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04/03/2007 11:54:00
[info]gorthol
*drops by the palace in high spirits and finds that Nienor's been getting on reasonably well without him*

*considers staying a few more days so as not to uproot her again right away*

*or at least not until she complains of it not being home or of boredom/Thingol*

*also figures his mom would like to know that he's definitely not getting married* *is sort of weary of the general idea of marriage, to be honest*

*goes looking for her* *and not for Thingol, to whom he owes nothing, thank you very much*

*control freak*

Current Mood: loved
Tags: melian, turin, lalaith

 
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From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/03/2007 15:32:18  

*arrives at the Palace unannounced* *looks up at the building before walking up the steps puroposefully*

*address the security guard loudly* Are Thingol and Melian at home?
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/03/2007 15:36:27  

*passes near the front desk and glances over at the sound of your voice*

*freezes in his tracks*

*thinks that although you're much older, you can't possibly be anyone but...*

Lalaith??
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/03/2007 15:43:27  

*looks over at you*

*cheerfully* That's me! Who are you?
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/03/2007 15:51:37  

I'm

your brother your big brother can it be you I can't believe it's really you do you remember me please say you remember me I searched for you every day for thirty years my sweet wonderful little sister I'm

Túrin.
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/03/2007 15:58:24  

*stares at you*

*with a little bit of awe* You're so tall.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/03/2007 17:06:43  

*breaks into a wide smile and scoops you into a bear hug*

*laughing* Nuh-uh. You're just little.
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/05/2007 12:41:08  

*hugs back ever so tightly*

No'm not!

*shows no inclination towards letting go of your neck*
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/05/2007 13:35:05  

Are so. *cuddles!!*

*eventually taps you on the shoulder* I'm not going to disappear if you let go, honey.
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/06/2007 09:48:03  

*muffled* Do you promise?
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/06/2007 10:25:11  

*was actually thinking about literally disappearing just to tease you*

*thinks now maybe that isn't the best idea*

Promise. Do you have any idea how much I've missed you?
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/06/2007 10:33:38  

*pulls back a little and looks up at you, beaming* Lots and lots?

From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/06/2007 10:38:59  

*grins* Lots and lots.

*tweaks your nose* *with mock severity* When did you get here, huh? Where've you been staying?
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/06/2007 10:40:03  

Oh, I just got here right this minute. I was in school, you see, and it's holiday-time? And someone turned our house into a mini-mall but someone else said that you were here so I caught a bus! And here you are!
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/06/2007 10:47:54  

someone turned our house into a mini-mall

*shrugs* *mildly* I saw. What on Órë would Dad say, right?

*brightly* Here I am. And so is our little sister. Um. Did you know we have a little sister?
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/06/2007 10:56:07  

We do? That's so cool! What's her name? When was she born? Does she know about me? She didn't die when she was little too, did she? I don't think Mom could have coped with that.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/06/2007 11:10:28  

*chuckles* Slow down, sweetie. I'm too old for your kind of energy.

Her name's Nienor. She would've been— *thinks* —about four years younger than you, I guess? But she's older than you now. She...um. I'm not entirely sure how much she knows about you. She's not all there, if you know what I mean. *softly* We She had a pretty rough first life.
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/06/2007 11:14:18  

*giggles* You are old. *sticks her tongue out at you*

*frowns* Is she OK? Does she need someone to take care of her? Because I could do that! I could! School's really boring. Who needs calculus anyway?
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/06/2007 11:24:30  

*tousles your hair mercilessly** Yeah, but men age gracefully. You're pretty much screwed.

Is she OK?

*uncertainly* It's hard to tell sometimes. She has her good days and her bad days. I take care of her and Mom—Melian, that is—helps out a lot, too.

*raises an eyebrow* And you need calculus. For...building bridges or something? Damn, maybe I shouldn't have skipped so much calculus.
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/06/2007 11:47:48  

You're so mean!

*prattles away brightly* When can I see Nienor? Is she pretty? Does she look like Mom or Dad? Is Melian nice? Can I meet her too?
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/06/2007 12:10:26  

Uh-huh. And don't you forget it.

She's been staying here the last few days, actually. So you can meet her now. I'm not sure if Melian and Thingol are around.

Is she pretty?

*pales slightly* I don't know...I guess? She looks like Dad in canon. *teasingly* So neither of you could ever be as good-looking as me, obviously.
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/06/2007 12:14:19  

You are so full of it, Túrin! You're all big and hairy! And silly! *determinedly* I want to meet her.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/06/2007 12:52:57  

Oh, Urwen. Don't be jealous.

Why don't you see if you can track her down? *points to one of the mafiosi guards* Vinnie there can show you around. I have to take care of something that you don't need to hear about anytime soon but then I'll come and find you.
From: [info]urwenlalaith Date: 04/06/2007 12:58:01  

*brightly* OK. And then tomorrow you can show me Delving. It's kinda weird that it's all under the ground.

*goes over to Vinnie, cheerfully enough, giving you a little wave as she does*

*--*

*then rushes back to give you another hug*
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/06/2007 13:02:52  

Deal. *easily enough* You'll get used to it. Or we'll just move back to Hithlum.

*kisses the top of your head* *all smiles* Still right here, see?
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 10:55:16  

*is in her office, staring in horror at the estimate to repair the water damage from the melted ice sculptures*
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 11:25:35  

*knocks on your open door*

Hi, M— *sensing your agitation* ...Is this a bad time?
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 11:28:37  

*looks up blankly* Hmm?

Oh, Túrin! *quickly shoves the bill into a desk drawer* *you have a big enough guilt complex without knowing how much that party cost*

No, now is fine. Come in, of course.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 11:36:01  

*comes in and sits down near you*

*is not quite sure how you're going to take this particular piece of news, given the party and all (despite you not being in favor of the party in the first place)* *it must have cost a fortune!*

*...*

*brightly* I ran into my other little sister just now. Small world, isn't it?
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 11:39:32  

Sist-- Nienor is here...?

*realizes who you mean* Oh! The little one who died? You used to talk about her quite a bit when you first came to stay with us. Lalaith, correct?

*smiles genuinely* It's wonderful that she's back with you. I'm sure Nienor will be excited as well.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 11:45:26  

Nienor is here...?

*immediately wonders who's been looking after Nienor if you didn't even know she was here* *also wonders if Thingol's managed to further scar her in the meantime*

Lalaith, yes. *♥ ♥ ♥!* Properly Urwen. Nienor never knew her, of course, but...sorry, who's been looking after Nienor these past few days? Please say it's not Dad?
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 11:50:55  

*confused* We've all been looking after her. Elwë and Lúthien and I. And Lupe the housemaid. She's not been any trouble at all, of course. Quiet as a mouse. A little too quiet, perhaps? Because her mun hasn't bothered doing anything with her.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 11:58:59  

*exhales* Oh. I didn't...never mind. That's a relief.

A little too quiet, perhaps?

*thoughtfully* Maybe she's just anxious to go home? I can spend more time with her now that things have calmed down for me a bit.

Which is sort of what I wanted to talk to you about, actually. Fin and I are through.
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 12:03:17  

*thoughtfully* It seems as if she's lonely? For more familiar people, that is. Friends. She's been sighing a bit.

Fin and I are through.

*raises her eyebrows*
*remembers what Elwë said about a lovers' spat at the party*

Indeed? I'm relieved. Is there any particular reason. If you feel like sharing, of course.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 12:11:29  

*considers who her best options for friends are at the moment* *restlessly* Yeah, I'll...work on getting her out to meet some new people, on her good days.

any particular reason

*bluntly* The pregnancy? She made it up.
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 12:16:04  

Oh my.

*immediately reaches over and takes your hand, squeezing it gently* Túrin, I am so sorry. I can't imagine how you must be feeling right now. Nobody deserves this, least of all you. Darling boy.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 12:24:13  

*looks distantly hurt, as though seeing everything more objectively than he normally would...under different circumstances*

I just don't understand it. Why would someone lie about a thing like that? I thought we were friends.

*smiles at you a little* Silly me for wanting to take people at face value, huh?
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 12:26:13  

She was probably afraid of losing you. Maybe she didn't think that she alone would be enough to keep you. It's a poor excuse. She clearly loved you, though.

Still. That sort of lying. *shakes her head* It helps no one. It's good she at least told you.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 12:35:40  

It's good she at least told you.

She and Beleg were arguing about me when I found them. I guess maybe that's what made her tell me. *his eyes shining* Beleg can be awfully intimidating.

*squeezes your hand comfortingly* *doesn't see any irony in this whatsoever* Well, it's over and done with, at least. I'm just sorry you and Dad went to all that trouble.
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 13:56:47  

Beleg can be awfully untimidating.

*suppresses a chuckle* Indeed she can. *knowing look!*

*watches you with concern* Don't apologize, T&uactue;rin. I think your father was just happy to have something to celebrate. You're worth any trouble, you know. We love you.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 14:09:22  

*opens his mouth to say something more about Beleg but closes it again* *is wary of revealing his feelings to anyone, for some reason*

*slightly amused* He was, wasn't he? *gives you a roguish smile* Tell him to throw the party of the century for Lúthie and Beren then. There's a love worth celebrating, no?

*leans over to hug you* I love you, too. At least one of you. A kid couldn't ask for a better mom.
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 14:18:02  

*somewhat sadly* Oh, there will be no party for Lúthien and Beren. That much you can be certain of.

*smiles gently and wipes her eyes* You're a good boy, Túrin. We only ever want what is best for you. Some of us just have interesting ideas as to what that is.
From: [info]gorthol Date: 04/04/2007 14:25:57  

*genuinely* I think you'll bring him around eventually. Once he realizes Lúthie's going to have her way one way or another. He'll just have to think it was his own idea to get on board.

what is best for you

*laughs* I'll let you know as soon as I figure out what that is.
From: [info]queenmelly Date: 04/04/2007 17:16:07  

*laughs* I've got years and years of experience at making him think things are his idea. It's the only way to get anything done around here. Perhaps you're right about this. I hope you're right about this.

Good boy. Remember to take care of yourself.
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