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ɪʀᴏɴᴡᴏᴏᴅ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴇsʜᴀɪ ([personal profile] ironwood) wrote in [community profile] tushanshu_logs2013-11-15 01:28 pm

open audience;

Characters: The Ironwood Emperor and anyone who came to speak with her!
Date: November 15th.
Location: The Palace of Landed Sky
Situation: The expected holding of an audience for any that care to speak with the Ironwood Emperor.
Warnings/Rating: N/A; to be updated if necessary

The hall is still and white, strung with softly glowing lanterns that are strung up high beyond reach. Outside, the sun is at its zenith, and it filters down through the cloudy glass roof to create a brilliant, nearly blinding ambiance.

The floor is marble, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and ruby quartz. It catches the light, and casts strange patterns on the walls.

The Emperor is painting today, broad sweeps of colour across canvas. She's dressed very simply, with no ornamentation, and every once in a while she'll stop to wipe her brow with her arm, which has resulted in more than one smudge of paint on her cheek or forehead. She seems to be in a decent mood today, at least?

[Actionspam or prose are both acceptable!

Characters will only be admitted into the hall one by one, so there won't be anyone present for anyone else's conversations, and there won't be any 'mingling' in the chamber itself.

By popular demand, we will continue to allow mingling for those waiting for an audience in an antechamber. There is a thread header below to allow for that!]
parallels: (SURPRISED ★)

[personal profile] parallels 2013-11-16 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Why?

[Clara stops dead in her tracks. Like suddenly there's something weighing her down.]
parallels: (CURIOUS ★)

[personal profile] parallels 2013-11-16 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Clara nods and her eyes drop down to her own scarring and bruised hands. She can understand that. She understands it completely. And she doesn't blame the Emperor for that.]

Before then. [She coughs.] When you told me about the library. Were you just winding me up?
parallels: (DECIDING ★)

[personal profile] parallels 2013-11-16 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
If you give me access, 'll go in a week when I'm better. Promise. Cross my heart.

[Clara spends most of the sentence focused on the floor and trying to right herself and be proper in front of royalty.]
parallels: (FRIENDS ★ heart to heart mind to mind)

[personal profile] parallels 2013-11-16 04:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Clara brightens up immediately.]

Brilliant. It's a deal then. And I won't break it. Honestly.
parallels: (WONDER ★)

[personal profile] parallels 2013-11-16 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[She is the cutest and will not cease being cute! Clara nods, gives a small little bow, and then is about to turn away before she stops and twists around to face the Emperor again.]

I just want to help. If I'm going to be stuck here I want to do something and not just sit about. I'm not... not someone with special powers, or secret cult ninja training, or a starship captain. But I can help. Just need a chance to, that's all.
parallels: (EMPATHETIC ★)

[personal profile] parallels 2013-11-16 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a pause when Clara considers arguing further but instead she bows again and exits the room.]