Please just Normal [ Ehefra/Micaiah]

Fri Feb 04, 2022 11:42 pm

What a month. What a week. What a last ...FORTY EIGHT hours.
Ehefra was....drained and exhausted, frankly just suffering from any number of....complicated stuff. she was anxious, as the remnants of the Anaconda Mission still were being handled by staff in the Vandenreich, which also meant that she was getting far more paperwork than normal. Meetings. And of course, the shit that was going on in the silbern. WHATEVER had been going on was....just so outside of her ability to handle. Sightings of an arrancar. Mazda had been prowling about more than usual, generally AROUND Said arrancar. There was even some sort of stuff in regards to Ninsianna's return that had been a bit off the reg.

To say that Ehefra was tired was an understatement as she walked out of the little cafe, making her way to a small little bench at the nearby park and staring out onto the grassy lawn infront of her, as she slowly took a sip from her tea. She had taken the afternoon off. Under normal circumstances? Meant she could just go to the bar and get blackout drunk and not have to worry about anything. NOW? With the Anaconda situation still not entirely done with, she wasn't so much 'off duty' as she was 'on call' which meant unless she wanted to keep one of her 'Emergency Sobering' pens around, she probably shouldn't get drunk. But ohhhhhh did she sure want to.

So for now, she sat and drank her tea, idly scanning the park, looking for ...anything to take her mind off of things. Responsibilities. Tragic things she couldn't keep. what a week indeed.

Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:04 am

MICAIAH KHSHESH

"BAHAHAHA! Check mate!"

Micaiah stood tall, proud, and put her foot on her chair to really gloat her presence. It was the fifth win in a row, and by this point she considered herself the absolute Queen of the Chess Hustlers. She was damn loud about it too, so much that more than a few people started rearing their heads towards her.

"Who's next? Who wants a piece of the CHAMP?"

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Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:16 am

The sudden shouting was plenty enough to get Ehefra's attention. Her gaze drifting until she found the source off not that far from her. A rather spunky-looking blonde woman was certainly seeming to enjoy herself, playing some...game? Chess? She took another sip of her tea as she watched what seemed like a crowd of people grow crestfallen. Had she beaten all of them? She couldn't help but smile just a little at the very notion of such things. It was......strange to see something like this. Not that she hadn't seen it before, back in Malaysia in the villages she supposed it was pretty common to find these things now that she thought about it. These distractions to get so enthused over. It brought a smile to her face and she took a nice big gulp of her tea before she promptly stood up and made her way over, smiling lightly as she decided to just....listen and watch what was going on.

She herself didn't really know anything about chess, so she kept her voice to herself in terms of responding to that shouted challenge, but she still moved in with a smile, watching the young woman and certainly intrigued to see her take on another challenger, or at the very least, see if she could talk to her once she'd finished her chessy rampage.

Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:32 am

MICAIAH KHSHESH

"I got your number, ojou-chan."

A tanned man walked up to the plate, bat at the ready, speaking japanesenglish. Given where the City of Lights was situated and the people it attracted, the inhabitants were plenty multicultural. Micaiah, as a well-traversed woman, understood.

"Hohoho~, don't get all grumpy when I educate you on the experience of grueling defeat."

Micaiah dusted her seat off, started resetting the board and sat back down, the man sitting across from her taking the black pieces. Street rules: winner takes white.

Several minutes passed by, a quick exchange of blows. For a moment, it seemed as if Micaiah had met her match, and the crowd reflected this view. Some were cheering over her inevitably demise; some people just liked an insurmountable victor's story, and lamented her weaker position. But, in one fell swoop, Micaiah moved her bishop into the place, and made the motion of an invisible mic-drop.

"They say there ain't no shame in defeat, and I dis-a-gree~."

She remained seated, with crossed arms and a smug face, awaiting the moment her opponent realised his folly.

The crowd roared in response, the man placing his hands over his head as if to regretfully review his whole chain of life decisions. Some people laughed, others groaned, discussions over the game swept over them. Once the man finished his mourning, he extended an arm to shake hands. She obliged.

"Well played, onii-san!"

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Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:47 am

Ehefra couldn't help but smile as she watched the entire exchange. IT was almost like an anime in that regard. The challenge, the banter, and the animate way that they exchanged attacks on the board. She knew real fights, and they definitely didn't usually have this kind of thing. But in chess? It seemed like second nature for a bit of back and forth and it was ....entertaining to say the least. She found herself laughing, cheering, and groaning with the rest of them as the game went on, all while holding her little styrofoam cup of tea, sipping now and then, until at long last the match was over!

Watching the man crumple in defeat, and seeing Micaiah crow in victory swept her up into the mood, her tea more or less all finished, and now she was just holding the empty cup. And all the same, there was a mutual understanding at the end, that shaking of the hands made her perk up, rather pleased to see the sportsmanship even in such a heated competition. Of course, she definitely wasn't the type to really challenge anyone in chess. But she ...DID stick around, smiling a little as she watched the girl, waiting for the streak to end. She seemed like she'd be pretty interesting to talk to.

So Ehefra would bide her time, wait for the matches to peter out, until she saw that Micaiah was starting to lose her hunger for more matches and getting ready to head off. It would be at that time that Ehefra would walk up to her, smiling brightly. "That was pretty impressive!" Annnnnnnnd now she wanted to shoot herself. Hearing just how ....valley girl that had come out. Get your goddamn head in the game Ehefra.

Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:54 am

MICAIAH KHSHESH

One person in the crowd in particular had the stamina--and evidently the time--to waste, because Micaiah was an insatiable woman. Everyone in the crowd, smaller than before by now, was replaced by other people. Even the other players were moved on; from the morning to afternoon Micaiah waged her unstoppable onslaught against the people of Stadt des Lichts.

Finally, no more challengers stood. Micaiah brought her arms up to stretch her back, turning her torso from side to side when the equally persistent woman approached.

"Oh? You liked that, huh? Heh, it was pretty cool, wasn't it?"

Micaiah brought her finger up to her upper lip boastfully. She paid no mind to the accent; Micaiah herself had one when her tongue came lose. Everyone around the world had an accent of some sort.

"So, you've finally studied my immaculate techniques this whole time; are you ready to trade blows?"

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Sun Feb 06, 2022 12:05 pm

Ehefra couldn't help but smile and even chuckle a little in response to Micaiah's boastful response to the compliment, more than entertained by that boisterous mannerism that the girl seemed to have about her. Even more, when the woman turned their attention to Ehefra and put out a challenge to her. Ehefra paused, looking over her shoulder, as if to see if anyone else was being spoken to before she simply chuckled.

"OH! No I'm not really a player. I was just uh, watching. Actually normally I don't even really like Chess, but you were so into it I suppose I got swept up in the mood." She admitted, itching her cheek as she took a moment to think about it. All the same, the cup switched hands as she offered her right hand out in the offering of a handshake. "Sorry, didn't even introduce myself. My name's Ehefra! What brings you to the City of Lights? Outside of the bopping Chess scene that is." She noted with a humorous smile, her eyes bright and curious as she looked to Micaiah expectantly, very intrigued to imagine what sort of place could have produced such an energetic woman.

Sun Feb 06, 2022 12:56 pm

MICAIAH KHSHESH

Micaiah wasn't one to press. Well, no she definitely was, but there was no point in beating down on someone who wasn't in the spirits to play.

With no-one else to play, Micaiah started packing her set up. It was a basic set, and while she had some more ornamental boards it wasn't suitable for street play. She tapped her board and waved her hand over the pieces, and they all faded away into particles, transforming into a single golden card. Micaiah took hold of it, tapped its edge along a gourd resting at her hip, and the card disappeared.

"Nice to meet'cha, you can call me Micaiah, The North God."

It might've sounded satirical, but the blonde said it with such forthrightness and confidence that it didn't seem to be the case.

"No, just the bopping chess scene, actually. I mean, I'm sure ya'll got plenty of other stuff here to do, so I might look around, but a friend told me there were a few cool cats that played chess here. I told him, 'What the hell is chess?' He told me all about it, and it turns out this whole thing was pretty damn cool! Reminded me of dama, but with more rules and unique pieces."

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Sun Feb 06, 2022 3:48 pm

Ehefra nodded slowly at that, watching with ....intrigue when she suddenly noticed that strange gourd. The heck? She was instantly curious and she felt the urge to take Beeps out, maybe give like.... a little scan? But no she restrained herself, thinning her lips as her eyes widened, resisting the urge to.....see if she could see HOW she did that. Cmon Ehefra focus! "Ah...AH right! Wow so you only just learned how to play Chess? That's really impressive." She noted with .....huh she wasn't sure if she believed that. Was this girl lying to boast? She supposed it was possible, did she cheat? It seemed a bit dizzying that the girl would get so good in such a short time. But she decided to keep that to herself for now, eyeing that gourd, still kinda curious.

All the same, she'd eventually look back up at the rest of Micaiah and smile. "The North ...God? "' She she murmured, certainly it was quite the claim. "I admit I'm not really familiar with that title. Even so, it's a pleasure to meet yi Micaiah, and I certainly hope you enjoy your stay at the City of Lights! Do you have a place to stay?" She ventured with a tilt of her head. First thing was first of course, she did see thses sorts of wanderers here and there, it always helped to help them sort this kind of thing out. She was ...sure, still a little iffy on that whole North God thing, but then again its not like she'd know a god if she saw one. For now she decided to treat Micaiah like any other pr- traveller coming to the city and simply help her get herself set up.

Mon Feb 07, 2022 3:48 pm

MICAIAH KHSHESH

"Heh, well, it's nothing. Like I said, it's got some similarities to some other stuff I know. But, you know, since you say that, maybe I'll give this game another day, and I'll go pro or something. And then, I'll write a book, call it 'The Three Days to Dominance'."

She rubbed her upper lip again bashfully, waving her hand in dismissal towards the compliment. Micaiah was a humble lass, after all.

"Yep, that's me, the North God! Feel free to wear it out, every utterance only empowers me further."

Not really, but it would be cool if that was the case. Micaiah made a few friends where that was actually the case--Danava, of course.

Micaiah reached back to her gourd, tapped it, and flipped a golden card back out. It looked generally the same as the others, maybe a slightly different patterns to the surface. She waved it around a bit, like she was drying out a polaroid, and in an instant the card became a slightly crumpled, aged looking paper slip.

"Uhhh, nope. You know what, as it turns out, I don't have a place to stay. Unlucky."

If Ehefra had keen eyes and looked over, she'd see some faded text written on the paper.

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