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[master_troven]

Alexander leads Nick into a well appointed living room, with a pair of large plush couches facing each other in front of a massive burning fireplace. A small table with a glass covering on it sits between the two of them. The floor is hardwood with a thick persian rug on it. Sleeping on one of the couches is a small brown fire lizard. There are two doors in the room, one to the right and the other to the left. Both entrances are dark. Tall bookshelves line the walls and are stuffed with books and other interesting things, like a war hammer, a pair of bateranges, a collection of jewels, a set of rings and hundreds of other things from different universes. It is apparent that Alexander is a pack rat of the highest order. Nothing seems to be set in any particular order, but it is EVERYwhere.

In a corner is a skeleton of some sort of monsterous humanoid with the head of a bull. Next to it is a knight's black armor, missing it's arms and legs and coated in blood. There are several shields above the fireplace and an umbrella stand has swords sticking out of it. There's a liquor cabinet against one of the book shelves with all sorts of interesting shaped bottles.

Tossing his cloak onto a couch, he said, "Sorry about the mess. I don't get many visitors."

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[master-troven.livejournal.com]

"Of course," he has another brandy. "Is there a way you could prevent lightening from striking the hemispheres?"

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"I don't believe so. They seem to attract it naturally- I'm constantly frightened for the safety of the workers digging them out, but they seem to avoid the lightning quite handily."

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

"What if you were to cover it with something? And only expose it to the sky when you need energy."

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"Well, it's barely exposed now, and the lightning has been coming since we started digging."

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

"Was lightening hitting it before?"

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"No, it wasn't. It started after we started breaking through the layers of 'wards' that were around the hemispheres." Nick finishes off his brandy.

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

"There's your answer then. Get someone to set up new wards."

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"Well, that would greatly impede the process of getting them out, as they're actual, physical layers."

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

"Mmm... no, when you set up the hemispheres. Create moveable wards." He sips the brandy. "Like a roof that you can open and close."

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"Well, if the wards are, as they're claimed to be, 'magic', they won't work in Ancelstierre at all."

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

"No? That's interesting. Magic doesn't work in Ancelstierre?"

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"According to all accounts, any so-called 'magical' device that's taken beyond the Wall- the border between the Old Kingdom and Ancelstierre- stops working entirely, as does any spell."

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

"That IS interesting! A magical dead zone. I should like to see this world."

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"I can take you sometime. You can meet my guide in the Old Kingdom, Hedge. He knows a lot more about it than I do." Nick laughs.

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

"I'd like that a lot," he said, musing over his glass of brandy. "So, tell me, what do you think of this hallucination?"

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"Oh, it's very interesting. I think I like it."

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

Alexander grinned at him over the rim of his glass. "Would you like to make it more interesting?"

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

"How do you mean?"

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

He put down the glass on the table and drew himself up from his lazed position on the couch. Then he leaned over and took Nicholas' chin in his hand, tilting it up a little before he gave him a light kiss.

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

Nick is... well, surprised. And blushy. But it's not like he's fighting.

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

Alexander grins and kisses him again, stronger this time, but still willing to pull back if he gets any negative vibes.

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

Well, it is just a hallucination. He kisses back very hesitantly.

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

Encouraged, the kiss was continued, but Alexander shifted some, so that he could put a hand at Nicholas' waist, pulling him closer.

[accidental-evil.livejournal.com]

Nicholas moves a little closer. This really is a fascinating hallucination. Very... real.

[master-troven.livejournal.com]

He pulled Nicholas into his lap, whispering something that loosely translated as "my little delusional one". He chuckled softly, kissing forehead and cheeks, running a hand through the other's hair