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[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Axel looks distracted. He's reclining on a very nice settee stolen from a British colonial who doesn't need it anymore. Or the book he's reading. Especially not the red pirate hat he borrowed from a skeleton. He worries one of his coattails and squints at the text; this is the fourth time he's read this passage.

They oped the bag, and out the vapours brake,
When instant tempest did our vessel take,
That bore us back to sea, to mourn anew
Our absent country. Up amazed I flew,
And desperate things discoursed; if I should cast
Myself to ruin in the seas, or taste
Amongst the living more moan, and sustain?

Axel decides he's getting nowhere while the text is warning him about his own stupidity. He uses the book as a pretense to stare at the other people on the Plane. Their problems are more interesting right now.]

Comments

[dritte-tochter.livejournal.com]

[say hello to your worst nightmare, Axel]

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Axel pretends not to see her~]

[dritte-tochter.livejournal.com]

[sneak sneak sneak]

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Yawwwwwwwn.]

Planning something, Shortcake?

[dritte-tochter.livejournal.com]

N-nothing, desu!

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Riiight. [He rolls his head to the side and stares at her.]

[dritte-tochter.livejournal.com]

[stares back






then attempts snatching his book]

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[She might have her hands on his book, but he's quick enough that he juuuust might have grabbed her hat-tails. Which would mean she's not going anywhere.]

I didn't know you were a fan of Chapman.

[dritte-tochter.livejournal.com]

[heeeeeeeeeeeey let go]

You don't know a lot about me, desu~

[allmarbles.livejournal.com]

You look very relaxed.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Well, this is a very comfortable couch. [He adjusts his hat and smiles.]

[allmarbles.livejournal.com]

It certainly looks that way.

[Smiling back and leaning over to attempt to sneak a peek at the passage]

So what was on that paper you were reading, if you don't mind me asking?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[He blinks at the sudden space invasion. Something about her reminds him of Naminé, though, so he calms down a bit, all without batting an eyelash.]

This? Just something to pass the time. It's a book of epic poetry. I think it's based on a myth.

[allmarbles.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't notice the change, in fact, she gets closer all while keeping a comfortable distance between them.]

Really? What does it say? I can only see so much from right here.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[He tilts the book toward her.]

"Not men, but giants, issued through the ports,
And mighty flints from rocks tore, which they threw
Amongst our ships; through which an ill noise flew
Of shiver'd ships, and life-expiring men,
That were, like fishes, by the monsters slain,
And borne to sad feast."

This Ulysses guy has really bad luck.

[allmarbles.livejournal.com]

[Listening/reading along and sad faces ho]

It does definitely sound that way... His poor crew as well. I hope things don't stay that way for the rest of the poem.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

[Awwww. D:]

To be fair, most of what's happened was brought on by his crew's stupidity. Usually greed.

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

[leans over the edge of the couch]

Oh, so that's what it was. Nice hat, by the way.

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

You recognize it? [He grins a bit at the compliment.] It's amazing what you can find for free.

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

[grinning]

I looked at the bit at the top that says the title.

Don't tell me you nicked it off someone. You realize that's illegal and immoral, right?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oh well. I was hoping you'd find a parallel to something in your world. [FYI, it's George Chapman's 1600-something translation of The Odyssey.]

... Is it stealing if someone else stole it in the first place?

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

Oh, we definitely have The Odyssey. I've just never read it. And yes, I'm pretty sure that's called 'contraband.'

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Hmm. [He itches nonchalantly at his neck.] Well, that pirate is in pieces. I doubt he'll be needing it.

[taughtmedicine.livejournal.com]

...you killed a pirate and then stole his stolen hat?

[smolderingdark.livejournal.com]

Actually, he was already dead. Then he was undead. ... It's sort of complicated.