Eruraina and Mel went to Bree to get some decent Middle-Earth close for Mel. "Haldir gave me some gold coins to buy suplise." she said Mel, then were in Bree now, looking through the shop windows...

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

(whats the difrence between your rideing and ours (i'm english))

Anduril grinned, however she agrred with Gwen about the horses. Though she would prefere to have weapons than horses. Even on earth she ussally had a penknife wich could use. Here she wanted the deadliest weapon she could get her hands on

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Made by Lembas

((Okay, see, this is what I get for going out of town for five days...I'm way too lazy to go through and meticulously read every single post, but I've browsed enough to get the general idea. *tries to think of a halfway decent intro*...Okay, got it. To understand it, though, remember that I work out at a day camp in the woods, and my "camp name" is Livewire))

Pirate lay on one of the wooden benches at Archery with her eyes closed. Judging by the talking and shouting not too far away, yet another group was coming. Great, just what I need, she grumbled inwardly as she forced herself to stand up. More overgrown Hobbits who think they can shoot. Fixing a smile on her face, she addressed the group of nine-year-old girls. "Hey girls, and welcome to Nimrod's Meadow, or -as it's more commonly known- archery. Y'all can call me Livewire. Have any of you shot a bow and arrow before?" A few hands shot up. "Great. Now, I need four girls to come up here and be the first group. Don't worry; everyone'll get to go." Four girls clambered up onto the wooden deck and began grabbing for the yellow metal bows. "Okay, come on, it doesn't matter which one you get," Pirate muttered, separating two squabbling girls. "Now, the most important thing is how you hold the bow. I'm assuming you're all right-handed, so you need to hold it just below the center with your left hand. Just picture Legolas or something."
"Who's Leg'las?" one of the girls asked.
"He's that short guy in that one movie," another replied matter-of-factly.
"Is not!" yet another argued. "He's that hot elf guy."
Pirate rolled her eyes and briefly wondered what kind of parents these poor, deprvied children had. "Yes," she agreed, "He's that 'hot elf guy'. It doesn't really matter, though. Just hold it like I am. Then, carefully fit the arrow onto the string like this-" she demonstrated by picking up one of the plastic arrows and securing it on the string of her own bow "-and let it rest on the notch in the metal. Pull back as hard as you can, aim for one of the targets, and let go." She continued demonstrating each step as she talked, and as she left go of the string, the arrow flew off into the trees. "Blast," she muttered, jumping over the fence to go find it. "Gotta pay more attention to where I'm aiming that thing. Girls, you just stay here and don't touch anything. I'll be right back..." Dreading to think what the unattended girls might do to its contents, Pirate slung her purple backpack onto her back, glanced over her shoulder to make sure that they were actually staying, and headed off into the woods to search for the wayward arrow.
As she kept going, she briefly wondered just how hard she'd been pulling back on the string for the arrow to fly this far. The ground was getting steadily more uneven, too, and at one point Pirate actually stumbled. Weird... she thought to herself. I've been coming to this camp practically my entire life, and I've never seen this area... She stopped suddenly as she heard voices nearby. Soon a small group consisting of a few teenage girls and a wizened old man came into sight. Pirate gasped slightly as she realized that she recognized at least one of them. If her eyes weren't deceiving her, that old man was Gandalf, and one of the girls sure looked a lot like...
"Gwenneth?" she asked uncertainly.

Gwenneth jumped with a start, not seeing the other girl amidst her conversation with the others. After a moment's glance she smiled excitedly, and said, "Pirate!" and hugged her. Drawing back, she said, "It is you, isn't it?" Though Gwenneth was almost positive it was.

"Gandalf, you must meet one of our friends who...erm, showed up," she said. "This is Pirate of the Rings...but we call her Pirate."

"Oh, hello," Gandalf said, placing a hand at his hat. "You also come from Earth?"

"Yes, she does," said Gwenneth. "And I think she'll be joing us."

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<By Bubble Black

((Ellethwen, do you want to meet up?))

Luthien followed Urúvion through the trees, getting ever closer to the person she had spotted. The Elf-trained horses walked silently, their footfalls making no noise on the grassy forest floor. Luthien looked harder through the dim light, and saw that it was a girl with rather modern hair...

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Thanks Haldir and Gil!
"You said: I know that this will hurt, but if I don't break your heart then things will just get worse..."

Pirate just touched her forehead in a brief salute ((I have a funky habit of doing such instead of waving...*shrugs*)) in response to Gandalf's greeting. "Yeah, it's me..." she said absently, still looking around in confusion. "Who's 'us', and how'll I be joining you?"

[*Ahem* Pandora's computer isn't working, and asked that I post her next reply to the RP -- it's slightly out of order, just fyi ]

Pandora was lost in her thoughts when Gwenneth pulled her over.

"Do you think Gandalf would know why or how we got here?" Pandora shrugged her shoulders and placed a fallen strand of hair behind her ear.

"I don't know if he would or not but there is no harm in asking right. If he does know something it may help us figure this puzzle out." Pandora grinned and hugged Gwenneth at the great idea. Even if Gandalf didn't know it was the best shot they had. If Gandalf didn't know who would besides maybe the other ring bearers; Galadriel and Elrond.

After their disscussion Pan and Gwen walked over to Gandalf a sudden unease passing over her. She shifted side to side looking at her feet as she spoke,"Umm.. Gandalf do you.. I mean to say why.. Do you know why we are here? Or more importantly why A-U members?"

[ugh I have to go SATs in the morning... carry on without me just keep me with you hugs Gwen, Dark, Anduril and others]

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In answer to Pan's question Gandalf sighed and paused, leaning on his staff. He looked up at a tree, looking deep in thought.

"Well, I fear that I have not the answer to that question," he said. "All I know is that it must be by the will of a foreign power...or Illuvitar's."

Well that helped us out... thought Gwen.

"Oh, pirate," she said aloud. "This is Pandora and Anduril Nova. Riniel Aranel is back in Hobbiton sick, and Dark wandered off, but she's with us."

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"I think we should go to the Prancing Pony first," said Melda doubtfully. "Elegost might be waiting for us, and he might be able to help us out with a place to get some clothes. Besides, I can wait, it's not cold out yet."

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"I know..." Erura said, "You want to know how I got these Rohirum cloths? I was at Edoras, and this blue smoke surrounded me, and 'poof' there they are. I don't think that will happen to everyone... but it happened to me." she said, looking around. "I don't even know my way through Bree to the Prancing pony... though I would love to go there..."

(my last post today!)

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Married Cloud Strife 9/17/08

"Well," said Melda, "I don't know about you, but that sign with the pony on it that says 'The Prancing Pony' over there seems pretty promising to me."

(this is my last post for today )

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(Do we get roll-over posts?)
As Caunion and Boromir rode on, Caunion was actually kind of bored. They hardly talked and just merely sat in silence when they were taking a break. Then, as they sat on the grass, eating some of their food, Boromir asked Caunion, "What is your country, Taiwan, like?"
Caunion looked up and said, "It's a wonderful place. Filled with cities and people. It's one of the few places that I would want to stay and live forever."
"Like Minas Tirith?" Boromir said, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, sort of like it," Caunion said. "I heard tales of Minas Tirith and its beauty so Taiwan would probably be like your city."
After that, they let a few minutes past before they mounted their horses and rode on.

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I was cured all right.

Idril stared at the source of the voice who asked about a computer. Suddenly she realized this must be another from her time! Gasping, she vigorously nodded her head, resisting the urge to leap forward and embrace the fellow modern day dweller. "Yes! Yes of course I do! And you? How did you arrive? I see you've managed to fit in okay..." She glanced over Elegost's attire.

Idril tried to keep her voice low, but still she recieved a few skeptical looks from the surounding Inn dwellers. Beneath the borrowed cloak could still be seen her denim jeans and the sleeveless shirt, out of place for those there, and a lady none the less, in the common room of an Inn.

(Last post for the day, but I'll see ya'll in the morning )

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I am a pro-cycling fan! Congrats to the Young rider of the Tour de France!
~Cyclist in Training~

As the sun rose and the day grew brighter, Elenya was still at Weathertop with no idea of what to do. She paced around the ruined fortress several times, hoping an inspiration would strike her. None did. Finally she flopped on her back on a grassy patch outside the fortress, trying to ignore her stomach's rumblings.

((If Gandalf and the girls with him go past Weathertop when I'm not here, could y'all assume I joined you and am tagging behind?))

(I'd like to join, but I'm about 17 pages behind. Is there anything I need to know?)

[Lol, I'm joining too Nauriel, maybe we could meet up in M-E together?]

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