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.12 : [Written Post] : Hunting

Apr 11, 2010 15:59

Assuming that Harry Dresden's birthday was October 31st, Easter has recently passed. On Easter, humans would decorate unhatched eggs with brightly colored paints and hide them throughout a predesignated area. Small parties of humans (frequently children) would then search the area to locate and collect the eggs ( Read more... )

are humans more fun than eggs?, the games robots play, easter, hunter/killer

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i_see_death April 11 2010, 21:31:43 UTC

[...BRB, off to create the most fucking impossible egghunt ever. Just for you, Ark.]

[chuckle] It's true they can't evade. So the challenge rather depends on the creativity of the person hiding the eggs, doesn't it?

archive_sky April 11 2010, 21:54:36 UTC

[ ♥ No wonder she missed having you around, Joshua!]

...yes. Humans can be very creative.

[Now you've made her smile. Fond memories.]

i_see_death April 12 2010, 01:29:14 UTC

[Returns the smile] So they can.

You know, funny thing, Ark -- when you say "It does not seem like it would be much of a challenge," that sounds rather like a challenge in itself. [quiet laugh] So tell you what. You help me paint the eggs, and I'll hide them for you. How does that sound?

archive_sky April 12 2010, 22:01:00 UTC

[There's less of a pause here, and her smile is more like the one Joshua is used to seeing.]

I think that sounds very fun, Joshua.

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constantfighter April 13 2010, 20:59:42 UTC

Cheerful, aren't you?

The Easter Bunny must fucking love you, Arnie.

archive_sky April 13 2010, 21:35:17 UTC

I'm sorry, but I do not know who Arnie is. The Easter Bunny is not a real creature.

[Totally serious face, then she tilts her head a little, curious.]

I have not had a conversation with you before. What's your name?

constantfighter April 13 2010, 21:59:04 UTC

Arnold Schwarzenegger? You've got a sense of humour I can only really compare to Terminator or the Green.

...maybe Map, he's a moody bastard too...

Anyway. Yeah. Names. Well, Arnie, I'm John. John Constantine. My friends call me... John. Such as they are.

archive_sky April 13 2010, 22:13:32 UTC

John. [She repeats that name with a solemn importance that most people usually reserve for 'Jesus'.] John... Constantine.

It's nice to meet you, John Constantine. My name is Ark. How are you familiar with the terminator line?

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unseeing_sight April 13 2010, 21:40:40 UTC

When I was small...

[Ahem. Start again]

Easter was always a very happy time in our village. Tomas and the girls would dye eggs. With wax, you know. To make patterns. And we would have a dance, too. And the church bells would ring out...

[He's silent for a moment, lost in memory, then smiles]

I can't paint eggs. But we should do something. And next year...we'd better remember to catch Karneval! It will be fun!

archive_sky April 13 2010, 22:34:24 UTC

There are no church bells in Sheol, and you cannot paint eggs.

...but perhaps we could still have a dance.

unseeing_sight April 13 2010, 23:40:56 UTC

I would...I would like that. [Smiles] I would...

...um...

...A-ark, um, when I proposed...but we never...things just...I, um. If you still want to...well, um, I mean, Easter is a really good time for a wedding, um, when everything is new and, um, yes, I...I meant to say, it never seemed the right time, and I don't want to be pushy...

archive_sky April 13 2010, 23:44:07 UTC

[Ark falls silent - through the crow it's impossible for Hans to see, but she's gone completely frozen.]

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