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Smoke and Mirrors
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""The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example." – Benjamin Disraeli
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title: shane was here
prompt: X; xylography
featuring: Shane
set: during episode nine, "seep"
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He needed something to do with his hands, or maybe his nerves worked differently than everyone else's. He didn't panic yet—but he did start to carve his name into the bar top.
The thing was, if things didn't work out the way he planned, if he didn't get out of there alive, apart from having his ghost kick Jimmy's ass for keeping him on this hellhole island, at least anyone who came in after would've known he'd been there, too.
Besides, Maggie looked pretty pissed off. As far as Shane was concerned, that was all the motivation he needed.
Author's Note: I never realized how few words actually began with the letter x. In the end I settled on xylography, or the art of engraving wood. Shane carving his name into the Candlewick Inn's bar counts as art, right? :)
-- stress, 03.03.10