Blue Fish Mingle!

[save_the_souls]

Who: Blue Fish Crew + Visitors!
Broadcast: If you'd like?!
Action: The Blue Fish!
When: Month of May!

[Get in here Blue Fish! It's time for a mingle post! Visitors are welcomed, but anyone who requires doors will need to know someone from the crew that can let you in thanks to the passcode on the door.]

Comments

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor sighs softly ]

It does not surprise me that he knew. As I said - it runs in his branch of the family. His younger sister is perhaps one of the strongest at such things that I knew.

[dancingmd]

But how...

[She frowns.]

Forgive me for being a skeptic but... how can one really predict the future, when there are so many possible paths, so many things might happen?

[bythewaves]

You would have to ask Finrod or Galadriel if she ever comes here for the details, I fear. But as I understand it, it is a gift that is very hard to bear, for interpretation of what one sees is unreliable, at best, and frustratingly vague and insubstantial, at worst.

[dancingmd]

[She nods. That seems more in line with how Beverly understands time working.]

I must say, I do not envy them that ability.

[bythewaves]

It is not an easy burden to carry.

[dancingmd]

I can imagine. It can be… useful, in preventing possible dangers, but if you become too obsessed with changing what you see, that can prove disastrous. But so would resigning yourself to a fate that may not come to pass.

[bythewaves]

Mm, I cannot imagine how Galadriel bears it, but she seems to do so admirably well. Finrod never spoke about his Gift, so I do not know how strong it is, for him - but it would not surprise me if it tis stronger than he has let on.

[dancingmd]

No, I wouldn't be either. It would be very like him to downplay his abilities. And well... it might be the safer thing to do, here.

[bythewaves]

Maglor pauses before asking, "In what sense?"

[dancingmd]

Not everyone is familiar with mind abilities like that. Even I'm not - I know plenty of people with telepathic or empathic senses, but that's not quite the same.

[bythewaves]

Is Finrod in danger? [ and despite the fact that Maglor's voice stays perfectly level it is as if a large predator just woke up ]

[dancingmd]

No!

[Beverly's eyes go wide with alarm at the change in his demeanor. Is she going to have to talk an elf down again?]

No, that's not - Finrod's fine. Believe me, if I thought he were in any danger, I'd tell him and you. I only meant that perhaps it is wise to be circumspect about his abilities.

[Truth be told, this is the least worried she's been about Finrod in a long time. Now that Tek is gone, she's not aware of anyone who might bear him any ill will.]

[bythewaves]

[ Finrod is his kin, one of his precious, beloved cousins, who he failed and betrayed, time and again. If he ever learns of anyone who might hurt him, Maglor would kill to defend him in a heartbeat.

So long as the Oath remains asleep, at any rate.

He nods, accepting, but the lingering sense of danger does not evaoprate, only subside, tamed. ]

I see. Well, my cousin is accounted one of the Wise for good reason, I will trust to his judgement.

[dancingmd]

[Stars, she wishes she'd never said anything about it at all. She takes his hand and gives it a small squeeze.]

I'm sorry to have alarmed you.

[bythewaves]

It is better to know than to not. [ He smiles for her and squeezes back ]

Not that Finrod has ever truly needed my protection, really.

[dancingmd]

But you're family. It's natural for you to be protective of one another.

[bythewaves]

We are - although not that close, I suppose. We are only cousins, after all.

[dancingmd]

Only cousins! That's not how he described your family.

[bythewaves]

We are a very large and somewhat complicated family! I confess he is one of my favourites.

[dancingmd]

[She smiles.] I'm not in the least bit surprised.

[bythewaves]

He does tend to inspire such sentiments.

[ he agrees fondly ] I am glad - he deserves to be happy.

[dancingmd]

I believe he is, despite our situation. Atroma doens't always make it easy, but we do have one another and that is important.

[bythewaves]

It does help. Thank you for being good to him.

[dancingmd]

He has been good to me as well.

[She gives him a soft smile.]

Finrod is about as close as I have to family here.

[bythewaves]

[ He smiles, pleased. His golden cousin should have the chance to be happy, the chance that was stolen from him in their own world ]

I am glad - he is not suited to solitariness - of all of us, I think he did the best with a wide variety of peoples.