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ᴡɪʟʟɪᴀᴍ ʜᴇʀᴏɴᴅᴀʟᴇ. ([personal profile] feigns) wrote2011-06-06 12:03 pm
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[There’s a teenager!

He’s wet, in something of a ‘I’m going to ignore how much of a drowned rat I appear’ way. One might assume that he fell into the fountain at some point, but equally, the all-encompassing wetness may have something to do with the fact that he was just in England, aka the land of copious amounts of tea-and-rain. His expression, for the record, reflects his irritation at being displaced without warning, frustration from trying to get whatever this might be to work (he's not entirely convinced it is), and curiosity. You know, at the whole ‘suddenly displaced, this isn’t London’ thing. It’s hard not to wonder about something like that.

When he finally speaks, he sounds Remarkably British, although his accent is rather indistinct for the most part – southern, one might assume, well-brought up, although there’s a slight hint of Welsh. No, he doesn’t do anything untoward with sheep. London doesn't have sheep.]


Normally, one only has to ask for my company to be granted with it. [This? This would be the unmistakable tone of `GRUMPINESS`.] I do try to make myself available for all, but it can’t be helped if someone misses out here and there. Kidnapping tends not to be the answer, though. If I said I was impressed, I’d sadly be lying, but if it makes you feel any better, you can pretend I’m of that opinion regardless. Likewise, I think you’ll find you’ve managed to overshoot ‘mysterious’.

[There’s a pause, and for a moment, there’s a flash of wry amusement in his expression, as if this entire scenario is utterly ridiculous to the point of absurdity.]I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?'” I hope you won’t mind if I happen to refuse any bottles labelled ‘drink me’, or any foods labelled ‘eat me’. I’m quite content with who I am and don’t envision any existential crises a la dear Alice.

I won't decline any explanations, though, even if they happen to come from hatters and caterpillars and assorted small mammals with a fondness for tea and an inability to correctly tell the time.

[There’s another pause, and after he glances away from the device and up at the sky, he shoves the device into a pocket – without, for the record, bothering to turn it off, so have fun with the sound of footsteps and the wonderful blackness of pockets until the device times out.]

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh good. You'll be somewhat prepared.

A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Herondale.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Likewise, Lord Myrnin.

I shan't imagine I'll be prepared for believing myself to be a cat. [A moment of consideration.] Although I suppose I do have some experience in the area.

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Please, just Myrnin. I haven't been Lord of anything in a very long time.

It wasn't as bad as it sounds. [He was licking himself.]

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 06:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't doubt that it could've been worse, if that's what you're getting at.

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
More that I found it rather enjoyable.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[He hums briefly.] I thought I was a ferret once; I imagine the experience of believing oneself to be a cat is far more relaxing. They don't care for much beyond themselves and being given food, do they?

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
A ferret? Indeed. I spent the day curled up next to a fire being stroked and fed milk. It was lovely.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
A ferret. It was remarkably disconcerting, and involved entirely no fires, stroking or milk.

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-06 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Bad luck to have been you that day.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-07 08:51 am (UTC)(link)
It was only for a short while, perhaps a matter of hours. With opium, it's difficult to tell.

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[A nostalgic sigh] I remember opium. It was lovely. As was Absinthe.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
None of that here, I gather?

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
On the contrary, I do believe you can find absinthe and perhaps opium in the Underground. One must be careful acquiring them. It's not terribly safe for mortals.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Not many things are, if one thinks about it.

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
They are incredibly fragile. [This is said almost with regret]

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
You're not mortal. [It's more of a statement than a question.]

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Not for a good number of centuries, no.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[He utters a quiet noise of acknowledgement.] It's always struck me as rather dull.

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well that's a bit of a surprise, although in this place, he really shouldn't be anymore] Indeed. One must be so careful and then there's the terribly short amount of time to learn anything at all.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I was speaking of immortality.

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Immortality? On the contrary. There never ceases to be things to learn.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
You don't think you'll ever end up like Tithonus, then?

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[identity profile] trapdoor-spider.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
If I wish for death that badly, I do know how to kill myself.

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[identity profile] bitesvampires.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
How very fortuitous.