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wayfarely2014-03-17 08:47 pm
sorculates) wrote in wayfarely2014-03-17 08:47 pm
oo2 — burn our truths into paper
You think they'd make this harder...
[he looks down at an unconscious (and very naked) body of what could only be presumed to be a hapless man who had merely been attempting to do his job.
with the death of their queen came barely contained joy from nearly all who had lived under the reign of their, now dead, queen. in the streets, drunkards howled "long live the queen!" and laughed so hard afterwards, the alcohol dribbled down their chins. patrolling soldiers were at every corner, making sure that rejoicing was all the people were doing. and the drunk patrolling soldiers? they were hardly any different from the typical fool — except for the unfortunate fact that a sword hung from their waists.
timing was everything and his was the most opportune.]
Pleasure doing business with ya. I especially enjoyed the part of our conversation where I knocked your noggin with your own helm. Nothin' like a blasted idiot.
[pocketing the guard's keys, seilen casually walks the halls of castle as if he owns every inch of it and wants everyone to know it. it's a shame no one of import is there to marvel in his stride — not that he can afford let anyone see him, that'd be too much of a risk, even for a swashbuckler like seilen.
at the sound of hurried footsteps, he ducks into a dimly lit room, gently closing the door behind him. a library. ohhhh! if this was any indication, luck was surely on his side.]
[he looks down at an unconscious (and very naked) body of what could only be presumed to be a hapless man who had merely been attempting to do his job.
with the death of their queen came barely contained joy from nearly all who had lived under the reign of their, now dead, queen. in the streets, drunkards howled "long live the queen!" and laughed so hard afterwards, the alcohol dribbled down their chins. patrolling soldiers were at every corner, making sure that rejoicing was all the people were doing. and the drunk patrolling soldiers? they were hardly any different from the typical fool — except for the unfortunate fact that a sword hung from their waists.
timing was everything and his was the most opportune.]
Pleasure doing business with ya. I especially enjoyed the part of our conversation where I knocked your noggin with your own helm. Nothin' like a blasted idiot.
[pocketing the guard's keys, seilen casually walks the halls of castle as if he owns every inch of it and wants everyone to know it. it's a shame no one of import is there to marvel in his stride — not that he can afford let anyone see him, that'd be too much of a risk, even for a swashbuckler like seilen.
at the sound of hurried footsteps, he ducks into a dimly lit room, gently closing the door behind him. a library. ohhhh! if this was any indication, luck was surely on his side.]
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[holds up two fingers] Second, you never asked for my permission. Bad manners, bad impressions. Stopping a group of no-good villains is all swell, but sounds like, to me, it'll take a lot of sacrificin' on my part. You know how searats work — everyone does — we all got some sort of price.
And third — [three fingers up] — where would we even start?
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[mirrors him and holds up a finger] Souliere—[furrowing her eyebrows, as if checking to make sure she'd pronounced it right]—is still a person. Just one person. He's not invincible. And he had the element of surprise when he took out the queen. She wasn't expecting her captain of guard, of all people, to be the one to slay her. Heck, I'm sure she wasn't expecting to be slain at all.
[and now the next finger] Sorry. I got ahead of myself. [a sheepish smile] ...I guess that means you wouldn't help me for free. [even she's not dumb enough to try playing the friendship card at this stage of the game—fat chance he'd agree just because of the "i made a new friend in a strange place" line] Price, huh...
[forgetting to put up a third finger in favor of tapping on the wood of the counter, thinking]
...About that...
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[watches her think, truthfully amused. really, if she said "a life-changing adventure encompassing the entire country" seilen would agree in the blink of an eye.] Don't think too hard.
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...Is this some kind of trick question where if I say something simple like "money" you'll shoot me down instantly?
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[has to take a minute to think on it and...] Yes.
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And you're the one who said "don't think too hard"...
[lapses into silence, staring into the depths of her glass]
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Just make sure you don't forget. [WINKS]
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How is that even supposed to work?
...Not that I'm complaining...
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[takes a long swig of his beverage. he needs to not be sober for this one. really not-sober] Now, we only have one more pressing matter to discuss: where do we even begin?
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[watches him drink, wrinkling her nose. he better not go through too many of those]
...Well, I did say I didn't...really think this through... [awkward pause]
Hey, how about we take it easy first, just for the rest of the day? [no this is totally not procrastination] There'll be time to figure things out, just... I need to chew on this for a bit, anyway.
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Got it. Better to rest up, the night's been long.
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I know an inn nearby—it's pretty cheap, so it should be within budget.
[chugs the remains of her water and gets to her feet, heading toward the exit, oblivious to the barkeep's judging stare seeing as she hasn't drank anything he can really charge her for]
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[waves to her in farewell, remaining in his seat] You know where to find me if ya need me.