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Ned (bakersman) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-04-19 22:23:00

Entry tags:

complete, day seven, ned the piemaker, olive snook

Who: Ned and Olive
What: Discussing 'the future' (probably not as fearful as it sounds)
When: Day 7
Where: Starting off in their dorms
Rating: Highly unlikely anything more than PG
Status: All done!

The Piemaker no longer had any genuine idea what age he would be at that moment. Everything seemed to last longer here in this place where he had no real sense of purpose. There wasn't much to do to pass the time, despite having a Renaissance Faire right outside. He still hated dressing up, he wasn't a big fan of learning to weave baskets or joust or make tools, and even his own dog had found a new playmate. Of course, he was used to Digby being a bigger fan of Olive than himself, what with her actually being able to pet him. But a pig? That he wasn't a big fan of.

So time dragged a bit more for Ned than usual. Having Olive around was still taking a great deal of getting used to. Especially without Chuck. He still missed her desperately, but the ache was getting a bit easier to deal with. Maybe she was better off back home without him. Maybe she'd find some man who she could actually touch. Without dying, that was. And who hadn't killed her father.

That thought alone was enough to drag him out of bed. He peeked out the window and noticed it was still drizzling, which was getting a bit unbearable. Dressing in the most casual thing he could find, he stepped out the door, trying not to let his eyes wander across the hall where Olive was likely still fast asleep. It was relatively early, after all. He waved Digby out behind him, even less worried about him being off leash than he'd been at home. Not only was Digby a good dog, but he was a smart one, too. He'd be just fine on his own.

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bakersman
2009-06-05 09:43 pm UTC (link)

Ned had been there so long he'd almost forgotten what it was like to make a woman smile that brightly. His cheeks flushed pink yet again and he ducked his head and gave a small smile of his own. Shrugging, he looked back up, but not right at her. Rather, his eyes glanced over the panda bear. "Cod works," he agreed, secretly amused at the thought of Emerson's face if he knew Olive had named a stuffed bear after him. Maybe they'd developed some sort of romance in the world Ned hadn't been a part of. He wondered if he'd ever get the nerve to ask. "We'll let them meet. If... When we get back."

Which led him to her question. His eyes followed Olive's to the entrance to the Labryinth. A giant maze, apparently filled with terrifying things, like the ones in scary movies. And she was thinking he'd ever be brave enough to go through it?

Ned gulped before shrugging his shoulders. "Doubt it. Got everything I need over here, right? And from what I hear, it's not like you get to go home if you make it through it." The chance to see Chuck again might make it worth facing said terrifying things. But if he was going to be stuck there, why put his life on the line? Or someone else's. "You're not, are you?" he asked suddenly, looking at Olive in alarm.

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ittybitty
2009-06-10 08:56 am UTC (link)

"Yes." Olive agreed that Cod and Emerson should meet. She held the panda at arms length and studied it for a moment before bringing it back to her chest and wrapping both arms around it. He face fell slightly and she looked up at Ned wistfully. "I miss Emerson. It was really starting to get good there for a while. He was calling me Itty-Bitty and letting me help with cases." She smiled fondly. "I even helped solve one with that girlfriend of his, uh, Simone."

She looked at the Labyrinth with Ned before looking up at him. She nodded her agreement. "Yeah, sure. I guess the only reason we'd go through it is to get home, but there's no guarantee we'd even get to do that. It's probably best, safer, to stay on this side of it." She shook her head at his question. "No, I don't have a death wish. I've come too close to dying before to risk it now. This place might be magical but I highly doubt there's anyone that could bring me back to life." She smiled at him and then began to walk again.

They spent a good portion of the day in the amusement park at Olive's insistence. And Olive had fun and from what she could tell Ned mostly had a good time, too. But finally they both tired of it and went to find something to eat for lunch that wasn't junk food.

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