Room 308, Wednesday night
Jan. 11th, 2007 12:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Rikku still felt dumb about that mistake in Forensings Class. They wouldn't have a real dead person sitting there, answering questions; this was a school, after all. Right? Right.
Silly to be shaken up like this. She'd seen death enough, had chatted with the Unsent not knowing they were dead, watched Yunie dance the souls along to the Farplane. It happened all the time.
Definitely no reason to be upset. Good. She dropped her bag on the bed and was about to plop down next to it when she realized that space was already occupied.
"Hey there, pretty kitty." She reached out and scritched behind the orange cat's ears.
She managed to scoot him over with a minimum of fuss, so she could ease down next to him. She stretched out with a smile, feeling better already.
Cats were awesome.
[OOC: door left open, and post open to everybody/anybody]
Silly to be shaken up like this. She'd seen death enough, had chatted with the Unsent not knowing they were dead, watched Yunie dance the souls along to the Farplane. It happened all the time.
Definitely no reason to be upset. Good. She dropped her bag on the bed and was about to plop down next to it when she realized that space was already occupied.
"Hey there, pretty kitty." She reached out and scritched behind the orange cat's ears.
She managed to scoot him over with a minimum of fuss, so she could ease down next to him. She stretched out with a smile, feeling better already.
Cats were awesome.
[OOC: door left open, and post open to everybody/anybody]
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Date: 2007-01-11 05:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-11 06:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-11 06:14 am (UTC)"Rikku, I presume? I'm Hamlet. I was assigned to be your Big Brother here at Fandom but certain ... obstacles have prevented me from being here sooner. I apologize for that."
Because herds of Metroids were hard to escape from, even if you were tagging along with a woman with a missile launcher on her arm.
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Date: 2007-01-11 06:21 am (UTC)She nearly hugged him, but wasn't sure he was the type.
"So what is this whole big brother thing anyway? I mean I have one already but he's at home, and he's stupid anyway, so why are they saying you're going to be my new one?" She was still bouncing. As usual.
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Date: 2007-01-11 06:35 am (UTC)"It essentially means that I get to be your guide around Fandom, and show you things that you haven't been here to experience first hand, such as where all the classrooms are, and how to avoid being killed should another plague of trolls arrive, and such things. Or at least whatever you haven't encountered already."
He leaned in closer. "The most important piece of advice I have: don't eat the cafeteria food. Trust me on this one."
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Date: 2007-01-11 06:48 am (UTC)She sits back down on her bed, cross-legged. "I found my classes okay, and they seem really great. Except I made an idiot out of myself in Forensings. Comes with the territory."
She looked at him curiously. "So ... where are you from, anyway?"
[OOC: deleted/reposted/severe verb tense issues/sorry about that]
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Date: 2007-01-11 06:58 am (UTC)"I'm from Elsinore, Denmark. That's a small northern country across the ocean from here," he added in case Rikku was one of those people from a different world. "After some rather severe issues with my family, I've essentially been banished to this school by my uncle. I will get my revenge on him for killing my Father one of these days."
He debated about mentioning that he was also the current Crown Prince of Denmark, and decided against it.
[OOC: That's fine. ^-^]
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Date: 2007-01-11 07:04 am (UTC)"Your uncle killed your dad? Wow, I thought my family was crazy." She shook her head. "I'm sorry about your dad. How long ago did he die?"
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Date: 2007-01-11 07:24 am (UTC)His face darkened. "A little over a year now, and I still have yet to do anything about it. My Father drops in from time to time to remind me off this fact."
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Date: 2007-01-11 07:38 am (UTC)"A year now, and you haven't Sent him?" She shook her head, her eyes wide. "You're lucky he isn't a fiend by now. Aren't there any Summoners in Den- er, where you're from?"
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Date: 2007-01-11 07:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-11 08:15 am (UTC)"Auron was ..." Her voice trailed off, as she realized there was no short explanation for Auron. She shrugged instead. "I knew someone who stayed behind. He was trying to ... I'm not sure, really. Help his friends, I think."
She lapsed into silence for a moment, then shook herself and turned back to Hamlet. "How are you supposed to avenge him?"
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Date: 2007-01-11 08:30 am (UTC)"By killing my uncle," he replied quietly.
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Date: 2007-01-11 08:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-11 08:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-11 09:07 am (UTC)"Right," she said. "Do you need help?"
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Date: 2007-01-11 09:13 am (UTC)"I beg your pardon?"
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Date: 2007-01-11 09:24 am (UTC)"If he's powerful and evil, and killing people, and keeping your dad from getting to the Farplane, then you might need help. Beating him. I'm actually pretty good in a fight. Fast, at least." She looked longingly at her glove. "Better if I've got my claw."
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Date: 2007-01-11 09:34 am (UTC)He sighed. "The key problem I have is that my uncle is the current illegitimate king of Denmark. If I am to avenge him for my Father and regain the title that's rightfully mine, I'd also need to publicly prove his guilt."
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Date: 2007-01-11 09:47 am (UTC)She drummed her fingers and fidgeted, thinking. "If it's been a year, I guess you don't have a lot of evidence, huh? But then ... if he's the king, then can't he just wave his arm around and not listen anyway? Have you locked up and just say something like," she dropped her voice to mimic a booming announcement, " 'Hamlet was Killing Sheep and Bothering People, so he's going to prison now, all hail me'?"
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Date: 2007-01-11 10:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-11 10:21 am (UTC)"Wow, that's tricky. So what's the plan? There are plenty of people here who know strategy stuff, right?"
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Date: 2007-01-11 10:35 am (UTC)He shrugged. "All I have so far is to head back home after I graduate from this place, challenge my uncle to a duel of some kind, and hope that one of us dies in the process."
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Date: 2007-01-11 11:12 am (UTC)She chewed her lip. "Why doesn't your dad go talk to your mom?"