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LumiKuningatar
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11/30/03 6:40am
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RE: The Circle (AU futurefic) -- updated 10/24
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And some revolving doors have only two parts, so that it's kinda cut in half.. and I believe it's possible to ski through them.. I haven't actually tried, yet, but It's possible...; Maybe I should go and try once I get my foot out of this plaster stuff, hey, I'll try...
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It's a bird, no wait a plane.. damn.. it IS a b
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SpeldoriontheBlended
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11/30/03 8:07am
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You're in a cast? How comes?
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LumiKuningatar
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11/30/03 11:33am
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Oh I was so ill for a couple of days that I couldn't eat or drink anything and I was really weak..; after I was all better, really healthy, but still a bit weak.. I stoop up too fast, got light-headed and my legs gave away.. and now I have this humangous cast on my foot...; ironic really, once I get better I slip and break my foot...
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It's a bird, no wait a plane.. damn.. it IS a b
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SpeldoriontheBlended
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11/30/03 1:39pm
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Ouch. That couldn't have been pleasent.
I ften find that after something's happened you can look back on it and laugh your @r$é off about things that happened to yyou that were really not very funny at the time. 
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Lisse
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11/30/03 2:22pm
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Hey everyone!
*ducks rotten fruit*
Okay, so I have a bit of a lull here at college. I'm going to try to get a couple of posts out in the next week. In the meantime, I'm far too amused by the idea of duct tape being some kind of Force metaphor. Just so you know. 
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DesignSith
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11/30/03 8:47pm
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Damn, I've been neglectful of TFN lately. Four pages!
"Your mother didn't have you 'cause she wanted a kid," Rendar added. "She wanted a weapon, and now the Rebellion's stuck with you."
I love that. It's so something Mara would do. Remember guys... The Empire never fell. Mara CAN be evil. And quite frankly, I like her evil. So there. 
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LumiKuningatar
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12/1/03 8:24am
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I really really hope so, cause it really huuuuurts...
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Lisse
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Date Posted:
12/1/03 10:08am
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RE: The Circle (AU futurefic) -- updated 10/24
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Since a lot of people have mentioned it, stuff about Mara and Ben: On the one hand, who knows how much Corran and Rendar know about her motivations? And on the other...well, this is Mara we're talking about, especially this universe's version of Mara.
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Chapter Five: Second Sun
"A man is faced with two paths. One will save a single person, dear to him alone. Another will save a hundred strangers at the expense of that beloved individual. A hero would choose the second path and become great, but what would a good man do? Many good men are not heroes, and most heroes are not good men."
-- Amun Nel Dakasu, The Myths of the First Rebellion
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Teneniel Djo was on edge, and she could not for the life of her have said why. There was a sense of foreboding over the royal palace, and indeed over all of Hapes, and nothing she said or did seemed to dispel it. That morning she had inspected the royal officers and advisors, and known that a few of these women had only days or weeks to live. The Force was trying to warn her. She just wished she knew where the danger was, or what shape it would take.
The redheaded bodyguard stalked through the public corridors of the palace behind King Isolder, an imposing figure with her thick braids and decorative golden armor. Nobles stepped aside as she passed, some more reluctantly than others. She marked one or two out for further observation and continued on her way, cursing for the thousandth time the idiotic Hapan tradition of hiding behind veils. Presumably it made the back-stabbing intrigues less messy. She wished she had never left Dathomir.
"Anything?" Isolder asked as they stepped past two guards into a more private corridor.
Teneniel shook her head. "There's something amiss, but I can't place it."
"Imperial agents?"
"I have the regular ones identified and contained," she said without missing a stride. "It would have to be another Force-user."
"Or more than one," Isolder said with a grimace.
Teneniel didn't respond, but she more than shared the sentiment. The Emperor had an annoying habit of employing Force-users as assassins, spies, and other agents. They were called Emperor's Hands, and for the most part each was unaware of the others' existence. One of them, a notorious figure named Mara Jade, had defected and joined with Leia Organa Solo some time ago, back when the Rebellion had a chance of success. At present Teneniel was only aware of two: a Nubian named Alai Luwellaen, and a woman of more dubious origins known as Quee. Given the way the Force seemed intent on giving Teneniel a migraine, they were probably both on Hapes at that moment.
Instead of bemoaning the situation, she glanced at the king and raised an eyebrow. "Do you have a problem with my security arrangements, your highness? You don't normally drag me through the palace during inspections."
Isolder grimaced. "I'm worried about Rage's visit."
"He won't find anything suspicious," Teneniel said easily, careful not to betray her nervousness. In the short time she had remained on Imperial Center, she had tutored Rage's son in what little she knew of the Light Side of the Force -- hardly a huge body of knowledge compared to the Jedi, but certainly enough to endanger both herself and the boy. She guessed that the Sith suspected her, or at least someone in the Hapan delegation. Still, her only crime was that she, too, was a Force-user. She had never openly challenged the Empire, nor had she ever demonstrated a desire to learn the ways of the Jedi. Rage was a fair man in his own way. She doubted he would kill her simply because he did not trust her.
This did not seem to reassure the king. After a moment's silence, she found out exactly why. "Jessamine Calrissian has contacted me."
Teneniel missed a step. "The Rebel?"
"No one has accused her of anything yet. There is no bounty on her head."
"Only because of her father!" Teneniel realized she was raising her voice, and quickly lowered it before anyone could overhear. "What does she want?"
Isolder gave her a sharp look. "What do you think she wants? She's coming here on behalf of Admiral Antilles."
"And you intend to help her?"
"Of course not. The queen and I must put Hapes first."
Teneniel sucked in a sharp breath. "But you intend to hear her out. She's coming here, isn't she?"
"Yes. In a few days at most." Isolder watched her closely, as if he was waiting for her to notice the special significance of that time frame.
She did, of course. "You are insane," she hissed, temporarily forgetting all sense of decorum. "If you think you can keep the Sith from noticing her presence -- "
Isolder's words were quick and sharp. "The queen and I have no intention of concealing her presence," he said, and stalked down the hall without waiting for a reply.
For a moment Teneniel simply gaped at him. Then she remembered her place and hurried to his side. "You intend to give her to Rage," she said softly.
Discipline kept her voice neutral, but from Isolder's expression, some indication of her feelings must have flashed across her face. "You don't approve."
"No, I do not."
Isolder sighed and nodded. When he spoke again he sounded very old. "We must put Hapes first," he repeated. "If Calrissian is caught, her father won't be able to protect her. The Emperor and Rage would both give a great deal for that."
The reasoning behind all these plots came into sudden, sharp focus. "And what is Hapes getting in exchange?"
"What every planet desires these days: autonomy." Isolder smiled humorlessly. "If I give the Empire Calrissian, the queen and I will be allowed to lift restrictions placed on the sector. My daughter will be able to inherit the throne in her own right, instead of passing her birthrights to Rage's son. I think that's reason enough."
"Is it?" Teneniel asked. "I do not like trapping children."
"You think I do?" When she did not answer, he sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "I don't ask that you agree with me, just that you do nothing to hinder me. Is that clear?"
She closed her eyes for a moment, not trusting herself to speak civilly. "I know my place," she said at last, and inclined her head. "I have duties to attend to, your highness. Please excuse me."
"Of course." Isolder's voice was the barest whisper. He stepped aside to let her pass and seemed about to say more, but she did not give him the opportunity. She did not even dare look at him.
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Mal: Do you want to be captain?
Jayne: Yeah, I do.
Mal: Oh.
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Mal: Well, you can't!
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SpeldoriontheBlended
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12/1/03 11:06am
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Lisse! You have returned! Wow! I'm glad you like the duct-tape thing.
"A man is faced with two paths. One will save a single person, dear to him alone. Another will save a hundred strangers at the expense of that beloved individual. A hero would choose the second path and become great, but what would a good man do? Many good men are not heroes, and most heroes are not good men."
-- Amun Nel Dakasu, The Myths of the First Rebellion
OMG. How do you come up with these quotes? Actually, I would really like to know, 'cos I'm trying to put quotes at the begining of my chapters in my monsterfic and it's proving very dificult indeed...
At present Teneniel was only aware of two: a Nubian named Alai Luwellaen, and a woman of more dubious origins known as Quee. Given the way the Force seemed intent on giving Teneniel a migraine, they were probably both on Hapes at that moment.
Allai is Nubian? *Sound of a penny dropping* I know who's blood she's got... Quee? I know who she is... 
"You intend to give her to Rage," she said softly.
But.. but... its Mel in the trailer, isn't it? But anyway, oh dear. Ah. Now I see... Ben and Rage's second confronmtation looms...
Oh, btw guys, the Awards thing is up. Ben, I think, is definately an OC lead...
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Sache8
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12/1/03 11:51am
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Dangle Jessa, Ben will come, right Lisse?  [face_innocent]
Ah yes, the revelation of Alai's Nubian heritage. Wonder where this is going...
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You're on fire burning at these mysteries.
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Lisse
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12/1/03 12:02pm
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Erm, the quotes all just pop into my head -- which is kind of what all the extra bits of this story do anyway. If I come up with a really good one I scribble it down and save it for later.
Yes, Alai is Nubian. Whether she knows that is another question entirely.
*thbbbts at Sache* Yeah, pretty much. Ben's got a bit of a weak spot. :P
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SpeldoriontheBlended
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12/1/03 12:04pm
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Well, Palpy's Nubian, and if she's related to Padmé, then she's related to Lukie...
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LumiKuningatar
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12/3/03 5:34am
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Oh no, they can't be serious about giving her to Rage... But I'm sure Ben will do everything in his power not to let her get hurt.. hopefully he'll know soon, otherwise he won't be able to help her...
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12/3/03 10:17am
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Hey, and this begets a VIQ... who will Lisse freeze in carbonite?
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Mcily_Nochi
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12/3/03 2:58pm
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I think the real question is how many more characters Lisse will kill before WE freeze HER in carbonite.
I love it, Lisse! This does not bode well . . . Ben and Melody both on Imperial Center at the same time? Oh shoot . . . oh shoot . . . this bad . . .
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