Requiem
Weyrleader S'rei WM M?ta Rider A'nd Harper/Handler Dmitri Weyrbrat Miguel
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Post by Requiem on Nov 10, 2013 20:29:25 GMT -5
M'ta couldn't resist the laugh. "M'gnum, give up? I don't think you know the meaning of the phrase." There was a rueful fondness to the smile he turned on the bronzer. It wasn't as if the wingleader hadn't been trying to conscript him for turns as it was. In fact, it was flattering. Truly. The man's standards were high enough that for him to continue to press made it clear how he saw M'ta and that did make the weyrlingmaster feel...well, good. To put it simply. He really wouldn't want this man to think poorly of him even if he knew that M'gnum probably should.
Ah and here he was getting embarrassed again. Compliments had that sort of effect on him. "It would be nice," he agreed, concentrating especially hard on his blades to keep his embarrassment from being too obvious. "All of it would. Speaking of Ladies..." Here he couldn't resist the slight amused lilt to the word, though it clearly wasn't mocking. "You and Roselle are still getting along, aren't you? How is that going?" M'ta shot M'gnum a sly glance. It would be nice to see the bronzerider settled. He knew that the man wanted to be, after all. "If you don't hurry up our kids won't be close enough in age to play," he added teasingly.
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Aftershock
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Post by Aftershock on Nov 10, 2013 20:51:36 GMT -5
M'gnum gave a hearty laugh in response to M'ta's words, replying, "You know me too well, friend." Then the conversation moved to discussing his relationship with Roselle, and the laughter died to a slight smile as his thoughts turned to the greenrider he had been seeing lately. "It is going well," he responded, "Though you will not catch me calling her Lady Roselle. She has quite a strong reaction against such terms, I've found."
Finishing his post-spar stretching and leaning back slightly against the lip of the lake he sat again, he then added, "I do wish for children, but I do not wish to rush her... our relationship is still relatively new, and such a request so early in my courting of her might cause her to retreat or reconsider things. I do have hopes, though."
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Requiem
Weyrleader S'rei WM M?ta Rider A'nd Harper/Handler Dmitri Weyrbrat Miguel
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Post by Requiem on Nov 10, 2013 22:45:36 GMT -5
Blades properly seen to, M'ta finally started in on his own "old man" stretches. He'd taken to calling them that ever since his ridiculously wide array of injuries started protesting certain movements. And storm fronts. And cold mornings. Of course he knew it wasn't because he was actually old, rather having more to do with his propensity for getting into the thick of trouble in his teens and early twenties, but...it amused him just the same to call them that. In his head if nowhere else. The stretch wasn't good unless you felt the pull and that slight twinge of "old man" pain.
"Yeah," the brownrider agreed with heavy irony. "Something about being compared to holders' breeding mares just gets under a greenrider's skin. Can't imagine why." Cheeky bastard, M'ta. He flashed a teasing grin at his friend while stretching out the leg that had been broken in the earthquake then gotten a sizable chunk carved out of the muscle when all the dust turned the wound septic. Of course now the muscle was repaired quite nicely and back to its former strength. "You must admit that to an independent woman the holder titles just don't carry the same respect," M'ta added more seriously. "I'm sure it has nothing to do with what you actually mean by it."
Of course, the comment about asking Roselle for children this early just brought on another laugh from the small brownrider. "No shit," he commented laughingly. "Best pick-up line ever. Hey Lady. Want my babies?"
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Aftershock
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Post by Aftershock on Nov 10, 2013 23:15:48 GMT -5
M'gnum was about to defend himself against the brownrider's jab, before he detected the sarcasm M'ta often used and instead chuckled, replying to the man's words with an agreeable, "True enough, I suppose. I've gotten used to it, for the most part, and I rarely slip up anymore."
Another chuckle accompanied M'ta's joke about pick-up lines, and M'gnum replied, "Indeed. I believe even joking, such a line would have Roselle punching me straight in the face." His expression changing from mirth to admiration, he added, "She's so... fiery. Passionate, full of life... so unlike women I normally attract. She tests me, and I find it... intoxicating."
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Requiem
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Post by Requiem on Nov 11, 2013 0:41:48 GMT -5
Faranth.
M'ta schooled his face to not show the surprise and amusement at M'gnum's comments. His words weren't quite so successful at masking those sentiments. "Must be a bronzerider thing. I like spunk just fine, but I'd rather keep my face intact," he teased mercilessly, even if there was nothing in what he said that was expressly untrue. R'wign would never have hit him and Ruliana...well...
She wasn't fiery, but that didn't make her any less strong in M'ta's eyes. The woman wasn't without a bit of a competitive streak, wasn't above playing games with him just to enjoy themselves, and her calm really was just a plus for him. He dealt with teenaged drama every day. Other drama from Terilyn who wasn't quite a teenager yet. His patient, quiet weyrmate with her gentle sense of humor was the perfect port in the storm really. He very much adored her.
"Good to know someone will stand up to you," he added good-naturedly.
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Post by Aftershock on Nov 11, 2013 0:55:46 GMT -5
M'gnum chuckled good-naturedly once more, and replied, "Well, perhaps I am the Ruliana of our relationship, and Roselle is my M'ta. Do not get me wrong, I don't believe women like Lady Ruliana to be unattractive or unworthy, it's just that Roselle... she awakens something in me. Her passion versus my stoicism and control, she makes me feel more... alive, I suppose... than I ever have before."
Grinning, he turned and slapped M'ta in a brotherly manner on the back before saying, "Perhaps one day, when we all find the time, the four of us can go have a meal, or relax in the hot springs."
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Requiem
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Post by Requiem on Nov 11, 2013 1:09:19 GMT -5
It wasn't that he didn't understand what M'gnum was saying after a moment's thought. Really. It was just that the very first thing to spring to mind at the words was a M'gnum/Ruliana hybrid and M'ta couldn't help but burst out laughing. That was just...so not even close to a turn-on. Once he got through laughing, however (and yes it took him awhile, the brownrider a bit red from lack of breath) he got red all over again, blushing. He'd never thought of it that way. M'ta tended to focus on the seeming miracle that Ruliana was interested in a scarred up paranoid midget with a temper problem and a smart mouth. Was that why she was with him? Because he made her feel alive? The thought was sweet and embarrassing at once.
Perhaps his distraction explained the half-squawk and stumble at the clap to his back, M'ta shooting M'gnum a mock glare, the hulking beast. Then he shook his head and smiled. "I don't know...I don't want you to kill me when I rear back and punch Ruliana in the face." Playing off that Roselle was M'gnum's M'ta analogy. Wrinkling his nose at the way taller man, he then scratched at it. "A meal sounds great. I'll see when Ruli and I are both free."
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Post by Aftershock on Nov 11, 2013 1:41:28 GMT -5
M'gnum was utterly confused as his admission caused a massive outpouring of mirth from M'ta, until a few words choked out between fits of laughter and a few shaky hand gestures finally let the bronzerider in on what the brownrider was losing his composure about. Soon, such visuals invaded M'gnum's consciousness, as well, and he joined the smaller man in laughter, finally catching his breath after gaining control of himself and wiping a tear from his eye as he gasped, "I... I didn't even think... of it that way. Oh, what a horror that... would be."
Smirking a bit apologetically as the brownrider gave him a glare from his slap on the back, he replied, "You're a smart man, M'ta... I'm sure you would know better than to strike a lady when I might find out about it," the bronzerider's voice filled with mock threat. Nodding as M'ta spoke of finding Ruliana's schedule, he said, "Most wonderful. I look forward to seeing Lady Ruliana again, it has been much too long. I can only hope you have had as positive an effect on her as my Roselle has had on me."
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Requiem
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Post by Requiem on Nov 11, 2013 1:50:48 GMT -5
Between the grueling workout and the mutual massive laughing fit, M'ta had definitely met his minimum daily quota of endorphins and was understandably in a truly excellent mood at the moment. Even the veiled mock threat that normally would cause a small corner of his mind to shutter warily despite his certain knowledge that M'gnum was playing with him didn't dim his mood any. He simply grinned cheekily at the man.
"I like any woman who will stand up to you," M'ta returned. Most women didn't seem to know quite what to do with M'gnum after all. Then he snorted softly. "I'm pretty sure my 'lady' was perfectly fine from the start. She's had a good effect on me though. I haven't even punched anyone outside of a spar lately," he concluded dryly, amused at his own expense. "You got wingleadery things you have to do now?"
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Post by Aftershock on Nov 11, 2013 2:02:22 GMT -5
M'gnum grinned at the brownrider's teasing verbal jabs, but then his expression fell as he was reminded of much less entertaining things. Groaning unhappily, as if he has just gained another 20 years, he said, "Damned, why did you have to remind me? I do wish to become Weyrleader, but Faranth some of the meetings I have to attend and paperwork I have to complete is mind-numbing."
Sighing deeply, he stood up and grabbed his sword, strapping it to his hip before placing a camaraderly hand on the smaller man's shoulder. "As always, my friend, this was truly a refreshing encounter. I look forward to the next, and to perhaps spending some time with you, Ruliana, and Roselle. I will keep in touch in regards to our schedules, as well."
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Post by Requiem on Nov 11, 2013 2:10:30 GMT -5
M'ta chuckled ruefully. He didn't comment, but he certainly knew what it was like to be drowning in paperwork. Weyrlingmasters didn't escape paperwork or meetings. (Actually, he'd been a wingleader just long enough to thoroughly hate all the work that went into it and completely appreciate what M'gnum was going through anyway.) A mental image of a zombie Weyrleader M'gnum had him chuckling again as he turned his eyes up to the towering bronzer.
"Always a joy to be 'killed' on a regular basis." M'ta stretched a little. "I'll see you at the usual time the day after tomorrow...we can discuss when to meet for dinner then." Strapping on his blades, the brownrider padded off with a parting wave. It really was nice to have so many friends. That dark period of his life where he'd seemed completely alone in a sea of pain while he avoided the people around him because he didn't want to disturb their happy, busy lives seemed so long ago now.
It was definitely nice.
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