Spike and Simon had just got up and walked away from a pub they believed to be ‘The Eternal Alchemy’ in disappointment, having discovered they had no floating mugs, when a young pink Sylvari face plants the floor directly in front of them!
Sylvari, brushing herself off and laughing heartily: Oh, I wanted to get that thing up there. I didn’t mean to jump off.
Spike and Simon glance at her, then each other and become infected by the contagious laughter.
The pink Sylvari sees Simon and becomes momentarily startled, but then her innocent curiosity gets the better of her.
Pink Sylvari: You’re…on fire?
Spike smiles: You get used to it.
Simon leans over and bows his head down, offering his flame for her. After a brief moment, she waves her hand through it, and her face lights up when she doesn’t burn herself. She shoves her hand in Simon’s head and wiggles her fingers around, giggling like a child with a new toy.
Simon also giggles: Hey! That tickles!
Spike arches an eyebrow: over 2 centuries, and I didn’t know you were ticklish…
Pink Sylvari: You two are a team?
Spike /Flex: The best!
Simon, grinning evilly – although you can’t tell: Yeah, we’ve done some neat things, I guess…
The Pink Sylvari frowns: I don’t have a team. I’m kinda new. Just wandering around in this big new world.
Simon’s flame dims: Do you have a name?
The Pink Sylvari stamps her feet: Yes! I am Endearium!
Spike: Imperium?
Endearium: No, Endearium!
Simon: Wow, Imperium, what a name. Very…authoritarian?
Spike: Yeah, and she’s so pink and cutsy…
Endearium grumbles: My name is not Imperium!
Spike and Simon both stop talking and look back at her.
Endearium grumbles again: En-Dear-I-Um.
Spike and Simon glance back at each other and shrug.
Spike: So, Im-Per-I-Um, have you seen any floating mugs around here? Supposedly a place called ‘The Eternal Alchemy’ has them.
Endearium growls lowly: No and I never got your names, by the way.
Spike stands up straight, suddenly: I’m Spike!
Spike gestures: And he’s Simon!
Simon’s flame puffs with pride!
Endearium sighs: Easy names. @#$%.
Spike, determined: Anyway, We’re going to continue looking for our floating mugs. We need to practice our Beer Curling before we find the Silverlocks again. Have to make sure our game is on point.
Simon nods in agreement.
The overwhelmed and blank stare of confusion in Endearium’s face is obvious.
Spike, walking away and waving: You said you don’t have a team. You can join us, be a part of Team Anchorwind. Imperium Anchorwind has a nice ring to it.
Endearium, snapping back to reality, growls loudly and gives chase: It’s ENDEARIUM! What is this Anchorwind stuff? What is Beer Curling? Who or what is Silverlock? AAAHHHH!!!!!
Simon laughs loudly and puts his arm around her young shoulder: Oh my, you have a lot to learn. Hang with us, you’ll learn all you want to and more.
Endearium smiles with innocent joy and waves her hand through Simon’s head again, giggling.
Simon, pushing her away: Oh, @#$% that. You stop that right now!
Simon takes off running down a corridor of Rata Sum, with a grinning Endearium giving chase – arm extended, pointing towards a flaming head.
Spike smiles: Welcome aboard, Imperium. I think Crysania is going to like you.
Endearium yells: I HEARD THAT!!!
Spike chuckles, and runs after them.
References:
Borderlands – Iridium (Mispronunciation that got it all started)
Ep.7 – Pub Names
Guild History