OC Penpals!
So I got this idea from reading puella_nerdii's advice column thread, and thinking to myself, "Writing to one of Puel's characters as one of my characters? That sounds like fun! --But they don't know each other very well yet! What are they supposed to talk about?"
And then I thought to myself, "PENPAL THREAD," and that brings us up to now.
( Thanks for the recap. So what is it? )
And then I thought to myself, "PENPAL THREAD," and that brings us up to now.
( Thanks for the recap. So what is it? )
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Thank you for agreeing to this correspondence. I'll be frank: I'm out of the habit of letter-writing and haven't had cause to do so for quite some time, as most of my associates serve with me on the Maehriya and can shout for me if they wish to talk, so please excuse any errors in form. (The content must stand on its own.)
Your own ship intrigues me. I understand you are not primarily a sailor, and I sympathize, but you still have more experience with it than I. I can guess at some of its workings, but Sassen ships are generally unfamiliar to me, and ships such as yours that bear some Sassen features but have some features I do not recognize are even more so. I also understand you have a talent for finances. Though I have served on merchant vessels, I have been a mercenary, not an accountant. As the Maehriya turns towards more commercial ventures, I would be interested to learn more about what your job entails. I may not be the person who needs to cover such functions (though given ( ... )
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(And please accept my apologies if that is incorrect--but as we've only just met it would amuse me too much to ask already if you are married ( ... )
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I am answered -- and somewhat amused. (In response to your first question: no, I am not married. I'll remain miss for a while longer yet. Perhaps a long while indeed.)
I will leave the duty of making inquiries about your ship itself to my captain, should he wish to make them. Jho and Mr. Grey would have much to discuss, and after a certain point my knowledge would be of no more consequence than yours. (I should say instead that we would both find ourselves so lacking that it wouldn't matter who lacked moreI do thank you for your detailed descriptions of your duties aboard the Magog. And your investments, while not in line with your profession, are sensible. I suspect the systems of investment in our worlds work differently, but I have persuaded Jho to put some of our (and his grandmother's) capital in trade goods rather than -- to be frank, I'm not always certain what Jho wishes to spend money on. Nor is he, I suspect. We may not need a financier aboard of your ability, but we ought to have someone look at our inventory ( ... )
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This letter is to inquire about the specifics for your small canon. I did not want to assume measurements. I also needed to inquire what the last paragraph of the letter was about as I could make it out, perhaps the ink ran a bit somehow. Of course it may also just be a dialect I am not familiar with, please excuse my ignorance in that case, I often find myself at that disadvantage. I am sorry that I could not begin your project as soon as your letter was handed to me as I always try to do. I hope this delay has not caused you inconvenience.
May the winds blow favorably for you,
Master of Explosives at Tolly's
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Too Michal de Bazhi Basci Basschi,
Gretings from my kingdom! Wel, i don't think it's oficialy one yet, but my friends and i are working hard on it! Its a bit of land no one else wanted, so i started living there! Its so awesom!
Im writing too you becuase my advyser avysoor tooter too- guy who helps me learn stuff says i need practis writing, and he said i need to talk with peopl who write good! Its so that other countries wil take me siriusly seriously!
Ass you can tell, i dont write good. I just started learning! I dont kno how the little kids do it so good ( ... )
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To his Mister Baschi,
Wow, ive never had someone call me a royal majesty before!
I hope i got your name rit this time! You have a realy intersting name- i havent heard one like it at leest.
What situation do you need to wate for too ask me something? I dont think something will happen?
Yeah, i wanna learn realy quick, beacuse i think that if you have a king, you want him to be...wel red? I dont know what that means, but my tutor says its a good thing.
Too be fair, im not a noble at al, nun of my family too! I decided i want to be a king, so i just thogt, what does a king got have that makes him a king? And i said, wel... he needs a kingdom! So me and my friends left our farms, we wasnt serfs thouh! We was free men and there ladys, so we didnt belong to the maner. My tutor met me and he told me about a land no one owned, so we got setled there. Its a lot of mountans, so its hard to farm. Guess its why noone wanted it! But we are farmers, except my tutor, so weve ben figuring it al out ( ... )
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Just Kent, that's really it? That's stupid. Anyway.
Don't show this letter to anyone else, and especially don't talk about it either, but how good would you say you are at magic exactly? Because I think I need some. Or to get rid of some. Nobody around here will tell me how that works, except that I should get things in writing first if I'm smart so that's why I'm writing you.
Anyway, what kind of magic do you do and what's it good for? You're not from some mountain, are you? My father says all the real magic things live in the mountains, but they're wrong and they make rotten deals and I don't want one of those. You'd better not try to give me one, I'll know if you try. But if you tell me what you can do and if there's something you need that I know more about than you, maybe we can help each other. Fair trades are better for everyone, right?
I'm serious about not telling anyone, though. If you can't keep a secret you're not much good to me at all.
-Senka Gavaric
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First off, I must thank you for one of the most delightful nights of my life. You are without a doubt the very loveliest woman I have ever had the privilege of consorting with. But I confess that curiosity has gotten the better of me, and at the risk of appearing rude, I must ask what exactly you have done with the body. It would not do for some uppity, talentless copper to discover it and trace the deed back to us.
Forever yours,
A
[okay I kind of made this character up on the spot and it shows, but anyways this note is addressed to Pallas and this guy Adrian is sort of a male chauvinist.]
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My dear Adrian,
What a pleasure to hear from you again so soon. You are as solicitous as ever. I still have half the wine you gave me at the beginning of the evening; we should finish it together, don't you think?
I assure you, you have no need to worry about the 'arrangements.' As a member of the Tribunal I am above the inquiries of the common police force, and my fellow Inquisitors would take no particular interest in this case as I believe our new friend was fully paid up on all his taxes. Of course, whether the same is true of you I couldn't say; you may want to be certain your papers are in order, in case anyone should drop by over the next few days.
As for the specifics of the arrangements, rest assured I was discreet, but you must forgive me for not committing the details to paper. It isn't that I don't trust you, dear, you know that.
Yours,
Pallas.
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