The Bonfire: Official Event Thread

[Nicole]

Raheals question was not one that had an easy answer. from what she had been told by her father, all of her children would have had different parentage. In theory these could be his, or they couldn't be. They could be the offspring of Chloe, or Malara or anyone really. There were far too many partners to count. It didn't even take sex for her to conceive. in truth any exchange of fluid could allow her the ability to take the genetic material needed to reproduce. "I don't really know..." was all she could manage to say.

It was at this point that Chloe approached With amber close behind. "No, not interrupting. It's fine" She said gently. She had not been expecting so many familiar faces all at once. Pandora smiled at Amber as she allowed the spider ling to climb up on her back. she could carry all four like this, though in the last few days things had become more cramped.

"Amber dear.. Have you seen your sisters? I sent Phaedra to find you..." It was good that Chloe was here as she had been someone who Pandora had wanted to introduce the children to. The other being Raheal, and if Malara showed up, then her too. "Miss Chloe is a good friend of your mama's. And this is Raheal. He is a reaper." She said with a gesture to Raheal.

"Thank you for finding her. I'm glad she wasn't any trouble." Pandora said with a smile to Chloe.

 

[Kait]

Chloe nodded to Raheal. She had a feeling this was the same reaper from the maze.

She didn't take the time to introduce herself to the reaper, though. There were more pressing matters. One question burned hot in her mind:

"So, uh, Pandora. I couldn't help but sense a certain, um, aura about Amber. Is she..." she swallowed. This was probably a dumb question; there was no way in hell that anything Chloe had done with Pandora could have gotten the spider woman pregnant. But stranger things had happened, and she had to ask. With a nervous laugh, she worked up the courage to continue. "Is she related to me? Directly?"

 

[Nicole]

Pandora laughed nervously at Chloe's question. It was in fact the question of the day and she couldn't help but think that many people might ask this same one before it was through. It was so much easier when she just ate her lovers, then no one had to worry about such things. "That is a great question pet. Truth is.. Maybe. There were 1000 of them, and daddy says that they would all have been from a different partner. So there are four now. She could be." It wasn't like she had been planning on going around asking people for tests or money or support. So in her own mind paternity was not incredibly important.

"At the same time... maybe Raheal is a father, or Malara.. Or anyone.." When she put it like that she sounded like a slut. But that was the simple fact of the matter. She had hoped that the reaper was paying attention as she had now clearly indicated that he might have been a father. She wondered now what kind of tests could be done to determine demonic paternity.

Chloe had told her something once. Something about being able to detect demons. Maybe that was why she had such a strong feeling about Amber. Now that Pandora thought about it they did seem to look similar. And Amber did have the talent to steal strength. "What if she were yours? I mean, I'm not expecting anything from you, so your off the hook." She hadn't wanted anyone to feel trapped, that's not what this was about.

 

[Kait]

For just a moment, Chloe thought that Pandora might have been serious about that comment. About most people not surviving her web, which was a terrifying thought, now that Pandora had her helpless and tied down to the bed. Her eyes widened a little.

But surely, Malara wouldn't have let this happen if Pandora was actually a threat. Right? This all had to be part of the game. Surely.

But there weren't a lot of ways Chloe would have been able to stop her. She was entirely at Pandora's mercy. She squirmed a little as her bra fell off, destroyed. The struggling wasn't too intense; she could easily break the bedposts attached to her legs, causing the whole bed canopy to collapse on top of them. She looked up at Pandora, trying to act scared, the excited smile tugging at her lips giving the truth away.

Her tail curled and rubbed against Pandora's abdomen like a cat. It was one of the most sensitive parts of Chloe's body, and rubbing it against her partner felt good.

 

[Arcadia]

Raheal smiled at the little spideling on Pandora's back. "Hello there Amber, it is a pleasure to meet you." Raheal nodded to Chloe as well, recognizing her from the maze. "Technically I am your mothers personal reaper but those technicalities don't matter."

Raheal was silent when she said that he could be a father. Him? A father? He had no idea if he could even be fit to be a father. But....if it came to it, he would try his best to take care of his children. He may have had no idea what to do but he sure was going to try. "Pandora...if it does turn out that....one of the is mine...I will try my best to help you raise them as best I can. And even if none of them are I'm willing to still help. You shouldn't be doing this by yourself Pandora."

 

[Kait]

If it was possible that Pandora could have a child from the things they had done together, then it was almost certain Amber was her daughter. Or her half-sister, if Pandora had been with her father.

Or maybe Chloe used to have a daughter, and Amber ate her. Her actual daughter could have been one of the 996 non-survivors. And would that have been any better? She had either an unwanted child or a dead child on her hands. Either she had unwelcome responsibilities, or she had already failed a child whom she had never gotten to meet.

And what would she do if Amber was actually her daughter? Pandora said she didn't expect anything, but that didn't feel right. This was her daughter. The thought of denying her responsibilities to her daughter was almost as terrifying to her as the thought of having a daughter in the first place.

She wished she could have been more like Raheal. Jumping in to offer his help, valiantly offering himself to help care for these kids. But Chloe was still going to school; she'd barely started college! She couldn't take care of a kid! But...

"Well, I... I couldn't just do nothing for her. That wouldn't be right. It's just..." Chloe looked over at Amber. She never thought that anything which resembled Pandora could also be so precious, so adorable. There was helplessness in Chloe's eyes. Sadness, even. This was all too sudden. "What could I even do?"

 

[Nicole]

Pandora could feel the tension building. Chloe looked as though she might shut down and Raheal was ready to stand by her without a thought. Needless to say there was nothing to do right now. If plans were to be made they would need to be made with time and consideration. This sudden meeting was no place to figure anything else.

"Well First thing dear... You need to relax. if you feel she might be yours, then there are things you could do. But.. There is no pressure. Maybe start by getting to know her?" for the first time Pandora felt like she was the more rational individual in the group. Her own approaches to things were often brash and aggressive, leaving others to come up with better ideas. But right now she seemed to have a level head. "If you feel up to it, take her for a walk? We will be here for a while so there is no rush. Lord knows I still need to find out where the others are." Pandora laughed lightly as she casually looked around again. "Where the hell are those three" She thought with a small frown.

She turned to look at Raheal, and smiled at him. She offered a gentle caress to his cheek before speaking. "Your very sweet reaper. And I trust there will be plenty to do if you wish to help. For now though, lets all relax and figure things out slowly. I'm far too run down to think of anything important right now. After all the four of them don't allow me much time to think." She laughed again as she looked to Amber.

"What do you think sweetheart. Would you do mama a favor and keep an eye on Miss Chloe tonight?" She asked the spider ling.

 

[Pallas]

Amber looks to her mother and shrugs.

"Dunno... Ossa went off to do something weird and Dalia was being a butthead again. I heard Pheadra call out our names earlier but dunno where she might be. Maybe Dalia is giving her trouble again or something."

As her mom introduced her to Raheal, she gives the gentleman friendly smile and meek wave.

"Hello... Raheal! I'm Amber! I... guess you already knew that though. Nice to meet you though!" chirped Amber, looking a bit excited be acquainted with her mother's friends.

After her introduction was made, Amber remained quite as she listened on off her mom and her friends talk about some adult stuff she was only half paying attention too. Amber was half expecting to see her sisters come by soon but she has yet to see them. Maybe they all died horribly or something?


Amber was a bit lost in her own thoughts when she caught her mother looking at her.

"What? I'm a good kid." mewed Amber as she gives her mom an innocent look.

"Mhmm? Yeah! I can keep an eye on Miss Chloe... all six of them~" chimed Amber as she jerks her head over, all six of her eyes locked onto Chloe Black.

"I'll watch her like a... like a... uhh.... I'll watch her very closely!" declared Amber as she watches Chloe with unblinking eyes as she continues to remain seated on her mother's back.

 

[Kait]

Pandora was right. Chloe probably needed to calm down. It was hard, though. Just a few minutes ago, she'd had a grim reminder about the family she'd lost years ago. It could have even been news of their death, but for all that would do to affect Chloe's life it might not have made a difference whether or not they were alive.

It was painful to think that way.

Chloe didn't want that for anyone, especially not a child that she had anything to do with. So maybe it would be a good time to get acquainted with this kid.

Despite everything, Amber's enthusiasm and her stumbling over her analogies made Chloe smile. "Alright Amber. I was thinking we could help your mom look for your sisters. Sound like a good idea?"

She would walk away from Pandora and beckon for Amber to follow.

Once they had gotten out of earshot of the other two and closer to the outskirts of the party, Chloe would speak to her again. "So... Amber, you heard what your mom and I were talking about." Swallow. "It's possible that I'm your, uh, other mom. What do you think?" She watched Amber intently, trying to read the emotion on her six eyes.

 

[Pallas]

"Oh... okey! Lets go find them!" piped up Amber, hopping off of her mother's back and scampers off to Chloe's side as she beckons her over.

"Bye mom!" called out Amber one last time before she leaves with Chloe

Once the two of them where some distance away from everyone else, Amber tilted her head to the demon woman as they walked side by side. When Chloe revealed that she was her possibly her second mother, Amber tilted her head. Initially Amber seemed a bit perplexed by Chole's statement but then gave the demon woman a sweet smile as her eyes seem to light up with joy.

"R-really? I think so? Well... your really pretty and nice so I wouldn't mind." stated Amber.

Then takes a moment to look over herself but fails to find any physical feature that that she shares with Chloe, much to her disappointment. Shouldn't she look a little like her second mom? All that she can see in herself is mom Pandora.

"Ummm... we don't look much alike though... ummm... are there things in me that you see in me that yourself Miss Chloe?" asked Amber, looking up to the person who claimed to be her parent.

It was an innocent enough question and Amber had no reason to doubt Chloe's claim, yet even she could note their apparent lack of resemblance. Aren't children suppose to look a bit like both parents? Maybe she just couldn't see the Chloe past all of the Pandora is all.