120. [Video]

[yetsleeping]

[Enter one Priscilla, currently sitting on a step in the backyard of the primary Alliance headquarters, taking in the last bits of darkness before the coming of dawn. For the moment, she is nearly glowing in the moonlight - pale skin, pale hair, a white slipdress, and of course the strange, otherworldly shimmer and glow of her eyes - silver and

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Action.

[supercilious]

[ Arthur's up early, even for him, because the puppy wants to go outside. He listens to Priscilla record her post before coming over - he knows he can't sneak up on her, so doesn't bother being deliberately noisy - and watches Morgan race around the backyard, sleep rumbled and bemused by this pair of creatures with far too much energy for this hour. ]

[ He doesn't bother with a greeting, either. It's pre-dawn: formality seems ridiculous. Instead he pulls his coat tighter around his otherwise bare chest. Even his natural warmth can't keep away the temperature. ]

That was nice.

[ He yawns. ]

Feels like it's been a while since you did one of your spiels.

Action.

[yetsleeping]

[When he arrives, Priscilla is standing by the garden, that lass jar in her hand, hanging from its wire handle. She must look cold, standing there barefoot and barelegged, without a jacket or even sleeves... but, of course, Arthur would know better.]

[In fact, she radiates heat like a miniature furnace, at the moment.]

Mmm. It takes a while to get them together, these days.

...you're up early!

Action.

[supercilious]

One of the constant delights of being a pet owner.

[ The sarcasm in his tone is transparant: he doesn't hate it at all as much as he pretends. His eyes are still on the dog as it races around, sniffing at things. ]

It's good to get up early sometimes.

[ His eyes slide over to the jar and its little lights, and he tips his chin to indicate it. ]

I see you've added to your menagerie. You know, they don't have those in Camelot.

Action.

[yetsleeping]

Do fireflies really count as pets?

[She lifts the jar a little, and lets it swing slightly in her fingers.]

It was a gift from Isley.

...I still don't think the count, though.

[Video] HO HO HO I WAS HOPING FOR NED!

[yetsleeping]

Stark... are you related to Robb Stark? Or Jon Snow? Or... ...that girl with the name I honestly can't get clear because she told me it was Alayne Stone, and then Robb Stark called her Sansa and said she was his sister, and I don't really know what happened there...?

[...and wasn't there another Stark?]

What about Tony Stark!

...I'm sorry for attacking you with questions. You can ask me as many as you like!

[Video] It's an insta-summon XD

[yetsleeping]

[She gives the screen a sort of. Soft. Look.]

I'm glad you've found each other, then.

...as for winter, that question would have really confused me a few months ago. But they only last around four months. And summer lasts for maybe two months. It's pretty routine, really!

I would call them... well. If the stories I've heard about your northern lands are true, and they're anything like the ones I knew from my home, I guess they won't really be all that bad for you.

Sometimes there's so piled too high to open the doors, and day doesn't come at all. But in the end, it's still only a few months.

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[lonestray]

[...Hm, bladed weapons. Once, he'd found them unnecessary and a nuisance for his particular fighting style, but if he learned to use a weapon, he could fight without holding back--a thought that's rather appealing, at the moment. Plus, it's something else to do. Less idle hours.]

I would be interested in the lessons.

Voice

[yetsleeping]

You, Scar? Really?

I didn't take you for a sword type!

Text

[lonestray]

Im not, usually

[A pause, and then some more words appear onscreen.]

could you teach someone to wield a weapon with their non dominant hand ?

Video

[yetsleeping]

I... could try. Why would you want to do that?

[video]

[transitorychild]

If I can find some blades, I'll play with you!

[He shouldn't be this excited, but she's one of those with silver eyes. The ones Dawn said could live on one muffin.

...which means they aren't normal, so he wants to see for himself.]

[video]

[yetsleeping]

...play?

[THIS IS NOT A PLAYDATE, PERSON SHE DOESN'T KNOW.]

[video]

[transitorychild]

Mmhmm! I don't think I've ever used a sword before.

[...at least not the way it was supposed to be used. He's more the sort to turn himself into a weapon or attach other pieces to himself.]

[video]

[yetsleeping]

It isn't really a game, you know.

[...just making sure. :|]

[Video | Private]

[swordofthenorth]

I did some thinking.

[A great deal of it, if the timing of his response is to say anything.]

Priscilla, I have a proposal for you.

[Video | Private]

[yetsleeping]

[She rubs her face a bit before turning on video. In fact, by the time she does so, she's on the roof instead of in the backyard.]

[Definitely more effective for privacy.]

All right.

[Video | Private]

[swordofthenorth]

Being at odds with you is not something I much care for.

That said, I feel I should concede; you were right when you said that I did not confide in you. Perhaps it is time that I do.

I want you to understand why I have not up until now, however. You do, don't you? If not, I can explain. It might do us both some good to have it all out in the open, besides.

[He turns his head and stares out the window of his study.]

If I am to confide in you, however...I would like the same in return.

You said recently that you felt blind. With you I feel the same. I would not have it remain this way, it does neither of us any good. So, what do you say, Priscilla?

Does this sound reasonable to you, and do you feel it is a goal we can reach together?

[Video | Private]

[yetsleeping]

I don't really care for it either. And... yes, I think I understand why. Maybe. But I don't understand why you would feel blind with me.

[The screen jars a bit as she walks across the edge of the roof, one foot in front of the other, steadily.]

...well, anyway.

I definitely want to try.