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Ganieda of Avalon (mystic_twin) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-10-02 20:41:00

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ganieda, merlin

Who: Merlin and Ganieda
What: Starting an internship
Where: Lego's Manhattan Headquarters
When: today
Ratings: none

Even though she knew that she'd be working with her brother, she felt quite nervous as she took the elevator up to the floor he'd told her to get out on. It was truly amazing how at ease she was with elevators and high buildings after such a short time.

She got out and went to the receptionist's desk. "Hello, I am Ganieda Davies, I'm starting an internship today?"

She hoped she did not look too nervous. But she probably did.

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nilrem
2008-10-03 08:54 pm UTC (link)

He smiled at her,m and rested a hand on her shoulder.

"If you so desire it, then we shall find a way for it to be done."

The elevator opened on a bustling lobby where construction was going on. A foreman took one look, realized they had a right to be there, and ignored them, as did his men. Merlin in turn glanced around then led her out the front doors to the quieter, but still bustling, streets of Ferris.

"Would you care for a hamburger, or hot dog, or something else, Gani?"

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	mystic_twin 2008-10-03 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Mmmm, a hot dog, I think." She was not terribly hungry, but partaking of food with her brother was one of her favorite things to do since coming here. It felt different out here, in a way that she could not put her finger on. She had not thought that cities could be so different. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nilrem 2008-10-03 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	He turned and glanced down the street, nodded, and led the way down the street. "This way, then." He grinned and breathed deep. "The air is cleaner here, by the resident's choice. I like it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mystic_twin 2008-10-03 09:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, so that is what is different. I had gotten so used to the air in New York." She shook her head. "It is incredible to me that man could dirty the air...but then, there are so many now." She'd never seen so many people in her life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nilrem 2008-10-03 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	Merlin nodded. "Indeed. This city will eventually likely share such a fate, but far now, it is far cleaner, and far more peaceful." He nodded as he passed a building at a crossroads which was undergoing reconstruction. The sign said 'The Portkey'. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mystic_twin 2008-10-03 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	"'The Portkey'", she murmured. "Is that the same as...the things some use for travel?" This was truly a world full of wonders...and she still wondered at her place in it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nilrem 2008-10-03 09:17 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. "The people who are starting it, own one in New York, near that city's portkey. They are slowly building more versions of their establishment." He kept walking with her, nodding to people, who smiled, bowed, or otherwise acknowledged them. "This is a nice place and I enjoy it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mystic_twin
2008-10-03 09:22 pm UTC (link)

"It does seem very friendly," she agreed. She took her brother's arm and leaned her head briefly against him.

"You have shown me so many good things, brother. It is as if you gather joy about you." She smiled up at him. "And in turn you help me to see that joy as well."

Truly, she is never so happy as when she is around Merlin, Belle, or Sam. No matter who was the mother of the girl she replaced, she knew who her family truly was.

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	nilrem 2008-10-03 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	He smiled gently and hugged her, then led her into the cafe just down the street, handing her into a seat as he waved for menus. "I just want you to be happy, sister-mine. I have never had true family before." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mystic_twin
2008-10-03 09:33 pm UTC (link)

"And you have it now, truly." She sat down where he indicated and sighed happily. "It is truly good to have family. Even if we are not from the same time and place...we are of the same blood."

There are a hundred little ways in which they are alike, in the gestures they use and in posture and expression.

And they are both old souls, and it seems that their eyes have seen much.

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	nilrem 2008-10-03 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	He settled opposite her, and nodded. "Here and now, with you, and your Sam, and with Belle, and our future children, now, yes I do." He grinned at her. "Now, look to the menu and tell me if you see anything that appeals." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mystic_twin 2008-10-03 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	She laughed a bit, and looked. "There. Hot dog with chips and pickle." It's appropriate for lunch. She tends to get fixed on one particular thing and it doesn't take her long to make a decision. "How did you and Belle meet?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nilrem 2008-10-03 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. When he waiter came, he placed her order, while ordering a plate of corn dogs for himself. "We met on the boards and took an instant liking to one another. And we have slowly grown closer together. It has been... five months since then." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mystic_twin 2008-10-03 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Five months...things do happen quickly around here, don't they?" She smiled. "It seems that people meet and just...find each other." She grinned, then. "Since they do not seem to arrange marriages anymore, that would seem to be a fortunate happenstance." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nilrem 2008-10-03 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	He blushed, and nodded. "They do. It was a very intense few months at the start. Sometimes lives are forged in such." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mystic_twin 2008-10-03 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	"That would seem to be the way of things," she said softly. She sipped the water that was at the place setting. "I do not know how to type," she said abruptly. "I thought you should know that. I may be typing with two fingers for a while." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nilrem 2008-10-03 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	Merlin nodded. "You can learn the hard way, or quickly through magic, whichever you like. It is a useful skill in this time, but not a necessarily important one." He sipped his own water, and spoke. "Much of this time's learning is so." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mystic_twin
2008-10-03 10:03 pm UTC (link)

"Simple tasks," she said. "Most of life is simple tasks. Mastery is not necessary, but I am sure I will learn adequately." She smiled.

"I am sure that most life skills have truly not changed substantially in 2000 years...it just takes a slightly different route. Instead of killing the animal for food, one finds a job and sells their time for money and pays someone else for the killing. Either way, an animal dies."

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	nilrem 2008-10-03 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. "Exactly. You are far wiser than you know, Ganieda." He smiled softly at her. "I continue to be impressed." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mystic_twin 2008-10-03 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	Ganieda blushed. "I have...much time to think, during religion class." She does not ask many questions, but she can answer any question the teacher puts to her, so she is passing the class well. "It is not as if they want my opinion, and so I have time to formulate my own." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nilrem 2008-10-03 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. "Good." "I am always interested in learning what you have to think." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mystic_twin 2008-10-03 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	"I know. And that is why I hope I can do you good here, as much good as you have done me here." She looks down. "If I had not come here...I think I would have grown to be quite miserable, and if you had not found me so soon after coming here, I think I might not have lived for very long." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	nilrem 2008-10-03 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	He shook his head. "You deserve all of it and more." He smiled softly. "I will always be glad you came here and that I found you, then." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mystic_twin
2008-10-03 10:32 pm UTC (link)

"As am I."

She smiled at him again. "I was very weak before I came here. And...and, I think that it was meant for me. To be here and to find you. For what purpose, I do not know, but I know that I am stronger now, here."

She'd never have been able to go out on her own and mix with people and speak to people she did not know, to mix with girls her own age. She would never have been comfortable in these clothes and in this life.

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	nilrem 2008-10-03 10:35 pm UTC (link)
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