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[element_wizard]

Alec sat in the window of the Inn, bent over a rullete. It was an instrument that looked as if could be a cross between a guitar and a lute. It was a new instrument, a gift from his Bardic Uncle Cricket for his coming of age. Back when Alec had traveled with his grandfather, he had been apprenticed to his Uncle, but it never went anywhere. Alec's voice was just not made for singing, something that was very important for a bard. But he still knew how to play a few instruments and now that he had some sort of attention span, he felt like trying to get a bit better at it.

His fingers lightly brushed across the strings as he tried to recall a favorite melody, wincing at the wrong notes he struck.

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[nybard.livejournal.com]

"What?"

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Bleeprin. Bleach and asprin mixed together. It makes you forget the bad images and gets rid of the pain. It's much safer than banging you head against a brick wall. It's from work." He shakes the bottle a little.

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"I... think I'm okay, thanks."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Had enough trying strange drugs?" Alec asked, smiling as he put away the bottle.

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"You could put it like that, yeah."

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"They are kinda addictive too. You come to depended on the blessed white numbness when you see Legolas giving birth."

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"You... WHAT???"

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

Alec jerked startled and then stared at Eric, "I... I never told you about my job... have I?"

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"No." He looks disturbed.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Maaaybe I should do that, yes?" Alec asked. "If so, you may want to sit down."

[nybard.livejournal.com]

Eric nods slowly and takes a seat.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

Alec strums on the rullete a few notes as he tries to think for a minute. "You know the Nexus, right? How it's a meeting point between worlds? Well there are other Nexi out there. I work for an organization that exists in its own Nexus. The purpose of this organization is to look after the well fare of other worlds making sure that certain things don't effect them. See there are... people out there who um... write... um... create stories that effect you and your world.

"Part of the effect is the creation of these parasitic life forms that can warp reality in a small effect to make the people around them act like teenagers. Another is the abilty for men to have children.

"And we go into these infected worlds and fix it." He stares at Eric worridly.

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"Sounds like a messy job." Eric looks interested.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Oh it is. Certain people, like Legolas or his father... Captain Jack Sparrow... Boromir... generally any really hot guy have permanent beds down in psyche. We have to take them in and de-traumatize them after being effected by the um... stories. Neuralizing them so that they don't remember," Alec explained, looking relieved that Eric is freaking out. Of course he's not mentioning the few times that ERIC has been in there. "I deal with improbabilities, mostly."

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"You have to keep reality real, huh?" he says with a grin.

((And... Veet just mentioned Ria/Perenor/Eric and kinky sex in the same sentence. I've only just managed to make the whimpering stop. *Giggles*))

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Yup. And reality gets very messed up sometimes. I could tell you horror stories."



((Did she mention Greystone/Eric slashiness?))

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure you could."

(("I slept with Kory! Isn't that ENOUGH for these people!" *Whimperwhimperwhimper*))

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

He looks shifty/guilty for a moment and then stares down at his instrument.



((No! We must have you sleep with everyone up to and including your Flute!*fangirl mad cackle*))

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"You okay?"

((Eeeep!))

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Well... mostly."

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"Need to talk? I can handle the horror stories, if..." He shrugs.

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"No, I was just thinking about the few times I saw you at HQ."

[nybard.livejournal.com]

Eric winces. "Do I want to know how... Wait, does this mean I'm a character of something?"

[elementwizard.livejournal.com]

"Everyone is, somewhere. But yes, you are."

[nybard.livejournal.com]

"Do I want to know how they... you know... I mean... probably not, right?"