Main Campfire, Friday Evening

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Once the sun went down, a rather spectacularly large bonfire was lit for the party. No, Merlin was not aware it was now celebrated on the first of May. Calenders change, after all.

There was even a crudely constructed maypole there in case anyone felt the need to dance around it. They did so at their own peril, of course. The mockery that may ensue would probably be great.

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Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"...you were stuck there for a year?"

She looked utterly mortified.

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[not_in_the_book]

"... I wonder if perhaps we mean the same thing by 'Sideways'?" Ronan asked. "I was just a couple of worlds over, that's all. Couldn't get back, so yeah, I was stuck, but it wasn't so bad if you don't mind a world with loads of fomori."

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Oh.

She breathed out.

"I thought-- forget what I thought. It's not really important."

Wait.

"You've been to different worlds?"

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[not_in_the_book]

"Sometimes even on purpose." Ronan laughed. "But yeah, both other worlds in this universe, and worlds a universe or two over."

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She thought back to the only other person who'd ever mentioned going to other worlds. He'd mentioned that he'd bring them to see them, take them around, show them.

Even let them conquer a few if they wanted to.

"I don't suppose you've met a man named Louis Piper, have you?"

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[not_in_the_book]

"Can't say as I have," Ronan admitted. "Why? Who is he?"

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She shook her head.

"He's someone I know," she said quickly, not particularly interested in sharing too much with someone she'd just met.

"He just mentioned he'd been to other worlds. I thought-- I can't imagine too many people travel that often."

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[not_in_the_book]

"Could be a different sheaf," Ronan suggested. "Traveling different worlds than the ones I'm going through?"

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"Probably," she agreed with a brief smile.

"How is it? Traveling?"

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[not_in_the_book]

"It can be tiring. But exhilarating, too. Being stuck Sideways had... There were good times, there, not just frustration at being stuck."

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

She nodded, obviously considering something. Finally, she gave him a crooked smile.

"He offered to take my brother and I traveling, is all. We weren't ready when he asked, though, so we told him to wait. The offer's open, though, and I'm considering it."

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[not_in_the_book]

"If you have the opportunity, I can't see why shouldn't take it," Ronan said. "Although that is, admittedly, without knowing anything about your world or the worlds around it, so take the advice with a grain of salt."

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

"I don't think he'd bring us--"

Though that wasn't true and it made her cut off rather awkwardly.

"I don't know. It could be interesting either way. Why? What could be out there?"

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[not_in_the_book]

Ronan shrugged. "That's just it," he said. "Without knowing your world, I couldn't really say at all."

Re: Mingle by the Bonfire!

[cutsthestrings.livejournal.com]

Fair enough.

"What's the worst thing you can think of then?"

Because that's probably what would be there.