( 'Yinda!' Vitae shouted. )

Just so long as it doesn't degenerate to chucking salt shakers and spitting.

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( The first thing Vitae noticed upon entering the room was the cluster of candle stubs on the table, more a pool of wax and haphazard wicks than anything else. )

Something more or less canonical, though way ahead of what I have written. Maybe a little info-dumpy in parts because I have no real context for it yet. I get the feeling I'm going to like writing the portion of the story that takes place in Rift.

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( Sabine could not sleep. )

I hate writing drunk scenes.

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-written in a disgustingly cute Fruits Basket journal-

( There are some things in life people tend to take for granted. )

SLEEEEEEPY.

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( It wasn't long before Maginel found the door to match the big iron key on the ring. )

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-end of obnoxious tropical orange journal with green pages-

( In the blue night frost haze I finally found my way. )

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( These daydreams are useless. )

/angst

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( A flower for remembrance. )

I'm not sure this is the conclusion I actually want Vitae to reach. It's hard to tell a character's story when they're actively trying their hardest to forget everyone they ever knew. It makes them even more hesitant to talk about themselves.

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( Vitae could not remember later just what he had said to send Nathan into such a rage. )

And then I gave up before either one lost control, not having any control over the scene myself.

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( It's raining now. )

Just exploring a sub-plot I have since decided to suspend, if not completely abandon, involving a one Marius deVere and his brother.

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( Garnet was a true fever-ward by its very nature. )

Nathan does some St. Jenika's Day shopping.

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( Many people would think I'd choose to do it over again, to do it differently and do it right. )

Nathan is such a liar.

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( She knew him for a single winter, November to February. )

I decided to be all artsy and not give anyone names. If you really want to cheat (or haven't been reading the prompts right along), you can always check the tags for the cast list.

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( After only an hour or so on the train, Vitae began to feel decidedly uncomfortable. )

Getting only four hours of sleep every night for two weeks made me catch cold, which reminded me that Vitae was overdue for another bout of the ick. This was actually typed in MOSI first and then copied long-hand into my BoD notebook, only to be re-typed here. The urge to edit was strong, but I resisted for the sake of consistency with the hard copy.

And isn't it delightful how I keep ignoring the prompts altogether?

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( There's a bar off the shore of Half-moon Lake called 'The Discount Bar.' )

Well, it's true. Except for the lake, I have no idea what the lake is called.

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( In a cemetery, a long way from here, there is a headstone shaped like a rose. )

Ellery's actually been hanging out in my mind since middle school, but back then her name was Izumi. Go figure. No matter, she was always dead.

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( I don't remember all the time we spent together. )

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( The sun had already begun to set, painting the clouds pink and tawny over the distant mountains to the west of Bethany, when a stranger appeared on the High Street leading up to Market Square. )

Yay for descriptive infodump.

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( Car trips are wonderful things, granted you're not the one driving and you have a great deal of thinking to do, or sleep to catch up on. )

Some of my best ideas come to me when I'm sitting awake in the back seat at night as we clip down the highway.

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