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Friendly Wager
Jun. 27th, 2007 12:47 pm(I just can't help meddling, it seems.)
"STAND BEFORE ME, GOBLIN KING." Morpheus commanded. Jareth tossed his crystal at Luck with a disgusted face and moved to obey. Luck caught his crystal on her golden globe. The two balls contined to dance across her hands, impossibly balanced, clear on top of gold. Jareth knelt at the base of the throne, staring the God of Dreams in the face. As best as he could, anyway, given the face was nothing more then shadows and glowing eyes.
"IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WAGER MADE BETWEEN THE GOBLIN KING AND LADY LUCK AND WITNESSED BY MYSELF, I, MORPHEUS, GOD OF DREAMS, DO HEREBY ADD THE TITLE AND DUTIES OF DREAM PRINCE TO YOU, JARETH. YOUR DREAMER IS ONE SARAH WILLIAMS. YOU WILL GUARD AND GUIDE HER DREAMS FOR AS LONG AS SHE REMAINS UNDER MY JURISDICTION. YOU NOW GAIN THE TITLE OF AGENT SW1997. GO NOW AND FULFILL YOUR DUTIES." Jareth nodded and stood. He glared at Lady Luck. With a knowing smile, the Arctype flicked his crystal back to him. It popped as it touched his fingertips.
"We are not finished, Lady Luck."
"No one ever is, Goblin King." Jareth sneered and vanished in a swirl of black sparkles. Luck tossed her globe over her shoulder. Morpheus caught it in a swirl of black mist, bringing the orb up to his eyes.
"Why only until 1997, my Lord?" She asked, folding her arms under her bosom. Morpheus chuckled.
"THAT IS WHEN SHE LEAVES MY JURISIDICTION."
"Ah." Luck's face took on a smug expression. "I DO hope Jareth appreciates this."
"YOU ARE TOO GENEROUS, LADY LUCK." She threw back her head and laughed.
"It's not generosity when it comes to the Goblin King, Dream Lord. It is entertainment. I give him a year to figure it out."
"IT IS MY BELIEF HE WILL LEARN SOONER."
"Really? Would you care to make a wager?"
"UNLIKE THE YOUNG, I KNOW BETTER. YOUR ODDS ALWAYS FAVOR THE HOUSE."
"Mhmm. Such a pity. Until next time, then." Lady Luck playfully flicked a nearby shadow with a gloved fingertip and vanished. Morpheus looked into the golden ball she had left behind and chuckled. Jareth was standing behind the counter of a candy shop, looking incredibly frustrated and sporting a pink striped apron as his Dreamer agonized over which type of truffle to buy.
"STAND BEFORE ME, GOBLIN KING." Morpheus commanded. Jareth tossed his crystal at Luck with a disgusted face and moved to obey. Luck caught his crystal on her golden globe. The two balls contined to dance across her hands, impossibly balanced, clear on top of gold. Jareth knelt at the base of the throne, staring the God of Dreams in the face. As best as he could, anyway, given the face was nothing more then shadows and glowing eyes.
"IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WAGER MADE BETWEEN THE GOBLIN KING AND LADY LUCK AND WITNESSED BY MYSELF, I, MORPHEUS, GOD OF DREAMS, DO HEREBY ADD THE TITLE AND DUTIES OF DREAM PRINCE TO YOU, JARETH. YOUR DREAMER IS ONE SARAH WILLIAMS. YOU WILL GUARD AND GUIDE HER DREAMS FOR AS LONG AS SHE REMAINS UNDER MY JURISDICTION. YOU NOW GAIN THE TITLE OF AGENT SW1997. GO NOW AND FULFILL YOUR DUTIES." Jareth nodded and stood. He glared at Lady Luck. With a knowing smile, the Arctype flicked his crystal back to him. It popped as it touched his fingertips.
"We are not finished, Lady Luck."
"No one ever is, Goblin King." Jareth sneered and vanished in a swirl of black sparkles. Luck tossed her globe over her shoulder. Morpheus caught it in a swirl of black mist, bringing the orb up to his eyes.
"Why only until 1997, my Lord?" She asked, folding her arms under her bosom. Morpheus chuckled.
"THAT IS WHEN SHE LEAVES MY JURISIDICTION."
"Ah." Luck's face took on a smug expression. "I DO hope Jareth appreciates this."
"YOU ARE TOO GENEROUS, LADY LUCK." She threw back her head and laughed.
"It's not generosity when it comes to the Goblin King, Dream Lord. It is entertainment. I give him a year to figure it out."
"IT IS MY BELIEF HE WILL LEARN SOONER."
"Really? Would you care to make a wager?"
"UNLIKE THE YOUNG, I KNOW BETTER. YOUR ODDS ALWAYS FAVOR THE HOUSE."
"Mhmm. Such a pity. Until next time, then." Lady Luck playfully flicked a nearby shadow with a gloved fingertip and vanished. Morpheus looked into the golden ball she had left behind and chuckled. Jareth was standing behind the counter of a candy shop, looking incredibly frustrated and sporting a pink striped apron as his Dreamer agonized over which type of truffle to buy.
