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Albert Silverberg ([personal profile] chikaidestroyer) wrote2010-09-02 01:25 pm

∞ 87: Rooftops [action]

[Around mid-morning, Albert can be seen picking up small things in the plaza -- nails, pens, groceries. He doesn't often do this, but it's been a week since he gave Caesar the task of repairing the stable, so he finds himself inspecting and repairing the amateurish work. That requires a few extra building supplies. Might as well take advantage of how calm everything is with the New Feathers coming in, right?

Albert spends the afternoon pulling out half-bent nails and readjusting crooked wooden slats. He can't say that he's disappointed, since Caesar actually tried to rebuild the stable's roof, but he can have the opinion that did a really shabby job. Silverbergs were apparently not very good roof-builders.

In the evening, after dinner, he'll be found up on house 42's roof, having climbed up through the skylight. It's something he's never really taken advantage of, and yet there's something familiar about it. He remains out there for a good while, almost meditating.]
wise_maiden: (looking for the truth behind those eyes)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-06 10:03 am (UTC)(link)
Only her role as... a summoner. [... Derailment detected.]

-- But that isn't the point. You're deliberately avoiding acknowledging what the situation was, as opposed to letting it speak for itself. Letting me decide that for myself.
wise_maiden: (in this house of leaves we'll pray)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-06 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
You make it sound like it's a chore.
wise_maiden: (people spend their time just floating)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
You were... relieved about something.
wise_maiden: (the space between)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
He also looked younger, and recovered far more easily from an attack than you might have under normal circumstances.
wise_maiden: (just stand still while we fall)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
... Cursed? [That wasn't something she was expecting to hear. Though something seems odd about that.]
wise_maiden: (can you tell me where i am)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[Quietly, almost too softly to be heard:] ... That power ...
wise_maiden: (a closer look at the situation)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[And then, much clearer, after a moment-]

Did it have something to do with a Rune?
wise_maiden: (through so many splintered trees)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Considering the relevance that they have to your world... and you have also mentioned that some of them could have side effects, though not quite in detail.
wise_maiden: (when the world comes in)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
... I see. That explains a lot. [It almost sounded like the result of a Cruxis crystal. But now wasn't exactly the time for that comparison.] For what it's worth... I'm glad that you aren't in such a position here.
wise_maiden: (you've got hungry eyes)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
You've been through more than enough already. [She shakes her head.] If anything, this recent shift seemed to prove that one can have too many burdens.
wise_maiden: (you'll never reach the end of the road)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose the most disturbing part is how easily it could have happened. Everyone's story had a different variation. I've found myself wondering why we got the ones we did.

Even if there's no real answer to that, I suppose.
wise_maiden: (when you've got eyes like that)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
... I suppose so.

[For the first time, she actually turns her head to take a better look at the night view. The one that isn't obscured by the community building.]
wise_maiden: (waiting to change)

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[personal profile] wise_maiden 2010-09-07 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[It's surprisingly a nice enough night. The view isn't too bad. Eventually she'll speak up again after being lost in thought.] Were you planning on staying up here for much longer?

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