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Ian · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 521 Location: South Carolina

"My priority is your health. I'll deal with Eric later for getting you injured like this. Either you let me see that shoulder, which you can't even move, or I'll Trump Eric myself and send you back to Amber. You might be delirious. I'm sure even Eric cares about Archduke Ferdinand enough to not sacrifice him right away."

He crosses his arms and taps his foot. "Have I ever been anything but honest with you?"

TonyLB · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 494

April sets her jaw and narrows her eyes for a long few seconds. Finally she says "So trump him."

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:

Flora lets go of Ian's arm and says, "We've already meant for the King to find out about this via Gerard... I thought for a moment that you were his envoy but that would be much too soon... Unless you were already in the area."

She digs in one of her sleeve pockets very obviously and takes out dried biscuits and hands them to April, "Here. It's all I have for the moment but we can get you more if you want to stay here... This Pattern can be the King's problem. The nearby estates will be mine to deal with."
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Ian · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 521 Location: South Carolina

Ian turns to Flora. "April is being unreasonable and I can only assume that some creature has evenomed her, making her unable to see reason. I'm going to Trump Eric and send April back to him for medical care."

He opens his Trump Case and rifles through to the Trump of Eric.

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject:

Florimel puts her hand on Ian's and stops his motion with a smile and a little more force than he would have expected. "That's unnecessary. We can examine her ourselves." She turns to April, "Would you please let us take a look at you? We truly mean you no harm..." She seems genuine enough.
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Ian · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 521 Location: South Carolina

"She's worse than her mother when it comes to being stubborn." He mutters, but he is relieved she is letting Flora look.

"Thank you April."

He kisses the top of her head.

TonyLB · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 494

"Yeah, yeah," April replies, frustration in her tone.

She walks a ways down the corridor with Florimel, out of easy ear-shot, but still within sight (particularly lit by the lantern as they are) and the two fiddle for a long couple minutes. [ Sidebar Scene 3.4a Examining Old Wounds ] When they return, April's shoulder is neatly bandaged. Florimel is daintily wiping traces of blood off of her hands.

"So," April says, "I'm meant to trump Eric once I've seen this broken pattern. You've seen it already, I presume?"

Ian · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 521 Location: South Carolina

"Yes. I've already seen it."

His anger is bubbling up again.

"Yes, I told Flora I would support whatever she wanted to do."

"YES! We talked about it and decided to Trump Eric once we got topside, to let him decide if we should collapse the cave or post a company of guards around it."

"Yes, I would have done the same for you, minion of Eric." He pulls up the side of his shirt, revealing the bandages wrapped around his broken ribs.

"Do you want your shot now, or do you need my sword?"

TonyLB · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 494

"I'm nobody's god-damned minion, Ian!" April snaps. "I am doing a favor for the one guy who, at the moment, is in the best position to judge what our family needs to do in order to survive. If you've got a problem with that then spit it out!"

Ian · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 521 Location: South Carolina

He seems to deflate like a balloon. He lowers his shirt. He sighs, looking for a moment older, sadder and more beset with cares than she's ever seen him, then he offers his hand to her.

"Want to see a broken pattern?"

TonyLB · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 494

April lets out a long, ragged breath.

"Yeah," she says, "That'd be nice ... thanks."

Ian · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 521 Location: South Carolina

Ian walks with April in uneasy silence. "You can just call me Mom, if you want." He smiles sadly.

They get to the door and he takes the key and opens it, then steps in first, in case anyone bad is there.

"Behold the broken pattern. Whoopee."

TonyLB · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 494

April looks at the thing with curiosity. In time, she wrinkles up her nose with disgust.

"Wow, that's some fucked up shit right there," she says at last. "I hope this doesn't mean that there are broken versions of us wandering around."

Ian · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 521 Location: South Carolina

"Broken versions?"

Ian looks at April, then at himself and shakes his head.

"Nope. No chance of that." He smiles, but doesn't laugh.