{"id":32973,"date":"2012-10-15T22:53:53","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T22:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/10\/15\/twenty-questions-2\/"},"modified":"2012-10-15T22:53:53","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T22:53:53","slug":"twenty-questions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/10\/15\/twenty-questions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u2018I used to be a detective down at the Ystad precinct. Nowadays, I\u2019m living the good life, and have been taking quite a few day trips up north.\u2019 The ex-detective\u2019s brow lowered in thought as he voiced his query. \u2018I hope I\u2019m not coming off as \u2018intrusive\u2019, but what do you mean by \u2018own me\u2019?\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cOh, whoops. You speak English so well, I forgot it must not be your first language!\u201d Summer laughed again, this time at herself. \u201cI mean, accept me as part of the family, however distant. It\u2019s an old usage. It\u2019s a bad habit of mine, finding old forms of the language and then confusing people with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2018English\u2019 was my best subject whilst at school, though I am always observant on my inappropriate grammar which can slip sometimes.\u2019 His expression softened into its usual calm demeanour at her answer. \u2018Ah, I see. I take it you\u2019re interested in the old languages then? Have you learnt Latin at all?\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cOh, no! And English, well, English only has Latin by virtue of the Norman invasion a thousand years ago, you know, Norman French, and the \/stupid\/ impositions of the churchmen, rules that didn\u2019t even belong. It doesn\u2019t make any sense. It\u2019s like, maybe this is the same as in Swedish, but you know how in English there\u2019s a rule, no split infinitives? Infinitive is the base form of the verb, like \u2018to be,\u2019 except English is one of the few languages where it\u2019s actually two words at all. In Latin an infinitive is a single word and then you conjugate it, so of \/course\/ you can\u2019t split it. But the rule doesn\u2019t make any sense in English!\u201d This whole fast, passionate spill of speech was accompanied by hands flailing in the air, until Summer caught sight of Magnus\u2019 face and wound to a stop, turning red.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, gods, I\u2019m \/so\/ sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Magnus wanted to converse on one of the woman\u2019s first comments, yet his parted mouth morphed into that of an easy smile as he thought not to disturb her continual ramble, eyes watching the way the woman moved her hands with enthusiasm to emphasise her speech. The human assumed the other had paused to regain her breath before he caught the flush of her cheeks and the\u00a0mortification\u00a0in her eyes.
\u2018No, no. It\u2019s alright.\u2019 The ex-detective responded with a light chuckle, \u2018I can see where your passions lay. You express the same\u00a0ecstatic\u00a0behaviour with linguistics as that of my old literary teacher. It\u2019s quite amusing. Go on if you want, I do not mind.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe problem is, if you let me go on like that, I\u2019ll just never ever shut up. You have to actually interrupt me or muffle me or something. I\u2019m really horrible that way. Here, um, how about you tell me how you managed to go from detective to \u2026 whatever you are now, with all this free time and chances to travel.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Uhoh\u2019, she thought to herself. \u2018I\u2019m already relaxed enough to ramble at him. Danger, girl, danger!\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2018I\u2019m unemployed at the moment, actually.\u2019 Magnus shrugged, yet his eyes\u00a0downcast\u00a0to the ground with a drawn brow for a fleeting second before it smoothed once more. He supposed lying was the easiest option to go for if he wanted to avoid the continuation on such a sensitive topic. \u2018Detective work was too taxing. I found myself\u00a0aging,\u00a0and never had any decent amount fo time to myself, so I decided to let it up.\u2019 The human felt disconcerted about lying through his teeth, so instead, he responded on a truthful subject. \u2018I\u2019m not that great a flyer\u2026I get motion sickness, and can be quite nervous on going on jets. I\u2019ve never been out of the country. I do however, take trips to see my cousins up North with every chance I get. I drive there, of course.\u2019<\/p>\n

Smiling, the human dropped his eyes to hers again, tone light and a little teasing. \u2018Ah, you see? You\u2019ve caught me rambling too. Now tell me, do\u00a0you\u00a0<\/em>have any favourite pastimes when you\u2019re not actively involved in literary studies? I\u2019ve still got my \u2018twenty questions\u2019 that need to be answered.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Oh, lots. I love to read. I tear through books like you would not believe. I was so happy when ereaders finally became reasonably priced. I also study martial arts, and actually spend a lot of time researching my family history.” Summer chuckled. “I do a lot of things for fun that I’m probably not actually very good at, like singing and dancing, and I write a little too.” Twining her hands before her, she smiled up at Magnus, shaking her hair back. “Next?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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