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Tweak says, "You always say Goodnight..."

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
2008-09-02 10:52 pm UTC (link)

It was probably best that Tonks seemed to ignore the tone Yvaine had used upon disclosing her species. The star did not always realize her own condescending tone herself. She may have felt bad about using such a tone with one who had not made a single offense since they’d met.

“I would imagine everyone wishes to return to their homes.” Yvaine said softly, indicating those kidnapped and placed on the Planet. “You’re only the second person I’ve met who speaks. The golems aren’t very chatty sorts. The first woman I met wasn’t so strange.” The star woman’s head cocked to one side at Tonks’ last words. “Muggle London? I’ve only ever heard of regular London.” She had never before heard the term Muggle so she knew not what it meant. The sky had magnificent acoustics, and a star could hear her sister from miles away. If she so wished it, she could easily listen in on the conversations of humans and animals alike. On the earth itself, it was different. Her hearing was no better than that of a human, though it may be a bit better than even that.

Yvaine’s head cocked slightly to one side. A real witch was right before her, yet her methods of magick seemed strange in comparison to the magick used in Faerie. While that tea had helped ease the pain, it hadn’t had the best of flavors, though tasting something in such a way had been a fantastic experience for the star. It occurred to her that this woman intended to heal her leg right then and there. How well it would work was up in the air, though. When the light went out on Tonks’ wand, they weren’t completely shrouded in darkness. Twin moons shone their light upon the earth, and the soft glow of Yvaine’s skin and hair continued as it should.

The sensation itself was quite strange, and the evening star had never felt anything like it. The flow of magickal energy wound itself around the break, and she could feel it painlessly heal much quicker than it had been doing over the course of the nights Yvaine had been on the Planet. The annoying ache that had plagued her leg for what felt like an eternity evaporated as if it had never been.

“That’s amazing!” She exclaimed, gently testing her weight on the limb. It felt just as it should. A look of intense delight found its way upon her features, and the star woman plucked the crutches from beneath her arms, dropping them with a clatter upon the ground. She then proceeded to unwrap the leather bands from around her leg, though she kept these. Ayla might wish to have them returned to her. “I cannot thank you enough for this!” For the first time since arriving in Mirage, Yvaine was bubbling over with excitement.

“I’ve never seen magick work so quickly before now. You didn’t even utter an incantation with which to do it.” It was all very curious to the star woman, but she was not suspicious. She would have liked to learn magick for herself now that she knew the great use it could be.

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tonks_please
2008-09-03 01:25 am UTC (link)

Tonks frowned slightly as she listened to the star speak, and sadly shook her head.

"Not everyone..."

She remembered all too vividly the arguement she'd had with Severus Snape, him telling her that they couldn't return and there was no point in trying. He didn't seem to care that they were stuck there. She didn't understand it, and was determined that she would never, ever give up trying. She sighed softly as she had to explain the word Muggle for what seemed like the millionth time. "Muggle means non magic, not a witch or wizard. Muggle London is the part of London Muggles know about, you know, not the good part."

She stood back, admiring the way that the woman glowed in the darkness. Her light wasn't really necessary, not at the moment, not with the moons shining brightly down, and the girl glowing. She would definately have to experiment with trying to get her skin to glow, she'd never thought of that before or tried it.

"Your skin... does it just do that on it's own, because you're a star?" It still felt odd to say those words, and actually seriously mean that someone was, in fact, a star. But she would get used to it, she hoped. She watched, a delighted grin on her face, as the woman dropped the crutches on the ground and took off the splint she'd been wearing.

"There, that's better. Does it hurt at all? I've never healed a star before." She watched with intent interest as the woman enjoyed her newfound freedom, and the delight was contagious. She couldn't help but continue to grin. "You're quite welcome. Really? Most charms and hexes work like that. Mmm, I did use an incantation, but it's one I said it my head and it was enough. I can do it either way."

Innocently ready to show off, she pulled out her wand once more and flicked it once. A small pebble on the ground floated up, directed by her wand. Then, she let it drop, and demonstrated the same spell with a "Wingardium Leviosa!" spoken out loud this time. It had the exact same effect on the pebble. "It works either way! Sometimes it can be important to be quiet, you know, if you're trying to hide or something."

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