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Introduction; a secluded room in the mansion

Aug 27, 2006 15:55

At the end of a hallway where no one usually goes, there's a spartan room. Inside lives a woman, flanked by anonymous nurses that stick with her as obediently as lapdogs. She wears old-fashioned, expensive clothing, including a black mourning veil draped over her face, and her hands, withered and ancient, lay on top of an embroidery sampler in ( Read more... )

aloysius pendergast, great-aunt cornelia, rosencrantz, diogenes, sir percy, armand, introduction, hamlet

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fingersofleaf August 27 2006, 23:55:03 UTC

"Hi, ma'am." And in something left over from his knighting rather than gardening days, he bows politely. "I don't need anything. Anything I can get you, though?"

southernpoison August 28 2006, 00:27:03 UTC

"Nothing," says Great-Aunt Cornelia. "I'm quite comfortable. Tell me, please, who I have the honor of hosting."

fingersofleaf August 28 2006, 02:02:31 UTC

"I'm Percival," he says, guessing she might be the kind of lady who'd want full names and not nicknames. "It's nice to meet you, ma'am."

southernpoison August 28 2006, 03:07:40 UTC

He's right, as well. "Percival whom?"

fingersofleaf August 28 2006, 03:09:51 UTC

"Um, Sir Percival of Camelot."

southernpoison August 28 2006, 03:19:29 UTC

Cornelia immediately assumes that she is dealing with a madman. There are no shortage of those in her family, and she is used to them, even if she is unaware she is mad herself. She looks at him carefully. "Are you." Her voice is measured. "Then it is my honor indeed to have you here."

fingersofleaf August 28 2006, 03:24:58 UTC

Percy fluffs his hair sheepishly. "Sorry. I'm really only Percival properly. I'm not really a knight any more. I--I left. To mind my sister and my friend."

southernpoison August 28 2006, 03:41:46 UTC

That's unusual, even for a madman. "What happened?"

fingersofleaf August 28 2006, 03:45:07 UTC

"Um, well." He pauses. "Well, see, my sister--died. My friend did too. And I kind of messed up my quest really bad, so I decided to stop trying to do that, since I--well, I wasn't good enough, see, 'cause you could only do it if you were really good, and I wasn't, so I messed up, and I thought I'd--well. Thought Heli and Galahad were more important that trying to do something I just wasn't any good at. So I made myself a little house and a big garden and buried them by the house, and I took care of them." Then he lets his breath out slowly, sadly.

southernpoison August 29 2006, 02:46:16 UTC

"I see. I'm very sorry." Again, her tone is careful. "What was your quest?"

fingersofleaf August 29 2006, 02:53:06 UTC

"It's okay. I looked after them pretty good." He smiles at her, better this time. "I was helping Galahad out on the Grail Quest. Didn't do so good, though."

southernpoison August 29 2006, 03:48:56 UTC

"Again, my sympathy." She sighs, suddenly weary.

fingersofleaf August 29 2006, 03:53:22 UTC

"It's okay," again. "Things got better. Are you okay?"

southernpoison August 29 2006, 04:04:43 UTC

"Fine, if somewhat limited." She gives her surroundings a quick, bitter glance-over. "When one reaches my age, one gains the privilege of regretting the present and wishing for the past."

fingersofleaf August 29 2006, 16:42:50 UTC

"Things aren't so good?" he asks sympathetically. It's worth noting that he's a good listener. He's not clever and he's not wise, but he's a sweet country boy who'll listen and try to help out if he can.

southernpoison August 30 2006, 05:38:08 UTC

"I find the north doesn't agree with me," she says; at least there's no harm in him that she can see. "I much prefered my former home; but at least I have my children here to comfort me." She smiles, having completely forgotten (today, at least) that the children she loves so dearly are dead.

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