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[arrowpoint]

[It's text today for Liam, since there's something he doesn't want the network to see.]

Okay I realize aliens are historic and important, and I should probably be more excited right now, but what the fuck is happening to my ears? They're growing or something.

[Growing points, but whatever, let's not advertise that.]

I think I screwed up somewhere. They were sore so I put on a chili pepper extract that I use for my calve muscles after hikes, and now they're just burning like all hell. What can I do to get this stuff off them? Bread?

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[sylvanguard]

Suit yourself! [She sat back then, crossing one leg over the knee and getting comfy as she fiddled with the coffee cup for a long moment in deep thought.]

Okay Dwarves... what I know is that they are part of my past self. I know this because I remember something pretty specific with one dwarf in particular.

[arrowpoint]

[He nods.]

Okay. Well, now that you've told me that much, what is it you remember?

[sylvanguard]

[This is where it got uncomfortable for her, and she wrinkled her face a bit, sipping her coffee.]

Like I said, it's pretty specific, but I remember having one of the dwarves as a prisoner.

[There is a small, heavy sigh as she debates for a moment longer if she should reveal just who was the dwarf in question. She wasn't certain if this was something that Killian wanted to be spread around]

I'll tell you who, so long as you promise not to tell anyone else.

[arrowpoint]

That's... okay, pretty weird, I gotta say. I guess you were part of the police where you come from?

[He taps his fingers on the table, looking curious now.]

...Alright, I can keep my mouth shut. Who?

[sylvanguard]

[To that she shrugs while going back to play with her coffee cup. The memory had been pretty non specific.]

It was Killian. He was behind bars. And I had the sense that I had put him there.

[She decides not to tell Liam about the runestone since that was a pretty personal experience between them and it was one she wanted to hold on to.]

/runs off to request echo, feel free to reply but I'll be late.

[arrowpoint]

[It takes him a moment to piece everything together.]

Oh, shit, that guy? I was just talking to him today, I swear. Yeah he did say he was a Dwarf... You locked him up, seriously?

[sylvanguard]

[She fidgets more with the coffee cup, feeling a little awkward now for having shared a pulse with Liam, especially such a personal one. She nods unawares that she is starting to blush about the memory.]

Yeah... I don't know if anyone else was involved or why he was locked up... The pulse wasn't so clear on that. But there was this certainty that he was a prisoner. Killian isn't surprised either, he says that he has memories of him and other dwarves getting into all sorts of troubles.

[arrowpoint]

[Liam was about to say something else, when he suddenly stops. He holds up a finger to signal that he needed a minute, while he looks away, distracted.]

Wait...

[His eyes widen.]

Shit...Dwarves?!

[sylvanguard]

Err, yes Dwarves? [She arches an eyebrow at him, wondering why this suddenly was an issue for him.]

[arrowpoint]

Yeah, Dwarves!

[He stands, looking like he wants to pace, but doesn't.]

No, there was more... more than just one, seriously...like a bunch of them.

[sylvanguard]

What do you mean a bunch of them? Did you have a pulse just now?

[What was it with her and causing pulses in others? Now she was beginning to understand how Killian felt.]

[arrowpoint]

[Liam is looking really confused now, and a little nervous.]

I don't know... did I? Is that what that was?

[He places one hand on the back of the chair, hesitates there a moment, then sits again.]

I remember something. A bunch of Dwarves in a prison... or... dungeon? It was kinda dark, you know? I think I said to lock them up or something.

[sylvanguard]

[Ariel suddenly feels a sudden flip flop in her stomach as she looked at Liam. She knew him or at leas had known him in the past. Furthermore, she also knew with a certainty that they had been working together, there was even a faint sense of camaraderie between them, but it was only a weak sensation of knowing.]

Oh... hell. We're talking about the same dwarves, aren't we?

[arrowpoint]

What? Oh... crap. Do you remember something about it?

[He leans back from the table and runs a hand through is hair, taking a deep breath. He wasn't quite used to this yet and it was a lot to handle.]

[sylvanguard]

Yeah... [It seemed her luck that she would remember people more than events.]

I remember you. We worked together, wherever we were. Jailers or guards or whatever. I still only remember one dwarf though.

[arrowpoint]

That's really weird. I mean really weird.

[He shakes his head.]

I don't remember anybody in particular, just a bunch of Dwarves. They were...well, short. Dwarves. Makes sense.

[A pause.]

Either that or I was super tall.

[sylvanguard]

[She knows how odd this all is. she already had gone through it with Killian.]

I think they were short, honestly. Or else I was also really tall as well.

[arrowpoint]

[There's a few moments of silence while Liam thinks.]

So... what does this mean?

[sylvanguard]

[She goes back to playing with her coffee mug again, taking a sip from it as she thinks about the implications of the memory.]

Well for one, it means you and I are from the same place. As for the rest... I really hope we were doing something right.


But for right now, it just means we have a reason to get to know each other better.

somebody tell this kid that being vegan doesn't mean eating only twinkies. *headdesk*

[arrowpoint]

[Liam nods, and rubs his face with one hand. He's tired now, and a touch pale.]

Sounds like a plan. Might have to wait though, I should go back and eat something.

Re: somebody tell this kid that being vegan doesn't mean eating only twinkies. *headdesk*

[sylvanguard]

[She hopes he isn't coming down with something, with the way he looks. The last thing she needs is for him to get her sick.]

Yeah you do that. You look like you could do with a meal and maybe some good sleep.

[arrowpoint]

[He stands and gets ready to leave.]

Nah, I just need to get home and eat. There's like, absolutely no vegan-only grocery stores around here. It's a pain in the ass to find things in the regular store otherwise.

[small sigh.]

All right I've got to get going. See you around.

[sylvanguard]

Don't normal stores sell vegan friendly foods too? But anyway, a convo for another day.

[Ariel was actually relieved to see Liam going. Not that she din't mind him, but having some alone time to sort through these pulses was actually desirable right now.]

See you around Liam.