OOM: by the lake

[farouche_bravoure]

Fantine is out for a walk by the lake. A thunderstorm has just cleared up. The air is fresh and calm, and the sun's just decided to start showing its face again. Fantine has her pet skylark with her, and he's cheeping at nothing in particular.

After she's been walking for a while, she perches onto a rock by the water, and watches as the skylark hops around in front of her.

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[farouche_bravoure]

Fantine smiles, and blushes, and looks determinedly at François. "That's very good of you," she says. "I understand why you would leave, then. And I wouldn't feel abandoned. But--I hope you do come back!" Perhaps she shouldn't have said that, but this sailing away idea sounds dangerous, deliberately so.

[clayforthedevil]

He laughs. "I won't promise; I can't, and if I could it wouldn't be much of an adventure! But I'll try , just for that." It's a joke, but less than it might be. Much less, really.


"But, listen-- I can't guarantee this either, I haven't tested it so much yet--but there's a way I might come back right off, if you think it's important. Don't ask me how it works! Don't ask, for I don't know, so it's no use me trying to explain! Milliways magic; or magic from some place that touches it. Anyway, if there's something you need me for --I can't think what it would be , but I trust you to know if it happens-- tell one of my friends, they'll know what to do. And if I can get back, why, I will; and if I can't, you'll still have all of them to rely on, besides your own family." If the Doors are working, if her family's here--too many ifs to need saying. But his friends will be here, anyway.

[farouche_bravoure]

Fantine stares for a moment, then nods, and gives François a pat. "There's so much strange magic here, I shouldn't be surprised you and your friends know how to use it! I should be quite all right, but--" Here she smiles. "Thank you for thinking of me, and I'll remember what you say."

[clayforthedevil]

"Oh,you're easy to think about." That's just the truth. "Ha, but I wouldn't say we know how to use the magic here! It's magic, i don't think anyone here can really say they understand it--except maybe Madame Bar. I have an idea worth trying; but I'm liable to end up back here in three days, and a fine joke on me that will be. But then it wouldn't be very interesting if it was certain to work!"

Some people might disagree. Some people are lawyers on purpose! There are all sorts.

"At least it should be good for a laugh, then. But here, I'm not meaning to be off for some days yet. I have to be here for the fair, Feuilly's going to have his booth up." Obviously he has to harass a dear friend!

[farouche_bravoure]

François hops onto Fantine's wrist. "I hope it's the adventure you want," she says, and then smiles. "The fair will be adventure enough for me! I'm as excited as a child about it. Surely a fair in this place would have all sorts of marvelous sights. Is Feuilly going to make fans there?"