Eve | Seth (
aprettygirl) wrote2014-02-15 08:55 am
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EVE'S HEART
A dark veil slips over you, obscuring your vision; it’s cool and clinging, and blocks out all outside sensation. You drift downward . . . as you do, you grow more and more aware of the pulse of your own heartbeat, until it’s a ringing, unpleasant throb in your ears.
. . . after some time, it’s interrupted by a soft splash, and you feel solid rock underfoot.
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. . . after some time, it’s interrupted by a soft splash, and you feel solid rock underfoot.
((Please join #fleshbloodbone. All your character’s skills are on and uncapped; they will also have access to any items they carry normally!))
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[pouring himself a cup of tea, then, and let's look through those papers]
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Countess Shahrazad al-Rahman, implicated in the late Duke Suleyman's plot to assassinate the Empress and assume the throne, was confirmed to have left the Empire and escaped pursuit by the royal guard, along with her Terran attendants. She resurfaced in Istavan and kidnapped the Lady Saint Esther Blanchett at a public speech made by the Saint. They evaded capture for some days, but the Countess was killed by Esther Blanchett after a second attempt to take a high-ranking member of the Church hostage -- this time the Pope himself.
It should be noted that Archbishop D'Annunzio of Istavan was arrested immediately concurrent with Lady Sharazad's death, and the Countess's attendants have not been sighted in Istavan at all. Observation will continue.
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[keeps going?]
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(This page up until page 4 of the next chapter!)
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. . . you feel a faint, tired, cautious hope when you touch either of them.
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[turns the photograph over in his hands, checking to see if there's anything on the other side]
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[taking and inventorying, for now
and the vellum?]
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Eve--!
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. . . but trying a biscuit also, to see what that does]
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heading over to the couch now, to check it out more closely]
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The girl sleeping on it doesn't stir.
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turning his attention to the girl first, though. shaking her gently]
. . . Eve?
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"Duchess . . .?"
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Is that who I'm supposed to look like--? [ . . . ] No, I'm afraid not. Did I disturb you?
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She sits up properly, rearranging herself to a more comfortable position.
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My name's-- [a noticeable pause, here] Swift. Do you have one, or should I be calling you "your Highness"?
[that last said with a dry smile]
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