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Commodore James Norrington (navalofficer) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2009-01-18 15:55:00

Entry tags:

complete, day 29, james norrington, legolas greenleaf

WHO: James Norrington and Legolas
WHAT: James explores, mopes and indulges in a case of mistaken identity.
WHEN: Day 29, morning
WHERE: The library
RATING: I can't imagine two proper gentlemen going above PG
STATUS: Incomplete

James had risen that morning, bathed and dressed, choosing one of his uniforms rather than any of his civilian clothes. Despite the shockingly familiar room and all of the equally familiar items in it, he still felt uneasy and uncomfortable in this place. The uniform helped him feel a little more secure. A shield if you will.

He had his breakfast in his room, working out how to ask for that was easy enough, then he decided that he might explore this Mirage place. One ought to know the lay of the land, even in such a strange place. There might be some advantage and perhaps he might find some sign of the sea.

He walked calmly down the corridors in what Gillette had once called his 'Commodore walk'. The measured, stately pace that worked so well both on dry land and at sea to keep him upright, moving and dignified and his position demanded. He peered in the doors as he walked through the main building and in most cases he backed out quickly, either because the contents baffled him or because they horrified him. Finally he opened a door to find a quite, elegantly decorated and extremely well-stocked library.

He gave a sigh of relief and walked inside. Now this was a place that not only made sense to him but that he rather liked. He walked over to the nearest book shelf and began to peruse the titles of the books.

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princegreenleaf
2009-01-18 01:05 am UTC (link)

Legolas eyed the snowball fight. It didn't look like it would be winding down anytime soon, but he actually wasn't all that interested. Or, rather, he was, but since nearly all his friends, as well as his two lovers, had been taken, he felt an urge to reconnect with the place. He could do that better on his own, he figured.

So, instead of joining the fun, he had a quick breakfast in the cafe and then headed out. Slowly, he made his way through the various rooms, just looking them over. Some of them still made no sense to the elven prince. He may have had a crash course in high-tech stuff, but that didn't mean he was comfortable with it by any means. Most rooms just got a curious look, and then he moved on.

Finally, though, he came to a place that caught his interest. So many books all in one place. He was somewhat in awe. He came from a place where even one of the very wise such as Elrond or Galadriel had only a couple of dozen of tomes. It came from the fact that there were no printing presses on Middle Earth. Books took a long time to make by hand.

But here, there were tomes all around. He pushed open the door and then looked around, awe on his fine elven features. And to think, it was nearly empty. He didn't understand it. But he did enter the library, moving quietly, silently as only an elf can.

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navalofficer
2009-01-18 01:22 am UTC (link)

It hadn't taken James long to find the section of the library that held the maritime books though he wasn't sure whether that was through his own ability to work out the filing system or whether this strange place had something to do with it. He suspected the latter but wasn't going to argue about it given he had found what he wanted.

Even more so when he found books that clearly came from his future. He had taken one of those books out of the shelf and was leafing through it, fascinated by the maps within it, fascinated by the sheer extent of them, far beyond what was known in his time.

As he read, movement from one side caught his eye and he looked up... to see what seemed to be a very familiar person coming towards him even though he didn't quite look right, which was surely a trick of the light.

"Mr Turner?" he said with surprise. Part of him was pleased to see someone he knew here in this place though he quickly pushed aside the wish that it had been Elizabeth. She had made her choice and it wasn't him.