From: thewise	Date: 03/02/2007 08:49:15

*gets up, uh, slightly later*

*has a big bowl of cereal*

*checks with 'Margaret' and finds you have no appointments that morning*

*lets himself into your office*

*chipperly* Morning!

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/02/2007 08:52:10

*without looking up* Are you lost, Turgon? The television room is at the other side of the building. I'm sure someone could show you the way.

	From: thewise	Date: 03/02/2007 08:55:09

What? Me? *looks affronted* I came to see how my big brother is doing. You know you've not said more than... *counts* oh, fifteen words to me since I got here.

Anyone would think you weren't happy to see me.

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/02/2007 09:08:50

I'm delighted to see you, as always, Turvo, but I happen to be very busy. The state won't run itself, you know.

	From: thewise	Date: 03/02/2007 09:10:44

*kicks back and puts his feet up on your desk*

Margaret said you were free.

*puts his hands behind his head* *meaningful look*

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/02/2007 09:17:45

What Margaret meant is that I'm free of appointments all morning. So that I can catch up with the paperwork involved in looking after a state that won't run itself.

Do you want anything in particular, Turvo?

	From: thewise	Date: 03/02/2007 09:19:23

To catch up with my big brother, of course!

*picks up one of the broken pencils and makes a tsking noise* 'rissë tells me that Russandol's staying with you. How's that going?

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/02/2007 09:25:02

*laughs humourlessly* Ah. Not so well. I assume our sister also informed you that our cousin has been reborn as a woman?

*closes his eyes briefly in resignation* You can start making whatever lame jokes you want now.

	From: thewise	Date: 03/02/2007 09:27:56

*looks at his icon*

*starts to open his mouth*

*looks at your face*

*closes his mouth*

No jokes. For now. But, seriously, dude, what's the problem? I thought you two were, like, in love and shit.

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/02/2007 09:32:39

*fixes his eyes on his desk top* Wow, I've broken a lot of pencils this morning.

*shakes his head slowly* No. Well. I guess we were. Of course we were. But Russandol doesn't remember anything. He -- she's -- a complete stranger to me. If he -- she -- even looked the same, it might be easier but -- I -- don't know what to do, Turvo. *runs his hand nervously through his hair, totally unused to being this honest with his siblings* And there's that part where I'm pretty sure I'm gay? You remember that part?

	From: thewise	Date: 03/02/2007 09:39:00

*resists the urge to lean forward in his chair and say 'and how does that make you feel?'* *saw that in a movie once*

*thoughtfully* Don't you think spending more time with her would help her remember? From what I can tell she barely comes out of her room. She must be terrified of you. *can't help but laugh at that thought* And, well, if there's nothing there there's nothing there. You can still be friends. Friends don't have to sleep together though it makes friendship more fun.

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/02/2007 09:43:33

*looks up at you* Terrified of me? Now, Turvo, who in their right mind would be terrified of me? I'm not even half the warrior I used to be.

*smiles a bit sadly* Even if I do show no mercies to any pencil that crosses my path.

*stands up and sweeps all the broken pencils into the rubbish bin before sitting back down again*

	From: thewise	Date: 03/02/2007 09:45:31

*shrugs* I'd imagine a sad, lonely little girl who doesn't remember anything and doesn't know who to trust might be a little afraid of you.

The pencil snapping sort of makes you look insane. Or partially insane.

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/03/2007 08:32:31

*shakes his head* It's just so hard to think of my Russandol being that -- timid.

*laughs a little* It's a habit. I'm trying to quit.

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 09:48:23

Well, that's the problem, isn't it? You said it yourself. She's not really Russandol. At least not yet.

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/03/2007 10:41:32

*rubs his forehead with his hand*

*tries to think of something sensible to say in return*

*--*

Breakfast?

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 10:43:49

*it's been, what, twenty minutes since he last ate?*

Yeah, I could eat.

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/03/2007 10:56:46

Excellent.

*buzzes through to Margaret on his intercom* Margaret? Could you field my calls? I'll be out of the office for the rest of the morning.

*stands up and opens the door* After you?

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 10:59:21

*stands up and leads the way*

*hopes this doesn't count as sibling bonding or anything*

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/03/2007 11:05:44

*rubs his hands together* *can't remember the last time he actually took breakfast*

So.

*awkward pause*

How is Ondolindë?

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 11:12:05

Uh. *scratches his head* Kinda boring, actually. Hidden kingdoms don't have much use when there's no great evil to hide from. Besides Thingol. Not a lot of visitors, y'know.

	From: irisse	Date: 03/03/2007 11:17:46

*is in the breakfast room when you come in, curled up on a chair, nibbling on a slice of apple*

Boys. Boys, boys, boys. What's this? A civil conversation?

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 11:21:46

Heyyyyy. Be nice, Írissë. We've called a cease fire for the morning or something. On behalf of the eggs.

*takes a seat at the table* Where are the eggs. Doesn't the cook know I'm a growing boy?!

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/03/2007 11:33:29

*reaches for some brown toast and pours himself a cup of coffee*

Don't ask me. Írissë's in charge of all things domestic.

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 11:37:21

That's awful sexist of you, 'káno. *puts his head on his hands and looks at his sister* Eggs, woman!

	From: irisse	Date: 03/03/2007 11:45:05

*looks right back at you* You know how to call the servants, Turvo.

*reaches for another apple and starts to peel and slice it* Has anyone seen Russandol?

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 11:48:27

Some sister. *gets up to go order some eggs*

Has anyone seen Russandol?

*does his best to stifle a laugh*

We were just wondering about that ourselves. *soberly* We should have invited her for breakfast.

	From: irisse	Date: 03/03/2007 12:05:06

*smiles wickedly* I won't always be there for you, Turvo. Sometimes, you're going to have to do things on your own. Like ordering eggs.

*to Fingon* We should have. Why didn't we? She must be lonely.

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/03/2007 12:07:26

*evasively* I'll send one of the servants to see how she is after breakfast.

*takes a mouthful of toast* Oh, did you hear? Findaráto's back. Living in Delving, by all accounts.

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 12:12:09

*chokes on his coffee*

*shifts uncomfortably in his chair*

Oh, REALLY. *coughs* I hadn't heard. I should... ah... visit him, I guess?.

	From: irisse	Date: 03/03/2007 12:18:27

*blandly* Probably.

*points at you with her knife* You know, that was one of the things that surprised me most. That you and Findaráto didn't have a thing going. *points at Fingon with her knife* I mean, it's not like there wasn't a cousin-fucking precedent, you know?

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 12:24:39

*maintains his composure barely*

*calmly (why wouldn't he be calm)* I'm not gay, Írissë. Neither is Finrod maybe.

*forcibly happy* Besides, by that logic you would have fucked the entire House of Fëanor. Which you might have.

	From: irisse	Date: 03/03/2007 12:44:00

Please, Finrod was the closest thing Uncle Arafinwë had to a daughter and you know it.

*shakes her hair back* *loftily* I do hope you're not casting aspersions on my character, Turvo.

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 12:49:39

*laughs* Please, you're talking about a family with five sons. The dog was more of a daughter than Findaráto. *waits a beat* Nerwen was a son, right? I was always a little confused about that.

I do hope you're not casting aspersions on my character, Turvo.

*innocently* I would never do that, 'rissë. I wouldn't have to. You do it well enough for us both.

	From: irisse	Date: 03/03/2007 13:53:41

*shrugs* Well, it doesn't matter anymore anyway, now that she's come back as a girl. *sips her tea* Findaráto, I mean. Not Nerwen. I don't think Nerwen's back yet.

	From: thewise	Date: 03/03/2007 13:56:04

*eyebrows to the ceiling!*

*slowly* You don't say. Isn't that interesting. I'd say that's interesting.

*finishes the rest of his coffee* If you'll excuse me I have to, uh. Check on things in Gondolin! Yes. Check on things in Gondolin. And maybe do some sightseeing. Yeah. Sightseeing. I'll see you tonight.

*rushes out of the room*

	From: skilledhero	Date: 03/03/2007 13:59:39

*watches you leave with surprise*

*turns to Aredhel* Delving?

	From: irisse	Date: 03/03/2007 14:01:10

*laughs and nods* Delving.