sometime 17th

Date: 2018-11-18 01:04 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] befreiung
[ It's a rather windy day that finds the two of them this morning. The breeze shuffled through Ain's room and imparted a sufficient chill to wake him up early - unable to fall asleep again, he's headed downstairs to the courtyard and lingers around the fountain. He's elected to tie up his hair using a strip of cloth so that his locks don't fall into disarray by the wind's effects.

Once Horatio comes down, he quickly moves to within speaking distance, a slight undertone of curiosity in his voice ]


I was wondering....... does Rome have a calendar for years?

Date: 2018-11-19 03:33 am (UTC)
befreiung: (崩 レテ  離 レテ モウ二度ト 届 カナイノ)
From: [personal profile] befreiung
[ Ain lucked out with the voices that haunt the Chosen this month. All he hears is the faint voice of his creator; and since she cannot possibly be here, he has accepted it as an illusion. In some ways it is no different from the voice of ruin that speaks from the depths of the void, and he's grown familiar with that. A shadow of his curse, the only clear thing amidst a sea of perceptions gone dull.

Since there's much that he still needs to learn about Rome, it's become natural for him to ask those who would entertain his questions. Today's query is one that's weighed on his mind ever since he's begun comparing this world to the one he came from. ]


I see...

[ Evolution. Granted if so many years have passed. Though... ]

I haven't seen a year around. You know... they have calendars outside, I passed one. There's a month and day, but no year.

Date: 2018-11-23 06:20 am (UTC)
befreiung: (沈 メ 海 ノ 底 ヘ モウ二度ト 届 カナイ)
From: [personal profile] befreiung
[ Ain shakes his head again, looking an inch to Horatio's left for a moment before refocusing his gaze again. ]

Not either. I tried to ask a native, but they wouldn't tell me....

[ He waits to see if the other man will have some sort of reaction. ]

Date: 2018-11-26 03:04 pm (UTC)
befreiung: (崩 レテ  離 レテ モウ二度ト 届 カナイノ)
From: [personal profile] befreiung
What's that?

[ Not something he's encountered throughout his investigations in Rome, but then again he's hardly looked through any significant portion of it. There is an explanation that he can draw up, though it's not one that will be confirmed even vaguely unless they receive direct affirmation from the gods themselves.

Though, he doesn't seem too bothered about it, despite the empty quality of his countenance. It seems just a fact to him, something to be processed ]

Date: 2018-11-29 02:37 pm (UTC)
befreiung: (沈 メ 海 ノ 底 ヘ モウ二度ト 届 カナイ)
From: [personal profile] befreiung
[ So, something like calendars. More primitive than the data networks of the Ponggos, comparable to the scribes used by the lizardmen. It would be reasonable to expect something similar to exist here. It's probably an oversight on his part to not notice it, after being so preoccupied with the search for a proper calendar.

But then again, it brings to mind a vision he had glimpsed long ago at night, trapped within the shell of his own spirit form. A sign from the void - it had faded back into the fogginess of a dream, back then. But after being freed from his curse, he's able to remember it more clearly and he can't help but draw some connection. ]


You think this is the same world as the one you came from, just in the past?

[ A confirmatory question, painted with a tilt of his head. ]

Date: 2018-12-02 04:52 am (UTC)
befreiung: (崩 レテ  離 レテ モウ二度ト 届 カナイノ)
From: [personal profile] befreiung
[ It puts Ain ill at ease to be idle, so Horatio's suggestion is eagerly taken up with silent assent. Walking, thinking, moving - the more he does, the less he'll have to think about o͔͔̥̯͇t̢͙͚̻h͜e̹r̘͓̣ ̡̼ṯ͉͈h̳̼͙̺̮̩̥i̜̺̫̝̞͢n͏g̗͙s͡ less savoury. ]

I didn't expect them to intervene directly. Or... show their faces, even.

[ He's mentioned the same thing to Daud before. The differences are making him suspect they've landed in another timeline divergence. ]

The ones I've dealt with, they stay in Heaven without looking down.

Date: 2018-12-03 02:47 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] befreiung
[ To Ain, it's not a question of whether gods existed. It's a matter of what they choose to put their time into. ]

They definitely exist in every world. The difference is in whether they care about mortals.

[ And from the slight whisper of bitterness underlying his voice, it's easy to guess that Ain's perception of that difference is negative. ]

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[ The morning after the sea battle Archie wakes with Horatio Hornblower in his bed and cannot quite believe it.

Then it happens again. And keeps happening. There's something like being back on board the Indy in it, both sharing the space and quiet conversation at the end of a long day.

No entirely the same, though. Men sharing beds wasn't anything to turn a head at, especially in service. One had to make do with what one had and sleep where one could find it. But this wasn't the service, and Horatio certainly had his own bed to make use of any time he liked.

But other than some gentle mingling of hands and the inevitable touching that occurred when sleeping in the same bed, that was it. Archie's insides still fluttered terribly (and for a few nights he'd been unable to sleep for thinking of the weight of Horatio's thigh resting against his) but he likes it. It makes Rome feel like home and makes Archie feel less alone. He likes to think it helps Horatio feel better too.

So we he declares he's for rest and Horatio doesn't fall into step, Archie thinks nothing of it.]
Not coming to bed yet?

i dream of less worse

Date: 2019-03-31 02:07 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] saucily
You'll-- [Archie fights to keep his expression neutral as understanding dawns on him, ushering in his old friends confusion and hurt.

Horatio had every right to go to his own rooms, surely.]
Oh.

[He attempts to rally, pulling his lips into something akin to a smile. His tone may even approximate joviality, to the unfamiliar eye.] Well. I hope you get a good night's rest.

[Now is the time for him to continue on to bed instead of standing about uselessly. Except he doesn't move.]

they can rebuild him??

Date: 2019-03-31 03:21 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] saucily
Easier? I-- perhaps it will be. [Were there signs that Archie has missed? Horatio is too prone to never stating his own feelings, after all. He might have been longing to get back to having his own private space and simply unable to say anything. Archie's been so caught up in himself he might have looked right past it.

The thought of imposing on Horatio while selfishly enjoying his company makes Archie feel sick to his stomach. He turns to go, aware that he's losing the fight over his expression and not wanting Horatio to see it.

But he stops.]


If you've felt-- that is. If I've been-- [he words are hard, but he wont leave this unsaid. He's faced the French, surely he can face Horatio.] Damnit, Horatio. I wish you'd said something sooner.

impossible!!!!

Date: 2019-04-01 12:30 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] saucily
[ It takes a moment to realise why Horatio's removed them to this quieter place and again Archie berates himself.

Blast it all. Of course Horatio wouldn't want to air his feelings in public. Lord, he must be the worst friend.]


We're friends, Horatio... but neither of us begrudges a man wanting his own space. Neither of us wants the other to be uncomfortable, surely you know that. [This is 100% what this conversation is about.] I thought you were-- well. Perhaps I should have said something, or at least asked.

me tooooo

Date: 2019-04-01 03:20 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] saucily
[It's just all so wretched that for a moment Archie doesn't understand what his ears are saying.

He looks up sharply.]
Ask you to leave?

Horatio. I shouldn't have assumed you were happy sharing my quarters. [And doesn't he feel like a right pillock about it.]

they're expressing emotions????

Date: 2019-04-01 07:24 pm (UTC)
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Your selfishne-- [The ridiculousness of that sentiment (that Horatio was the selfish one instead of Archie) doesn't have time to be fully processed.]

Counsel?

[It would be good to take a breath, to calm himself enough to have control over his tone. But there's no time. The words come out more accusatory than he'd like.]

Horatio, who've you been talking to?

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