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 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:36 pm
Maggie and Bard have left, Cora is speaking with Tacitus privately. Then he sees Luke walk over to the bar. He takes this as an opening, and decides to joing him, wine glass in hand.
"It's a party in here tonite, huh?"
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:39 pm
*Luke opens up a beer and tosses the cap on the bar.*
*He lets out a deep sigh and runs his hand down his face, before he calms.* *He smirks at K and says.* You think this is a party? *He takes a swig of beer.* You're missing out, man.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:42 pm
Tac shook his head, "Pain isn't something that comes or leaves easily anymore, not to these old bones anyway. I'm perfectly fine, just a few hours back in my time was all I needed." He took Cora's hands in his and kissed each one, hesitating at the right one, "How about you, you ok? Any interesting news, anything you want to *cough* tell me?"
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:46 pm
:::Cora doesn't pick up the hinting gestures. People in her time just come out and say stuff like that:::
::With complete honesty::: No, Tacitus, nothing new, I'm so glad that you're well. I was so worried. I must double my efforts in practice. If I cannot even defend you against a member of the Brink...well to be fair, that was rather unexpected, anyway, how can I protect the Brink from the Seraphim? I must try so much harder.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:48 pm
K smirks at Luke's remark. "Granted, I've seen livelier ones, but I'm under the impression that the Brink doesn't usually see so many guests all at one time."
He sips his wine. "How is your time, Luke? Is everything good?" This was the kind of small talk that went on in such a place he thought.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:56 pm
*Luke appreciated the small talk. It brought him back down to earth... so to speak.*
*He nursed his beer and shrugged.* Things are alright. I've got all these tests everyone wants me to take. *He doesn't feel like he's so much complaining as telling a story.* I mean, apparently to be a lawyer, you have to -prove- that you read all these law books. *shakes his head as if to say 'crazy world out there'* Bullshit, man. That and there's this girl that's driving me up a wall, but don't they all, you know.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 9:59 pm
Tac let out a brief exasperated sigh, he didn't really want to come out and say it. "It doesn't matter, I'm not all as helpless as I seem. Maybe a bit less useful in this place, but still, I can hold my own all the same. Hell, that Johnathan dude left with no fur and he was on fire, I just had singed hair and a charred jacket. Kinda says something when he was like a ten foot monster." He shrugged, "But Cora, I was thinking more specifically about a conversation we had been having when I was here before, before the thing with Johnathan."
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:00 pm
"Heheheh. I can't get the female species off my back. I suppose it's the same in all of time." He pauses a moment to smile real big before going on.
"A lawyer...so you study the law. Interesting. I was actually 'studying' a moment ago as well. That is, before the Brink gave me a break from it. The paper work never ends." He sighs and takes a sip.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:02 pm
:::her brow furrows::: Uhm...it's been quite some time. Actually, I can't quite recall how long it's been since then. Do you mean about developing my abilities?
:::She wonders what he means:::
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:11 pm
*Luke grins at the comment about women.* s**t. So women are clingy and irrational in the future, too. *says sarcastically* Awesome.
*Sipping beer* Hmm? *Finishes* Oh yeah. See what hasn't happened to me yet --- is coming in here while I'm taking a test. Wouldn't that be sweet? Take out your book, look up the answers... return to a lovely A+ waiting for you. s**t, it wouldn't even be cheating.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:19 pm
K laughs. "Yeah! Boy, if my tutors only knew that I came here." He enjoys imagining the scenario. "But, you know in my time, education is very important. My people strive for truth and knowledge. It's interesting that you study law. My society is basically lawless, we guide ourselves through morality, and depend on the wisest to decide what happens. That way, justice can serve itself unhindered by the obligations of human tradition."
He thinks a moment. "What is law like in your time?"
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:23 pm
Tac sighs as he runsthe bridge of his nose, muttering to himself before he looks up at Cora, pulling her further away from the bar before speaking. "Cora...we were talking about that yes, but then we got onto the subject of you passing out from a tranquilizer. There was something..." He paused, reaching for her right hand, "about your hand or arm."
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:27 pm
:::She gasps, and her eyes widen. She's suddenly struck with immesurable anxiety all at once. He couldn't know. Not him, not Luke, not anyone else. The more people that knew the, more real it had to be:::
:::She couldn't really think of what to say, she just shook her head, the same stricken expression on her face:::
No.... no...
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:33 pm
Tac pulled her close and put his arms around her, whispering into her ear, "Cora, its ok, just tell me. If I can, I'll try and fix it, whatever it is. I know people, Cora. I can help. Whatever is wrong I can help."
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:34 pm
*Now it's Luke's turn to laugh. It's one part mocking, two parts surprised.* Well I'll tell you this much, it's a lot different then in your time. Let me get this straight. There's no laws... But everyone follows the laws.... That aren't written down... There's no controversy.... Because everyone agrees --- And at the end of the day, everyone what? Makes flower crowns and sings Kum-Baya? *Luke doesn't believe him. In fact, he's waiting for K to correct himself.*
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