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 Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:16 pm
Ianna gave a soft chuckle, "Like all children...Unfortunately not. I've had two come to me through wands. Unfortunately, with Matilda, I had no clue what was going on. She was the first one. She was who created all this. I had a three year old talking to me as if she were fifty. It was creepy..." she smiled slightly and tilted her head.
"But there are other guardians who will share their ideas and experiances. In fact, I'd like you to come with me and see the headquarters. It's even got a sound proof training room. You look like the type who'd enjoy that..."
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:21 pm
"Heh." Lithle continued to turn the wand over in her hands, trying to warm up to the idea of having another child. She'd never warmed up to the idea of the first two. What would they think? ********. "If you like."
A training room? What were they doing, raising kids to be soldiers? But then the woman had said that the soul in the wand had been in a war. Maybe they were all like that or something. Soldiers of that battle between Thought and Dreams.
"How's a kid gonna pop out of this?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:25 pm
"The soul essence seeps from it when it starts to feel accepted. As if it's safe. It comes out in the form of a fetus shaped wisp. The next stage it grows, the wand shrinks, and it solidifies into a baby ghost. Then it solidifies into a child. It's a gryphon, but it'll look human for the most part."
Ianna stood up and moved towards the door on her right, "Follow me."
As they entered the main lobby Via the portal connecting the shoppe and the headquarters, the first thing they would notice is the vast...largeness...of it. The high ceilings, edged with gold, the large chandeliers dripping with crystals, the smooth white tile-floors, colorful rugs, and beautiful paintings.
To the left was a large recreational area complete with a large flat-screen television, several rows of various games, movies, video game systems and books. There was a basket of toys in the corner, full of plushies, dolls, cards and various other objects which would appeal to most ages. Included in the area were several comfy looking couches and plush chairs just made for sitting, lounging or bouncing in. It seemed to be heaven on a fluffy carpet. It even had a foos-ball table and an air-hockey table....and for the slightly more food-minded GoTP, a mini fridge always full.
To the right was a large elaborate counter, which seemed to have a force-field of some sort around it, keeping anyone who was not Ianna or Matilda from going behind it. On the counter lay a roster with the names of all the Ghostly children and their guardians, and an appointment book.
From there, it branched off into halls with rows and rows of rooms. Some were storage, some were guest rooms, some were bathrooms, and one very large and ornate door to the end of the hall led to the gardens. "Welcome to Headquarters, Lithle, you're welcome here at any time. Usually there are more guardians about but..." she gave a shrug, "There are gardens in the back and a complete training facility down the hall. Even a very large library..."
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:35 pm
"I. See." Yes, Lithle was capable of being surprised from time to time, and Ianna had just done so. This isn't exactly what she'd pictured when she'd heard HQ. She wasn't sure what she had pictured, but it hadn't looked quite so... opulent. She had money, true, more than she needed. Tred took care of its own, and there was more money in illegal law enforcement than one might think. But... still... this was a lot.
"The brats, I can bring them here with umm... my wand?" God that sounded stupid. She sounded like some sort of fairy. Wand. Prancing about granting wishes next. "They have a dog."
Her dog, really. Her pride, her accomplishment. But Fen had taken to Savius, and now there was no seperating them. She'd lost to a kid. Heh.
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:08 pm
"Yes, you can. Any time you want, day or night. Though Malen may bite you if you come around later in the evening. He steals that time for me and our children..."
She blinked. She'd just said 'our' and 'children' in the same sentence. Sure, she thought of Kishi and Del as her own but...OUR? When the hell did THAT happen? She shrugged it off, "The fridge is charmed. Anything you want, it'll spit out at you, anyway you want it. And I'm sure my girls would love the dog."
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:17 pm
"Heh. Well, he's well trained. He can deal with kids. So long as they aren't threatening my brats." She sighed, as that thought hit her. Brats. More brats. She didn't need this.
She really didn't need this.
"Are we done?" She asked, the edge that had retreated behind apathy returning to her voice.
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:19 pm
"Yes, we're done," Ianna confirmed, giving a small nod of her head, "You can leave at any time...Just be careful not to break the wand. It's not easy, but if you did...The soul dies."
With that, Ianna turned around and looked at her, "Goodluck, Lithle."
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 6:31 pm
"Right. I won't chuck it at anyone." She shrugged. Somewhere, not far distant there was a girl growing like a weed and a boy who would bring her a beer. And she was going to have to explain to them what the wand was about.
Savius would probably like it. The bird brain and his ******** family theory. As if using the words often enough would somehow make it real. Well, at least the gryphon... wand... gryphonwand... would have someone to call a brother.
A gryphon? More birds?
She was going to shoot herself. Or them.
Or something!
Yeah, she wanted to shoot something.
"I guess I'll be seeing you."
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