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zaria (bravely) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-03-01 21:47:00

Entry tags:

arrival, complete, day one, gabrielle, xena

Day 1
Who: Xena and Gabrielle
What: Finding Each Other
Where: Somewhere about the city
When: Evening
Rating: PG?
Status: Complete

Xena felt the absence of warmth next to her almost immediately. Her blue eyes flashed open, though she had no need for alarm just yet. Still, she couldn't help but feel a measure of concern as she sat up in bed and glanced around the room, the room they'd been given on the godsforsaken planet that had snatched them both there. She could hear no running water in the bathroom, and the immediate room surrounding her held no traces of the blond bard. Her breath went still in her chest and she listened intently for breathing or anything else that would indicate that Gabrielle was within the sound of her voice.

There was nothing. Xena launched herself out of bed, because she could, and because she was in a hurry, and landed on her feet, still glancing around in case her hearing had been wrong. It wasn't. She half wondered if the bard had let her sleep and had gone to get food instead of waking her. After dressing as appropriately as she could in such a hurry, she left their room fully equipped with her weapons and went searching for Gabrielle. Normally, Xena wouldn't harbor such worry for her friend, but the circumstances of late had not been altogether pleasant.

First of all, Gabrielle had been badly hurt and she'd barely survived the trip to the Amazons who, although they were able to save her, said that she needed a lot of rest. Then, Xena had been brought to this damn planet and had worried and fretted over Gabrielle for a day or two before she was finally brought to Mirage, too. But also, there was a deep sense of dread that had settled in her stomach and she couldn't shake it. She searched high and low over the vast expanse of the Planet, covering much of it on Argo's back. When there was no sign of Gabrielle after several hours, Xena knew something was wrong.

As night fell, her worry increased. Nothing physically could harm Gabrielle on Mirage, at least not to the point of death, but that didn't cover kidnap or torture or any other unpleasantries. Both she and Argo were exhausted when she felt a tug on her skin. It tugged in no specific place, but seemed to tug everywhere at once. And suddenly, she was sitting on Argo's back in the middle of what looked to be a medieval village. Her piercing blue eyes surveyed the area for a moment. The snorting of other horses had Argo whickering in response and had peaked Xena's interest. This was not Mirage, of that she was certain. But it wasn't home either. Where the hell was she?

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bravely
2009-03-15 04:41 pm UTC (link)

Xena sat up, propping herself on her elbows as Gabrielle exclaimed over a painting on the wall. She tilted her head, raising a brow as she looked it over. It really was pretty hideous, but it was neutral and seemed appropriate for the room they'd been stuck with. She shrugged at Gabrielle's question, trying not to smile at her obvious disgust. When Gabrielle left the painting and headed for the bed, sitting down on the opposite side of Xena, she rolled onto her side and settled her arm in front of her. She dropped her head into her opposite hand, elbow still bent to prop her up and watched Gabrielle rummage in the bedside table's drawer.

Her dark brows furrowed slightly when Gabrielle read the title. She'd never heard of it before, but she could see from the look on the bard's face that she was interested enough to read a little of it at another time. She raised both brows as Gabrielle turned around to face her. Nodding, she crossed her ankles and pushed herself onto her back again. She laced her hands together on her stomach and looked back up at the ceiling. "No, not really. We'll stay in the city for a few days, get to know the land, see if there's another way out besides the labyrinth." She was a firm believer in getting to know your surroundings. It was harder to be surprised by the unexpected that way.

"And then we'll try the Labyrinth. We should gather enough supplies to get us through there, and we need to have a way to track our progress. I don't want to get in there and then get so completely lost that we die of starvation or thirst or exposure." Xena could think of no worse way to die. She'd rather die at the end of a sword than without food in her belly. She closed her eyes, not intending to sleep, but merely to rest her eyes for a moment. It had been a rather eventful day and she was a little tired. She was also a little hungry, but she was enjoying the momentary rest. She cracked an eye open and glanced at Gabrielle.

"What's that book we were given?"

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bardictraveller
2009-03-16 12:52 am UTC (link)

The odd black book that she didn't understand, she set aside on the desk. It looked like the sort of language she enjoyed, actually, full of epic stories. And she had no way of knowing that it was the same book found in motel rooms all over earth of the 20th century. To her, it was just an interesting book. She turned her attention back to her best friend, however, as Xena rolled over to face her.

"Okay. I'll look around a bit, then." She was good at that sort of thing, especially the parts with talking to other people to get more information. She enjoyed it, and actually found herself looking forward to the adventure. Sure, it was crazy, but Xena was by her side and that was good enough. The would get through this together, as they had gotten through everything else. "I'll start tomorrow."

Gabrielle continued to sit on the bed, facing Xena, but pulled her legs up onto the bed so she was perched cross-legged. She looked at her friend thoughtfully. "You know, I bet I could write a really great epic poem about us going through the labyrinth." The idea appealed to her, obviously, by the smile on her face. "Can you imagine? Xena and Gabrielle brave the labyrinth! Daring escapes! Harrowing fights! Cunning riddles!" She thought for a moment. "I hope all that stuff is in there, though, or else it's going to be harder to write."

For a second, she didn't know what Xena was talking about. But finally, she clued in. "Oh, this?" She held up the journal. "I don't know, really. I haven't looked yet. It seems to be an empty..." She opened a page and frowned. "No, wait! It was empty, but now there's writing in it!" She held it up for inspection.

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