Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 5:40:29 PM)
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Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 5:42:52 PM)
Anahita is sitting on a park bench, the tree behind her heavy with moss hanging down almost to the girl's head. The wind occasionally sets it to swaying, like fingers caressing the ground. She has a sheet of paper in her hands and is staring at it, her hair falling over her shoulder to obscure her face from view. She is still clad in her typical jeans and teeshirt, but her feet are in flipflops.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 5:44:35 PM)
Having gotten the good word, he was in high spirits, dancing out into the park in his half-dressed manner. He was a free spirit, and the breeze brushed up against him to encourage such play.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 5:46:10 PM)
Hearing the footsteps near her, she looks up, hands quickly folding the paper into quarters. When she spies Jack, a smile crosses her lips, but fades quickly when she looks down at what's held in her hands. She shakes her head and stuffs the page into her back pocket, walking over to Jack. "Hi there."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 5:48:57 PM)
He stops as Anahita speaks, turning to face her and grinning from ear to ear. "Anahita-dear! I've come to tell you the good news! I will be going to my homeland for a while, to learn some new stories. Isn't that great!?"
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 5:50:38 PM)
Her smile freezes in place for a moment before she recovers, a strange look flashes through her eyes, then she nods. "That sounds splendid! Where is your homeland??
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 5:51:19 PM)
-? +"
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 5:54:06 PM)
"Far in the icy north, where the sun doesn't rise in the winter and snowstorms are a daily occurance." He grins and wraps an arm around her shoulders. "Are you well? Isn't this a great thing?"
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 5:55:49 PM)
She smiles and leans into him, slipping her hands into her back pockets. "It sounds truly wonderous. Will you be gone long?" She smiles up at him, but does not meet his eyes.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 5:57:34 PM)
He shakes his head. "I should be home shortly, it's probably going to be harder to prepare everything than it is to get there and back."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 5:58:38 PM)
Leaning against him, she nods. "You said you were going to learn stories... which ones?"
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 5:59:17 PM)
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Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:00:26 PM)
"About my people, and some of the first Norsemen to make it to the continent, I think. It depends on what they want to share with me."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:01:41 PM)
"Would you be able to tell me when you get back? I would love to hear more about your ancestors..." She stops walking and glances up at him, her face looking a little more pale than usual.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:03:01 PM)
He brushes his fingers across her cheek, looking down to her. "Of course, I'd love to tell you. It's what I'm best at, though most of the stories I know are bloody and unhappy."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:04:54 PM)
Her eyes flutter closed and she leans into his hand, smiling. (softly) "Jack,, I... we need to talk about some--" She breaks off as her phone rings. Fishing it out of her pocket, she peers at the number, then sighs, pressing a button and holding it to her ear. "Hello?"
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:06:01 PM)
He nods as she says they needed to talk, looking her over as she speaks on the phone. He strokes her hair lightly and looks around the park as he held her close.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:06:52 PM)
She glances at Jack for a moment, paling even further and with a light green tint to her features. "Yes, hi. How have you been?"
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:09:22 PM)
Noting that she looks unwell, he picks her up and carries her over to take a seat under a tree, holding her in his lap comfortingly.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:10:20 PM)
She shakes her head, then freezes and shoves the phone into Jack's hand, scrambling away from him and around the back of the tree, where the sounds of retching and gagging soon eminate.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:11:26 PM)
He takes the phone, looking around at the gagging sounds. "Jack here..."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:14:05 PM)
"Yes, Jack. Big indian boy, blue hair?"
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:15:33 PM)
"She seems to be sick. Is there anything I can help you with?" He stands and steps around the tree to help hold Ana's hair back.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:15:46 PM)
After a few moments, she braces her hand against the tree and just sinks onto her knees, panting and shaking, her other arm clutching her abdomen.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:18:21 PM)
He lays a hand on her brow when she was no longer wretching. "Alright. Do you know any doctors or someone who can help out? This is not my area."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:21:03 PM)
((No fever present, even though she seems to be flushed, but that is more than likely from the vomitting.)) She moves her hand to Jack's to get his attention. (whispers) "No, no doctors."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:22:33 PM)
"Oh... Yeah, that sounds good... Wait. She says she doesn't want a doctor." He looks down at her in concern, which translates into his tone. "Maybe you can bring some gingerale? That's supposed to help stomach problems, right?"
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:25:39 PM)
Shivering faintly, she reaches up and scrubs at her mouth with the back of her hand, somehow finding the ability to smile, even though it's shakey at best. "I'll be fine. The nurse I went to said this will pass in a couple more weeks." She moves her clean hand and fishes the paper out of her back pocket, passing it to Jack. "I had hoped to be able to tell you with a little more dignity......"
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:26:14 PM)
"Over at Armstrong Park, you know the place?" He exchanges the phone for the piece of paper.
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 6:27:02 PM)
*Phone* 'Yes, I think so'
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:27:20 PM)
Holding it up to her mouth, she murmurs into it. "Mads, sorry about that..."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:28:00 PM)
He unfolds the page and reads it over several times. Suddenly, he lets out several wild-man whoops of clear excitement.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:30:26 PM)
She looks up and smiles faintly at Jack, her colour slowly returning to normal, still talking to Mads on the phone. "I do not know if it would be wise for me to try food right now..."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:32:29 PM)
He smooths out the paper, having been crumpled in his excitement, and neatly folds it back in quarters to hand back to Ana, grinning from ear to ear and shaking with an overabundance of energy.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:34:36 PM)
Balancing herself with one hand against the tree, she slowly climbs to her feet, carefully avoiding the mess she made. Walking slowly over to the bench, she sinks down onto it with a weary sigh. "Thank you, sir. I will see you shortly, then..."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 6:35:36 PM)
(AFK a bit to account for travel time
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:37:08 PM)
Nodding, she presses a button on her phone and slips it back into her purse where it continued to sit on the park bench, then looks down at the paper in her hands, smoothing her fingers over it.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:38:01 PM)
He frolics a moment longer, then drops down on the bench beside her breathily. "You are amazing."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:39:41 PM)
She smiles faintly and looks down at him, still a little pale. "You did have something to do with it, as well, so you are just as amazing." Reaching out, she tentatively rests her palm against his jaw, finally meeting his eyes with a smile.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:42:28 PM)
He beams up to her, holding her hand to his face. "Me? Of course I am, but not for this." He closes his eyes and wraps his free arm around her loosely. "I never dreamed.... Any of this."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:43:56 PM)
Leaning into him with a soft sigh, she smiles, resting her cheek on his hair. "I never thought, either... but, as they say, once was all it took...." Lifting her head, she peers down at him worriedly. "Are you okay with this? I mean... with all of it?"
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:48:08 PM)
He nods, grinning up to her. "Of course I am. It's a sticky situation, sure, but there's bigger worries out there, right?"
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:48:18 PM)
((afk sec))
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 6:50:37 PM)
The truck pulls up, and out comes the old man with a bag from a grocery store in one hand and a six pack of gingerale in the other.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:50:56 PM)
Her smile returns, only until she happens to taste the inside of her mouth. "Oh, ew..."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 6:55:40 PM)
He approaches the happy couple, his expression one of calm patience, offering them the six pack with a faint smile. 'Skål.' He says.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:56:41 PM)
He looks over to Mads as the older gent comes up. "Hey! How's things?" He sits up, taking the sodas and removes one to offer to Ana. "Try this."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 6:57:22 PM)
'Fine, a bit, I think'
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 6:57:32 PM)
"Thanks, anything I can do for you?" He looks to Ana with some concern and back to Mads.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 6:57:58 PM)
Eying the can warily for a moment, she then accepts it and pops the tab, taking a swig to swish around in her mouth before leaning over the opposite side of the bench, rinsing her mouth, then finally taking a tentative sip.
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:03:02 PM)
'Are you doing better, Anahita?' He asks her, looking her over patiently.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:04:40 PM)
Lifting her gaze, she smiles at Mads. "Yes, thank you." She seems to start to say something else, then looks over at Jack, her eyes questioning.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:09:14 PM)
He shrugs a little at her worried look, stroking her hair. "Don't worry, Anahita-dear. Things will work out."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:09:51 PM)
'I am not here to get involved in your business.' He says assuringly.
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:10:44 PM)
Reaching up with her free hand, she gently laces her fingers through Jack's, her shoulders relaxing a little. "I was so worried..."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:12:09 PM)
"You don't have to be." He smiles and gives her hand a squeeze. "You have friends and family here, right? Everyone watches out for one another around here."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:13:18 PM)
She shakes her head slowly. "My only family is back home." Then she pales again. (whispers) "Oh god, my parents....."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:14:05 PM)
Mads looks between the two of them, taking in a breath between his teeth. '... I will -ask-. Do you want me to involve myself in this?'
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:15:27 PM)
Glancing back over at Mads, she blinks at him for a moment, until realisation dawns. "You know... I mean, you don't KNOW-know, but you know...."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:16:05 PM)
"That depends on whether you consider yourself a friend?" He grins to Mads. "I don't think anyone is going to ask you to stick your neck out for them here, but it's nice to have friends."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:16:07 PM)
He shrugs. 'I have a daughter, and two grand children.'
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:17:10 PM)
Flushing faintly, she hides behind her soda again, averting her gaze, though she occasionally steals glances up at Jack.
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:19:56 PM)
'I will not, ah... stick my neck out. But I can offer advice.' He sits down on the bench with them, stretching out his leg.
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:20:07 PM)
'Did you find out who you belong to, Anahita?'
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:21:25 PM)
"It sounds like you're experienced." He reaches over to pat Mads' shoulder. "But if it's going to cause you trouble, I think that's understandable if you don't want to be involved." At Mads' odd question he looks to Ana curiously. "Belong to?"
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:22:23 PM)
Slowly shaking her head, she swallows from her soda and stares down at it as if it has all of the answers. "My grandfather is, ah... like you, Jack. When he and my parents agreed to send me here, it was under the rule that I had to find more of my own kind..."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:23:16 PM)
"Hans, Nate and Keith?" He looks thoughtful.
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:23:41 PM)
'Keith... the pain in the ass guy?' He asks with a furrowed brow.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:24:47 PM)
He nods, looking to Mads. "That's him. I been to his place, very posh. Went skinny dipping in that fancy pool of his, charming girls all over the place."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:25:39 PM)
"Hans? The big German man?" She shakes her head. "I do not think he is from the same line as my grandfather. He's German, for one. My grandfather is Iranian."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:27:16 PM)
"Hans is not entirely there, but you may be right. I don't know how these things are decided."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:27:22 PM)
He shrugs, looking Anahita over. 'It is possible. I do not know much about them or their ways. I know they are a tribe of kings.'
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:28:37 PM)
She looks up at Mads. "You mentioned someone at the meeting. Someone, you said would know..."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:29:21 PM)
'Nascha. She is a knower. But if Jack here says that you might be of their tribe, you may wish to go to the Silverfangs and ask them if you are of their tribe.'
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:32:22 PM)
"But... how will I know who they are?" Her arms unconsciously wrap around her midriff. "And will they even want me, still? You said they are a tribe of kings... Kings only want queens, and I am not royalty..."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:36:06 PM)
He takes a breath, looking outward. '... It is possible that they will not.' He gestures to Jack. 'And if they do not? Then there is likely someone who will take you.'
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:36:18 PM)
"They'll see it in the way you hold yourself, Anahita-dear." He smiles and squeezes her hand again.
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:37:45 PM)
'You asked me what would happen if the ones who claim you are the ones you do not want.' He says, looking evenly at her as he runs his tongue over his teeth. 'They will likely breed you against someone to strengthen their own weaker traits.'
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:39:16 PM)
She pales sharply and glances up at Mads. (whispers) "They still allow that in this country? I thought that women had freedom of choice, freedom of will... and the ability to choose who will father their children..."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:39:57 PM)
"Have you met Kitten?" His expression haunted at the thought of the girl. "We are not beholden to the laws of this country." He murmurs in her ear.
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:40:20 PM)
'Country?' He nods at her. 'Yes. Tribe?' He shrugs. 'I only know of what I have been told. My own tribe is not entirely immune.'
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:42:33 PM)
Looking up at Jack, she shakes her head slowly. "I vaguely remember someone by that name when I first met Hans, late last year, but we have never actually met..."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:45:15 PM)
"From what I've seen, she is very docile and dresses like she's trying to show off her goods. I can't imagine what she's lived through to be like this, but I'm afraid she was brought up to please in every way imaginable."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:47:04 PM)
Dropping her eyes, she clears her throat softly. "That's horrible. How can people do that to a young girl? Even back in Iran, if a woman is found to be abused like that, they punish the abusers." She glances to one side. "Granted, they also punish her, and a lot worse, in some cases, than the men... but it's still immoral!"
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:50:33 PM)
"People will go to great lengths to ensure their lineage remain unbroken. Even my people, who are often unkind to anyone not of native stock."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:52:18 PM)
She sighs and nods. "I understand." Taking another drink, she then continues. "I should probably call my parents and tell them. Thankfully, they are in another country, so my punishment should be lessened due to distance."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:55:15 PM)
"We can hope so, though it's hard to predict how anyone will react to any surprising news."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 7:57:08 PM)
Finishing off her soda, she stands and looks over at Jack, then to Mads. "Thank you both, for your support... and for the ginger ale." She smiles gently. "But I should probably head back home and call them. It is better to get it over with now, instead of waiting..."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 7:58:46 PM)
'Yes, likely. Go on home. Call your parents. Remember, if they start yelling, you can always put the phone down and let them get it out of their system.' He smiles at her faintly. 'That is what I do with my ex wife.'
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 7:59:40 PM)
He nods and gives her a hug. "You do what you feel best. If you feel threatened, or think they might send someone after you, find somewhere to take sanctuary."
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 8:00:48 PM)
Wrapping her arms around him, she clings to Jack for a moment, fisting her hands in his hair, then makes herself let go. "Thank you again. Mads, may I phone you if I need someone to come pick me up?"
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 8:02:14 PM)
'Yes, of course.' He nods to her. 'Whatever you need. As I said, I will not bother myself in your affairs - just... offer advice.'
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 8:03:32 PM)
She picks up her purse and turns to smile one last time at them. Snagging one extra can of the soda, she turns and starts out of the park in the direction of her apartment.
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 8:03:34 PM)
He kisses Anahita's brow softly. "Be safe, Anahita-dear. Walk in beauty."
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 8:03:45 PM)
[bah, put mine before hers]
Anahita Radan (May 24, 2011 8:07:53 PM)
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Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 8:08:53 PM)
'I will also go for a bit, and... not deal with this. I wish you luck.'
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 8:10:20 PM)
"Thanks, really." He smiles to Mads and shrugs. "I don't expect things will be easy, but it's good to know you're around to give advice."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 8:12:11 PM)
'Kin should look after kin.' He says with a shrug. 'No offense to you or to any other true, but we are not always the first things on your mind.'
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 8:13:38 PM)
"None taken. Be safe. I need to prepare for my trip."
Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 8:14:01 PM)
'You as well.'
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 8:14:13 PM)
[thanks, see you around!]
Keening Sorrow (May 24, 2011 8:14:19 PM)
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Mads Jacobsen (May 24, 2011 8:14:22 PM)
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