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[Mar. 24th, 2011|10:08 pm] |
*arrives back into Gondolin much later than anticipated due to a bunch of delays getting back after her break away* *obviously heard all about the accident at the Arch and texted Egalmoth a couple of times over the weekend (but no reply?)* *whatever*
*has to head straight to work and dumps her bag in her office before going down to the breakroom to make herself the world's biggest mug of coffee and to distribute the mandatory souvenir candy that every Fountain must bring to the office after trips abroad*
*hasn't even checked her email or, indeed, seen the paper* |
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[Feb. 16th, 2011|05:18 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | &ecthelion&elemmakil, &ecthelion&glorfindel, &estella&salgant, @gondolin, ecthelion, elemmakil, estella, finrod, glorfindel, idril, ioreth, salgant, saruman, thranduil | ] |
*can't quite believe what she's gotten herself into with this jewelry show gig* *had some little catwalk show in mind, maybe some sashaying, a twirl-snap at the end* *definitely wasn't expecting a high-society exhibit featuring the models as living art, each dripping with enough diamonds to feed a small country for a month*
*on the evening of the gala, finds herself perched on a raised pedestal set in the midst of a sparkling pool, the hem of her long silver gown trailing out into the water* *sits very still while the makeup/hair/accessory people fuss over the headdress and glitter and, of course, the diamonds* *drinks in the details while she can; as part of the VirtuesTM collection showcase, she's portraying blind(folded) Justice*
*minutes before the doors are to open, her fingers are guided around the gleaming scales and sword, and she has to stamp out the urge to giggle or kick her feet* *is solemn and serene and... and just, dammit* |
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[Jan. 30th, 2011|12:09 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | &duilin&egalmoth, &ecthelion&egalmoth, &ecthelion&elemmakil, &ecthelion&glorfindel, &glorfindel&qualme, @menegroth, @menegroth:palace, beleg, duilin, ecthelion, egalmoth, elemmakil, gandalf, glorfindel, melian, qualme | ] |
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*after a hurried conference with the king and queen, and even more hurried efforts to muster a task force made up of a number of Gondolin's best soldiers, travels to dark Menegroth to personally verify some of this crazy shit aid the marchwardens in their fight*
*coordinates with Beleg over the phone on the train and, once in the city, outlines a basic plan of attack with the other lords of Gondolin and their women and men, strictly emphasizing periodic check-ins and cooperation with the local authorities*
We're here at Lady Melian's request, people. I expect everyone to behave like any good guest despite Doriath's history of insane foreign policy, understood? *looking at each person in turn, his eyes lingering on Glorfindel for just a moment (it's dark/are you going to be okay?)* Any questions? |
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[Aug. 28th, 2010|01:02 pm] |
*hasn't really had the time to do all the thinking she's been doing recently (between seconding, thirding, being on rotation at the hospital and Eru knows what else, has been rushed off her feet)*
*still, has managed to come to the conclusion that, maybe, she should talk to her big brother* *hasn't quite made it to the I should apologise line of thought but has, over the past few months, been feeling the absence of Ehtello (even if Boss has been working her hard (though no harder than he works himself))*
*on Friday evening, nips out of work a little early to pick up a bottle of wine* *comes back to the Fountain and goes into the breakroom to get two clean mugs* *at the stroke of 5 o'clock, knocks on Ecthelion's door* |
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[Jun. 16th, 2010|10:00 pm] |
*spends a fairly calm workday at the Fountain, despite being down one very important man*
*has Marigold to keep him company for the day, at least, and apart from cheering him up somewhat, it's a good opportunity to practice her training whenever he takes a walk through the house on various errands*
*is walking down the corridor on his way to one such task when Marigold, who is trotting by his side, suddenly takes off tearing down the hall* *pauses in his step to look after her in surprise* Hey, girl, what's the hurry? |
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[Jun. 7th, 2010|09:35 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | &ecthelion&elemmakil, &ecthelion&erestor, &ecthelion&estella, &ecthelion&glorfindel, &elemmakil&erestor, &elemmakil&estella, &elemmakil&glorfindel, &erestor&estella, &erestor&glorfindel, &estella&glorfindel, @gondolin:fountain, aerandir, ecthelion, elemmakil, erestor, estella, glorfindel | ] |
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*arrives back in Gondolin with his husband on the afternoon following the Virtuoso Awards with the express intention to let the senior staff of the Flower and the Fountain know about their lords' new marital status before their respective agents issue the press release*
*in order to maintain some privacy, he and Ecthelion travel separately to the Palace* *while Ecthelion goes to face the music speak with Turgon, goes to find their dog and to break the news to Idril* *only manages to extricate himself with promises that he and his husband will have lunch with Idril and Tuor the following day*
*en route, texts Aerandir to ask that he and Sophie meet him at the conference room at the House of the Fountain in half an hour* *arrives back (home) at the Fountain and goes to the conference room himself, genuinely entertained by how excited Marigold is to be back here again* *tips a salute to Pete as he walks past the front desk* |
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[Feb. 8th, 2010|05:09 pm] |
*has more or less settled into a routine these past several weeks, consisting mainly of work (going in early and leaving late) with a little music on the side* *finds he still has more free time than he's used to and so adds a little more lifting back into his workout and ensures that he sticks to his running schedule religiously (not that he needs his Arda build for soldiering these days, but it can't hurt, right?)*
*one evening after work (late-ish but not too late, for a change), changes into shorts and t-shirt and hauls his tennis racquet and accompanying gear over to ORC, where he's reserved time on one of the courts for himself and Elemmakil* |
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[Jan. 9th, 2010|08:20 pm] |
*attends Ecthelion's almost-impromptu Friday night gig with Esther and is, as always, blown away by her big brother's talent* *couldn't help but notice that the character of his newest songs verged on the melancholy wrist-slittingly depressing soulful side*
*does, under Ecthelion's advice, keep an eye open for Salgant and Roxy just in case either of them get it into their heads to ruin Ecthelion's catharsis performance* *knows she's more than capable of taking them both* *also, and not under Ecthelion's advice, keeps an eye open for Glorfindel so that she can politely tell him to sling his hook, should he turn up*
*has a pint ready and waiting for him after the show (and is remarkably sober as she has been pacing herself - until Ecthelion can catch up)* |
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[Dec. 16th, 2009|11:22 pm] |
*is highly unsettled by the strange goings-on at the Fountain but has tried not to listen to too much gossip until she's heard the full story from the Lord of the House himself* *nevertheless, has heard repeatedly about how Lord Glorfindel stormed off after a shouting match and saw boxes being shipped across to the House of the Flower*
*does what any self-respecting Third would do and keeps her distance* *for about five minutes before she does what any self-respecting, worried, younger sister would do* *descends on Ecthelion's office at the start of his prescribed lunch hour* |
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[Oct. 31st, 2009|10:48 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | &ecthelion&elemmakil, &ecthelion&erestor, &ecthelion&glorfindel, &ecthelion&salgant, &elemmakil&erestor, &elemmakil&glorfindel, &erestor&glorfindel, @gondolin, @gondolin:flower, ecthelion, elemmakil, erestor, glorfindel, salgant | ] |
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*has settled into a fairly comfortable routine of working (on a normal schedule) and then going home to the Flower alone (i.e. without bringing work with him)* *is not blind to the way everyone at the Fountain relaxes and perks up when he is himself in good form*
*(did notice Erestor leaving early the other day, and failing to return, but just assumed he missed something—it's not like he hovers over his Second's desk to see what minutiae he's working on at all times)*
*on Halloween morning, wakes early and leaves a note on his pillow for Glorfindel* Had to run an errand. Back soon. xx E
*finishes getting dressed and leaves to run said errand, taking no time at all (it's just a formality at this point)*
*turns back toward home, though this leg of the walk takes considerably longer because his companion is mostly dictating the pace and she is quite distractible* |
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[Sep. 23rd, 2009|09:17 pm] |
*has kept abreast of current affairs, ever since the 'blazing row' and Glorfindel's incongruous return to Gondolin* *was pretty frantic when she heard of Ecthelion's collapse but, almost before she knew it, got word that he and Glorfindel were returning to Gondolin again*
*decides to leave it until early the following afternoon before landing in on the Flower, a folder tucked under her arm and a defiant expression on her face*
*marches right past Becky (making the universal 'Call me later' sign) and down the corridor to Glorfindel's (south-facing) office* *knocks on the door* |
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[Jul. 13th, 2009|07:33 pm] |
*has gradually been settling into a daily routine, of sorts, including meeting Ecthelion for lunch every day, but with one major omission: hasn't yet made it to the Flower* *finally, after a very intense, serious session with his psychiatrist, admits that he can't put it off for ever*
*is unusually quiet as he gets up on the designated morning, visibly nervous and tired, due to not having slept remotely well the previous night*
*finally emerges from the bedroom, fully dressed* *turns down any entreaty to eat breakfast, however, as he's not entirely sure he could keep it down* |
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[Jun. 29th, 2009|11:31 pm] |
*has been pulling some pretty epic workdays of late, between doing general Flower Third business, as well as overseeing the refurbishment of Glorfindel's apartment*
*after the end of another long day, which included butting heads with an interior designer with dubious qualifications, texts Ecthelion to arrange to meet up with him at the Fountain*
*arrives bearing a notebook stuffed full of up-to-date photos and plans* |
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[Jun. 7th, 2009|10:15 pm] |
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*having decided that everyone who has been working their arses off helping out at the Flower deserves a thank you, concocts a plan with her flatmate to have a small gathering at their flat*
*dispenses invitations by text to pretty much everyone in her phonebook (as Becky does the same) and comes to the conclusion that this will be less a small gathering and more an actual party*
*ensures that the fridge is well-stocked with booze and that she is dolled up to the nines on the evening of the party* *looks around the flat and looks at Becky* Well. We're long overdue a house-warming anyway. It may coincide with our eviction but at least it'll be a great party. |
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[May. 18th, 2009|11:10 pm] |
*has spent the past few days using what little free time she has to investigate what Glorfindel had intended for his home (basically the exact opposite of everything Vairë had put in place)*
*begins to talk to contractors and builders and decorators and gets a few quotes* *realises that this will be an expensive process but knows full well that the richest man in Gondolin can afford it* *looks into moving some cash and writing some cheques before she makes a very unpleasant discovery*
*has absolutely no idea how to break this to Ecthelion and knows that softening the blow will serve no purpose* *nevertheless, arranges to meet him at her favourite Telerin bistro on Court Street, late in the evening, when it is quiet* |
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[May. 14th, 2009|01:44 pm] |
*goes to visit Glorfindel on Day 1 of the latter's latest stint in rehab, as early as he is allowed in to see him*
*leaves again somewhat dejected, the visit having been lacking, at best—Glorfindel had just received a dose of whatever medications his doctor is using to help with the withdrawal symptoms (which seems perfectly idiotic in his mind but what does he know about medicine?), and was obviously dazed, frequently losing the thread of the conversation* *takes some small comfort in the fact that Glorfindel did, at least, look pleased to see him, even though he seemed similarly happy for any of the staff passersby who were gentle and nice to him*
*on Day 2, decides to just drop by with a sandwich from one of their favorite cafés, because while he really would prefer to see Glorfindel every day, he's also terrified of being a hindrance to his recovery* *begs a scrap of paper from the receptionist and neatly pens a short note for him, which strikes him as oddly archaic but after the phone debacle, maybe it isn't, so much*
Can't have you wasting away on cafeteria lunches. -Ecthelion
*as an afterthought, adds his mobile number underneath just in case (in this age of phone debacles, no one remembers phone numbers anymore)*
*that done, makes his way over to the Flower to look for Elemmakil (or, rather, loiters in the rehab clinic for another ten minutes, debating whether to just go in; leaves the building and gets a whole block before changing his mind and turning around to go back to the clinic, then changing his mind and turning around again to go to the Flower)* |
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[May. 11th, 2009|09:10 pm] |
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*Is having a rather slow day on the Flower front deak.*
*Thinks that on the minus side, the job can get a little dull what with the phone answering, mechanical smiling and light filing...plus she still hasn't met the boss.*
*But on the plus side her skills in solitaire, tetris and tea-making have come on leaps and bounds.* |
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[May. 3rd, 2009|03:02 pm] |
*after another few days of scrambling to get through the House's work (Glorfindel would have to have a relapse or the flu or whatever the Mandos is wrong with him just at the start of the tourist season), finally turns her attention to Ecthelion's request*
*after a very short time, trawling through online searches and a couple of phone calls to contacts in the Cape region, realises that Vairë is very elusive or doesn't exist* *blows air out through her teeth with irritation and picks up the phone to place a call to one of the guys who worked on the Flower construction*
*thinks nothing more of it until another day has passed (and still no sign of the Lord of the House) and a package lands on her desk* *opens it and slides out a set of keys*
*bites her lip and, having gathered up some files, makes her way up to Glorfindel's apartment and ... lets herself in* (*almost feels that she should be armed*) |
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[Apr. 25th, 2009|07:05 pm] |
*spends the next couple of days going about his somewhat-more-harried-than-usual business (scrambling as the House covers for his newly missing third-in-command)*
*finally receives another text from Glorfindel and is rather hurt by it, and a little irritated too, but bewildered most of all (is it sarcasm? (but Glorfindel is never sarcastic) is he playing games? (but why would he do such a thing?) and he still didn't get an answer to his question (did I do something wrong?))*
*calls back right away in the hopes of getting Glorfindel but the phone just rings and rings before switching over to voicemail (again)* *tries not to sound too upset when he leaves his message, but of course Erestor was perfectly right—this is all so out-of-character for Glorfindel*
Hi. It's me again. I...don't understand what's going on with you here. Can you please find five minutes to call me back? I. I miss you.
*as the evening wears on and he still receives no further answer, finally makes another trip over to the Flower* *inquires after Glorfindel at the front desk and gets both a shrug and a headshake from the girl filling in and so stops into Elemmakil's office next* |
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[Apr. 6th, 2009|09:20 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | &ecthelion&elemmakil, &ecthelion&erestor, &ecthelion&vaire, @gondolin, @gondolin:erestor's, @gondolin:fountain, @vinyamar, ecthelion, elemmakil, erestor, mac, nico, vaire | ] |
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*decides to tune into the Virtuoso Awards after all, if only to try and catch a glimpse of Glorfindel* *winged another quick text his way (good luck; gondolin's rooting for you. xoxo -e) earlier in the day but hasn't heard back yet (hasn't spoken to Glorfindel at all since he left town, actually, which is a bit of a bummer, but then he's sure Glorfindel's really busy)*
*as day gives way to evening, puts the sax away a little earlier than he'd planned and sends Elemmakil a text this time (drinks and v awards w/e? we can be the fan club but i'm not wearing a flower in my hair. -e)*
*dials up Erestor next* |
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