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Post by Julian on Oct 22, 2007 22:24:09 GMT -5
*Julian carried Pina deep into the belly of the Opera, were the walls were cold rock and the ground was dirt. He set her down gently.*
"Have you ever been here?"
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Post by Fox Mulder on Oct 22, 2007 22:25:44 GMT -5
((Ooh, this reminds me of Buffy and Spike. Hmm.))
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2007 22:26:26 GMT -5
*Her eyes searched the darkness skittishly.*
"No," *she said in a small voice. It wasn't that she was scared, not really. But for some reason, speaking above a whisper felt wrong.*
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Post by Julian on Oct 22, 2007 22:31:15 GMT -5
"This way..."
*Julian led her to a hole, more an indention in the dirt. At the deepest part, small ethereal tentacles waved gently as if swaying beneath an invisible tide.*
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2007 22:34:38 GMT -5
*She peered into the hole, frowning. She didn't like the looks of those things.*
"What is it?"
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Post by Julian on Oct 22, 2007 22:38:44 GMT -5
"It's...well...it's a they, to start with."
*Julian's eyes sparkled with a boyish wonder as he watched them, resting at the edge of the hole.*
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2007 22:42:23 GMT -5
*She looked up at him, a cautious frown on her face.*
"Then what're they?"
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Post by Julian on Oct 22, 2007 22:43:25 GMT -5
"Don't frown."
*Julian turned to her with a delighted grin.*
"They are my friends. They came here...with me."
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2007 22:47:23 GMT -5
*She tried to smile, still unsure as to whether she wanted anything to do with them. Whatever they were.*
"With you? But, from where?"
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Post by Julian on Oct 22, 2007 22:50:35 GMT -5
*Julian's brow crinkled and he turned to face Pina more properly.*
"Did neither of your parents tell you? About how I came to be?"
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Post by Pina on Oct 22, 2007 22:56:39 GMT -5
"Er, I know we have the same daddy," *she said with a frown. She'd never really thought about it. As far as she was concerned, Julian had always been around.*
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Post by Julian on Oct 22, 2007 23:26:10 GMT -5
*Julian sighed.*
"When I came here...I needed some help to get across. They..."
*He looked back to the tentacles.*
"They didn't want me to be lonely."
*He smiled back at her.*
"They didn't know that I'd have you."
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Post by Pina on Oct 23, 2007 5:40:10 GMT -5
*She smiled back with pride, and glanced warily back at the... whatever they were.*
"But I don't understand. You keep saying 'get across.' Across from where? What does that mean?"
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Post by Julian on Oct 23, 2007 8:16:53 GMT -5
*Julian pursed his lips, trying to find the words to explain it.*
"Princess...you know how you are small now, but you will get bigger especially when your sueauthor finally decides she's sick of you being five?"
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Post by Pina on Oct 23, 2007 14:12:21 GMT -5
*She nodded, wondering what he meant.*
"Uh huh. It won't be long now. Renn's attention span will only last a few more days at the most."
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