Title: midnight conversations
'Verse/characters: Deaths; Eduard De'Ath, Julian De'Ath
Prompt:
klgaffney: "the deaths, a carved bone box (that might not contain what's expected.)"
Word Count: 1192
Notes: After
feint (only not), well before
presents.
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'I am eventually going to have to go home,' Julian said one night, just halfway through her fourth cup of coffee. 'You can't just keep manufacturing wars to hold my attention.' )
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"She can stand a little irritation," his niece replied, laughing.
We're more concerned for when she takes out the irritation on everyone ELSE around her.
Trusted him with a line, yet?
I lost track of the conversation here, for some reason.
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Sorry; she's effectively asking if he's trusting his brother to be a competent [colonel]--someone in command of a battle line.
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I think I was thinking of the lines/threads things they pull our people.
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aaand right about there i knew this was going to be an Interesting conversation. it didn't disappoint.
nice use of prompt too, now i want a carved bone box full of tea, despite the impracticality in such a damp place. =p
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