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fallen_star (fallen_star) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-08-31 00:44:00

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complete, day 13, nymphadora tonks, yvaine

Day Thirteen
Who: Nymphadora Tonks and Yvaine
What: Healing a Star’s Leg
When: Day 13; Evening
Where: Wandering the Grounds
Rating: PG
Status: Complete

Yvaine sighed as her eyes fluttered open. Spiritless stars twinkled back at her flatly. The storm had passed by the time she had awakened the night before, but her leg had ached a bit, so she chose not to face those wicked stairs and the outside. Instead she passed the time by singing and thinking until the early morning when Ayla brought the cup of tea. She drank it, then went promptly to sleep. Despite going to bed late, she awoke just as the sun was setting as she always had. It was quite lucky that the time of day coincided with the time of day in her former world. The cave woman had made it clear that she was no longer near Earth or Faerie. This was another world, another place.

This night, Yvaine’s leg was feeling better. She felt ready to fair the staircase and walk around the place. She wanted to see the stars. Maybe her sisters could see her from where she was, and they would tell her mother she was safe and only a little hurt. It would heal. Everything would be okay.

Gripping the crutches, she lifted herself to a standing position with one under each arm pit. Her gait was as ungraceful as one could get, but what could anyone say? She had a broken leg. If anyone smarted off to her she would give those dunderheads a piece of her mind. With determination and an edge of pessimism, she stepped out into the hallway, hobbled down the stairs, and went out the door.

The air was warm. Strike that. The air was hot. The sun had just set, so it would cool off with the aid of the breezes blowing off the sea, but the evening star knew immediately the day must have been a hot one. That was the trouble with the ground. In the sky, stars twinkled, more numerous than she’d thought formerly. They were not her sisters, though- not a single one, even the furthest stars. Neither of the moons was her mother, but she already knew that was the way of it. They didn’t shine and twinkle the way her family had. What a pity. So much more beauty could have been had within the night sky. A sadness washed over her, making her feel a little bitter. That feeling of being truly lost where even her family could not view her wellbeing swept through her. Life was going to be incredibly difficult from here on out.

Despite her sadness, she still shone. It wasn’t in stars to ever stop shining as their skin was coated in a dust of sorts that shimmered brightly. If one who was very far away were to look in her direction, she would appear to be a tiny point of light.

Yvaine sighed and moved along. She did not go within the largest building, for she had been within doors for far too long- even if her room resembled the sky a bit. The fresh air was nice, despite the strange salty quality to it. It added an interesting spark she’d never experienced before, and she quite liked it. This was what humans experienced- scents, tastes, and there were plenty of things to touch and observe now that the perspective had drastically changed. She shined a tiny bit lighter.

Despite the warmth of the evening and the hindering crutches, Yvaine decided she would explore the grounds.

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fallen_star
2008-09-06 07:26 pm UTC (link)

The wind blew through Yvaine’s hair and clothing as they descended. The air warmed noticeably around them, and it almost seemed warmer than when they had taken off. This of course wasn’t the case. It only seemed that way because she’d been in cooler air just before coming back. Of course it would feel warmer than she remembered.

Tonks seemed as distressed as Yvaine felt. No, that wasn’t quite right. The star woman was saddened by all this, but she had been completely prepared to never see her home again after her fall. The hope that she could by means of flying broom had only diminished a small portion of her hope of seeing her sisters and mother again, but it hadn’t completely dissipated the feelings. It did hurt that she had allowed some hope to fill her, only to have it come crashing down harder than her fall had even been, though.

Yvaine was lost in her thoughts as she removed herself from the broom, her legs feeling a bit wobbly after the flight. Her attentions moved back to the witch when she spoke, brows creasing together. “Plaque? I don’t know anything of what you are speaking. I mean, I already figured I would be stuck here forever, but that was because I cannot fly. Then, when I was actually there, the fact that there is a barrier between the ground and the sky reinforced the idea.”

She might have thought the sky was a false one if she hadn’t seen the way it moved. The sky seemed so much slower from the ground than when she was actually among the other stars, but the sky was definitely alive with stars and the moons. The barrier was clear, invisible even, but it wasn’t a false sky.

“I don’t think there was ever a way for me to get home. I just don’t understand how things can get in when they cannot get out.” It could have been binding magick of course. She had seen that sort of spell used effectively by skilled witches.

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tonks_please
2008-09-06 09:32 pm UTC (link)

She stopped and looked at the star, her misery forgotten in a wave of confusion. Anyone else, she might have thought was joking, but Yvaine seemed completely seriousl. Yet, she hadn't heard of anyone who had missed out on the plaque. Whoever greeted them took them there, whether it was a golem or another inhabitant of Mirage. Everyone she'd talked to had seemed to have had the same experience. How could Yvaine have missed out on it?

"What do you mean, you remember the plaque? You would have been taken there right after you were brought here... bloody hell, who greeted you, that you haven't seen..."

She frowned slightly and shook her head. This was pretty bad, and if she'd missed out on the plaque, what else had she missed? Xena, who had greeted her, had been very quick, efficient, but thorough in her tour of the place. Maybe she'd just gotten lucky in who had been chosen to greet her. Well, whatever had happened, Tonks was here now, and was more than willing to help the other woman out. She quite liked her, actually, despite the initial oddness that had come out of their conversation.

"Do you want to see? The Planet that kidnapped us was nice enough to leave us a message."

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