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Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 9, 2011 3:00:18 GMT 10
Title: Countless Dinner Parties Rating: PG Wordcount: 172 Pairing: Team Girl Power (Buri/Thayet) Round: 1/B Summary: Thayet's wedding approaches, and Buri is unimpressed. (Italicized text is quoted from the song "Book of Love" by Dar Williams and excluded from word count.)
Looking for the one Waiting on a day Countless dinner parties And all the games we play
“Please-” Thayet begins. Then she cuts herself short, gaze sliding away from mine.
“Please what?” My lessons in genteel deportment are coming along — not particularly well, but they are coming along. Thayet’s wedding is less than two weeks away. Along with ladies Cythera, Roxanne and Yolane — and Alanna, horselords be praised — I’m to attend her. Tonight there is a dinner for those closest to the royal couple, and I can guess that whatever she was about to say, it relates to that.
“Please have fun,” she says.
I laugh. I can’t help it. A fusty lowland noble dinner party, and she thinks I’ll have fun?
“I’m serious.” Her eyes sparkle. “You might meet someone very charming. There will be plenty of attractive young-”
I interrupt with a snort. “Not interested,” I say flatly. But that’s not a conversation I want to continue — not with Thayet, anyway; and there’s no one else I really trust. “But don’t worry,” I reassure her. “I’ll be good.”
QC by: journeycat
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Kit
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Post by Kit on Mar 9, 2011 3:02:10 GMT 10
1. You're a machine
2. *wince* I love that Thayet doesn't quite seem to know how much she's pushing.
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Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 9, 2011 4:09:22 GMT 10
1. LOL, if I am, I'm not operating at peak efficiency right now.
2. To be fair, I don't think Buri's exactly forthcoming with her feelings at this point, either. Series isn't done yet, though.
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Post by Lisa on Mar 9, 2011 4:15:21 GMT 10
I love how normal the torment is. I mean, Thayet's asking a lot (especially on top of, well, everything) but it's well within the expected discomfort range. And I adore that you included Yolane. This would be just before she's engaged, so it's perfect timing for her to be doing something that important. ^__^
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Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 12, 2011 11:43:48 GMT 10
*grin* Thank you so much!
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