll catch up with you later Sugah."
::Ti looks up at Gianni as Ike disappears... the two are standing so close now, that Gianni can smell Christy's 'Cool Water' perfume by Davidoff... in all its enticing aroma... yet he stands steady, gazing down on her and retaining his gentlemanly aura, his hands folded together in front of him... but she was slowly advancing on him...::
Gianni- "So you are a blacksmith as well?"
Ti- "More or less... I create
special weaponry for the Masters Of Evil... let's test these out shall we?"
::With that accompanied to clicks... and Gianni reacted to fact that his hands were now bound together... and Ti was close enough for him to see every aspect of her flawless skin... he took a slight step back...::
"M'lady... these aren't meant for me... they wont have much of a subdueing effect on me as they will on your personal assistant..."
Ti- "No but they're great for binding you...."
::Ti has a devlish smirk on her face... and Gianni is catching on fast... he stops moving backwards, and stands his ground... as a soft smile crosses his own face...::
"My Queen... I... i think its against the rules... you and i..."
Ti- "Oh... f u c k the rules... what you seem to over look... is that I am not the person to drown in my unfulfilled desire... I see what I want... I GET what I want... understood? Now... i can see your own lust pouring from your eyes... act on it... you see what you want... TAKE it..."
::the manacles clicked once more... and dropped to the floor, freeing Gianni's hands.... Ti always DID have a soft spot for Italians... and this one was a FINE specimen... he nearly lunged forward at her, but she didn't jump, as he took her in his arms and pushed her roughly against the nearest wall, kissing her neck, pulling at her clothes... Ti saved her wicked smile, wrapping her arms around him... giggling softly as he nibbled her earlobe... unfortunately for them both... they didn't get much further... as Ike's mindspeak rang out to Ti... as delighted as she was that the Black court had been filled.... she almost didn't want to stop Gianni... who had taken to kissing her shoulders... she closed her eyes, licking her lips softly... when she opened her steely blue eyes again... a timid girl stood at the threshold of the forge.... staring at them with wide eyes... as her and Ti made eye contact... she seemed to snap out of her daze... and promptly spoke...::
"My Queen... excuse me for inturrupting... Kal is looking for you in the main ballroom... he sent me to tell you that your quarters are finished and awaiting your inspection.... your dinner shall be ready within the hour..."
::Ti pushed Gianni back... it looked like they would have to save it for another time... as Ti mentally noted where the forge was located... she would definitely find herself down here again... Gianni made for protest, but Ti held up a silencing hand::
"As much as I would love to continue this.... several people are seeking my presence... we would not get very far even if I were to ignore this young lady. Another night, perhaps..."
::Ti strode toward the girl, not another word... she strutted straight past the girl, beckoning her with a wave of her hand... and delegating instructions as they reached the top of the stone steps...::
"
Ares, Oswald! Os, bring mama a few things for the night."
"Alright honey, i want you to escort my pets to my quarters... do not be afraid, they will not harm you..."
::the small girl nodded, but still yelped quietly when Ares appeared... the white tiger was over three times as big as the girl... and Oswald, in his small gremlin form, sat atop Ares' back with a suitcase as big as he. Oswald gave a sappy smile and a happy wave... and Ti motioned for the two to follow the girl...::
"Follow this one to my chambers. Oswald, make sure the small things are attended to, you know how picky I am about the little details, no matter how silly they seem."
::All three of them nodded... and Ti turned on her heel and began to make her way to the central ballroom... her clothing changed... taking on an even more elegant look... and now a much more feminine one as well... relieving her D&G look, she now advertised a stunning dress... a draping Christian Dior creation, with an artful plunging neckline and a playful slit up the front... her feet now decorated with open toed stilletoes...::
::she enters the ballroom with a most audacious diva walk... her usual confident stride, that attracts the attention of most... she saunters up to Brenthon, a smug yet welcoming smile, as she pulls him into a warm embrace...::
"My Darling Brenthon, I knew we'd snag you... we had wanted to give the White Court a fair shot at you... but it's their loss, as they have taken much too long... Welcome, to the dark side..."
::Kal hurried over, a relieved look on his face... he smiled softly as Ti released Brenthon... standing tall by her side as she turned to him...::
Kal- "Your Chambers are ready, My Queen. Your dinner has about twenty minutes more... might i ask where you went? I couldn't find you... and had to enlist the help of another..."
Ti- "and she found me. thank you for the update... Ike was showing me the lower levels... and I continued to explore for a bit after he returned here..."
Kal- "Ah. Find anything to your interest down there? Might I be so bold as to admit... you look as breathtaking as ever..."
Ti-"Mmm... indeed... I found a place you will visit with me the next time around... i daresay you will rather enjoy it... i know i will..."
::Ti laughed again... and looked around at those in attendance... she was getting rather hungry... and worse... she was rather revved up at the moment...::
