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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 17:55:22 GMT -5
"I..." *he peered at her curiously for a moment.* "I have not seen you at this opera before. And I know well these people parts and their parts people..."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 17:57:35 GMT -5
She smiled charmingly.
"Quite honestly, monsieur, I don't know how I got here either. I inexplicably found myself in the Opera's Foyer."
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 17:59:39 GMT -5
*He raised an eyebrow at this.*
Quite, quite mad. But SO well-dressed...
"Indeed?"
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:07:35 GMT -5
She shrugged.
"Yes."
Then she rolled her eyes.
"I'm sorry, I'm rude. I'm Jamie."
She curtsied again.
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:08:37 GMT -5
"Ah." *He bowed easily.*
"Nadir Khan. A pleasure, I'm sure."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:15:14 GMT -5
She smiled...and then understanding washed over her.
"OH! You're the Persian!"
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:17:20 GMT -5
*His brow furrowed slightly.*
"I am originally from Persia, yes..."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:19:34 GMT -5
So THAT explains a lot. I mean, a LOT. I wonder if he ever did Christine?
"Will you walk with me, monsieur?" she asked.
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:20:53 GMT -5
*He had nothing else to do immediately, so he nodded.*
"If you wish," *he said, offering her his arm.*
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:22:54 GMT -5
She took his arm companionably, and they began a slow walk.
"What is Persia like?" she asked curiously.
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:23:50 GMT -5
"Like? Hot."
"The air...is full...of spices..." *he murmured, his eyes nearly falling shut as he recalled the days of his youth.*
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:28:00 GMT -5
"And the people?" she asked gently. Honestly, she was hoping Nadir knew something factual and real about Alexander the Great. She deeply admired the general. She admired him so much her real self had to go and fuck him over by sticking him in the verse.
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:30:27 GMT -5
"A beautiful people, a sophisticated culture...an empire like none other in the world," *he said with soft pride.* "A people of poetry...roses...wine..."
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Post by Jamie on Jan 13, 2008 18:34:44 GMT -5
"They sound magnificent," she said. "Where in Persia do you come from?"
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Post by Nadir on Jan 13, 2008 18:36:11 GMT -5
I wish I knew.
"A place not far from the capital. I passed much of my youth in the city. I saw much of the area desecrated by the invading barbarians and conquerors," *he said, a trace of bitterness in his voice.*
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