[ Yes, she wants a story? The point of this post was stories - well, and courtship ideas. And soldier counting. And subtly reminding everyone that everything they say on this network can be seen by everyone. And learning how to use the camera thing on the watch -- okay, look, still, a large part of the point of this post was the stories!
Nina is an attentive listener. She leans in and smiles at appropriate times, her brow is furrowed at others. He's a good storyteller, and when he's finishes Nina blinks and glances down.
Yes, she got to be with the one she loved, but all she had to do was give up all that she was, leave everyone else that she loved behind, and change herself almost beyond recognition. That strikes a familiar chord with her, almost painfully so. And the mess of unnamed uncertainties she feels are strong enough to be momentarily visible, to the observant, in the tightening of the corners of her eyes.
She takes a breath because all she can answer to her own heart's question of Is it worth it? is So far, yes. ]
I hope she found many wonderful things under the ocean, [ Nina smiles a little as she lifts up her gaze. ] Well, let's see if I can tell this like a story:
Sankt Juris was a fierce warrior. No one he met could challenge him for long; he always returned victorious. When he heard of a dragon in forest, threatening neighboring villages, of course he road into action. It wasn't hard to find the dragon, and Sankt Juris wasted no time in admiring the beast - he gathered all his power for a mighty first strike! The dragon sustained it, and attacked him in turn. He withstood the flame, and attacked a second time -- and once again, the dragon managed to withhold him. No foe had ever lasted this long. Sankt Juris attacked a third time -- and this time, his attack pierced the dragon's defenses, even as the flames of the dragon consumed him. Neither one of them was ever heard of again.
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Nina is an attentive listener. She leans in and smiles at appropriate times, her brow is furrowed at others. He's a good storyteller, and when he's finishes Nina blinks and glances down.
Yes, she got to be with the one she loved, but all she had to do was give up all that she was, leave everyone else that she loved behind, and change herself almost beyond recognition. That strikes a familiar chord with her, almost painfully so. And the mess of unnamed uncertainties she feels are strong enough to be momentarily visible, to the observant, in the tightening of the corners of her eyes.
She takes a breath because all she can answer to her own heart's question of Is it worth it? is So far, yes. ]
I hope she found many wonderful things under the ocean, [ Nina smiles a little as she lifts up her gaze. ] Well, let's see if I can tell this like a story:
Sankt Juris was a fierce warrior. No one he met could challenge him for long; he always returned victorious. When he heard of a dragon in forest, threatening neighboring villages, of course he road into action. It wasn't hard to find the dragon, and Sankt Juris wasted no time in admiring the beast - he gathered all his power for a mighty first strike! The dragon sustained it, and attacked him in turn. He withstood the flame, and attacked a second time -- and once again, the dragon managed to withhold him. No foe had ever lasted this long. Sankt Juris attacked a third time -- and this time, his attack pierced the dragon's defenses, even as the flames of the dragon consumed him. Neither one of them was ever heard of again.