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onepassingnight2012-03-12 07:58 am
waterfell) wrote in onepassingnight2012-03-12 07:58 am
But there is no life on Earth.
Near the north pole of planet Mercury, there are signs of life, all enclosed in a thin, transparent dome that still allows a clear view of the heavens. Inside, the air is clean and breathable, and even stirs itself in artificial breezes.
The entire city is a mass of blue crystal, luminous with the glow of thousands of solar trees both within and without, their blue cels attached to silvery branches and trunks. It makes a striking contrast, and the structures provide the city's energy, veritable solar power farms, bustling and thriving like the city itself. . Everywhere, the roads lead inward towards a palace, attention drawn to it by its height, taller than any nearby building.
The lush sound of splashing water comes from a clear, ornamental pool in the entryway. Tropical fish swim contentedly there, glimmers of golden koi amid and around the stems of water lilies. There is greenery, too, and flowers provide a seasoning of color. Overhead, the ceiling is dizzyingly high, adding to the sense of open space.
Seated at the edge of the pool, dressed in an elegant gown and with the sigil of her planet showing proudly on her forehead, is the Princess Mercury, now queen of her reborn kingdom. She plays a simple, longing melody on the harp she holds in her lap.
The entire city is a mass of blue crystal, luminous with the glow of thousands of solar trees both within and without, their blue cels attached to silvery branches and trunks. It makes a striking contrast, and the structures provide the city's energy, veritable solar power farms, bustling and thriving like the city itself. . Everywhere, the roads lead inward towards a palace, attention drawn to it by its height, taller than any nearby building.
The lush sound of splashing water comes from a clear, ornamental pool in the entryway. Tropical fish swim contentedly there, glimmers of golden koi amid and around the stems of water lilies. There is greenery, too, and flowers provide a seasoning of color. Overhead, the ceiling is dizzyingly high, adding to the sense of open space.
Seated at the edge of the pool, dressed in an elegant gown and with the sigil of her planet showing proudly on her forehead, is the Princess Mercury, now queen of her reborn kingdom. She plays a simple, longing melody on the harp she holds in her lap.
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I have no place to tell you what is in your interests and what isn't. Neither have you place to decide if something isn't my own concern. It's a good advice, though, the one you just gave, but I'm already following it so it wasn't necessary.
[He looks at the space and then at her once more.]
After all the things you have done, do you think I will believe that you would allow this outcome to happen? The Mercury Kingdom in exchange of the Earth Kingdom that you fought so hard to protect? The planet for which you fought and killed? I don't care what happened, it's not of my concern, but I had higher expectations in you, as someone who would be able to find a way to recover and raise from ashes and dust everything she wanted. Both this kingdom and the Earth.
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Or perhaps what she resents is the very fact she hadn't been able to stop it - though some would say managing to save this many and bring them to safety was a feat in itself.
He is no one to her, though, and has no right to diminish her. It takes the patience she's learned in these years of solitude not to throw him from the palace as it is.]
I don't live to your expectations. I live for myself. [Her voice is sharp.] Remember it.