The Raistlin's 2005 Vacation Photo Gallery
When we announced we would be taking summer vacations, we had high dreams and hopes. The talk around the Tower resonated with grand visions of sunny beaches, mountain climbs, whitewater rafting, castles tall and picturesque, the nearest source of badness (Sailor Raist is a touch weird that way). We all made a pact to return to the Tower in two month's time with reports on what we discovered and enjoyed and bought on our respective trips. It was a time of great visions and glorious undertakings.
Which just goes to show that life is a bit of a tease.
When the pact expired, the Raistlins tiredly reconvened in the Hall of Maji (yes, I know it is supposed to be Magi, but I am not the Sirrion-blasted fool who painted the sign over the door). Calming the hubbub down, Lady Raist opened the meeting with the first order of business.
"We need to get the update posted. So then, let's start with the pictures you all brought back from your vacations. Written logs are too long and boring, and so I want to put up a gallery of pictures instead." She sat back in her chair, and gazed expectantly at each of us.
Hoods are useful pieces of apparel for many reasons. They are flashy, they are good for keeping off wind and sun.
And they are good for hiding abject embarrassment.
Lady Raist glared. "We have no pictures? None?!? I let the lot of you leave the Tower for three whole months, let you get away with contributing NOTHING, and NONE of you brought back pictures of your vacations?!?"
"In our own defense, Lady Raist, the Tower Guardian was always responsible for packing our bags for trips. Can we really be blamed for forgetting a detail here and there?"
Raistlehoff can always be counted on for a quick excuse that also works effectively at blame management. It must come from his kender heritage.
We all stared at each other sullenly for a few more minutes.
Finally, Sailor Raist broke the silence. "I could draw a memory from each Raistlin's mind. That way, each of us would have something to add to the site for the update. It's a simple spell that goes like..." She managed to stand up and started to strike a pose before we managed to distract her from her demonstration. Sailor Raist's approach to spellcasting is both too loud and too flamboyant for indoor use, and that costume of hers that appears everytime she uses magic does not do her any credit either.
Lady Raist's voice climbed above the commotion. "Fine! That will work for this update. But I am very disappointed with all of you!"
I reframed from pointing out that she did not have any pictures either...
Raistlehoff
"A suitcase? That's all you could get from Raistlehoff?" Lady Raist was honestly surprised. "You couldn't get something on any of these places."
Sailor Raist shrugged. "Raistlehoff is a fast runner. He managed to get to all these places in three month's time."
"How does that matter?"
"The spell I use has a limited range. And Raistlehoff kept running out of range of my spellcasting to fast to catch anything but his suitcase. Was it something I said, do you think?"
Lady Raist
I could not say as I was too surprised when I saw this picture pulled from Lady Raist's mind. After all, it certainly does not surprise me that she might resort to such measures.
And then it occurred to me that Sailor Moon was pulling a picture from the minds of each Raistlin. In other words, this picture what someone Lady Raist saw. Now I am really curious. Who was that fetching lass? Why Lady Raist was staring at her so avidly (I would not have figured the lass for Lady Raist's type)? Wonder how I can wheedle the information out of Lady Raist...
SacRaistic
Did I mention that Sailor Raist's approach to spellcasting is annoying? If I have not as yet, then let me state it now. For having to put up with this nonsense she had suggested (and wanting to keep certain details of my vacation to myself), I figured out in advance how to control the outcome of her spell. She tried three times before I protested to Lady Raist that, honestly, if I wanted to watch that sort of thing there are theaters I could go to...
I did, however, buy this shirt on my vacation. I found it in the Bargain Bin at Jenna's in Palanthas. I kid you not, Jenna claimed it was Dalamar's. While the thought amused me (and the statement on the shirt definitely did), I do not tolerate clumsy fraud. She took off the price mark-up after I pointed out the obvious lack of bloodstains...
Rambling Rose
Lady Raist stared at the picture and shuddered. "That is really freaky. Did Rambling Rose say where or when she saw it during her trip?"
Sailor Raist shook her head. "Not a word. Which was really weird. When has Rambling Rose ever not talked nonstop about something?"
"I don't know. And I don't think I want to know..."
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