You Will Do This! You Will! Oh... [attn: Ali]

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Re: You Will Do This! You Will! Oh... [attn: Ali]

Post by Lou » July 17th, 2020, 12:37 pm

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If the Aes Sedai did not like her sitting on the chair, then Dianlinn did not notice it. She was used to sitting on the floor, only sitting on chairs when specifically asked to, or when she ate in the mess hall. She could not get away with sitting on the floor then, as they would not let her eat unless she was sitting on a bench. She always joked that she was not a chief, but it was a jest that no one here got. It made her feel quite alone. But now she just sat and ate and spoke to those who spoke to her. She was no good in making small talk, and most of the recruits and Gaidin knew that now.

Once the Aes Sedai had re-positioned her chair, and Dinalinn had agreed to do this, she watched as the woman began to stare at her. She felt a little strange to be watched in such a way, but she continued to sit the, her legs crossed. After a moment she looked towards the chair that was off to her side, and then back at her lap, anywhere except at the Aes Sedai before her. She licked the corner of her lip and looked back to the chair again, her head tilting that way, but she did not move.

"Aes Sedai, are you doing anything or are you waiting for a sign?" She asked, feeling odd just sitting there, though her eyes flicked to the chair, and then back again to the neat and tidy women on her chair.
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Re: You Will Do This! You Will! Oh... [attn: Ali]

Post by Alianora » August 2nd, 2020, 2:33 am

Elara Sedai
Elara tilted her head, carefully observing Dianlinn for even the smallest suggestion of compliance, but the woman stayed put in her place on the floor, hardly moving at all. That response was what Elara had hoped to see, yet the Aes Sedai still found it slightly irritating. She arched an eyebrow, her expression otherwise unreadable, and said, "I am, though it almost seems to not affect you at all." She dropped her weaves after speaking, not wanting the Ji to be influenced by her admission that they were there, reforming them only after she judged that a suitable amount of time had passed.

Without saying anything to Dianlinn, Elara increased the strength of the weave, adding thicker strands of Spirit, and many more of them, as she wove. This version of the weave would be more persuasive than her earlier attempt had been, but Elara's goal remained the same. Staring off to the side at the neat rows of books lining her bookshelf, the Brown sister focused all of her thoughts on the empty chair and the woman who should be occupying it. Her dark eyes darted to the side for a single moment, locked on Dianlinn as she allowed the net she'd created to drape over the woman.

Once that was done, Elara could do nothing but sit and study the woman on the floor. She expected that the Ji would continue to demonstrate resistance to the weave's effects, but it remained to be seen whether the more persuasive version of the weave would cause her to show more interest in the chair, even if she did not end up sitting in it. The Aes Sedai's eyes narrowed, all of her attention focused on the other woman and the behavior she wanted to induce in her.

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Re: You Will Do This! You Will! Oh... [attn: Ali]

Post by Lou » August 15th, 2020, 10:02 am

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Dianlinn was unsure if she should not have asked is the Aes Seai was actually doing anything to her, but it seemed the best all around. Otherwise she would be sitting here all afternoon it seemed, and she was sure the other woman would have had more important things to do than stare at her. Or maybe not, the woman was a Brown Aes Sedai and she had heard that they were interested in everything and nothing. At least she was not being grilled on the secrets of the Aiel, not that she knew any, but anything they could find out about the Three-Fold land and the People of the Dragon seemed a treasure to them. To hear that the Aes Sedai had been weaving at her was strange, as she had felt nothing, and she did not feel the need to be doing anything either. Unless that was what she had wished. Huh.

Not being excused, Dinalnn continued to sit, cross legged on the floor, and looked around the room. She took in the books and their strange titles, the odd little items around the room from animal skulls to plants that surely never got any good light. She had no idea what the woman was doing now, if anything, but she did not feel right looking at her. She was Aes Sedai after all, and she always felt strange to meet their eyes, so different to their ageless faces. Like the Wise Ones, those eyes held so much knowledge and power. And things that Dianlinn could never understand.

The chair. Dinalinn looked at it, and found herself reaching for it, though she paused. What was she doing? She did not like to sit in chairs, but she was drawn to do so now. She pulled her hand back and sat back down on the floor. She frowned and looked to the Aes Sedai, unsure if she should ask anything, or just keep quiet. She had almost sat in the chair, but had stopped at the last moment. "Aes Sedai, do you wish me to sit in the chair?" Maybe it was best to ask after all, as the thought and feel had been so alien to her.
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Re: You Will Do This! You Will! Oh... [attn: Ali]

Post by Alianora » August 21st, 2020, 12:47 am

Elara Sedai
Sitting straight-backed in her own chair, Elara squinted at the Ji. So far, the woman had shown a remarkable resistance to the effects of her weaves. The strength of the one she'd just used should have had Dianlinn scurrying into the chair with haste, and yet, the woman was just sitting there. Elara had not really expected her to comply immediately, but the weave should have at least encouraged the idea in her. She leaned forward, her dark gaze intent on the woman seated on her floor. At first, the Ji seemed completely unaffected, looking around the room just as if she had not been subjected to one of the strongest persuasive weaves Elara knew. The Aes Sedai kept watching, and gradually was rewarded when Dianlinn looked towards the chair, then stretched out a hand towards it. That was all the progress she made, however, before looking at Elara and asking her question.

Elara nodded. "Yes, that is what I wished you to do," she said. "You clearly have some sort of natural resistance to these weaves....it is really quite impressive." The woman had to be strong willed indeed not to have given in to the demands of the weave Elara had used on her. It would serve her well, if and when she reached the rank of Gaidin. "Shall we try again, now you've guessed what I was trying to make you do?"

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Re: You Will Do This! You Will! Oh... [attn: Ali]

Post by Lou » September 28th, 2020, 2:36 pm

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Dianlinn watched the Aes Sedai after she had asked her question, tilting her head to the side just a little. She had the urge to sit on the chair, but sure that had to be a weave or something, because Dinalinn hated chairs and only sat in them when she had no other choice and was usually ordered to. What was wrong with the floor, that was what she wanted to know. She nodded her head slowly as Elara Sedai spoke, confirming what Dinalinn had thought, and she laid her hands on her thighs, palms down, feeling good that it was not her own compulsion to sit on one of those wooden things. She was no clan chief after all.

"I am unsure if I should thank you for saying so, Aes Sedai, as this is something I have not studied or worked at, so I should not take any credit in owning it." She pointed out, before falling silent. Not everyone understood the ways of ji'e'toh, and she could not except them to, it was the Wetlands after all. The question made her tilt her head to the side and she thought for a moment.

"We can continue, Aes Sedai, if you wish to continue to study me." She told the woman, after all she was a Brown and Dianlinn had been taught about their fascination with everything. Knowledge was power, and that was something that Dianlinn could appreciate, though she did not think she could be Bonded to a Brown, and made to carry books and parchment all day.
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Re: You Will Do This! You Will! Oh... [attn: Ali]

Post by Alianora » October 21st, 2020, 12:41 am

Elara Sedai
Really, the question Elara had asked had been only a formality. By the time the woman agreed to continue, the Brown sister was already forming the weave, a tight net laced with as much Spirit as she could handle. All that was left was to decide what command she wanted to imprint within her weave, and Elara studied the Ji on her floor while she thought about it. Something simple, she finally decided. The Aes Sedai leaned forward, trying to come up with an action that Dianlinn shouldn't have any reason to resist.

Once she had it, she kept her eyes on the woman, but added a few last threads to her weave. Setting her mind on what she wanted Dianlinn to do, Elara then let her construction fall over the woman on her floor. Stand up......stand up....stand up...... the persuasive weave would encourage. With anyone else, Elara would have been certain of her success, but this Ji had already shown that she was strong willed and sure of herself. The Brown sister really had no idea what to expect from the woman, which was probably why she was enjoying testing her odd resistance so much. All she could do was watch Dianlinn and see whether this simpler command would prove more effective than her previous attempt.

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