She scans the people in the common room, seeing who she can try to get another beer for her. Spotting Gekaryna, she immediately forgets about her original plan and decides that this is the perfect opportunity to try on that costume. She had wanted to wear it since she had first seen it, and now she has the chance—all it took was dying and the annexation of a malnourished peasant girl.
Faey looks over to Morziwayn as she awkwardly wrings her hands together, hissing what sounds to be ‘geth’ under her breath. Faey rubs her face at the scene—she should have told gaeri’Seliani to cut Morziwayn off sooner.
Morziwayn walks over to Gekaryna. Stopping in front of her, she places her hands firmly on the queen's shoulders; pushing her against the back of the couch, she climbs on top of her. Leaning in close, she whispers in her ear. “Come with me to the bathhouse—I have something very important to tell you.”
Ede and Awenela look strangely at the drunk Morziwayn, but do nothing as Gekaryna seems to be entertained. The witch has always been a tad eccentric, but this was new.
The scent of beer on Morziwayn’s breath is overpowering—she clearly had been drinking with her last body in mind. “Why?” She asks with a chuckle. Sor?n wishes he were here.
“Because I have something very important to tell you.” Morziwayn, giggling, climbs off of Gekaryna and saunters to the door. Opening it, she motions for Gekaryna to join her.
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?nnywella obliges, standing from the couch, she follows Morziwayn. She probably only wishes for someone to accompany her to the bathroom and uses the sense of urgency that comes with the implication of being told something ‘very important’ as a means to convince her.
The two make their way down the hallway, ?nnywella having second thoughts as she watches Morziwayn drunkenly stumble ahead of her, giggling ominously, rubbing her hands together.
Morziwayn pushes the bathroom door open. As soon as ?nnywella is in, Morziwayn shuts it and drops the deadbolt. She points at Gekaryna. “I have wanted to wear that costume since you first got it—now I can; I am small!” She proclaims, her words barely decipherable behind both the lisp and the drunken slur. “Now strip—we trade!”
?nnywella stares blankly at Morziwayn as she tries to figure out what was just said to her; after a moment, she figures it out and begins laughing.
“What?” Morziwayn asks, confused at the reaction.
“Of course. You didn’t need to trap me in here in order to ask that; I was thinking of offering later.” ?nnywella hands Morziwayn her cigarette and begins to loosen the bow around her neck.
Morziwayn’s grin grows, and she places her hand on her hip. “Excellent!” She takes a drag of Gekaryna’s cigarette and starts coughing, eliciting more laughter from the queen.
The two exchange clothes, taking longer than ?nnywella had expected, as she had great difficulty getting Morziwayn’s sling back on properly—Morziwayn’s lack of cooperation helped little. The two make their way back to the common room.
She throws open the door; everyone turns at the bang it makes when it hits the stop. Morziwayn wobbles inside and announces her return. “Behold, I am now folklore-accurate Morziwayn.” Smiling wider as she gets the reaction she had hoped for as a series of chuckles from the others. She makes her way around the common room, showing it off to the others, smiling as she goes—it’s a pleasant feeling, sparking joy in others with your actions.
?nnywella makes her way back over to the couch and sits back down between Konstanze and ?denora with a smile.
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