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stonyfaced

AUDIO MEMORY

Jan 22, 2011 23:58

( The machine ain't broken. The machine is waiting for you... )

meet father vimes, carcer, !memory, tmi, meet dux vimes

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spandexisyouth January 23 2011, 08:05:33 UTC

I...

[There's a long pause as Gai thinks about what he just heard. He speaks slowly.]

I think I understand more, now. Why... Why.

[Then his voice regains its normal enthusiasm.]

But you have a son too! Congratulations, Stone-- Do you wish to go with what he called you?

stonyfaced January 23 2011, 08:22:41 UTC

Gai, you can--you heard that?

[Stoneface sounds somewhat strained, and he takes a moment to answer.]

'Course you did, stupid question... yes. Yes, I have a son. Known that for some time now... [And now everyone knows it. And your grace? This is a bit much to take in.]

Vimes. Yeah. Yeah, that's my name. Sam Vimes.

spandexisyouth January 23 2011, 08:28:24 UTC

You did?

[There's a long pause. He doesn't know if it means something that Stoneface never mentioned that. Gai won't ask how long, he decides. His voice, when he speaks again, isn't as loud as it was at first, but it's still warm.]

And you have your whole name. That is something to be admired. I would be glad to call you Vimes.

stonyfaced January 23 2011, 08:35:38 UTC

Yeah. [Stoneface - no, Vimes - isn't able to see what Gai's thinking, not now. But he still explains himself, somewhat.] Never saw much of a point in talking to people about back home. No one except Elsa, at any rate.

[The shock of having one's self displayed like this dims a bit, and he sounds a bit more collected when he speaks again.] Vimes. [He says it again, and it's comfortable, like slipping into an old bit of armor he had forgotten about. It fits.] Yeah, all right. Looks like we'll both be calling each other by our real names now.

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grab_my_bells January 23 2011, 08:33:54 UTC

'Your Grace,' hm? A rather fancy title for a commander of the Watch.

stonyfaced January 23 2011, 08:36:44 UTC

[Damn! Of all people to catch that bit...]

Maybe a bit. I'm damn sure I wasn't born one, though. I'm not nob material.

grab_my_bells January 23 2011, 08:42:51 UTC

No, I imagine not. Besides, it probably requires too much dramatic sweeping for your tastes, hm?

stonyfaced January 23 2011, 08:53:38 UTC

Nah, that's for vampires. The nobs are the ones that stomp around a lot. They've traditionally got very little in the way of chin, I understand. [His voice is wry, but it has a hint of something darker as he adds,] Any man'll get tried for murder, but if you're a nob starving out a neighborhood, then you deserve a medal.

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white_disciple January 23 2011, 09:22:29 UTC

You have a powerful presence to your voice, sir. Ah, Vimes was it? Very powerful.

stonyfaced January 23 2011, 19:54:39 UTC

[He swallows quite audibly.]

Er... thank you. Yes, that was Vimes. But I've been going as Stoneface for the past two years.

white_disciple January 23 2011, 21:36:08 UTC

Which would you prefer to be called, sir?

stonyfaced January 23 2011, 23:17:05 UTC

...Vimes will do, thank you. I can't say I recognize your voice. Who is this?

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feathered_earth January 23 2011, 14:17:34 UTC

[A little uncertain--it was a little scary, what she just listened to.]

Stoneface? [pause.] ...Mister Vimes?

stonyfaced January 23 2011, 19:56:44 UTC

Yeah, that's right. Hello, Krile. I know that wasn't too pleasant to listen to.

feathered_earth January 23 2011, 20:07:03 UTC

[The fight and then hearing someone she loves telling someone else he'll make damn sure they're hanged, yeah. But she's also sure Carcer must have deserved it. Maybe it's not so different from her Grandpa and Exdeath... only with a person, not whatever Exdeath was.]

...I'm glad you--you were okay after that.

stonyfaced January 23 2011, 20:21:41 UTC

Oh, I'm just fine, don't you worry about that. [There's a slight sucking noise as he takes a drag from his cigar.]

I don't figure all arrests are like that, Krile. But sometimes there are special cases.

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[voice] blue_shields January 23 2011, 15:56:20 UTC

... sir?

[voice] stonyfaced January 23 2011, 20:09:11 UTC

Yes, lad?

[voice] blue_shields January 23 2011, 23:01:05 UTC

[A long pause; Sky can be heard breathing, but not saying anything, because Lord, how does he articulate "that whole memory made my skin crawl, even if you were bringing someone to justice"? lol coming from a universe where no criminal ever dies for their crime.]

I wasn't aware you had a title, sir. "Your grace" sounds like a way someone would address a noble.

[voice] stonyfaced January 23 2011, 23:21:21 UTC

[Vimes feels somewhat uncomfortable during that pause himself. Is he happy with this memory?

Yes. It feels good, so good to hear that he had been victorious at least a few times at home when he feels so impotent here. And Carcer's a bastard's bastard. But it being broadcasted? Well, he's not so sure about that.]

Yeah, it is. It's the title for a duke. But I'd bet my right hand that I wasn't born one at least. Far as I'm concerned, I'm just a watchman.

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