04 - Getting to know you

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

[The chaos of the lost languages behind them, it is time to know this place better. There are too many people, possibilities for something like uncertainty. People with their own words are far more likely to be themselves with them, in whatever form that might take. Reinette needs to watch. To see and to know.

It is time she took full stock of this place people called the Astral Plane.

A settee arrives with her, on which Reinette reclines. On a small table nearby there are two glasses, and a fine bottle of bordeaux.

This might take some time.]

Comments

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

You have seen a great many things.

I imagine it is interesting how you come to judge worth.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

I think I'll say 'thank you' to that.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

Thank you?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose it's a sort of compliment to have an assessment of your judgement of others to come out as 'interesting.' Though it didn't quite - the 'imagine' sort of threw it off - but, really, 'thank you' is probably the best answer.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

Well, I imagine the process, because I cannot think I can fathom it. Certainly not yet, and perhaps ever. And interesting is a compliment, not sort of one.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

In that case, you're very interesting, my lady.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

laughs briefly]

That only is effective if you take the word to be a compliment as well. Which your reaction before suggests you might not.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

I think, in time, you'll learn what my interest means.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

Time.

Not all of us have enough of it that it might be lorded over.

I have never done well with waiting.

[firm, direct]

What does it mean?

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

[a wicked smile as he stands and places his wine glass down]

I think that's the end of this interview, then? Can't share all my secrets, or you'll have no reason to talk to me anymore!

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

Do you expect me to be distressed at that statement?

[she lifts up her glass even as he places his down]

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

A bit irritated, maybe. Thank you for the wine, and, really, it was a pleasure.

[ambitious-woman.livejournal.com]

A pleasure. How comforting.

I look forward, then, to our next interaction.

[savagestime.livejournal.com]

Adieu, my lady. [and as he bows, he vanishes from the plane]