Gwynplaine
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A king made me a clown! A queen made me a Peer! But first, God made me a man!
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Post by Gwynplaine on Apr 7, 2009 17:50:24 GMT -5
Gwynplaine's eyes smiled, though as always there was a touch of sorrow in them. Not that she could see.
"I would enjoy that," he said gently. "And perhaps... Well, surely you could borrow a dress, if you need one, or... Have you a... a female friend who might assist you?"
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Post by Josephine on Apr 7, 2009 19:11:07 GMT -5
Oh...right
"Yes...of course...I'm being silly, about the dress. But the theater is certain."
She hadn't thought of any of the other girls in a while. Would any of them believe her?
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Gwynplaine
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Post by Gwynplaine on Apr 8, 2009 10:10:30 GMT -5
"Then I will seek out a suitable place," Gwynplaine said. "I'm sorry I could not hurt him," he blurted out suddenly, against his will. "I meant to. I went there, I... I could not."
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Post by Josephine on Apr 8, 2009 10:21:13 GMT -5
Her eyes widened for a moment, but then her expression settled into one of approval.
"It's all right. It's the thought that counts, right? He's...he's a horrible creature and gets what he deserves. But I don't think directly confronting him is the right way."
She said all this as though she'd been carefully considering this subject for a while now.
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Gwynplaine
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Post by Gwynplaine on Apr 8, 2009 10:39:19 GMT -5
He was sorry he'd brought it up. Sorry he'd reminded her. Sorry he'd failed.
"What is the right way?" he asked softly.
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Post by Josephine on Apr 8, 2009 10:57:07 GMT -5
"Maybe...you'd have to be sneakier."
Sneaky was not something she'd call herself. But she could learn.
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Gwynplaine
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Post by Gwynplaine on Apr 8, 2009 11:47:59 GMT -5
Gwynplaine's brow furrowed.
"How do you mean?"
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Post by Josephine on Apr 8, 2009 12:04:52 GMT -5
"He has to have some kind of weakness, right?"
Besides girls
"Something that could be exploited?"
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Gwynplaine
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Post by Gwynplaine on Apr 8, 2009 13:23:04 GMT -5
Gwynplaine supposed everyone had weaknesses, but he'd never thought about exploiting them. Not like this. That he himself exploited his own on a daily basis not not occur to him.
"Well," he said. "He does not like me, but he is not afraid of me, either. He has no cause to be," he added bitterly. "But if the law will not listen, and he cares not for my empty threats..."
He sighed, at a loss.
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Post by Josephine on Apr 8, 2009 15:00:39 GMT -5
"He could be afraid, if we figured out what he fears."
She sighed.
"But, I don't know how to go about doing that. I might...I might miss something because I can't see it."
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Gwynplaine
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Post by Gwynplaine on Apr 8, 2009 15:49:43 GMT -5
Gwynplaine nodded, then remembered she couldn't see that.
"I will keep my eyes open," he said. "And perhaps you'll hear something. There must be gossip..."
He trailed off. He wondered if... No, he couldn't ask the girl and or her friend to put themselves in danger.
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Post by Josephine on Apr 8, 2009 16:33:59 GMT -5
Josephine did nod, though, since he at least could see it.
"Thank you. I'll do my best to keep an ear out."
That meant, of course, that she couldn't stay in her trailer all day. It made her hesitate, but she couldn't make Gwynplaine do everything on his own.
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Gwynplaine
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Post by Gwynplaine on Apr 8, 2009 16:40:23 GMT -5
"I... we'll see that it's put right," Gwynplaine said. "I won't let him hurt you."
Even as he said it, he could imagine himself failing.
He didn't know what else to do.
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Post by Josephine on Apr 8, 2009 19:33:37 GMT -5
On an impulse, she reached out and hugged him.
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Gwynplaine
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Post by Gwynplaine on Apr 13, 2009 13:49:31 GMT -5
Gwynplaine stiffened instantly, both in automatic reaction to being touched at all, and shock at being touched this way by someone... by her... His arms dangled awkwardly at his sides, and he didn't know what to do, or if he should do anything, and his body felt so strange and tense and overwhelming and it was all rather too much. All he could do eventually was raise a hand to her back, patting her gingerly as if afraid to break her, glad she could not see the tears in his eyes.
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