Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Queen Elsa looked over at the Baron. He didn't look like his usual fun, happy self. "Baron LeftVash? Everything okay?" Edited February 14, 2015 by Queen Elsa Steelheart
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 The duchess shook her head at the amount of cookie replacement going on and vowed not to eat anything she had not made with her own hands. After enjoying the court's beautiful Valentine's Day fireworks - iceworks? - for a few moments, she settled down for a re-read of The Way of Kings. 3
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 The Queen slipped another bowl of untouched chocolate pudding towards the duchess and winked. She knew how fond people were of it.
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Glancing up from her book suspiciously, Brightness Random inspected the bowl of pudding. She turned back to her book. It looks so delicious... she thought, But, storm it, I said I wouldn't eat anything! With some difficulty, she returned her focus to the novel. She turned the page, then realized she hadn't absorbed any information on that last page. Sighing, the duchess flipped back, beginning the page a second time. Though she tried her best to ignore the bowl of chocolatey goodness beside her, her thoughts kept turning to it. I do trust Queen Elsa... she thought, So what's the harm in one bowl? ...No. NO. I have to stay strong. Even if her majesty didn't put anything in it, who knows what someone else might have put in there? Spikes, raisin cookies.... sugar free chocolate? She shuddered. Besides, you vowed not eat anything, remember? Nodding to herself, she once again returned to her book. As she turned the page a second time, however, she noticed the bowl in her peripheral vision, sitting alluringly. Ahgh! Why is this so hard?! I said I'm not eating anything, and that's final! With that, she stared reading again. But before she could fully return her focus to the story, a thought struck her. What about root beer? That thought was too much. Visiting Newcago or the Root Beer Bar without drinking a mug of the carbonated deliciousness was unthinkable. Of course root beer would be an exception. And if exceptions were being made... She dived for the bowl, quickly devouring all the pudding before glancing around the room. Her solemnly spoken "Not a word," was slightly ruined by the dab of pudding on her nose. 2
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Glancing up from her book suspiciously, Brightness Random inspected the bowl of pudding. She turned back to her book. It looks so delicious... she thought, But, storm it, I said I wouldn't eat anything! With some difficulty, she returned her focus to the novel. She turned the page, then realized she hadn't absorbed any information on that last page. Sighing, the duchess flipped back, beginning the page a second time. Though she tried her best to ignore the bowl of chocolatey goodness beside her, her thoughts kept turning to it. I do trust Queen Elsa... she thought, So what's the harm in one bowl? ...No. NO. I have to stay strong. Even if her majesty didn't put anything in it, who knows what someone else might have put in there? Spikes, raisin cookies.... sugar free chocolate? She shuddered. Besides, you vowed not eat anything, remember? Nodding to herself, she once again returned to her book. As she turned the page a second time, however, she noticed the bowl in her peripheral vision, sitting alluringly. Ahgh! Why is this so hard?! I said I'm not eating anything, and that's final! With that, she stared reading again. But before she could fully return her focus to the story, a thought struck her. What about root beer? That thought was too much. Visiting Newcago or the Root Beer Bar without drinking a mug of the carbonated deliciousness was unthinkable. Of course root beer would be an exception. And if exceptions were being made... She dived for the bowl, quickly devouring all the pudding before glancing around the room. Her solemnly spoken "Not a word," was slightly ruined by the dab of pudding on her nose. Queen Elsa smiled. Even she wouldn't have resisted chocolate pudding either Happy Singles Awareness Day Newcago Same here :D 2
Guest Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Snoopy re-entered the room from which he had mysteriously disappeared earlier, only to see Brightness Random finishing off his pudding.
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Oblivious to Snoopy's predicament, Brightness Random started a new chapter, licking her lips. That was really good pudding, she thought absently. 1
Guest Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Snoopy strode over and seated himself beside the Brightness. "What are you reading?" he asked.
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "She's reading the Way of Kings. One of the best books ever. I have always wondered though, why isn't there a Way of Queens?" The Queen laughed.
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Doesn't he recognize it? How many books are this large? she wondered. "Stone Unhallowed," Brightness Random told him after a moment. She let him chew on that for a little bit before correcting herself, taking the time to read another page. "No, this is Way of Kings. I wish it was Stones Unhallowed..." Turning to the queen, she said, "I know, right?! I'm sure that would make an even better book!" After a moment of thought she added, "if that's even possible..." Edited February 15, 2015 by Brightness Random 1
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Turning to the queen, she said, "I know, right?! I'm sure that would make an even better book!" After a moment of thought she added, "if that's even possible..." "I'm sure someone would be willing write that, if they had the time. A book about all the queens in the cosmere, I would definitely buy that book." "Duchess Random, If you wish to read another book, after that one, there are plenty in the Royal Library to choose from." Edited February 15, 2015 by Queen Elsa Steelheart
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "Hey," the duchess said with a smirk, "If it's Cosmere, I'm buying it. This particular book does sound rather interesting, though." 1
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "Hey," the duchess said with a smirk, "If it's Cosmere, I'm buying it. This particular book does sound rather interesting, though." "Same here. Cosmere is the best." 1
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "The best." Brightness Random agreed, "Better that chocolate pudding or root beer. By a long shot, actually." 1
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "They go great together though. There's nothing like having your feet up in the Royal Library with a copy of Way of Kings and eating chocolate and drinking root beer."
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) "There's nothing like having your feet up in the Royal Library with a copy of Way of Kings and eating chocolate and drinking root beer." "Agreed, your majesty." "I have always wondered though, why isn't there a Way of Queens?" The Queen laughed. "It's just occurred to me," Brightness Random said excitedly, "That there quite possibly is a Way of Queens in the Stormlight Archive. Think about it a moment: Men don't read, and women keep notes for each other in the undertext. So it's plausible that the book is named The Way of Queens, but there's a note in the undertext that tells the women to always read it aloud as The Way of Kings. Dalinar would never know, so long as the women always read it as instructed by the undertext. Like Siri's predicament with the storytellers in Warbreaker: anything they wanted to leave out, they could, and their listener would never know! Maybe it is really called The Way of Queens!" Edited February 15, 2015 by Brightness Random 2
Queen Elsa Steelheart she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "It's just occurred to me," Brightness Random said excitedly, "That there quite possibly is a Way of Queens in the Stormlight Archive. Think about it a moment: Men don't read, and women keep notes for each other in the undertext. So it's plausible that the book is named The Way of Queens, but there's a note in the undertext that tells the women to always read it aloud as The Way of Kings. Dalinar would never know, so long as the women always read it as instructed by the undertext. Like Siri's predicament with the storytellers in Warbreaker: anything they wanted to leave out, they could, and their listener would never know! Maybe it is really called The Way of Queens!" "That's true. Where the Way of Kings is set, mostly Kings ruled, not Queen independently. But that is an excellent point."
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "I meant it in jest, your ladyship." Brightness Random explained, "Although I would be pleasantly surprised if it were true." 1
Guest Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "Ah, you noblewomen. You're always 'pleasantly surprised' about one thing or another. It's getting old," Snoopy said sardonically.
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "Would you rather I be cross with you?" Brightness Random asked, turning Snoopy, "I'm sure that could be arranged." she said sweetly. 1
Guest Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "Nah. I was simply making a world-weary and cynical remark about the foibles and idiosyncrasies of women who have too much--" Snoopy caught himself. "No. No reason to be cross."
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 "No, no," the duchess said, her voice lacking a little of it's earlier warmth, "Please, do go on, Snoopy."
Guest Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Snoopy caught the change of tone. Uh-oh. "I was saying that, uh, women who, ah, have too much, um, beauty, yes, beauty, and radiance, can sometimes be, uh, beautiful?"
Brightness Random she/her Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Brightness Random inclined her head slightly to the side, meeting Snoopy's eyes. "I'm sure," she told him skeptically. After a moment longer of glaring at the panda, she gave a sigh. "Well, if no one else has anything to announce, I'm off to make a root beer float." the duchess said in a tired, irritated voice. With that, she turned and walked away briskly.
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