18383/A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Date of Scene:	21 June 2024
Location:	Mercy's Garage
Synopsis:	Gifts are given, holiday is celebrated!
Cast of Characters:	Sprite, Mercy Thompson

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Sprite has posed:
    It's the summer solstice, 2024. And that's a good day for Sprite. So she's come to share it with one of her favorite people. She has arrived outside Mercy's garage, as the sun is going down. She knocks at the door, and waits for a reply.

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    With it being so hot Mercy was glad to be able to close up early and get home. She's just having stepped out of a shower and tugged on some shorts and a tank top, her hair still wet and loose as she comes toward the door to open wide. Well assuming Sprite lets her smell that it is Sprite there and not someone or thing else. "Hey you! Welcome welcome!"

Sprite has posed:
    Sprite bows with an elaborate flourish. "Greetings, my lady fair! And how does the evening find you on this most glorious of eves?" She looks up, still from a bow, with an impish grin. Her scent is her own, today.

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    The greeting makes Mercy break into a laugh. "She doth be found HOT. Because there's a heat wave." She moves to tug Sprite into the house so she can close the door. "I may be a desert dwelling animal often, but I still can enjoy AC." She goes to a strong brush and goes to run it through her hair a few times. "So what s you going Ren-Fest on me?"

Sprite has posed:
    Sprite straightens up. "Modern people. Spoiled by the gods of HVAC. And it's the Solstice. Midsummer's Night. Jani. Lithe. Come on, it's MY night!" she says, pouting just a bit.

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    "So you're most excited that /your/ night is the shortest one in the year? Damn someone did you dirty?" Mercy is smiling wide as she starts to smoothly braid her hair with practiced hands. "Some of those terms I'm not as used to. So what are we doing tonight besides ignoring sleep?" Because Mercy assumes they're doing something! "Or was that a reference to one of 'The Bards' best plays?"

Sprite has posed:
    "Hmph. Bitch." Sprite says, as she moves to come inside. "Well, there was that. Puck? Hello? One of my better roles." She says. "And well, the traditional practices involve getting naked and dancing. Loads of fun. These days I usually spend it either going to watch a performance or well, getting drunk."

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    "Think this and all be mended," Mercy attempts to quote the famous outro speech from Puck. "Naked I can do, I have a fair bit of practice at that. I'm not a great dancer but I'll give it a go, long as I don't end up in jail for it." Mercy moves to the second braid as she talks and then even jokes, "can you even get drunk?!"

Sprite has posed:
    "Lord, what fools these mortals be." Sprite's attire changes to tunic and tights. "If we shadows have offended, think but this...and all is mended. That you have but slumbered here, while these visions did appear. And this week and idle theme, no more yielding but a dream. Gentles, do not reprehend. If you pardon, we will mend." She twirls a bit. "And, as I am an honest Puck, if we have unearned luck, now to 'scape the serpent's tongue, we will make amends, ere long." In a sparkle of golden light, a wooden lacquer box appears in her hands. "Else the Puck a liar call." She sets the box down on Mercy's table. "And I can get drunk. It just takes a lot."

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    Mercy pauses in her braiding as she gets a 'reading' from Sprite doing the line that was probably stolen from something she actually said in the past long ago. She picks it up as the speech ends and looks over at the box. "Well are we getting drunk," not that she drinks really, "or going wild and dancing?" With her damp hair braided she moves to put an arm around Sprite, smelling of her soap as she peers at the box carefully.

Sprite has posed:
    It literally was something she said in the past. "Neither, honestly. I had a present for you, and I wasn't able to get by sooner to bring it to you. So I just took advantage of the fact so that I could roll the two trips together."

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    "Well you didn't have to get me a gift." She smiles and will slowly reach over for the box, "may I open it now?" Mercy is eager to see what is inside and what is going to happen. She loves to get gifts and is always glad when they are from Sprite, because they are always so fun.

Sprite has posed:
    "Yeah, go for it." Sprite says, as her attire shifts back to normal. The lacquer box is Japanese in origin, appropriately enough, because it contains an incredibly beautiful Japanese tanto. "It also comes with attached lessons. I'm not really the fighty Eternal, but daggers /are/ my thing, and I did train with Thena, and I'm, you know, crazy old. So I'm pretty good with it."

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    The breath from Mercy is literally stolen as she opens the box and sees what is inside. The well made and historical as one could hope. "Oh Sprite," her voice soft as she's almost too worried to reach for it. "And lessons?! The blade alone is a piece of art and beautiful to see." She sprints to the kitchen and grabs herself a pair of gloves to tug on real fast before she even THINKS of touching the blade with her skin. She wants to just admire it and let Sprite see the awe on her face. "I've mostly been training with long blades and been debating a close quarters thing to take up. So this is perfect!" She's torn between giving Sprite a hug and just admiring the knife more.

Sprite has posed:
    Sprite smiles. "It's a great knife. Even back when I got it, that was an expensive knife." She admits. "But it was made by Sadamune Takagi, who was the student of Sadamune Soshu, who was the best student of Masamune." Sprite grins. "If you get good enough that you can get away with using one name, you gotta be pretty good." She looks over. "I always liked knives. Good for a shortie. But good for sneaky fighting too."

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    "I'm gonna have to write down those names." But she will carefully draw the blade and look at it. "I'm going to lock this in the safe every day you know. Also update my homeowner's insurance." But she sounds glad to have these be factors in her life. Mercy gets a feel for it in her hand. "Well there are things you can do with short blades you can never do with anything longer, and when you block the blade you often are just focusing on a small part of the defense also." She adds, "It's so well balanced and light. With my speed I'm sure I can cut very well with this. This is amazing!"

Sprite has posed:
    "I didn't give it to you to lock it up. I gave it to you to learn to use it." Sprite gestures, and her own signature dagger appears in her hand from golden light. "It should be really good for you to fight with." She smiles. "Especially since you should be good at darting in and out of combat. Like me."

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    "I meant to have it safe when I slept, silly! I'd be terrified if someone tried to take it away." Mercy laughs as the other blade comes out, "Hammer space is so awesome!" She will give a few quick stabs and motions of her new knife, "This thing feels like that sword from Kill Bill. You know the 'it will cut God' sort of thing." She looks at the handle more closely. "I wonder if I can safely grip this in my jaws too if I shift. That could be a good thing to test out some time."

Sprite has posed:
    "It would be pretty sharp. And I'll bet you could." The Eternal girl smiles. "I can't really teach you how to fight as a coyote, though. But I can also make it so you can train against me when you do. I can just make an illusory me, so you can chop her up as much as you want."

Mercy Thompson has posed:
    "But you can teach me as a human and we can spar with me as my other form." Mercy is super excited about this idea and then laughs, "so because it's the holiday does this mean we forego clothes with blade lessons." She will put the knife back and take off the gloves and NOW she goes to give Sprite her hug. Squeezing the small redhead in a tight embrace. "Thank you for the great gift! I love it Sprite! Not that I want to see what you look like chopped up ever! Just so you know."

Sprite has posed:
    The redhead hugs. "Well. We won't be trying THAT tonight. Because now that I have gifted you, we're gonna go get drunk. Get dressed." A wry grin. "Or don't. But we'll manage."
And with that, it's time to celebrate the midsummer.