From: skilledhero	Date: 08/20/2007 08:22:34

*hurries down to the chapel*

What the Mandos? No, who the Mandos? I thought everyone got out, for crying out loud, Margaret, what is going on?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 08:28:18

*hears your (unfamiliar) voice and hopes there's not some kind of problem*

*has a moment of terror when she wonders if she miscalculated the postage*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/20/2007 08:40:49

*gets word of an arrival*

...

Oh, what?

*is going to have to eat those "better in the morning" words now*

	From: skilledhero	Date: 08/20/2007 10:22:09

*dryly* A deceased Noldo appears to have joined us. Does it mean anything to you?

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/20/2007 10:51:53

*can answer with entire and complete honesty* No.

Let's not ask some of my brothers the same question?

*looks hesitantly at the casket* For burial? Here? A diplomatic incident?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 10:54:25

*recognises that voice*

*possibly too quietly to be heard* Maglor??

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/20/2007 11:02:04

*looks at Fingon* Did they send any papers with it?

*wonders if he heard something?*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 11:07:49

*flips the catch inside and opens the lid*

*sits up and squints against the light* I thought that was you. *sighs with relief at being able to finally move* Help me up out of here, will you?

*blinks at Fingon* Oh. Hello.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/20/2007 11:11:32

*watches as the casket lid opens?!?!? o.o*

*incredulously* Finduilas?

What---

How---

*sees you struggling* *gets his wits together and does his best to help lift you out*

	From: skilledhero	Date: 08/20/2007 11:14:11

*stands back and watches this with horrified amusement* Ah, the last accessory to the crime has arrived, I see.

Perhaps we might get Margaret to escort you somewhere you can get cleaned up. I suggest my sister's quarters. You may find some clothes there. Then I shall see you in my office and we will figure out what to do with you.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 11:17:53

*smiles with some amusement* You'd be Fingon then. Don't worry, I'll be out of your hair soon enough. Mostly I just wanted to make sure everyone was okay...? *looks at Maglor questioningly*

Perhaps we might get Margaret to escort you somewhere you can get cleaned up.

*is close to hopping from foot to foot at this point* That sounds fantastic. Nice to meet you, Margaret.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/20/2007 11:24:56

Mostly I just wanted to make sure everyone was okay...?

*quick head-shake, righting his senses again* Right. All accounted for in one piece. Except for Turco. :s Is Elrond...?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 11:28:06

*visibly relieved* Oh that's...something anyway. *frowns* But what happened to your arm? *just-barely touches your elbow*

Is Elrond...?

He spent a couple days in jail but he's out now. *rubs her eyes tiredly* This mad business was his idea, actually. I didn't know how else to get out of Menegroth.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/20/2007 11:35:56

*had momentarily forgotten* What? *ungracefully* No, it's fine, it's only the balance of my entire musical career why do you ask nothing, it was just a stray.

*gets a heavy feeling in his stomach at the mention of jail*

his mad business was his idea, actually

That was... Really?

*sees your weary look and notices Margaret standing at the ready* You should... get yourself comfortable. You're quite safe here.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 11:42:34

*gives you a Look* *entirely unconvincingly* Oh, well, if that's all then. All my planning and running around and the idiots can't even manage to not get you shot?

That was... Really?

*shakes her head slightly* Yeah. Maybe his time Inside did something to his brain, I don't know.

You're quite safe here.

*genuinely smiles* Thanks. *a bit more upbeat* I guess I'll see you later then?

*walks off with Margaret to get herself feeling a little more human before she tracks down Curufin*

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 11:57:03

*is fast asleep, flat out on his back when you come in*

*stirs a little when he hears your footsteps* Mmph, is it time to get up?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 11:59:52

*sits lightly on the edge of your bed*

*glides a hand through the air over your abdomen but doesn't quite touch you*

*softly* Yes, time to get up. Idiot.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 12:05:15

Fin? *forces his eyes open*

*looks utterly bewildered* Fin.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 12:11:12

*mostly sternly* I don't want to hear any excuses, okay? You could have died. A lot of people could have died.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 12:16:43

*pathetically* 've only got one kidney now. You have to be nice to me for at least five minutes.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 12:20:19

*will not smile*

*will not will not will not*

*lip-twitch* Oh, that's the rule now?

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 12:26:05

*looks at you with big, wide, pleading eyes* Uh-huh. For every near-fatal accident I have, you have to be nice. Five minutes.

*smiles at you and raises his hand to touch your cheek*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 12:32:46

*nods seriously* *feigning enlightenment* Oh. I see.

*takes your hand in both of hers and moves it away from her face* So...which part was the accident?

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 12:47:27

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 12:51:03

That's so sad, Curufin. It really is.

*leans over you to brush the chastest, tiniest of kisses against your lips anyway*

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 12:59:18

*smiles at you* I thought so, anyway.

*doesn't let go of your hand* How'd you get here?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 13:12:08

*runs her other hand through her hair* In a coffin. I'm not even joking. Hence my being a bit banged-up and wearing Aredhel's clothes. They're a bit tight.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 13:39:53

*eyes you with open appreciation* They look better on you than on Írissë.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 13:50:04

*laughs* What do you know about clothes? This hangs all wrong on me. Eru, but she must be thin. I hope she doesn't mind me stretching out her dress. :s

*after a pause* I'm not staying, you know. I just came to see...because I told Nerdanel I would.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 13:58:47

She's too thin. Must be all that worrying about her son and Turco.

*chances a little smile* Cáno'll be fine.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 14:03:31

Cáno'll be fine.

*blinks* Well, I was about to say that I wanted to make sure you were all right. But yes. Cáno too.

*squeezes your hand a little* And you will be all right?

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 14:14:45

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 14:18:58

*gives you a soft smile* *sincerely* Good.

*lets go of your hand* *detachedly* I'll see you around then.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 15:46:07

*raises his eyebrows* Where are you going? It hasn't been five minutes already, has it?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 15:49:26

*uncertainly* I thought I'd track down your mother? See if there's anything I can do to help? She's bound to need some and she plays fewer games.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 15:50:16

*softly* Don't go just yet, sweetheart.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 16:21:14

sweetheart

*glances at your bandaged wound* *without rancor* Are you capable of being serious for even two seconds?

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 16:24:50

Well. If you can manage five minutes of being nice, I'm sure I can cope with two seconds.

*looks down at the sheets for a few moments* When I was asleep, after the operation, I kept thinking I heard your voice but it was always either Turco or my mother or my father. It's nice to be able to prove my subconscious right for once.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 16:32:38

*bites her lip* You can't even know how worried I was. I was sure you'd die the second I stepped out of the hospital. You'd die and never have to explain to me how it could possibly be worth it.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 16:46:43

*really hopes that none of his family arrive in while he's being this serious*

*simply* It was for Cáno. At least it would have been better than dying for a damn jewel, right? Though I guess my priorities have-- have-- changed a little.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 16:53:18

Yes, I understand that but--

*suddenly realises that reiterating the saner alternatives for the billionth time is never going to get anywhere with you. with any of you.*

*softly* Just... Eru. You scared me. So I'm allowed to shout at you a little, okay? *lays her hand flat against your chest*

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 16:56:49

*lays his hand over yours* I'm sorry, Finduilas. I didn't mean to make you scared. *manages a lopsided smile* I'm really not worth that kind of trouble, love.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 17:03:56

*smiles back at you* No. You're really not.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 17:10:28

*laughs softly, even though it hurts* Do I get a kiss now?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 17:15:18

You already got your kiss. *inches a little closer and kisses you anyway*

*mockingly* You poor baby. *snickers* You're totally milking this already, I can tell.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 17:18:15

*smiles* You can see right through me, can't you?

*lets one of his hands rest on your knee* *isn't about to admit that he likes having you near him*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 17:25:35

*truthfully* Sometimes. Not as often as I'd like, I think.

*drops several warm kisses down your throat, her hair brushing your skin* *her tone light* That's all you're getting, so store them away for a rainy day.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 17:56:34

*gives you a very rare, very open smile* There are rainy days?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/20/2007 18:08:44

*moves off the bed and touches her fingertips to your lips briefly*

*smiles sweetly* Nah. Just a myth.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/20/2007 18:23:12

I could believe you. *catches hold of your fingers and presses a kiss to them*