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[feigns]

[Will is in Xanadu, and currently lazing about beneath a tree, an apple in hand — green, for the record, rather than gold. He looks, it has to be said, exceptionally comfortable and contented.

He's also full of complete and utter crap.]

When I awoke this morning, I had the strongest urge to travel to the north, perhaps to the coast, or at least to a cliff. There, I imagined I would face a dragon with a hundred heads, and an array of beautiful, young women, dancing and singing.

Alas, nothing went quite as I expected — although I dare say that viewed from the right angle and considering his temper, the gentleman — in as much as he can be considered as such; I consider the description to be erring on the side of exceptional kindness — I happened upon could very well be viewed as in the same mould. Of course, perhaps if I hadn’t got lost it would have been a different story entirely — he might have still been sleeping. And I’d hardly describe the women, pretty as they were, as nymphs.

But then, as I recall, disappointment did nothing but await him, either. [A beat, and Will eyes the apple in his hand for a moment.] Or a sense of futility, at any rate. Fortunately, I suppose, Athena’s yet to make any claim on the apples, and I can continue feeling both like Hercules and Eurystheus.

—I suppose it’s a curse, and I can’t say I have any intention of complaining. I could have felt a burning desire to clean stables.

(ooc: anyone’s free to assume that Will nicked the apples from them, or come across him in the park or. anything.)

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[synanthrope]

You saw nymphs.

[shall-yield-us.livejournal.com]

And yet here you are, and they style me mad, and opiates, was it? What tumbled down your tongue and wrestled with your teeth, until Athena graced the stage and Hercules descended?

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[7thborn.livejournal.com]

[Ginny's having a grand time flying along through Xanadu on her broom; she simply intends to keep drifting along with her toes of her shoes skimming the treetops, but her communicator slips from her pocket when she avoids a branch. She circles back sharply, dropping into a steep dive to catch the damn thing, and though she doesn't like Seeking nearly as much as Chasing, she's not half bad at it. She pulls up slowly, looking at her device with mild irritation, then glances around to see if there is anyone around to see her, and—oh.

She knows that one.]

Having a picnic?