oi_theoi | Tare

Tare [tair]
Romance, Courtship, Zephyr

❧ Played by Niyx

Appearance: Medium height and light of build, Tare is a very graceful being – though whether one sees hir as a god or a goddess is entirely to their own decisions. Appearing in the late teens to early twenties, xe is highly androgynous with hir basic form a slender youth with short, dark brown hair and dark eyes. Xe wears a light colored, loose sweater with a wide neck which leaves one of hir shoulders bare, and comfortable capri style pants in an light tan. Hir shoes are comfortable sandals with a slight heel, and xe wears woven hemp for bracelets and a necklace with a small, gold charm.

Tare has a tendency to only appear as a breath of wind or movement of air when xe doesn't feel like showing hir face or when xe dislikes someone. Xe will never not appear at all when called though.

Characteristics: Elusive, gentle, capricious, emotional, voyeuristic, polyamorous, easily miffed, passive aggressive, ingenuous.

Likes: Watching people, positive emotional connections and responses, happy endings, fresh scents, freedom of movement.

Dislikes: Prostitution, marriages of convenience, emotionless or cold people, unclean things, stagnant air, entrapments.

Shrine: A wisteria vine grows in the corner of the room with a delicate wind chime suspended within it. A simple metal hoop with four twisted glass bars hanging in the center of it.

Ritual: Blow softly across the chimes to call hir. Xe may or may not appear physically, but if xe is present and listening, the chimes will continue to ring softly as though caught in a gentle breeze.

❧ Will Take

❧ Will Give

fresh flowers
fragrant plants
love tokens (notes, poems, songs, gifts, etc)
confessions (of love)
romantic stories (romances, tragedies, and comedies)
wind catchers (wind chimes, pinwheels, etc)
winged constructs or models (sailed vessels, ultralights, hanggliders, etc)
hearts, lungs, windpipe, wings (animal)
mated animals (alive)
spider's silk

desserts and confections ingredients (flour, sugar, chocolate, etc)
”date” chocolate
delicate jewelry (rings, necklaces, earrings)
breath mints
perfumes or colognes
air fresheners
fans (hand held or room fans)
venting (for ovens or bathrooms)
curtains or screens
couches
light clothing (scarves, skirts, comfortable pants and shirts)
paired communications devices (think tin-can cellphones)
a charm to clear a room's air of pollutants

❧ Exchange Rate

Items to Units
Worth	Offering
1 Unit	1 love confession to another person (not a dedication to Tare) 1 bouquet of flowers given to another
2 Units	1 wind catcher or wind chime hung in an apartment or hallway 1 love song or poem
3 Units	1 of a heart or lungs or windpipe of a land or air animal, undamaged
4 Units	1 pair of undamaged wings
Units to Items
Cost	Reward
1 Unit	1 small box of date chocolates (6 pieces, plain chocolate) 1 package breath mints 1 deodorant 1 hand-held, folding fan
2 Units	1 Set of lightweight clothing (summer/date wear) 2 lb bag of flour 1 lb bag of sugar 1 lb baking chocolate (also other confections making supplies within reason; ask if questions) 1 air freshener
4 Units	1 piece of delicate jewelry (necklaces, earrings, rings, etc) 1 small bottle of perfume or cologne
9 Units	1 week of ventilation service for kitchen or bathroom (note: this is for normal air venting and will not handle clearing the smoke from an open fire inside)

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There are illnesses present in this world. Your bodies are mostly resistant as though you had lived and grown up with them your entire lives, but if you weaken yourself, you are more susceptible to them.

I think I just lost an unspoken bet.

[chuckles softly and kisses his cheek again]

[Grins and ducks his head.]

No, no. Spoiling cannot soften the gloating I shall face.

Well, at least you can return to them dry and pretend to be responsible about such things. Is it your lovers?

One of them, yes. The other will simple laugh and goad things on.

It is for them, however, that I hoped to see you, if you don't mind business amongst pleasure.

Any business with you is a pleasure, so I suppose I must.

In the light of the days, stresses and somewhat personal realizations about myself and them... I'd honestly just wish to do something nice for them. A way to at least bring a touch of cheer back for now.

I'm... not sure how. That's the difficult part.

Ah... it ... I can see how it's difficult to think of something, yes. A hug and holding them close may be better than anything I could give you. You are who they love after all, and having you close and thinking of them is better than anything.

[thinks] Though... if you'd like to share chocolates with them, that may work too. I do think just being close with them just now is terribly important.

Is that really enough?

It's hard to say, I suppose.

[taps hir chin a moment]

If you wanted to give them something as a gesture that you would always be with them... a ring or necklace might work.

...

You know, a necklace. Perhaps a single charm on it, a star. A symbol of hope, after all.

[He bites his lower lip, thinking about it.]

For three...

[He takes out a strange wind instrument, it looks like a pan flute of some variety. His fingers run along the surface.]

It is something that ... well, has represented an identity for me. It has always been important and dear.

Is it enough?

[Xe takes it gently from his hands, turning it over to look over the surfaces before bringing it to hir lips. Xe pauses a moment before beginning to play as hir eyes close. The music is familiar, even if he doesn't recognize it precisely. The voice of the pan flute speaks of the winds through trees and fields, joy of warm summers, growing things, hope, joy, and new life]

[When Xe opens his eyes again, Ptou is sitting at hir feet, arms folded around his knees and still with a quiet expression of serenity on his face. Not a word the entire song, still and listening to another's song.]

Yes, that is how it should be played. That exactly.

[Xe takes a knee before him and reaches out to cup his cheeks, leaning in to press a kiss to his forehead]

I will take this, yes, and I will hold it for you. If you ever feel the need or desire to reclaim it, know that it will always be here. If you ever wish to listen to it again, or to play it yourself, come to me, and we will share the joy of it.

[For the first time, it's a return of the gesture, chaste, but deeply fond.]

I will come by, to listen to your song, now and then, if you should feel like setting it to the air.

Thank you. It would bring me the greatest pleasure.

[Xe holds up a hand with a tender, happy smile, and the air stirs above it. Three identical necklaces appear in the air, turning slowly over hir palm]

Those are.. yes. Perfect.

You HAVE been paying attention.

[laughs happily]

I do try. Do you wish them wrapped?

If you've a bit of paper laying around doing nothing. [He waves a hand, lazily.] Otherwise, the wrapping is in the gesture itself, really.

[Xe moves hir free hand over the necklaces without touching them. In the brief moment they are obscured, they are replaced by three jewelery pouches: one red, one dark blue, and one pale blue]

I think that will work.

More than adequately.

[He thumbs them, a little smile, quiet and honest. Before putting them aside.]

Talk to me, my friend, how have you been doing?

...

I'm worried... scared. I don't... I don't want to see a repeat of our history here.

I have to say, I have a vested interest in the same. Though I AM one of Zhen Ji's so, do expect a ruckus now and then for the better benefit of survival. And annoying Eizon. That bit is extremely important.

[covers a little grin with hir hand]

A little ruckus is okay. Is that what the glitter is from?

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