SmilingPanda19 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Lotus Blossom said: 'Have you taken a shower?" Mae stopped in front of him. He stands up, swaying a little. “For #@$% sake!” He picks up his chair and turns it just a little bit so that he can see out the window past her. He could have certainly done this while sitting but he wasn’t really thinking. “Give a man a break.” He mumbles, his words slurring slightly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 20 minutes ago, SmilingPanda19 said: He stands up, swaying a little. “For #@$% sake!” He picks up his chair and turns it just a little bit so that he can see out the window past her. He could have certainly done this while sitting but he wasn’t really thinking. “Give a man a break.” He mumbles, his words slurring slightly. "Cedric," Mae hesitated. Then she just shook her head, turned around, and left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmilingPanda19 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, Lotus Blossom said: "Cedric," Mae hesitated. Then she just shook her head, turned around, and left. He just grunts, taking another long gulp of his drink. ”Come back when you are of some use.” He slurs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argenti Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 Quote where are you people 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 On 1/17/2024 at 8:22 AM, Lotus Blossom said: "Cedric," Mae hesitated. Then she just shook her head, turned around, and left. Envoy stood in her room, waiting, though how he had gotten there was difficult to tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 6 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: Envoy stood in her room, waiting, though how he had gotten there was difficult to tell. "Don't tempt me." She said, holding out her hand but not looking up. "In two months time, I'm tragedy's bride." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 5 hours ago, Lotus Blossom said: "Don't tempt me." She said, holding out her hand but not looking up. "In two months time, I'm tragedy's bride." "Tempt you?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 5 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Tempt you?" "You always come here and give long soliloquies of freedom and the future and the star and life but I won't hear any of it today." She sat down, determined. "I won't." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Just now, Lotus Blossom said: "You always come here and give long soliloquies of freedom and the future and the star and life but I won't hear any of it today." She sat down, determined. "I won't." "If you wish. I am... here, though." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 32 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "If you wish. I am... here, though." "And I am not." She sighed. "Yet at the same time, I am, unfortunately." Looking out the window, she spoke with a melancholic tone, "It's funny how our lives play out sometimes." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 8 minutes ago, Lotus Blossom said: "And I am not." She sighed. "Yet at the same time, I am, unfortunately." Looking out the window, she spoke with a melancholic tone, "It's funny how our lives play out sometimes." "Do you fully give up on my proposed possibility?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 2 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Do you fully give up on my proposed possibility?" "I believe fate has cut all bleeding strands of hope. Time and time again, I have found that this is the best way. The only way." She looked at him. "I hope you can understand, however, that I cannot speak only for myself. I speak, too, on the behalf of a child." She stood up carefully and walked to the mirror. "I cannot be the mother of an illegitimate child. I wouldn't do that to the baby. I wouldn't do that to myself. Starting life new and innocent... Yet at the scorned disadvantage of society." She applied a dark shade of lipstick slowly as she spoke. "And even if we only have months left. Even if I only see the face of the infant for a few weeks of my life-- even if I only hear for brief seconds the sound of young laughter-- Accepting your proposal and denying Cedric's would mean that I could never wash myself clean of any crystal tear shed by the child. Because I know that I and I alone have damned the infant to such a miserable life." She set down her lipstick. "And so many of us live those lives these days, I do wonder how we've gotten this far before the starfall of our society." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Just now, Lotus Blossom said: "I believe fate has cut all bleeding strands of hope. Time and time again, I have found that this is the best way. The only way." She looked at him. "I hope you can understand, however, that I cannot speak only for myself. I speak, too, on the behalf of a child." She stood up carefully and walked to the mirror. "I cannot be the mother of an illegitimate child. I wouldn't do that to the baby. I wouldn't do that to myself. Starting life new and innocent... Yet at the scorned disadvantage of society." She applied a dark shade of lipstick slowly as she spoke. "And even if we only have months left. Even if I only see the face of the infant for a few weeks of my life-- even if I only hear for brief seconds the sound of young laughter-- Accepting your proposal and denying Cedric's would mean that I could never wash myself clean of any crystal tear shed by the child. Because I know that I and I alone have damned the infant to such a miserable life." She set down her lipstick. "And so many of us live those lives these days, I do wonder how we've gotten this far before the starfall of our society." "I will not condemn you or the child to misery." He sighed. "I cannot force you to do anything, of course, but I ask that you consider hope and trust." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 4 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "I will not condemn you or the child to misery." He sighed. "I cannot force you to do anything, of course, but I ask that you consider hope and trust." She laughed bitterly. "Hope and trust are child's play. Intellect and betrayal are the goblets of the aristocracy." She paused. "And those, of course, who care for neither, drink wine." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Just now, Lotus Blossom said: She laughed bitterly. "Hope and trust are child's play. Intellect and betrayal are the goblets of the aristocracy." She paused. "And those, of course, who care for neither, drink wine." "I am neither child nor aristocracy strictly, though in some ways I am both." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 3 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "I am neither child nor aristocracy strictly, though in some ways I am both." "I am neither, never been either, though I've wished so dearly for one or the other." She traced her hand on her sapphire jeweled necklace on her neck. She had clasped it there earlier today, although she still didn't feel well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 Just now, Lotus Blossom said: "I am neither, never been either, though I've wished so dearly for one or the other." She traced her hand on her sapphire jeweled necklace on her neck. She had clasped it there earlier today, although she still didn't feel well. "You could try, Mae. There's more to this than you know yet. I've told you there is yet a chance for the world, and there is one for you too." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 10 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "You could try, Mae. There's more to this than you know yet. I've told you there is yet a chance for the world, and there is one for you too." "Does this world deserve another chance?" She said, with bitter bile as she pressed hard on the largest sapphire. She then looked up into the mirror, seeing him through the view. "Do I?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 47 minutes ago, Lotus Blossom said: "Does this world deserve another chance?" She said, with bitter bile as she pressed hard on the largest sapphire. She then looked up into the mirror, seeing him through the view. "Do I?" "Yes," Envoy said quietly. His eyes met hers through the mirror. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 6 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "Yes," Envoy said quietly. His eyes met hers through the mirror. She held his gaze there for a moment, before looking back down at her hands on the necklace. "You don't know me, Envoy." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 20 Report Share Posted January 20 12 minutes ago, Lotus Blossom said: She held his gaze there for a moment, before looking back down at her hands on the necklace. "You don't know me, Envoy." "I do not revise my answer." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 3 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "I do not revise my answer." "Your answer is invalid." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 24 minutes ago, Lotus Blossom said: "Your answer is invalid." "You do not know that." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotus Blossom Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 1 hour ago, The Aspiring Archivist said: "You do not know that." "I deem it such." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aspiring Archivist Posted January 21 Report Share Posted January 21 2 minutes ago, Lotus Blossom said: "I deem it such." "That is a poor assumption." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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