gazingup: (✘ mother? oh i'm so sorry mother!)
Tristan Thorn | king of stormhold ([personal profile] gazingup) wrote2009-09-14 01:18 am

❂ one | video post

[ Betraying the heavy mood of the City, the center of town is relatively quiet. Only the soft patter of foot steps here and there and the murmuring of hushed voices reach the air, but if anyone was to pay attention, they might notice a orange-yellow orb making a low course across the sky. An orb that's heading for a direct target-- which just happens to be a certain [livejournal.com profile] shiningdown. Ironic, isn't it? And the orb dips, gaining speed as it begins to fall toward earth, the light peeling back to reveal a young man with look of death (or at least shock) across his face. Finally he reaches his target, colliding directly into the woman, and in turn knocking them both into the fountain. There's a rather loud splash, as there obviously would be. ]

Oh, Mother! Mother, I've gotten you all wet!

[ absolutely furious splashing, like someone's just flailed her arms in exasperation...which Yvaine has ] Mother? Who's 'Mother'? Ow, would you get off of me already? ... [some more indignant splashing]

You are my mother! [he still hasn't gotten off her yet, probably too caught up in the moment to realize that he just might be heavy.] See, I've got this candle- I've got the candle you gave me, and I thought of you just like I was supposed to...then suddenly I was here!

[ a long pause........silence.....maybe just the sound of the fountain ] I'm as much your mother as you are a genius. Weren't you listening? I said, move! [the sound of...well she's trying to push him over now, not really caring if she tips him right over back into the fountain next to her or not because...he Isn't Listening fff ]

[ he lands beside her with another splash, choking on a gulp of water in the same motion.] But this candle is- [a fit of coughs] ...this candle should have taken me to my mother! Unless-- [ there's a stunned look on his face, his mouth half agape and eyes wide as he focuses them on Yvaine. ]

...I was thinking of my mother, and then Victoria popped in my head -- the star! I was thinking of the star! Then why- then why am I here in a fountain? On top of a woman! There's no star around here! Is this ruddy candle broken or something?

[ equally stunned silence but not of astonishment...unless you count astonishment by what Yvaine considers the closest personification of the word idiocy she's ever been so unfortunate to encounter ] ...of course. It had nothing to do with you not being able to follow simple directions. [sarcasm, would you like some more? because there IS more...lots]

You're unnecessarily cruel, you know that?

Only if you've earned it!

How have I earned it? I haven't done anything to you!
eiremagic: (Eden - whooooaaaa)

[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
You're his father?

[identity profile] treadingdawn.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
No, that can't be, I'm too young!
eiremagic: (Eden - seeing something horrible)

[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
Time is fluid about here.

[identity profile] treadingdawn.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:29 am (UTC)(link)
But he looks a little bit like you...
eiremagic: (Eden - suddenly gets it)

[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
But he's calling you fa-----


[silence]




Gotta go.

[identity profile] treadingdawn.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
You're just going to--

[....Siiiiiiiiiiiiigh.]
eiremagic: (Eden - tactfully disbelieves)

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[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
He's calling you father.

What do you suggest?

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[identity profile] treadingdawn.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:35 am (UTC)(link)
This has to be a mistake. I will get to the bottom of it.
eiremagic: (Eden - darkened profile)

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[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Good because last thing I need to worry about is that City magic is going to make me....

Well.

Your baby mama.

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[identity profile] treadingdawn.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
No.

I mean that as no offense to you.

But no.
eiremagic: (Eden - hide)

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[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
Shite, Caspian.

I'm not exactly thrilled about the prospect either.

[pause, siiiiiiiiiiigh]

I'm sure it's just a mistake. Or something. Your son would be a king, right? He doesn't look like a fucking king to me.

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[identity profile] shiningdown.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
Ask her if she's your mother. That seems to be your common conclusion...a parent of some sort.

[identity profile] gazingup.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
The Bubbling candle didn't send me to land on her, did it?

[identity profile] gazingup.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
That's what I said! Babylon!

[identity profile] gazingup.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 09:23 am (UTC)(link)
I said Babylon.
eiremagic: (Eden - Matt said wut?)

[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
Well I can bloody well tell you I'm not your mother!

[identity profile] gazingup.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know who my Mother is.

But I'll take your word for it. I think.
eiremagic: (Eden - are you for real?)

[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not your mother.

[identity profile] gazingup.livejournal.com 2009-09-14 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
Then obviously- Obviously, my mother isn't here. Is the thought of being related to me such a horrible thing?
eiremagic: (Eden - speechless)

[personal profile] eiremagic 2009-09-14 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
[silence forever]