stilljustandrew: (dark)
stilljustandrew ([personal profile] stilljustandrew) wrote2012-03-19 12:14 am

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Blackness.



Two minds, hovering in the blackness; they believe themselves to still have a shape, and so they do.
onlyplacethereis: (the fool)

[personal profile] onlyplacethereis 2012-03-22 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
The Fool stands on one foot, kicking the other up as high as he can behind, until the toe of his shoe brushes his trailing hair. "Is this not the finest of games? Come then, your next riddle."
hadyougoing: (you have no idea)

[personal profile] hadyougoing 2012-03-22 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
Ava decides not to answer that one, since it seems like a recipe for diplomatic breakdown.

"Okay," she says.

Likewise, she avoids brandishing the riddle like a weapon.

(But maybe not by that much.)

"Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
onlyplacethereis: (the fool)

[personal profile] onlyplacethereis 2012-03-22 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
The Fool beams, and holds up one finger to declaim an answer.




And pauses, finger still held aloft, mouth slightly open.
hadyougoing: (because I'm awesome)

[personal profile] hadyougoing 2012-03-22 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
Ava smiles faintly.

Take your time, buddy.

She's prrrrretty sure he's not the kind of guy to come up with her answer. Maybe she's wrong!
onlyplacethereis: (the fool)

[personal profile] onlyplacethereis 2012-03-22 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
"Why," he says, although not with any great confidence, "for that they both have quills dipt in ink, mistress."
hadyougoing: (you sure about that?)

[personal profile] hadyougoing 2012-03-22 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
"... That's pretty good," Ava admits.

"But not what I was thinking of."
onlyplacethereis: (the fool)

[personal profile] onlyplacethereis 2012-03-22 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Indeed it does not," the Fool says, indignantly.

"You didn't give the right answer," Andrew says. "She asked a riddle that you failed to answer correctly. Those were the terms."
hadyougoing: (because I'm awesome)

[personal profile] hadyougoing 2012-03-22 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
"I can tell you the answer," Ava says, generous.

"It's a variation."
onlyplacethereis: (the fool)

[personal profile] onlyplacethereis 2012-03-22 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
The Fool eyes her narrowly --

and then breaks out into laughter. "Well played, mistress! Yes, tell me the answer, and I shall be your guide."
hadyougoing: (hee.)

[personal profile] hadyougoing 2012-03-22 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
"You got it."

Ava smiles.

"It's because both of them are really quiet after you hack them apart with an axe."
hadyougoing: (faaaaace)

[personal profile] hadyougoing 2012-03-22 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Sooo," she says, hopeful.

"Guiding?"
onlyplacethereis: (the fool)

[personal profile] onlyplacethereis 2012-03-22 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Indeed," says the Fool, and gives her a deep, sweeping bow, until the feather on his hat brushes the floor.

"Follow me, dear friends! Forward the Fools!"

And he heads toward one of the yawning corridors branching out from the throne room.