From: handofsilver	Date: 11/28/2007 22:42:24

*pulls around a bend in the road as they move up their place in the line*

*opens the window and cranes his head out to get a look at the queue* :/

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/28/2007 22:48:47

*sets the map up on the windshield and starts to dig through the bag for sandwich options* *gives you first pick* Do you want the turkey or tunafish?

*looks out* Well that shouldn't be too much longer. :? [/bland optimism]

*rubs her arms through her sweater*

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/28/2007 22:55:47

*really is getting sick of anything ever sold in a convenience store* *and really thought he would never think that* *shrugs* Turkey's good.

*doesn't unwrap it yet* Eh, probably another hour or so.

*notices you looking cold* *has also noticed you don't tend to speak up about that kind of thing* Here. *takes off his jacket and gives it to you without much ceremony*

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/28/2007 23:01:14

*was in the middle of unwrapping hers when you pass the jacket over* *maybe swoons just the tiniest little bit* Oh! Oh but that's-- Thanks. *puts it on over her shoulders and awkwardly picks up her sandwich again*

Well, at least we're closer.

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/28/2007 23:11:52

at least we're closer

*maintains the comfortable smalltalk they've slipped into* Yeah, it's okay.

*blows into his hands*

*doesn't say anything for a moment*

Look you... you're sure you don't want to say anything? I mean we could check with the guards, you're family's probably wondering where you are...

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/28/2007 23:13:47

check with the guards

*gets uneasy* :s You think? I don't know. I mean wouldn't that upset the whole thing? There's a line, people could get mad, it might make it all worse.

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/28/2007 23:16:24

*simply* Look, I'm just saying. You could be there faster is all. And you don't really seem the "road" type. I'm not in any rush here.

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/28/2007 23:19:52

I'm not in any rush

*is really trying not to let on how exciting curious she finds that to be* A master of the open road, home only an illusion except for the lone figure his thoughts returned to, his memory of her---

It's fine, I'm sure it'll all get straightened out once we're through.

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/28/2007 23:26:48

Yeah, probably right.

*takes a look out of the rear window and then up toward the front again*

*is pretty sure they won't be moving for a couple minutes more*

I'm just gonna stretch my legs for a sec. Don't go anywhere.

*climbs down*

*goes around and pulls out a sweater from one of the bags in the truck*

*walks up the queue to see what he can see*

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/28/2007 23:37:24

Okay. *watches you go*

:?

*slides over to the driver's seat and slips her arms into the jacket*

*quietly chews on the tuna sandwich and looks up the cars ahead of them in line*

*thinks about playing "I Spy" like she used to try to make the kids do*

*of course that would be kind of dumb seeing as how she's by herself and it would be in her own head*

*sigh*

*finishes up her sandwich and flips to the Local section of the paper*

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/28/2007 23:39:07

*after several minutes, comes back, preceded by one of the border guards who approaches the truck, who raps on the driver's window*

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/28/2007 23:49:47

*jUmPS* Hi? Hi. *in a series of quick gestures and semi-stutters* Oh you want-- Yes he's with--- I mean we're travelling---

*realizes she should actually roll down the window to talk, heh*

*listens between the "ma'am"s*

Oh, I.D.? Oh yes they're right here. *pulls out her purse*

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/28/2007 23:51:18

*shows the guard his own I.D. and listens as he radios up to the station*

*obeys instructions to return to the vehicle*

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/28/2007 23:52:08

*slides over the seat again*

*hears their names mentioned*

What's going on?

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/28/2007 23:55:46

*starts the engine again*

*observes a second armed guard cover the other side of the car as he pulls out to the shoulder and drives up*

*evenly nonchalant* It's cool. He's gonna radio up, then we'll go through.

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/28/2007 23:57:03

What really? *sits up and neatens herself up a little*

*sheepish but very grateful* You didn't have to go and do that, we would have gotten through soon enough.

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/29/2007 00:00:03

*follows signals toward another checkpoint gate that opens up as the truck approaches*

Yeah but your son runs this place, you're entitled. And you probably wanted to be through ages ago.

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/29/2007 00:15:44

*takes back her passport from the guard at the window after it's been checked over*

Yeah.

*quietly considers Fingon and Turgie dealing with all this mess not to mention what their father must be putting them up to and oh right that was the part she wasn't rushing to get to*

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/29/2007 00:24:10

*is extremely, extremely patient while they do their last bit of checking and approving and justletusthroughplease*

*is given a sticker to put on the dash* :? :\

*finally turns up onto the north road*

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/29/2007 00:32:42

*thinks that was pretty cool the way all that happened and totally would not have done any of it except in a story in her head*

I really do appreciate the ride. I mean, it could have been a way worse two weeks. :)

*has every intention of asking for as much help from the palace as possible to get you on your way/give you a nice bed to stay in/help find whoever you want to get in touch with when they get there*

*tries to convey this goodwill with a smile*

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/29/2007 00:38:12

*is just glad to have made progress*

*but is getting a little more comfortable with you thanking him* Don't mention it. ;) Really.

*continues on the road*

*after a few hours more, soon reaches their destination*

	From: aerwen	Date: 11/29/2007 12:26:29

*still has a pack of souvenir pencils she found for Findekáno in a dollar store back in Vinyamar*

*tries to give you back your jacket when they hop out of truck*

	From: handofsilver	Date: 11/29/2007 12:27:49

*shrugs you off* Oh nah, don't worry about it. Unless the indoor heating's out or somethin'.