A Tale of Two Khajiits

[ascadian_rose]

Today was an up-and-down sort of day, not for us personally but for some of our neighbors. The first bit of good news reached my ears this afternoon when I went to the consignment shop to drop off a pair of landscape paintings that I was ready to sell. The Khajiit merchant Ra'Virr asked me if I had heard about RiData and Rabinna. Curious, I answered, "No I have not. What happened?"



I mentioned RiData in this journal's first entry. He and his skooma-addled friend Erandre were the ones got into Neloth and Gilvoth's special strain of beans and caused the Big Stink. Shortly after the Science and Lore center was established, Master Aryon and his daughter Ashara had the pair brought in to see if anything could be done to restore Erandre's and RiData's sanity. Erandre turned out to be a lost cause. He remained his usual hyper and insane self.

RiData on the other hand responded quite well to the treatments. Prior to being brought to the science center the only words he ever said were "Moooooon sugaarrrrr". That was his response to anything that was ever said to him. In time however, under the watchful care of Ashara and Aryon, RiData began behaving and speaking like a normal Khajiit. He now works at the science center, assisting with keeping the laboratories clean. This is how he met Rabinna.

The beginning of Rabinna's tale is quite sad and could have ended in tragedy if not for Aryon's apprentice and now leader of House Telvanni Saje Eldros. Rabinna had once been a slave who belonged to a Dunmer named Relam Arinith, a member of the Camonna Tong. Relam owed a debt to another Tong member, a Dunmer named Vorar Helas who lived in Balmora. To pay his debt, Relam forced Rabinna to swallow wrapped moonsugar and then made arrangements for her to be escorted from Hla Oad to Balmora. Vorar would then slaughter Rabinna and take the moonsugar from her slashed open belly. His plan might have worked if the mer he employed to escort Rabinna had not been Saje.

Not about to allow the frightened Khajiit to be murdered, Saje had escorted Rabinna to the Argonian Mission in Ebonheart. There she was protected until Relam and Vorar had been dealt with. I don't know for a fact if Saje was the one who killed them. All I do know was the Saje later informed Rabinna that she was safe, free, and did not have to worry about either of the evil mers anymore.

We all thought Rabinna would seek to return to her homeland, but instead she built a life for herself here and even has her own little house in the northeast tip of the Ascadian Isles. This brings me to present day; RiData and Rabinna, having met at the Science and Lore center, formed a friendship that soon turned to love.



Preparing to place my paintings on display for potential buyers, Ra'Virr said, "RiData 'popped the question' to Rabinna, and Rabinna said yes. So the pair of Khajiits were married this morning in the science center garden. Ashara was Rabinna's Matron of Honor."

"That's wonderful!" I replied, sincerely happy for the pair of Khajiits. Neldor and I will have to send them a gift of some sort. Perhaps a tea-set or a pair of fine goblets.

And so for most of the day this was the news that was all over town; how these two Khajits, both of whom had gone through rough patches in their lives, had found each other and were now beginning a happy and healthy life together. Unfortunately by late this evening some very different news was circulating around town. No, it this bad news was not about the Khajiit newlyweds, but three other very endearing neighbors.

Neldor had just come home from the theater and were preparing to call it a night when my communication device began chiming. The name that appeared on the device's smooth service was Sarasvati. Immediately I tensed, worried that something terrible had happened. Being friends and family, we talk with Sarasvati and Thorinor all the time, but neither of them would call at such a late hour unless there was bad news.

Holding the device to my ear and speaking into the end of it (using this device still feels awkward to me), I asked, "Sarasvati?"



With her voice as clear as though she were there in the room with me, Sarasvati said, "Sorry to call so late, but I knew you and Neldor would want to know about what just happened here in town. Nerst will likely broadcast the news, but he never tells the whole story. Thorinor and I had just locked up the theater and were about to head for home when we saw that Merry Widow Manor was on fire!"

Widening my eyes, I exclaimed, "Oh no!"

Merry Widow Manor is called thus because it's the home of three sweet little old ladies; Andralia of Firsthold, Demiah Retheran, and Selnia Whisper-vale. In their youth they and their husbands had been adventurers. Now with the husbands passed on and their children grown and leading their own lives, the three widows made a home together. They are always cheerful and energetic, living life to the fullest. Just about everyone in our community loves them and considers them our "Town Grandmothers".



The news became even more frightening when Sarasavati said, "What's worse is the the widows were all inside the manor! Thorinor and I could hear them screaming!"

Now wide awake, I said, "Please tell me that the fire department was able to get them out!"

At this point I pressed a small button on the side of my communication device that allowed Sarasvati's voice to be heard throughout the room so that Neldor could hear the news as well. To my relief, Sarasvati assured me, "Yes, the firefighters got the door open, but getting them out was tricky since the fire was burning right next to the entryway. The widows didn't appear to be hurt, but their skin and nightgowns were covered with smoke soot. Anaril escorted them to the healing center where the widows are staying overnight for observation."



I asked, "Do they know how the fire started?"

Her tone became sharper as she answered, "They suspect arson. Darkfell made some inquiries and more than one witness said that shortly before the fire started Sophelia LeChance was outside the manor yelling, 'You go against the Kingpin and you get burned! You hear me, Andralia?'"

Now very surprised, I blinked and said, "Sophelia! So she did this? I never thought she would go that far!"

Sarasvati replied, "Darkfell and Anaril are on the lookout for her. They waant to bring her in for questioning. Needless to say, Vemyn and Therana are not cooperating. They think everyone should leave their 'precious baby' alone."

Neldor, who was now standing nearby, said, "It's not going to be easy for them to take Sophelia into custody. Not only is she a Telvanni mage, she's now a vampire. Even if they get her into a cell, how are they going to keep her there?"

With a tiny hint of amusement in her voice, Sarasvati answered, "I suppose they'll hang ropes of garlic all around the cell. Anyway, I wanted to let you know what happened, and that the widows were rescued. They'll likely be released from the healing center in the morning. Then they'll have to look into getting their home cleaned up and repaired."

I replied, "We'll make sure to give them a call and ask if there is anything we can do. Thank you for calling. Nerst always leaves certain parts out. Know him he'll broadcast the news about the fire but leave out the part about the widows being all right."

We wished each other a goodnight and then ended the call. So for now Sophelia is at large and could be anywhere in the region. Tomorrow I'lll saddle my horse and go over to Y'ffe's Grove and see if she's hiding anywhere in the park. If there's any sign of her I'll immediately let Darkfell know. He and Anaril will no doubt be all over this. No one harms our sweet Merry Widows and gets away with it. No one.

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With this mod it would be possible to screenshot jail scenes: Build Your Own Cell.

Comments

[darth_eldritch]

Sophelia is being terrible! (fortunately in game she isn't that awful)

Cyclonesue has a couple of good prison sets:

https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/downloads/details/category/sims3-sets-objects-construction/title/banged-up-prison-build-set/id/1035202/

https://www.thesimsresource.com/artists/Cyclonesue/downloads/details/category/sims3-sets-objects-adultbedroom/title/banged-up-prison-cell-furniture/id/1035359/

[ascadian_rose]

Oh those sets are excellent and could help dress up the prison I just made. I made it in a basement area near the town hall. Some hilarity is bound to take place there since Darkfell and Anaril have an assortment of characters to toss into the cells. :)

[darth_eldritch]

That would be funny. Maybe Crassius can do a reprise of "how dry I am!"

[ascadian_rose]

They'll need to make sure to place Sophelia and Morgana in the same cell. Then again that could result in the cell being damaged.

[darth_eldritch]

Imagine Neloth and Gilvoth ending up in there.

What consignment shop are you using? Those cat plates amuse me. I can see R'data thinking they are odd because he is reminded of the very powerful alfiq, not just house cats, lol.

[ascadian_rose]

I am using Shadow's Consignment Shop which fits a fantasy themed town a little better than the one that comes with the game.