gotta love them chinese inventions+

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[ Greetings, intergalactic civilians. What will you find today?

( 2n Mg + (C2F4))n → 2n MgF2 (s) + 2n C (s) & Ba(NO3)2 + 5 Mg → BaO + N2 + 5 MgO )

Well, in this one room, a hooded figure was mixing a few things in what seems to be a large oil drum -- there were two more beside it. What black powder was she putting inside it? The trained eye would point out the obvious, while the naive and young would just watch and stare. Said hooded figure grabs a pair of sunglasses as she lit what seemed to be a fuse, at least two feet long. One on each, even!

It was lit. She walked towards the entrance of the door, using the wall for cover.

Boom.

Enjoy some fireworks, kids. II held the yellow shades up her face. She's still classy with it even with only one eye. ]

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[ And so, she takes it. Only to give it a smell. Don't worry, she'll give it back. ]

I never took care of a garden, but this one takes the cake.

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

It's more than a mere rose.

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

Is that why the Xaldin I know took it along with the princess?

By the way, how's the gut?

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

But of course. How best to wound the beast who'd once been a prince?

[The second question just gets a faint twitch of his lips in remembered annoyance.]

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ She pins the rose between her ear. Oh look, such a pretty accessory glowing beside her. ]

You could've chained her up, you know. Like a Christmas present.

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

Now where's the fun in that?

[He'll claim that rose back sooner or later.]

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ Just. Grins. Let her play the role of the girl who enjoys flowers for a while, alright? ]

Was it a challenge for you? I mean. It's just a princess.

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

Had it not been for the Keybearer I'd have had her back before she could blink.

[Take that as you will.]

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

You sure you weren't just showing off, buddy?

[ A sly grin goes here, just like the icon. ]

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

Whatever would give you that idea?

[But the smirk says he might have been.]

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

Braig was a master with kidnapping, you should know that.

[ Those abductions didn't do themselves, you know. Besides, MX was quite the popular guy.

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

Yes, but it wasn't Braig's mission.

[It was his and he'd done an admirable job of breaking the fool beast, hadn't he?]

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ And then the elbow happened, but II doesn't blame him for that. Have two pats on the chest, as if saying 'Right-o, chap.' ]

Fine, fine. At least you gained some sort of reward, right?

[ And she does mean the rose between her ear. ]

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

Of course.

[And since she's good and close, he'll gently pluck it out of her hair.]

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ Siigh. She was getting used to that ]

Where're you gonna keep it?

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

[All the more reason to not let her keep it.]

No doubt I can find a place.

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ What's the problem with that? ]

Do I still get to borrow it?

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

[Perhaps there is none?]

I'll consider it.

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ You sneaky bastard. A rose petal falls, and so she catches it. It's inbetween gloved fingers.

She undoes the other one to get a good feel of it. ]

How many years left does the guy have?

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

[Would you have him any other way?]

He has until the very last petal falls. [slight pause] Of natural causes. Were it otherwise he would already be trapped.

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ Not at all! Would he have her any other way? ]

'Otherwise'? What's the other option?

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

[Nope!]

The spell is tied to the petals.

[And if the petals could be plucked...]

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

[ Headtilt. So, she tests it -- and easily plucks one petal off it. The rose is still healthy. ]

Huh. No wonder it's wilting faster than someone's mother.

[danceoftears.livejournal.com]

He has less time than he thinks.

[shootingdown.livejournal.com]

With all these petals, it's a nice illusion. Makes me want to crush it and see what happens, but nah.

[ Instead, she crushes the small petal inbetween her fingers. ]

You know, this place might have more than one beast.