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Day 50, Afternoon; Jumper Bay. Attn: Selen, Enid, Belem, others [f]

May 06, 2008 17:18

Selen sat, eyes closed, as he repeated the names of those who were missing. It was a long list, but he'd been repeating it for a day now. "Peter Grodin," he said, remembering the man who assisted Elizabeth, picturing him as he spoke the name. "Evan Lorne." He remembered the man with his lover at the Athosian table, smiling and happy. "Aiden Ford." ( Read more... )

time: afternoon, character: elizabeth weir, character: radek zelenka, location: jumper bay, character: selen arolas, character: enid patel, character: ridley parrish, character: halling taragellan, character: belem saeyur, day 50

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enid_patel May 6 2008, 21:59:51 UTC

Enid bid thanks and farewell to Dr Collins as he dropped her off at the jumper bay before making his way to the labs. She could smell the fragrant incense even as she wheeled herself through the door, and could not help but think how out of place the smell seemed here.

She wondered, as she approached the vigil, if their new circumstance meant that there might be more of this kind of thing in the future. They were making a new path here after all, creating new traditions from old and blending cultures together. It was nothing that would not be pleasing to Lord Hanuman, Enid thought to herself with a smile.

She'd felt a little anxious at first, having promised to sing a hymn she had not sung since she was a child (not counting her semi-delirious rendition of a few days ago). Now, however, the rightness of what she was about to do resonated in her proudly.

She made her way towards the smell of burning incense and a litany of names being read, and found that it all made her feel strangely at home.

selen_arolas May 6 2008, 22:06:59 UTC

Selen sensed a presence more than he heard anyone approach and opened his eyes. Enid was rolling toward him in her wheeled chair. He smiled to see her. "Ah, my friend, Enid, you have returned to us. Please, join us."

enid_patel May 7 2008, 08:40:23 UTC

Enid smiled widely. "Thank you for your welcome... friend Selen," she said. And when was the last time, before today, Enid reflected, that she had called anyone friend? Not since she was a young child, she suspected. Yet today she had called two people friend. Silently, she thanked the Gods for helping her carry her resolution through.

"I trust I am not interrupting?" she asked, eager to treat this new friendship carefully, like the precious thing it was.

selen_arolas May 7 2008, 17:21:50 UTC

"No. People come and go as they must and I remember where I was. We each go through the list of those for whom we sit vigil at our own rate. I have finished the list of Athosians and am speaking the names of the Lanteans now. I have finished with those who worked with Carson in the healing tents... rooms and those who worked with Elizabeth and am now listing your warriors before going to those who are your fellow seekers of knowledge." He smiled at her. "Would you sit on the floor with me or are you more comfortable remaining in your chair?"

belem_saeyur May 8 2008, 06:31:03 UTC

Belem sat still, listening to the quiet chanting, the endless noise of words and names, the incense made him itch for action. It was not like him to participate in these vigils for so long.

But there were no others to take his place. And as Alpha, it was his responsibility, his duty, to keep watch over his people, sit through memories of times gone and hope for their safe return.