Interesting. So there may actually be other Linettes' and Amarantes' out there after all.
"So, there is another you?" Her voice was soft as she strove to take it all in. "And, this other person... ah. Other worlds, other choices. Other realities. You but not you. A darker Maxim."
Yes, she could see how such a thing could, would happen. And looking back over her past, she realized how certain aspects of herself might have turned out, had her choices been different. Necromancer for one, had she chosen to stay in Venice as a child and continue learning the darker arts at the right hand of the undying ones. Courtesan in another, had she made that choice differently. So many things could have changed her from what she was to where she is now.
"Have you - have you met me there, Max?"
If she hadn't been watching him closely, she might have missed that little movement at the edge of his mouth; the tell-tale sign of almost-a-smile. This then was the friend that he spoke of, when he talked of anyone at all. Belshazzar. Was this then the friend who was watching his pets as well?
"I would say" She began slowly "That it is a good thing that this Bel of yours likes animals, yes? As you have temporarily catted your Bel instead of the other way around?" She was taking a jab in the dark, yes; but if anyone were to watch Max's furred family - it would likely have to be the closest friend he has.
"So I only have one more question at the moment. Does this Belshazzar of yours like home-cooked meals?"
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Date: 2015-02-26 11:34 pm (UTC)"So, there is another you?" Her voice was soft as she strove to take it all in. "And, this other person... ah. Other worlds, other choices. Other realities. You but not you. A darker Maxim."
Yes, she could see how such a thing could, would happen. And looking back over her past, she realized how certain aspects of herself might have turned out, had her choices been different. Necromancer for one, had she chosen to stay in Venice as a child and continue learning the darker arts at the right hand of the undying ones. Courtesan in another, had she made that choice differently. So many things could have changed her from what she was to where she is now.
"Have you - have you met me there, Max?"
If she hadn't been watching him closely, she might have missed that little movement at the edge of his mouth; the tell-tale sign of almost-a-smile. This then was the friend that he spoke of, when he talked of anyone at all. Belshazzar. Was this then the friend who was watching his pets as well?
"I would say" She began slowly "That it is a good thing that this Bel of yours likes animals, yes? As you have temporarily catted your Bel instead of the other way around?" She was taking a jab in the dark, yes; but if anyone were to watch Max's furred family - it would likely have to be the closest friend he has.
"So I only have one more question at the moment. Does this Belshazzar of yours like home-cooked meals?"