solas_ion: (for little there is of my life remaining)
Lancer || Cu Chulainn ([personal profile] solas_ion) wrote2011-06-13 03:03 pm

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[Somewhere between Cherrygrove and Violet, there is a tree.]

[In this tree is a flock of Murkrow--which the Venomoth holding the Pokegear seems to be focusing on before moving back to her trainer. And standing nearby? Lancer, with an unusually serious expression on his face as he stared at the birds in silence.]

['I guard your death.' That was what she had said to him. And it had been true, of course--the Morrígan was more often than not a herald of the end for many warriors of Ireland. Even the greatest one of his era had been no exception.]

[And now, staring at this flock of what must have passed for crows--messengers of the goddess herself--Ulster's hound felt strangely uneasy. When he finally did speak, it was in a serious tone. His words may have sounded like mere superstition, but there was a strange weight to them that made it sound like something much more than that.]


...I've always known ravens as an ill omen. I wonder if the same holds true in Johto.

[Lancer couldn't quite help but wonder: was this a warning that he going to die again? Not that he feared the idea, but he had more important things to do than add a third death to his list.]

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[Hm, another one that wasn't too familiar with him? It was starting to be somewhat amusing, gauging reactions from one world to another.]

Something like that, yeah.
shiromadoushi: (Smile)

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[personal profile] shiromadoushi 2011-06-13 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[[There were a lot of myths to cover and names like that never came out right when they were translated. Say it in Japanese accent and he might pick up on it more clearly. That and the fact that the mun doesn't now how popular this myth is and doesn't want to make her character TOO knowledgeable the idea that he might be talking to someone from a legend still didn't occur to him. Never the mind his best friend here was from another planet, he still was thinking like everyone was more or less from the same time and place.]]

Must be a big change, being in a place this peaceful.

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[personal profile] ex_cashcow493 2011-06-13 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you believe in luck? I fail to see any other explanation for your behavior..

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
You could say that. Gets a little too quiet, really.

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe enough to know that my own luck is miserable.

But the fact that I'm cautious around ravens has to do with experience rather than a simple matter of good or bad fortune.

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[personal profile] ex_cashcow493 2011-06-13 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought being human might help but it appears I could be wrong.

[ Some things never change, do they? ]

Experience. Is this a tale you plan to regale us with or will you keep it to yourself?

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
...You ever heard of a goddess called the Morrígan, Saber?

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[personal profile] ex_cashcow493 2011-06-13 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ You mean Morgan le Fay? ]

Perhaps.

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[identity profile] sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Plenty of commotion and much cawing in the background.]

What's so bad about them?

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
She was a goddess of warfare from my country. Crows and ravens were considered her messengers, and I had something of a close relationship with her.

Which is a nice way of saying she practically stalked me.

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[personal profile] ex_cashcow493 2011-06-13 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahh, is this what they call women trouble?

[ who in their right mind would teach this term to Saber... ]

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[identity profile] bufudyned.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
... I had been wondering the same thing.

Lancer? Are you all right?

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
In my experience, they aren't a good sign. At all.

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm? Oh, I'm fine. Just thinking about something, that's all.

You think there might be some significance to seeing them gathered like this?

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Er...not exactly.

She predicted my own death, and even the best of knights knew to clear the hell out of a battlefield once the fighting was over just in case she showed up.

My point is that if ravens in any world have started following me around, I can't imagine things are going to end well.

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[identity profile] sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
So what're they a sign of, in your experience?

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[identity profile] bufudyned.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it's a likely possibility, and not merely because they are crows.

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[personal profile] ex_cashcow493 2011-06-13 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
So if I were to ever duel you again, I should invest in a raven-like Pokémon. Are you sure it is wise to list weaknesses like this in a public manner?

[ What if Gilgamesh heard..... ]

Regardless, what use would a goddess of warfare have for you now? You do not fight no more.

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
If they were any other Pokemon, I'd just be suspicious. But in this case? I'm honestly a little concerned.

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
More often than not? Death. Particularly my own.

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[identity profile] bufudyned.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
The past two Pokemon swarms were hardly friendly. I think we have a right to be concerned.

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not a weakness. And you're not the Morrígan, so it doesn't matter what kind of Pokemon you use.

[Sheesh, Saber. Obviously.]

Even if she's not responsible--and I doubt that she is--a flock of ravens following me is still enough to be worth some concern.

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[identity profile] sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Fancy. But these are all over the area, not just where you're at.

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
It's the fact that they aren't doing anything that's a little unsettling.

[He gave the tree an uneasy glance, as if confirming that they were in fact not doing anything.]

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[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-06-13 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Which is why I'm not too worried about that just yet. But if there's another swarm starting up, that'll probably end up meaning trouble for all of us.

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