1: When the angels present themselves, the devils abscond.

[nos_servabit]

Characters: Jacob and you lovely people
Location: Near the fountain in the plaza
Time: Noon
Style: Whatever you want! I'll match.
Status: OPEN LIKE JACOB'S HEART

[There is a man sitting on a bench besides the fountain.]

[You may not notice him at first. He looks relatively ordinary, dressed in a loose white shirt and dark pants. He just blankly stares

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[hexywitch]

[Lily hears the man talking to himself as she passes, out for some FREE SHOPPING! She eyes him, as he looks fairly normal, but she caught what he said, and is intrigued. She approaches him.]

...excuse me. I couldn't help overhearing...what do you mean this place is flawed?

[nos_servabit]

[He smiles slightly, though there's no real emotion in his eyes as he looks at her.]

The people here are flawed. They keep things to themselves and have secrets they would fight and even die over.

But this isn't a bad thing. This is the same situation I had back where I come from.

[hexywitch]

[Lily is a little creeped out by the lack of emotion.]

...and you think that people should be completely open about everything, do you?

[nos_servabit]

I never said that.

[He has emotion, he just...likes to keep it locked up inside so it doesn't mess with his guardian duties.]

If you need to hide them, hide them. But if you let it fester and you do nothing to acknowledge it, you're doing more harm than good.

[hexywitch]

[She pauses for a moment, digesting this. She considers her own life. She hid her feelings for James for a long time, but she doesn't feel as though that did any harm at all. She was waiting until the right time.]

...I don't know that I agree with that. I suppose it depends on the situation.

[nos_servabit]

[A slight cock of his head as he watches her say this.]

No one is stopping you, Lily. And no one is forcing you to make a decision about it immediatedly, either. It's all up to you, in the end.

[hexywitch]

[She did finally give into him...very recently.]

[She raises an eyebrow at that. She's not particularly concerned that he knows her name, but...]

...what are you talking about?

[nos_servabit]

You have a choice, Lily.

[He gives a rather enigmatic smile.] Quite simply, who do you think should be closest to your heart? You? Or him?

[hexywitch]

[She frowns, not sure how to answer that. How does he know this stuff, anyway?]

You mean James?

...does one have a choice about these things?

[nos_servabit]

[A small nod.] Yes.

We all do, Lily.

[hexywitch]

[A short laugh.]

I was fairly certain that when it came to matters of the heart, we weren't always in complete control. Otherwise I would have kept rejecting him for the rest of our lives.

[She eyes him suspiciously again.]

...how do you know about me and James?

[nos_servabit]

You are more in control than you think. But I guess it really comes to mind over emotion, and which you let win.

[He just stares at her, as if to say "what don't I know about you and James"?]

[hexywitch]

[She bites her lip, thinking.]

Well. I suppose that what made me give in was that I realized that...if I didn't I'd be unhappy. And that's what you mean, right? People withholding things. Causing themselves pain. And others.

[This guy is very, very strange, and she doesn't much like that stare. Like he's looking right into her.]

...who are you?

[nos_servabit]

That's exactly what I mean.

[He leans back on his bench, his expression unchanging.]

I am Jacob.

[Such a descriptive answer.]

[hexywitch]

...then I suppose I do agree with you after all.

Jacob. Are you telepathic or something? How do you know so much about me?

[nos_servabit]

I'm glad you do so.

[He's silent for a moment as he thinks of a way to explain it.] It's part of my job.