The Ferrymen Bow Out
It was a rocky union at best from the start. The Ferrymen struggled internally to keep up with the demands of what the Alliance represented, what the Alliance required as a cohesive working group. To be honest. They just didn’t have what it took.
They tried. You can give them that. They tried, but in the end, they failed. Is this rhetoric or a continuation of this paper’s seemingly nihilistic ass kissing of more Unholy Alliance propaganda? It’s up to you which you choose to believe.
The Ferrymen are an old and established clan. They will survive even this and they will do so with the aplomb and honour that they have continuously shown this city over the many years they’ve been an institution within these dark streets.
But will glory really be theirs again? That is debatable, hugely debatable. Okay, it’s probably never going to happen. Given this new move in their decision to sever ties with the Unholy Alliance it is highly doubtful.
Where will they go now? Whose umbrella will they shelter under now that they have distanced themselves from the biggest damned umbrella in this town. They’re certainly too small, too disorganised and too internally strife ridden to strike an intimidating figure on their own. If this author were to speculate she would sadly confirm for avid readers that The Ferrymen are ripe for the killing. Anyone with half a brain, a smidgen of a grudge and not a little chip on ones shoulder would look to this clan and realize that they are horribly, terribly weakened by their state of un-Alliance. Too small and undermanned to believably fight an opposing force if it did come along.
Will Heorot come back to the table and welcome the Ferrymen and reinstate that Alliance of old? Who knows. After being summarily dismissed by the Ferrymen last year it is assumed that it would take a fair amount of sweet talking and maybe Jean DeVenn playing on the old affection of his ex-wife to see it happen. That would be fun to see considering Jean DeVenn mentioning not a few times his relief about being well rid of the conniving female.
There are many clans out there. So who knows what will happen, what new alliances will be made. It is all pure conjecture at this time anyway. If delicious conjecture.
I will give The Ferrymen one thing though. If they don’t get killed by a clan who sees them as fodder for the taking while they’re weak. And even if they do. They have this intrinsic ability to bear up to what is thrown at them, laugh in the face of death, danger and adversity and remain as they have always been. And that is one of the oldest, respected and honourable clans in this city.
This too will pass and The Ferrymen will remain. In the end, what other clan can boast that. So many have faded and so few remain as solidly as this one.
The Ferrymen Will be done. Or not. Then again, SIE, RoR, EoE & HoR and the Ferrymen might kiss and make up. They may be kissing right this minute and slapping each other on the back, grinning and letting this bygone be gone.
What do you think the odds of that is?
Yeah. Me too.
Comments
Jean DeVenn
Hmm… a nice fair article from someone who not so long ago swore blind that the Ferrymen were her unlife and that whatever happened, she would never wish them harm.
We wouldn’t be trying to stir a little now, would we, Mrs Damari ?
Jean DeVenn The Ferrymen
Vaelen
Jean, come now, you’re smarter than that. You have to ask?
Damari
This from a man who swore to uphold the oath I gave to that self same clan. You want my dedication, support and love, I guess you shouldn’t have kicked me in the teeth. What sort of masochistic bitch do you think I am? You had my loyalty. Maybe you will learn just why I’m so hated.
Go ahead. If you want we’ll go a few rounds in public and then we’ll see what happens if you want. I don’t care about public image, rake me across the coals if you’d like laughs quietly
It’s not that bad an article. I understand one thing about the clan I loved. You will survive and whatever happens in the future, you will make it work. But if you should all be slaughtered in the mean time, well, I’m just a rubber necking, vindictive bitch enough to want to see it happen.
Then again, the only ones who might do it, won’t potentially do it because I have publicly stated I want them to do it. So potentially did I protect you by saying I wanted it to happen. So by putting myself up as the bitch I’m actually protecting the clan I love by being your antagonist before those that would be, are. So by my action protecting subtlety what I am publicly denouncing. shrug Your call.
Well, of course, the truth might also be I’m just a bitch and want to see the clan annihilated and crushed to dust. thinks about that one
So much has changed hasn’t it?
Take care of you Jean DeVenn.
Damari My friends call me ~Silence I suck at being silent
Damari
Vaelen, As always you pop up with your self important know it all declaration of what you believe to know about a person. When all you’re really doing is blowing an already worn out, Gyllie propaganda trumpet that was broken with the complete break down of your whole bloodline. Take a moment old man. Gyllies are so last season and so are your self stylised opinions. _____
Damari My friends call me ~Silence
ophelia
Wooooo…someone needs to stop sniffing the shoe polish.
First, this was actually a well written editorial. And Damari is completely right, the Ferry will rebound. So do cockroaches. Anyone note the difference? No? Neither do I.
Secondly..again, Damari…DooDoo…Duhmster…Baaaaaabe…..put the Mickety Bohonker shoe down and step away from it slowly. Bloodlines don’t go out of season like your shoe collection, nor do opinions.
Step Away From The Shoe
ophelia Lokason NiF’s Eternally Yggdrasil
Vaelen
I resent that. My opinions are far from self-stylised. ;-)
Vermathrax rex
Well, old fiend-she does have your MO down to a science. Pop out of nowhere-declare how stupid it all is-then vanish again. Now, are you wrong? Not as far as I see things.
vermathrax Bellina’s husband veteran cosmic rocker
Damari
gives a full bellied laugh Jesus, I love you guys.
No really. You’re all absolutely and positively exactly the way I left you. There would be something quite comforting in that if it weren’t so. Disturbing. Didn’t you find someone else to bitch at while I was gone or did you really all miss me that much?
You missed me didn’t you? Be honest now. You really did. Please feel free to check the “Damari Fucking Rocks” option on the poll. Don’t worry, no one will know. All votes are anonymous. _____
Damari My friends call me ~Silence
aqeldroma
dies giggling
-AQelDroma Queen of Heorot wife of Capadocious
ophelia
…and nods
The more things change the more they stay the same it seems. That much was evident in your jab at the Gyllenstierna’s. The problem is, if you don’t come up with new material, then you get the same old material back in kind.
ophelia Lokason NiF’s Eternally Yggdrasil
Damari
grins impishly
Ohhh you more than anyone should choose the ‘Damari Fucking Rocks’ option in the poll Phe Phe. It’s like you’ve been saving up all these zippy digs & quips just for little old me. Honestly, you can’t help yourself but be intoxicated by the Damari-ness. Who else but you could possibly point out all my wonderful flaws and inaccuracies, it is of course your civic duty is it not? I’m truly honoured by your attentions.
Really, like I could resist one last dig at the dead and buried bloodline of the genealogically hubristic. I promise, it was one off. Probably.
Don’t you worry Pheeps, I’ll be the first to say it. I totally missed you too. _______
Damari My friends call me ~Silence
spookie
…and they called me bitter… snicker
Jean DeVenn
Ophelia’s right, you know. We all keep going in circles, and new material ought to be more than Valentino or Westwood declaring that Pink is the new Black.
But you’re right, as well. I missed you. I really should improve my aim.
Jean DeVenn The Ferrymen
ophelia
….and smiles
Damari, I pointed out a personal belief that I’m sure many hold true regarding an insult you directed toward someone that, blood or not, I consider a part of my family. Naturally I would include a barb in there in return for your little jab.
If you find a belief of my own regarding the ‘shelf life’ of families to be indicitive of a flaw of yours, that is your issue to deal with and no others, least of all mine.
Perhaps putting the focus of your attitude toward the pittiful attempts of the Ferry to heap yet another insult upon you rather than my glib comments that are, at best, sporadic, would be better suiting? shrugs Just a thought.
looks at Cerridwen and rolls eyes If you’re going to play with the big girls in the smart ass arena, you might want to practice a bit first. Your first attempt fell short of its mark I believe.
ophelia Lokason NiF’s Eternally Yggdrasil
Cerridwen
on you ophelia. Still bitter I see :jawdrop: yes I went there snort
~Cerridwen~ Lucius’ Kiddo The Ferrymen
ophelia
Your razor sharp wit simply wounds me madame.
ophelia Lokason NiF’s Eternally Yggdrasil
Cerridwen
hands you a dead dandi
~Cerridwen~ Lucius’ Kiddo The Ferrymen
Damari
Jesus,
Pheeps, did you just give me well meant advise? Are you sick?
The Ferrymen don’t need to be dealt with and they are allowed to heap as many insults upon my head as they choose to. Why should I deal with it. For the most part they are right, for the other parts, they are mad and who am I to not allow them just a teensy bit of their own bitterness. I happen to think this sort of anger release is cathartic and good for ones constitution.
snorts
Yeah Cee Cee, you’re not part of the big girl club. You never were. Much as you’d like to be. See even Phe Ph knows it and she knows everything. Next time maybe, if you practise up, looking in the mirror, arch your eyebrow a little higher and give it a good college try, you’ll get there.
Damari Cathartic ~Silence
Matt Black
Matt Black finds his exasperation with Damari’s constant carping beginning to outweigh his natural obsequiousness: “For god’s sake woman, all the most eloquent and acerbic of bitches work for the Grimoire. Phe Phe won this round by a whisker. If you don’t close your wittering trap, I will award you a five point penalty in the next round, which will eliminate the commanding lead you have built in that particular contest”.
__ Matt Black Competition Organiser The Ravenblack Grimoire
Arsanga
I think Damari may have to change her nickname soon :P Whatever my personal opinions, I found this was very well written smiles
~Arsanga~
Matt Black
Matt Black adds up the figures one last time. Eyeing the combatants nervously, he knows full well a mistake at this juncture would cost him dear. Clearing his throat he addresses the assembled crowd, his voice soaring above the bacground din:
“AND THE FINAL RESULT IS IN, WE HAVE A WINNER IN THIS, THE FIRST RAVENBLACK GRIMOIRE ALL-STAR BITCH-OFF”.
With the multitude now devoting him their full attention, he drops the decibels some:
“What a fight we’ve had - as you know, it’s two points for a direct hit, one for a glancing blow and -1 for shooting yourself in he foot. Special credit goes to ophelia and Damari for their exquisite combination to lay a verbal wheelbarrow facebuster on Cerridwen. Damari also gained bonus marks for elegantly disposing of two non-combatants, Vaelen and Jean De Venn, who rather unwisely chose to wander into the ring. And … Cerridwen … what can I say? Next time stay at home”.
“Aaaaaaannnnndd in last place, with a frankly useless -5 points, is Cerridwen the Clumsy. Don’t give up the day job, darling. But in our closest ever finish, the magnificent Psychophelia has pipped Damari the Devastating to this glorious prize by three points to two”. With much pomp and ceremony, Matt Black adorns ophelias head with the Queen Bitch Crown, fashioned magnificently from the sharpened tongues of pit bulls, harridans and harpies. “Congratulations. m’dear”.
Note: The judges decision in this is final - however the scoring is available on application.
__ Matt Black Competition Organiser The Ravenblack Grimoire
Cerridwen
quote: “Who else but you could possibly point out all my wonderful flaws and inaccuracies?”
raises hand and waves madly I could apply for that position!
~Cerridwen~ Lucius’ Kiddo The Ferrymen
Damari
I protest the results of this contest on the grounds that more people hate me. It takes a fairly consistent level of bitch to maintain that sort of animosity Mr Black.
Plus, I should have been awarded an extra bitch point for giving you this shite job in the first place. preens
Damari Preening ~Silence
Matt Black
Matt Black blinks nervously for some moments. Ever since their meeting in the cafe many months ago, he had been in awe of Damari and perhaps even a little afraid. Suppressing the tremulous stammer in his voice, he replies:
“Madam, I am afraid the judges decision is final. We are not interested in your overall career bitchiness, gargantuan though that is, just the outcome of this contest. As for awarding you extra points for giving me the job, I fear I should disqualify you …”
Leaning forward he squints at the small print on the entry form. “… employees of the Ravenblack Grimoire and their families …”
__ Matt Black Competition Organiser The Ravenblack Grimoire
Damari
For gods sake man you can’t show me small print AFTER the contest is over . smiles evilly and if that small print says what I think it says then the Pheeps is disqualified too.
laughs hysterically Which means clumsy wins with a whopping negative five. Hell, if that’s the case I put all of my weight behind a vote for Vaelen. His offering has to have more entertainment value than the verbal parry of the terminally inept. _____
Damari Snippy ~Silence
Cerridwen
I’m very happy to stay home grins and to have lost in this.
~Cerridwen~ Lucius’ Kiddo The Ferrymen
Matt Black
If only that were so, milady. I see you are already getting stuck into round 2. However, you are acquitting yourself well this time, but the opposition is so far drab and lacklustre.
__ Matt Black Competition Organiser The Ravenblack Grimoire
Cerridwen
You being in the middle of a cat fight excites you sir smirks
And I believe it takes more intelligence to refrain from insultive verbal useless banter, so let them continue please. I’m enjoying the show as much as you I also suspect.
~Cerridwen~ Lucius’ Kiddo Jean’s The Ferrymen
Matt Black
Matt Black wipes his sweaty palms on his cavalry twills, a flush evident on his cheek. “Dear lady, I can assure you I am merely here as an impartial observer and scorekeep. I would not stoop so low as to frolic in the mud with you contestants”.
__ Matt Black Competition Organiser The Ravenblack Grimoire
Damari
Damari My friends call me ~Silence
ophelia
…and smiles slightly
It’s always best to stick to what you know.
ophelia Lokason NiF’s Eternally Yggdrasil
ophelia
..you’re probably right Cerridwen. It’s always best to stay out of the sand box when the big people are playing. However…were you to have truely found it more intelligent to refrain from commentary you find usless and errm..insultive was it?
You would have kept your own council right off the batt rather than falling back on the tired excuse of ‘I prefer watching because that’s what the smart people do’ comment after you realised you didn’t inherit any of your Daddy’s book learned skills. smiles
ophelia Lokason NiF’s Eternally Yggdrasil