AVF's and Rings of Memory.
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im2sexy4mysnark* Jeff_Levitt 's castle is small, as far as castles go, but it still manages to be fairly impressive. What was once the audience chamber/throne room has been extensively converted, and now sports tables and chairs and all the amenities one would expect in a restaurant. The resulting look is a bit rustic, but it works surprisingly well.*
<Jeff_Levitt> It's just about ready to go.
* `Lita is here as well, following Jeff in. Today's dress is still fairly elaborate, although lighter blues today, "It's impressive, dear, I'll give it that." She says, looking about, "Just a few more finishing touches, mm?" She grins a little, playful.
* Jeff_Levitt smiles shyly. "Yeah. And the um...the promotion was a success, I think. I don't think we'll have too much to worry about with customers and all. But um...one of the um...touches was something I wanted to talk to you about."
* `Lita raises an eyebrow, shifting her weight a bit, "Oh?" She can probably guess, but that'd be -cheating-, you see. And that's not -always- fun, "And what could that be, darling?"
<Jeff_Levitt> Well um...I was wondering what it would take to put something like what we have on the Sanctuary here, not the whole building, naturally, just the main dining area here. We don't have an arena, of course, but I was just thinking they could just be teleported outside?
* `Lita thoughtful, bringing one hand underneith her chin as she moves about the room slowly, dress billowing a bit with her movements and heels clicking on the stone floor, there's a distant look for a second, "It's well within my power, dear." She says after a moment, "But it comes at a fairly high price." She glances to him, does he want her to continue?
* Jeff_Levitt 's eyes don't leave her as she moves around the room, and he waits patiently for her reply. When it comes, he bites his lip and takes a deep breath. "I...um. Can you tell me what it'd be?" He asks, his voice concerned.
<`Lita> For you, Jeff, it would be your old wedding rings. *She closes her eyes. That's probably a deep one. Damnable Fate.*
* Jeff_Levitt 's eyes widen, and he inhales sharply. "O-our...I mean...my rings?" he stammers. "Why them? I mean they're just..." Of course, they're not "just" anything, or it would be an easy price. But...it buys him a bit of time.
* `Lita opens her eyes again, watching him thoughtfully for a moment, "If it helps, dear, they'll be well taken care of in my possession, and it is the price Fate demands for your wish." No, they're not 'just' anything, a fact she's well aware of as well.
* Jeff_Levitt crosses his arms, dropping his eyes to the floor. "I..." He trails off, biting his lip. "...can I think about it?"
<`Lita> Of course, sweet. Take all the time you need. *She smiles softly at him, reassuring.*
* Jeff_Levitt nods, relieved. "Yeah...I think I need some time. It's...I know it's not my soul or anything like that but...they really do mean a lot to me." He flushes a little.
<`Lita> Mhm, and as I've said, dear, you can take as long as you need to decide. *She doesn't say it, but: What is time, to an immortal?*
* Jeff_Levitt runs a hand through his hair. "Thanks. I'll um...I can let you know when I've made up my mind?"
<`Lita> Of course, sweet. ^_^ Anything else?
* Jeff_Levitt chuckles. "Nothing official. Did you want some lunch?"
<`Lita> That's a grand idea, sweet. *She grins*
END PART ONE
In The Sanctuary, later:
* Jeff_Levitt actualy manages a real smile. Dammit, robot, stop being adorable. He notices 'Lita and starts. "H-hi."
<DeliaHarbor> Admantium?
<`Lita> Hi, sweet.
<Wall-E> ooooooh
* Mr_Grey walks around the bar, away from the small, odd robot.
* Wall-E wheels off to behind the bar and looks around
* Eddie_ watches him.
* Mr_Grey WHY DID IT FOLLOW HIM B|
<`Lita> ((XD))
* DrGrey just frowns at Delia. Kind of nosey, aren't you?
* Wall-E finds a bottle of wine and taps on it with the corkscrew. tink tink tink?
* Mr_Grey is like a cat and will not let it look like he's trying to get away from it. He meant to come back here for... whatever reason.
<Eddie_> :D!
<Wall-E> *tink tink tink TINK TINK TI-CRUNCH*
* Jeff_Levitt fidgets. "I..." Okay, deep breath. Deeeeep breath. "I've got...I've got...what you asked for."
<Eddie_> Oh dear
* Mr_Grey studies Delia instead. Damnit, there's something familiar about her.
* Wall-E is wine'd!
<Wall-E> whaaaa!
<`Lita> Shall we go somewhere private to discuss this, then?
* DrGrey frowns at the robot.
<Eddie_> You're a very strong little guy. When we drink wine, we don't like to get it all over the place, though.
* DeliaHarbor smiles at DrGrey, whenver he's not glaring at her.
* Wall-E shakes like a dog. wine goes everywhere.
* Jeff_Levitt nods and gestures towards #asideroom
<Eddie_> XD
<Mr_Grey> ... bloody hell.
* `Lita heads that way!
And the Sideroom:
* Jeff_Levitt is now known as Jeff|sideroom
* Jeff|sideroom follows her in, still clutching his beer nervously. He digs into his pocket and takes something out, though he doesn't open his hand just yet. "You...you'll take care of them, right?"
<`Lita|Sideroom> Of course I will, sweet.
* Jeff|sideroom nods and takes a deep breath. "Okay." It's barely audible. He opens his hand and stares at the rings inside for a moment. One is a man's, a simple gold band. There are two smaller rings, the kind that combine an engagement ring and wedding band, a single small diamond in a delicate setting.
<Jeff|sideroom> ...I guess I'm still not over her.
<`Lita|Sideroom> It's hard to get over past loves, sweet. *That might be a voice of experiance, even if it's quiet.*
* Jeff|sideroom sighs, and swallows hard. "But she's not coming back," he says, voice strained.
* `Lita|Sideroom reaches to run her fingers over the side of Jeff's face softly, "But you still remember her, mm?" She says softly, she gestures for him to sit down.
* Jeff|sideroom sits down next to her. "Yeah, I still remember her." He manages a smile. "She was incredibly sweet and intelligent. Beautiful, too. I just...I couldn't keep her happy."
<`Lita|Sideroom> If I may ask, what happened, darling?
* Jeff|sideroom runs his thumb over the rings and doesn't look up. "I dragged her to New York, hoping to improve my chances of getting published. She hated it there, but she toughed it out for me. But...the business I started failed. I lost everything. I think...I think for her that was the last straw." He swallows. "She left me."
* `Lita|Sideroom slips an arm around him, "I'm sorry, for what it's worth." She murmurs quietly.
* Jeff|sideroom finally manages to look up, and smiles. "It's...it's worth a lot, actually. Thank you." He looks back down. "It was a while ago, but..." He trails off.
<`Lita|Sideroom> It still had a signifigant impact on your life. *Whiiich is probably why Fate is asking for the rings, really.*
* Jeff|sideroom nods wordlessly, and reaches for 'Lita's hand.
* `Lita|Sideroom offers her hand, "You accept Fate's terms of your wish, Jeff?" She asks, softly. Words have power, words are names for things, concepts, /identity/, and it needs to be put -into- words, as well as action.
* Jeff|sideroom presses the rings into her hand, but it takes him a moment to find his tongue. He has to actually *say* it? Okay. He can do this. He nods, closing his eyes. "I-I accept," he says quietly.
* `Lita|Sideroom closes her hand around the rings, letting her fingers brush his in a way that is, in fact, subtly reassuring in a small way. "Then it shall be." She murmurs, and leans to kiss his cheek, "You will have to excuse me for a moment, darling. Something like this is a bit of an 'on sight' sort of job." She smiles small at him.
* Jeff|sideroom nods. "I understand," he says. The Keep already knows her, so she'll have no trouble getting in even without her abilities.
* `Lita|Sideroom stands up, taking a couple of steps away from the bed, and in a swirl of white-purple light that engulfs her (with an interesting, characteristic buzzing, and a slight smell of ozone), she's gone when it vanishes, little motes of it that remain almost look butterfly-esque as they fade away.
<`Lita|Sideroom> ((Have I mentioned I frigging -love- writing her? XD))
<Jeff|sideroom> ((It shows! :) ))
* Jeff|sideroom falls back onto the bed, covering his face with his hands. Oh God, he really did it.
<`Lita|Sideroom> **He really did, at that. Perhaps it's a step in the right direction? After all, it's a piece of his past he was clinging to... Regardless, it's a few moments, and the swirling sphere of light, buzzing, light ozone scent and all, returns and collapses, leaving a standing tall Altalita in its wake, hair and dress bellowing dramatically as it fades from existence, and she speaks as the billowing settles, opening her eyes partway.* And it is done.
* Jeff|sideroom opens his eyes and sits up. "That was fast," he says, impressed.
* `Lita|Sideroom chuckles, moving to settle on the bed with him, "Not a particularly /difficult/ task by any stretch," for /her/, anyway, "But regardless expensive." She regards him for a few moments, "How're you holding up, dear?"
* Jeff|sideroom runs a hand through his hair. "It's...still not quite hitting me. I think...I think I need to clear my head for a bit."
* `Lita|Sideroom nods, "I understand, dear." She leans over and kisses his cheek "Do you want to be alone?" Company has no cost, from her, of course.
* Jeff|sideroom stands up. "Yeah. I think I'll go for a walk. That always seems to help." He kisses her right back on the cheek, and manages a weak smile. "Thank you so much. This means a lot."
<`Lita|Sideroom> I'll be in the sanctuary if you need me, sweet. *She smiles back at him* And it's what I do.
* Jeff|sideroom 's smile widens and he heads for the door, holding it open for her.
* `Lita|Sideroom follows him, straightening her dress as she goes, and returns to the Sanctuary.
--
If you want to see what happened to Jeff...
<Jeff_Levitt> It's just about ready to go.
* `Lita is here as well, following Jeff in. Today's dress is still fairly elaborate, although lighter blues today, "It's impressive, dear, I'll give it that." She says, looking about, "Just a few more finishing touches, mm?" She grins a little, playful.
* Jeff_Levitt smiles shyly. "Yeah. And the um...the promotion was a success, I think. I don't think we'll have too much to worry about with customers and all. But um...one of the um...touches was something I wanted to talk to you about."
* `Lita raises an eyebrow, shifting her weight a bit, "Oh?" She can probably guess, but that'd be -cheating-, you see. And that's not -always- fun, "And what could that be, darling?"
<Jeff_Levitt> Well um...I was wondering what it would take to put something like what we have on the Sanctuary here, not the whole building, naturally, just the main dining area here. We don't have an arena, of course, but I was just thinking they could just be teleported outside?
* `Lita thoughtful, bringing one hand underneith her chin as she moves about the room slowly, dress billowing a bit with her movements and heels clicking on the stone floor, there's a distant look for a second, "It's well within my power, dear." She says after a moment, "But it comes at a fairly high price." She glances to him, does he want her to continue?
* Jeff_Levitt 's eyes don't leave her as she moves around the room, and he waits patiently for her reply. When it comes, he bites his lip and takes a deep breath. "I...um. Can you tell me what it'd be?" He asks, his voice concerned.
<`Lita> For you, Jeff, it would be your old wedding rings. *She closes her eyes. That's probably a deep one. Damnable Fate.*
* Jeff_Levitt 's eyes widen, and he inhales sharply. "O-our...I mean...my rings?" he stammers. "Why them? I mean they're just..." Of course, they're not "just" anything, or it would be an easy price. But...it buys him a bit of time.
* `Lita opens her eyes again, watching him thoughtfully for a moment, "If it helps, dear, they'll be well taken care of in my possession, and it is the price Fate demands for your wish." No, they're not 'just' anything, a fact she's well aware of as well.
* Jeff_Levitt crosses his arms, dropping his eyes to the floor. "I..." He trails off, biting his lip. "...can I think about it?"
<`Lita> Of course, sweet. Take all the time you need. *She smiles softly at him, reassuring.*
* Jeff_Levitt nods, relieved. "Yeah...I think I need some time. It's...I know it's not my soul or anything like that but...they really do mean a lot to me." He flushes a little.
<`Lita> Mhm, and as I've said, dear, you can take as long as you need to decide. *She doesn't say it, but: What is time, to an immortal?*
* Jeff_Levitt runs a hand through his hair. "Thanks. I'll um...I can let you know when I've made up my mind?"
<`Lita> Of course, sweet. ^_^ Anything else?
* Jeff_Levitt chuckles. "Nothing official. Did you want some lunch?"
<`Lita> That's a grand idea, sweet. *She grins*
END PART ONE
In The Sanctuary, later:
* Jeff_Levitt actualy manages a real smile. Dammit, robot, stop being adorable. He notices 'Lita and starts. "H-hi."
<DeliaHarbor> Admantium?
<`Lita> Hi, sweet.
<Wall-E> ooooooh
* Mr_Grey walks around the bar, away from the small, odd robot.
* Wall-E wheels off to behind the bar and looks around
* Eddie_ watches him.
* Mr_Grey WHY DID IT FOLLOW HIM B|
<`Lita> ((XD))
* DrGrey just frowns at Delia. Kind of nosey, aren't you?
* Wall-E finds a bottle of wine and taps on it with the corkscrew. tink tink tink?
* Mr_Grey is like a cat and will not let it look like he's trying to get away from it. He meant to come back here for... whatever reason.
<Eddie_> :D!
<Wall-E> *tink tink tink TINK TINK TI-CRUNCH*
* Jeff_Levitt fidgets. "I..." Okay, deep breath. Deeeeep breath. "I've got...I've got...what you asked for."
<Eddie_> Oh dear
* Mr_Grey studies Delia instead. Damnit, there's something familiar about her.
* Wall-E is wine'd!
<Wall-E> whaaaa!
<`Lita> Shall we go somewhere private to discuss this, then?
* DrGrey frowns at the robot.
<Eddie_> You're a very strong little guy. When we drink wine, we don't like to get it all over the place, though.
* DeliaHarbor smiles at DrGrey, whenver he's not glaring at her.
* Wall-E shakes like a dog. wine goes everywhere.
* Jeff_Levitt nods and gestures towards #asideroom
<Eddie_> XD
<Mr_Grey> ... bloody hell.
* `Lita heads that way!
And the Sideroom:
* Jeff_Levitt is now known as Jeff|sideroom
* Jeff|sideroom follows her in, still clutching his beer nervously. He digs into his pocket and takes something out, though he doesn't open his hand just yet. "You...you'll take care of them, right?"
<`Lita|Sideroom> Of course I will, sweet.
* Jeff|sideroom nods and takes a deep breath. "Okay." It's barely audible. He opens his hand and stares at the rings inside for a moment. One is a man's, a simple gold band. There are two smaller rings, the kind that combine an engagement ring and wedding band, a single small diamond in a delicate setting.
<Jeff|sideroom> ...I guess I'm still not over her.
<`Lita|Sideroom> It's hard to get over past loves, sweet. *That might be a voice of experiance, even if it's quiet.*
* Jeff|sideroom sighs, and swallows hard. "But she's not coming back," he says, voice strained.
* `Lita|Sideroom reaches to run her fingers over the side of Jeff's face softly, "But you still remember her, mm?" She says softly, she gestures for him to sit down.
* Jeff|sideroom sits down next to her. "Yeah, I still remember her." He manages a smile. "She was incredibly sweet and intelligent. Beautiful, too. I just...I couldn't keep her happy."
<`Lita|Sideroom> If I may ask, what happened, darling?
* Jeff|sideroom runs his thumb over the rings and doesn't look up. "I dragged her to New York, hoping to improve my chances of getting published. She hated it there, but she toughed it out for me. But...the business I started failed. I lost everything. I think...I think for her that was the last straw." He swallows. "She left me."
* `Lita|Sideroom slips an arm around him, "I'm sorry, for what it's worth." She murmurs quietly.
* Jeff|sideroom finally manages to look up, and smiles. "It's...it's worth a lot, actually. Thank you." He looks back down. "It was a while ago, but..." He trails off.
<`Lita|Sideroom> It still had a signifigant impact on your life. *Whiiich is probably why Fate is asking for the rings, really.*
* Jeff|sideroom nods wordlessly, and reaches for 'Lita's hand.
* `Lita|Sideroom offers her hand, "You accept Fate's terms of your wish, Jeff?" She asks, softly. Words have power, words are names for things, concepts, /identity/, and it needs to be put -into- words, as well as action.
* Jeff|sideroom presses the rings into her hand, but it takes him a moment to find his tongue. He has to actually *say* it? Okay. He can do this. He nods, closing his eyes. "I-I accept," he says quietly.
* `Lita|Sideroom closes her hand around the rings, letting her fingers brush his in a way that is, in fact, subtly reassuring in a small way. "Then it shall be." She murmurs, and leans to kiss his cheek, "You will have to excuse me for a moment, darling. Something like this is a bit of an 'on sight' sort of job." She smiles small at him.
* Jeff|sideroom nods. "I understand," he says. The Keep already knows her, so she'll have no trouble getting in even without her abilities.
* `Lita|Sideroom stands up, taking a couple of steps away from the bed, and in a swirl of white-purple light that engulfs her (with an interesting, characteristic buzzing, and a slight smell of ozone), she's gone when it vanishes, little motes of it that remain almost look butterfly-esque as they fade away.
<`Lita|Sideroom> ((Have I mentioned I frigging -love- writing her? XD))
<Jeff|sideroom> ((It shows! :) ))
* Jeff|sideroom falls back onto the bed, covering his face with his hands. Oh God, he really did it.
<`Lita|Sideroom> **He really did, at that. Perhaps it's a step in the right direction? After all, it's a piece of his past he was clinging to... Regardless, it's a few moments, and the swirling sphere of light, buzzing, light ozone scent and all, returns and collapses, leaving a standing tall Altalita in its wake, hair and dress bellowing dramatically as it fades from existence, and she speaks as the billowing settles, opening her eyes partway.* And it is done.
* Jeff|sideroom opens his eyes and sits up. "That was fast," he says, impressed.
* `Lita|Sideroom chuckles, moving to settle on the bed with him, "Not a particularly /difficult/ task by any stretch," for /her/, anyway, "But regardless expensive." She regards him for a few moments, "How're you holding up, dear?"
* Jeff|sideroom runs a hand through his hair. "It's...still not quite hitting me. I think...I think I need to clear my head for a bit."
* `Lita|Sideroom nods, "I understand, dear." She leans over and kisses his cheek "Do you want to be alone?" Company has no cost, from her, of course.
* Jeff|sideroom stands up. "Yeah. I think I'll go for a walk. That always seems to help." He kisses her right back on the cheek, and manages a weak smile. "Thank you so much. This means a lot."
<`Lita|Sideroom> I'll be in the sanctuary if you need me, sweet. *She smiles back at him* And it's what I do.
* Jeff|sideroom 's smile widens and he heads for the door, holding it open for her.
* `Lita|Sideroom follows him, straightening her dress as she goes, and returns to the Sanctuary.
--
If you want to see what happened to Jeff...
