From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 08:22:39

*disembarks*

*watches the rest of his family come through (makes sure Ambarussa stay clear of the blades)*

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 08:31:43

*scans the group of you and looks slightly relieved/confused/crestfallen*

*doesn't recognize a face among you but hopes she looks cheerful enough anyway* Welcome to Ondolindë...I'm sorry I don't remember you. I'm Itarillë.

	From: mahtaniel	Date: 08/27/2007 08:33:18

*walks over to you and smiles warmly* *doesn't look at Maglor*

Of course you are. All grown up and perfectly lovely. I'm your auntie Nerdanel.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 08:47:28

*composed smile* Thank your father for hiding us despite his contempt having us. I'm Macalaurë.

*deliberately happens to not look directly at his mother or Curufin* *does notice where Finduilas has gone off to*

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 08:50:04

*smiles back at you* I'm so pleased you could all come. Where is Turco?

*frowns a little and blushes as she realises this may have been the wrong thing to say, considering the circumstances of your presence* Mother is in the house seeing that everything is ready. I hope you'll be very comfortable here. Where is Turco?

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 08:56:12

Thank you Itarillë, I'm certain I we will be uncomfortable every second. You're very sweet kind.

*busies himself observing the luggage is sent to the right places*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 08:36:42

*steps out of the helicopter and walks to the edge of the roof*

*looks out over the city below, dazzled*

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 08:51:16

*wanders over to you while some of the others are talking, helping Curufin, and otherwise getting organised*

*brightly* Hello. You're Finduilas?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 08:53:32

*turns to look over your shoulder at Curufin and Maglor at you* Yes, I— Idril? *smiles* This is incredible.

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 08:55:52

*genuinely happy* I'm glad you think so. *gushing a little* Ond- *considers* Gondolin is my favorite place in the whole wide world.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 09:07:21

my favorite place in the whole wide world

*feels a surge of protectiveness toward you*

*talks animatedly with you as they walk around the perimeter of the roof and eventually rejoin the others*

*steps over toward Maglor as he's looking over some of the bags* Oh, no, I'll take that one. That's my makeup and things. *reaches out to take the bag from him*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 09:35:00

*looks up* *so that's what that was*

*lets you take it, briefly nudging against your fingers*

*keeps his eyes down* They can have things sent up, you shouldn't trouble yourself.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 09:39:06

*lets her hand linger over yours for the briefest of moments*

*flips her hair back* That's all right. *smiles faintly* The last thing I want is the help going through my frilly underthings.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 09:49:52

the help going through my frilly underthings

*almost under his breath, bemusedly* Gondolin must not be the place I took it for, then.

*glances around* *follows the group inside, deliberately keeping them himself in public view*

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 13:55:12

*delays deliberately so he can speak to Finduilas and also because he really can't walk that far, that fast yet*

*cheerfully* Will this do for a honeymoon?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 14:02:00

*smiles before remembering she's not even supposed to like you anymore and WTF IS GOING ON HERE ANYWAY OME SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND*

*rolls her eyes* I think the honeymoon was over a few Ages ago, sweetie.

*wonders if you need any help*

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 14:05:59

*can't help overhearing some of this*

*delightedly* Oh! You're just married? How wonderful!

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 14:08:16

*really doesn't know what to say to that*

*with good humour* Well, that remains to be seen.

*tries to look around discreetly for somewhere to sit down*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 14:12:43

*settles for giving Idril a pained little smile and thanking her*

*soon notices you looking pale and comes over to give you her arm*

*leads you over to a chair in the corridor* *grins* We've got to do thirty miles today so I wish you'd quit dilly-dallying.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 14:15:58

*sighs* There's nothing for it. You're all going to have to go on without me. I'll never make it. *grabs your hand* *mock-earnestly* I'll only slow you down!

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 14:22:08

*appears to mull over her options*

*lets go of your hand and continues down the hall* All right then. Nice knowing you.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 14:30:28

*settles back comfortably*

That's right, darling. Don't look back. Don't weep for me!

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 14:35:40

*gives a little wave over her shoulder and tries not to giggle*

*exerts a great deal of effort in not actually looking back at you*

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 14:42:05

*calls after you* That's my brave girl!

*waits until you're quite some distance away before he realises that he isn't quite sure how he's going to get to his feet again*

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 14:47:19

*to the rescue!*

*returns to you* *tentatively* Are you in very much pain? Daddy said on the phone that you almost died in Delving. *pauses* Curvo, right?

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 14:52:21

*brightly* That's me. And your Daddy is absolutely right. Word to the wise, young Itarillë: avoid bullets. They hurt.

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 14:56:49

*laughs and helps you to your feet when you're ready* *cheerily* Well, you won't have any problems here. Daddy hates guns I think because he gets tempted.




*will not ask will not ask will not ask*

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 15:01:34

They have their place. I guess Ondolindë isn't one of them.

*walks along with you slowly* *amiably* I think my brother liked the City when he visited. I shall have to report back to him whenever I break out to find him.

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 15:06:04

*leads you down the hall toward the guest quarters* *solemnly* No indeed. *in a rare moment of assertiveness* Pleasedon'tbringanytroublehereforDaddytodealwithhe'sbeenundersomuchstresslately. *looks most apologetic for having even mentioned the possibility*

my brother

*her face lighting up and falling again within seconds* Oh, that's... *weakly* That's nice.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 15:11:45

No trouble, I promise. Scouts' honour. *flashes a smile at you*

*looks at you with interest to hear your side of the story* I hope he didn't cause too much trouble when he was here?

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 15:18:59

I hope he didn't cause too much trouble when he was here?

*really looks for a fleeting moment as though she might burst into tears* *in a very small voice* No. Not here.

*thinks her mother would be so proud of her for bearing up so well* *...or not, actually, but hey*

*opens a door to some rooms* *glad for the subject change briskly* We'll just put you in here then. *thinking* And I'd set Finduilas up somewhere else but we'll just settle her here, too, of course.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 15:24:38

*smiles at you, not without feeling* Whatever Turco does, you must learn not to take it to heart.

*steps inside* *smiles* Oh, very nice, yes. I think my wife and I will be very comfortable here.

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 15:27:16

*finds a shaky smile for you and nods*

*can't help sounding a little more subdued than she was when everyone arrived* Why don't you just have a rest, then? *pats your hand* I'll find Finduilas.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 15:31:33

I think I'll take you up on that.

*shuffles over to the bed and is fast asleep within minutes*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 15:52:58

*follows Idril in just as the rest of the bags arrive*

*sees you sleeping and curls up on the window seat to read until she figures out what the Mandos to do with this setup*

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 15:56:44

*wakes up, quite some time later* *sees you by the window*

*mumbles* Sight for sore eyes.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 16:28:50

*looks up when she hears you stirring*

*mildly* Feeling better?

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 16:39:06

*nestles into the pillows* Why're you all the way over there?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 16:41:42

*shrugs* There's a light over here? And I didn't want to wake you. And I can't trust anything you say.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 16:50:09

*smiles a little* You could have woken me.

*offhandedly* I'll take the couch, if you like. It looks about as big as a regular person's bed anyway.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 16:54:49

*stands up and walks around to the other side of the bed*

*lays on her stomach and props herself up on her elbows* *rests her chin in her hands and looks at you*

*wry smile* The couch? No. Your handlers would have a heart attack. Besides, this bed is the size of Nargothrond. It'll do temporarily.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 16:59:55

*turns on his side so he can look at you* So we have all of Nargothrond between us? Deja-vu much?

*a little ruefully* I'm sorry, Finduilas.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 17:03:30

*her smile fading a little* Something like that.

I'm sorry

*blinks curiously or, you know, completely flabbergasted-ly, excuse me, what??* Sorry about what?

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 17:11:19

*rests his hand, palm down, flat in the centre of the bed* Sorry that you ended up mixed up with such a bad lot as us.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 17:14:59

*rolls over onto her back and just stares at the ceiling for a while*

*shrugs almost imperceptibly* *by no means making light of your words* It was my decision, too.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 17:17:55

*smiles and doesn't take his eyes off you* Were you drunk? 'Cause your track-record for drunk decisions isn't the greatest, darling.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 17:21:38

*biting back a smile* Of course I was drunk. So were you, remember? But drunk doesn't mean blameless. Just... *snort* ...stupid. Really, really stupid.

*can't quite suppress a giggle*

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 17:26:50

Ah, well, there's a reason for that. It's 'cause my track-record for doing really, really stupid things.

*snorts* That's not to say that I think marrying you was a stupid thing for me. It was one of the brighter things I've done.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 17:30:02

It was one of the brighter things I've done.

*hugs herself* Now don't start with that. It was ridiculous and a mistake and we both know it. If there was a better way to ensure Celebrimbor's never speaking to me again, I don't know what it is.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 17:35:04

He'll speak to you again. You can bond over what an utter rotter I've been to you both. *rolls onto his back and looks up at the ceiling*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 17:40:07

*listens to you saying all this and feels more honestly kindly disposed toward you than she has since...well, since Nargothrond, probably*

*hesitantly* If you wanted to...I mean, if you and he would just try...

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 17:52:38

*mumbles* Do you want me to?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 17:59:03

*feels her heart skip a beat*

*tells herself that it doesn't matter, of course you don't mean it, you can't possibly care what she thinks, it means nothing that she loves loved you, that's all in the past and it's long past time to bury it, preferably under concrete*

*extends the merest sliver of hope* Of course I do.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 18:10:43

Even though -- he -- although -- I -- but -- wowI'mtired --

*closes his eyes* You know the part where I'm sort of stubborn and stuff?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 18:15:30

*disappointedly* *gently* Yeah. I do. *sits up slowly and swings her legs over the edge of the bed*

*pats your arm* Get some sleep. I'm going to wander awhile, I think before I find myself a different room.

	From: atarince	Date: 08/27/2007 18:18:44

*as he drifts to sleep again* ...promise to try? Mmm, love you, night now.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 18:24:12

*isn't quite sure she heard any of that correctly*

*a bit sadly* G'night, Curufin.

*exits the room, closing the door softly behind her*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 14:46:42

*comes back to make sure Moryo knows which way to go*

*bumps into you just as he rounds the corner*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 14:50:10

*startled* Oh! Sorry.

*moves to step around you just as you move the same way*

*steps to the other side as you do the same*

*grasps your arms lightly and smiles at you* I'll walk. You stay.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 14:56:11

Sorry-- yes-- ah--

*goes back and forth with you*

*folds his hands behind his back as you push his arms back* Out of harm's way.

*actually chuckles* *OMEWTF*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 14:59:06

I thought we former elves were supposed to be graceful? *laughs quietly*

*doesn't actually move though*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 15:04:20

Or not, apparently, around corners. :]

*beat*

They're very, ah, welcoming. It should be an entirely awkward pleasant stay?

*shifts his glance down the hall for a split second*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 15:08:52

*nods* Idril's a dear.

*...*

*...*

*optimistically* And it's a bit of a weight off, anyway. For Fingon not the least.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 15:13:45

*nods back* It's pretty tidy, really. One half of the country wants to make war, the rest has us in their debt.

*...*

*completely apropos of nothing* *noting his two free hands* I can use the time to work. :?

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 15:21:13

to work

*raises her eyebrows but says nothing for a moment* *looking slightly relieved* I'm so glad you're healing so nicely.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 15:30:17

*with uncertainty* I'm sure I'll be up to speed in no time.

*goes to step down the hall again*

*puts a hand gently on your shoulder as he moves by*

	From: itaril	Date: 08/27/2007 15:33:48

*appears from around the corner and approaches Finduilas*

*to her, lightly* Back this way, if you please. Unless you wanted to look around? I've already shown Curvo to your room.

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 15:37:02

*her eyes widening* Oh— but that's— I—

*colors slightly* *doesn't know exactly what to say to correct this error, due not in small part to the fact that you look like you're going to burst into tears any second*

*facepalm* Thanks so much. We'll work it out ourselves.

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 15:40:49

*pauses in his step, just for a split second as he hears this exchange*

*glances back at you*

	From: ivrinsun	Date: 08/27/2007 15:45:48

*looks at you and rolls her eyes when Idril turns her back to guide her the way she came*

*never taking her eyes off you* This is all so sweet of you, Idril. I'm sure we can get things sorted from here on out. *follows her for the time being*

	From: kanofinwe	Date: 08/27/2007 15:48:13

*watches you, his expression evidently attentive*

*rounds the corner again to keep avoiding his mother*