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[fridgetothefire]

[When the view clicks on, Anya is obviously changed. She has the glowing blue eyes, and her skin looks almost grey. She isn't quite light-skinned enough for classic pallor, but the color is leached from her face. She sits still and straight, with a degree of composure that is, in fact, precisely normal for her. She missed breakfast today, and now it's quite clear why.]

I've allowed Arthas to make me into a zombie for a few days. It is entirely temporary, and I am in control of myself and my faculties. There is no need for anyone to be alarmed.

Comments

[deadly_ned]

That sounds uncomfortable.

[fridgetothefire]

Yes. But - manageably so.

[deadly_ned]

Can I ask why?

[fridgetothefire]

Why it's manageable?

[deadly_ned]

Why you wanted to do it.

[fridgetothefire]

There were things I wanted to know. About the process, about myself. It's going fairly well.

And I wanted to help him, too. His reasons for wanting to experiment - made sense to me.

[deadly_ned]

I know. He's...he's a lot less angry than he used to be.

[fridgetothefire]

I'm glad.

[deadly_ned]

Thank you for coaxing out that better side of him.

[fridgetothefire]

You know, I don't think I coaxed him into anything.

[It's not that she doesn't do that, sometimes. It's not that she wasn't angling to. But she thinks, within their arrangement, he would have behaved as fairly to her either way.]

[deadly_ned]

You're a good influence.

[fridgetothefire]

I haven't even talked to him very much, except for asking questions about how this would work.

I took a chance on him, that's all. It could have been anyone.

[deadly_ned]

Straight out of an ABBA song.

[fridgetothefire]

What?

[deadly_ned]

ABBA? Stockholm's beloved 70s pop music group?

"Take a Chance on Me"?


No?

[fridgetothefire]

I died in 1968.

The first time, I mean.

[deadly_ned]

Ah.

Well, when you. Hit the 70s, listen to ABBA.

[fridgetothefire]

I could listen to it here.

[The advantage of being displaced in time.]

[deadly_ned]

I'm not sure if I want to have the responsibility of introducing you to the mixed bag that consists of 70s disco.

[fridgetothefire]

What's the point of having the responsibility of introducing me if you don't pick out the good stuff?

[deadly_ned]

Once you open that door, there's no going back. You have to be certain you have the capacity to withstand the storm.

[fridgetothefire]

The 'disco' storm.

What is it?

[deadly_ned]

A dark period nestled between the Beatles and Michael Jackson.

[fridgetothefire]

...I like the Beatles.

[routemistress]

'EY. You knock disco, Ned my lad, you and me might 'ave a problem.