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1. [DL-W] - Show Time
From: "carys murray" <carysmurray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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2. [DL-W] Behind the Scenes
From: Joshua Sample <jsample9685@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:00:57 -0700
From: "carys murray" <carysmurray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [DL-W] - Show Time
Night 17
Early Evening
Ari stepped from her bath and quickly dried off and began the process
of
dressing for her very first carnival. She was so excited she could
hardly
stand it. It took all of her will power not to beg J'red to let her
stay and
explore more while they finished the last minute touches of preparing
for
the show.
J'red had smiled as he saw how excited she was. He took her arm and
firmly
reminded Jael that they needed to return to the Warren and re****t their
findings. He did not wait to hear what Jael had to say, they would
speak
later.
Right now he wished to return Ari to the Warren and hinted to her of
all the
fun things they would see once it was time. He left her at her place
and
told her he would be back in about an hour, and he would come to escort
her
to the carnival.
Now Ari stood in her quarters waiting. She had chosen her special
leathers
that had been a gift from Jakob. She lovingly caressed the soft fabric
and
took on last look in the full length mirror. She smiled at her
reflection
and smiled at the gift Miss Meri had left behind.
At one time Ari would not have given a fig for what she looked like.
She
was always too busy with her tasks and duties. Now living in the
Warren she
had learned to pay a wee bit of attention to what she looked like.
She turned one last time and examined her figure. She smiled back at
what
she saw. Yes, she did clean up good, as Old Kaleb use to say. She
went to
the large general room and waited for J'red to arrive.
<*They come little one*>
*Thanks Az*>
<*I shall see you later*> he replied softly.
*Ya aren't takin me?*
<*I have..other matters to attend to*> he replied sounding almost
mysterious. <*Go and enjoy my heart*>
Ari smiled and nodded and heard Azhy leave and moments later Firefly's
arrival. She walked to the door and opened it to find J'red standing
before
her. She took a moment to take his image in and she smiled.
"Hey J'red." She whispered. He smiled and stepped up to embrace her
gently
and kiss her softly.
"Ari.." He whispered as he kissed her again. "Shall we?" he asked.
She smiled and took his arm. Moments later they were a flight and
circling
over the green. Firefly landed softly and waited until the two humans
were
on the ground.
J'red took Ari by the hand and they slowly walked towards the waiting
carnival.
Ari was taken back by the mass of people. She felt as if she was
adrift in
a sea of people, the sights and sounds adding to the mix and magic of
the
night. The voices were of happiness, excitement and wonder.
Ari found herself enjoying watching the people more than some of the
events,
acts and daring sites.
J'red kept their pace slow allowing her to see each and every sight.
He
enjoyed her simple child-like joy at every new sight she saw. He
marveled
at how she was able to help him recapture the magic of such a place.
Too
long had it been since he had enjoyed such an event.
Many faces waved and called out happy greetings as they past the slow
ambling couple. Ari smiled and returned the greetings and when she was
not
sure who they were, or how they knew her J'red would give her a name to
match the face.
"I didn't realize we had so many people in the Warren." Ari commented
after
a time. J'red smiled and nodded. "It is hard to believe so many live
together. We don't get to see them all at once like this very often."
Each tent or booth held a wonder and surprise. J'red found the booth
with
the caramel apples and bought each of them one. He had loved these as a
child, and altho it brought back happy bittersweet memories, he enjoyed
watching Ari enjoy hers more than his.
They wandered and perused as they ate their apples, and J'red even
tried his
hand at a few skill booths winning a small trinket of a dragon in
flight.
He enjoyed the thrill of winning, but the look of pride on her face was
reward enough.
When the call came for the animal show J'red led Ari to the tent and
found
her a good seat on a bale of hay. They were enraptured at the tricks
and
daring of the animals. Ari watched carefully during the show to make
sure
the bear she had treated earlier was not used.
She flinched with each crack of the whip, but relaxed when she saw the
animals were never struck. The bear dancing on the ball... a large
fierce
leopard jumping through a ring of fire.
A pack of small dogs all dressed in funny little outfits...dancing,
jumping
doing flips in the air. She clapped vigorously after each little act.
She clung to J'red's hand when a small child dressed in a soft faerie
like
dress climbed above them all and walked on air. She gasped as she made
her
way..and until J'red had pointed out she walked on a wire did Ari let
her
breath out.
"She looked as if she walked on air!" Ari whispered softly to J'red.
He
smiled and nodded his agreement.
Ari laughed at the funny antics of those who dressed even funnier and
did
silly things. She enjoyed the magic tricks she saw and marveled at
what a
magical life it must be to be able to do this all the time.
When the show was over she and J'red waited until most of the crowd had
dispersed and then they slowly made their way outside to witness more
fun
events.
Suddenly a loud bang and soft cries filled the air. "Watch." J'red
whispered softly into her ear and guided her line of sight into the
dark
night.
Another loud bang and suddenly the sky was filled with sparkling
lights.
"Ooooh!" she whispered in awe. J'red wrapped his arm around her tightly
and
together they watched the magic of the moment.
Ari stood enthralled as she watched the shooting star go up and heard
the
explosion to watch the sparkly lights dance and fall back. She had
never
seen such magic before. Each thing J'red had shared with her had been
more
wondrous than the one before.
Now they stood lost in each other and the magic of the shooting lights
as
they danced and sparkled back to the earth. She felt his arms around
her and
she felt safe and warm within that embrace.
She blinked a few tears away as she felt the gratitude of the gift her
cousin had given her. She vowed she would return the gift by living
happily
ever after and living life to its fullest enjoying each step.
J'red heard the soft sigh as he nuzzled her neck and softly kissed her.
"Shall we go home?" he asked softly as he took in her scent.
"Aye" She sighed in reply. "I like the sound of that."
J'red smiled and called for Firefly. As they lifted off and
disappeared
into the darkness most did not see them slip away.
NRPG just moving the story along..some character development. Enjoy
the
carnival!
[SUMMARY]
Ari gets ready and J'red comes to pick her up. They arrive at the
carnival,
and Ari gets to enjoy her very first carnival. They see many fun things
and
she enjoys the show. The simple fireworks display at the end winds up
their
fun evening and they head for home.
Respectfully submitted by
Carys Murray
Aka Ari, Dragonhealer of WhiteRiver and Rider to Azhy
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 12:40:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joshua Sample <jsample9685@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [DL-W] Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes
Day 17- Mid Afternoon
Matt tied off the last part of the canvas holding down the great tent
on the highest pole. He leaned back and stayed still for a moment,
enjoying the isolation of being so high. He had been free from his
previous life for little more then two weeks now, and he was still
finding it difficult to deal with so many people all at the same time.
His gaze wandered out over what the locals called the landing green.
The huge field was slightly trampled due the increased activity in the
past few days, but still emerald green.
A shout from below caught his attention. "Hey lad, get your ass down
here now, we still have work to do!" yelled the burly headman, Bubba.
Matt narrowed his eyes a moment, but let it slide past and unlocked his
legs from the rope. He smoothly slid down the outside of the tent and
came to a stop with a thump at the bottom. Standing up, he dusted his
****ns off, and then turned to Bubba.
"What can I do for you sir?"
"There is lots to do." Bubba replied coolly. "Ring Master wishes to
have everything set up and ready for a show tonight."
Matt nodded and stepped in behind the big man and followed him.
Bubba continued their path around the large tent to the back side and
stopped. Bubba surveyed the area and with a sardonic grin turned back
to the youth standing before him.
"See those piles of straw bales?"
"Yes." Matt answered suddenly knowing what was going to be asked of
him.
"Ring Master wishes them to be placed inside the tent like this."
Bubba picked one up and carried it around the front and inside the
tent. Placing it down behind a white chalk line Bubba explained to the
young man just how they wished it.
Matt nodded as he listened to the instructions. "Got it?" Bubba asked
one last time. Matt nodded again. "Yes sir."
"Good" he replied and turned and walked out. "I'll be back when I am
finished with MY tasks."
Matt followed Bubba back out and around the tent to grab another bale
of hay. He grunted as he lifted the 200 pound bale, but he managed to
hobble it around and inside. He glanced at his hands as he put the hay
down, wincing at the deep crease the thin ropes had put into his hand.
Muttering under his breath, Matt ducked back outside in time to see
Bubba's back disappearing around one of the prop tents. Matt narrowed
his eyes in suspicion, and then looked around to see if anyone was
watching.
He quickly strode across the clearing behind the main tent, following
at Bubba. Matt knew that all of the props had already been taken out
of the tents, as he had done most of the unloading himself, so he was
curious as to why Bubba would be going back there. He stopped before
ducking around the first tent, instead peeking around to make sure
there was not an ambush.
Bubba walked around the tent inspecting everything and checking off his
list. He pondered the information given him and how to act when the
time came. He turned when he thought he had caught a glimpse of
someone watching.
No one was there and he shrugged it off. He has been in the business
so long everything and one were cause for further inspection and he
learned there was only one he could truly trust..himself.
He left the one tent and rounded another to find that rider still
lounging about. He grinned. He liked..oh what's his name. It would
come back to him when he needed it.
The rider turned and saw Bubba and waved good naturedly and called out
to him.
"Hey Bubba, was hoping to catch you again." Jael began with a grin. "It
seems they wished me to check up on a few things here...make sure all
was well..you know how it goes."
Bubba chuckled and nodded. Yes he did know the drill. "Well, what you
need?" Bubba asked simply.
"Oh one of the young ones stole in and was looking around, claimed to
have seen the animals being mistreated." Jael replied, the irritation
heavy in his tone.
"Ahh, I see." Bubba chortled. "Well, I seriously doubt that is going
on...the animals are im****tant to the show, but I will certainly look
into it and re****t back to you."
Jael grinned and nodded. "Sure thing, not a problem, I'm gonna hang
around awhile if you don't mind. Being on official business and all."
"Let me be honored in giving you the tour. I can fill you in on what
ever you need to know." Bubba offered. "Seeing as you and I are
official representatives of our organizations." He grinned at Jael as
he saw the smile cross his face and nodded in agreement.
"Sounds like a plan." Jael responded happily that someone at least
noted his worth and im****tance.
Bubba then turned one more time pausing almost sure someone was
watching; or perhaps listening in. He grinned as he turned back to
Jael. "Right then; this way." Bubba replied and led Jael around the
corner and began the tour.
-Snip-
"Should of known" Jael groaned loudly as he caught sight of the
Wing-leader and his little royal whore. He took another sip of the
brew that Bubba had offered as they had sat and talked of their good
old days.
"What?" Bubba asked, altho he was sure he knew what Jael was referring
to. Jael pointed out the couple as they made their way thru the crowd,
looking and examining all the sights and exhibits.
"That is the Wing-Leader, Lord Fowler's son." Jael introduced. Bubba
caught the hint of dislike and envy in his tone.
"Ahh, got the position because of his..."Bubba let the sentence drop
but it was not lost on Jael.
"Yep, not that he is a bad guy or anything, just not true leader
material, ya know?" Jael confided. Bubba nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I knew one like that too, one of the reasons I left, struck out
on my own.."
Jael nodded in remembrance of the sad tale that Bubba had shared with
him.
"Who's the one he is with?" Bubba asked. "She looks quite the wild
thing; perhaps a bit too fiery for him?" Bubba jested.
"That is THE Princess Arideregh." Jael deliberately slurred and over
exaggerated what he thought her im****tance was.
Bubba choked on his drink and sat up straight. He took a long good
look. "THAT is the Princess?" he managed to say. He took another good
long look.
Very interesting he thought. SO that is one of his targets. So..if
the one she is with is not the other target..where is he?
Oh this was getting very interesting. Bubba stole a glance at Jael and
watched him clench his jaw.
"Yeah, she is too much woman for him, altho from what I have seen...she
does like to share."
"Well, Mate, most of the nobility are like that, think they are better
than us...the ones who keep them protected and keep them safe in their
beds at night."
"Damn straight." Muttered Jael, who was not sure just what to do. He
liked Bubba and certainly did not wish to be dressed down in front of
him much less that tart whore on his arm.
"Let me guess..."Bubba began, pretty sure what was going on. "He
showed up to double check your work?"
"Yeah," Jael replied. "Things were great between us before that..." he
spat out.
"Ahh, gotcha. Sad when a mate turns on his best bud in exchange for a
little warmth at night."
Jael took another swig more in defiance than anything. The one thing
he did not wish was for J'red to see him here. He knew J'red would
make him stay in the stables for another month, just so he could look
good in front of her.
"Well, let's meet them..on OUR turf." Bubba said as he placed his arm
around his new best friend's shoulder. Jael liked the sound of that,
and so together they went out to face the enemy.
-End Snip-
Matt had followed Bubba and the snot nosed dragonrider around for
almost 2 hours before they had finally decided to go to Bubba's tent
and share a drink. Matt had managed to slip into a neighboring tent,
and had sat in the darkness listening to the...interesting
conversation. He peeked out when he heard Jael's description and saw
Ari and J'red. He quickly memorized their faces, and then ducked back
into the tent. When the group departed for the animal cages, Matt
darted out from his hiding place and sprinted back to the main tent.
Thankfully, someone had taken it upon themselves to move most of the
hay, so there was only a few left. He quickly began to work and
managed to build up a sweat, as well as rub some hay on the front of
his ****rt and pants. The group came around the corner, and Matt locked
eyes with Bubba for a second, then Matt broke the contact. He ****fted
his eyes to the couple that had come to see the injured bear, then bent
down and picked up the last bale of hay. He staggered into the main
tent and away from Bubba's watchful eye, dropping it into place. He
took a step back and surveyed the huge ring of hay bales that
surrounded the main ring. Everything seemed to be in order, so he
turned and left.
He quickly walked back to the small tent he shared with another worker,
washed up a bit with a wet cloth and changed his ****rt. He then went
to the jester's wagon and tripped the latch. He grabbed a nondescript
hooded brown robe and threw it on, pulling the hood low over his eyes.
He made it to the edge of the carnival area in time to see Ari and
J'red vanish into a door across the huge field. He looked around
quickly to make sure no one was watching, then calmly stepped out and
began to walk across the field.
[SUMMARY]
Matt is ordered to set up the main tent for the show that night. He is
curious and goes to see what Bubba is up to. He sees the meeting
between Jael and Bubba and chooses to follow them. He is privy to a
conversation concerning Ari and J'red as they arrive to check up on a
re****t of an injured bear.
Matt slips away undetected and finishes up his chores as he see the
couple leave. He sneaks a robe and heads towards the Warren.
Respectfully Submitted by
Josh Sample
Aka Matt
&
Carys Murray
Aka Bubba
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