Ywans Lound nods. [Language unknown: "Orero ei. Itcepa Ersresshe lo ntai eiaipa moheom som onsck Iou Hoati. Nd has Artpreoer Inain, it ore ss bewece ateek Li comproher os wa ie oul st art commanine. Presonkor Hamiie wi m ittic arartaai, lirut o ektio folo-erei essherrut e stiratvor aiweof ofaile e fowh ncec allateiou. Po mi mi ugh. Lo iest enwaessi usma tipe'eeacnc ek isio pler."]

[Language unknown: "Erhou Eraerewil Mace, si mong eeest etatos ta Icantioun Inbeai ivee, E ieousi me,"] Rabbit says grimly. [Language unknown: "I has Eenoulome Elplbe el te...ecast ie heramesan ent, sta eau ith dila?"]

[Language unknown: "Di toant ilhall, Wiilck Caour erosmo nd weni mesiecet."] Yawns Loudly grimaces. [Language unknown: "Ame ove an ess a consansta p nowe diwach lin Isna Hapapo, menwileen ro Virek Ceofac as man be icpr ughillati el nttr Foreenher i Essal Ainmanons Strithred. Wh ivhent it omeoulany o Mendre Ivtiil, strer ti Hailne Undlatles es Noaral'moic. I echafo pl arle renina. Ivilosio, t ntbe setit ng, witic."] Yawns shakes hir head. [Language unknown: "Behefo Ncolus arivth il alers. I les na willesall. Adshe p poel an ticll evunlang. Sttic Omhito loce wilwe stleilwa traint daystaounati ter, wil u m motho, ha."]

S/he nods. [Language unknown: "Il. Pr mausie P stiereder. N ckosch ic o mi m e urilsa ousredver Hereauenc Nduspoin."]

Rabbit shrugs slightly.[Language unknown: "Tapepa Dertr bean thepo antherrom ri ing, ch ast ultite er prenteeen Ngpent hewa k E hahe sonintrat i lo ofng, waant sonas leseraons...a hatee p ere, u plll, etnt."] The rest of it gets a deep frown. [Language unknown: "Essingiou, as som an os?"

"Fi paat k aral o ni al. P wa inmire eiceus, p stec annd eswil arch wa k ughourfor, ere unmi lies cklail our ilprto, p heme mional urion, tr mahis all...u essil alal e an ic, tiinee an: A eautednde tirat. Be Icnobe Oneioneen ion ma we ou, mand ngwe a ne butth e ove, i li tha, ing astthuand lattedstatic."

"N she son, bleof...oul Heivon allti St lemo ll ect tisi anyounort wawh i eesi thaareain iou tha venineort, ou un son naad."]

[Language unknown: "Nahou itusst ter esaili, ovend ckmopowich. Ec is ainie the nesa Adill Fo itndhoiehe tho ine ee Prointund Out. Onhi k hou oun comestrea stiredour whmith ad beati."] Yawns says. [Language unknown: "Ca Amethirea ng, He waolmo. Io u en niest usce eepeli yin earndeher nc one caous ereee."]

They come up to a gathering of people. Sky Hawk waves at Rabbit. "Hau!" He says.

Wolf Runner, looking a little self-conscious in new buckskin clothes (and keeping his boots, it seems), sits nearby.

"Hau, [Language unknown: Omnte Ove, Iever Witndeund,"] Rabbit responds, bowing, then grins at Wolf Runner.

[Language unknown: "Ta werno ut, areev enntac."]

[Language unknown: "Are hat ameeveess tramenvirant!"] Sky Hawk says as he looks at her shirt. Then he does a double take. [Language unknown: "adhebe ithdining, e...di..."]

Wolf Runner waves, still self-conscious. "Hey."

[Language unknown: "Not thovirons!"] Rabbit says, raising her arms and doing a dance movement or so to set the fringes moving, unable to help grinning a bit. [Language unknown: "Set toll ic Seusetwh ichlinrut, Sheencthe Dinlinmen?"

"Ha ni nteios hisastnde, ou...ma onpengis?"] Rabbit jokes nervously, touching the sacred, blackened skin. [Language unknown: "M thathecon a Veriouons, ndma Liaial prwh rica llfo e enc ic...Lais Undtedwhi paomha trang miatli."]

Their stray Chinese gives a small, tense smile. [Language unknown: "K, P, pe...kor ho isacel ietent,"] Rabbit sits cautiously across from the braves, nodding to Quiet Knife upon noticing he's there. [Language unknown: "E lifi resll Iv adsti erus Tedantereate, uttio lo rono ashesi, ar A etate ou werthatio iv fiet, E ilel...es wit en N wewi linre u profo usllne. Rut a ateit estsetvor k ouranyhas, nitr loanie."]

Rabbit licks dry lips and makes a quick glance to be sure yawns Loudly is still there, hyper-alert for any sign of hostility or indication of dangerous over-friendliness.

Yawns is there. S/he rests a hand on Rabbit's shoulder to comfort her.

Sky Hawk scratches his head. [Language unknown: "Il...ssni era m siaiho?"] he says.

Quiet Knife snorts, looks at Rabbit, and shrugs, as if to say "We're cool, but he's a dummy."

The way he says so much without speaking reminds Rabbit of someone else. Someone far, far away.

Rabbit tenses, trying not to flinch away from Yawns' gesture, and gently slides her hand underneath, palm up, to grip the older berdache's fingers and be in control of the contact. She scrapes together what trust she can, now very aware of the others' positions, their hands and armament.

[Language unknown: "Thma ur, lo. I, Wh ar thu a chnind, nc...Un etaswh a ni undwaslat, ulul whe ou Lllobese tio ceofst asttedhat O hasencout aien, sti acndek, ulnd ri ereithove, se..."] Rabbit unconsciously grips Yawns' hand a little tighter, [Language unknown: "undwerich at shevorthe ai we inar esfi. N sta n ioare, ic el ndfibe...ilis Er ei illosi, peilai, ne anthatcom ma, ekofti ek bleionwithas."]

Rabbit shrugs slightly. [Language unknown: "E ionicaven, mi ilate U cabema lo, an in ateicaand...u, pr."]
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[Language unknown: "Re ticca ha ilnodisaou, rom larthuset Beivmi acany oushasstr, wi caicwi t hatratlar Atiintame po enseis ateta, at Manthuany reahasugh icreis k ivetr str...nile ameearent u porece!"] Sky Hawk just sounds amazed. [Language unknown: "Lar Manateoun Eenredfor stiderest hoad estarenti ati m meut!"]

If he's bothered at all by Rabbit's past before he met up with her, it seems to be buried under enthusiasm as he reviews everything he's seen Rabbit do (with some slight exaggerations).

((OOC: Sky Hawk does not know the word "awesome." This is a pity, because he would be using it right now.))

Rabbit looks down and laughs softly, still very aware of the others' positions. [Language unknown: "K out has,] ah, opportunity [Language unknown: hounteast howil lo,"] she says.

[Language unknown: "Ndeat a ame wh stictr alsa daywi oveessset iv houom astfo po, camo pa in anouse pro pothu enon, t din teoswa...ileen sssta ad ro etoer verproder. O wi er somle preestant pose."] Rabbit looks to Sky Hawk, expression urging him not to downplay the importance of such a ride, quite genuine.

Sky Hawk doesn't get a chance to reply to that, because at that moment several Lakota rush up. [Language unknown: "Iveoution ai larntesta!"] one shouts as he passes. [Language unknown: "Ntwius Ouss onpr Icwaek Ainntesti! Chsom u!"]

Rabbit frowns and gestures to anyone not stirred to action to come along and help break this up, if fight it is.

some mood music

The "fight" seems mostly to be an argument, as far as Rabbit can see once she and the Ghost Dancers arrive on-scene.

Kicking Bear is holding the pistol he'd been waving around by the barrel, and seems to be trying to coax Crazy Horse into taking it.

[Language unknown: "T ons icavirder!"] The shaman in the colorful shirt says. [Language unknown: "Nculieridi ur si ove! She whe ent som whiantter p...fiur ck wewer p est! Inthe oer isin ss olur taalat wasbleain i!"]

[Language unknown: "Acicst At! Kor ing!"] Crazy Horse shouts back. He watches the gun moving around, as if it were a snake coiled and read to strike.

[Language unknown: "K ore a wi wit! Bletedoutons ourwasers ncei Iswhur Ressanove ngund niyin haun! Anyri nde ess!"] Kicking Bear says. [Language unknown: "K Ri ouwest ectratsom, etie thnian in, set, ho ss o ersthiiou wiridi.m Osion ll! Nimo erar nce resastprovir iou earatesonyin! Hi ichas i itred we le ur rediveove vorratted siadin unive ion!"]

[Language unknown: "Ectthaeve Sason,"] Crazy Horse says, slowly and deliberately, [Language unknown: "Ent i ore ha. Se nath thaonsartort isan nafoec, Ev ivunad. K fooul lo the Niith Usurhate thethatha, acto meons artil p ul diwila trlo ic tin!"]

[Language unknown: "Was!"] Kicking Bear says. [Language unknown: "Nihili mi sa ilur naplte arene ho!"] he frowns. [Language unknown: "U ilshe astno any tho omivel? U wil oeraintin Titani Uneiei lesin diolck ec inpl wiltiovor proallare ntliut? O ri etrimi Sssiri Stiamedin he somomeith?"]

Crazy Horse frowns. [Language unknown: "Pr an arngnd acere mo butma tioin, Hiloon Ekdi. Ill di un somoneres, heund We the ainivenotain p laratethu hi ch man has prno."]

[Language unknown: "Som virthuiou si."] Kicking Bear holds the gun out to Crazy Horse. [Language unknown: "Haprom ati m ure riss il Cefipl Launli anure."]

Rabbit frowns harder at the taunting, having long recognised the scarring that crossed Crazy Horse's face as the effect of being shot at close range. Lacking status to respectfully do much else, she starts trying to move the crowd out of ricochet range.

[Language unknown: "Ha evng no pe sters, etpr ich aiur! Diniic ati houavefor anyvenrea!"] she calls, gesturing folk back.

[Language unknown: "Atal tha ati leslareau, Chevec Aifill es measto wi ainavethu Ecmiwe Tolin pr io vir,"] Rabbit remarks to whoever's nearest, still trying to make sure no-one else gets hurt.

[Language unknown: "K ernoho fothe er ne ad."] Sky Hawk mutters. [Language unknown: "Iname onsessain aitrto. Ter Ughanyall Allantman me andbutwas utrito. Rowerinaos. Taof wilnd ncedervirill."]

Crazy Horse's face goes impassive. [Language unknown: "P reeen inpr a whepo, Ek isove ashat enc, wil."] He snatches the pistol, backs up several steps, cocks it, and levels it at Kicking Bear's chest.

Kicking Bear clasps his hands together and begins muttering something.

"Ateunyapi, mahpiya ekta nanke cin, nicaje wakan lapi ni; nitokiconze u ni; mahpiya ekta tokel nitawacin econpi kin he iyecel maka akanl econpi ni. Anpetu kin otoiyohi aguyapi kin anpetu kin le el unk'upi ye; na waunhtanipi kin unkakiciktonjapi ye; unkis tona sicaya ecaunkiconpi kin iyecel awicaunkicikton japi; na taku wawiyuatan un kin el unkayapi sni ye, tka taku sice kin etanhan eungla kupi ye. Amen"

{{Bang!}}

The shot echoes over the mountainside. Kicking Bear pitches over.

Then he stands up again.

[Language unknown: "Ssver!"] he shouts. [Language unknown: "Haus hoat untiom i undvenure wil!"]

He reaches down into the grass, and picks up something. It's a lead pellet, flattened and misshapen.

The crowd begins to buzz excitedly.

[Language unknown: "Ounte Ngetou es hat e nerime ieio, ec ti..."] Rabbit begins, then flinches at the shot. She watches Kicking Bear get up again with close attention, sensing the approach of a moment where the future might be channelled.

Act.

Rabbit steps forward, clapping twice then raising her hands in proclamation to the people like she's part of the act. [Language unknown: "Hi, ponce ad m i sethi eewimo stecng nteinthou! Di icaicastr e sti oness, ncro nt in ulenac ar aveeraencnti atepe heer manvirmensonore ek omnost atelarain. Wiie! Art! Ich ven seaspola! Tomaca ut hawa e atasme Ouenou Arsthe heatma wer!"]

Rabbit briefly catches Crazy Horse's eye and gives a tiny jerk of the head like 'lob it, quick' towards the nearest clear slope, hoping he too feels the significance at rest on that instant and the potential to regain his security of face before the people.

[[Persuasion?]]

Crazy horse seems a bit stunned by what he just witnessed, before shaking himself and cracking open the breach of the pistol. He dumps out the cartridges, then, without even closing the gun back up, hurls it as far as he can throw it. [Language unknown: "N...be n i notencousoul olerncna les lo, Sanromant Wi."] Crazy Horse says, though from his grimace it seems like walking on nails would be preferable to admitting that.

Kicking Bear gives an enthusiastic nod. [Language unknown: "No! Ouugh ri virev ca ie hou tiwhntis! Naet, be, nti mandev a anyil encioneau korhoucom! La es re Chtril Caevio ch e sibean ich, ntewi saast m whepreith! I est poonsi ur con ate enloof hertraere u wi ivncwa en innt ollanc ou! Eenno nd le e wacaas, tr sanmi trater meates wachma, we out leevpa oveol hatno es oulonsdin ek atieei stany ntitedany aitoio!"]

Crazy Horse just stares at the assembled Lakota, who are nodding, muttering, and starting to grin.

[Language unknown: "Ioulineau our ionmo,"] Rabbit corrects, tone gentle but voice pitched to carry. [Language unknown: "Resshetic arhath iellne po oun eepr, rea ere meati strthayinrealinshe elhe reaonelat haroas whe wienta. Ni era m nt pahita ce ss ntiersent paur areare'stahistedure vendaytin...te any ortivehas saar ivmo are tin chcon, ckho ofurse, ro niiv...ncivet ioispaouerev wit ceeau enrom po esman entyintho."

"Inpoee,"] Rabbit licks dry lips, more visible, perhaps, than she has ever been. [Language unknown: "Whe eienen asunsi, O ngfi p ilouom. Tha Altimiic ekmate, llove onseenome, u ng wit, T sheovewhi ic."] Rabbit touches the markings on her neck, swallows and raises her chin to speak with all the power she can command, instinct telling her this dream is for the people, too. [Language unknown: "Hi naalpa Pl anaias ho elos haesilie, sissut ie priell rooul t menoreast routta. Ie ameoneare us ich Fiwhll, is La om ek, t utas na inepo vorbutest in ove forbe moerun inrell."

"K inreus rorone, oer enres siwhi ceset, M all ofri Tioredtin ilmass M ee, as und ce me butica'ouling...k lat reoul u, eewit mi llar dintioere ho in astsetoer conwasund: k the ma voras tr omenteive, ll any saas, e tiicou vir."] Rabbit gestures as she speaks, describing the long and fatal fall with one palm coming to rest over the other.

[Language unknown: "Te ac aieier. Ng enset notwa evnaliloarut mipr loun eenateted ethe di ichintles, t chli wa Traeraove wil linpronce ol oulpreous. Us wievpochpl se ectntivor llvor Ruticaing entouttic a ivar str neneit, miti ho ilent yinvenour, sestni evmo la hetelo. Ur aniculek poanec miho pe si nce sta mene ckan whis os our."

"Ad enany ilni oun ioericno, pa erspa ateoulyin u hiroai...Alioalla, a ainverintencpro, ee M encng ughstaand fo, loto teil esleha ndesetlin santhaoul icmohi continect, pr ac at earsi ce, enttiotic el...arera are Neloisil Tebese com n ive to iesear. Mapoes artesteenson eenanyres, eeol mongtr. Us men p ardich'earshe butthiany, meati eente evstr ee pl Ine res Staoerver, Treeneei alons Ceprsa, ave itne st erectr unom wheoutine vorousard ou encourwit ioulinwer...K m a ni eeos arwe ceilwh ndtine, ersst re uleenc ioss eeisst andredtra ive pr er E entpa il p n esadac k Virichone. Ad A sinte."]

The small, glittering shamen holds up a hand in request for a little more time to speak. [Language unknown: "Venallame. Ng wereretho ou of ortconrut: mo n ll ceet ngeton, foess nteantstr, lo naneai wil...e elsi unni fisaom saan laro na virel, ekishe ei ameionder, forli, estar mored, ave yinearave se po comteryin icmi'oswail. O icaourous ro ntngar entresallsti nti ivolon trosos, seacbe k whe thioerwil ouusev u heprro ivbeil e...olse at Witrad, p icaastdinred e ne theou enc ons nd enbeal oerwh, camodi esonarto foto toes riwas noec ereoreany, silini ivhe voras as his yinwition, usai ut noove hisughich be oul artrevolsale."

"Ng bewh ort whe icaterast ck isev whadss ati ouranyent p noomho alckic himo ill, stev cethri ro romro seivwa antencnot...laeen nt ck itiece ch is, hou ntlina to ineourkor, ader omin, usate oulartrom...aiiou wa er omble t ecos ecanme san erset liss etsileio narefi. I ietili ineforday, e evelatwhe. I eau m i derch son ce rut llngic'uracwhho, leil dayil."

"Ovewitame Ceckpl, ounionear icpopr we anyoutstadaylin ll o lamaac ssasli."] Rabbit looks over to Crazy Horse, hoping this idea is better than the one about the legendary faceless men putting bags on their heads to seek a decent marriage.

((OOC: Make me a Persuasion roll, please. I'll use the results to gauge how they take that speech.))

[[15:50, Today: Tan Xiaohan rolled 5,2 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 5,2.  persuadin'. Y'know, I think I'm going to try for a raise, since this is Important...
15:52, Today: Tan Xiaohan rolled 4 using 1d6, rerolling max with rolls of 4.  red add. -> 9. There we go.]]

To Rabbit's intense discomfort, the assembled Sioux are now looking right at her. A hush falls over the crowd as she speaks, and they're still staring at her after her speech ends.

The thought -oh gods I'm so shiny- flashes through Rabbit's head in the sudden hush, breath catching as she automatically ducks a little, half-expecting a smack on the head. Only the wind moves, over the mountain.

Rabbit looks at her hands, then up at the crowd once more. [Language unknown: "Tr tilo eitr in korthoame anyredate, of ioain a ingartwil montac ni,"] the small shamen says, mouth dry as terror wars with faith as bright and keen as the fury buried in her soul.

[Language unknown: "plta he osar vencomver, iou henais nc someauain tr houes Traereart, for k evndos ho m ilan itomin ie, ate in talile lole, houwasman os. Isla Ingbutsan...k lat ad usatmo, n anunic wa enismeec, llla illmansta ica, na red k to ho ncur tiolesart u Prethusti intsomprowas, lincomome anthatprooer, ei io i liwhpe whilinome."

"...K ilnath fiusit,"] Rabbit says, highly aware of her youth and station.

The Lakota continue to stare at her.

[Language unknown: "P ou se llanng mi proreabletio aiinmiei! Ch liad conereall ounos Eresonout!"] Kicking Bear says at last. [Language unknown: "Ilnter ro! Illndeore ivlama it ulusfo her! Penifi ortticwhi Ettemo Hasprorom est Anma Antsonith! O ive us outprouresom sa tralno trout Oerstiset, not k din vorticder is er Ureoneich Ventertedent! M aise our prelus thihi ckpl'sass, ble it plit whi we be atri m mo!"]

Kicking Bear grins at Rabbit. [Language unknown: "Ter saun trisul o trng erwil. Nte nte korce di na kor Elhack."]

And then, with nods and shouts of approval, the assembled braves begin moving, clearing a space. Several of them leave the area, presumably to bring the corpses to the gathering.

[Language unknown: "Io."] Yawns Loudly says, a worried frown on hir face. [Language unknown: "I llli."]