Video: Open: Unseelie & Seelie

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[House is standing outside, the Station in the background. He has a mildly puzzled expression on his face.]

Anyone seen Daud recently? Big guy, doesn't talk much, no sense of humor. Last I knew he was here at the station but since people seem to have been dropped into places they didn't intend to be lately, I suppose he could be anywhere. Or nowhere. I'm trying to figure out which.

If he is gone, I call dibs on his stuff. [Well, it's not like Daud's going to need his stuff if he's gone.]

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[bythewaves]

[ someone looks tired and weary but a little less like he's a bout to keel over ]

I have not seen him either - I lost one of my kin similarly, vanished in the night. Is there a shard remaining?

[huge_egomd]

[House takes a moment to look Maggie over. He doesn't look great but he's alive, which is probably about as much as can be hoped for.]

A shard? [Okay, so that's something House hadn't considered.] Not that I noticed. Does that mean he's still alive?

[bythewaves]

I... hope so. Lord Elrond vanished, leaving only a shard - presumably, his own, shortly after arriving at the station, and his wife, the Lady Celebrian fell into enchanted sleep. I ... I hope this means they live, and have merely returned home.

[ because he cannot bear the alternative, that they might be dead ]

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[House hasn't given much thought to the shards, other than the fact that it's apparently the reason he's in fairy land, and that losing it means he's dead. Beyond that...well, he's not sure what it means.]

That's probably a reasonable assumption, at least without any other information. I'm not sure going home would be such a good thing for Daud. I got the impression his world was not a very nice place.

[bythewaves]

No. But I suspect also that he would rather be home, and free to do as he wills then here and slave to the Queen.

[ Maglor observes dryly ] Will you need aid with his Cleg? I do not think he even got around to naming it.

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I'm not sure how 'free' he was but...yeah, he probably would. Sometimes the devil you know really is better than the one you don't.

Oy. [Someone was going to have to take responsibility for the cleg. That someone was probably going to have to be him, at least until it was healthy. Maybe he could even tame it.... Yeah, he should focus on treating it first and worry about the rest later.]

If he did, I wasn't paying attention. Do you know much about them?

[bythewaves]

In this case, I would have to agree.

[ Maglor manages a small smile and shakes his head ] I do not - but they cannot be too dissimilar to horses, and I was a passing good horseman. [ says the guy who rides like saddles are an afterthought ] It was still injured, I think?

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Yeah, they're exactly like horses...that can fly. Though at the moment the more important fact is it's exactly like an untamed horse, which makes it more than a little dangerous. [He's seen plenty of evidence that Maggie is more than just passing good. House sincerely hopes his horse whispering skills will work on the cleg.]

It's not ready to fly but the wing is healing well. I figure another week, maybe two and it should be fully recovered.

[bythewaves]

I will see if I can calm it down, at least. Perhaps Lady Elincia might know - she seemed to have some idea of dealing with similar beasts.

[ Maglor tips his head and considers ] We will have to see if we can tame it before that wing heals, if we plan to keep it around - as I assume you want to, my friend.

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The chick Daud helped catch one at the beginning of the trip? Yeah, I suppose she might have a helpful hint or two.

[House isn't sure he wants to keep the cleg. He knows he's not exactly the kind of guy who should be trusted with responsibility for another living thing. Still, a flying horse would come in handy for traveling, not to mention it's just kind of cool.]

Yeah, it'll be easier to work with it before it's back to full strength. I suppose that means I have to name it, too. Probably be rude to just keep calling it, 'it.'

[bythewaves]

Aye that is her. [ Maglor does not mention that he had his own encounter with her as well ]

Hopefully she will have some ideas. And we should - or well, you should, I suppose, seeing as how it will be yours one day.

[huge_egomd]

I suppose Pegasus would be the obvious choice. I hate being obvious.

[He really shouldn't be entrusted with the responsibility of naming a creature. Also, he'll totally end up calling it Peggy Sue if he goes with that name.]

[bythewaves]

If 'pegasus' is a common name for a flying horse in your world, aye, I suppose it is.

[ Forever amused at House's naming sensibilities. Maglor could suggest a name as well, of course, but it is far more fun to see what House will call it. Also, it will be House's horse. ]

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We don't actually have flying horses in my world, except in mythology. That's where Pegasus comes from--he's a figure out of Greek mythology. Like I said, it's kind of an obvious name, maybe a little pretentious, too.

Don't suppose I could just call him Bob and be done with it?

[bythewaves]

It is your steed now, Doctor. [ Maglor may be finding this all very amusing, yes ]

I believe you may name it whatever suits you - although you may wish to confirm it if tis a boy or girl, first.

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Yes, my noble steed. Too bad for him he has a less than noble rider. [Glad you're amused, Maggie. No really, he's glad you're enjoying yourself for once. And of course it has to be at House's expense, but he probably deserves it.]


Unless cleg anatomy is significantly different from unwinged horse anatomy, he's a he. Though I doubt he's going to care if his name is gender appropriate.

[bythewaves]

[ All Elves are sekritly, (or not so secretly) trolls House - Maglor just takes longer to find that side of him ]

Well, better you than Javik, I am sure. [ To be fair to the Prothean he has done well in learning, but he does not like horses, and it shows ]

Hm, I suppose, but you never know - perhaps Cleg's are sensitive to such notions!

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I imagine Javik would agree with you. [House smirks a little. Honestly, he can kind of sympathize with Javik but the prothean's obvious distaste for riding was still amusing.]

Fabulous. I come all the way here--wherever here actually is in the universe--and I still have to worry about the PC police. [...not that he's ever actually worried much about that.]

[bythewaves]

Well, at least Javik will be glad not to have to ride this one, I think. [ quietly amused forever ]

PC ... Police? You will have to explain that phrase to me I think, House. But I will not judge you on what you name him. [ He totally will ]

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Political correctness is politeness taken to such ridiculous extremes you can't say anything for fear of offending someone. [You can imagine how House feels about that. You can also imagine that he's never played the PC game.] There aren't any actual police. That's just what we call the people who complain when they don't like what you're saying.


So you wouldn't say anything if I named him Gidget? [You may not recognize the name, Maggie, but you surely recognize how silly it sounds. And of course you'd judge House for it.]

[bythewaves]

[ a low amused chuff ] If we were all judged on how correct we were in speaking, Celegorm would have never reached his majority. Or Caranthir or Curufin either - those three never could think before speaking in their youth.

No, of course not - you may, of course, name him whatsoever you wish. [ He will laugh a lot inside ]

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I'm sure a lot of people are surprised I survived to adulthood. Or that I'm still alive even now. [Honestly, House is surprised himself.] I believe in the speaking the truth, though, and anyone who doesn't like it can stay away. [Okay, aside from the fact he's not always speaking the truth, he often says what he says because he wants people to stay away.]

Right. [He's not buying that for a second.] I suppose elves give their horses noble sounding names.

[bythewaves]

[ a small wry shrug ] Some folk appreciate truth being spoken, even the hard ones however.

Mn, that would depend on the rider I think. My brother, for example, for all his love of animals, is not... particularly inventive when it comes to names. He once named his wolfhound 'Hound' in our own language, after all.

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Some, but not many, especially not when the truth is about them.

[He snorts in amusement.] I guess some people have a knack for picking suitable names and some don't, though there's something to be said for going with the obvious.

[bythewaves]

[ A short bark of amusement ] They might stand to hear it more often then, perhaps.

Aye, well - Celegorm names things the way he lives life - straightforward and earnest, with little forethought. Whatever else he may be, this has always been true of him - that whatever he does, for good or ill, is done whole-heartedly.