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Dame Ragnelle ([personal profile] new_inglewoodblues) wrote2023-12-08 01:30 pm

[open -- nest]

The nest Ragnelle has been building in the woods needed a few more blankets now that the temperature has dropped a few more degrees, so this morning she was in the mansion raiding cupboards. Now she's outside in the lee of Nightingale's summer house with a basket of comforters, cutting them into pieces with a little knife so they'll be easier to incorporate, like leaves in a squirrels' nest. The time indoors has warmed her up, and her hands move quickly with the knife.
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-09 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
He makes a mental note to look up if capons are anything like foie gras. "Okay, sure," he says. "Fair point. You got me there."
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-09 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
He salutes her, and then bends to help gather all of the little pieces into one massive armload.
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-09 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Magnus cranes his head up to observe Ragnelle's nest. It's impressive, and extremely cool. "How can I help?" he asks, politely. He wouldn't dream of approaching it uninvited, but he's willing to pitch in however.
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-09 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Magnus hitches his grip on the blanket scraps, shifting it more to one arm. "Lead the way!"
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-09 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Magnus, meanwhile, relies heavily on his einherji strength and reflexes to make his way up behind her, springing from limb to limb and catching himself with his free hand, careful not to drop the blankets. When he reaches the nest, too, he wedges himself on a nearby branch, drawing one leg up so he can rest the scraps on it. "Ready when you are," he says, once everything is well-balanced.
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-09 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Magnus passes them over by the handful. "This is a neat little setup you've got here, Ragnelle," he says, watching as she works. "Very cool. I didn't think about making a nest when I moved outside."
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-10 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Smart," he calls back, angling his mouth and blowing a feather that's landed on his cheek away. "You want me to come by and melt the snow around your nest for you if it gets really thick?"
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-10 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
"Then I definitely will," Magnus says. He passes her more blanket and bats away another feather. He likes Ragnelle; she reminds him of the hulder, who are the only redeeming quality of all of Alfheim. "Do you hibernate in the winter?"
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-10 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Like a turtle or a bear or a bee," Magnus says. "It's like -- being dormant in winter, basically?"
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-10 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you want me to bring you snacks when I visit, then, or will you be asleep?"
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-10 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, because you haven't been in Inglewood?"
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-10 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Horribly inconsiderate," Magnus says, grinning at her. At least it sounds more like a society thing than a wasting-away-outside-of-her-forest thing.
Edited 2023-12-10 18:58 (UTC)
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[personal profile] summerdude 2023-12-10 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Always happy to help, Ragnelle," Magnus says, contentedly. He adds liking to be of service to his mental list of things to consider when he's trying to figure out a better path.