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[blue_ajah]

As the air parts, she simply appears near her preferred table. Moiraine is carrying an anthology of poetry again this evening, and has a small notebook as well.

The Aes Sedai settles at her table and opens her books, with an idle glance around the bar.

[Summary: Elaine brings tea at Dream's request and is convinced to take a short break, in which she and Moiraine discuss Elaine's family and background, with great canon similarity identified, and then move into feminism and finally discussion of their worlds. Morpheus appears, and Moiraine thanks him for his consideration, and then they are simply cute together for a while. Later, she and Roland discuss Cort's arrival and whether or not Roland should tell him things about the future; at some point later, Peter Pevensie asks her to Heal Caspian (although the healing is rejected in Caspian's thread). Afterwards, she returns to her table and is joined by Bran, who discusses poetry with her-- and is stunned by a plotty revelation. Meg drops by and tells Moiraine that she'll be joining the ranks-of-pseudo-immortal-mortals after her own death, and this is still under discussion, as the thread is slowtimed. Finally, Nita Callahan introduces herself and asks for help with a problem that concerns Asmodean, which immediately gets Moiraine's full attention... (Say it with me, folks: slowtimed.)]

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[balletrat]

- no. No trouble, *Meg says, with only a bare moment's hesitation.*

Everything's very much - sorted out.

[blue_ajah]

"Is it so, then?"

Still with perfect composure, but her dark-eyed gaze does not move from Meg's face.

[balletrat]

Yes, *Meg says, but her eyes don't meet Moiraine's, and her hand steals up, unconsciously, to the pendant around her neck.*

[blue_ajah]

She tilts her head, studying Meg.

"And has it been sorted out well?"

[balletrat]

One thing has been sorted out the only way it could be, *Meg says, rather blankly,* and the other thing has been sorted out a way I didn't think it would be.

[blue_ajah]

"I should be interested to hear more of this, if you would tell me, Meg."

The serene tone is calm, and yet dark eyes remain watchful.

[balletrat]

*Meg bites her lip, and is quiet a moment.*

Well.

You know how your afterlife is - kind of worked out for you?

Well.

*Her hands fiddle with each other, pale fingers locked together.*

So's mine, now.

[blue_ajah]

Her gaze sharpens at this, and Moiraine leans forward to place her hand on Meg's linked ones.

"Meg. What has happened?"

[balletrat]

*Meg shrugs, a little, her hands stilling under Moiraine's, and looks up to meet her gaze.*

My father asked me to come dance in his Threshold. After I died.

So I said okay.

[blue_ajah]

Moiraine is suddenly very still, herself.

"It is ... quite a decision."

[balletrat]

I know, *Meg says, and her gaze drops again.*

I know. I've been - kind of freaking out about it, actually.

But Desire said I could back out if I ever wanted, and -

I couldn't say no. You know?

[blue_ajah]

"I do, as it happens." Calmly. "But if you can change your mind, then you have options, it would seem."

A pause, and then Moiraine asks,

"What do you fear, Meg?"

[balletrat]

Lots of things.

Eternity, *Meg says, and shrugs, a little, lightly.*

But that's nothing new.

[blue_ajah]

"I am given to understand that the passing of time for Endless is the same as for mortals; there is only more of it."

[balletrat]

Yeah - that much of it?

That's what scares me, *Meg explains, looking down.*

I dunno why. It just does.</i I mean, I don't mind having a fair bit of time, it's just - It was kind of comforting not to know what'd come after. Or to think maybe there wouldn't be an after, even.

[blue_ajah]

"It is ... an adaptation, I shall admit." Quietly, although her tone is still calm.

"It is more difficult if you attempt to grasp it all at once."

[balletrat]

*Meg nods, and grins at her, a little ruefully.*

- yeah. I've been trying not to think about it, really.

I mean. It's really not a bad thing, I guess. Just.

A shock.

[blue_ajah]

"I can imagine that it might have been an unexpected offer for you."

Moiraine smiles serenely back at her.

"It will take time. But you shall have that time, and perhaps that is no bad thing."

A pause, then, and her tone is abruptly very serious.

"I do understand."

[balletrat]

*Meg looks at her, and nods.*

- I know you do.

More'n anyone here, I'd think.

[blue_ajah]

"I suspect so." A pause. "I do not think that it is a common thing, to knowingly abandon the turning of the Wheel so."

[balletrat]

I don't think it can be, *Meg says, slowly.*

Otherwise, people'd abuse it, wouldn't they? So many people are scared of ending -

[blue_ajah]

"Yes." Levelly. "There are those who would go to great lengths for such opportunity."

[balletrat]

*Meg sighs, and pushes her hair back from her face, wearily.*

There are always idiots.

But sometimes they learn.

[blue_ajah]

"Sometimes." A pause. "And sometimes they do not."

[balletrat]

You never know, though, *Meg says, looking down,* 'till they're given a chance.

Risk in that, too, but -