Sparks!

[taennyn]

Sparks for the poor?

Wild Roses:
The difference between timely and just in time (Phoebe & a young Ulysse)
a match struck in the dark (Takashi, Rock God days)
Fire-aligned at -40 (somewhere in the Trickwood)
family relationships (somewhere in the Trickwood)
changing assumptions
half-rotted leaves
tall grass
reinterpretation
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for Zach

[taennyn]

trickwood: family, or bond (relationships)

Takashi: A match struck in the dark

deaths: brass taps and oak

Sinclair: nitrogen snow

'nitrogen snow' - Witches' Horses, Sinclair, before he got Grammont

[taennyn]

It was cold enough that there was a scattering of chemical snow on the floor, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen, the contents of the broken air pipes spilled out and frozen before they could escape into the dark.

Perfect, really. He wrenched a few more pieces loose, took a stab at the locked temperature settings--which after a few shrill demands for passwords froze up completely and melted most of the frost on the panel but no more--then relocated to the one spot in the broken izba that he could hear his sensor net's pings.

He'd scattered the hay. Now he just had to wait for the horses.

Re: 'nitrogen snow' - Witches' Horses, Sinclair, before he got Grammont

[klgaffney]

that's a teasing one. *pokes!* now i want to know what happens.

Re: 'nitrogen snow'

[taennyn]

Technically?

This.

Re: 'nitrogen snow' - Witches' Horses, Sinclair, before he got Grammont

[billradish]

That's one way to get yourself eaten, ta.

...but oy, man would it have sucked if he hadn't been. And probably soon.

'A match struck in the dark' - Wild Roses, Takashi, Rock God days

[taennyn]

Light sparked.

"Shouldn't play with matches--never know what's hangin' around the area."

"Mm," came a reply as the light went out. "Been thinkin'. Next album cover--hand holdin' half burnt match, still lit. Sparks and embers together, y'know?"

"We'll think about it."

The only reply that came was the sound of someone climbing the fire escape, and a familiar sort of humming, one of those Offspring songs that got stuck in your head for days after you heard it.

Re: 'A match struck in the dark' - Wild Roses, Takashi, Rock God days

[klgaffney]

*gigggling* oh takashi. rock god, a god of rock, or muse in the classical sense?

Re: 'A match struck in the dark' - Wild Roses, Takashi, Rock God days

[taennyn]

Soooomeone was a rock star in his five-six days. :D I think he grew the sixth tail from affecting the special effects.

Re: 'A match struck in the dark' - Wild Roses, Takashi, Rock God days

[billradish]

This does not surprise me. At all.

They probably had awesome special effects.

'brass taps and oak' - Deaths, Eduard and the Morrigan

[taennyn]

The barman blinked when the Morrigan asked what he had on tap, but rallied well and served her a chewy brown ale with something like his usual placidness.

"I like this place," she said after a meditative sip. "It feels comfortably old, even though it's not. Well done."

"Thank you," he replied dryly, took a sip of his whiskey. The place was nice, all brass taps and oak, the booths upholstered in soft walnut leather and the ceiling painted a comfortable cream instead of stark white. The staff was unobtrusively present, responsive to a raised glass. His brother would like it; they'd have to stop by, see what the food was like sometime.

Re: 'brass taps and oak' - Deaths, Eduard and the Morrigan

[klgaffney]

...i like this place too. *mild envy*

Re: 'brass taps and oak' - Deaths, Eduard and the Morrigan

[coastal_physics]

the spark's from a 'spirit of the west' song, called 'home for a rest'

the chorus goes 'you'll have yo excuse me, I'm not at my best, I've been gone for a week (month) and I've been drunk since I left. this so-called vacation will soon be my death, I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a rest'

the first verse is 'We arrived in december and london was cold, we stayed in the bars, down near charring-cross road, we never saw nothin' but brass taps and oak. kept the shine on the bar with the sleeves of our coat.' (chorus)

Re: 'brass taps and oak' - Deaths, Eduard and the Morrigan

[billradish]

I wants it. *purrs* Nice sounding place. Nice moment, too.

family/bond/relationships - Wild Roses, unknown

[taennyn]

"So . . this guys runs pretty much this entire forest."

"Yup."

"And his half-brother runs the Crown Navy."

"Yup."

"Their father's the King."

"And their uncle runs the spy network."

"Nepotism much?"

"Well, to be fair, most of the nobility's run pretty much the same way."

"And the disaffected young men haven't risen up why?"

"Once they start getting footholds in the system it tends to sort itself out. Or they get eaten by manticores, out here anyway."

"Right."

"What sort of leather do you think your borrowed coat's made of?"

" . . . You're joking."

"They have quite the variety of predators. I wouldn't go walking at night alone, if you take my meaning."

(not what I was aiming for. May come back later and retackle)

Re: family/bond/relationships - Wild Roses, unknown

[billradish]

Good outside view of the family, though. Kind of wonder where they're from, however...and how they got there.