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nora m. peakes ([info]melindicate) wrote in [info]valesco,
@ 2013-02-09 01:01:00


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Entry tags:delilah spinnet, max fancourt, nora peakes

Delilah and Max!
Nora frowned, the wind whipping her scarf loose from around her neck. The weather was dreary and it mimicked her mood perfectly. After nearly five days, her little expedition group was nowhere closer to finding the missing curse-breakers. Nora knew how to track animals, and while Nico, Larkin, and she was now clumping Ethan into the mix weren't animals (well...), she knew how to conduct a search.

She unfolded a picture she'd taken of the trio in Egypt and stared down at it with a frown. The images all waved back, knocking each other over on the bench after a few moments. Nora wished she could have some sort of idea what had happened, to ease her easily worried mind. She knew in her head that they were all capable of handling themselves, but the circumstances were just so strange and the period of time that had passed without any sort of communication had gone on too long for comfort. From all the misadventures she'd heard about, with great flourish, it was hard to simply sit around and wait.

"Thanks a lot," she said to the young girl behind the stall. Nora had provided the picture and the girl had recognized Ethan. She'd pointed down the alleyway of the street fair and Nora let out a breath; at least she knew they'd been here. Nora walked toward Delilah and Max, who were a bit further down and in the direction the girl had pointed out. She stopped, putting a hand up to block the sun, noticing that even with the wind she felt warm. She better not have caught something.

"They were here," she said, folding the picture up and putting it back in her pocket. Nora was glad that her friends had come along with her, but it was starting to seem like a hopeless cause, and they were all feeling weary, "or at least Ethan was. Maybe someone else saw something."



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[info]takeyoudown
2013-02-14 02:44 am UTC (link)
Delilah recoiled as Nora snapped at her. "See, she's completely upset with you." The parakeet chirped, and she frowned deeply. Stupid bird didn't know anything. Huffing greatly leaned over scooping Max's other arm over her shoulder. Why couldn't he just stand up on his own. This was completely unnecessary and counterproductive. As she tried to stand straight again, now with the weight of Max, she suddenly found the world spinning.

Delilah blinked a few times finding herself on the ground. She place her palms flat on ground on either side of her hoping she that would help stop it from moving. It didn't. She heard Nora just sigh as she tried and failed to get up. Didn't she understand just how hard it was to stand when the very ground beneath your feet fought against you.

Her parakeet fluttered down to her knee. "Oh so you are crying now? Really. What kind of dueler are you? Not a very useful one. Nora should have left you at home." Delilah hiccuped at his spiteful words and took an angry swipe at him.

Of course she was crying. Look at what a mess they were in. She couldn't even stand on her own two feet. She was the very definition of unhelpful. This was not how this trip was suppose to go. It couldn't go like this, Nora would never ask for her help ever again. She had to be some kind of helpful. The parakeet just started to laugh at her at this point, but kept a safe distance from Delilah.

"We have to get up Max," she muttered through her tears. She pulled his hand into hers as she got up on her knees. Already halfway there. "Just part of the adventure. The sooner we get up, the sooner the stupid bird stops saying mean things."

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