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[lusiphur]

[It hasn't been very long since his last attempt at communication, but this time he actually has something a little more worthwhile. A few questions, and the first one is perhaps an unusual one.

Lusiphur's location is unclear because the background of the video is mostly just darkness. He's wearing a black bandana on his head so that it covers his long elf ears. It's not an attempt to hide his identity other than he doesn't want to obscure any valid responses to his question.]


Do the words Elen sila lumenn' omentievlo mean anything to anyone who's listening?


[He met an Elf at the feast soon after his arrival who said he had family here. Time to seek them out... and hey, his pronunciation of the phrase is actually pretty good.]


[CLOSED to the Unseelie]

[this is one disgruntled elf when he'd bored]

Since I seem to be temporarily out of a job, I'm looking for one. Is there anything interesting out there that needs doing? No housework or manual labor. Killing things is a plus. No charity work. I left my resume back in Amyrahl'nn, so to save time just assume I can do whatever it is that needs doing.

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[gloinul]

Sounds like mangled Elvish to me.

[Side-eying you so hard]

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[lusiphur]

That's how it was said to me. How good's your Elvish, dwarf?

[Side-eying you right back. Last dwarf he spent any amount of time with had been trying to kill him.]

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[gloinul]

Tch, not well enough to even begin to manage that though I imagine I'd do it better.

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[lusiphur]

[He responds with a sentence in his own Elvish (similar in sound to the other language but distinctly different), but even if the words are foreign, his meaning is clear by the tone.]

...you're not related to a guy named "Ghost", are you?

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[sculptor_of_aman]

'Tis a greeting, sir. Which of my sons did you meet? For there are no others who would speak Quenya here.

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[lusiphur]

[Whoa. Beautiful redheaded Elf women get Lusiphur into a lot of trouble.]

I can't say for sure it was your son, but he mentioned having a brother here. He introduced himself as Maglor.

...it's called Quenya? Is that a type of Elvish?

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[sculptor_of_aman]

Ah, my secondborn, then. Both he and my eldest are here. There... was another, but... [She shakes her head.]

It is. And a very old one too. Few here speak it.

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[lusiphur]

[Maglor had said something about his younger brother being dead or gone or... something. Later parts of their conversation made him not so sure about what had happened there.]

Quenya sounds a lot like the language the old wizards use to write their books. The vocab is completely different but--

[he pauses because this is distracting him] Don't take this the wrong way, but you are way too hot for a mother.

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[silme]

It is a greeting that means 'a star shines upon the hour of our meeting'. Who spoke it to you?

[ The person on the other end of the video feed is beautiful and ageless, with long silver hair, and obviously an elf. ]

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[lusiphur]

[This Elf looks like someone the Steps would be proud of, clean cut and probably nobility, which always makes the rouge a little wary. But Lusiphur had never seen anyone with silver hair, which made him curious. And this guy was being really polite, which meant he had to be polite back.]

I don't think I'll ever understand the thing about stars... [mumbled]

I met an Elf at the welcome feast named Maglor.

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[rangerandking]

You have encountered the Elves of Middle Earth. {His phrasing is admirable too!}

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[lusiphur]

Yeah, he was definitely an Elf. But the way you phrased that makes me think there's more of them around here than just the one I met. Do you know them? [squints] Because-- no offense-- but you don't look like an elf yourself.

...I've never heard of Middle Earth. Are you from there as well?

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[rangerandking]

You surmise correctly. I have crossed paths with all but one. {And that's for the best.} I was raised amongst the Elves.

{He inclines his head, eyes soft.} I am. My name is Aragorn.

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[silvergift]

It is one of the languages of the Eldar, Quenya it is called. "A star shines on the hour of our meeting," it means. That was very good though. Many have a great deal of trouble with our tongue and so we typically learn the languages of others.

[She smiles pleasantly, silver hair tucked back neatly behind her ears.]

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[lusiphur]

[Another pretty silver-haired Elf. Really polite and nice and-- Lusiphur really has no idea how to react to decent company. Try to be nice because she is being nice. The really beautiful women don't tend to look at him like that for long.]

I don't know the language, but it was told to me by someone I met when I first got here. Pronunciation really isn't so difficult because it sounds a lot like my parents' native language [a small shudder] but they had no particular fondness for stars.

"Eldar" is a new word. Another name for Elves?

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[silvergift]

[So long as he remains polite, she doesn't have much reason to change her current opinion of him.]

Not your own? [It's asked innocently enough, despite his shudder.]

It is though not commonly used.

[inafadingcrown]

[Have another elf, this one mildly amused] It seems my family has been quick to answer your question.

[lusiphur]

[And now there is a beautiful blond Elvin Lady whose family he thinks he's intelligent enough to puzzle out. There's something about her that he finds compelling, although he can't quite put a finger on it.]

Very quick, yes. I was putting the words out there to see who else had come from the dimension that language came from. I've never known that there were Elves other than the ones on Amrahly'nn.

[inafadingcrown]

You are fortunate that your gambit worked as well as it did. Quenya is my native tongue, but in my time it is rarely spoken; only the very old and the very well read would recognize it.

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[dragmire]

If that's the sort of work you are eager for, you will not find yourself wanting in Mair.

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[lusiphur]

Then I'll set out to Mair. Are there any job openings you have in mind?

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[dragmire]

There is always work to be done in Mair. Presently there is a certain matter to be settled within the city. Your blade might be needed, but I would have you make use of your wits before drawing it. Would you be prepared to manage that?

/wanders in late

[bythewaves]

I see you have drawn the attention of most of my kin!

I hope you brought coffee. :|

[lusiphur]

[Hey, it's you again. See how well he's not adjusting since the feast?]

It seems that way. I didn't realize when you said you had some family here that I'd also attract half the resident population of Middle-Earth. [And they're all being really nice. It's weird.]

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[bythewaves]

We number quite a few, tis true! And my family is rather... notorious.

[ amused ] Quenya is the language of lore, these days - you would attract many with that phrasing!