Kesh Nights One thousand and one Nights

[Rianna Organa-Ar'klim]

[member="Solan Charr"]

[SIZE=12pt]“I would agree that all have the ability for good and evil. Even the most chaste of men can do evil.” She smiled, “Your people would only say what you are based on their experiences with you. Some may see you as detached uncaring, others caring and giving, and then there is the ones that would say dark and evil.” Their walk had slowed, “it is personal, is it not?”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Ilia thought some about a lesson she had been given a long time ago.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Do you hear your heart beating Ilia? She could she had heard the thump of each beat in her chest. Her throat had tightened then she struggled to focus on the lesson. The life blood beats within you, you will learn to recognize the power that comes with it. Some hear her as a pulse, others hear a hum, or a song, or a whisper within them, once you feel it you need to open up to it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Ilia looked over to Solan, “Do you believe in an all-powerful force?” she was not sure if the words were correct.[/SIZE]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Ilia Basu"]

He glanced to the side and heard her ask that before he simply smiled. "I know of a force, it is quite strong and im sure it appreciates the description of all-powerful. But it is no god mind you if thats what you are asking." He smiled as he looked to the side and motioned with her to come sit under a nearby tree in the garden with him. His body collapsed slowly against the tree as he leaned bacj with his hands behind his head and he began to spoke.

"We are all part of it you understand, connected to it and through it. Thus is why it allows those of us who are able the ability to control it but only thus. You see, that is why it is no god as it is merely letting us do what we do through it, not separate from its own power. The force is also quite a funny being in how it operates, there is never a time when i ask for its help and it decides to act in the most humerous of ways. I hope this answered your question."

 

[Rianna Organa-Ar'klim]

[SIZE=12pt]“So then it is not something that individuals worship yes it answers my question and provide information for thought.” It was a lovely day and Ilia had no desire to rush their sojourn. Above them fluffy white clouds passed lazily overhead.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Ilia decided to once again change the subject, “What would a lady of your household be expected to do? Is there a specific role? At home women are, leisurely.” Leisurely was a better word than lazy. But in truth many were. She walked over to sit beneath the tree on the carpet of green grass looking up at him as he leaned against the tree.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She had heard some things about the King of Kesh, some of it bawdy, some of it not quite what she expected of a King. But then how many Kings did she know, perhaps they all acted in this way.[/SIZE]

[member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Ilia Basu"]

"People of my household. Well that would be my daughter and she is far from lazy. Bounding and full of energy. As for her specific role, no. Here you are what you want to be, sure its a very small town set of ideals that your efforts make who you are, but hell i come from Dantooine. Im not in the business of making myself out to be one of those stuffy silver spoon mannered kings who look down on others so i would rather keep it as such. They are a tiny bit boring anyways, never know how to woo a girl or get into a good drinking game." He smiled at her as he said that before cocking a sly smile. "Not that i would ever ask you to one of those two things, who am i to insinuate that you would want to do something like that."

 

[Rianna Organa-Ar'klim]

[SIZE=12pt]So women could be whatever they wanted, how would she be if she had such a choice? Would she learn more? Would she start a business? Or would she be something that she had not even thought of yet.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Would she like either of those things?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“I have never been wooed nor have I ever gotten into a drinking game.” Ilia sat perplexed for a moment, “to be wooed would mean I have a lover which I do not, and a drinking game what are the rules for a drinking game?” He had peaked her curiosity.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Things which she had never been taught, or even though to desire.[/SIZE]

[member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Ilia Basu"]

He smiled at her and turned his head to look up at the roof. "Well you see a drinking game is designed based on what two people find as an enjoyable. Sometime its a contest between the two, a number game, or even just seeing who can drink more than the other. A very crude method to have a enjoying time but it was something that is not as bad a time as it sounds in regards to how things this crude get a reputation of." He smiled at her as his eyes stared for a moment. "We could try it if you want?"

 

[Rianna Organa-Ar'klim]

[SIZE=12pt]“A drinking game” She repeated. Would there be harm in it? Were there consequences that she was unaware of. She looked at the King of Kesh again, [/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]he wouldn’t offer to do something that wasn’t fun, or productive right?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]He was a King after all.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]She smiled as she thought about it, “It could fun you will have to teach me this game though, and its rules”[/SIZE]


[SIZE=12pt]She had committed to it, now what?[/SIZE]

[member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Ilia Basu"]

"Well, there is a simple game we could play that you might enjoy that counts in the realm of a drinking game. Its called beer pong and what we do is set up cups on each side of the table, filled with enough beer or other drink if we so chose and try to toss a small light ball into the other person's cups. IF you get it in one of my cups, i pick up the cup and drink it and vice versa. First to get the other person to drink all of their cups win. That is if you can do it, if you can then we can do something easier for you." He smiled at her and his tone was clear. It was a challenge, and he knew just how it was going to end. So he cheated in drinking games, its not his fault people don't notice till they are on their ass drunk and hes won.

 

[Rianna Organa-Ar'klim]

[SIZE=12pt]Beer pong an interesting name for certain. Was it aptly named though? Ilia looked at the King of Kesh and wondered how did his grace learn such things? Was it his interaction with the galaxy? Or something that had been taught to him as a boy?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Either way she nodded her agreement to play such a game. She was allowed to drink and how big could the cups be certainly nothing larger than what one drank at dinner, right?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“It is an interesting challenge one that promotes accuracy, skill, and” what was the word, “good sportsman ship” She smiled then.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]“Where shall we play?”[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt][member="Solan Charr"][/SIZE]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Ilia Basu"]

He laughed as she broke it down like it was some challenge like trying to toss a knife or block a blaster. He supposed there was some fact in that but she didn't seem to realize it was simply a game that was meant to get a person drunk and have a good time in what ever way that ends. But he would need to get to a table and get somethings to set it up including a ball small enough for them to toss into cups plus cups themselves. He scratched the back of his head for a moment before nodding and looking at her. "Come on then, ill need to get it set up but it might as well work out in a way that fits best for the both of us drinks wise."

He started walking towards the personal rooms of the palace as well as sending a servant for the other items. "First we will need to decide what kind of alcohol, and seeing as you are the guess im leaving that little decision up to you my dear. Once we have that out of the way and the other items are brought to the room we can get started." The room in question was a rather modest for a king dining area with a table, and a selection of alcohols from around the galaxy with glasses to fit different purposes.

 

[Rianna Organa-Ar'klim]

She moved to her knees and then pushed up following behind him, "drinks wise, you mean the strength of the alcohol?" She was not sure of the game but if it was something that others in the galaxy did and did without too many questions she wanted to learn this game. Perhaps it would come in handy later.

"What is traditionally, is it something strong like whiskey?" She had a feeling it was either whiskey for the quick burn, or ale for the long and drawn out. She did not think the whiskey was a good idea for her, she'd be. Well. She would pass out before long and that would end the too quickly.

"Perhaps an ale would be prudent your Grace" She entered the room, well now that was something to behold, "It would seem this game is played often on Kesh" She began looking at bottles the names of which boggled the mind.

[member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Ilia Basu"]

He smiled and laughed as she said that. "God no, drinking is something that i enjoy though most of what you see is rarely touched past special occasions. And even if i do drink it it is usually no more than a glass. Ive just realize that it is easier to keep a number of choices on hand for someone once they were here so to ensure i dd not have a drink that i could not give one." He smiled at her before running his hands over the bottles before nodding. "This would be decent enough for our game, not too strong and i prefer its taste. Its an old Correllian ale from before the Netherworld incident. It was a shame what happened t the planet but it was only one of many that were so effected by the end of that incident and how there remains so much war in the face of all the death that had occurred boggles my mind.

 

[Rianna Organa-Ar'klim]

"Yes it is terrible what happen, to have a world split like it was, I hear that there are pockets on the halves that still have life but not for long for the world continues to break apart" Ilia looked over at the King.

"Loss of life without cause seems so harsh" to her it was harsh but what did she know of life anyhow. She knew only her homeworld and it's people. Out here it seemed the world was different, the views different perhaps this was why many thought she should look at home, instead of outside the galaxy. A minor player in the grand scheme of things.

"A rare ale now your Grace, are you sure you wish to use it?" How many bottles were left.

But if he desired to use it she would not offer too much complaint.

[member="Solan Charr"]

 

[Aithne Charr]

[member="Ilia Basu"]

"To be honest, if i don't use it now it will probably just sit around and become more expensive, so drinking it now saves us from the guilt of drinking something much more expensive later. No?" He smiled at her as she spoke as it was obvious even without the words he gave not a flying shit about how expensive or rare that something like this was. He found it pompous and a needless flaunting of an inanimate object. Kind of like titles. God he hated titles, if it weren't for formal meetings he would never utter the words 'king of kesh.' Hell he would ban them around him. But hey, that would be as absurd as thinking an bottle of wing or ale can become worth thousands... oh right. "Lets just set it up and have some fun, no?"

 

[Rianna Organa-Ar'klim]

[member="Solan Charr"]


What logic that was, drink it now instead of later. Ilia laughed.

Some fun, "Yes your grace, let's have some fun" She wasn't sure of any of it, but it sounded like it could be fun. She had wine with dinner, and at times just for the pleasure of the taste but never had she played a game that required drinking.

How much could she tolerate? A little, a lot, none? She looked over at the King as he made his way. She stood still, "How can I help?" It wasn't right that she just stand there while he did all the work, she should help.

 

[Aithne Charr]

He nodded and worked to place down the things in his hands before looking over at [member="Ilia Basu"], waving his now free hand. "Don't worry about needing to help, its not hard to set up. Just sit back and wait." He smiled at her for a few seconds before focusing back on setting up until finally everything was all ready to go. The cups were filled with the ale and ready to go before setting down the bottle back where it goes. "Ok, so the rules are simple, we will throw this little ball at the cups of the other person. When it lands in one, that person will drink and if you miss the other person has to do nothing. We keep going until one of us lose all our cups and have drank all the ale. Simple?"