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In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:31 pmby Wanda Johansson
Wanda stands at one of the windows of the dorms, watching the goings on outside with her arms crossed. Her mouth drops into a frown as some thought flits across her mind before her face goes passive again.
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:33 pmby Isolde Schwarz
"Coming to a head, isn't it?" Isolde asks from behind her.
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:35 pmby Wanda Johansson
"The balance was upset. It was only a matter of time before that imbalance expressed itself," Wanda says, "Although I smell the Morrigan's influence here. Call it something on the wind."
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:39 pmby Isolde Schwarz
"I can't say as I'm surprised."
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:44 pmby Wanda Johansson
"I didn't say I was surprised. She's a lightning rod." She tilts her head, "I am glad the clouds are bursting though. I wonder how the new balance will be aligned."
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:45 pmby Isolde Schwarz
"Well she rarely leaves things tidier than she found them, does she?"
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:49 pmby Wanda Johansson
"That's not a bad thing. Part of me wishes she wasn't making this mess in my garden, but I'll cope."
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:50 pmby Isolde Schwarz
"Gotten attached to it, then?"
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:52 pmby Wanda Johansson
"A bit, perhaps. I had thought of leaving, but..." She glances at Isolde, "I don't think I can bring myself to."
Re: In The Balance
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Tue Sep 08, 2020 11:53 pmby Isolde Schwarz
"I suppose there's worse places. Trouble is, people already know you're here."
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:04 amby Wanda Johansson
"And?" Wanda raises an eyebrow.
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:05 amby Isolde Schwarz
"Not the usual way of things, is it?"
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 12:13 amby Wanda Johansson
"Maybe, but maybe this place needs us."
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:10 amby Isolde Schwarz
"You, perhaps." She concedes.
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:29 amby Wanda Johansson
"I said us and I meant us," she says, turning around and reaching out for Isolde's hand, "Where would I be without my Guardian?"
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 2:20 amby Isolde Schwarz
"I know what I offer you. I don't know what I offer them, eh?"
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 2:35 amby Wanda Johansson
"Age, experience, a knowledge of what goes bump in the dark that they are seriously lacking. Their only other option in that regard is decidedly mercenary."
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:05 amby Isolde Schwarz
"They don't want to listen to me and honestly I can't blame them."
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:12 amby Wanda Johansson
"I think they listen, but they do not want to show that they're listening."
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 5:42 pmby Isolde Schwarz
"That sounds like you're trying to placate me," she smirks faintly.
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 5:53 pmby Wanda Johansson
"Only a little," she smiles, "I think it's mostly true at least."
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:18 pmby Isolde Schwarz
"Looks like things have gone sideways pretty quickly out there."
Re: In The Balance
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Wed Sep 09, 2020 11:24 pmby Wanda Johansson
Wanda turns back around, "Indeed. The Morrigan's conflict seems to have boiled over."