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[ This is the morning of Day 5 of the month of Domino. Curufin is in his cabin, having just awakened from an extremely vivid dream -- by falling out of his bunk and landing on the floor with a THUNK! Sorry about the racket, roomies! He climbs to his feet, and since he slept in his clothes, getting dressed is simple. He pulls on his boots, throws on his jacket, and goes to the ICP. ]

Good morning, all. Hate to bother you, but I've just had yet another prophetic dream.

I thought I was trapped inside a block of ice. Ice walls, ice floor, ice ceiling. I was freezing, and it was hard to start walking through this frozen passageway, but I did. The ice was so clear and transparent that at times it almost seemed. . . not there at all.

I spotted what I assumed was a gap or an exit up ahead, and I stepped towards it. But suddenly the world shook under my feet and the block shuddered and lurched, and I was thrown off my feet and crashed into the walls. It felt like the structure was tumbling, with me in it! The cold struck through my bones like knives every time I hit the ice.

I don't know what this means, but the dreams I had before the last two missions were true visions. I dreamed of goblins and flying wolves and a burning city, and that's what we found. The next time, I dreamed of a volcanic planet that was self-destructing, and that's exactly where we went.

So, I must believe we're going to a very wintery place this time.

I suggest to everybody, get your cold-weather gear together! [ His shoulders shake briefly with silent laughter. ] And bring a flask of vodka or whisky if you can.

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[ Inigo is such a nice guy! ]

I'll be all right. I lived in northern regions all my life, in my own world. In the last country I lived in, it seemed always to be either raining or snowing, or both! We only had two months of summer in East Beleriand. The rest was winter.

What about you, Inigo? Will you be all right?

[flatteries]

[ Only two months of summer? Geez, talk about a brutal climate! Although it at the very least makes Curufin seem almost overqualified for this mission - but better have too much experience than too little, right.

The question just makes him laugh though, but in a hearty way rather than a laughing-at-someone kind of way. He even winks. Dramatically. ]

Of course I will be! There has yet to be something that could take down the mighty Inigo, after all!

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[ Curufn grins in response to the wink. ]

The mighty Inigo! Unconquered and unconquerable! Neither snow, nor ice, nor lack of a convenient coffee shop shall daunt you. [ He isn't laughing at Inigo either, just joking about the realities of dealing with a cold climate and an otherwise unknown environment. ]

[flatteries]

[ That just makes him laugh again. He wouldn't take offense to it even if it was more of a joke at his expense, really. ]

Trust me, when one of your friends is a dragon who's threatened to eat you, it's fairly hard to be daunted by anything else after that.

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[ Curufin chuckles along with Inigo. ]

I can believe that! But your friend threatened to eat you? What was the occasion for that?

[flatteries]

[ There's the slightest beat where he's not sure if this is too shameful of a story to tell.

But he can't think of a convincing lie either, so. Welp. ]

Well, she was lecturing me about something [ LET'S LEAVE OUT WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.. ] and since I wanted to get out of the situation, I told her she was too young and small to concern herself with such things.

Let me give you some advice-- never say that to someone who can turn into a big dragon. It was a terrible idea.

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Whoops. Dragons aren't modest, nor submissive, not even when they are young. I'll be she didn't take kindly to your telling her that. [ WHAT WAS SHE LECTURING YOU ABOUT? ]

Thanks, I'll take your advice to heart. [ Grin.]

[flatteries]

[ Clearly that advice will come in handy very often, right. Dragon people are so common. Obviously. ]

That was exactly the day I learned that about them. [ Or well, about manaketes, but they are close enough to dragons that his description works well enough.. ] Their tempers are quite.. explosive.

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[ Oh well, you never know what sort of world the VoidTrecker might decide to visit. Or what sort of passengers it might decide to acquire. Can you see it??? -- dragon people on the train? XD ]

I'll agree with your description, from my experience. So what happened, did your dragon friend explode at you? Help! Get the fire extinguisher! [ Chuckle. ]

[flatteries]

[ We already have spiderpeople, it's bound to happen at some point or another.. But at least Inigo will be prepared!

He's rather glad though that rather than making fun of him, Curufin just sees to find the uplifting side of the situation. It's exactly what Inigo tries to do for other people, and he smiles. ]

Of course I valiantly escaped with my life! [ He manages to make it sound like some great heroic deed, but then he does add honestly: ] I just outran her, really. And we're friends, so it's not as if she could stay mad at me forever.

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[ True! And Inigo will be prepared, but the Elves may be taken by surprise. XD

That is exactly what Curufin is trying to do. To use a joking manner to focus on the uplifting side of the situation. He probably recognizes that Inigo does the same and so will understand that kind of humor and feel affirmed. ]

[ Curufin chuckles. ] As the saying goes, sometimes discretion is the better part of valor! Having a pair of strong, swift legs is often as good as having a sword. Besides, if the dragon is your friend, then being left FAR BEHIND would give her a chance to cool off. [ Literally. ]