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Bassoon Day 6 -- afternoon, video

[ Curufn has been awake for hours and is dressed in his road-crew orange clothing, but he came back for a shower, and he's still in Sleeper Carriage 2:A, speaking from the ICP in the cabin. His hair is not yet combed, and it is still wet and straggles about his forehead. He looks worried. ]

I hesitate to tell you this, but I think it's my responsibility. I had a dream last night, and I don't believe it was just a dream. Let me say that in my home universe, I had visions of evil things occurring, and they always came true. So, I'm sounding a warning, so that we may prepare in any way that we can.

I saw a city in flames. There were people in those burning buildings, and I heard screams. Other people were running, some escaping and some not. The air was choked with smoke.

There were winged creatures flying about this burning city, and I think they must have been demons, as I've seen that sort of creature before. I seemed to be standing quite near a building, as a wounded man came running around it toward me and would have escaped -- except that a small, white-haired, red-eyed being came swiftly behind him and stuck a spear into him. And then it turned on me, and I was about to get into a fight, but I suddenly awakened.

I don't know if many of you come from cultures that credit such visions, but I'm concerned.

[ OOC: This dream was PM'd to me -- to Curufin, I mean -- by the voidtreckermods last night, so you can bet it means something! XD ]

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[ Story-book Elves, lol. Curufin would find such a book amusing, especially as he's 6 foot 2 inches tall, and he's made shoes but it isn't his forté. ]

I can make all those. I'm strong, though my relatives might contest that idea that I'm smart! [ Chuckle ]

What about you, Romeo? Do you have things you like to make?

I think you must be really smart sir! I don't know how to make any of those things!

[Not at all. It must take a lot of learning to build things that don't just fall down!]

I like making food sir! I learned how to make lots of different meals and I like making pictures and things with glitter. And I like making things with folding paper as well! That's really fun!

[ Chuckle. ] I didn't figure out how to build most of those things; I learned how, from my teachers and mentors and from my father.

[ It did. The hazard of the building trade is that things fall down if they are not structured properly, and so it does take education. ]

So you like to make food and you like art. I'm sure you have materials for cooking in the kitchen carriage, but do you have paper and glitter as well?

Well you don't know anything until you learn them, then you got to practice lots and lots!

[He grinned.] Yes there's lots of things to make food in the kitchen and I got paper because there was a notebook in my bag. I don't got glitter though.

Practice makes perfect! As my grandfather would say.

[ Curufin smiles back at Romeo. ] The notebook, of course. The paper is of very good quality for writing or drawing. I wonder if they have glitter in the store? I haven't searched the shelves yet to see what items they have.

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Oh I haven't looked in the store yet! I'll have to go and have a look! But it's fine I can still make things look pretty without glitter and glitter is very messy.

[After the book party it had taken days and days to clean the temple of glitter and even weeks later they would still find more!]

I've never used glitter myself; didn't need it, since I'm a gem crafter. It looks pretty, though. But if you can make things pretty without it, then you'll have fun! Maybe I'll come and join you?

[ Smile. Curufin hasn't done any artwork in a long time, except for architectural and engineering drawings. He thinks it might be fun to work with this enthusiastic young man, however. ]

You use gems? Like rocks? [That's what gems were right? He was glad for the offer, it was always fun to draw with other people.]

That would be fun sir! I would like to draw together sometime!

I'm a metalsmith and a gem-crafter by trade, and yes, gems are rocks. I used to dig the rocks out of the earth and then hammer the crystals out of the rock and cut and polish them. I haven't done any of that kind of work in a while, but I've always loved it.

Yes, let's draw together! Whenever you like.

Rocks inside other rocks? How do you find them if they are hidden in the rocks? Do you just got to bash a lot of rocks until you find them? [He had known gems were rocks but not that they came from rocks.] Aren't they really hard to cut?

Yes, the gem crystals are inside the rocks. I find them because I know what rocks that contain gemstones look like on the outside. They usually are found in veins or layers in the sides of mountains or steambeds or caves, so where I find one gem rock, I know I'll find others. So I just hammer away at the same rock layer until I find all the gemstones I need.

[ Life as a smith involves a lot of mining work. ]

No, they're not hard to cut. You just have to have sharp enough tools and enough experience. And it helps to have things like magnifying glasses and bright lights to work by.

It sounds really interesting sir! My goddess Elfnein really likes rocks. She finds them really interesting and she taught me lots about them but we didn't talk about gems hidden in them. We did find lots of interesting ones when we went up a volcano though!

[It's something he'd like to see. Maybe if they ever found some rocks with gems inside them Curufin would let him watch him cut them!]

You have a goddess, and her name is Elfnein? You climbed up a volcano with her?? That must have been interesting.

[ Curufin will certainly let Romeo watch, if he ever gets to set up a gem-cutting operation and finds some rocks to cut the gems from. He might even teach Romeo the art, if the young man is interested. ]

Yes! I'm her shinki which means I work for her and help her help people and fight monsters. A god who was maybe bad but really had just been taught some bad things by a bad grown up made a volcano that exploded and we had to go and investigate. It was really hot and difficult to climb!

[But there had been lots of interesting rocks!]

So, a shinki is kind of like a knight? You help your goddess in her work, and that work is trying to fix the results of wrongdoing? That volcano must have been a real adventure. I hope you didn't get burned.

A knight from a storybook? [He's not sure a shinki is like a knight at all, they don't have shiny armour or swords but he definitely likes the idea!]

I didn't mister Curvo and neither did Elfnein. Some of the gas made my head go funny and we got chased by fire wolves but Elfnein said they weren't real and were just my mind playing tricks on me!

Something like that. If you're pledged to her cause, then you're Elfnein's true knight.

[ And the nice thing about being a knight is that one doesn't necessarily need shiny armor! ]

Getting high from volcanic fumes and then getting chased by fire wolves that were all in your mind? You do have an interesting life, Romeo!

[Her true knight! He likes the idea of that! He imagines himself fighting off dragons to help her! Being a knight would be fun! He laughed.]

I guess I have got a very interesting life sir! It's lots of fun though even when it's a bit scary!

[ Curufin laughs with him. He'd approve of Romeo's aspirations, though of course he can't see what visions are in Romeo's mind. ]

What do you and Elfnein do besides investigating volcanoes?

Lots of things! People pray and we get those prayers and go and help them! Sometimes they need help because they lost their pet or because they want to have a nice meal with their girlfriend and all the restaurants are busy! But sometimes there's monsters and we got to fight them! When we aren't doing prayers Elfnein mostly does lots of science because she's really smart and we make sure the library is all organised so we can help people who are looking for knowledge!

It sounds like a varied and interesting job! A fortunate job. And it seems Elfnein is happy to have you for an assistant. Her true knight. And apparently, her true library assistant. [ Smile. ]

I think she is! We are a good team and I try and be a good support to her! [He grins. He really likes the idea of being Elfnein's true knight!]

I have no doubt you're a good team and that you do your job wonderfully. [ He likes the young man's enthusiasm and his very positive outlook on his life. ]

Thank you sir! I like helping people! So if scary things happen like in your future dream I'll be sure to help you and everyone else too!

We'll all be grateful, Romeo. [ He smiles at this eager young knight. It is heartening to interact with him. ]

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Bassoon Day 6 -- afternoon, video

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Want to wrap this one and catch up in some future thread?

sure!

Wrap! <3