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Oct. 4th, 2006 12:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyfirestarter[From here.]
Out the back door, and she's running, and the grass under her feet is damp but that won't save it for long, and there's a large body of water around here somewhere, she can feel it --
Charlie pulls up, panting, at the edge of the lake; she drops to one knee, head bowed, hands clenched, fighting it.
(like having a)
The grass around her is smoldering.
(daughter)
A choked sound, half gasp and half sob, escapes her; her hands dig into the earth.
The surface of the lake near her begins to steam.
Out the back door, and she's running, and the grass under her feet is damp but that won't save it for long, and there's a large body of water around here somewhere, she can feel it --
Charlie pulls up, panting, at the edge of the lake; she drops to one knee, head bowed, hands clenched, fighting it.
(like having a)
The grass around her is smoldering.
(daughter)
A choked sound, half gasp and half sob, escapes her; her hands dig into the earth.
The surface of the lake near her begins to steam.
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:48 am (UTC)"Are you thinking of anyone in particular?"
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Date: 2006-10-10 03:59 am (UTC)It's more appropriate than usual, as Jack promptly says,
"Look for a fellow what's named Adam Young. Special sort, he is. About so tall--"
Swaying slightly, he holds up a hand to show Adam's height. As he's still on the Pearl's deck and Charlie's on shore, this may be less than helpful.
"Brown hair. Might see him with a red-haired lass, the lovely Alanna."
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Date: 2006-10-10 04:15 am (UTC)She could do worse than follow his suggestion.
"Thank you," she says, very seriously. "I'll tell him you gave me his name, if I may?"
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Date: 2006-10-10 04:30 am (UTC)He's still grinning.
"He'll remember me."