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Lily Evans (just_lily) wrote in silverage,
@ 2011-08-26 19:50:00

Entry tags:

!log, lily evans, locke cole

Quiet
Who: Lily, Locke
What: seeking quiet
When: Evening
Where: a small bookstore/cafe
Rating: Low
Status: Complete

Maybe she was just going crazy, but she thought there was some sort of underlying tension in the flat. It wasn't anything she could pinpoint which is why she thought she was probably imagining it. Maybe it was her, projecting. She was still dealing with issues from last weekend that she hadn't really spoken to anyone about.

She was probably overthinking it, at any rate.

Either way, she wasn't interested in hanging around the house. The library wasn't open after work though, which shot down that plan. Still, she'd searched around and managed to find a smallish, quiet cafe with a little stage. People were reciting poetry or telling stories, and some were browsing the small selection of books. Lily had purchased one and settled at a quiet table with a hot chocolate and a muffin.

She intended to spend most of her evening here, or places like it, and she didn't think the odds were good of encountering anyone she knew. Still, she kept glancing up to the door now and again just in case someone who looked interesting came in.

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lockecole
2011-08-30 04:23 am UTC (link)

Locke, though, wasn't brought down. After everything he'd gone through, all the defeats and victories, deaths and ruins, he learned that hope and faith were the two things people should never be without. And as she was still alive and she could prepare now...it shouldn't be so bad, should it?

"Hey, Lily," Locke said so she could hear him, "Look alive, okay? Just because you're dead doesn't mean you're dead. Get me?" he winked at her.

"This probably doesn't matter to you," he said as he took up his cup to sip from, "And I don't know how exactly it could happen...but once upon a time, I lost the woman I loved," he began his tale. "Her name was Rachel, and she died when the Empire attacked my town, Kohlingen. I didn't think I'd be able to revive her but I knew I had to. So years later, I come upon this...relic," he shaped his hands as if he was holding an egg that was larger than a real one, "It's just about this size, and it came from the Phoenix. It was cracked all over, but I managed to use it to revive Rachel even just for a few moments." He ended his tale with a bit of a shrug. "So just imagine what would have happened if the ma-- the relic wasn't cracked all over? Rachel would've lived longer! So see, death isn't a certainty. There's got to be a way around it. More than one way, I'm sure."

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just_lily
2011-08-30 04:51 am UTC (link)

Lily smiled at the attempt, but she knew in her world, Death only went one way and there was no coming back from it. Not even for a little while. Well, apparently Voldemort had, but that had to do with splitting up his soul. No normal person came back.

"Well, I'm sure we'll work out a way to change it. A few of my friends are from that time, and they'll do what they can to help." Though she wondered if Sirius would go back to the same situation, or the changed one if they did manage to change it.

"I don't quite think phoenix eggs work that way for our world," she mused before she frowned. Were there even phoenix eggs? They must come from somewhere before they entered in their burn-and-rise cycle, but she hadn't ever studied that. "I know their songs are soothing and their tears can heal, but I don't know ... about their eggs."

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lockecole
2011-08-30 05:32 am UTC (link)

Actually, Locke didn't know anything about Phoenix eggs either but she didn't need to know about that. Besides, who was he to say that the eggs didn't exist? For a treasure hunter, everything exists.

"I'm sure your friends would," Locke said to agree with her as he slouched a little where he sat, getting comfortable. "So don't lose hope! Don't resign yourself to what someone said when you can do something about it. From what I know, the future will always change from what we know. You'll see." He smiled at her.

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just_lily
2011-08-30 01:32 pm UTC (link)

Lily nodded slightly, offering him a little smile before she tilted her head to regard the clock. She figured she should think about heading home soon before people worried. If people were even in to worry; for all she knew, they were all out. Even so, she was getting a little sleepy.

"I'm sure everything will work out," Lily replied, though she was sure of no such thing. There was every chance they wouldn't remember any of this when they went back, wasn't there? It wasn't anything she liked to think about, but that didn't make it impossible.

"I should probably head out," she said as she stretched before she started to gather up her trash. "It was lovely to meet you though, and you should say hi on the boards some time," she offered, emerald eyes sparkling.

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lockecole
2011-08-30 02:17 pm UTC (link)

"I'll do that when I remember to," Locke said as he waved to her from his seat. The night was still young, and he was in no pressing need to return to his inn. Besides, the pair up the stage seem to be doing a good job captivating the audience so he could try that, too. "Take care, Lily. And don't lose hope!" He made sure she heard this before she left as he followed her with his gaze. "Hope's the one thing you should never lose sight of, trust me."

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	just_lily 2011-08-30 02:27 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll try," she promised, which was the best she could do. "Have a good night," she replied to him before she tucked her book under one arm and headed out the door. It had been a relatively pleasant evening, and she did feel a little better about ... a few things, at least, and she guessed that was the most she could hope for just now. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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