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Jan 30, 2007 12:32:17 GMT -5
Post by Nadir on Jan 30, 2007 12:32:17 GMT -5
((I just realize Nadir has two teenaged children that he doesn't exactly know about. He feels OLD. But, hey, Shadi--if this whole thing doesn't work out, and you realize it's your dad, you could still make a play for your half-brother Sinclair, since Nadir doesn't know who he is, either. And this Whalerider kid is freaking me out.))
*Nadir chuckled richly.* "No, they don't. But perhaps, now, you will--there's always going to be kids who want cookies, whether they live in a palace or a gutter."
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Jan 30, 2007 12:45:11 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Jan 30, 2007 12:45:11 GMT -5
((Aw, why is she freaking you out? She doesn't even have her Maori makeup on! And thanks--I have NO IDEA about Sinclair. I wasn't here then.))
*Shadi frowned.* "Why would I give away my cookies, now that I have some? Anyway, I guess I'll have to eat something else eventually." *She sighed and flopped back down in her chair.* "I don't even know what I'm *doing* here."
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Jan 30, 2007 12:46:45 GMT -5
Post by Nadir on Jan 30, 2007 12:46:45 GMT -5
((She's pregnant at age 16. On PURPOSE. I think Sinclair's still in the Backstreet Bar thread. Genetics will out and Daddy and Son did some side-by-side hard drinking.))
"What are you doing here?" *asked Nadir idly.* "Do you work for the opera?"
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Jan 30, 2007 13:00:38 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Jan 30, 2007 13:00:38 GMT -5
((Oh that, right. I thought you meant Shadi herself. Hmm, haven't taken Shadi drinking yet...))
"Me? Oh, uh... Nothing. I mean, I--Wait a second, you don't work here either, do you? What are you doing here?"
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Jan 30, 2007 13:06:36 GMT -5
Post by Nadir on Jan 30, 2007 13:06:36 GMT -5
"I'm a man of leisure with an interest in the technical aspects of art. Minor patronage, etcetera. Mostly I just like to spend my days watching what goes on here--fascinating stuff," *he said, folding his hands behind his head.*
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Jan 30, 2007 13:18:59 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Jan 30, 2007 13:18:59 GMT -5
*Shadi's eyes crinkled playfully.* "You mean the girls," *she said.*
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Jan 30, 2007 13:21:33 GMT -5
Post by Nadir on Jan 30, 2007 13:21:33 GMT -5
*Nadir's idly jesting attitude suddenly tensed into cold and bitter solemnity.* "No," *he said sharply, the edge of steel in his voice the only outward sign he gave that a nerve had been hit.*
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Jan 30, 2007 13:35:39 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Jan 30, 2007 13:35:39 GMT -5
*Shadi's face fell. And here she'd been actually getting along with someone!* "I'm sorry. I was just joking; I mean, there's so much of... that... going on around here, a girl can get some strange ideas."
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Jan 30, 2007 13:53:19 GMT -5
Post by Nadir on Jan 30, 2007 13:53:19 GMT -5
*Nadir was immediately sorry, seeing the girl's crestfallen expression.* "I know..." *he said in a gentler tone.* "It's...a strange place. You need to be careful," *he said, not wanting this girl to end up like him. He felt he had to protect her, somehow.*
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Jan 30, 2007 14:33:03 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Jan 30, 2007 14:33:03 GMT -5
*Shadi smiled.* "Oh, don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Always am, you know?" *She tilted her head at him.* "It's weird... I feel like I can talk to you, or something."
((Of course, the stupidist thing is he's like the last person it's appropriate for her to trust...))
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Jan 30, 2007 14:37:21 GMT -5
Post by Nadir on Jan 30, 2007 14:37:21 GMT -5
((Hushup, they're bonding. He's gonna end up buyinig her a pony when he finds out, or something.))
*Nadir's lips curled into somethin akin to a smile.* "Strangers make the best listeners. Those we love know too much to hear what we say without bias."
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Jan 30, 2007 14:46:40 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Jan 30, 2007 14:46:40 GMT -5
*Shadi shook her head.* "Oh, I wouldn't know. I don't love anyone. Well, maybe River, because she took care of me. Never saw any point to it, though, y'know? I mean, when anyone'll screw you over for a bone a dog wouldn't look twice at, it's not really worth much." *Shadi said this unemotionally, without complaining. That was just how it was.*
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Jan 30, 2007 14:48:46 GMT -5
Post by Nadir on Jan 30, 2007 14:48:46 GMT -5
*Nadir nodded. The girl was lucky to be so jaded, so young. She'd be safe.* "There's no trusting anyone," *he said quietly.*
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Jan 30, 2007 14:54:35 GMT -5
Post by Shadi on Jan 30, 2007 14:54:35 GMT -5
"We're a good pair, then!" *Shadi exclaimed.* "As long as we don't trust each other."
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Jan 30, 2007 14:55:54 GMT -5
Post by Nadir on Jan 30, 2007 14:55:54 GMT -5
*Nadir laughed.* "Oh, I'll never trust you," *he said, reaching over to pinch her chin.* "You're far too pretty to trust."
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