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sixwordstories2013-02-13 01:26 am
thecutdiamond) wrote in sixwordstories2013-02-13 01:26 am
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"It's fine. I can get up."
"Work," she answers simply, taking a careful sip of the tea, "I've just had a meeting with your Head of Defense."
There's a need to compare notes about what's been happening at the Outposts, of late.
There's a need to compare notes about what's been happening at the Outposts, of late.
Edited 2013-02-22 20:21 (UTC)
There, soft laughter, eclipsing the mild disgrace of the fall - a great improvement in Archie's opinion. He's quietly pleased which immediately brings up the question of why he'd care about her mood.
Curious, that.
"That makes two of us and the rest of the Deck would join in, I'm sure."
Curious, that.
"That makes two of us and the rest of the Deck would join in, I'm sure."
"And then the Outside would likely wonder where the sudden influx of people were coming from."
Not that they were so big to make a noticeable difference, nor that they were foolish enough to appear Outside all in the same place, but for levity's sake.
Not that they were so big to make a noticeable difference, nor that they were foolish enough to appear Outside all in the same place, but for levity's sake.
Laughter, soft and low.
"The Outside, I find, cares very little about anything."
He sees it on the streets every day, the-
'Filth? The poor are so disgusting, aren't they?'
-people nobody cares about anymore because they've fallen off the grid.
"Too busy with their own troubles, you see?"
"The Outside, I find, cares very little about anything."
He sees it on the streets every day, the-
'Filth? The poor are so disgusting, aren't they?'
-people nobody cares about anymore because they've fallen off the grid.
"Too busy with their own troubles, you see?"
"That's quite true."
She's seen life Outside, after all.
"Nonetheless. Let's hope we never have to go out there."
It would end poorly, she's fairly certain.
She's seen life Outside, after all.
"Nonetheless. Let's hope we never have to go out there."
It would end poorly, she's fairly certain.
He nodded some. "Any ideas of what's going on?" Grey asked politely.
"All sorts of things," she answers as she careful takes a bite of the cake. "There may be even more people trying to move in, it seems."
That appealed to the inner cook of him. He hummed. "Really?" He asked. "Just..at random?"
"Into the Castles," she amends, "Because of all the recent changes in the land and such. Some are feeling uncomfortable staying at the Outposts or in Town."
Which makes things difficult in terms of placement, but they'll manage somehow.
Which makes things difficult in terms of placement, but they'll manage somehow.
He mused over that for a moment. "It'll be a little tight but I think the castles could handle it. But that is only my opinion." He had noticed more people coming for meals...
"We should, at least for a little while longer. But nonetheless, I hope things calm down soon."
He nods in understanding. "Would you like anything else?"
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