Cole Moore (Aug 24, 2011 11:59:24 PM)
That would be pleasant. Though not your place *very traditional sounding*

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:00:34 AM)
*She paused and shrugged mildly* Perhaps. *And walked into the kitchen * Besides, I want a drink myself. Iced tea suit you? Do you want Sugar?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:02:02 AM)
Please.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:02:19 AM)
*he sat, keeping his body straight, formal.*

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:04:49 AM)
*She nods and mixes things up. Her books are a wide mixture- she has books on science fiction, science, politics, history, mathmatics, romance, fine literature from western and European canons...and just random everything. Her movies are just as eclectic. She came into the living room and handed him the iced tea* So..you've been here a few weeks..but I caught a bit of an accent in your voice...where did you grow up?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:05:49 AM)
New York City.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:06:26 AM)
But I was born in the Ukraine

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:08:11 AM)
*She nods* Oh. New York..I went there once. It's a frenzy of activity but enjoyable if you can keep up.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:08:34 AM)
*she sipped her tea*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:09:00 AM)
It is very big. We lived in a very small part of it. And traveled upstate to be with kin when needed.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:09:49 AM)
So what brought you to Louisiana?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:10:58 AM)
I had been working in Roanoke, but my job offered a pay raise and tranferred me to an office here. My family said that this caern could use the help and that the money was a good choice, and so duty compells me to move. Here I am. *a pause, he asked questions of her more cautiously* You are newly arrived as well?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:14:08 AM)
Yes. *She nods a bit* A couple of weeks. I've been working on introducing myself and getting established. Quite a few shadowlords

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:14:28 AM)
I was told. But I have not yet gone to the caern. I did not know thier rules on kinfolk.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:16:01 AM)
I haven't quite gotten established on the rules just yet. I think for our tribe they do want guardians for kin but while I've met members of our tribe, I haven't had a fully formal conversation on how things work

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:17:06 AM)
Probably why your name was given to me, as is proper. That is if you will consent. I do not beg to assume.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:17:34 AM)
*She pauses* To be Guardian you mean?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:17:41 AM)
*a nod*

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:20:21 AM)
*She sips her tea for a moment, in lieu of an answer and then nods* Of course. I can do that. *She sips her tea*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:21:19 AM)
I am most grateful.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:21:31 AM)
In return I can offer my skills and resources

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:21:49 AM)
You're welcome. What do you do precisely?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:24:49 AM)
I am a computer systems manager. I program and code for my job - but I also have skills in hacking, research... If you need a document I can probably procure it.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:26:56 AM)
*She nods* That may be useful in the future, absolutely.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:27:50 AM)
It is what I hope. *he paused* I have very little skill in combat, but I have many roads in the world of men.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:30:06 AM)
I'm sure it will be helpful. I believe I heard the main shadowlord pack leader mention that his grouping..which seems to include most of the shadowlords, are not very tech savvy. They will appreciate it as well, I'm sure

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:32:02 AM)
*he nodded again, there was something panfully formal about his demeanor* And yourself, how are you settling?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:34:07 AM)
So far, it seems it is going well. The garou of the area are mostly welcoming. There was some trouble between the Shadowlords and the rest of the Sept for a very long time ..up until about the 90's, when our tribe was allowed back to the sept.. It seems there is not too much tribal animosity that I've seen, but that is only a brief observation

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:38:51 AM)
It seems we always face adversity

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:42:26 AM)
*She folds her legs under her, resting her glass on her thigh*Well.. from what I've heard..we were not exactly the victims. As a result..we've had to do some rebuilding of relations. For the current lords here..they seem well established. *She pauses to sip her iced tea* One is unusual, to say the least. Aaron. He is a theurge..and well, carries very little to no formality, but is resectful of his Alpha, and seems intelligent. Borislav is an Ahroun..and a formidable fighter at that..as to be expected I guess..Dalton..he is alpha..and rather quiet...pensive from what I saw of him. Though he is also known as the mouth of his pack..so that may be just one side of him.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:43:28 AM)
Perhaps he is different among family?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:44:36 AM)
That may very well be, though Aaron commented that..he was quiet, and likes to watch..apparently a comparison to myself from what he saw of me. *She smirks faintly* you can let me know later if its accurate.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:44:59 AM)
If you ask. It would not be my place to accuse

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:46:08 AM)
An observation is hardly an accusation.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:46:25 AM)
But outside perspective can be helpful..so I will likely ask.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:47:30 AM)
Then I will be sure to observe. *he offered a slight smile, for the first time*

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:49:08 AM)
*she nodded* It would be helpful. Have you been raised among our kind all of your life?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:49:49 AM)
*he nodded* My father was garou.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:50:25 AM)
And are you..familiar with the shadowlord culture, as it were?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:50:50 AM)
I am well versed in our lore and laws.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:52:51 AM)
That will be helpful as well *she nodded*

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:54:17 AM)
Thank you for letting me know. Have you met other kin yet?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:54:48 AM)
no, I sought you out first

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:55:25 AM)
*She nods and pauses for a moment, then ask* do you want to?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:56:40 AM)
I would be amenable to it

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 12:58:36 AM)
*She nods* We can go to the sept then. I'm not sure yet where the kin gather formally, but I've seen a few at the grounds

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 12:59:32 AM)
*he nodded* I suppose they will know. I would like to see the sept.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:00:25 AM)
*she nods* Of course.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:02:53 AM)
Any questions for me by the way?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:03:11 AM)
Yes, many... but none coherent at the moment.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:03:34 AM)
*he peered at her through his glasses and perhaps tinged faintly pink*

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:03:55 AM)
*quirks a brow* Okay. I do know the tea is homemade..but not that strong..and it's not alcoholic

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:04:16 AM)
Oh, no, it is good.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:04:34 AM)
*she nods*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:06:05 AM)
Forgive me. I do not often make small talk.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:08:10 AM)
*She smiles quietly and shrugs* I know that feeling. I've gotten better at it. You'll find many of the sept members are quiet themselves, save for a few.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:08:40 AM)
Our kind does not encourage casual socialization

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:09:47 AM)
Yes..well..there are times that is useful. There can be much said for being on amiable terms with others.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:11:05 AM)
Sometimes it is very... lonely.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:11:16 AM)
Computers are not good conversationalists.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:11:25 AM)
*She tilts her head at that* Not a fan of skype or IM?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:13:10 AM)
I do not have many to speak to. My family is not very tech savvy. And meeting strangers on the internet seems like virtual folly.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:15:01 AM)
I've heard good and bad stories about that. It seems like you either meet someone you connect with..or an ax murderer. If you believe the media

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:15:58 AM)
Perhaps a bit of both are true?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:17:13 AM)
Probably. Well, there are others who are social. Kaia is a friendly kin..She is a get of fenris kin..who makes arguably the best ice cream I've had in a long time

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:18:28 AM)
Ice cream? *he repeated as if the descriotion had taken him slightly aback* Hm, interesting

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:18:45 AM)
What? Not a fan?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:21:13 AM)
No, I like ice cream.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:21:49 AM)
You seem..perturbed? *she sipped her lemonade*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:22:07 AM)
I'm mildly surprised that it would be made at a sept? *he fidgeted juuuuust a bit. Yes, painfully formal*

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:23:07 AM)
Oh. I'm sorry. My mistake..she made it elsewhere I think...and brought it to the sept to share

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:23:39 AM)
*he gave a nod* That was very kind of her

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:24:37 AM)
It is.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:25:21 AM)
She seems friendly

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:25:55 AM)
It is good to meet those who are

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:26:09 AM)
I think so. I wasn't sure what kind of reception I'd get

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:26:17 AM)
Was it pleasant?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:27:58 AM)
So far, yes. Only one has mentioned my place as a shadowlord in a negative way...in a veiled fashion. Which again, is understandable given the past.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:31:36 AM)
I see *he gave a nod*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:31:50 AM)
It is very traditional or is it liberal?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:32:01 AM)
I think..so far, a bit more liberal

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:34:11 AM)
That will take soem getting used to. Mixed tribe I understand?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:37:10 AM)
Yes. Fianna, Silent Triders, Shadowlords..apparently there is a glasswalker but I haven't met her, and Get of Fenris also

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:37:31 AM)
and Children of Gaia. what I have met so far

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:41:06 AM)
Very mixed *he nodded, absorbing it all.*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:41:17 AM)
I will tread carefully.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:41:26 AM)
So far, I've found it fairly relaxed. I think you'll do fine.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:41:52 AM)
Do... you prefer things relaxed?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:43:25 AM)
It depends. *She glances at her clothes*..I'm not usually overly elegant. I think I prefer casual if possible, but formality has its place.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:43:55 AM)
What place would you put it?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:46:01 AM)
In serious matters, when attention needs to be on the matter at hand, and not on jokes. When a situation calls for a sense of solemnity

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:47:14 AM)
*he gave a thin nod* I will endeavor to be more casual.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:47:21 AM)
...you don't have to be.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:48:02 AM)
As you desire *a polite nod*

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:48:07 AM)
*She quirked a brow* Be how you wish.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:48:45 AM)
*he blinked a little* I am not sure yet how I wish. I wish to bring honor to my family. I wish to bring honor to my tribe.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:49:36 AM)
You can do that without sacrificing yourself however *She pauses* I expect that isn't what I should say.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:50:32 AM)
No, I understand the sentiment. To sacrifice oneself when one is valuable is foolish. And I do believe we are both valuable, as are all honorable members of our kind.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:50:49 AM)
But you wonder if I am self depricating in the presence of a trueblood?

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:51:24 AM)
No..self depreciating wouldn't be the word. I just wonder how much you keep people at arms distance..and if it is all people..or all trueborns?

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:51:55 AM)
Yes and no. I have been trained to know my place, but I am a man of honor. I am not a milksop. But again, you are unknown to me. Some of our kind have great rage that boils deeply and explodes easily, some are more cool headed... *he paused and hear her words and stopped, tinging faintly pink*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:53:16 AM)
I... few know me.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:53:52 AM)
It is not personal to you. In my life as I know it, there are acquaintances and there are family. There is no in between, and it is hard to make family

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:56:36 AM)
*she sets her glass down, considering and nods* I see..I forget that sometimes. *She smiles faintly*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:57:09 AM)
You are gregarious, it suits you.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 1:58:05 AM)
I try to be. One of reasons I think my aunt sent me here. See if perhaps..if tensions remained I can't help smooth them over a bit

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:59:13 AM)
It is an admirable goal.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 1:59:45 AM)
I will help if I can. I feel somewhat strange for saying it, you hardly know me and yet I was sent to your door.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 2:00:27 AM)
...It was unexpected, but you are a polite guest

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 2:01:59 AM)
It would be dishonorable to be impolite in another's home.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 2:02:31 AM)
That's a good point

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 2:03:58 AM)
But I should be heading home. *he pulled out a small card* This is my contact information, if you are amenable, I would travel to the sept with you to be first introduced

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 2:05:02 AM)
*She nods and takes the card* Of course. Oh *and pauses and gets up, walking to the kitchen and writes down a number on a piece of paper* Here is my cell number as well.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 2:05:28 AM)
Thank you. *a small smile* Cellphone? Comfortingly civilized.

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 2:06:23 AM)
*she chuckles* I run a lot. Makes taking calls on a land line rather tricky.

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 2:07:11 AM)
Good to know. I will keep in touch. Thank you, Sarah-Rhya and goodevening. *he gave a polite goodbye*

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 2:07:41 AM)
(Aaannnnd I should get to bed >.<)

Cole Moore (Aug 25, 2011 2:07:46 AM)
(*hugs!*)

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 2:08:18 AM)
((nini))

Sarah Matthews (Aug 25, 2011 2:08:23 AM)
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