daughterofclayr (![]() ![]() @ 2012-07-02 22:32:00 |
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Entry tags: | !open, !plot, {justine, {lirael |
Characters: Lirael and !open
When: July 2 evening
Location: Lirael's cabin and hallway
Warnings/Rating: n/a, will change if needed.
Summary: Lirael tries a chocolate and speaks backwards (read right to left)
Status: Completed
Lirael stared at the box of candy on her nightstand. She was trying to fight the temptation to try one. She knew that she shouldn't- after all, she had seen what it had done to some of the others. And yet...
Those might be the most dangerous words in the world. In all the worlds, perhaps. And yet was what let perfectly reasonable people into great danger. Lirael was no exception. She knew she should never have gone through the door locked with the Librarian's seal in the Clayr Library, and yet... Those were the two words she just could not resist.
Any way, she rationalized, even if it is something horrible, like breaking out in warts, it only lasts twenty minutes or so. Before she could reconsider, she pulled off the lid, revealing six little sweets. Lirael slowly reached forward and selected the chocolate. She lifted it up to her nose, and inhaled the rich scent. It smelled like any of the chocolates she had ever eaten in her life. She popped it in her mouth, chewed thoughtfully, and swallowed.
And nothing happened. She moved to the mirror, hoping to see a change. Had she gone blond? No change in the mirror. Lirael sighed and pushed her hair off her forehead. "Emit fo etsaw a saw tahy, llew," she said aloud, then frowned. That hadn't sounded right. She tried again. "Taht saw tahw?" She stared at her reflection in disbelief. Was she really speaking backwards? Bad enough to be a Clayr who saw backwards in time, but now she was speaking backwards as well? Or was it ears hearing things backwards?
Only one way to find out. She stepped into the hallway, and went looking for someone to talk to.