[The sun has mostly set by this time and it is the light of the ... butter tower that illuminates their faces, now. Lachesis nods and rises slowly.]
Then please stay here for a moment.
[And she vanishes once again around the corner. A few cafeteria workers come out after that to quietly pack up the plates, but they disperse quickly enough, leaving Lyle alone at the table.
A few minutes pass . . .
Then, suddenly, the sky is lit brightly by an explosion of flames and sparks. They appear to be normal fireworks at first, and probably, they are, but as the light show continues, it grows more and more impressive until it becomes quite clear that these weren't natural effects. Balls of fire morph into dragons that roar through the air as they circle about each other, a ball of light sets off a chained explosion of colorful bursts that pepper the entire night sky, a beautiful flower blossoms forth from a single firecracker before dissolving into a crystal shower of sparks.
The effects continue to change as they progress, subtly becoming more and more film-like in nature until Lyle is watching a series of movie scenes projected into the night sky. Two figures dancing slowly in a massive room within a large castle . . . the same figures watching a parade go by, then in a bar, then in the simulation room training with mechs, at a dinner, fighting together in missions, at yet another dance . . .
On a ship watching icebergs drifting by . . .
Floating, somehow, on a train car . . .
Then finally, locked together in an embrace as brightly wrapped presents lie about them.
Hopefully, all of this is distracting enough that Lyle does not notice Lachesis having returned to stand beside him. Certainly, he won't notice the Fire and Light tomes she had hidden under a bush, or the technicians who were already beginning to leave.
Eventually, though, he will probably notice there is a glow from behind him that casts shadows forward. Lachesis stands with a cake in her hands.]
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Date: 2011-03-05 09:10 pm (UTC)Then please stay here for a moment.
[And she vanishes once again around the corner. A few cafeteria workers come out after that to quietly pack up the plates, but they disperse quickly enough, leaving Lyle alone at the table.
A few minutes pass . . .
Then, suddenly, the sky is lit brightly by an explosion of flames and sparks. They appear to be normal fireworks at first, and probably, they are, but as the light show continues, it grows more and more impressive until it becomes quite clear that these weren't natural effects. Balls of fire morph into dragons that roar through the air as they circle about each other, a ball of light sets off a chained explosion of colorful bursts that pepper the entire night sky, a beautiful flower blossoms forth from a single firecracker before dissolving into a crystal shower of sparks.
The effects continue to change as they progress, subtly becoming more and more film-like in nature until Lyle is watching a series of movie scenes projected into the night sky. Two figures dancing slowly in a massive room within a large castle . . . the same figures watching a parade go by, then in a bar, then in the simulation room training with mechs, at a dinner, fighting together in missions, at yet another dance . . .
On a ship watching icebergs drifting by . . .
Floating, somehow, on a train car . . .
Then finally, locked together in an embrace as brightly wrapped presents lie about them.
Hopefully, all of this is distracting enough that Lyle does not notice Lachesis having returned to stand beside him. Certainly, he won't notice the Fire and Light tomes she had hidden under a bush, or the technicians who were already beginning to leave.
Eventually, though, he will probably notice there is a glow from behind him that casts shadows forward. Lachesis stands with a cake in her hands.]