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Jan 02, 2006 22:19

[OOM: After Bran reclaimed his harp from the lake and went home, Bran and his da had a quiet holiday, and an interesting conversationHarpsong winds through the front of Milliways. Owen Davies holds open the door so that Bran can go through first, and follows after. Both men are dressed in their Sunday best ( Read more... )

blodwen rowlands, will stanton, owen davies, cordelia vorkosigan, mightily oats, merriman lyon, gwion, oom, amy, bran davies

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holy_oats January 3 2006, 03:48:54 UTC

Enter one Mightily Oats, who is half-carrying, half-dragging a large and rather gothic-looking sword through the bar. There is rapidly melting snow in his hair, and his clerical collar is as dangerously starched as ever.

Unfortunately, he does not look where he is going. This results in his collision with Owen.

"Oh, um, sorry!" he exclaims, nearly dropping the sword. "I'm a bit clumsy just now ..."

owendavies January 3 2006, 03:55:47 UTC

Owen steps backwards involuntarily. "That is all right."

holy_oats January 3 2006, 04:08:41 UTC

Oats steps back hastily himself, nearly bumping into someone else.

"I, ah ... normally don't carry this around with me," he says, just in case Owen now thinks he is the type of person to callously bump into strangers while holding sharp weaponry.

owendavies January 3 2006, 04:12:06 UTC

"I should hope that you don't," Owen says censoriously. "Not safe, a thing like that."

holy_oats January 3 2006, 04:17:01 UTC

Oats wilts a little.

"Er," he says. "Well, no. Not in the strictest sense, no."

owendavies January 3 2006, 04:36:33 UTC

"Then you should not be carrying it. People could get hurt."

holy_oats January 3 2006, 04:54:59 UTC

"I'm at a greater risk of hurting myself, I think," he says ruefully.

"And, er, it's only very recently that I've had it," he adds. "I'm on ... um, something of a quest, I suppose ... and I suspect it may come in useful."

If I learn to *use* it, that is.

Oats still appears more than a little sheepish, and tries to hide the sword behind his back as if maybe Owen will think it has disappeared.

owendavies January 3 2006, 04:58:01 UTC

"I see," says Owen. "Then you should probably get lessons."

holy_oats January 3 2006, 05:32:38 UTC

"I'm not acquainted with many people who know how to fight," Oats admits miserably.

Though actually ... gods probably know. Holy wars seem to indicate as much.

Or do they? Wars, after all, are fought by men.

Well, he knows more gods, anyway.

"I'm not supposed to, of course," he adds, remembering Mary's admonishment that priests are not supposed to get into fights.

owendavies January 3 2006, 05:40:34 UTC

Owen blinks. "Then why is it that you are carrying the sword?"

holy_oats January 3 2006, 05:47:28 UTC

"Well ... it was given to me," Oats explains. "By the Hogfather."

The Hogfather had been an intimidating sort of person.

Oats does not feel it wise to discard gifts from someone like him.

owendavies January 3 2006, 05:52:29 UTC

"The ... Hogfather?" Owen chokes.

holy_oats January 3 2006, 05:59:45 UTC

Ah. Oats sees that he must explain.

"The Hogfather is ... er, actually, I wasn't sure that he existed until the other night. The church doesn't acknowledge the holiday-- Hogswatchnight, I mean. We use it as a fast day."

Then, Oats sees that he must explain better.

"According to the, ah, popular legend, the Hogfather comes once a year to all good children and leaves them gifts."

owendavies January 3 2006, 06:35:57 UTC

"I...see."

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