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[never_promised]

((OOM: Harry owes Harry a horse. Cesario is here to help. Because these people are from Shakespeare, it has to involve an elaborate plot and foolproof disguises. And a lot of dubious reasoning.))

The door to the Milliways stables opens with a grand flourish, admitting two horses and two humans. The taller human pauses, open-mouthed. "Why--the way is made easier for us, Cesario; we need not march our cavalry through any inns at all!" He sounds suspiciously disappointed. Dammit, Hal had wanted to walk a pair of horses through the Boar's Head Inn. And through the Milliways common room. Having a door open straight away onto the stables is just so...so... low-profile.

((Two muns, two pups, and also two horses! Let us know if you want Hal or Viola or both. Or...a horse, but we can't actually give you a horse. :( I'm sorry. :( Also also I'm going to be out of town starting Friday morning, but I'm around for tagging till then!))

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Both if you both want!

[freedom_is_grey]

New smells!!

Liranan comes trotting into the stable, his white-haired elven mage following him. Because that is how they roll.

"Oh, that's. I didn't see you come in here, I apologize."

Because two horses, two humans, a mabari, and an elf makes for a crowded entranceway.

"Wait. Did you come in here? Were you invisible? Can you do that?"

Re: Both if you both want!

[never_promised]

It is crowded. And the horses are distinctly unhappy about it. He's taking the blindfold off the mare, a pretty sorrel, and the set of her ears suggests extreme disapproval. But Hal finds a cheery smile for Ysalwen nonetheless. "Invisible! Would I could! Think of the sport one might find. But no, we are new come from London; I expected the door to open somewhere else."

((Aaah sorry to be slow getting back to you; something came up and I was out for a bit.))

Re: Both if you both want!

[freedom_is_grey]

"You'll get over that eventually," Ysalwen says, smile wry and slightly crooked.

"I have a friend who loves sneaking up on people and scaring the life out of them. Not that he uses magic to do it, though. And -- "

Hmm.

" -- I don't actually think we've ever had a horse around that he could try it with."

Alas.

Re: Both if you both want!

[livinginmyglass]

"And harder still to find a horse would like of such a sport," Viola says, stroking the bay's nose soothingly.

[freedom_is_grey]

"Mabari are definitely easier in that regard," Ysalwen says, stifling a laugh and ruffling Liranan's ears.

"Easier to read, I mean to say."

Liranan wags his tail enthusiastically, because barking around horses that do not know you in a small space is stupid! And dangerous!

Both would be great

[not_his_pa]

William had been making some coffee in the tack room when he heard hooves and comes out to see who's arrived, "Were you plannin' on going through an inn?"

Re: Both would be great

[never_promised]

"We were!" Because, you know, that's a reasonable place to go with horses. Hal looks the new person over quickly. "Dost work in this stable?"

((Sorry to be slow tagging back! I had to be out for a bit.))

Re: Both would be great

[not_his_pa]

(OOC: Not a problem, how do you want to do order?)

He's dusty as he's been in the stables and on the range most of today, "Yeah, I do. Do you need some stalls for these two?"

Re: Both would be great

[livinginmyglass]

"If there is room enough, they would be glad of it, I am sure," Viola says. To Hal, she adds, "For 'tis your intent they should remain here, was't not?"

Re: Both would be great

[not_his_pa]

"There should be, let me take care of the coffee I've got goin' and I'll see what space there is. Do you want any?"

It won't hurt the coffee that much to be burnt but its better if its not. Also he doesn't want to keep them waiting, both of these men look rich and from an older time.

[livinginmyglass]

"--o!" Viola says. Well, that was... not what she was expecting.

"I have never entered so before," she says curiously. "How was it, think'st thou, the door did know our purpose?"

[never_promised]

Hal is still looking tolerably blank. "I cannot guess. And I did promise all at the Boar's Head a wonderful display. They will have to settle for seeing all their tables and chairs moved aside and all their close comfort shaken up."

[livinginmyglass]

She laughs, patting the bay's side. Well, the horses seem relatively calm about it, at least. "O, they shall be little pleased to be robbed of their promised wonder!"

[never_promised]

"Indeed, I confess I am no better pleased; 'twas my wonder to provide." Speaking of wonders--what door will he return by? Well. "I am glad I thought to rid myself of that mad ape's cap. --How did London please thee?"

[harryhotspur]

Harry Percy certainly isn't looking for Harry Monmouth down at the stables, not least because he doesn't entirely believe that the prince plans to uphold his side of the bet. Nor is the bet particularly in his thoughts when he sees Hal there-- he's more occupied with edging towards Duncan's stall, lest Hal attempt to claim him first.

[never_promised]

Harry Monmouth sees you sneaking towards that stall, Harry Percy. Nice work claiming tactical advantage, but-- "Harry Percy! 'Tis ever the place to find thee."

[harryhotspur]

Percy stops and turns at the sound of his name. Feigning surprise would probably be a bit much, wouldn't it. So he doesn't.

"I deny it not. To ride is my daily custom."

[never_promised]

"Deny nothing, there's the spirit of courage! But look thou, I have brought horses as quick as ever I could; I shall see thee well-mounted. Nay, but I should say that thy valiant Tottenham Spurs shall see thee mounted."

Both if available!

[electro_kinetic]

Noriko likes horses--she can even ride one, albeit not exactly to the standard of winning Olympic gold--and as such is just sort of strolling by the animals as she cools down from a long run around the lake a couple of times. (She's not intending to give anyone a heart attack, but she rather likes short shorts, sorry.)

When the door opens and the speechifying begins, she's caught a little surprised at them, hand on a very pretty buckskin stallion's nose.

"Well this looks like the punchline to a great joke."

Re: Both if available!

[livinginmyglass]

Viola's totally used to the strange ways people dress here. Mostly used to it. She's really only blushing a little, you can hardly tell.

"And so it might have been," she says. "Or prelude to a strange jest-- but the doors did think otherwise."

Re: Both if available!

[never_promised]

Hal isn't sure what's better, the legs or Cesario's shyness. Both. Both are good. "Lady Noriko! Nay, I speak wrong, just Noriko. Well met! But have we interrupted you?" ...In a state of undress? In the stables?

[electro_kinetic]

"Well--yeah. And no, you're not interrupting me," she replies, to the only question she can really answer. "I was cooling off from a run, I just opted to come see the horses on my way back in." She looks down at her legs--and she has quite nice ones--and back up at Hal like there's some piece of his companion's confusion she doesn't quite get.

To Viola--yeah, that's a blush, but Nori won't call her on it--she just shrugs gently. "Were you planning to bring them in somewhere else?"

either or (including hungry horses)

[starrydome]

There's an elf lord in the stables. Dressed for riding but still very much an elf lord.

He's got apples in his pockets. Apples from home.

Re: either or (including hungry horses)

[livinginmyglass]

Viola doesn't notice him until the horses start straining their noses towards the scent of the apples-- she turns, and offers a hasty bow to the lordly-looking gentleman.

[starrydome]

"Well met," Elrond says, his voice warm and rich and pleasant.
"Would your mounts enjoy a small treat?"


It's a rhetorical question.