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Christian of the moulin rouge (come_what_may) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-06-06 19:01:00

Entry tags:

arrival, ayla, christian, complete, day 2

Day two.
Who: Christian &OTA
What: Arrival of Christian
When: Late Morning
Where: Near the stables.
Rating: PG for now
Status: complete.

Christian stood on the balcony outside his room, straining his eyes to try and see satine in the Duke's suite, though he knew it was pointless. He also knew he should'nt be mad with jealousy, she didnt belong to him, she didnt belong to anyone really, but that didnt stop him from being madly in love with her.

Giving up his fruitless search, he decide to clear his head, and have a walk about the city, something he had rarely seen since he got here.Yes, a walk would do him good, perhaps get all these jealous thoughts out of his mind. "Ah going out are we master Christian?Harold asked as Christian moved past him, grabbing his jacket from the hook "For A while yes, should I have sophie fetch something while I'm gone?"He asked the owner, who merely shook his hand dismissively, running off as one of the dancers beckoned him.Christian just smiled and continued on his way Always something happening 'round hereHe thought, pushing through the wooden doors that led to the dreary city.

Only instead the Rain drenched paris streets that usually lay outside the moulin rouge's doors, he found himself...in a desert?"What the bloody-"He started, thinking perhaps he had walked onto one of the many performing stages at first,though the sound of the giggling dancers would have given the 'joke'away by now. No this was definatly not paris. Not by a long shot.

So where the bloody hell was he?

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come_what_may
2008-06-09 08:55 pm UTC (link)

He took in her strange appearence without blinking, thinking perhaps she was some sort of strange peasant, though no peasant dressed like that in paris that he knew of, but in this place?one never knew.

He tugged nervously on the ends of his black jacket, raising an eyebrow at her words.Couldnt go home?that was proposterious!"The..planet?"He repeated confused, while he knew very little about the stars and space, he was pretty sure that a planet couldnt be alive, let 'bring'people places,it was just unheard of.

Perhaps 'the planet' was the master of this place, though if it was, it was an odd name, very odd indeed, he thought, trudging along behind her to find out what this man, or perhaps lady, wanted him for, and what explanation this 'tablet held for him, And maybe along the way he could find some more informed persons, if indeed there were any, and ask them if they knew a quick route of this place.

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_ayla_
2008-06-10 10:06 am UTC (link)

His own way of dressing was quite foreign to Ayla. There were no such things as silk cravats or velvet jackets. The only material they used in her time was leather. And nothing the man wore seemed to be made from it. Still, she had encountered not only the golems who wore suits, but others as well. And she was used to the strange way others dressed. She could not expect one just arrived to look at her anything but strangely. Perhaps in time, he would come to accept it.

Ayla nodded at his blustery question. "Yes, the Planet." She knew that it was confusing for new arrivals. She could only lead him to the tablet that would explain more than she could. It seemed whenever someone read the words the Planet wanted them to read, a little bit of acceptance registered. More easily for some than for others, but it came in time. Especially when they came to find that they could not leave, and that in the morning they would not be waking in their own room, even if it did look like it.

She looked back as he followed, her strides lengthy and graceful. She made no sound as she moved, even as she moved through the dry grasses that poked up sparsely here and there. She had the sinewy grace of a hunter. In her time, silence had been the key to getting a meal or going hungry. She had learned to be quiet in everything she did, including breathing.

As they arrived at the tablet, Ayla stood to the side, motioning to the stone slab inscribed with the words that would seal his fate. She knew that this was hard for many people to understand. She hadn't quite understood it at first herself. But, in time she had come to find out that she was never going to be able to leave, and that the words on the stone were law.

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come_what_may
2008-06-10 05:11 pm UTC (link)

He debated on asking her wether it was a joke, it had to be did'nt it?A planet just could'nt go around pulling people and uprooting them.At least as far as he knew it could'nt.

Christian paused, before his eyes raked over the stone tablet, skimming the words at first before slowing down, taking in their meaning.He felt a sinking feeling overwhelm him.Stuck here, wherever Here was, never to see satine's beautiful face, her smile, her laughter.Never to hear her sing again? It had to be a joke, a cruel joke.

"Is this...This can't be right..can It?"He said at last, his voice cracked from the heat and the effort to not laugh, or possibly cry, he hadnt decided yet. "What about the moulin rouge?and my friends, surely they'll notice my absence"And satine, his lovely satine.She would miss him,he knew that more then anything.

He had a thousand questions, most of which he was sure this women probaly couldnt, answer, but swallowed them, at least until could calm down, or find a way out of here.

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_ayla_
2008-06-10 11:21 pm UTC (link)

"Unfortunately, it is correct. Your friends will probably never know you are gone. Time doesn't pass there the same way is passes here. I am sorry for your loss." Ayla was sympathetic to his plight. She had suffered her own losses as well.

She didn't know where Jondalar was now, or if he had even noticed her absence. But, she had come to accept her sentence here on this planet. She bit down on her lip as he came to terms with what was going to be happening to him.

"I can show you where your room is now." She held his key out to him, a shining platinum thing. "This is your key. If you lose it, it can be replaced." She gestured toward the building where his room is. "I suppose I should warn you. Your room will look the way you want it to look. Oftentimes it looks like a place you occupied in your own world. But, if you wish it to look completely different, it will."

She led the way, her sinewy step still silent. Looking back over her shoulder, she wanted to make sure he was following her. He was being quite a bit more agreeable than Doumyouji had been yesterday. And that was saying a lot considering Christian wasn't being all that agreeable.

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come_what_may
2008-06-11 12:24 pm UTC (link)

Christian frowned, trying to come to terms with all this new information.The fact that he'd never see satine or any of dancers again or even harold, it was maddening.His mouth opened and closed a few times, but no words came out, as the words got stuck in his throat, before he gave up, shaking his head in defeat.

He gripped the key in his hand tightly, half hoping the feel of metal would bring him back to life, and that he had merely falling asleep, but some part of him knew it wasnt to be, that he was to live in this 'prison'the rest of his days.It would have been a bit more bearable had satine been here, he knew that.

So lost in his thoughts he barley heard of her speak of the rooms. "Change?of their accord?"He asked dumbly, he had never heard of such a thing before!To him it was like magic, a strange magic, but magic nontheless. "Thats amazing!"He followed her to building looming in front of them. "What other magic does this place hold?"He asked her timidly.

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_ayla_
2008-06-12 10:40 am UTC (link)

Ayla watched Christian take in and process the fact that he would not be able to leave, and quite possibly would not see anyone he loved for a very long time, if ever. "I have been told that sometimes friends and family are pulled to this place as well. Although, it hasn't happened to me. But there are others who are no longer alone in this place. There is some hope, but to avoid heartache it is best not to think of it too much." It was sort of a harsh thing to say, but she didn't know what else to do.

When they arrived at his room number, Ayla paused and turned to answer his questions before he opened the door. "Yes, the room changes according to your will, of it's own accord." It was magic, of a sort. The Planet's magic. It couldn't be controlled by anyone else. Really one of the only things the occupants of this planet could control themselves. "The magic is in everything. The food is exactly what you want, your clothes are the way you wish them, and I have heard that the area will change. Not just with the seasons, but the buildings change, and the land changes." It was very strange to Ayla, and she had yet to see the latter happen, and she wasn't sure she wanted to.

"I hope that you are not too overwhelmed, but I will leave you now. If you would like me to show you around another time, I am downstairs in room B112. Right now, I think it is best for you to rest and think. Things may be better for you tomorrow." She gave him a tenative smile. She really was no good at this. She might just have to stop picking up those blinking keys from now on.

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come_what_may
2008-06-13 05:02 pm UTC (link)

His eyes lit up at that and some small part of hoped that this place would see fit to pull satine here as well.It would delight him to no end, spending the rest of his days here with her and no duke to ruin their true love.

He nodded at her words and slid his key in, unlocking the door and swung it open.Disappointment regestered on his face as, at first glance, it looked plain, dreary even, before it quickly changed, looking exactly like his room back in paris.Golden walls, red posters and even his duave bed, lay before him, and he grinned, delighted.

He turned, glancing at the strange women, as she bid im adu and nodded."I will do just that, dear lady, and bid you good day"He said, matching her smile before he slid into his room, intent on exploring the rest of this strange place later.

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