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Tweak says, "That's what she said!"

zaria (bravely) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-04-19 19:18:00

Entry tags:

complete, day seven, gabrielle, jareth, xena

Day 7
Who: Xena and OTA
What: Investigating the Labyrinth Entrance
When: Early Evening
Where: Entrance to the Labyrinth
Rating: TBA
Status: Complete

A complete change in the environment of a city she'd been slowly getting used to was not a welcome sight upon waking that morning. It was perhaps this change, however, that gave her the determination to challenge the labyrinth. She was unwilling to be a pawn in the changing landscape any longer. She put on her leathers and armor and completely outfitted herself with her weapons before she left the room she shared with Gabrielle.

She stared around her once she got outside, a little bit awed by the huge contraptions that rose into the stifling sky. She shook her head, setting her jaw as she ventured forth. Although she didn't participate in any of the attractions, she did spend several hours wandering around and getting to know her new surroundings. She wouldn't know them as well as she had known the environment of the faire for a few more days, but she wanted to have some familiarity under her belt.

Finally after several hours of exploring by herself, eating and observing, she decided to check out the entrance to the labyrinth. She wouldn't leave without Gabrielle, but she wanted to see what she could discover. She wanted to be as prepared as possible before they went in. She'd read in the bothersome journal that one of the people, a Faith, had made it through to the castle. She was certain that if someone else could do it, she could do it herself.

She soon found herself at the entrance to the labyrinth and ran her hands over the stone. She stepped in and looked left and right as there was a wall directly in front of her. The stone wall extended far down in either direction and she couldn't see a turn at either end. Well, there wouldn't be much exploring unless she actually walked into the labyrinth and she wasn't sure she should without Gabrielle in her company.

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bravely
2009-05-21 08:17 am UTC (link)

"Wha... Gabrielle!" She wasn't impressed with the bard's go-getter attitude and she reached a hand out and gripped her shoulder before she could go too close to the doors. Knowing that probably wouldn't do much, she stepped up closer and stood at her side while the knockers began to talk. One seemed to have a difficult time hearing because of the ring through its ears.

Her icy blue eyes shifted between the two talking knockers and she had to hope that this was normal and not some part of her brain triggering insanity. Well, if she was crazy, so was Gabrielle because she was the one who was actually talking to them.

"Hey, wait! How do you know they're telling us the truth?" She glared at the knockers. "They're knockers, Gabrielle." She put her sword away because what were the knockers going to do, bite them? Her arms were folded in front of her and she lifted a dark brow. "This is ridiculous. We are taking advice from something stuck to a door."

Not that she'd never done the bidding of a bodiless being before, coughOrpheuscough. But at least that bodiless being had been someone she'd known before they were without a body. "Do you really think we can trust them?" Gabrielle had a gut instinct about people, and sometimes she was a little too trusting. But lately she'd been a little better, and if Gabrielle trusted them, Xena would follow.

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bardictraveller
2009-05-21 02:02 pm UTC (link)

"What?" Gabrielle turned to her friend, an eyebrow raised inquiringly. "Do you think they're lying?" She had ignored Xena's opinions before, and it had nearly always gone badly. She might be a bit naive at times, but she wasn't stupid enough to discount the opinion of her very wise friend.

The knockers started to argue, apparently extremely offended by her question, and Gabrielle turned back to them. "I'm not saying you are, I'm just asking my friend's opinion." Somewhat appeased, they went back to sort of quietly grumbling, and Gabrielle turned back to look at Xena.

Still, she didn't want to hurt the feelings of the knockers, because that's just how she was. So she leaned in and whispered into her friend's ear. "Do you think we can't trust them? What other choice do we have? Either we assume they're lying, or we assume they're telling the truth. Either way could be dangerous."

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