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A door opens, and suddenly the sound of a baby wailing echoes across the nearby chunk of the Nexus. A bleary-eyed Victor Van Dort steps through, bouncing said wailing baby in his arms. "It's okay, it's okay. . .look, we're -- um." He blinks a few times as he registers where he is. "This isn't. . .oh, dear, how did I manage to choose the wrong door?" He goes to step back through --
Then stops, shakes his head, and proceeds to the nearest safe-looking bit of furniture, still cradling his son. "No. Perhaps someone can help here. At least, Alice and the others will get some decent sleep for a change. . ." He looks up, an exhausted man at the end of his rope. "Is there anyone around who's had at least one child and might know why they sometimes just start crying in the middle of the night and won't stop no matter what you do?"
Then stops, shakes his head, and proceeds to the nearest safe-looking bit of furniture, still cradling his son. "No. Perhaps someone can help here. At least, Alice and the others will get some decent sleep for a change. . ." He looks up, an exhausted man at the end of his rope. "Is there anyone around who's had at least one child and might know why they sometimes just start crying in the middle of the night and won't stop no matter what you do?"
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Date: 2020-01-08 05:02 am (UTC)[Alice] Must be something that looks like a tree. . .doubtful that it was in your homeworld's forest, though.
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Date: 2020-01-08 06:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-01-09 05:10 am (UTC)[Alice nods] They sound like fascinating creatures. We must be exceedingly strange to them too -- moving so fast and gone so soon.
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Date: 2020-01-09 06:41 am (UTC)Nice Frodo and mean Sssam spoke of being caught by a willow once. Old Man Willow did not sound nice at all!
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Date: 2020-01-10 04:56 am (UTC)[Alice chuckles] I wouldn't fare much better, given I'm a bit of a daydreamer -- and pulling out my Vorpal Blade would just make things worse, I think. And I'm not surprised -- willows have pretty whippy branches, and I bet they hurt if they hit you. Though they may have been talking about a person too -- people can have the names of trees.
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Date: 2020-01-10 05:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-01-11 04:56 am (UTC)[Victor, looking around] Mmmm. . .oh! [points out a sign] I think chairs are this way!
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Date: 2020-01-11 05:10 am (UTC)Sees them we does!
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Date: 2020-01-12 04:56 am (UTC)[indeed, there's some displays set up -- a living room set with a chair, couch, and coffee table; a bedroom with a double bed and two nightstands; a dining room with a round table surrounded by four chairs. Basically, Smeagol has his pick of things to sit on over here]
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Date: 2020-01-12 05:19 am (UTC)*You may have to pry him off the damn thing.*
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Date: 2020-01-13 04:57 am (UTC)[Alice pokes him gently] Wouldn't you think so? I know a lot about sleeping on uncomfortable surfaces, but not nearly as much as him, I'm sure.
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Date: 2020-01-13 05:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-01-14 04:14 am (UTC)[Victor sits down too] Very nice -- maybe we should see about upgrading our own house.
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Date: 2020-01-14 04:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-01-15 04:57 am (UTC)[Victor nods approvingly] Looks like a good choice to me.
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Date: 2020-01-17 04:57 am (UTC)[Victor gets up] Maybe if we went and tried to find an employee? Someone who works here probably would know more.
Tolkien's son died of old age, apparently. His daughter is now keeper of the works
Date: 2020-01-17 05:07 am (UTC)Aww, I see -- well, I hope he lived a good full life
Date: 2020-01-18 04:42 am (UTC)((OOC: You want to take on the employee or leave it to me?))
You can have it, you're better at juggling characters
Date: 2020-01-18 05:14 am (UTC)All Righty Then
Date: 2020-01-19 05:09 am (UTC)[though, of course, there is the matter of finding the actual place to live still. Fortunately, there's an employee in the nearby housewares section, checking over stock. Victor hails him, waving a hand] Hi! Um, this is a strange question, but. . .do you know of any places to live here in the Nexus?
[Alice, nodding at Smeagol] He's new, can't go home and wouldn't be keen on doing so if he could, and he needs a roof over his head. [to Smeagol] Any preferences?
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Date: 2020-01-19 05:29 am (UTC):)
Date: 2020-01-20 05:20 am (UTC)[Victor smiles] Oh good! Yes, that does sound like where we should start looking. Thank you very much!
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