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Tweak says, "I'mma build a harem"

The Judges Of Sabra La Tau (sabra_la_iudex) wrote in sabra_la_tau,
@ 2011-11-08 04:08:00

Entry tags:

!days 280-289, charles xavier, erik lehnsherr, shinonome hangetsu, ~the gentleman

Who: Erik
Where: ???
When: Day 287, early
What: ???

[Out this far, it's not something that your eyes can tell anymore. There's no real difference between the consuming dark of curfew and the endless dark of a place where no light touches at all. But it's something you can feel. Something pulls back away from you and you can feel the metal under your feet, comforting and reminding you, somehow that yes, you do still exist past the bruises and dull ache of walking. There's a WORLD and it's not just you. You can hear water, the comforting sharpness of your own footfalls on rock.

More importantly.. the ground stills. No more of the gentle rocking, soft and firm sometimes, ground mushy and unpleasant others. Sometimes, it's nice to just pretend you've gone crazy.

Of course, when you finally see light, a soft, wispy green glow.. you might think that you really HAVE finally done it.]

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xceptional
2011-11-08 12:11 pm UTC (link)

[Came to an abrupt halt when the traces of metal disappeared in the ground, almost as if he feared there wouldn't be any ground there if he went a step further. And the gigantic hole in the earth drew his attention immediately, enough so that he startled again at actually being spoken to, before realising who it was.]

You--

[and stops, too hoarse from not speaking for days. clears his throat.]

...lost enough.

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	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 12:23 pm UTC (link)
	Care to wet your whistle? [He pulls a flask, shakes it...... then puts it away and picks another one.] Just water. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-08 12:30 pm UTC (link)
	[fuck yes I do but-- looks down at the ground warily.] It's wrong. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 12:32 pm UTC (link)
	Sure is. Got a good pair of feelers on you. Course, the fact you got that far tells me you aint got no clue how wrong it is. Don't worry none, it wont getcha while I'm here. He's right tame while he's getting what he wants. Just mind the water. You don't want none of what that's all about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-08 12:38 pm UTC (link)
	[four days of running around caves and only accidentally finding water on occasion is going to override his paranoia. picks his way out onto the ground, slowly, going nowhere near the pools.] Which would be what, exactly? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 12:41 pm UTC (link)
	Life. But it aint yours and it suuuure aint happy to still be right there. Been slow goin' sorting it out, but I think I got me some momentum. [When you get close enough, he reaches out, holding the flask amiably.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-08 12:45 pm UTC (link)
	[pauses mid-reach, twisting around to look at the pools again] Life? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 12:50 pm UTC (link)
	Imagine, if you will, being out there in the dark. Aint got no eyes or ears, aint got no sense of where to go, you just know you aint gone yet. A bit like that. They checked outta their bodies, but still wandering around in the dark. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 12:52 pm UTC (link)
	[He tilts the flask towards you again.] Now don't be shy. And take it slow, bet your stomach don't even know what to do with it yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-08 01:01 pm UTC (link)
	[grimaces, it doesn't take much imagination for him to get that picture right now. takes the water and gulping a few mouthfuls before forcing himself to slow down.] You're pulling this... out of there? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 01:10 pm UTC (link)
	Some, what aint supposed to be there. Sorting that out is what the tricky part of it is. Been long enough that there's a lot that don't belong and don't know it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-08 01:13 pm UTC (link)
	[just. looks at the fishing rod.] So... too many fish in the sea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 01:19 pm UTC (link)
	Noooow you're catching it on. This place is kind of fun for turning metaphor into concrete things. Always did have a shine on that. It's got style. Care to have a sit, or reckon you wont be able to stand again? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-08 01:24 pm UTC (link)
	[this dead ground is making his skin crawl, and he's keeping a fairly tight grip on that flask. no way is he sitting. and definitely not because that second point is true.] I'm fine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 01:28 pm UTC (link)
	Don't blame you none. [He rubs his chin, head tilted back and considering.] Course you aint out here about what I find charming like. Don't you folks have a trick about the dark? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-08 01:32 pm UTC (link)
	[...water sip] This wasn't a planned detour. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 01:40 pm UTC (link)
	'Spect not. Now seeing that my job's already a bit of a tangle, I can't right let you be wandering like this, specially since I expect you aint eaten none either. Finish that off- slow mind you- and I'll give you a bit of a guide, if that suits your fancy. Call it indulging an old man. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

xceptional
2011-11-08 01:49 pm UTC (link)

[don't remind him about food. looks back at the darkness he came from. he doesn't want to trust himself into the hands of a Judge, even one who's not with the rest of them. the ground around here is awful enough that he could force himself back into the caves, but finding his way out again, when he's already near his limit...

he doesn't even know how long it's been.]

Hm. If it gets me off this ground.

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	knocks_twice 2011-11-08 01:55 pm UTC (link)
	Mmm. Well, I aint one to make a man feel outta his skin. Not before their time anyway. And you got some years on you, son. Or at least, you should. Care to walk with me. Get you out of here, and some company for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-08 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	[I am in a creepy dead zone talking to death while half crazy, I don't think I have any fucks left to give.] ...lead the way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

knocks_twice
2011-11-09 10:17 am UTC (link)

Right kind of you.

[He seems in no overall hurry to move, his actions slow and patient as he reels in the line. Something a slightly brighter shade than the water around, formless and ethereal, comes up with the line. It curls around and through his bony fingers, almost playfully, before he tucks it gently into his pocket.

The Gentleman stands, using the fishing pole as a walking cane, and starts towards the maw, picking a path just to the south.]

I imagine you aint much of the nattering type, bit refreshin' in a way.

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	xceptional 2011-11-09 10:26 am UTC (link)
	[follows in his wake, glancing back at the pit.] You tend to catch me at bad times. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-09 10:31 am UTC (link)
	I will give you that, had your hands a bit overfull last time. [As he walks out into the dark, yet another thing in the parade of strange happens... it's not like there's light... but you can see the outline of everything in the dark, thin white lines tracing the tunnel walls and the Gentleman, as if dimly backlit.] How did that all turn out? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	xceptional 2011-11-09 10:39 am UTC (link)
	[lets out a breath he hadn't realised he was holding, and stepping back onto ground where he can feel magnetic resonance again... gosh, it's enough to make him feel sane. ish.] Stupidly. But it didn't get them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	knocks_twice 2011-11-09 10:49 am UTC (link)
	Mm. There ARE some things in this world you can't take on head on, that's one of em. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)