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[xceptional.insanejournal.com]

Who: Noric Pellaeon and Xavier Elder
Where: the Sacred City
When: Year 199 - 20?
What: The End

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Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xceptional.insanejournal.com]

[snorts]

Go in the middle of the day. Most people visit in the morning. But, it does mean there is less to choose from.

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

Fine, I'll go.

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xceptional.insanejournal.com]

[puts the knife down, getting to his feet]

I'm thinking I'll go with the hunting party today. We could use the meat.

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

All right.

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xceptional.insanejournal.com]

[putting his cloak on]

It shouldn't be too far out, if they're still using the same routes. I'll be back before dark.

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

[he nods. He never likes it, but he has no reason to complain]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xceptional.insanejournal.com]

Try not to tell the tea seller all the different ways he could be growing his crops this time, will you? He was very frustrating to deal with last I spoke with him.

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

I was helping.

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xceptional.insanejournal.com]

Even so. Try.

[raises his hand to him in a brief wave, then heads out the door, shutting it behind him.]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

[sighs. the market... place... ]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[negativecharge.insanejournal.com]

[it's hard out there for a socially awkward introvert. but you go anyway, and sort of reign yourself in enough to get the tea.]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

[that it is]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[negativecharge.insanejournal.com]

[you go home, and go about your day. the god-made daylight starts to fade.]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

[looking out the window to see if Noric has come back yet]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[negativecharge.insanejournal.com]

[a few people pass by, on their way to homes further out than yours. but no one you know.]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

[waits, impatiently]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[negativecharge.insanejournal.com]

[night falls.]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

[don't panic, don't--

screw this, leaving the house, looking for him]

Noric!

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[negativecharge.insanejournal.com]

[very few people are on the road at this hour, and some turn to glance inquisitively at you as you go past.]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

[taking no notice of them]

Noric!

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[negativecharge.insanejournal.com]

[in fact, you'd have run right past her if she didn't catch your arm at the last second.]

--Xavier, hey!

[a blonde woman, dressed in black: Emain, one of the priests you've met on occasion, whenever you've gone with Noric to rites or services.]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

Emain. Have you seen Noric?

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[negativecharge.insanejournal.com]

Honey, that's why I was heading this way to start with. I was coming to find you.

[for whatever reason, you've never been able to get a read on this woman, and that's no different now. but her usual supremely self-confident attitude seems to be missing tonight.]

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[xistential.insanejournal.com]

Spit it out then.

Re: [Year 200, early summer]

[negativecharge.insanejournal.com]

[looks at him for a long moment, then tugs at his arm]

Back this way. It's not far.