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Archie Kennedy ([personal profile] simplestgift) wrote2011-11-14 07:33 pm

Twenty-four bells: [Action]

[Luceti. Even the name is beautiful.

It's quiet here, but not silent. No cannonfire, no stomping feet or shouting men. No bars or guards or grey stone walls. Everything is lovely and serene and everyone is pleasant. Well. Nearly everyone, but that's okay.

In Hornblower's company, Kennedy stops by the bakery and selects, for some reason, cheesecake. He's never had it--not that he can remember, at least--and it is absolutely the most beautiful thing he can imagine. Chocolate cheesecake, smooth and rich and flavorful with a drizzle of raspberry syrup. He tastes it and doesn't just eat it.

They visit the tea shop and he is floored. They visit the clothing shop and he finds a new linen shirt, already made. They visit the library and...

And...

O the glory of the library. It's as if this town was created for his rehabilitation.

Hours are spent in the library until he learns he can take books out. Even then, he very nearly doesn't leave.

On the way home, he asks to be alone for a moment. When given the chance, he walks the woods close to the village. At twilight, he sits at the fountain, staring into space with utter blankness because he knows the pleasantness of this day is going to end.

He doesn't realize it when the moon rises and he's still sitting alone in its pale light.

OOC: Kennedy's replies will come from [livejournal.com profile] babymid_archie. Meet him absolutely anywhere during the day or at night. Depending on when and where, Horatio will tag in as well, so remember to specify when/where in your tag. Share his rapture or cheer him up. Possible triggers--character is hella post-traumatic.]

[identity profile] thedicearecast.livejournal.com 2011-11-16 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
...Oh yeah. That's a face scared women are going to trust.
unneeded: (Troubled.)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Wherever Horatio got to, he'd better get back quickly. This is turning south very quickly. But Archie says nothing.]
lostinmyway: (It's always a sunny day.)

The fountain, around twilight or so.

[personal profile] lostinmyway 2011-11-16 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Grune loves to watch people go about their daily lives, and so, when she finds Archie sitting on the edge of the fountain, she assumes that's what he's doing.

It's always nicer to do things with someone else, especially if that someone turns into a friend afterwards. With that in mind, Grune sits next to him to join him.]


Hello.
captainhornblower: (Default)

[personal profile] captainhornblower 2011-11-16 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
[The name meant little to Horatio. If he'd heard it before, it didn't connect.

Then again, he still had not quite found himself able to understand how very, very strange Luceti could be.

He rose to his feet and nodded to the bow.]


Hornblower. [He glanced at Archie, giving him time to supply his preferred address, if he would.]
unneeded: (Troubled.)

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[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
[When nineteen-year-old Archie zones out, he zones out good. He doesn't blink, and he doesn't in any way notice Grune until she sits so close to him.]
Edited 2011-11-16 01:08 (UTC)
captainhornblower: (Distant)

[personal profile] captainhornblower 2011-11-16 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Hornblower, too, seems to have one eye on the dog and one on the girl. The gambler in him would lay money that the dog was docile, if it followed a young girl around, but the protective friend would not allow that bet to be made fully.]
unneeded: (Surprised.)

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[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
[PROXIMITY ALERT!

Kennedy jumps a mile and looks at her with wide eyes, leaning back away from her until he can process that she is not a threat. Even then, it'll take a while for his heart to slow down.]


Huh-hello.
captainhornblower: (What?)

[personal profile] captainhornblower 2011-11-16 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Horatio pinched the bridge of his nose.

God in Heaven.]


It is, sir, a crew for a single ship. Small enough to simply sail her. Ten people, perhaps, on a ship without guns.

That hardly constitutes even the infancy of a navy.
unneeded: (Beaming.)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Kennedy. [Just following suit. Archie has no memories of anything after his nineteenth year, so Giles' name rings no bells.]
ext_934189: (happy to be here)

[identity profile] tehoniongirl.livejournal.com 2011-11-16 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly.

[she smiled at him, the expression easy and bright, even in the shadows.]

I miss it, sometimes.

But then, if I was there, I wouldn't be able to see this. [she gestures at the night sky swept out before them]
consultmybooks: (Child - Thinking)

[personal profile] consultmybooks 2011-11-16 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
It's nice to meet you Mister Hornblower an' Mister Kennedy. [He nods respectfully.]

C'mon, follow me! [He turns towards the library and waves them along over his shoulder before setting off at a walk.]
unneeded: (Wistful smile.)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
[His eyes go up to the stars, then back to her, watching her glow with a light he couldn't remember seeing in anyone--except perhaps, in the times when it was only them, Abby.]

We were friends, weren't we? You and I? I don't know how, but...

[But he trusts her, as much as he's capable of trusting someone he just met. Or maybe it's just that Jilly puts everyone at ease.]
captainhornblower: (What?)

[personal profile] captainhornblower 2011-11-16 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[And there is the captain, another linen shirt he managed to find draped over his arm. Just a matter of picking through every. single. item. in this shop to find one simple thing he wanted.

Still. Any additional piece of clothing is always a successful day.

He just clears his throat when he nears, at first holding back so as not to disrupt conversation... until he realizes this is exactly the sort of conversation he should disrupt.]


Mi--

[...Now it's Hornblower's turn to flick his gaze over the woman, taking in her strange attire, though the look he fixes on her is... surprised, baffled, and almost offended all at once.]

Mister Kennedy. Miss.

I do... hope I'm not interrupting.

[identity profile] picobartender.livejournal.com 2011-11-16 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Ginia looks over at the bakery, then back to smile at the two men. Noticing the looks they're giving Odin, she beams and gives her companion a pat on the head.]

This is Odin. Don't worry, he's friendly.
unneeded: (Whups.)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Friendly to her, at least. But he nods, pretending to be satisfied, still glancing at Horatio.]
lostinmyway: (?)

[personal profile] lostinmyway 2011-11-16 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
[She blinks.]

Oh, my. I'm sorry. Did I startle you?
ext_934189: (Painted)

[identity profile] tehoniongirl.livejournal.com 2011-11-16 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
We are. [it's gentle, but insistent.

There's no hint of regret or frustration when she looks back at him, her smile reaching up to her eyes]


We're just friends who need to re-meet each other again.
unneeded: (What am I to do?)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
...I'm sorry I don't remember.
unneeded: (Broken from thought.)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
[You think? He's visibly catching his breath.]

N-no, not at all. Forgive me.
herotypical: [ neutral ; sad ; angry ; crossed arms ] (✝ no antibiotic can save us now)

[personal profile] herotypical 2011-11-16 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ another step back. another stammer: ] It's...okay. No pardons need to be begged. It's cool. We're cool.
unneeded: (What do we do?)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Lots and lots and lots of blinking, then he touches his forehead.]

A-Archie Kennedy. Midshipman.
ext_934189: (A good conversation)

[identity profile] tehoniongirl.livejournal.com 2011-11-16 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
None of that. You don't have to be sorry for things you have no fault in.

[her head tilts, her tone shifting to something slightly teasing] Maybe it's for the best. Then you don't have to remember the sorry sight I probably made the first time we met. I'd ended up in the snow with no shoes and no idea where I was. You came to the rescue.
unneeded: (No breath.)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
When was this?
ext_934189: (Peeking 2)

[identity profile] tehoniongirl.livejournal.com 2011-11-16 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
Ten months ago. When I first showed up here. It was the middle of January and I woke up in a snow drift.

You'd only just arrived here, too... couple of days at most... and you were already taking it on yourself to go and rescue anyone stuck out in the cold.
unneeded: (Nose scrunch.)

[personal profile] unneeded 2011-11-16 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
How was I here ten months ago?

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