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[tragic_mask]

Melpomene slept deeply without dreaming, and only woke up when the light between the curtains fell across her eyes.

It was a nice way to wake up. So now, as she opens her eyes, she stirs only slightly, and then settles back into a comfortable position.

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[mechanicalswans]

He walks with her, checking to make sure the door locked once they are out of the room. "And we'll have coffee," he says. "Possibly quite bad coffee."

[tragic_mask]

"Probably," she agrees. "It's part of the experience."

[mechanicalswans]

"As long as we avoid poisoning," he says with a smile. "Do you ever get sick? I don't, usually."

[tragic_mask]

"Not really. Sometimes I feel sick to my stomach, if I swallow a fatal plant or something."

[mechanicalswans]

"...well, you should be careful what you eat," he says. "But it is comforting to know that it can't seriously harm you."

[tragic_mask]

"Yes, I'm practically invincible," she says. "Though it's not pleasant, you could certainly ram a sword through me without major repercussions."

[mechanicalswans]

"I don't intend to try," he says with a smile, "but if I ever did, you could do the same to me with about the same effect. Unpleasantness, but nothing permanent."

[tragic_mask]

"Three cheers for immortality," she says, not a bit ironically.

[mechanicalswans]

"You know, if we'd mete a few decades ago we could have put together a magic act," he says. "Death-defying feats--and if the knife slipped or the locks wouldn't budge, well, it would just make a better show."

[tragic_mask]

"That would be something," she says.

[mechanicalswans]

"We'd have to trade off on being the 'lovely assistant,' I think. Take a little time to recover in between. I can take a lot of damage, but I do like to rest afterward."

[tragic_mask]

"Yes," she says, with a grin. "I can be the charismatic magician, sometimes. At least, I'd like to think I could."

[mechanicalswans]

"You can throw knives at me," he says with a grin, "and it wouldn't matter if it takes you a while to get the hang of it. Have you ever thrown knives?"

[tragic_mask]

"More often than you might think," she says, innocently.

[mechanicalswans]

"Then we're all set. I've often had them thrown at me, and I'm very good at staying still."

[tragic_mask]

"Oh, good," she says, looking at him oddly. "Let's take this show on the road."

[mechanicalswans]

"The wonders of having brothers," he murmurs. "My younger brother is famous for his skill as an archer, but the stories rarely talked about how he got to be that skilled. Lots of practice, and since my youngest brother was a skilled healer..."

[tragic_mask]

She thinks about it, and nods with a grin. "Teamwork is great."

[mechanicalswans]

"It is," he agrees. "We can't all be good at everything, so you just need to be around people whose strengths are your weaknesses. Then, you can do anything together."

[tragic_mask]

"True. Guess I should find people who can do everything I can't," she says, "which is quite a lot."

[mechanicalswans]

"Well, you've got me. I can't do everything, but the things I can do, I'm very good at."

[tragic_mask]

"Yes, I've seen that," she says, looking up at him with a smile. She turns, and looks across the parking lot. "Do you know where we're going?"

[mechanicalswans]

"I thought you did," he says. "He did say it was nearby, I thought. But I admit I wasn't paying much attention."

[tragic_mask]

"Never trust me for directions," she says. "I know what country I'm in, and that's about it. And even that's a little iffy."

[mechanicalswans]

"Canada," he says with a smile. "My sense of direction is much better in the woods, but I sense food... over that way."