blood sweat tear

[imeanforever]

He's moving her to a different court to see if it'll improve her attitude. She's allowed to fly. It's been a long, long time since she was allowed to -

She is only allowed to fly to her destination, not anywhere else. She notices that she is not where she should be, that she cannot progress to where she was told to go, and she careens out of control when her wings won't flap anymore, and she crashes.

---

with Miles (kappa)

with Minus (kappa)

Comments

[imeanforever]

"And that seems like something she's likely to be able to do."

[eversomuchfun]

"It would be inconvenient if she sought to, regardless of whether or not we could successfully prevent her," he says.

[imeanforever]

"Fair enough. And it would be awkward to just store you in Fairyland indefinitely since we don't have animals."

[eversomuchfun]

"Yes."

[summa_iniuria]

"I am open to being convinced that I should let Mr. Holmes have the Gem of Amara," says the Slayer.

[imeanforever]

"You know better than I do how you're planning to prevent someone from stealing it from you," Promise tells Tea.

[eversomuchfun]

"The Gem is only a temporary measure anyway. I don't expect to have much trouble keeping it."

[summa_iniuria]

"A temporary measure on the road to...? Well, how about this. I think I can hook you up with a solid ward against sunlight. If I give you that and don't find myself disappointed in your behaviour afterward, I'll consider helping you find the Gem."

[eversomuchfun]

"Perfectly reasonable."

[imeanforever]

Huh.

[summa_iniuria]

"I'd also like to know just what happens if you hear my 'real' name, and what a 'real' name is, before I let you get any closer to my Watcher," she adds.

[imeanforever]

"Your real name is the first name you ever had. If I know it then you can't hurt me and I can give you enforced commands."

[summa_iniuria]

"Noted. How widespread is this property? Should I be worried about encountering other fairies who might be less friendly about it?"

[imeanforever]

"All fairies have this property and most of them are not as nice as me."

[eversomuchfun]

"Best guess, Promise is currently the only fairy of the relevant category on Earth," says Sherlock. "It seems unlikely but not impossible that that might change anytime soon."

[summa_iniuria]

The Slayer nods.

"Well, I'm definitely going to warn him about the problem before I let you meet him, but I'm not inclined to panic just yet. One reasonably friendly fairy is an acceptable risk."

[imeanforever]

"Thanks."

[summa_iniuria]

"I admit to some curiosity about your other research projects," she adds. "I might be inclined to help out, depending."

[eversomuchfun]

"Of late I have been tempted to look into the problems furnished by nature," says Sherlock.

[summa_iniuria]

She snorts. "The one that's getting under my skin most recently is definitely more in the societal vein, but you might have overheard that already."

[imeanforever]

"More references to mortal literature?"

[eversomuchfun]

"The Professor over here has apparently memorized one of my favourite stories out of my namesake's canon," says Sherlock.

[summa_iniuria]

"Tempted as I am, if I pick a nickname it's not going to be that," she says. "The Professor, if you're curious, was Mr. Holmes's nemesis."

[imeanforever]

"Are mortals frequently named after literary characters?"

[summa_iniuria]

"Not usually, no."