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natasha alianovna romanova〖 black widow 〗 ([personal profile] debts) wrote in [community profile] eachdraidh2015-02-22 07:42 pm

o1. spider | audio; both courts.

I keep thinking of this story.

[ There's nothing particularly guarded about the way Natasha sounds. Lazy, maybe; a little mildly amused. ]

Once upon a time, there was a proud and warlike tsar— [ A short pause, then a correction. ] —a ruler. His name was Dadon. When he was young, he invaded and destroyed neighboring lands, taking them for his own. When he grew older Dadon wanted peace, but now his enemies sensed his weakness and it was their turn to wage war on him. He asked for help from his court magician, who gave him a golden cockerel. If any enemies approached, the bird would crow, and because the tsar was pleased he promised that he would give the magician anything he asked for.

Dadon's people lived peacefully for two years. The bird did its job whenever there was danger. One day, the golden bird cried out louder than ever before, so the man sent a great army under the command of his eldest son. Eight days passed. When the bird crowed again, his son and their army weren't back, so he sent out his younger son and another army. There was no news again for eight more days.

He was worried. The bird crowed again, so he went to go investigate this personally, with an army of his best warriors. After several days, he came across a battlefield where both armies and his two sons lay dead. At the edge of the field, he saw a tent with a woman of stunning beauty inside. Her name was—

[ A beat. ]

—you know, I don't think I remember. Her title, though, was the Queen of Shamakha. She invited him inside his tent and Dadon fell in love with her. He took her home, back to his kingdom.

When he did, the magician was waiting for him at the gates. He asked the tsar to pay for the golden bird by giving him the Queen of Shamakha. Angry with the request, Dadon hit the magician with his sword, wounding him fatally. At that moment the bird swooped down and pecked Tsar Dadon to death. And the Queen of Shamakha disappeared, as if she had never been there.

[ Natasha huffs out a laugh. ]

Sorry. Maybe that was too obvious a moral. [ And just like that, the audio abruptly ends. ]
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[personal profile] amplified 2015-02-23 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
( there are a number of morals to this story, lydia thinks. the words 'trust no bitch' pop into her head, and she chuckles to herself, but the way this woman ceases her storytelling so suddenly is too much for her to simply ignore. ) I'm not sure there's only one moral tangled up in that story. There's something to be said for ruthlessness and greed, for selfishness, and for trusting too easily in something... Mm- shiny, so to speak. I'm curious to think which moral you consider most prominent.
wipedclean: (they call us their friends)

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[personal profile] wipedclean 2015-02-23 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
I don't understand.

[Not the story. He kind of gets the story. Why is she telling a story like this to the network?]
selfimage: — ʙᴏɴᴅᴏᴄ — (The pod dance.)

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[personal profile] selfimage 2015-02-23 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Deciding to quit your day job for a career in storytelling?

[ tbf, he's a little more curious as to the replies than the story told itself. ]
gordianknots: So fix your sad eye on someone worthier (Don't know bout us but I know bout them)

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[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-02-23 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps obvious, but sometimes allegory gets through people's heads better.
thebreakingwave: (01 » interest)

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[personal profile] thebreakingwave 2015-02-23 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Do you know what happened to the bird?
aeipathos: "They walked arm in arm, occupying the whole width of the street" WHY WOULD YOU (you guys are even canonically assholes)

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[personal profile] aeipathos 2015-02-23 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
The moral of most stories does tend to be blunt.

[ easier for the masses that way, tbh. anyway, the morals are blunted as the stories are passed on and overused, just like anything that once held value or sharpness. ]
fulminants: (30)

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[personal profile] fulminants 2015-02-23 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Don't be led around by your dick, and always keep your promises?

[ that's what he got. ]
snipers: (➼ manga; 033.)

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[personal profile] snipers 2015-02-23 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
... Well, that was morbid.

[ she got the moral all right, but eh. let everyone else talk about that. ]
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vaccinations: (sniping my targets)

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[personal profile] vaccinations 2015-02-23 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
I never liked these kinds of stories.

They always end like that.
starspangled: (Default)

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[personal profile] starspangled 2015-02-23 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Why did he send his sons instead of just going himself in the first place?

[One of many things that makes him frown at that story.]
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[personal profile] vrykolakas 2015-02-23 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Mn. Met a few Tsar Dadons. Met a few golden cockerels, too.

Cunts, the lot of them.

Want a story in return?
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[personal profile] thebreakingwave 2015-02-23 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Good.

[ ...because that's his concern in this whole tale. He feels bad for the people of the king, but it's the bird that troubles him.

It might also be worth noting that Harry is often seen in the company of a crow. ]
gordianknots: I will not sing along (But the smell of leather is intoxicating)

[personal profile] gordianknots 2015-02-23 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
In a place where magic birds are a real thing.
aeipathos: it's from like nine feet away so no one can tell for sure (make sure when you smile)

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[personal profile] aeipathos 2015-02-23 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
One's likely contained within the other, but they often seem to coincide.

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