> > "How would you feel about a quiet stroll in the old city. We can > > pick up a spolato and a cup of coffee from a sidewalk vendor, walk > > through Wilson park and, if you are up to it, maybe stop in a the > > Cathedral of the Holy Redeemer to listen to the pipe organ there." > > > > "What do you think?" he asks. > > "That sounds very pleasant," Mira replies softly, "I'm enjoying this > glimpse of things you enjoy." > > She gets an impish smile again, washing away the more serious > expression of the moment before, "Especially since I've enjoyed every > one of them." "Great!" Jac says with a smile. He stands up and pulls Mira's chair back for her, "After you." The pair walk back out and down the stairs, passing a few people coming up to Carlissimo's. Jac and Mira stroll along the well lighted sidewalks through the old city. Jac points out University Halls and entrances to "quads" which would be empty this time of night, but would be teeming with students during the day. They stop at a sidewalk stand and buy a sweet pastry called a spolato that is served wrapped in crispy white paper and large stryrofoam cups of steaming coffee. The spolato is a spiral pastry and tastes of sugar and sweet fruits. There is a creamy center inside the coils of dough that has a slightly milky taste. The coils are segmented and can be pinched off, or bitten off, allowing for small bite sized pieces to be eaten. Sipping the coffee and eating small pieces of the spolato allows the pair to continue to stroll along, chat and enjoy their dessert. Leaving the lighted streets, Jac leads Mira into a park. The couple stroll along a gravel path in the park, past a small pond then past a large open field where people play and picnic during the day. By this time they have finished their dessert and drop the empty cups and paper wrappings into wastebaskets at the edge of the park. On the otherside of the park, you emerge just across from a large gothic Cathedral. There are lights inside, it appears a service of some sort is going on. You can hear the faint sounds of organ music coming from inside. On the street outside there are several cars parked, including a taxi. "Do you want to go in and listen?" Jac asks. Eris AKU
>"Great!" Jac says with a smile. He stands up and pulls Mira's chair back >for her, "After you." She rises (ooc: gracefully considering when she sat down she was on bench style seating. Odd that.) with a smile and leads the way out. >The pair walk back out and down the stairs, passing a few people coming >up to Carlissimo's. > >Jac and Mira stroll along the well lighted sidewalks through the old >city. Jac points out University Halls and entrances to "quads" which >would be empty this time of night, but would be teeming with students >during the day. They stop at a sidewalk stand and buy a sweet pastry >called a spolato that is served wrapped in crispy white paper and large >stryrofoam cups of steaming coffee. The spolato is a spiral pastry and >tastes of sugar and sweet fruits. There is a creamy center inside the >coils of dough that has a slightly milky taste. The coils are segmented >and can be pinched off, or bitten off, allowing for small bite sized >pieces to be eaten. Sipping the coffee and eating small pieces of the >spolato allows the pair to continue to stroll along, chat and enjoy >their dessert. Mira eats hers by pinching off the pieces, licking her fingers unselfconsciously after delicately devouring each piece. >Leaving the lighted streets, Jac leads Mira into a park. The couple >stroll along a gravel path in the park, past a small pond then past a >large open field where people play and picnic during the day. By this >time they have finished their dessert and drop the empty cups and paper >wrappings into wastebaskets at the edge of the park. > >On the otherside of the park, you emerge just across from a large gothic >Cathedral. There are lights inside, it appears a service of some sort is >going on. You can hear the faint sounds of organ music coming from >inside. On the street outside there are several cars parked, including a >taxi. > >"Do you want to go in and listen?" Jac asks. "Yes, please. Organ music is a rare enough treat and is one of those forms of music that truly loses something in recording. I think it has to do with the acoustics of the buildings in which its played," Mira muses. Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > On the otherside of the park, you emerge just across from a large > gothic > > Cathedral. There are lights inside, it appears a service of some > > sort is going on. You can hear the faint sounds of organ music > > coming from inside. On the street outside there are several cars > > parked, including a taxi. > > "Do you want to go in and listen?" Jac asks. > "Yes, please. Organ music is a rare enough treat and is one of those > forms of music that truly loses something in recording. I think it > has to do with the acoustics of the buildings in which its played," > Mira muses. Jac nods and the pair walk up the stone steps. After you enter you stop. Jac whispers, "You'll need to cover your hair. It's traditional." Eris AKU
> > "Yes, please. Organ music is a rare enough treat and is one of those > > forms of music that truly loses something in recording. I think it > > has to do with the acoustics of the buildings in which its played," > > Mira muses. > >Jac nods and the pair walk up the stone steps. After you enter you stop. > >Jac whispers, "You'll need to cover your hair. It's traditional." Mira looks up and whispers, "With?" She looks around to see if there is something in the entry for her use while within. If not, she will make do as best she can with her sweater. I doubt she has a scarf handy. Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > >> "Yes, please. Organ music is a rare enough treat and is one of > >> those forms of music that truly loses something in recording. I > >> think it has to do with the acoustics of the buildings in which > >> its played," Mira muses. > > > > Jac nods and the pair walk up the stone steps. After you enter you > > stop. > > > > Jac whispers, "You'll need to cover your hair. It's traditional." > > Mira looks up and whispers, "With?" > > She looks around to see if there is something in the entry for her > use while within. If not, she will make do as best she can with her > sweater. I doubt she has a scarf handy. "Er..." Jac takes a white handkerchief from his pocket and shakes it out, then hands it to Mira, "Will this do?" The handkerchief is crisp and clean and large enough to fold diagonally and where like a scarf. It isn't quite long enough to tie under your chin, though, maybe if you use pins you could attach it to your hair. Eris AKU GM
>"Er..." Jac takes a white handkerchief from his pocket and shakes it >out, then hands it to Mira, "Will this do?" > >The handkerchief is crisp and clean and large enough to fold diagonally >and where like a scarf. It isn't quite long enough to tie under your >chin, though, maybe if you use pins you could attach it to your hair. Well, Mira *always* has hair pins with her. Not like Mazie's hat pin, but handy. She quickly fastens the handkerchief in place. "Thank you," Mira replies. She takes his arm again and lets him lead her to wherever he wishes to sit. Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > > "Er..." Jac takes a white handkerchief from his pocket and shakes > > it out, then hands it to Mira, "Will this do?" > > > > The handkerchief is crisp and clean and large enough to fold > > diagonally and where like a scarf. It isn't quite long enough to > > tie under your chin, though, maybe if you use pins you could attach > > it to your hair. > > > Well, Mira *always* has hair pins with her. Not like Mazie's hat pin, > but handy. She quickly fastens the handkerchief in place. > > "Thank you," Mira replies. "You are most welcome." Jac replies. He seems impressed that Mira can make do with what she has at hand. > She takes his arm again and lets him lead her to wherever he wishes > to sit. In the Sanctuary, you see that most of the seats in the nave are empty, and the aisles to either side are darkened. Jac leads Mira to a pew where you can hear the organ music, but near the back. You settle in to listen. Eris AKU GM
>"You are most welcome." Jac replies. He seems impressed that Mira can >make do with what she has at hand. > > > She takes his arm again and lets him lead her to wherever he wishes > > to sit. > >In the Sanctuary, you see that most of the seats in the nave are empty, >and the aisles to either side are darkened. Jac leads Mira to a pew >where you can hear the organ music, but near the back. You settle in to >listen. Mira looks around the church in fascination before the music can lull her into reverie. Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: >> "You are most welcome." Jac replies. He seems impressed that >> Mira can make do with what she has at hand. >> >> >>> She takes his arm again and lets him lead her to wherever >>> he wishes to sit. >> >> In the Sanctuary, you see that most of the seats in the nave >> are empty, and the aisles to either side are darkened. Jac >> leads Mira to a pew where you can hear the organ music, but >> near the back. You settle in to listen. > > Mira looks around the church in fascination before the music > can lull her into reverie. This is an old church built in the gothic style with many stone columns and arcs joining the columns. The alter at the front of the church has a backdrop of golden curtains behind a trio of stone statues...an older man, his arms outspread in welcome is flanked by a younger man on the right and woman on the left. To the left there is a pulpit where a priest in robes is chanting, this forms an undertone to the organ music that fills the chamber. To the right there is a larger, though currently empty, area for a choir. Mira can't actually see the organ when she looks around. There are only a few worshipers in the church for the midnight mass, and almost all of them are up close to the alter praying and listening to the priest's chant. A few people are back here in the back and most of them appear to be hear mostly to listen to the music. Eris AKU GM
>Mira can't actually see the organ when she looks around. > >There are only a few worshipers in the church for the midnight >mass, and almost all of them are up close to the alter praying >and listening to the priest's chant. A few people are back here >in the back and most of them appear to be hear mostly to listen >to the music. Mira sighs and closes her eyes, listening. She quietly leans her head against Jac's shoulder, just letting the music carry her away. Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > > Mira can't actually see the organ when she looks around. > > > > There are only a few worshipers in the church for the midnight > > mass, and almost all of them are up close to the alter praying and > > listening to the priest's chant. A few people are back here in the > > back and most of them appear to be hear mostly to listen to the > > music. > > Mira sighs and closes her eyes, listening. She quietly leans her head > against Jac's shoulder, just letting the music carry her away. The music quietly lulls Mira into a state of reverie where she can reflect on the day. Eris AKU GM
Eris Reddoch wrote: > >> There are only a few worshipers in the church for the midnight > >> mass, and almost all of them are up close to the alter praying > >> and listening to the priest's chant. A few people are back here > >> in the back and most of them appear to be hear mostly to listen > >> to the music. > > > > Mira sighs and closes her eyes, listening. She quietly leans her > > head against Jac's shoulder, just letting the music carry her away. > > The music quietly lulls Mira into a state of reverie where she can > reflect on the day. After what seems like a long time, Mira feels Jac gently shaking her shoulder, and she realizes that she had drifted off to sleep. He whispers in her ear, "Mira, I think we need to return to the ship, now." It takes a second for it to register, but Jac's voice sounds worried. Eris AKU GM
>After what seems like a long time, Mira feels Jac gently shaking her >shoulder, and she realizes that she had drifted off to sleep. > >He whispers in her ear, "Mira, I think we need to return to the ship, now." She stirs sleepily against his shoulder, "Hmmm. ok...." >It takes a second for it to register, but Jac's voice sounds worried. She sits upright, blinking and resisting the urge to rub her eyes like a little girl. "Jac?" She asks by way of question, then picks up her bag, "I'm ready." "The music was lovely, but I'm afraid I drifted into dreamland a bit. You'll have to tell me about what I missed." Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > > After what seems like a long time, Mira feels Jac gently shaking > > her shoulder, and she realizes that she had drifted off to sleep. > > > > He whispers in her ear, "Mira, I think we need to return to the > > ship, now." > > She stirs sleepily against his shoulder, "Hmmm. ok...." > > > It takes a second for it to register, but Jac's voice sounds > > worried. > > She sits upright, blinking and resisting the urge to rub her eyes > like a little girl. > > "Jac?" She asks by way of question, then picks up her bag, "I'm > ready." "Okay." he nods and stands, stepping back to let her step out into the aisle. > "The music was lovely, but I'm afraid I drifted into dreamland a bit. > You'll have to tell me about what I missed." "Not here." Jac whispers frowning slightly, "At the ship." Outside he waves at a cab and opens the door for Mira when it stops. To the cabbie he says, "To the starport, please, and step on it." The cabbie chuckles and says, "Sure thing, Si!" The cab pulls out and once out of the old city and onto the almost empty freeways accelerates. Jac sits quietly in the back with Mira. Eris AKU GM
>The cabbie chuckles and says, "Sure thing, Si!" The cab pulls out and >once out of the old city and onto the almost empty freeways accelerates. > >Jac sits quietly in the back with Mira. Mira leans her head on his shoulder again, not wanting to look anything but natural for the cabbie if Jac was worried about something. If he was going to be quiet and not talk, she could look sleepy by way of reason, but her mind is racing. What had he seen or heard or thought of that got him worried in the middle of a church? Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > > The cabbie chuckles and says, "Sure thing, Si!" The cab pulls out > > and once out of the old city and onto the almost empty freeways > > accelerates. > > > > Jac sits quietly in the back with Mira. > Mira leans her head on his shoulder again, not wanting to look > anything but natural for the cabbie if Jac was worried about > something. If he was going to be quiet and not talk, she could look > sleepy by way of reason, but her mind is racing. What had he seen or > heard or thought of that got him worried in the middle of a church? As the cab pulls up to the ship, you see a cab pulling away. Under his breath Jac mutters, "Damn! He did it." then shakes his head and sighs. Jac pays the cabbie and walks quickly up the gangway to the hatch and keys in the security code. When he pulls the hatch open you see Woof standing next to a red haired woman. He is carrying an overnight bag and she has a briefcase. You see her step back almost putting Woof between herself and you. "I was afraid you were going to bring her here." Jac says to Woof. Eris AKU GM
> > > The cabbie chuckles and says, "Sure thing, Si!" The cab pulls out > > > and once out of the old city and onto the almost empty freeways > > > accelerates. > > > > > > Jac sits quietly in the back with Mira. > > > Mira leans her head on his shoulder again, not wanting to look > > anything but natural for the cabbie if Jac was worried about > > something. If he was going to be quiet and not talk, she could look > > sleepy by way of reason, but her mind is racing. What had he seen or > > heard or thought of that got him worried in the middle of a church? > >As the cab pulls up to the ship, you see a cab pulling away. > >Under his breath Jac mutters, "Damn! He did it." then shakes his head >and sighs. > >Jac pays the cabbie and walks quickly up the gangway to the hatch and >keys in the security code. "What next?" Woof restates Lessa's question. "I'd say we get you someplace where you can let down your hair a bit and we can get planning on what actions to take next..." >When he pulls the hatch open you see Woof standing next to a red haired >woman. He is carrying an overnight bag and she has a briefcase. You see >her step back almost putting Woof between herself and you. > >"I was afraid you were going to bring her here." Jac says to Woof. "Yes, me too," Woof replies, "But she's innocent, needs help, and I'm pretty much out of alternatives. And I don't think I can help her if I don't have access to some computers and comm gear. And the control tower..." Woof introduces them. "Lessa, Sir JaCarter Woodbridge, and our Doctor, Mira Hasta-Rur. Reporter and anchorwoman, Lessa Kramer." Woof
>"Yes, me too," Woof replies, "But she's innocent, needs help, and I'm >pretty much out of alternatives. And I don't think I can help her if I >don't have access to some computers and comm gear. And the control tower..." > >Woof introduces them. "Lessa, Sir JaCarter Woodbridge, and our Doctor, >Mira Hasta-Rur. Reporter and anchorwoman, Lessa Kramer." Mira says, "I see. Well, lets get some coffee going in the lounge while you convince us not to call the authorities." "Come on, Lessa. We don't bite," she moves forward towards the galley, "Woof, tuck her things in your cabin before you join us. Just in case we get any unexpected visitors while we're being convinced." "Lessa? Are you hungry?" Mira
Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > > "Yes, me too," Woof replies, "But she's innocent, needs help, and > > I'm pretty much out of alternatives. And I don't think I can help > > her if I don't have access to some computers and comm gear. And > > the control tower..." "If she's innocent why doesn't she just turn herself in?" Jac asks. > > Woof introduces them. "Lessa, Sir JaCarter Woodbridge, and our > > Doctor, Mira Hasta-Rur. Reporter and anchorwoman, Lessa Kramer." It looks like Lessa has been crying...or is suffering from a bad allergy attack. Her eyes are puffy and red and so is her nose. She looks tired, and she looks scared. > Mira says, "I see. Well, lets get some coffee going in the lounge > while you convince us not to call the authorities." Jac is frowning and looking back and forth between Woof and Lessa, "You know that this puts all of us in a bad spot, Woof." > "Come on, Lessa. We don't bite," she moves forward towards the > galley, "Woof, tuck her things in your cabin before you join us. Just > in case we get any unexpected visitors while we're being convinced." > > > "Lessa? Are you hungry?" "Um..."she seems to think about it a minute then says with a surprised tone, "Yes, yes, I am. I haven't thought about food..." She seems to freeze up as she stops and grips one of her hands into a fist between her breasts. Her expression gets a far off haunted look. Mira has seen such faces in trauma units and emergency rooms, shock. Mira notices that both of Lessa's hands are wrapped in white gauze. The gauze wraps around her knuckles and palms, and there are spots of pink seeping through the bandage on the one she is holding up to her chest. Eris AKU GM
>She seems to freeze up as she stops and grips one of her hands into a >fist between her breasts. Her expression gets a far off haunted look. >Mira has seen such faces in trauma units and emergency rooms, shock. >Mira notices that both of Lessa's hands are wrapped in white gauze. The >gauze wraps around her knuckles and palms, and there are spots of pink >seeping through the bandage on the one she is holding up to her chest. "Ok. We're going to sickbay first," Mira puts her arm around the woman, "Woof, help me with her. She's shocky and her hand is bleeding." Once in sickbay, Mira guides the woman onto a bed and begins treating her for shock before looking at her hands, the bloody one first. Mira
>"Ok. We're going to sickbay first," Mira puts her arm around the woman, >"Woof, help me with her. She's shocky and her hand is bleeding." ooc: make that Jac since Woof has already been directed to do way too much at once by Mira already. >Once in sickbay, Mira guides the woman onto a bed and begins treating her >for shock before looking at her hands, the bloody one first. She suggests to Jac, "Tell Woof to prepare something light and bland for her. Chicken soup would probably be good with some crackers. And hot tea." Mira
>From Greg (aka Woof): > > Mira says, "I see. Well, lets get some coffee going in the lounge > > while you convince us not to call the authorities." "We won't Lessa...trust them too," Woof says. >Jac is frowning and looking back and forth between Woof and Lessa, "You >know that this puts all of us in a bad spot, Woof." "I do. And I'm sorry. But I'm ready for you to think I brought Margarite back with me last night, and leave the ship for however long it takes me to do this. She needs my help," he insists. Woof ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/
