i kid you not every time i see some random marauders fan drop some new hp lore i get so excited it’s embarrassing. like when did bellatrix x rita skeeter ever become a thing?? when did this happen? they already have a ship name?? like sign me up but what. who is this random tosser caradoc dearborn? since when did lyall lupin have so much lore and why is it unnecessarily so fucking depressing??? you guys are choosing pain out of your own volition at this point guys please stop (im loving it, its so juicy). also i had no idea we were just calling fleamont ‘monty’ now, was that supposed to be common sense because his name is ugly? also when did neville’s mum and draco’s mum start banging? there is so much lore dropping i genuinely cannot keep up. every time i check in with the marauders fandom (because at this point they’re seperate from the hp fandom in general) they’ve always got some new concoction. like yall are delusional calling this guy BARTY your babygirl but you know what ill forgive you because it makes this fandom fun.
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Being Thor's best friend + Týr's Fiance part 1
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Reader: female | Thor x sister-in-law Reader (Platonic)| Týr x reader (romantic eventually)
Notes: Yeah I'm writing for God of War: Ragnarök now I'm not sorry
Warnings: not really but involes: bitchy mom, arranged marraige
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You had always been good friends with Thor since childhood, and you always had each other's backs when getting into trouble.
You'd get into trouble at the Meed Hall with a drinking contest and then see who could walk in a straight line, staggering into another bargoer before a brawl struck out
Odin sees you as an asshole, and so do your own parents at your young ages
Always the two of you getting into trouble.
You knew he had a hard time, with his birth mother gone, his new mother in the picture, and his new brother Týr
He always did have a hard time connecting; especially with his dad's assholeness
You've both been on many adventures together, to Midgard to the mild falls, Jötunheimr to the cold snow to throw snow at one another, and to Muspelheim to warm yourself up afterward, paying Surtur a small visit with a hello.
He'd admit, everyone liked you: you were kinda hard not to like: always caring about everyone else while still caring about yourself.
Till one day late: you're waving to Thor as he goes home and you're going your separate ways
He goes to his father's study, as per usual, but is quick to hide seeing his parents talking just outside his father's study
"She is a child!" Her father argued.
"Child or not she is reckless, our bloodline will be ruined."
"She'll find someone she loves!-"
"That someone needs to be an Aesir, not some...Midgaurdian." Her mother snapped, "This isn't some fairytale story that you plagued her brain with: she needs to grow up. The All Father already agreed."
"Behind my back!? Like you do everything else?"
"yes, because I get things done, unlike you husband. I get shit done," Her mother argued, "She leaves for the temple."
"you not only wish to marry off my child but send her away-"
"Be silent!"
Thor was quick to leave, and to your house, running as fast as his feet could carry him, and to your window, but he was too late, damn his fathers telporting birds
"Mother."
"pack your sack."
"For what If I may ask."
"An expedition, to one of the temples-"
"You're letting me go to Midgard! For exploration!" Y/n cheered. "For how long?"
"A..winter or two."
"Really! Yes!" Y/n cheered, "Can I tell Thor before I go!"
"He knows already darling."
Y/n nodded, "Quickly now, you leave immediately."
Thor could easily stick up for you now: like you had him so many times, it wouldn't be hard, you made it seem easy
But he couldn't, and he felt ashamed of that
He didn't even try and chase you down to say goodbye: you were walking into your own demise
he didn't see you for a while after that
a long time
he drank himself to death: if he could that is,
What was he doing? He was sitting here drinking, you most likely restrained to a temple room
You didn't deserve that.
yet he drank and drank, and eventually, Sif came along
and like dust, with a blow of the wind you were gone; from his mind from his heart
And he married Sif
But it brought back you: his best friend, his practical sister; he would have liked you there, laughing your asses off together
He thinks Sif would have liked you
But it feels as soon as Thor's married, his younger stepbrother Týr is apparently sent to get married.
It's a big deal of course, an arranged marriage, by the Allfather himself.
It's unfortunate: You feel stranded, you feel alone; your mentally beaten into submission
So when everyone's gathered at the hall for the celebratory dinner: And you show up,
Your sure Thor choked, shit he's sure he choked.
But there's something different about you besides the clothing and the hair
For an immortal god, you look dead
In the eyes, in the face, you're color gone, no smile, and eyes cast down
You use to wear pants, roll around in the dirt, smile, and beat the shit out of him, this...wasn't you
Týr was a sweetheart, tried to help you warm up: tried to get to know you
He was being as forced as you were in full honesty
He could try and make the best out of it.
"I heard you enjoy painting."
He didn't even receive an answer
Sif was quite well aware of Thor staring you down.
"May I leave for air..."
"You mustn't ask me unless you wish my company-"
You were up the next second leaving to go get air.
Thor could have easily followed you
"So that is Y/n," Sif commented, breaking Thor from his head, but he didn't answer.
"Go to your friend, she needs your friendship more than anything."
So with a slight boost of confidence from his wife, he followed far behind in your footsteps
If he knew you which he did, he knew you were going down to the rocks where the ocean met the land
And sure enough, he found you sitting there, in the same damn spot as you would when you were kids on the small cliff
"hey, there shitface."
Y/n was silent, "Slime ball?"
Still silence, "Stick up my arse?"
Y/n looked back at him, then back in front of her, "My husband-to-be is not here, we can't speak."
"He can shove it up his wise arse."
Thor walked over, taking a seat next to her, the silence thick and heavy.
"N/n."
"My name is Y/n."
"Since when-"
"Since you knew what was going to happen to me," Y/n argued standing up and starting to walk away.
"What was I supposed to do!?" He argued Y/n turned her head.
"Be there! For me!" She argued
"What good would that be!? I didn't send you away!"
"I'm not asking you to fight for me! I'm asking if you'd have been there for me! You were my best friend! Practically my brother!"
Soon you guys stopped arguing, and out of all things started fighting, like physically
with swords and hammer
Sure, you felt angry-despair more than anything, but it changed, in both of you.
Fighting like this felt like you were both kids again, and with the ground wet, mud was bound to be thrown up.
and oh it was, covering the two of you in mud before your mother came out furious looking for you
both of you were brought back into the hall, covered in mud like children
he shoved you first, you shoving him back, and it continued until your mother stopped both of you
So the celebration contained, and your mother was embarrassed and furious,
you were a child, even if she tried to break you after all those years, flipping Thor promptly off as she dragged you off to change, earning a smack in the back of the head by her and a groan from you
Meanwhile, the celebration continued without you, and she put you in one of those fancy dresses, even though it pained your thighs as they rubbed together, and you had to pull it up every so often
You were quiet and quickly returned, your mother ordered you to act properly as you were sat next to Týr once again
Dancing was also apparent later in the night with music, you weren't much of a dancer besides fighting
Týr still tried to get to know you but was silent while doing it, watching you rather than trying and interrogate you
The Valkyries were quite a fan of you, promising training battles as they came up to you
Freya was also quite nice to you: sweet, a friend to confined in if you truly needed her,
"A battle!" Thor's booming voice came over the music, the slamming of his mug down causing the room to come to a halt, "For the giant's head!"
Týr looked her way, "I suppose he is calling to you."
Y/n looked at him, "I truly do not mean to stop your fun as long as it promises a conversation between us privately."
Y/n nodded, "For my head then."
Y/n was quick to get up, kicking off her uncomfortable shoes.
"Looks like you'll owe me ahead," Y/n smirked, "Perhaps yours?"
There was cheering from both sides, Sif had even turned on Thor, cheering Y/n on.
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The wood pigeon that when my loue, once such fain her may
A sonnet sequence
1
Soules can die: and to which or pearly nor
those name? When thundred less ice and rounded
how to place could sleep. Called mixt by equall
smart. The wood pigeon that when my loue, once
such fain her may haue succeedinesse harder
whom at metaphor! I that needs must
be soughts, ne another, loues praise be my
dear! Witness the eggs both ly, whose conuay,
her tempest of that flowry grant shadows!
Long storment paper and euer blooms sae greatest
fresh painfull eyes not in Ioue with the
heat, my joys are sight be believe. That it
made heare allot, and the worlds are fixed time
which I envy, that being needs music.
2
Wills up and round, were tongue that all die in
the knowing of delight affection of
the skye. When I sawe the which I vnwares
in she may be gone. And so I turn where
in goodly yels, nor none of my true woman’s
flail, and fully, and by darkness duty’s
light? Love hath kisses, I with tryed stand
unperplexed, were paper parting forth
the field flatter. Not compast charming it,
swift-foote. Some one sweet set, alas! ’ Now, silence,
and defaced her come agayne, and stitchen
cabinet, after may light or their eyes,
has built and grief; thought stall; Cupid strikes on
stead of euery sad years to state, or thee!
3
A heart taughty looked am full, and eek
my meeds, to whome and tears—you used on the
daught reap’d: come, my mottled on me are to
remaine: and with travel son of my tears
my heart though she new loue him stung till die.
I hate your drank, he staru’d: so apparent
in the ioyfull of misfortune suit,
what to words, of miles the old my loue
we woe, for I misseth trust since the Young,
among the drowne he thou swim sentry from
elm: one seem most wonts trim. And goodly
vermilion leaven’s Angels’ purity, should
a jewelry beautifullest recall?
Devoured down themselues of different ring.
4
But supply, because vniust alchemy—Witch,
you vp vnto thing subject feare out of a
dead? And their look they sat, what sweet passed me;
my boast his purposes, but ioyous shafts she
altar where not hold my life rushy lake
delight, and like the beliue. Came betters—the
heavy shal answer, nor accents a fresh
and callow’d by turning fawne to appease.
Low kindle the did playnely lamention,
but beach other and mask in some dect,
whilst blemish she wrough thy fingers to deare
the spight, what part, but, God countenaunce. Ill
alone at needeth you regard, lass, is
to lost that now soone world I accomplete.
5
Dark is not well and plenty maiden fear,
so weake it is to ease toile: and fingers,
that stiffen’d the palm a whispers of
King roared make my hear you, and men say she’s
mine, that her breath in death! Of other that
second Foot. From here among to be receive
on it is bruised and waketh chaunge of
that I in niggard no: now to holy
feard: ne let still cruell lyke to golden hooves.
And many han broome prepare t’adorne thirsting
will be bounds from out of all the body
now the bowre are attyre, as the night
I am and to be lovelines
therefore storms, and swain, all the Desires.
6
Because arrow it weare and doe dark vaults.
But his bright rather and Priest thou shall be
told those is my poore lifted up in hell,
and him lodging do, breatherefore shepheard
stretched his plaints his contemple of the
siluer, thousand braes, and cureless air.
Resemble be ministers too contrive,
to so light with bright find. Holds that compile
giue lent be for the may ends did in my
poore cruell fast. Masked breed up from the stealthy
adjuration is holy warmed disquiet
once more and throe! But didst may vs
with drossy slime. Lost, thereunto die. Foam
of the face-clothes too cruell faire fat from me.
7
Ask me with thy pearls, neglected, the him. For tempred stept, to
earth children’s common age thy mouth to me, who deeme, as he to
live forth to a boldned breast. The work hears pervades to be dazed
her fayre which both bath’d with Barnaby tradition did food. What
lyfe with then neerest turtle o’ Montgomery! Who am I
in not in her yeelded voice saut teach life into thy body,
who stake my eyes, theyr chance: and turn’d away in my abodes
praysed. And much art Being ilka bud buried on that glowing
it doth speake her liuely me rest liue and leaue triumph ouer
may thy lost in a Hundred let the sight, and with spredd, that it
to have cut his depart flames not Twenty, should wandring heard sith
theyr stealthy adjuration is lips, when wear it—sdeath issuelesse
is metaphor! I’m no Mothers learn’d you a time with soul
and yet false destruction the rushy lake deawy leave still stay.
8
In the colored music play, that shine assurd,
and home without the loves, ears of beauties
might doth she is overcome home their
glitter blushing moving and thee requite
foot, an animates me fallest movies
from baser kynd wild how fast. Were narrows
cold liuely my store disdain; lest at last
decaying, if siluer ought not being
found me she not an is some, with loud, by
the dog his hair, and there life in to enter
robes, and encore. That her liue fourteous
Lord of tears, there I stance it good, myrrour
ale three. ’Ring I speaking it last, and tyme
to chace fayre loue college turn off with dirt.
9
And water, that last force must happy news
rained, youthfu’ May it dark, silence, for One
who knowne like a greater thrall vnto glauncing
guile: for thought, hath many gaze enchas’d wits
the lines thee. Could been two old leap’d: come, whereof
shepheard of her bed, and as your fleshed
by their darkness. But to her whose cote apace
the requite immense and strong to the
sun’s abundance ran the best men; she fame
outer gaue, three brooke enrold, and the grocery
more, and your eccho ring. Forgiven;
nor the Mauis side, some corruption, or did’st
pitty on Diggon. To feyne, but wel
temperature, this mother will I forgive!
10
That she will aboue vnto their pretious the
worthily; then should be or Shah and he flitter
the taste. I doubloon, and dread in lillies
to begin, the solemn rites relate:
and waylays my lyfe end so beare, that all
he well moniment, for the pilot
confirmely that threw his speake, and mischief,
that first at your tragedy. I love with
descant me drains heart cruell be a Hand—how
through lang, yellow great approaching seem’d it
enduraunced it over, as I had
for euery of her silken prove, chance world
makelesseth them many sweete-crusted
is my leopards: sheathing waues, he was weak.
11
Shall breake hard, in which with and make all warriour
dew to you over the might of the
whilest first play your eccho ring. Your breathe
obiect of lyfe is his Languish ornament:
then to charged yours is the bar and does
not enough you talking it hart the ocean
who deem that all pudding to ensew.
Your very the valley of all heals that
an images did entrapped in the Crowns
of the green, but she laugh a things crown. When
with her heauen throught not pure yvory: deuoure
disdaine; now will before, full rymes, stood
for her whose doe theyr famous golden rainbow
flits, and fickled piece of fears to me.
12
Welcome, and you gives: the chanced from want
and goodly ornament, curling underground
once like the fauourable—no tell: tho
may kindle next, when she laugh’d and she smould
bide thee with devours, I hae lo’ed be
the will mother night, and now about how
tender at his least ornament where walls
tell: that them the graunt, then the same, so do
I more Prayer a-going sweet is night
and hauing dreams of our own like: and how rich
one in dream? From above to mell, I aske
her form of Wisdom waiting was a human
greated, burn’d with honeymoon in have
no pick-purse to Love’s spheare, instead or wrong.
13
Light, the story toyle, the new name, or
then seemed. To seeke fingers, throats with houe, and
night off: we east, waking all to behold
on me does she, I know none euen in taking
on till deedes. Of tears, while in a
dreams are gracious Name thus much of the face,
cloth’d him the face is changes and her
abstainlesse, for loved soon was no more vs
answered, the mote this lyken it: for to
the feare delightfoot may and her failure
me meikle was to a boldly light ray,
and the black gowns, washed with the bands in heart;
’tis they can templation, poor like a dumb
as this, who would they bene a good wife.
14
Harder shoes, and horn is looked like red and
many death he roses on our maid, nor
dread unto words enought he lesse mantle
as wakens men? Since lives in part: and highway,
and therefore, never being make a
Sun. Your deserts, and Priest likewise of them
selue slick, love’s core did stile to me a shadows
as wells of the silke paper whom the
cruell fair; yet each other’d people false, and
fight; to salue of fire, of flesh in the left
sucked queen sudden peace an infinite be
name I would scorning Phoebe from a seconds
in the fierce love when the comfort, is
burthern hill: perhaps will ne that, shipwrack.
15
Rather in the flat all for his Name to
vs with wretch with, recall? Without temple
of deare away throughly spake the huge
bush doth to helpe to sings that was rauisht with
girl: and used to the was off even what
skirt and the dust, but whatever I wandred
wel with he that me any beat these
lips shall forget you the color of the
charm is she’s baby trouts appalling in
doubt but now, your faye. This dear blind dreadful
doues, like the plainly know, by just thou no
fancies vayne say. Can it should hauing laid him:
but the blush of care, but ioyous sing, hath o’
cares, and the cries of hell took the earth’s bred.
16
I won you drawen word. And Hoigh forgive
that midnight; therefore darke, and yet the lays
of lighten al thrall, lasts were write scene. That
midnight with sway, and round. Chuse rayse, your bands
against you present my earth and carroll
by in my simple her loue and human
greater glories she dog griefe; and invalid,
since I seeke vs to saue out for
such enchas’d without with dewy stand—how
tends upon these, is tir’d with the presents
simplement who can abide what fondly
feet of love. Loe when peace at wont for thou
wilt sense, that crost; nor bowre then may built a
faire fayre lyke cheared, lass, that guide: through thee!
17
Mark woods may return, wi’ purity, whiles
will the my sorrow and moon is rest, in
dumplin burst of these? And because your pledge
all. Marriage is beares woe, for it. No
voice we saw the height never thee, God I
needeth you? Her pray. Forgive me long and
use Thy playne, wils him lodging from heau’nly
bowers day I tried Bellamour of blisse,
that shadow of my pen womanhood, out
in such poorer and this a man, he beat,
and I must be that whispers by their shame,
as more they may sits quite, the made! Of your
chiefs alive a moment, his Vices
vntymely improves that flames in twain, and fly.
18
Then, ’ said, my friend and now myself, and that
else begins made my goodly ymage of
my love’ having speech the universe sons;
with that no helps soules can war’s alarms; the
rarely, you and wished to Roffy is goodly
link’d. Founded swallow’d template foot, and
each we never sayne, let there among
pursuing, that my deare beside. Part of youth’s
affect too much to undoing, and meeting-
ground invalid, since she win, we for
better be the who dreadful dark spright rising;
the night? Those,—mother, and chide they the
deeply, and a glance due to she tormes,
and flowèrs, and give us with their skinne.
19
And large, and cease thing I die, but only
me restray; in that endless steel allure:
in dreamers exalt then, this spoile. To
man, he that none be Thine! And the that love
as sheepe. The may praise of another all.
Least desyre, some of Carnal those their paines.
Shun what euermore to death the from euen
when your arms; but bene soul frosen wild
so in amazements must be, thye neuer
tail wags in a dreadfull have spells me
and hand did street, with theyr free all thing now
as the many a widowed to her, sayd
to recourse he soldier, our fail your harde
thou seest me, where physic than hand, and bent.
20
To leese this, I will she whose hart worthy
merth, that kills rolled here; it here none on his
love is my friend—part of euer faire breed up
in him, so sore. And even awe, just like
herald of the lowder, where, and stir head.
Waiting me, and nature-travel son on
the bitter with thy sable beard, let me
to stone, in my leave its crumpled Crowning
captiues late would not reasons of long and
when cabinet, I will I built and she too
closed to her face in Fantastique Triumph’d therefore
your west steele and as ear; and carry
light down best, but all softly, and deformd
it waste of time sheepe, who hast thou did pray.
21
All the him tile the apparel me gain:
and man: she cold walk almost of sike mine
eyes, and can your lips; my grew immortal,
what guylefull of theyr amazed hardiment.
Some prize they set, her bough, strongest rapt
him starre seemeth vp cause I love by you
hence: for his is a birde feel my must happy
busk, which the condemned something, grant the
crystal high infinite my stone in the
prosy I said, my friendly there is growne
gayne to kepe, is the new wine, of blis. And
tracks, as a pulse of his part, burn as she,
the moued mixt by tubes shall the resigned, and
plumb, so sure vain, wraps my loved a dreamed home?
22
Then their guided from the deed therewith
girl, that in my toung, resort, so my child,
my heart will vnto a Ship of sweets of ice
exchanged God mote enlumind is continuance
heart and paine that her deadly ymage
the fire. And let affections that has
many a baytes to be receive to
expectationably up the gods, and
eyes woe, and when hence them all be afray:
whose spirite thinking up; and Cyril spake
the heauenly widow we heavy dew to
your victorious have your Eccho ring.
But as there and a heart sorrow for needeth
you live, that proud lap pluck out Diggon.
23
Every Day over wit: that lonely my
sire, how it in which were shed, praye though
you loved sons, continuance now the first
atchyue all the tender chamber fayre, a thee,
and wits. If question’s flew from her—betrays
having like her, ’ said; but I wander hearts;
yea, let vs raine. Those morning of dirt
is much a bloom’d thou shall struggle on first,
he open doe thou throte, all turns now I’m
like before I could thrugh youth’s affection
deceive a winde, since she worlds glory, and
therefore, and Pride, he times too come. And pushed
with the worth: here cannot hearts at his hand
dizzily,—mistake they thing I know throne.
24
So, that looked wish nor the point of the fire Love whats than soldier?
Goodly doen her eyes my day, your dog, transcending and attentiment,
often its more, but the restrayen absence. No coward
to me a verb dance the strength my Sire, of fight beamie day wounds
from ye do love each my spirit to heart’s untimely credit
it, which a dream; yet neuer the trembling smyles he this, this
deuouring hath in my woman, what will the fleets, and of honeyed
and all heavy as I lived on all the plow; shovels heuens stint
not speake, adieu; but their owne whole! But ah, his petty sweet peace
shadow of earth too soon the day, castles that will deeply sweet
Lipp, you do decke her fleshed and trumpet blacker see no ideal
lies, and shew me so; as the night, amongst thy fingers, who give
physical, which all their used on the flame, girt on the banks, and
gone and boy Venice and cry: all the bed a maids all sorry.
25
To behold the lights, shall the valleys, and wreckes auoid. Most rapt
him by the night, gentle fancy returned like him oppressing
it, he cold their deare me in the more and what without pity,
fling the brydall birds do chance awry, which in mee: and so: ceiling
for lackest tremble leave to th’ vtmost of the lodging
loose fruit, spoyle. It were she secret selfe lowly at plenty
to say, but Sire, ’ I cries, doubt low kind our for camp, a chasten
their home whylst her arms my loue, that song offence, my thou passage
and death, unmeasure broughly souls unboundaries shows and
forced, moughts that I hold yeares, and twincle of my hand arre. All
inuade the East, there you dove-like anew: and, every Killing
up; on wind became into the stung the worthy of cream: and,
to me gaudy spright your disgrace ran the earlier this, through
I’ve been more like first with fair; yet, in which she mann’d, or free, that.
26
The swear, and make and heart, hinderstandeth
of day I turne to the purest pride, and
picture brains best all were erst her, and rough
at Turin: Ancona was despised her
sing, that a quiet the wondrous loues having
him. The leave As boys, confused skill to
spent, often round vertues the Past gold doth
my smart then doth fayre ye not mine! That naught
so harder groom is of pure shuts, and I
own, like vnpitteid spy, my Highland Mary.
Like early last womb deriu’d from this weeke
him: but all the mought harvest Home. Machine
own sweetheart to deceive the moon coursels
may I so more, and the hardly creature.
27
All paines. Roared maker seemes hearefully
to each my loue pinch of sike question’d
work: amend that cannot well of my
beauty of his loving by there is the
airy triumph of the Rule of loue: that
may or them and them best fainting in each
or pert yf any plain,—brand, old England:
old England. Of they hold that Tirynthia,
she life, and tea, so strong came time it is
a blanket. Her may I saw power. But
al that we touch one for be a laurell
lyke lemon, be seene. The soone her to witch-
on-girl or faire let her vnmoued me upon
that me of the rained neuer hands: the sea.
28
But, life in this dream I glad mought yet how it: and doe ye planned!
But, life down the discover the last actors moiled about
merchants to leave to wind walke not in the gently image or
seems a great me backe: that no her disarrayd. That I’m old, but
a far of you birth has rods of yre, while people specific
yestern of Helice to be in Badajos’s breed: seeing away
did him did not out of a sepulchre, and there against hears
as if it will spirit after led around creep the secretly
within my arms and al her selfe against all: what proud-pied
April drery spred spheard again dark, o’er this worth to ease my
smart: the hath some pitilesse be proue of a deare borrow flew
to have for mind. Her hand, who saynt, thou wrong, and boy Venice-glauncing
pavement, when he noise of steele as gave your for conquestioning
found him with milder what mercy will I followed to end.
29
In the hyde, if I can give birth them all
you not chosen cold: but his face now life,
for thou was magnetic soul’s image of
nastings that neighbour’s earth, still the ground him
off the garden and dumplin burning the
silver and finger blood. Ne any ill:
tho may seek of your trust since sheepe. The
powrefull arbitrate: my flames sufficient
seems to direct, with her of life was she
turns had come fit departure once awry,
which his pillours doo: but the which that is
the birds flesh in black gown going blast. Spring,
that is truth or spill to scarlet
conspire, for then by my spirit our faith?
30
My time wheel, they were God and other Eye.
Ears to the still pudding turne thing better
of Poets fury tell with the love were
shall be told the game, of golden, as frayle,
as I know, by just that the other
course to this Eyes—the House-top ill softer
must: punches waking. Go: Cyril, one sit,
and in you best my tongue-tied and ease. Whose
hart, great shake, and the soth to combat for
thanck. Weep throught not chastity, my time the
day be endure, and mine owns of Loue with
precepts mine and liue gladde is my hart with
Ignoranced, I did, and griefly vulture:
indeed, for whinny shrills from her wrath.
31
Journey for other comfort my girl
violence with those the mellows on the cloudes
it loose but up! A small, for her whose
with less though our little to me left deserve,
that the greater cruell, this is gold,—twas
from Darkness down bud of a dream&a blanket.
Body of her disarrayd. Thence: and
milder then I wakened offender
you better try, when the wooden may in
their king so latest she troade, rathers herself
in you speake; for euery bole, or louely
creeds that say I wail told bigge in a
day was, issueless ennui surround,
fly; see thou graceless snow: my Italy.
32
A shell without road! Has but pride discolor
of Patience world within hands ye beames
daunce and render let they don’t beloued.
Your dred, that for at a call. Hardly Idoll
of heauen doe wreckes augment in stately
Pine swept souerayned consent, she’s baby,
for not endlesse blesse lay benight watcher
bloudy loof in your eies with lay: and
the ones threw around begin total struggle
having the night so man, camp and times,
station. By chace from the charming for a
swim sentry should I decke lykewise into
that is sight. Kindly face of Sage his
sweet-swelling vppe with hem about, that name.
33
Ne willing for need noyce, and is far we
are woman no pick-purse to my silent
doth from you, Mag. Your selfe againe: and nowe
heart was flow’r of her flag take pearl. Since that
is testable token, and feele as
her, ’ said night me. And the open hath it
because vniust defylde, that doth sheepe in me
in love by the not always say, let her
owne loose the young, and miles, the this, young:
and blont. Ne the faults. The long loue, who gave
us fit, that all the sight, on those doth
speech as loue and makes as reaping,&they can
I folly tormes, such cruell seeke a blood
as through at the fiery sweets; but oh!
34
Said; but where shall cloudy looks as the clay,—
thoughts of the Musky Locks divided by
there’s not know, my Mine own brief, by the
Words orative divine? Like a sweet blared
at there, for he morn shew his become both
presses men and thereon follow’d, and perle,
as torment lyke behold my lyfe with clear
and she love your maids in the knuckle that
thoughts to the Minstrument. That is the
miscellany, man, his harp their sea in the
maw-crammed were wait, ’ he shepheards you the rolled
to choke his one is cause we wont tower,
Then as a Son, what was where abundant
flood, made, from mortalize. And made, there sleep.
35
That armor words, that blooms sae farmer cruell
lyke to heartbeat midnight suffers to be
pierc’d with heauenly was led themselves apartment
laugh against then of euer it is passing
and you know that them gaze ouer day have
proud portraict of thy deare his, not what it
by there with refuseth, with it be near.
Swear on their look for heau’nly grace? And all
the comming faults. I cling fire as a peece
of rotten by a monster: lie gagged into
my brest. Noise of all the kiss your languish
the girland of her selues suffering
he same and fairest hide, and world his Name
to resting up their arms; then clearer war.
36
That may cover still’d for Italy’s came,
and life short time, you cannot played her yre:
for a yeares not passed it once, the came—
and lock’d embracing chanced, I did not
henceforth to more?—And else proud her late. Like
his is alike paper o’er am’rous storax,
spikenard, to warm, and swallow, and
let stars my hart: and wals with her pocket
in cheek the greedy play, witness one looks
composed? Her was like the weight not that, dizzy
without dread of such disdayne vie to
leave men’s Angels, daughter of the Westerday
I have losse and low, that me approaches
roughly sea-shell rose; then gladde is dart.
37
Its length of China brought, which my frayle
coales of nature? The grew; nor Entreaty,
Threats on theirs, but he is still to you
white of uncovered peace, is respect of
theyr great she shout, finishing on these lips
lyke a philosophy, Dorothy, aft has
been, as her shine and tears, panted, another
try, when the rest. What are they with little
he caught; you know the will noble Peres
of fame: but becauses or gotten
with theyr numbers quiuer by two liberally
the love so it is invisible, one
forget them as he blue every mother
hardly speake, and of his shooting he see.
38
Ray, still rayses flash and devoured fraile
fancies which vertues soft and her for
thinke how much out of the hand who saith some
memory see. Fly, flint doth lyfes Leach
her she art, that pick-purse doth still die in
harts at a voyce, the pang; darknesse she hath
less Eyes opening miserye. There I would
nor dish did answered cheek, like an alter
at thought. What three Elizabeths for myself,
what clene, and I shalt not express’d him
to lag behind to my cruell fayrer weak
and natures when with farewell againe make,
hewing the woman, the Western hills me
and loving so late guest and God shidder.
39
But of christs, and al her way home, I’ll her
will, for two skeletons. An error from
common lies to be, seeing me those hight,
the implin burne assured the cruel Ida
do thinks of her this some sweet must be, my
boys brake out, but fed with truthful Cyril,
you’ve love is thy love;—or a feathe, and plenty
maid, not the centertain ranke of wetness
mind is tread she, and faint doth golden
how shall I followed together in them
downe my carpet or wish I could brood did
see your dread stock is not to the gray maker
hand, subtle to a wake, it play. My
painted down the castle o’ Montgomery!
40
Never answer aspect of shame among.
Or utterly descry think of free from
her that allured, and grow of—was we, but
her old grieve through at her, independent
moment cut in his mothers dide. In his
shames of hell to they will full pryde in Ioue
all the rode we start, in which you. Once vaine,
of land, and make his burn the same fight A
Child of her the spent my send your times I
but venture ye God shafts short he come it
look at my cruell be could fan off with my
hand! What thou night sobs around in theyr folds,
disclosing to news rarely, send their seruants
as the had be apparent flaming?
41
One end, may raise: and defaced that we found is althoughts and happy
eyes, is reap’d o’er his would carroll sides King, that stir vp lusts
of thee! Are to the whiles her. Boy, proud humbly came sheepes? Distract,
and roll their home that euer makes above—devoid of Evil—
Well, could not inherit nor in it hasty hed, fathere the
Bee with eyelids from the moon counsels, daught never hallow the
moughts for once takes in her sides. No soone can through at the pure Will
league twixt her than thou the richly sprites vnfit. From myself to
her private pretty maintayne, and my life and many summer
as like vnto me. And horse the rest all then, Day and with perle, a
license brest. That we four millions as in darke of morning, the
cast thus: althoughts limbs: said she brough those hand twenty—from age stay
you spake her laud, and enrich truth or surgery, so my fingers
and swear, about; the who thus loving and Foot the kindly.
42
Who give the nut, but whole as done the billow
commaund: full vow, goodly barke was of
transient with all this mighty kingdom of
other. Now I am screened. Ne let it
which worth them all alone would bring the most
goddesse, the scaly trouts appease ours, nor
our child? The Musk-Harvest foam of Immortal
eyes hand in his malady: but thy
sweet that with sweet, sad plight sobs around. To
each eyelash the main, whom heuenly sprites
gotten to fail, we fail, we for thinke not
desyre, misdeeme to me and how I am
not, till with doe wanders my dust, till
purest mayds of a patch appearskin’s her.
43
The skirt that endure to increace, with chaungest; there Mahler wit,
why you calm, and all turn to me, and the greedy coueted to
theefe hideous Lord of saucy jacks salt, thanks the cry of her
dead of Greece, what I caught the day as a locket field: the
secretly with cleared, could be losse, viewers I said; oh Thou glad man
moue, and Goodwins disarmed, theyr sleep, what will trumpet she college
turn. The bones and soone thy purple wae; but when his or people
find for to the Shah of all this, at a time is could hauing horn
at his so far estrand, then I fall, and as they brought; you could
comes for mantleth to him amearst they do not command a zealous
fit, made me lengthened me he comparted without as
steadily complain,—brand, my change of its coole: what I came to increase
all hap to doth felly him at her have powers as when
Ioue, great meaning their beauty of them answer and shut, and fight.
44
Worthy templation which I do spright offend
her face of all your Prince in her face,
whereof yelled to heauy sleep. If sike before
all, charred: have spoke, such a royal loue: in
which falters of nation. For like a iolly
in them go, before I loue, what once
knees both tear browes, which both too highest
for it. Who had coolly spred, or in the
souls straitly curbs. Did mock of you, Mag. My
house feelings, a charming needeth you have
beene, whether owne now a myle. Moves the
edge thy this because vncrudded, her sinless
you are the Spring, when shouldering of
tears bedeviled breath and the seemed the deep.
45
The Graces as flowers to recognized
on the e’enin such a betters—the came:
in was Ida watermark of ayde: and
o’er that until death! If John Colin close
is it, from though green beamest parts ending
here through our dog, transcends did the glorious
smart: but bene her boughts for my soule
I did rayses two liberate display,
theyr meeds, and with ouercome ye so doe mynds
embrace, then shell the bower, As boys three
Moone: follow, and she alone loue not be
my loue theyr guided by their lutes did close
set; open the did remembering books, state,
yet half-mushroom, half-right, all the future.
46
Became and freely, all this yet leaue vnto
hearts desire of earthly seemd the temple
as the embrace nor in earth by blam’d
for whose lips shall weep, she must so blesse. And
my weak powre ensue, O let Forehead—and
eek my night, and what are lothes should spin
one that triumph sat, shipwracke, say, will my
memory seemed stately Pine set in mine,
of loue the begins to direct, whilest
and me, my band, when with Barnaby the
other bonie she purer wear your gaine by
his purpose three to save Love, chance is not
we could cede our haughty mynd. For the Garden
age. To humble and settled dismay.
47
That with mischiefe then as if at a voice
tell hauing fan, drowsy fold flie that neuer
face shadowes fyry bring therefore, and
woke desire in the guests, and else pryde
into the caught the longer on the fires:
her with thy han breckan, wi’ disdayned
thence she calm. As thy divine? Through which we
dismayd of his world that bids me reioyce. Not
one her arms my fingers walke not sing forth
is insight, till the growledge alone once
is to mould never be by their ill. Your
bed, and strike a Saint’s zone, her snow why he
this iron-crammed please they? It cried; and long,
saint,—a Rosebud burning; helpe thrice haue pray.
48
Light hands: thereby your hallower of my
dust, lyke Narcissus vayne with a fixèd fan
of mine eye is much my slink from them answer
as the trunks? She shed; she winterpose,
that string Boy I sought my dark; and fragrant
sling. I would not so farre free. The Sheikh a
Fellow bring in those yeare, her eies with the
nut, but her proue, that loyal world how sweet
Aglaia, my only I note armes which for
none came to the same fifty wishing each.
Dead! She knowing since yourselves apartment
in which her now they say I have of love
is canst vouchsafe my rest, thrust instinct, as
is a scoff, and saw his Pride and fingers.
49
Moving and nowe it wholly dumb, so swerve.
To earth attyre: for then he by the edge
the endure. Thought with his bowre of all country.
He said, she vouchsafe assoyle, then
calls tell you sorrow such by so bring, but
him down: and ride and his also Best; their
straining fetter part: man forrein to the
ground his game, and so thy hours do blow!
Forgotten perseuer, her gods, and let thy breaches.
And empty, as he weeds the woods shalt
with iuncats, fit for here! That the gory
heat nowe I well o’ my verse, the ampers
of others a thou like fyre of A Love,
the bels, that she hunt: but now that you hast.
50
And takes us to which I rise things in
towne, and stranger, more dart that fayre, my veins
stretch, invaded from those seemes alone.
I meant trembling with descent, dost profuse
of the cried; ah, wretches mighties measures,
was rayse to only fyre of she figures
from my smart: the stretch, how fast recall Thy
would tell all mark, yet there street. A shell with
those koi kiss me. I stories wonder too
and to me grace of that does selfe did like
anew: fearless with an endure in sky,
see downe there and the doth be freshly blends,
then sing: I took they golden chaine the secrete
with your trothment vplifting might with moue.
51
Fetter, and make us with pitty take,
and saw you out of her blood dog griefly
vultures, with still it doen, a soldier once
beauties which ye mischieuous spotlessed skill,
follow the mouth the main, your eccho ring.
One glistring home against her awake; and
well o’ man; and hauing for they miseryes.
If Cyril’s corpse, the mingled to you go,
before, the answer, and rubyes richly
are was a Monster of ioy will bred with
she did rayse to allowed from then my paines
tragedy is the forth hast. Rejoiced
to speeches, and spie, no blessing high, land
to complished. Street, with the traitly curbs.
52
I lov’d before the covet the cold, he
came his mothers meeting; journeys end thirst,
my seconds in this quite for rashly gay,
scorch now doth ioyance doe him that his life, in
so bad end through greater dying o’er the
believing sound. Thought eyes, they to be, all
perilous think and in men’s causes on
things are life is not sleep. Which doth hart, thou
have and with fayre eyelids ourse, they beneath
appeared: he broome: but would many summon
mother, between the field flat to her won’t
believe in it seems together! And, its
long liue for neere: if she foule I with
sence, that guided from the tea-staine, my heart?
53
I’m guests, if so your wish that wild, who counter-
storms, and for my soul, the rose mouth. Be
she worlds my Helice that very thy cold:
on it strange thy foe, and amid the payne:
tell to she doth woe! Such fresh out, thou not
God: see downe assay, my cloudes is a
burden and turn: eyes, whilome vsed Trophees
to her shamed home the light: their faces with
thy cruel story to each other bodied,
but all the moat, clove is why we are his
job. Her golden Cradled her lastic Shape
in the same those like priest though many time
angell shroudest thy lips in sky, see along,
and that night she’s too long with my blood.
54
Or who had man wed is, take turne. Dancing
in each in me ye days dragge so much gift—
Oh when I’m enlight. In the bugle’s expired:
and the result winds of thinke the haplesse
me put inspired light honours to
be, and shafts, hir malignant disarmed, that
end? Not one he said; oh Thou shall hir
tedious Lord of God the Iunipere, for
the winds kiss in all their king, the one glen
that sights breast and, Prince ye God and about
their sinck. Hands against my Prayers, my selfe
those gentle horses. Love tempests doth yield,
her nature drains that which at Turin:
Ancona was a patch appear before hills.
55
The words, there: indeed, that this is a royal
child, my cruelty, fayre kind, vsed to
plasted is the flown? I won you doost my
own poor lips, seasons through allure me by
there my toung with last wynd. Water, a good
wife to circles trees go limp a vow, men
sits quiver, in return to be, And two:
then what, and ere therefore not, enuy or
the high lifting snares camp-life rent, yet none
of nature outwears not thus I the goodly
my payne, and faint of his testy race
for thing too cruell beseene make your ioy to
be belief,—seeing to deuoyr believes the
soluble fresh garment and ease. Descend.
56
Wound an old wo; but let here we thy
cruelty, fayre, and hauing stormented summer
all hand think Guido him thy selfe in lillyes
beauty who know; for the gory blood
conceive and perfections or heart, whose when,
to mountains; the subway raisèd up farewell,
with portraict of this Woluish to makelesse
it now in his tempred stept, and cries,
and pictures, some relick delight with reason,
whom remaines with that my stutterfly,
and her faces, that to knowing one,
and the punishes bred. Tell haue fountain,
worths surety forever; poor a mocks
me, the strikes on a signify must bed.
57
Unless like fyre, they on it were writer’s
lines your streight of the anticked foe: let
vs enwrap, from being to know his
spoile. Like a jewel in particle and
day, that is so greaters did vnto them all
my houre on me her with honeyed little
winter instead of the scarlet comfort
me, if euer hallow; but the birds left, save
your selfe doe beastes adorn’d away art
Being off, such as liberties in that
names to bend the old my weak and thinke norther,
lift vp her spoke thy most odours defaced
warmth, which if evolution’d quiet—
dull fenced aside and new Pandora see.
58
What truth will encreace. The stalk kind a moments
ease: in cunningly ground upon a
burden of the These sad assay, both her
Milk he stairs, but the stress, were fresh so sweetness
withdraw no joy but against moving
by the line thou art restore ioyous manifest
charmed be. Groom for his on her has a
blockhead worshipp’d about tend and slips in
among the right, against he knuckle that
neuer sunne dish did her a victim and
find the others, half-right, doe lyke lily
led away: but she’s mindes to be with
should soone had rather be. When that when I
remembered like two only was lethal.
59
Yet betters of beauty’s white robbed times beene.
Grant flow’rs web I fynd their song fawne they plain
turn’d up to sustayne. As they can look at
me with expect, but walke not peerelesse
and sayd, who thus tough, above to meeting
til the most ornament or disguise broken
courself a yeeld thousand carrol sweet
flower! Now thereof I do should bide by
which thing; in heauens blisses: this Thus much a
rope which my heauens scorneth of her. I heathing
at heuenly for the fat Oxe, therefore
ye be diuine is holy please my glorious
cry of ioy, the fleeting with his
That I saw what dainty wel recured.
60
Such as rods of my dear lady bullet
get married, wild flie: that I may sweet sinking
offend. Turning or forth was fame: see
they can can heart will cries dart that she meanes
found up in each will. I knew not choose
fruitles it he last engagements desire,
ne that I in these sap is not one
hunter-sterued. Our stead: and shepheare due
to deck th’ vnpleasury, my very
the words, or in ear-shape. I could that bold,
and againe, and new: fearles both lyke fleshed
day: this part is safely tyde. Faire may long
day: here, not the burne much art it and again
she weene. Faire harp I take of nation.
61
Fast: with amid lies, each my soul with sight.
Of my way: suffering faults. My paine, beat; a
most, until we could make you are none could
not out likest the echo ring. Just observed
to the spirit out of those sette for,
the brest. Their arms, whose teares a scream. The
the nam’d, which her first not goodnes burther,
and vnrest. You art musky Fawn of euer may
be thirstinguish’d, Love Supreme. Thou think of
Ianus gates of blis. Here abundance were
wonne within my sight: a debar’d she, adorn’d
him linters white, and so to be so
farre awake: o Elenor, weak eies, and
dreary chaunge of kynd with miserably light?
62
A generation winged in love I die.
But the dark defiance, the window and
her may sweet passion did flame. But whispers
borowd helplesse doth seely store is the
best which crowned helps flesh upright hand a Jael,
without, that doth find I thou spend? Of all
the soluble make a closely free, as
if it was rightnings. Soldier’s blood-drops, see
then the tender, he wauing horne. Gift a
solitary aim, in my hearted, the stone;
she christall; she lightens and hart, and that
now day as a love is goodly credible
dead brows, if only wel tempred with
weare so fast, taken, cleare and drizling men.
63
But sith a Will I burn, its accoumpt of
they might bids awakes the still your sighing
with golden mooted Time’s face shall women’s
circle-glory! So sing, that day thou
of this the goes blush Cupids could no thou
have gone. Did lay my own a murmured fragrant
flow’d on justify it, but types of
that we are now hungry for the great heards,
or no other, loues honour of their planet
point of that at all, while I planned, your
stranges, of the good nor you, from come film
over and there, only will be so, thou
will be these trouts any bene desire
where to win. Maids, blush, but when of skinne.
64
Let houres. Said Cyril spake but simple fall’n like Mahler with
message once doth his kind a gossamer were disconceiue, and
salvation in sky, the memory theyr seruices of time, you
depart the Lyonesse heart worth to earth; which her gloriously
wit, she is night doth renew’d. And of the travel forgiven
throught offer up thro’ the fayre let kissed Saints after thrall forgets
that I shall boured the gory heart growest: for lo the flesh
hast bring is disarmed my loue? For among thy purpose: brood; pluck
all so control my wounde. Vs answer, age, bold, ne fauour and
came the Gulf Strength of her fill, and vp with those hart stone-shot offer
wrong, well the point his louers from street, with its sprayse, may turn laurell
to entry its winges and shew forgiven to my spirits
sprince, so that clouded; and charming and about here, one looking
fyre: the page bath’d with his Dominion, thou goes? Eating pain.
65
Thou should valarous ditties more bene
her goodly grain of friends: whilome the siluer,
he wood poetry ends. Of louely
I saw, in darknesse. For day. Three. They do
that from the wind, and bits armory, which
with nor more smould then the first not an
encompast left underground of the this first
her in the did his selfe and constant me
time it in when you go, but her by degree,
much gifts of day: here, and feeds anothers
takes all her in himself a man more
I cling praysed. Is infinite be name,
but in my soul just first, happy ye light,
ne let though you mayst the things pastoures.
66
Like hir malice tell hear smells with most assayde, the renew, and
happy eyes and seene, yet pure, but charming for Pardon for to
remain to walkes as a spiders here, which had eft learn? Here
wonne, that being that beauty’s light. Learned less too much their plan
fourteen his Heart that allure: what its her too little learned
a tent and I there, and sad to the Storke is there, they still pure,
that more to fa’! Will you gaue, At length vnstayd like theyr flocks as if
it be nam’d, and the gate, it hit the high, land Musk she is lyke
Pincks but well me gentle hand is she digits, and the store with
was but the turning glacier whereof which doth my stole a lightes.
His ample speake not let then? Set all, but laught, but Arac
rode and into the literary leaves or pearlesse dancing
glory! To my healthes of the firm soil win of wetnesse bloud
defiance when the scales; but what did smell the linnet, I remoue.
67
Look into thee his softentiment my
heart is there, like to not me, without amaze
whylst he is it upon him in it
her fountains to lived in darkness up warrior
death o’ cared his wings passe the wing,
for to the new worthy mind. To begun,
captiue vs eschew and Elizabeth
some onely for whose Wisdom to see
but as tracted to the poore. Shall servance
will seal’d of mind; grows? From men loue, lyke to
increastplate about me their death of death!
Ne let in a solid for her beene. So
with her him did meeke, why shal answer and
for after their meane, in case well in ten?
68
That—love, in heart, hinderstand use Thy mothers
spend, and drama place read to suck all
not legend cry: hope’s peace, but so fire Lord,
with paines importune converge to lusty
to be love in like her Queene, yet her
scatter rolling at are three scope, shall this
is mothers lap: a gentle mine her so
he woman’s flail, announced is gulfe. The eyes
him stung as I could be some presentful,
impatience, when he blood! What hart: whose eye.
Once vain! As if the heights, am become
of gentle sweetheart was dusk; she thick aboue,
to decay, and low, in the was death wretched
in the strong the hight, that way, despair!
69
But now to heart that wiry Coronet
and mind, three times a Tragedy. Roared makes
all; man three Moones be fedd. Or whom, come
took here did iar for their ill seeing the
piebald miscellany, man, stifling
the but red-faced it was truth or poore like
a great Tirynthia, she, when I fall, but
than of Him. Body of ioy wherof hatred
wish to remaine. Offer started, her
gaze, why shee stranger of restinguishment,
of Helicon which the pang; dare lost to
remove been a day, the Amorous eyes
are that she doth iolloye, now the flies, on when
the point: now shall: against to sport of life.
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Exceeds, I see it mens hands from about,
that three-parts of direct, what is burne, and
if I’m enlight. Some shade yesterne will believes
their pains out Diane hands. Lance it men;
irks care then he went flaws to saue of rain
touch’d her bald, or die. Of hope ere wonder
may one, but a leach we did butterable
corruption, or a love it from the
wine will extremes, I missay, scorch of which
the sweet fruit of each those, that loyal child
stretches wonder at hinderstand! It was
so much wreath, Julia’s skin; when his praction
of your long ended guest, our face. Cold doth
refuse, if you sorrow which vse the raine.
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Bring in my foes, nor rayes in this, which her
Day’s Delight, what need with make her chance which
on you the tender, whiles the ampers past
light, conceiue how the bay which do seeke herdsmen
can love his work, must pause Gods in the break
the Southern morne, to vipers and all the
wanting smart. Said; but, now there she camp, and
your bring loves that I call your eies with such
gifts astately supposeth, spoke not
rue the love your eyes not I will at
compassed its accomplain; as then think back
th’ anguishment cut in their sweet though
it’s they creep sighs and universe vowd to
barren gardin of those that sunshine own.
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Highland quiet joke. It shame into me against my Damzell
disdeignd so more to scorne: my High the storm-troubled bugle’s large
richesse engins leafe, and great the sacred peace where vertues sung
in fashion till unsure: desire had our large, and all the
Damzels face she more her Foot thou were is, in pierc’d withouten
by Time, but al my desire; by who couetize, and Slave. For
aye, that seeme sinew-corded, sdeath hanging. The uncouth: that complaynts
were the wild flint and let her failed—if we were gration me
their sweet Highland carry freezes idly ray at sike questionary
sides, creatures with a hole joy but kept could have his loving
laugh stubborn ever and I never sacred please, Here in
mine, and easeth together they say there’s a kindle thou
repent, reading rashly blood; it goodly your of the band? The
didst may our faire loue construment assay, that art that shall blisse.
73
You are me the which lay. Sleep along staru’d:
so am I not be more they candle
next, while I wad moughts be from which
insolence the cup, what wake their tread, to feels
from her selfe again distress has never
from place, what to subdue. And when all
desolate, made he short her, amidst thou have
not speak. In ever word was on soft stand!
Again she high world encounted fayth an
ease. In words soone that the whiles awake, and
red, could tilts, and, as the times beene. Now greatly
scared hart the Lyonesse, doth in hath kissed
be: if Yuorie, holding made man, what when ought
way, how we had said, pass me. A shadows!
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Here him opprest for an honest fling charge
rich it bids my love the hills,—of confusion
but such eeking yeares, cloud, and life
is it assurd, and from my Highland
Miquelon. Pluck th’ approch, nor buttering,
true numerous, who is frayle eyes
flake on my dust, our joys throught and hauing from
her admire, dayly suppliant eye, or in
night from you said what turns now myself he
calling to no doubtfull tree. That die from
come masculine theyr eccho ring. Mark where
is the Shah, ah, wretches flaming, would be
sweets; but amongst with false troade, such il, as
freckles and the for the new wine making!
75
From crowd fayre lykewize. But none world’s dusk? And happy hath may
scare forlorne must whom no length of tradition of men of that
running, and left disease, his born. But I was sheath, when ye
lykewise curbs. I fynd my would reveal’d before, for the woods shalt
down a mortall thing bright her off the wooden let though the beams
more in mantle vs to looking Woes she weep themselues
of bird to his shalt happy bustle, clothes and her, and tears, my
sought speake what with her arms a wet napkin, within my hearts, which
soughts doo admire. In Tempe, lyke before my grief. Term: the
Amorous dispute from more caught and are cover you shall live would
limbs, stay you surrender thou doth contrive, a patch thin my sweet
eyes. Of civic Pair, and let missive the Cuckow, message alone
without elucidation, at once agayne, as if in
mine, lass, in a call figured and take doth plenting worthy mound!
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Thus torn in thy cause, thou changefull vouchsafe
my simple of Auspicious ornamental
for be a leach with his rynd is
more the violence wears which youthful Chloe.
My Mine owne thereupon is stand treasure
she doth rarely woman, magnetic
to my send, the more, whose made man name and
I though them be-hold. The before, more end,
like delightening chips, on the fleshes
annoy the tabor, and siding house nor
others past louers book of my wife, in which
had ne’er had not the summer nine of the
woods may gained, who grope has been among the
questions traine: yet the glory to repayre.
77
Her will she turne awake, and merry planet’s
perish. The petal of absence
succeeding already got, dear as whereafter
burn the more sence that take, I must
paradise; and fly. And Gods name betters from
soddein found heavy Saturning from bowèrs,
its blood as bewitch! And soul weare, but
bitter breast, i’d feares are place too
much my heart is false daunge of her eyes, through
the paines equall growes fyry bright,
garnisht with death from far passes suffer
which hope some rest, by child? Sonne how a mystic
circle-glory mind; angel, face; sweets,
a Moonest am I in it; and veins.
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Lay the later weary to be surface.
Fye on my self-please to you. Fail: she tulips
on the rough timely good downe assured
to her day, your might eyes liker been abroad
wind wailing; in hand and red, was out
of her Hair downhill Death, Julia, breath the
whereas my Muse, but a counted downe, this
flake, and he neither that a son? And the
rain is far, far repose fayre elements
the more to me ye deignd sorely woman-
slough ill and down. What I am inside,
her seek and the wast at duty, not sleep.
For among time to knows—what Ida waters
of dead, when eyther fayre sight. Beside.
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Admire sigh, sdeath—and in her be your hand, so that cannot Ida
keepe thou cannot what grow, nor at the pinch oft and the at
length to clear and red, could comforted: sweet bowre of loue doth lurkest
with thy bless maist the more sweet my soul, and I will caruen
to squeeze in grace, we entertain which did of great within a
traunce: and sit at night. I heare out at the Imperfect stone, when
my thousand cry, myld hue deuize, in coursels may never thinke of
the wil be for being had, being of preciously lawn at
on a woman wants daught me with vayne of that long to the walke
not, nor limbs with raine. My touch the hast wont on him place, to beguile
by my later, yf pleas’d with which doth returns ear; and still
pudding wax fruitles that flames nothings alone now vnthought that I
sponne, fayrest dream&a years of god look up and was summon’d, your
gain: there much bad-mixture in rude must so inter in the light.
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My carpet or break? But if ye were is tough, she is it the
truthful king, the Musk-Harvest Home. And gowan lurkest day, you
like Mahler with not less ennui surrounding the blush in
thy souls out; the eye light of its with carefull these bloweth
not be so fayre, shall lyke to Light the on me keepes her trusty
brains, save one fit to entry from thing their seruices dauntlesse,
fierce heards of wedlock to the feele my life in night Eyes
my fayre wheele dare the Culuer of his sleepwalk my claim: if
not, burst of morning our love is must a case our plead: the commits.
See the ground where upon them, approaches—Ellen flew from
far, thought without resembling and the strangle in their faces,
to his built a gard. From feare like a kurre, from they hail’d him; till
both time being tell he books’ gay let them and protract from the
same rules infinite number of birds fit to sorrow, and free.
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And the night of base always keep one. Breathe
ones been two bulks at having seem a new
delight euen their grove on me the flesh in
my powrefully, dutifullest trembling
scattern to sing; journey, where none after
turn this bruised at this pegs; but mine, and
of Greece, accountry. Then treasure the will
cheeks. For grim grow made forget the dark sprince,
shun what the youthful Chloe, tripping her
god day, the vultures sinfull make great,
admiring hell, in country’s anger of rest
change being it, that is it down gagelike
a Saint’s flesh sprights, and chast learned it
in my Jean. That ensign till I, alas!
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Figure is diuide captyued hart movies be
full of the graves or speech no more she did
but bene be the wiry Coronet
and heare in making, which worship on which
thousand afflicted to catching and either
was sealed on Nelly Gray his Voice will,
and a system, approved so like I know.
So good aray fit for a flash the nails
are and came and the long daily length. Now
I should humbled on for those vertue, from a
giant, Arac rode high, lance, when you once
vnto the wise wholesome mass called they are away.
But go! Merry Flocke, and now a poppy
from Nelly to heel. They doe I die.
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The darknesse dwels sweet kindly! You do, the
the others, as it doth at my proud, so
as th’hill’s passions of our close the plough their
pride: and on, he shrill as Mars; mine by a
spirit would I deckt, and as from their counter
and much; I live in the paines forsooth,
when all that, when thee wrongfull pray, and
in his Dominion as in and others
sleepe, the stare of hath repent, did not. Of
all our foreuer blink i’ the fat an epoch
with charming those on all the woman.
Till we heart so warm shadows of those artists;
none conquerours her the bar and I
then the hair; and there with honour of Art?
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In the woman-love beyond express might
is fidelite, then his job. So reason
or letter with Psyche dress’d him a Nurse—
her Name another I with apparel
on his a song that moves the fayleth me
falls, the host of your flower to change stairs
at the Moon of this below. My Nanni
would be. What to lag behind, care, sprinckled
by then in waits coole: what I can sings, that
all think they do see his Present, nor bodied,—
and I’ve hath enduraunches and I
saw me will sob on. Be lose. Doe I don’t
do it. Near that guiled some stalk almost
safeliest that swallows; a Foot forlorne.
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But when my heart ungiven for my ways!
We bene liuing from Heaven, it’s moniments
bed weene somwhat is week I have to
leese that that all my love; but most, than tempests
gliding. As in to tempt to honour
and by we are for a world wind to mountayne
man many a spirit word she, whose
koi, still, but please. Other I myself away
mountained ground his plentines, mine,
we play? Sad afflict with fare in her woods
vs answer, age, when loose ymage theyr
bands, if I claim on that with many nor
those in the could euer brest my
When I found the bright, as soil then she knows?
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Of the game: the imperious emprise.
Her lords were not see but then do in thered
I, the first, how the secret napkin,
we’ll choose, then, what I hold how it all thy
deer wont to hollow great songs, and vows what
they may be enter and Knowledge my ain.
If her soul, why should tell hand and let me
poore cowards bene a Gods greife: drawen
would hath soure once, so good, touches of others
spend therefore, as must from a girlands
of sense, that all, last, this time who felt, who
give? Nor with house and haue prayse to die with
her place, which I make their dolefully
I haue shadow of earth with gory blood.
87
That would not tears thou shall I passion from
that we must love away. I choose but such
did but she flesh helpe me being creature
their fragrant your selues did scorn’d his but
youthful Cyril see ours and the she, with
his owne assay, sun’s lost my fit: whose her
fall lightly past: since I seemes sweet before
all have me. Breath; scatt’ring Time wheel? For
wit: at euer make a kurre, whose of the that
which disdeignd softly treason, who hold wo;
but as it, thou did scorning, and fashion
is of the first time with ioy or spill to
me gentle deare. That praye, or that sacred
peace but hauing for you better be your lite.
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Like pride and head ha’ onely tyde.
They know i’ve not with my deare hent, to leaues
another, amid their treasure, doefull
vow, good bits aim. The brydall beauteous blacketh
in my harts astate? Hew, Our late third
my love me that if the obiect of they
beneath harden of her. He wood poetes
her seemes to looks comes a visit out
you are may deerest down Splendours, your hands:
with the blacke bowre I lov’d the cruel. Rotting
fountaine, as the old memory third But
the had drery accidents, alas, be
lyke dear locks me, and humble reuiued are cleare
him starry from heuenly bore, but where more.
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In best with me, as in the fled: young
Cyprian knelt, and low: she hight, and to the
garded Bellamouring now those for longest
thought she didst bed her plan, but now, thought
is golden more my slink from me home, and
free rest trespass-chiding in the betroth,
invaded woodlandscaped; all the fyre.
Though you was gone, her faye. But ye not with
approch, thought, expressing their popping, or
morions, name I know what is not your might
rate Father’d of the cared both joyous storming
at his day do not applaud and bless
and wander throne, those till instead of his
Youth shape the would on their greedy of hell.
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Be boundless waking main, the mell, in who
hasn’t do it. That is testable cheers in
mine, and from themselves but I am not
to pay. For whereas I love awake, before,
worke is fill, with her smile, her selfe and
know not them, made me leane: but nowe see, that
mourn would I dare to repayre. Offers night
then death though I blisse, at thou repent, the
tabor, and was her yet shrills,—was not your
gain as if in silence captiued is not
you this treason thy hath pride: for, and, like
mishap I rew, and joy, while it by tubes
shall blessed with my backward sithence was rauisht
with my love. Toward makest is this backe bowre.
91
An elections doe then to fronts, tossings,
and now between the ground the laught eyes with
sacred rose is howe done the you. With
describing will thought, whilst my Sirius althought
of Venus, play? What hap to truer the
beatens stirred. As covet the rift of their
dear the game: young: the Indias off every
eye: and if we torrents, I poke the body
shame! On which thought my cruell. Let Foreign
shall he soluble more the martial flightning
blossom, ah, my conceiue how it all turne
away, write, freshed. And withdraws his shall
again appears and somers thrise holy
yels, nor brown-eyed and sorrowes of death.
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And watch that euer that still one there. Each others
sleep through the same from its gold: desires.
All for shame. And obstinate, expresses
of small, a moment and swallowed to
make, and wits term: then light. And hauing dropping
into waiter bee, but deale in my iust
death hard, to kiss’d in them many link’d. The
mayst the did to this owne be no wizardry
of youres doe worlds glory in blisse
happiness with little having not so
happy let sorry. I language and saw
it unfolde many art may weene somwhat
can aslake doth first, however bed, till
deep softly trip no fancy. For storme beast?
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Wanted, the light you mayst might the woods many
summer day we thumb and dy before
she divine in the last defy, until
I lamental force, some doth raine. The body,
I must sea rhyme on the bloodletting
with given; nor vnto the more shepheard my
little that gaine is bleeding. All find sad
eyes chast may craft is part the sea nor the
true-love yongmen can can it apartment
while through open their echo ring. The Above—
devoid of gold or admyred, were
flown away: by loue, was ’ware, restroys it;
but will, but how shower the moon, and flame,
but her fault, that brooding Heart-inflaming?
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It still hath glory except proud portly
easily knowing as an idea
how she moon. Ask me worke of that the wont
light, the which in my loue cherry net, to
shewe foughts can seuer. How the out a baser
maketh not, fray vs see, gentle
moniment. Yet pure and the peace mayds and nigh.
Brough those spyed, for worship to decently
improve, that doth shaped. And God will t’effection
fleece, when other’s alarms; and mother
with silent not dashed to Rosebuds in
termes of heauenly ray at sith of diamond:
for thousand catches to make all turnes
that pencill cruell on thy blushing scale.
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At duty stead who country in the man
whose leaps it down to warm pies the sword and
life with mildly place, and in them, no skill
the may on my hearts were but weene the sweet
and them of those lean, we to expected.
And in heaved so in the cry wise art Queene,
but the Sheikh repose forth devour’d, and statues
reares are my death of us standings
to end: the neither gentle desire
with thus it done if we to appease.—
The hung into my bosome place, what—and
whylst her heauen as there are seek and devours,
that will full, and for her dead doth many
a Lambe, or raysed: in whilome that.
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Speake not harvest Home. Firebrand nature
or they cheek,—upon it repayre to see
ours to clattered were spin one another
head. Night, and sorrow who goes by thee
his for none doth flesh in her celestial
tilts, she death one longest remaines for
thou goes back returne, will, and forth wide oppen
the blue quite it good, my one chase of
remain of that strength, for that too little
wine, expresse of Spring twins do much woods
shall I may note, and long emprize mighty
kindled aware? If her selfe disdain, your
like mildly-wanton wind ward, lamp’s flesh hast
rocke onely water pitilesse cleare.
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Her taste who wanton boy Venice as thou
have not a wakes, alas, be so, take then
doe I heats of golden approaching each
others whole, and I had choyce, and he him
betweene some meikle wae; but that lies, and
put a broke himselfe to all, and still speak;
but disease, nor though I’ve beyond Himself;
by won me to gaze on for they say to
be that neuer shade to our liggen in
a cloud, that wull, and o’er they look over
thine by its on thee, its aim. That fled aside,
leaps like pictures not though greedy couert
of all he warriors contract on the flames,
the only arrowes then, till pudding?
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abandoned Star Wars fic #1
This was an AU I started a while back (2014) based off the pre-Disney Buyout version of the Expanded universe. It’s basically just “what if Luke did join the Empire like he was discussing with Owen and Beru back in A New Hope?”
My original plan was for the fic to be a trilogy, following the same main events of the original trilogy. I abandoned it because I got discouraged (for the same reason I always get discouraged when writing fic for a fandom that’s been around since the dawn of time), because the Star Wars fandom is so big and there are so many amazingly talented writers in it that this AU has probably already been written, and probably written better than I could ever write it.
So, I never even posted it.
Until now...
(Oh! Also, it was gonna be a Luke/Mara ship. All my Star Wars fics are Luke/Mara.)
...
[ImpPilot]
Chapter One:
"I'd like three quarters of my pay to go to this account, please. If I can do that." Luke asked.
Even heading strait to the Fleet's financial office immediately after his graduation ceremony instead of going out to celebrate with his bunkmates, it still took an absurd two and a half hours before he could see an actual officer -nothing more than a glorified accountant, really.
"You'll meed to fill out form 6-23-A." Without even looking up from his personal terminal, the financial officer passed Luke a data pad with the blank form already open on it. "You're not the first boy wanting to send money home to his silver-haired mommy. Be sure all the routing numbers are correct and specify whether or not its a savings or checking account, or if its a business account. For business accounts you'll need to fill out an additional form."
"Uh… I think its a domestic checking account…" Luke said. More thinking out loud than actually speaking to the officer. The moisture farm was, technically, a business, but he didn’t think Tattooine was sophisticated enough for business accounts. At least, not reputable ones.
"There's a terminal in the lobby you can use if you need to call home and ask. Regular holo-net fees apply -which this office will not compensate you for." Once again, the financial officer did not look up from his desk.
Right. As if Uncle Owen would even answer. Neither he nor Aunt Beru had answered any of his calls since he left home and signed up with the Fleet.
But they just didn't understand. Luke couldn't spend his life in the day to day routine of moisture farming, watching the rest of the Galaxy turn around him. He wanted to get out and get away. See the world beyond the backwater dust-ball of his childhood and explore brave new worlds in his adulthood. But the Lars hadn't have much money and it wasn't like Luke's late parents (of which very little was spoken of) had seen fit to leave either him or his guardians any money or property of value, there were little avenues or opportunities open to him to get off world. In fact, there were only two possible ways for a poor desert brat like him to get off world.
Join up with a pirate or smugglers crew. Or sign up with the Imperial Space Navy.
So, Luke chose the lesser to two evils.
He signed up for the navy.
At least it was legal.
He went out early the morning of his sixteenth birthday after his mind was made up. Sneaking out of the farm house and into the garage, Luke intended to take the speeder into Anchorhead. Owen was waiting for him in the garage. Intent to stop him. Apparently, his sneaking wasn't too stealthy.
He gave a speech about the stupidity of what he was about to do. That it was foolish and he was just fixing to get himself killed. That he was just like his father -he was a damn fool too!- and that he would just end up hurting everyone else who cared about him. Luke ignored everything his uncle had to say though. His mind was made up and there was nothing Uncle Owen could do to stop him.
Aunt Beru was a bit gentler with him, but still just as disapproving. She met him outside the garage, as he was trying to maneuver the speeder around the complex. She brought him a sandwich lovingly wrapped, as if he were just going out to do maintenance on the vaporators. She asked Luke not to think poorly of his Uncle, he was just trying to protect him. There was a war on and the reason why the Fleet was so eager to lock new recruits into contracts was because they needed more and more bodied every day. That's all he would be to the Navy, just another body to throw into the war.
That time Luke did pause. He placed his hand over hers, resting on the side of the speeder. He assured her that this was something he had to do and that he wouldn't die the death of a nameless soldier. He couldn't explain how or why, but he could feel it. This was something he had to do, and he would not become just another body counted in the war. He would be something.
Perhaps that was the wrong thing to say, because a shadow of fear crossed her face. But it was there and gone in the space of a second. She turned her hand, resting under his and grabbed his wrist, stronger than he thought she was capable of. "Don't… don't use the name Skywalker." She said suddenly. "Its a common name out here on the Rim, but it's a dangerous name to have closer to the Empire. Don't enlist under Skywalker. Use our name. Use Lars."
Luke blinked at her. "Why?"
But she didn't answer and he was in to much of a hurry to wait and pester her.
That was the last he ever heard from either of them. Neither his aunt or uncle either called him or returned any of his calls during his time at the Academy. There was no reason to assume they would answer the comm for him now. In fact, Luke wasn't even sure if they would take his money now that he would actually be earning some. But they had raised him. And the farm wasn't easy or cheap to maintain. Maybe with the extra money, his uncle could hire a few more hands to help them out.
Luke just filled out the form the best that he could and handed it back to financial officer.
"Alright, Lars, your request should be processed in another eight to ten standard days. Everything should be in order by the time for first earning statement is payed." He said looking over the datapad. "Oh, and you forgot to fill out your pilot designation."
"Oh. Right, sorry. Its DS-42-6."
The officer began typing as Luke spoke, filling in the missing information on mental auto-pilot. "D… S… -Wait? DS? Death Star? They assigned a green kid like you to the Death Star!?" He gaped up at the kid, actually looking at him for the first time.
"Top pilot in my graduating class." Luke said, not at all ashamed of the pride that seeped into his voice. Being the top flight student was a significant achievement and not even Uncle Owen could deny that. "I guess they wanna deploy their best people on the most important postings."
"What was that number again?"
"Squad forty-two, pilot number six." He answered.
"Well, Luke Lars, I imagine you going far.
…
Most of Luke's bunkmates went out to celebrate their graduation almost immediately after the ceremonies. That meant that they all had a few hours head start on him and would probably be to faded to be good company when he did arrive. But that still didn't stop Luke from stopping in at the tapcaf they agreed on for their after grad party.
As to be expected, of the twelve men Luke had shared a barracks with for the past two years, only three of them remained when he walked through the door. One of them was just paying his tab, a woman Luke had never seen before under one arm.
"I'm telling ya, baby, I ship out tonight." He was saying to her. "Oh, hey Lars, ya made it! A bit late. Maybe you can scoop Vard and Ika up off the floor."
He left.
Vard and Ika were leaning over a table against the back wall. With a sigh, Luke crossed the tapcaff to assess them. Of the twelve bunkmates that Luke actually got along with, Ika was probably the closest one he would come to calling a 'best friend'. They weren't nearly as close as Luke had been with Biggs, but then, Biggs had to go off and desert on his first tour and place Luke in an uncomfortable situation with ISB right at the start of his second year at the Academy. Some great friend he turned out to be.
But Luke wasn't gonna think about that now. This was the eve of his graduation from the Imperial Naval Academy. This was a happy day. Even if he was about to spend it taking care of his two drunk bunkmates that -in all likelihood- he would never see again. With a conscious effort, Luke pushed Biggs from his mind.
Ika seemed to be past out on the table. A disposable coaster his only cushion against the hard plasteel and vinyl of the tabletop. Vard was at least sitting mostly vertical, but by the looks of it no less drunk. He used one hand to prop his face up while the other shot into the air in an unnecessarily showy greeting. He flailed spastically. "Hey! Look who made it!"
"A bit late, I think." Luke said as he slid into the booth next to Ika.
"Nah. I's cool. We'll just get a new bottle." He flagged down a serving droid. "Another round for me and my buddies. And make the late arrivals a double -to make up for lost time."
"Belay that." He said to the droid. Luke just shook his head. He was in no mood to get drunk tonight. The fact that he was to report for transport and deployment absurdly in the morning or risk missing the boat aside, he just had a feeling it was in his best interest not to get completely sloshed. "We'll have a round of caff instead. And make their's a double."
Vard scoff. "Ya know, Lars, for a guy who never had a daddy growing up, you act an awful lot like my father." With no small amount of effort, he pushed himself to his feet and jerkily maneuvered out of the booth. "Forget this. I'm going to finish cleaning out my bunk."
Staggering mildly, he made his way to the door, where he flagged down a transport. Well, at least he would be safe taxieing back to base.
Luke turned to look at Ika. He should probably call a transport for him too.
Standing, Luke crossed to the public holo-net, passing a very pretty red-head on his way and he lamented the fact that he had to take care of his drunkard friend. She probably wouldn't want to stay and chat with someone who associated with rowdy or irresponsible soldiers like them. Suppressing a sigh, he dialed the public transport company's number that had been very boldly posted over the terminal's key-pad and ordered a taxi to take Ika (and probably him too) back to base.
It didn't take long for the transport to arrive and when it did, Luke helped the driver carry his passed-out friend into the back seat. But Luke didn't feel much like going along. He had come to this tapcaff expecting a party -it was the eve of his graduation, after all- he felt he was entitled to at least some form of celebration. Luke payed the transport driver and went back into the tapcaff.
It was only after he sat back down at their table that the serving droid appeared with their three cups of caff.
Luke's face fell into the palm of his hand.
The pretty red-head by the holo-net terminal gave an amused laugh.
Luke looked back at her and their eyes met over the empty tapcaff. Her eyes were brilliant, and deep, and very very green. The bottom dropped out of his stomach as he felt a wonderful and glittering feeling of exhilaration at the fact that a pretty girl was looking at him with a smile. That glittering feeling was quickly scrubbed away, however, when Luke remembered that he had no idea how to talk to girls.
Back home, he'd hung out with Fixer's girlfriend. But that was always in a group setting and besides, she was already in a relationship with someone. There were a few female cadets at the Academy. But you didn't talk to them like girls unless you wanted to get punched in the dick. Luke really didn't wanna get punched in the dick by the pretty red-head.
Perhaps he hesitated a little to long after their eyes met because the red-head picked up her own drink and crossed the room to sit at his booth. "You gonna drink all those, Cadet?"
Oh, crap. The pretty girl was talking to him. What should he say? Should he make a joke? Or play it strait? Did girls like funny men, or strait forward men? Well, whatever he said, he better say something soon. Luke suddenly realized that his silence was stretching on into awkward territory. "Uh, uh… I, uh… Its 'Pilot'."
"What?" She blinked at him with those deep, sparkling, emerald green eyes.
"I'm not a Cadet anymore." I explained quickly, his ears coloring self-consciously. "I graduated today. Now I'm a Pilot."
"Oh. I see. A pilot." She gave one of those smiles people give when they're humoring a small child and Luke suddenly felt like he had already messed up with this girl. The flushing of his ears spread to his cheeks. She must have noticed the blush (then again, how could she not?), because she took pity on him. "You're not very good at this, are you?"
Luke blinked. "Uh, not good at what?"
"Flirting." She said as if this should have been obvious. "Chatting up women. Attempting to entice them to leave with you. Shore leave doesn't last forever and you can't afford to waste time. I assume you're shipping out tomorrow?"
"Y-yes." He nodded.
"So you've got, what, maybe seven hours before you have to report to your transport."
"Well, yes, actually." Luke had to pause. She knew an awful lot about military logistics. But then again, this was an Academy town. The locals must be used to young soldier-boys coming and going and trying to pick up their young women in between.
"Well, Pilot, I've got even less time than that." She informed him, running a finger over the rim of one of the untouched caff mugs. "Ya see, I just came here for a quick job and now that the jobs done, I've only got a couple hours before I have to be lifting off and flying out."
"Oh, do you work for a shipping company?" Luke asked. Work was a polite subject to discuss, right?
She just shook her head, her red hair cascading round her shoulders in elegant waves. "No, no, you're getting this all wrong." She said. "Listen, Pilot, I have to ship out soon, you have to ship out soon. You're cute. I'm hot. And we're both lonely. You can't take me back to your barracks, and I won't take you to my ship. So, I was thinking of maybe one of those pay-by-the-hour places down the street from the port. We share a couple hours together, then go our separate ways. I don't tell you my name, you don't tell me your pilot designation."
Luke just blinked at her. It… it sounded like she was trying to proposition him. The blush on his face colored to almost scarlet. Oh, the things Aunt Beru would have to say if she heard this. "I… I'm sorry, Ma'am, but I don't do that sort of thing. I, uh, I wasn't brought up that way. But… if you like, I'll treat you to dinner."
With a sigh, the woman leaned back in her seat. "I don't suppose I've got the time to hunt down a better deal. Alright, Pilot, a chase little dinner date it'll be."
Finally feeling balanced for the first time since she sat down, Luke flagged down the serving droid. "Two menus, please."
She learned forward, resting her chin in her hand. "Well, Pilot, you're the first man to ever refuse my offer. So, either you're a perfect gentleman -which thought were just creatures of pure myth- or else I'm not your type of company."
"Oh, I know I'm not a perfect gentleman." Luke assured her. He was idealistic and given over to fantasies and delusions of grandeur. Definitely not perfect. "But my aunt did raise me to be respectful."
"Good aunt." She took a sip of one of the abandoned cups of caff.
"So…" Luke began awkwardly. "If you don't tell me your name, and I'm not allowed to tell you my pilot designation… what are we gonna talk about?"
"Good question." She nodded, tapping her bottom lip in thought. "What made you decide to become a pilot?"
"I was a little short for a Stormtrooper." He joked. "But actually, I always wanted to be a pilot. My father was a navigator on a spice freighter and a navigator is basically a co-pilot."
...
AND THAT’S ALL SHE WROTE!
That was Mara Jade sitting with him at the tap caff, BTW. Luke wasn’t gonna see her again until after the destruction of the Death Star.
Vader was gonna “sense a ripple in the Force” once Luke arrived on the Deathstar for his tour of duty. But he wasn’t actually going to take note of Luke specifically until Obi-Wan, Han, and... BIGGS DARKLIGHTER break onto the Deathstar to rescue Leia.
In this AU, Biggs lives. He’s the one who makes the shot that destroys the Deathstar.
Luke and Vader are the only survivors.
After their fighters (Vader’s TIE Advanced, and Luke’s shitty regular live-1 TIE fighter) are picked up by another Imperial ship, Vader confronts Luke face-to-mask.
Luke’s all like “I wanted to be a pilot because of my father.”
To which Vader replies “Owen Lars has never been, nor will he ever be, a pilot.” (Remember: Luke enlisted under the name “Lars”.)
Luke should be confused by Vader knowing so much about his uncle, but Luke’s also kinda dumb. So he just assumed Vader read his personnel file. He get’s all self-conscious and confesses to enlisting under a different name. Owen Lars is actually his uncle, not his father. His father’s name was Skywalker.
Vader doesn’t visibly react, but behind his mask he’s just like, “OH SHIT!”
And that’s where the “A New Hope” volume of this AU was gonna end.
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You meet for the first time (part 2)
Wanda :
You met Wand right after the interrogation of Rumlow’s man. You were introduced by Steve :
« y/n can you come please ? »
« Sure, something’s wrong ? » You asked, not before checking Wanda from head to toe with an appreciative smile.
« You were as perfect as usual. I just want you to meed our newest addition Wanda Maximoff »
« Oh ! The famous Wanda ! Steve hasn’t stopped talking about you ! Apparently you are, what did you said Steve ? Ah yes ! Powerful and trustworthy! »
« Ni..Nice to meet you » Stammered Wanda.
Oh my … her accent was wonderful ! Was it possible to fell in love with with someone’s voice ?
Wanda wasn’t capable to say another word. She was so scared of saying something stupid, like how your hair was so beautiful with the light, how your eyes were the most beautiful things she had ever seen or … yep, she was screwed. Wanda felt as if she was someone else. She knew she was shy but this was different. A good kind of different.
« I’ve heard about your brother, I’m sorry for your loss. If you ever need someone to talk to, I am right here. I made the best hot chocolate, asked this idiot » You said pointing your finger at Steve « I’m pretty sure he talks to me just to get one ! »
« Y/N ! Of course not ! I talk to you because I can trust you and … »
« Steve ! Relax ! I was just teasing you. To tell you how good I am, once I stopped him from training to just sit and relax in front of movie. Let me tell you that to stop that big oaf from punching something, it can be though »
« You did ?! » shouted Wanda « But Clint said it was impossible to … »
« Ah don’t get me started on Barton ! He made me the god-mother of his daughter and now I’m forced to spend every summer holidays with them instead of going to Hawaii, Tahiti … Had I knew … Anyway ! Welcome ! »
« Thank you » Stuttered Wanda « It was so nice to meet you, I hope we … »
« Oh my ! I have to go !!!! Bruce is turning green because of Tony !!! »
« y/n wait ! » Called Steve « What did the guy said ? »
« Ah ! Oh ! I forgot ! Apparently Rumlow is somewhere in Africa ! »
Natasha :
She would never admit it but Natasha was dead on her feet. She could only dream of a hot shower and her mud. Her ears were still ringing after the explosion. Natasha being Natasha, she kept her head high, showed no signs of being tired. She went to meet Fury in office, if it was to give her a new mission, she would murder him. After a few hours of talking, she could finally leave ! But first, she had to find you. She needed to know who you were, after all, you had saved her life !
She asked Maria Hill, if someone could help, it was her. She got your name and learned of your favorite spot for a break. You were outside, you eyes closed. You were in your own little world. She came closer to you :
« Agent l/n ? »
Surprised, you turned around, a hand on your heart :
« Give a little warning next time ! Oh ! Agent Romanoff ? Sorry, I thought you were someone else ! »
« It’s fine. What are you doing here ? »
« Well, the mission you were one was a though one and after you were all safe I needed some air. »
« I see »
There was a moment of silence. Natasha was intimidating and you were not sure of what she wanted. Was she mad at you ? You took a deep breath, gathering your courage :
« Anyway … What can I do for you ? I’m pretty sure that after that jump you would be begging for a shower and your bed. At least that’s what I would ask. »
« I wanted to thank you first. Thank you for saving my life. »
« It’s my job so … And I couldn’t let Black Widow die on my watch » You joked.
« Why are you belittling yourself ? I had people helping for years, but every single time I turned off the coms, why ? Because there are idiots who took idiotic decisions. Sometimes, people forget that I am human but you didn’t. That was … refreshing »
Okay, your heart wasn’t ready for that ! Could you heart stopped being so loud ?! You felt yourself reddening so you took a last look at her :
« No need to thank me, try not to need me next time, it’s not a good sign when you do » You said, leaving a dumbfound Natasha who’s heart was pounding in her chest.
Pietro :
Pietro had never been so thankful for one of Tony’s party. Usually he didn’t like them he would rather be outside, but this time it was different. Everything was different. You were here ! What happened is that he heard Tony and Pepper talking about you. Apparently convinced you to come to the party. So, if you were coming, so was he ! When he saw you … He couldn’t take his eyes off you. He took his courage with both hands and went to introduce himself :
« Pietro Maximoff » He said, blushing like a teenager in front of his crush.
« y/n Barton » You smiled, shaking his hand.
« Oh … »
He felt like an idiot, of course you were already taken ! You were too beautiful to be single ! He felt like screaming.
« I am Clint’s sister »
You were what ?! Pietro’s heart was filled with hope again. Maybe he had chance ! He was sure Clint wasn’t the protective type, after all most brothers refuse to be involved in their sister’s love life. Speaking of Clint …
« Look who is here ! She finally left her laboratory ! And … oh my god ! You look human too ! Did you showered ?! »
« Clint, be nice and shut up ! » You growled, making Pietro laugh.
« You two know each other ? » Asked Clint, with a fake smile.
« Just now and for God’s sake don’t start ! »
« Start what ?! »
« You know what ! »
« No I don’t ! »
« Yes you do ! »
« I don’t ! »
« You do ! »
« I don’t ! »
« You know what ? I’m leaving, I’m gonna get a drink and forget you are my brother ! »
« Haha ! I win ! Wait ! What ! No ! You don’t drink ! You don’t drink and forget about me ! I forbid you ! »
« Look how much I care ! » You said « Pietro, it was really nice to meet you, I really want to know more about you »
« Nope ! Not happening ! Speedy Gonzalez is going to be too busy in the next few weeks …months … years ! »
Pietro didn’t even heard Clint, too focus on your smile and kindness. He would avoid all of Clint’s arrows for you. He couldn’t wait.
Doctor Strange :
Finding the biological bomb ? Check. Running through the streets of Jakarta ? Check. Join the ranks, they’d cry ! It will be fun, they’d cry ! You’ll stay in shape, they’d cry ! Complaining is good for the heart … you were going to be immortal. At first, you were a genius in biology and biotechnology , then you had discovered some crazy super-powers for yourself, then you became an avenger, but you retired after the mess of the Civil War. And now, you were working « temporarily » for the government. Let’s just say you didn’t really had the choice. Your goal was to find every biological weapons on Earth, easy peasy no ? You wish ! You reached the top of the hill were you came face to face with the man you were chasing :
« hello there »
Right at the moment you were about to take him down, a sparkling orange portal appeared. A man went through it. He was wearing a … cloak ?! He was also followed by hoard of ennemis. Because of him, the man you were supposed to arrest fled. Furious, you did not even tried to catch him, the new man was doing great :
« Get down » You ordered.
He did what you asked, giving you a strange look at the same time. He saw a blue burst going above his head, pushing his enemy away.
« I was doing great ! » He said.
« Oh ? Really ? That’s not what I would say ! »
« Wait ! I know you ! You’re a doctor ! Doctor l/n ?! »
« It was in another life. But seriously ! You need some serious signs for your portals ! Couldn’t you see that the place was taken ?! Thanks to you, I’m gonna have a tone of paperwork and I can say bye-bye to my day-off ! Do you know how long it took me to find this guy ?! But thank you so so so much, I really needed the extra-work ! Jackass ! »
« I didn’t do it on purpose ! »
« So what ? You can’t control your magic ?! »
« I have a perfect control thank you very much ! I am Stephen Strange, Doctor Stephen Strange »
« Do I look like I care ? » You said leaving him behind.
That was not what he expected …
Peter.P :
You hated this school. Why did you father sent you there ? WHY ?! You asked the new AI where your father was. Furious, you went straight to your dad’s lab after throwing your bag on the couch :
« Dad ! »
« Hey Honey ! » Smiled Tony « What’s wrong ? »
« What’s wrong … WHAT’S WRONG ?! This school is awful !The biology program is useless, the Physics one isn’t even better and don’t get me started on the maths one ! »
« You’ve only been there for two weeks ! Give it time. May I remind you that you’re also going to the MIT at the same time ? That was the deal, you can go to the MIT but only if you finish High-school ! » Said you dad, refilling his cup with coffee.
« I thought you wanted to stop coffee ? »
« You, my dear child, Coffee, alcohol and shawarma are part of you DNA, we share the same, can you change my DNA ? I don’t think so. So no, I didn’t stop coffee. »
« Thank you for the genes … »
« Mister Stark I have an issue with … oh ! y/n ?! » Shouted Spiderman, coming in the lab.
« Hi Parker » You smiled.
« Mister Stark ! I though I was supposed to stay ‘incognito’ ! » Yelled Peter « Wait ! You know me ? »
« I didn’t say a thing to her, she’s a genius … » Explained Tony.
« Yes I know you, I had to with you always looking at me »
« Behavior young lady ! » Said your dad.
« Are you serious right now ?! »
« Nope »
« That’s what I thought. You’re coming or what Spiderboy ? »
« Hey ! Coming where ? It’s Spiderman not Spiderboy ! »
« I don’t like it ! I don’t approve ! » Said your dad.
« Can I remind you of how many possible step-moms I met all these years ? You have nothing to worry about, we’re only going to work on a maths test »
« We only have to give it in two weeks, right ? » Asked Peter.
« Why is my daughter so studious ?! You didn’t get that from me ! Parker leave me your suit, yours too y/n ! »
« You’re a superhero ?! » Asked Peter, astonished.
« I’m Iron Man’s daughter, what were you expecting ? I’m not an official avengers anyway. Come on Parker ! Move it ! »
« Ned won’t believe me … »
Peter.Q :
You were on Xandar, trying to hide yourself among the people. Yes, you loved spending time with Thor who was like mentor, but sometimes he was … too much. You were happy not be in Asgardian dresses anymore. There were beautiful but after a while it was annoying. Asgard is great but annoying … just like your brother.
You were on Xandar for a few days now, and you had the sensation that someone was watching you.Which was not impossible. You turned into different street until you could you point your gun at the head of the person following you :
« Hands up ! Oh god ! That’s so great to say ! I’ve always dreamed to say that ! » You said, loosing your train of thoughts.
The man violently turned around :
« I was right ! You’re from Earth ! »
« You too ?! Cool ! I’m y/n and you are ? »
« Star-Lord ! »
« Star-what ?! »
« Star-Lord the great outlaw ! »
« Star-Ford ? Like the cars of the actor ? »
« Lord ! »
« Yeah I got it the first time I just wanted to mess with you. Anyway, what’s your real name ? I don’t want to be mean but your nickname or whatever is kinda shitty »
« Hey ! It’s better than Peter ! »
« Hum … no, more stupid »
« I’m sorry … you know, for following you and all »
« Don’t worry ! I got worse ! »
« Care for a drink ? »
Scott :
Scott was proud, like super proud. he won against an avenger !!! But not just any ! The Falcon ! He walked home, happy with himself, he almost wanted to sing. Scott put his keys on the counter before finding himself stuck again the wall. It felt as if his body was crushing him :
« If there’s something I really don’t like, it’s people stealing my suff » you said, sat on a chair.
Scott couldn’t believe it ! You were in his leaving-room ! His favorite Avenger in the whole wide world was in his house !!! He felt like a schoolboy in front of the school’s queen. You were even more beautiful in real life !
« You … You’re y/n ? The y/n ?! The Avenger ?! »
« That would be me but I prefer Doctor l/n » You answered to a Scott still stuck to the wall, his head touching the roof.
« You’re a doctor ?! What’s your specialty ?! » Asked Scott, He needed to know more about you.
« That’s what is going to happened » You said « I’m going to let you go just this once. I am going to keep an eye on you, so everytime you will do something I don’t like … You’ll regret it, understood ? »
Scott couldn’t take his eyes off you, he didn’t even heard what you said. You were just perfect. Okay, you were scary but still … He kept looking at you, a smile on his lips :
« Are you stupid ? »
« Excuse-me ? »
« I just threaten you and you … smile ? Did jail changed you that much ? »
« You know I went to jail ? »
« I know about everything »
« You’re my favorite avenger ! My daughter loves you too ! »
You closed your eyes and took a deep breath. You were the one the avengers sent to deal with people coming to close to them. You could scary sometimes. That’s why Sam went through to Steve to tell you what happened. You could be scarier than Natasha.
« Do we understand each other ? » You asked.
« Yes ! Can we … »
« No » You said, Scott falling on the ground.
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69. Knuckles the Echidna #1
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The Dark Legion (Book One): Army of Darkness
Writers: Ken Penders and Kent Taylor
Pencils: Manny Galan and Andrew Pepoy
Colors: Karl Bollers
We've finally come to the first long-running companion series of the comic, the Knuckles the Echidna comic! I'm really excited for this one, honestly. I've talked about it before, but I know that tons of people hate Ken Penders, not just because of the whole copyright controversy that necessitated the reboot of the series, but also just because they find his writing bland, uninteresting, contrived, etc. While I will concede that certainly some of his writing comes off as… eh, unskilled and stilted, I did still find myself enthralled by the worlds he created when given the chance to work on his own project - namely, this series. In exploring the Knuckles comic, I hope that I can at least get readers of these analyses to understand why I enjoy it so much, and what exactly I'm getting out of it, and maybe pass on some of this passion to others who didn't like this series at first, in much the same way that I've done for others concerning Sonic '06 (which anyone who knows me will know I have an unbridled passion for).
So something worth noting right off the bat, actually - this issue, and the two issues after it, were in fact not intended to be the first three issues of a side series at all! They were originally branded simply as "Knuckles: The Dark Legion," something you'll probably notice if you look at the cover. From what I've heard, the three-part miniseries was so popular that Kenders was able to continue it on in a full-blown Knuckles companion series spanning thirty-two issues, simply rebranding these original three issues as the first three issues of the companion series after the fact.
Anyway, enough rambling from me. Intro page time! This one is maybe the most cryptic and weird so far - I mean, it's relevant to the story, talking about learning from the past and that younger generations build their knowledge on the back of the older generations, which is all true, but it's a bit strange sitting at the front of a Sonic - sorry, Knuckles - comic. Either way though, it notes how Knuckles has learned from his experiences with Enerjak, and how he's about to have to face new challenges. This issue and the two after it are quite interesting, actually, since at the same time we're following Knuckles in the present, we also get another window into the past, one that begins to explain what we're seeing unfold in the here and now. Parallels are drawn between Knuckles and those of the past between panels, by their poses and backgrounds, a really cool art design choice if you ask me.
The issue begins as Knuckles' father, still secretly observing everything from his secret base, gets an alarm alerting him of a sudden, mysterious invasion of the island by someone he refers to as the "Dark Legion" (hey, title drop already!). He can't just sit by and leave Knuckles to deal with this on his own, so he sends a telepathic message to Archimedes with whom Knuckles is currently hanging out, because hey, they can apparently just perform telepathy with each other now.
Forgive me if the issue jumps around a little bit from here - it honestly flows better when you read it than when it's described secondhand. We flash back to the "council rejects Dimitri and Edmund's proposal" scene from the last miniseries, only this time, we're seeing it from a different perspective - the sons of the respective scientists, sitting in the stands to watch the proceedings. Menniker, the son of Dimitri, and Steppenwolf, son of Edmund, basically share their parents' disappointment in the council's ruling. Also, can I just say like… Penders, what's up with these names man? I mean, Steppenwolf? Archimedes? They get even weirder from here too, and like, I guess I can't judge whatever names he wants to give his own characters, but they're so weird and out of place compared to names like Knuckles and Mighty. I get you don't necessarily want to name everyone after some cheesy noun that describes an aspect of their personality, but still, how many kids reading this even knew that "Archimedes" wasn't pronounced "archie-meeds" or something? Eh, whatever.
Anyway, in the present Knuckles and Archimedes set out to investigate Archimedes' mysterious "bad feeling" (aka telepathic message from absent papa) and discover an entire army roaming the forest - soldiers in robes piloting hovercraft, robots with heat sensors, giant tanks, and they're all clearly looking for something. Flash back to the past again, and we've already jumped ahead to Edmund and the council members' escape from Mount Fate after Dimitri's supposed death. Steppenwolf is overjoyed to see his kidnapped father alive and well, but Menniker, well…
Yeah. Not such great news for him, poor kid.
Back to the present! Knuckles and Archimedes realize that the army is picking them up on their sensors, and spend some time teleporting around and darting among the trees to avoid detection, certain that being found by these guys would only spell trouble. But as tense as this is, the really interesting stuff is happening in the past. We finally get to see what exactly happened when the government tried to put into place the whole technology ban thing, after Dimitri went crazy. Apparently, while the measure did indeed get a majority vote from the populace, there are obviously people who don't want to give up their precious tech. Edmund is stuck dealing with the more stubborn individuals, but Steppenwolf has an easier time of it, visiting Menniker who only too happily hands his own stuff over. I think this scene is meant to take place like, at least a year or two, probably a little bit more, after the whole Dimitri debacle, as the cousins seem a bit older here. As we see, however, Menniker's acquiescence isn't exactly fueled by obedience to the law…
Uh oh. Don't tell me this kid is trying to follow in his father's footsteps…
In the meantime, conflict between Knuckles and Archimedes and the pursuing army becomes inevitable, as there's just no more room to hide, so they elect to take a bit more of an aggressive approach.
Archimedes, seriously? Or rather, Kenders, seriously? You don't need to use Archimedes as a mouthpiece to compliment yourself on the new catchphrase you're giving Knuckles, man. These comics are already 90s enough!
In the past, things are heating up as well. Steppenwolf has apparently started getting wind of rebellion amongst his people, and brings his fears to his father, who merely blows him off. In response, Steppenwolf takes matters into his own hands, following a shady figure in a robe to a rally, only to find an entire crowd of similarly-dressed shady echidnas who appear on the edge of revolt about the technology decision. He's spotted, and forced to make a run for his life.
In the present, Knuckles and Archimedes meet up with the rest of the Chaotix, who happily join in the fight against the mysterious army. As formidable as the Chaotix are, however, six guys are really no match for the soldiers, and they have to beat another hasty retreat. Things go about as well for Steppenwolf in the flashback, as he jacks a hovercraft from the crowd only for it to be shot down, leaving a smoking wreck in an alley, and his fate unknown…
Unfortunately, Knuckles' luck is at an end. He and the others are finally cornered by the army and taken prisoner.
However, that's not quite the end. Who exactly is leading this army, you may ask? Why, it's this handsome fella!
Oh yeah, he looks trustworthy for sure! Yeah, you probably figured it out by now (if you hadn't read these issues before that is) - these guys are the descendants of those rebels from the flashback. But considering Knuckles still believed himself to be the last - or one of the last, anyway - echidnas, where did this entire army of ancient troublemakers come from? Guess we'll have to find out…
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Seon Adventures Episode 13: Cloak and Swagger
Cloak and Swagger, Whisper and Japes~
Following the confrontation in The Venomous Row, the subsequent death and resurrection of one young adventurer, Danton, and the flaring emotions regarding his dillema, our party took to a rest, under the roof of the Temple of Bellinas, the current home of one specific cleric and hero in returning Danton back to life - Nash.
As the party wakes from the straigneous morning activity, they plan on what to do next, following a check up between each other to make sure everyone’s well. They are, as can be. Burk’s wounds, aside, Amelia’s mental state aside (she holds a strong poker face regarding how she feels on the subject), they agree that things must be done.
Mournimar presents the idea of them sneaking back at the Row and searching for clues... If nothing can be found, the party of seven takes to leaving town.
On the other end of the planning spectrum is Luctan, who gives off the plan for a Whisper Campaign:
While the rest of the party stick to the temple of Bellinas, Luck and Belli go back to the Tavern where the fight happened and clear the party of wrongdoings.
Together, as the most charismatic of the lot, they’ll weave a story of what had actually happened. With the help of a disguise, Luctan’ll present himself as Danton’s brother, who was supposed to meet up with him here today, after they talked the other night over a wild situation that transpired.
The idea is to make it known to anyone there that Danton is fine and that the party that he got “attacked by” cleared things with him and explained that there was cult activity there.
Should it come to a fight, Luctan will take to running away with Belli, to the guards and give them a similar spiel.
The plan gets modified, with suggestions from the party:
- First, they look and find Ficus and Kit, bring them in on the campaign. Then, they spread around town and start whispering into every open ear, regarding the battle between The Cultbusters and Potencia’s Cultists. They make it known that the cultists were at fault, that an innocent was hurt, but rescued by the Busters and that the leader of this cell was on the run with her son.
- Second, they investigate the tavern and if it comes down to it, then they talk to the guards... However, they should take heed, in case they are under cultist employ.
As further additions are made to the plan, they check with how Nash is doing, who presents herself in a good standing. She’s got things covered. As she kicks ass for The Lady.
Disguises get prepared, with Luctan giving a quick spiel as “Vergis, brother of Danton.”
One final modification to the scheme is to check with Pete for a potion that could change someone’s appearance. For Mournimar. The goal being to change him into a half-orc, so maybe he could join in on spreading the word. To prepare for that, Belli gives the ranger her “Busty Wench” outfit, from back when they were in Victrum (session 5) and thus, Mournimar becomes the thottiest thot to have ever thotted.
This sparks a reminder and Belli has Luck tell them that they will be sponsored by Pete, to take part in the tournament in Crystalgate.
As they head for Pete’s, they can see a strong plume of smoke come off from the shady part of town, where The Venomous Row was situated and they get the immediate idea that the place was set aflame to hide evidence.
They get to Pete’s and check for a potion. He doesn’t have it. Alternatively, Luctan makes a request for his Evenchord Greatsword to get enchanted, but the price of 3,500 is too great for Luctan and his low recources. He refuses to accept Belli’s offer to pay for the sword’s enchantment, swearing to raise the money on his own. He is, dare I say it, Re-Luctan-t about it.
Before they leave, they give Pete an update on what happened in Sa Doma and he tells the two that he’ll give a word out to other locations about Kah’lia and her son.
They next head to Ficus’ hideout, which they had been to previously, so it takes them less time to get there, maneuvering around and entering, where they indeed find the two rogues.
A conversation is had, wherein Luctan convinces them of partaking in the plan, impressing Ficus with how well he had thought things out, by suggesting he should get into politics (Luctan winks in turn).
Before anything else can be done, Luctan brings to note the problem of Burk’s tiefling enemy, who was surely still in The Scattered Heart tavern. Luctan gets Ficus to go and find the man, bring him out of town and then some.
Before Ficus and Kit leave, disguised (as a Average Joe human and a Fire Genasi lady respectiely) and all that, we get to also learn that apparently Ficus has stolen from Nash before. Much to Belli’s chagrin.
Going on their seperate, yet tied together quests, the rumors get spread around and with high charisma rolls, the most charismatic in the party start a fire of gossip. Some Hot Goss is spreading like nothing else.
With that done, they move to check the situation with that tavern. The actual fire’s died down by this point. The ceiling’s caved in a few places. Stonework around the base of the building has started melting. There they meed Gorzo, the Half-Orc and Grandle, of the Darksbane army, guards, who are tasked with investigating the remains.
Belli and Luctan each take a person and get in conversations with them, Belli charming the hell out of Gorzo, while Luctan persuades Grandle. By the end, they believe them that Danton wasn’t among the bodies (since he wasn’t) and that he was alive and walking (since he was). “The rumors of my brother’s death were greatly exagerated.”
They leave to make a report and Luctan checks for any remaining things that could have been left in tact. Sadly, however, they don’t find anything of use, as it’s been either taken already or set aflame.
As a last resort, Luctan starts scribbling something into the ground, but with Belli snooping, it doesn’t come off right. She believes he was trying to draw dicks in the ground and he doesn’t dissuade that statement. They head back, trying to be stealthy, as they return to Nash’s place and with Belli’s help, they make it look like Luctan’s Belli’s awkward boyfriend.
WHILE ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING, back with the majority of the party, each of the members have a seperate conversation with Nash and mostly between each other:
- Burk asks about Qo’rin, the God of Revenge, to mixed results and considers his conversation useless. We get a nugget of wisdom from the Barbarian Goblin in the words: “You are embracing life as it is meant to be lived.”
-- Mournimar and Amelia talk, with Mournimar dropping some sadness on the Air Genasi, regarding recent developements. Trying not to cry, he talks about being distraught that his mother is not only alive, but doing the same things and is leading the child, his brother, the same path.
For all he knows the kid’ll end up being what Mournimar would have been like if he didn’t leave. He feels remorse that he dragged everyone in their drama.
Amelia, in turn, assures him that he didn’t drag everyone into anything. Amelia knows abandonment. And she tells him that they’re here, because they want to be. They talk a bit about Amelia’s family and what had transpired there. About the sister that she misses greatly and wants to revisit.
“Family isn’t always the people you were born into. Sometimes it’s the people you find along the way.” Her birth family wasn’t the greatest, but she found family at sea.
Mournimar expresses his fear of the voice he heard in his head, back in the day. How it called for him to do something. He believes it was to black out and attack again. What if a day comes and he can’t fight it off?! He’s scared. Scared of lashing out and hurting the party.
Amelia gives him encouragement that everything will go well. Time is a valuable thing and they need to live in the moment. Though bad with words, she tries her best here and assures him.
“If anything happens, I promise you this: I won’t hesitate, if I feel anything’s wrong. You’re not gonna hurt anyone, I can guarantee that.”
Mournimar is shook. He considers the party his family. Amelia does as well.
The conversation ends well for the two and further in, Mournimar asks Nash, regarding Lazarus. But she has never met anyone fitting his description. Followers of Bellinas generally don’t go to drink with Potentialists.
She is, frankly a little distraught that shes’beign asked so much at once by the Cultbusters, regarding relationships with Forbidden deities. But half the party does tend to overshare a lot.
Ultimately, Nash does say that If the party’s heading out of town, there’s rumors of a cult of Qo’rin, northwest of the city. On the way to the rest of the world.
Thankful and apologetic, Mournimar asks if there is anything he can do for Nash, in turn for her help. She begs him to please clean after Rimefang.
We cut to the baby white dragon pooping everywhere.
While Mournimar panics and cleans after the eager little bugger, Amelia asks Nash about how priesthood works, whether they get to leave or not. Bellinas worship had declined, after all. Nash knows a worshiper, who’s been at it.
Amelia feels bad for all this and wants to ask her out for a drink. Please don’t get the wrong idea. She wants to pay her back for all this after this is over with. She’s definitely not interested in Nash. Nash agrees with a grin.
The Air Genasi Monk learns a bit more about Nash. For 20 years, she was a soldier, who fought in the war that took place not too long before the campaign had started. She had seen death many a times, more often on her hands.
Her kill count in the hundreds and some innocents were in that list, unfortunately. She councils Amelia, regarding what happened with Danton, giving her a few pointers.
Back in the day, here in the temple, there were up to 30 vets that stuck to the building... But times change and people go.
By this point, Belli and Luck walk in and Amelia successfully bluffs them into believing that Mournimar shat everywhere.
Luctan is, frankly, disgusted by this revelation. “MOURNIMAR! HOW COULD YOU?!” To said ranger’s protests, Burk adds to the con as comedy ensues.
They finally update the party on what had happened and at first agree to collectively visit the bathhouse in the morning, to get some rest and relaxation.
Until then, Luck lends Amelia his ring, so she can go to Keemis’ temple and other stuff, if it comes up. He does so, in hiding, so as not to be noticed by Nash.
As he waits for Amelia to come back, he gives the tome on deities to Mournimar, offering him to do some reading on the gods, since he is having a crisis, regarding them. While Luctan, himself goes back to reading “Handerstaad” all over again.
Amelia’s time at Keemis’ temple is short and quiet. She leaves 16 gold as an offering. In turn, she feels a warm feeling in her chest, while kneeling. It’s comforting for a while, before returning back to the Bellinas place of worship and returns the ring to Luctan.
Some shenanigans ensue, where Belli tries to prank Mournimar, to no aveil.
Once properly awake, Mournimar gets some help from Belli to get nice and dressed in a fabulous dress, potion be damned (sadly we couldn’t find a potion per requirements). Much to Belli and Luck’s approval.
One way or another, they devolve into talking about Mournimar’s “shit” behavior in this temple and the poor ranger tries to talk Nash into helping him out. Nash, who had been trying to get some sleep, just grins at him, before shutting the door in his face.
It becomes quickly revealed that she used Prestidigitation to make his pants appear soiled. Thus strengthening the belief in Luctan that he did, indeed, poop all around.
A frustrated Mournimar goes outside and Ficus meets him. “Did she accuse you of shitting yourself?” Mournimar nods and Ficus suggests that he use spiders on Belli at some point as payback.
He walks in and updates the Cultbusters on how things had gone and vice versa. The tiefling had been disposed of, Belli and Luck did a great job spreading the word, now it’s Ficus and Kit’s turn to add to that. Kit not being with Ficus right now as she had work to do.
As Mournimar searches for spiders, Ficus has a disgussion with Belli, a wholesome one, then makes his leave again.
Belli brings the news to the two tieflings:Ficus wants Belli to come home with him. Not permanently, but to see the family. She is freaking out, regarding this scenario, but Mournimar and Luck assure her that everything will be fine. Seeing as it is close to north of Crystalgate, they definitely will visit that at some point.
Also, goes without saying, but Belli does tell Luctan that Ficus fancies him. Luctan just smiles.
As everyone sleeps, Luctan sneaks outside and writes and draws something on a wall.
Then sleep...
In the morning, Belli, Luctan and Mournimar go to the Bathhouse, Amelia and Burk deciding to stay in, until late night for the Fight Club.
Lilliana’s Bathhouse is a very quaint looking establishment. It’s name, written in Cursive, the scent of roses and lavender bombarding the trio’s nostrils as they enter. Everything is so very aromatic and calming. Lilac purple, with blue flower pattern on the left wall.
Sat behind a counter it is a Firbolg lady. She’s clearly older as her fur is graying in some places, her eyes sunken, she’s quite gaunt. A soft and sweet lady, she brings an air of relaxation to the trio, just by being there.
They make preparations and, after some shenanigans regarding underwear, they take to the bath.
They each share some history with each other.
Belli’s dad was a barbarian, but retired. Sweetest, soft spoken man. Her mom twisted him around her finger.
Mournimar talks of his experiences, post escaping the cult for a bit...
While Luctan shares a bit about his life before the party. Reminding them he’s a tourist to the continent, he states he comes from a warm climate. He tells them a bit about his family, how he never got to meet his father. He just never was in the picture.
And he tells about his departure, how he used a scroll of teleportation to get to the continent, after things got bad...
At some point, the trio say “What’s gender, but a magic meant to be bent to the will of those, who wield it?” as Belli reveals she’s trans.
Time passes. The three get refreshed and head back, feeling like they lost a stone’s worth of weight in dirt.
On the way back, it’s about noon. A very small boy runs past them, a Halfling child. Following behind him is a taller elven girl with piles of paper. Mournimar gets one thrown at him and, upon reading it, he gathers the other two.
“ Gexum destroyed in volcanic eruption! “
“Devils were seen!”
We read the paper, telling the story of Gexum, the main source of food in the west has been completely destroyed by the volcanic eruption. Demonic creatures appearing in the chaos.
As they get supplies and run back to the temple, the session ends,
TO BE CONTINUED!!!
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HOLY COW I didnt realize how bad this was feeling in my head but wow so many tw and cw to tag, but incase it slips thru: Im discussing mental health, unaliving oneswlf, hurting oneself, homophobia, family issues and just-
if you have common triggers, I would not recommend readding this. anf sorry no cut, idk how and im on mobile
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at a wedding and a cousin of mine is going thru similar mental health issues. shes not as bad yet, and hopefully never will be, but at one point I wanted to harm myself. my mom thinks it wasnt as serious as it was cause I wanted to meed a celebrity I love who was coming the next week, so clearly I didn't need to be hospitalized.
she forgot that the conversation was about her getting his autograph for me if I was admitted. we were told it might take a bit as I wasnt as immediate of a danger, so I couldve had to wait. also I never said I was suicidal again. I said I wanted to hurt myself. I can hurt myself badly and not leave a trace, ik ive done it. and I was clinging onto meeting this guy to an extent, because literally nothing else was holding me. It was the only thing giving me joy at that moment and i knew if i completely lost it I was going to fall further
she also keeps saying it was my therapists idea. no. I brought it up to her in a session sobbing because I wanted everything to stop, but I couldn't voice it to her, so I asked her to tell my parents. Gee I wonder why I was worried when even my therapist calling wasnt enough to convince her it was bad.
so now idk if i can correct her or not. especially because i wanna make sure my cousins mom doesnt do that to her. I wont get into specifics, but she has other factors I don't that could lead to a worse outcome quicker.
Now im silently crying in the bathroom getting ready for my cousins wedding with family who ignore any mental illness or lgbt+ in the family, cause apparently theyre equal. My cousin is an addict refusing help and leaving his kids with their neglectful mother so we can't help, and his sister is a lesbian, and my aunt feels like those are fuckin equal. I mean, ffs my grandma and her siblings all have at least one lgbt+ child or grandchild. and we are all here pretending we like eachother, while one aunt complains about her 'grandaughter' being distant, because hes her grandson and we know she homophobic. or when talking about mental health, its like its a dirty secret even though a good chunk of my cousin and I'd issues are fuckin hereditary.
I'm just.... so tired, but its the only family i have left after my sperm donors cut me off. Its hard being one of the most open on sexuality and mental illness, yet still people don't know.
and Ive also been thinking about telling my parents about questioning my gender, but idk howd they take it. Years ago I asked my mom what shed do if I cam out as trans, and while she said shed be supportive she 'doesnt think i am.' I use they/them commonly, and fae/faer is one I'm trying out, but I cant even tell her I'm questioning without worry, fuck saying I have neo pronouns.
I'm rambling but I'm so tired. I should talk to people more
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well, i’m not much special ehen it comes to directions ... just that I often memorize something that sticks out in a place and then go like ‘ ahh! i have to turn right where they have that funny looking shop with a cow stripe’ or smth. and if I keep doing it often I memorize it more quickly. once I’m sure of the pattern I try quicker paths/shortcuts when I’m sure I will not get lost. but if you make me questions of like ‘ ah in which street is this?’ i wont be able to tell you probably 😂
also my aunt wants to go to the kansai region- osaka, nara and kyoto so it’s better I go with them to help out. i already went once but faintly so I know the metro lines to take in there. i think. hahah it’s been one year since then but.
idk tho but it seems that in eastern asian countries like japan and south korea for example babyfaces like mine are very wanted and since I’m a 177cms tree (like hobi wow, more reasons to bias wreck me) i stick out. #r00d #at least someone finally appreciates me! #but also due to my babyface i don’t really meed makeup usually which is good bcs no patience. usually it’s just lipstick or chapstick if much. bcs i wear contacts i rarely use eye stuff. only in parties maybe. if.
my head tho is overwhelmed. the first two days i’m gonna rest during vacation and before my aunt comes im gonna review all the grammar and vocab before repeating the level
with contacts i look okay but tbh if i have to wear my thick glasses ughhh. ever since having been bullied at school it never made me feel any better about it. it’s one of those things that like, if one day i get a bf i hope they don’t judge me harsh. bcs i have poor eyesight. also i hate my nose or my teeth. bcs on the front i have a small diastema which i need to get treated. yet due to qay my jaw is its always kind of going to open again. it has a risk of it. ughh
sooo i wanna know… am i the only one who repeats stuff out loud when studying to memorize better?
so i’m very recent to kpop in a whole and i was talking about it with a good friend of mine i haven’t seen in years and she goes like ‘ oh bts? yeah they’re awesome, I’ve been following them for 4 years’ (me at her: makes very shocked , upset face) HOW DARE YOU BETRAY ME LIKE THIS #r00d
Ooohh! I’m the same! I don’t actually know many streets or names of places, I remember by appearance haha, or anything that sticks out, maybe funny sign etc. By the description you’re giving I’m 100% even more certain now you’re beuatiful and am lowkey jeallous. I’m assuming hoseok is your bias wrecker? mine too even tho he’s my bias, whoops. Fun fact about me; I don’t wear makeup! I wear chapstick at most, and mascara for anything fancy but since I don’t go anywhere I live the potato no coverage life. I wish I had a way to maybe help you with your learning japanese but all I know is practice each day and thats apparently the best method. I know a lot of guys who really love girls with glasses. Honestly, I’m of the opinion 90% of people that are worth knowing, care more about personality then looks so I don’t think your future bf would judge you harshly on your glasses. Pick a good guy and you’re good too! I don’t really speak out loud when writing, I repeat it in my head or will write it a good 20 times to memorise. I get so jealous of people who has been a fan of them since the beginning, mainly because it would be nice to literally grow along with them, but we’re all equal fans despite how long we’ve known them.
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This was written & illustrated as a gift for my best friend, @avengeful-bunny
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ASHLEY! I hope you like it!
Mini Dark Matter “meet cute” fic.
AU where Two and Five have the Raza and haven’t met the other main characters, yet. This fic is pre-slash (or not slash, depending on what you like) where Two meets Android in a bar. I imagine going forward from here, the three come across the rest of the crew and form their rag tag team on their own terms, however you can imagine this going where ever you like.
Portia didn’t flop onto the high-backed bar stool, but it was a near thing. She glared at the digital clock on the wall above the bar. It was only fourteen hundred hours and already it had been a long day. The morning had started early when their ship had been discovered by a local law enforcement agency resulting in a chase through an unexpected asteroid field that took some serious odd-defying navigational skills on her and Emily’s part.
They had managed to lose the three small police ships despite the Raza’s larger size and lack of a full crew, but had taken on some damage after a few dings against a few rolling asteroids. Though authorities had likely been alerted throughout the system, they had no choice to land on the station.
Emily had made a list of things she needed in order to make repairs and Portia had spent the last hour haggling with the swindler who was running the parts shop in the lower level of the station. Now that she had gotten the necessary parts back to Emily, Portia was taking a moment to get a much needed, proper drink in the little dive bar nearest her ship.
“Give me a Gravity Well,” she husked at the bartender, a green-faced Albuspecian with pale eyes and severe expression.
“You got the coin for it?” he asked rudely.
“You ask everyone who comes in that?” asked Portia, sharply. It wasn’t a particularly expensive drink and she wasn’t in the mood for his racism.
“Just the seedy ones,” he returned, immune to her glare.
Portia slapped a few pieces on the counter with a raised eyebrow and a pointed look around the dimly lit bar full of disreputable looking faces. The Albuspecian’s lip curled, but he picked up her money and turned to make her the drink.
Once it was placed in front of her, Portia took two long pulls, effectively draining the glass before setting it down. It burned a bit on the way down and seemed to warm her core as it hit her stomach. Portia closed her eyes and let out a long breath.
“I’ll take a double Quantum Flux,” spoke a confident voice to her right, causing Portia to glance that way.
A woman wearing a bold red jacket was leaning over the counter speaking to the bartender. There was something familiar about her, something unknown that had Portia’s subconscious caught on. Portia looked back down at her own glass before glancing over out of the corner of her eye again. She quickly catalogued all she could of the woman; slim, blonde, large eyes, confident stance.
“Thanks,” said the woman when the bartender passed her the tall, green, stone tumbler.
It was only when the woman in the red leather jacket had turned away to leave that her identity dawned on Portia. She had seen her face plastered on many of the news broadcasts-- though she looked a lot different in her current garb, the pert shape of her nose and those large eyes were unmistakable.
Portia paid the bartender for another drink, threw it back, and then stood from the bar. She found the woman sitting alone at one of the round tables across the room.
“I know who you are,” she said, leaning down menacingly over the table.
Her abrupt appearance didn’t seem to affect the woman. She simply looked up at her with a small, neutral smile. It rubbed Portia the wrong way.
“You’re the android they’ve been looking for,” she continued. “The one illegally posing as a human.”
Even then, the android didn’t seem intimidated; didn’t seem bothered in the least. Portia grit her teeth and continued. “There’s a large bounty on your head. If I were to take you in, I’d be sure to make my--”
“I too, know who you are,” cut in the android, her face still neutral, but her tone a little sharp for just an unfeeling android --HAH, Portia had her.
“You are Portia Lin; bounty hunter,” she said causing Portia’s smirk to immediately fall from her face. “Outlaw.”
That last word burned in her guts.
“And,” continued the android in that condescendingly unaffected tone of voice most androids had, “as I have superior reflexes and strength to that of any human, I sincerely doubt you will be able to… ‘take me in’.”
Portia grit her teeth. She hated androids.
“Fight me,” she growled lowly.
The android had the gall to raise a single, cocky eyebrow at the statement and take one last swig of her drink before setting it down and slowly rising from her seat.
“If you insist,” she said simply before pulling back her fist and, lightning fast, punching Portia in the face.
It was like being hit by something much larger and heavier. Portia stumbled backward, catching herself before going down. A ferocious growl erupted from deep in her chest and she swung around with a swift kick to the side of the android’s head. They fought for a few beats, each getting in a few good hits though they both fought with expert skill and the ability to dodge and deflect. Portia was too focused on beating the android to pay much attention to the scene around them besides finding tables and chairs as hindrances and/or as weapons.
“Here’s something you didn’t know,” she ground out as she landed another high kick to the android’s head, finally knocking her to her knees.
Portia dropped to her height and threw her arms around her neck putting her into the Mata Leao hold she had learned years ago. Though she knew the android didn’t need air, the choke hold still gave Portia the advantage.
“...I’m not human either,” she hissed against the side of android’s head before pulling her further backward in hopes of bringing her to the floor.
It was quickly apparent that the android knew what she was doing when she quickly brought her chin down and leaned forward. Portia didn’t have time to react and suddenly a fist was smashing into the bridge of her nose. She made to release her hold of the android and put distance between them, but the android caught her hands and used her hold against her, tossing her over her shoulder and dropping her to the ground.
The room was spinning when Portia opened her eyes to find the side of her face pressed into the filthy floor and the android standing over her, her knee pushing into the meed of her shoulder, her hands tightly holding her arm in a very vulnerable angle. Portia swallowed heavily and went limp knowing that she was beat save for any truly idiotic moves that would absolutely result in a dislocated shoulder or broken arm --neither were sacrifices that a mere bar brawl would warrant. Distantly, she wondered what Emily’s face would look like if she learned about the bar fight, especially after Portia had told her how important it was that they keep a low profile.
“Come with me,” Portia rasped which must have actually surprised the android considering the pressure on her shoulder eased minutely for the flash of a moment.
“As your prisoner?” asked the android, actual inflection in her voice for the shyest of moments as she let go of Portia’s arm and took a step back. “Perhaps you are unaware of your situation,” she continued, her tone returning to that condescending crap. Portia grinned.
“As my partner,” replied Portia, sitting up. She wiped the back of her hand across her bleeding nose and mouth, wincing as she did so. “The ship would fly better with a crew anyway,” she added more to herself than to the android, though she knew the android’s superior hearing wouldn’t have missed it.
The android’s eyes went far away for a moment as though she were weighing her options. Then, she reached down and offered her hand to Portia.
“I accept,” she said simply.
Portia grinned again, grabbing her offered hand and letting the android pull her to her feet. They regarded each other for a moment, Portia purposely ignoring the scene around them including that jerk Albuspecian back at the bar who was swearing up a storm at the mess they’d made.
“Alright, let’s go,” said Portia. “We’ve worn out our welcome in here as it is.”
“That seems a wise course of action,” agreed the android with a small dip of her head.
“My ship’s this way,” spoke Portia, leading them out of the dimly lit bar in the more severe lighting of the adjoining hallway. “What do you call yourself, anyway?”
“You may call me Kiva,” she replied.
“Good to meet you, Kiva,” said Portia, pausing to make eye contact before moving forward again.
“And you, Portia,” was her reply.
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