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Post by Elanorîn on Aug 19, 2005 3:12:19 GMT -5
Violar doesn't break the long silence as they walk down the road but as she dances he watches her with a slight smile, appreciating her dancing as always. As she speaks he hears her out calmly, his eyes now directed ahead he glances now and then at her as she speaks, as he often does in his shy way. He thinks it over for a moment and then nods. "Yes, all of it."He falls quiet for a bit, thinking. He then looks up and speaks again as if on afterthought. "Anything. As long as it's something different."The road is till quiet, this route is not heavily used hence why the caravan picked it. Out on the fields far away there are some farmers hard at work in the hot sun. [Listen check ]
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Post by Minnow on Aug 19, 2005 18:45:54 GMT -5
[Listen: 4 + whatevermylistenmodifieris <- I don't have my char sheet here ] [Edit: No problem, that's 4+8=12 for your listen. ] The Minnow laughs out loud. "Oh, it will be different. I can promise you that." She smiles at her brother and takes a few dancing steps, holding out one hand to him. "Dance with me?"
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Post by Elanorîn on Aug 27, 2005 12:14:14 GMT -5
Violar looks at her again as she starts to take those dancing steps again, smiling a little.
His smile quickly fades as she asks him to dance. He looks at her with serious eyes and shakes his head once.
"No."
Behnd her Minnow can hear the rhythmic clapping of a horse in a gentle trott as well as a cart. It is still some way away. Violar doesn't seem to notice it.
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Post by Minnow on Aug 27, 2005 16:03:27 GMT -5
Minnow smiles and shrugs.
"Suit yourself, brother."
She takes a few dancing steps, then she twirls around to see if she can get a peek at the horse and cart behind her. She plucks a bit at her blouse to make it show some more bare skin at the shoulders, and brushes her hair back.
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Post by Elanorîn on Aug 30, 2005 9:37:31 GMT -5
Violar watches her dancing steps with casual intetrest and as she looks behind them he turns to see what she is looking at. As he sees her fiddle with her blouse he turns back and looks straight ahead.
The horse is dark brown with black mane and tail. It is a working horse and quite stocky in its build with lots oflong hair around its hooves. It is coming towards them at a happy trott wit the hears forward and seems in a happy mood. Not much can be made out from the cart apart from two large wheels and a large-ish pile of glistening golden hay. At the driver's seat there is a man. As they come closer she can see his tanned face with a few lines to it. he appears on his early 40's and is dressed in farmer's clothes. He makes little noises now and then to the horse that doesn't seem to change pace or direction in the slightest. Thjey steer a little to the right on the narrow road and as they come closer he slows down a bit.
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Post by Minnow on Aug 30, 2005 9:48:44 GMT -5
The Minnow immediately puts on her most charming smile and dances around. She switches to Common, without trying to hide her nasal sing-song accent.
"Ola! Ola, heading for Fardinn- a ride, a ride?"
She sets one hand on her hip and sways a little, smiling radiantly.
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Post by Elanorîn on Aug 30, 2005 17:53:27 GMT -5
The man looks at her a little surprised and not quite realising the slight smile on his own face. Though he hasn't pulled the horse in it slows down to a walk as if its attention too was caught by the Elf.
He gave a slight sheepish laugh at her as he scratched his dark hair.
"I... I dunno..." He appears a bit wary of the Elven strangers but not unfriendly.
Violar walks on by Minnow without saying much, just offering the man a polite nod.
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Post by Minnow on Aug 31, 2005 0:33:05 GMT -5
Minnow winks, smiles and steps a bit closer to the cart, holding her skirts up and to the side a bit as though she is afraid to trip over them, although they are not at al long enough for that.
"A ride, signore, oh c'mon please?"
[Diplomacy check: 20+8=28 ;D]
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Post by Elanorîn on Aug 31, 2005 7:18:01 GMT -5
The man laughs a little at the situation and looks around a little before looking back at her, still smiling.
"Go on, then. But do me a favour and stay in the Hay, eh? Out of sight, like."
He laughed again happily and blushed a bit while scratching his head.
Violar watches Minnow doing what she does best, his hands in his pockets, looking like a fish out of water, rather uncomfortable.
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Post by Minnow on Aug 31, 2005 7:22:03 GMT -5
"You got it!"
Minnow hops onto the wagon and crawls into a nice spot, from where she hopes she cannot be easily spotted, but she can keep an eye on her surroundings, and speak to the driver without having to raise her voice. She gestures to Violar.
[Elven] "C'mon, hop on!"
Turning to the front again, she makes herself nice and comfortable.
"Going all the way to Fardinn?"
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Post by Elanorîn on Aug 31, 2005 7:31:29 GMT -5
Violar look a bit sheepishly at the man and then follows Minnow in to the hay.
The man turns and looks at where they settle and seems satisfied enough that they are out of plain view. He nods.
"Yar. Though you'll have to jump off before the gates. No offence, like, but a couple of Elves on my cart... well..."
He seemed to blush a little again and just turned back and made some noises at the horse that quickly resumed its happy trott.
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Post by Minnow on Aug 31, 2005 7:36:25 GMT -5
"Sure thing."
The Minnow leans back in the hay and winks at Violar.
[Elven] "Once we get there, there's one place I want to see, if that's okay. After that, it's all you."
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Post by Elanorîn on Aug 31, 2005 7:54:59 GMT -5
Violar keeps shifting about slightly, not looking very comfortable. He looks up at her with mild curiority.
[Elven]"Yeah? Where is that then?"
The old rickety cart rocks around a fair bit and each stone that passes under the big wooden wheels can be felt though the hay cushions it all quite well. It is quite noisy and they have to raise their voices slightly to make themselves heard as they talk over the sound of the dirt road and the clappering of the horse hooves.
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Post by Minnow on Aug 31, 2005 9:26:58 GMT -5
She shrugs.
[Elven] "Oh, just where I used to work, that's all."
The Elf starts playing with her headkerchief. She takes it off, runs her hands through her hair, and hums to herself. Her earrings tingle along merrily.
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Post by Elanorîn on Sept 2, 2005 10:44:21 GMT -5
Violar seemed to finally find a comfortable position in the hay and leaned back a bit, looking over at her with a lazy glance.
[Elven]"Uhu? Which one?"[/Elven]
A sharp shrill whistle came from the man steering the cart and it made a jolt forwards as the horse picked up speed to an equally enthusiastic gallop. Violar fell a bit to the side and grabbed the side of the cart quickly to keep himself from falling over.
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