The Floating City [OOC] [TWO]

[EinBein]

Gregor will stay close to Ferran's room, without evesdropping, though. He just wants to be around if that large guy does anything unexpected or his master needs him.

[Agamemnon]

Playing devil's advocate, I think it'd be amusing to have a scene off to the side in which Giorgio and Gregor bump into each other -- possibly with Marco stuck in a position to trying to defuse the situation.

[thirtythr33]

Being the actual devil, I think it'd be even more amusing if Agamemnon tempted Giogio's Temper flaw.

[Agamemnon]

Being the actual devil, I think it'd be even more amusing if Agamemnon tempted Giogio's Temper flaw.

If only I weren't taking notes for Giovanni! Perhaps later!

[thirtythr33]

Why would you need to be present? I thought it would be an out of character, player to player interaction?

Also,

Benedict: I was thinking that the philosopher Ferran mentioned is Giovanni Pico della Mirandola.
Which means we're talking about (a) a man who is widely known and (b) one that should be dead for nearly 30 years.

thirtythr33: Sounds great!
Giovanni lives in the Duchy of Mirandola, not Venice though. It is where modern day Modena is, conveniently half way in-between Venice and Florence...
Also, Ferran doesn't know about his supposed death, only that he would expect the man to be ~60 years old.

Benedict: Here is the thing.
Ferran doesn't know particulars about Giovanni. His mentor only told him that di Mirandola is one of the most learned men, a magician, and one that "cheated death".
Note that di Mirandola was a celebrity by that era's standards and his word and death was known in the city states.
You can situate him either in Mirandola, or to Venice where he fled to escape his assassins. No matter what, the bloke is living under an assumed name.

thirtythr33: Let me worry about that

Suck it Benedict.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_ ... _Mirandola

Seriously, just look at this family tree.
https://www.geni.com/family-tree/index/ ... 5194607888

[Agamemnon]

Why would you need to be present? I thought it would be an out of character, player to player interaction?

Point!

[Benedict]

Suck it Benedict.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_ ... _Mirandola

Seriously, just look at this family tree.
https://www.geni.com/family-tree/index/ ... 5194607888

I expected nothing less.

[EinBein]

Sorry for the late response! Was busy with learning on the weekend.

[Korbel]

I'd like to tempt Giorgio's Temper Flaw. He should question Gregor about this disagreement with his superiors.

[EinBein]

He certainly would have done, if he was here Let's wait a few days and see whether he finds time to take the bait. Otherwise we could go on and come back to it in a later scene? Maybe he was distracted by other business while Marco and Gregor talked...

[DannyBoy]

Sorry everyone, I'm back now. 2017 has been a rough year so far. Actually I've basically imagined that Giorgio is trying to get over the shock of seeing a dead man come back to life, which Marco seemed to get over little too quickly

Either way I am going to post but I don't think that Giorgio would make too big a deal out of Gregor deserting. After all, Giorgio did the exact same thing

[EinBein]

That was what Gregor will stress anyways in reply, after seeing the Katzbalger

But go on, call him names, he's the German after all...

[Korbel]

"It would seem that we got off on the wrong foot last night" he says. "If you would, I hope that we may start again. My name is Giorgio."

Whaaat? That's your Temper?!? Come on

[DannyBoy]

Whaaat? That's your Temper?!? Come on

Whaaaaat? There's a dead person with his head stitched back on in the other room. There are bigger fish to fry here.

[Benedict]

"It would seem that we got off on the wrong foot last night" he says. "If you would, I hope that we may start again. My name is Giorgio."

Whaaat? That's your Temper?!? Come on

Er...

"That boy was reckless. Foolish. But damned if he didn't die doing the right thing. You would do well, German, to watch what you say about him, both to me and to Marco..."
He glares, "...lest you end up 'dead meat'."

As he walks toward the door he purposely bumps into Gregor and whispers;
"Try me little man, and you'll find out exactly how I came upon this little cat gutter."

"Sorcery!" he shouts, interposing himself between Marco and Don Giovanni with one hand on the hilt of his Katzbalger. "What have you done Don Giovanni?! What deviltry has been committed here?"

If that's not Temper, what is? Skewering each other to death?

Besides

There's a dead person with his head stitched back on in the other room. There are bigger fish to fry here.

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Sorry everyone, I'm back now. 2017 has been a rough year so far.

Hope everything is fine now Danny.