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LOTR.
11 - Red's.Different
"So." Black said casually after the rain had subdued. "What took you so long?"
"Hmm." Red sighed. "He was hot."
"I'm sure," Black muttered.
"A bit old, but nice looking," Red continued. "He seemed quite anxious, actually. Kept mumbling about a ring, a dark lord, and something about the end of the world."
"So was it just the stimulating conversation that kept you up there for several hours?" Black asked.
"Well, it wouldn't have taken so long if I hadn't been so rudely interrupted, ah-hem!" Red grunted, looking sidelong at Black. "It didn't help either that he kept pacing around. I could never get a good angle. I was this close to nicking his belt-and a very nice sword-but he got a little.distracted."
"Sorry!" Black shouted when Red glared at her again.
"Anyway, after that he went down to the pub. Apparently he's more into short, little curly-haired men. But the silly blighter" Red laughed, "he turned his back! And with a flick of the wrist-BAM! I had the gold."
"Man, woman!" Blue shouted. "Will you stop at nothing to get your hands on a little gold?"
"Uh," Red thought, "I dunno. Haven't really been tested."
"Haven't been tested?" Blue said. "You went to his room!"
"Well, yeah," Red replied. Then getting Blue's meaning she added, "I didn't do anything, if that's what you're getting at!"
"Alright, alright," Black interrupted. "That's enough. Let's just find a place at least semi-dry."
"Why?!"
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"Ugh," groaned Blue as she slid of her horse. "I'm cold," she whined, "I'm damp-not wet mind you-I'm tired, and my butt hurts."
"We've got a long way to go yet," said Green. "Better get your butt used to the saddle."
"Burumph!" mumbled Blue as she threw her hood back and shook out her hair like a wet dog.
"Put your hood back up," Black ordered.
"Why?" asked Blue.
"Don't want anyone to recognize you. Or see your face so they can recognize you later," Black answered.
"But it's dark out. No one's going to see us. Plus, no one's seen me before except elves and they think I've left the world."
"Just put it back on."
"But.ugh!" Blue groaned. "Red was going around the pub with her hood off and everything. Loads of people saw her!"
"Red's.different," Black replied. "She can.change."
"What?"
"Yeah, she'll have to show you sometime," Green said, snuggling onto a less wet patch of dirt, "it's really something."
"You people make absolutely no sense," Blue muttered as she wrapped around herself and attempted to sleep. "I just want my skin to get a little wet," she muttered under her breath.
"You got two hours 'til dawn," Black told them, ignoring Blue's comment. "Enjoy your nap."
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Don't worry, I'll explain everything.eventually.
11 - Red's.Different
"So." Black said casually after the rain had subdued. "What took you so long?"
"Hmm." Red sighed. "He was hot."
"I'm sure," Black muttered.
"A bit old, but nice looking," Red continued. "He seemed quite anxious, actually. Kept mumbling about a ring, a dark lord, and something about the end of the world."
"So was it just the stimulating conversation that kept you up there for several hours?" Black asked.
"Well, it wouldn't have taken so long if I hadn't been so rudely interrupted, ah-hem!" Red grunted, looking sidelong at Black. "It didn't help either that he kept pacing around. I could never get a good angle. I was this close to nicking his belt-and a very nice sword-but he got a little.distracted."
"Sorry!" Black shouted when Red glared at her again.
"Anyway, after that he went down to the pub. Apparently he's more into short, little curly-haired men. But the silly blighter" Red laughed, "he turned his back! And with a flick of the wrist-BAM! I had the gold."
"Man, woman!" Blue shouted. "Will you stop at nothing to get your hands on a little gold?"
"Uh," Red thought, "I dunno. Haven't really been tested."
"Haven't been tested?" Blue said. "You went to his room!"
"Well, yeah," Red replied. Then getting Blue's meaning she added, "I didn't do anything, if that's what you're getting at!"
"Alright, alright," Black interrupted. "That's enough. Let's just find a place at least semi-dry."
"Why?!"
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"Ugh," groaned Blue as she slid of her horse. "I'm cold," she whined, "I'm damp-not wet mind you-I'm tired, and my butt hurts."
"We've got a long way to go yet," said Green. "Better get your butt used to the saddle."
"Burumph!" mumbled Blue as she threw her hood back and shook out her hair like a wet dog.
"Put your hood back up," Black ordered.
"Why?" asked Blue.
"Don't want anyone to recognize you. Or see your face so they can recognize you later," Black answered.
"But it's dark out. No one's going to see us. Plus, no one's seen me before except elves and they think I've left the world."
"Just put it back on."
"But.ugh!" Blue groaned. "Red was going around the pub with her hood off and everything. Loads of people saw her!"
"Red's.different," Black replied. "She can.change."
"What?"
"Yeah, she'll have to show you sometime," Green said, snuggling onto a less wet patch of dirt, "it's really something."
"You people make absolutely no sense," Blue muttered as she wrapped around herself and attempted to sleep. "I just want my skin to get a little wet," she muttered under her breath.
"You got two hours 'til dawn," Black told them, ignoring Blue's comment. "Enjoy your nap."
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Don't worry, I'll explain everything.eventually.