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glacial_queen ([personal profile] glacial_queen) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2009-05-24 12:21 pm

The Garden, Sunday Afternoon

Karla was feeling moody. Maybe it was knowing that shes was moving out of that cabins and back to the dorms with a roommate she didn't know. Maybe it was homesickness, stirred by her booth at the Multi-Cultural Fair. Maybe it was knowing this next week was going to be filled with a lot of anxiety that few people could actually know about. Whatever it was, she was a mess of different emotions, most of them unpleasant.

And so, she did what any Kaeleeran Queen would do: she found a garden and started working on it. Queens needed a connection with the land; it soothed them, help them think, and, in return, they made the land healthier and stronger. It was a nice trade-off.

Today, however, Karla wasn't concerned about making the land better. She just wanted somewhere peaceful to work while she sorted through her odd jumble of emotions. So she spent the afternoon weeding, thinning, watering, and just basically getting good and mucky.


[Establishy but open]
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-28 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"The Fremen are my people." He nodded. "For my mother by birth and for my father because they took him in." And then he became their messiah. "As Pre-Born we are and we are not. We possess the memories of both lines, both male and female. We have the knowledge of Reverend Mothers, but we do not serve as such."

"The Bene Gesserit sisterhood... are not easy to explain. They seek influence and to guide humanity on a a stable and prosperous path. Of course, not everyone wants to be pawns in their scheme."

"As for your last question... I believe many think that physical strength equals a kind of mental strength and stability." He didn't necessarily agree with this himself.

[oh! I see]
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-28 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"And aggression isn't needed in a ruler?" Leto asked. "But then, aggression can be expressed in many ways, and physical strength just makes it more obvious."

The Bene Gesserits were quite aggressive in their own way.
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-28 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
"Quite often the welfare of one's people needs to be defended," Leto replied. "Or at least that is the case where I'm from. But as I said, that doesn't mean the females don't take part in that too."
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-28 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
He grinned. "Anyone in particular you're thinking of?" he asked.
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-28 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Leto chuckled. "Ah, yes. Cultural prejudice. He is my roommate. Although he seems less frightened of witchcraft now."

As much as he did like Arthur, he saw no reason not to make fun of him just a little.
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-28 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"He is," Leto confirmed. "But Arthur was not aware that his servant was a wizard when they arrived. The use of magic is punishable by death in their country."

As was being Pre-Born, if people couldn't see the difference between that and Abomination.
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-29 09:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Also," Leto added, "Arthur is a very loyal friend, who would probably fit your description of 'overprotective of females'." He grinned.

"My people." He thought for a moment. "The Fremen are descendants of a people forced to roam between different planets. Arrakis, with its harsh climate, might not have been the first choice of settlement. But people can learn from their environment and adapt to it.

Water is the most precious thing in the desert. It is never wasted. A person's water belongs to the tribe and it returned to it after their death.

And then, there is Spice, the most expensive commodity in the universe, found only in the deep desert on Arrakis..."
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-29 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's a drug," he said. "Addictive. The Spacing Guild navigators depend in it to navigate their ships. Without it, space travel becomes too dangerous. The Bene Gesserit depend on if for some of their ceremonies. Used continuously it gives longevity." He smiled at Karla. "Control the Spice and you control the universe."
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-30 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
"It is," he replied. "And the same that makes my eyes blue."

It wasn't really Spice, or the fact that his mother had taken too much, but how Pre-Born were seen as Abomination my many.
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-30 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
He chuckled. "And people remind you of this often?"
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-31 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
He laughed. "You look adorable when you lie!" As soon as he had said it, he realised he might be overstepping a boundary, but he hoped Karla would see it as a joke, as it had been meant that way.
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[personal profile] future_sandworm 2009-05-31 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"I am sorry to cause you such pain, but I do have to put your innocence in question," he replied cheerfully.

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