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Eventually, I’m going to switch to my NaNoWriMo project; My Tool, My Treasure. I’m going to let Quartz go on a little longer with Of Cuckoo Clocks and Crystal Coffins first…
Quartz: Oh, aren’t you gracious, scribbler. Many thanks!
Me: Don’t mention it.
Quartz: (grumbles under his breath)
Every dwarf has a namestone, at least every dwarf in my family. I took great pride in mine, the way its facets gleamed, how it grew with jagged elegance from the ground, singing in a silent voice I alone could hear.
At least I thought I was alone in this.
Someone is always listening, even if you don’t hear or notice them.
I learned that the hard way.
Quartz: What?! That’s only five sentences!
Me: It’s the end of the introduction. The chapter break is after this.
Quartz: Well, you’d better give me seven or eight sentences next Saturday! Stingy scribbler!
Me: All right, all right…
Love the snippet, especially about the song that only he can hear and the last three lines.
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Quartz: Thank you, m’dear, your support is a regular source of cheer amidst the chaos of the scribbler’s attempts to make sense of her imagination.
Me: You came from my imagination, you know.
Quartz: And that’s how I know what a mess it is.
Me: …
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‘Someone is always listening…’ Very ominous!
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Thank you. :)=
Quartz: She’s a sadist, that scribbler of mine. (grumbles) I’m beginning to see what Christopher means…
Me: :)=
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Oh, mysterious. Who could be the other that’s listening?
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Heh…(Quartz glowers at me while letting out a long-suffering sigh…)
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Stingy, stingy scribbler! ❤️ 😁 But…but…we want to know more! 💞
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Quartz: Yes, she is, isn’t she? (glowers at me)
Me: Next week, I’ll give you a little extra next week…
Quartz: And then you’ll be switching to My Tool, My Treasure. (lets out a hmmphing sound)
Me: Well, it is my NaNo project. I don’t plan to neglect Of Cuckoo Clocks and Crystal Coffins this month, though.
Quartz: Right…
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😂 💖
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I’d love to know how this continues,since Quartz is clearly aware that he’s not the only one listening… whom does he expect?
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Thank you! This shall be revealed…;)
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Intriguing – I learned that the hard way. This doesn’t bode well
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Quartz: Aye. (he glowers at me)
Me: Well, you wanted your own story.
Quartz: Hmph!
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Oh, give him an extra line or two next week. It sounds like he’s been through something difficult.
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Quartz: Thank’ee, yes. The scribbler had better give me a generous chunk, especially since she’s thinking of switching to My Tool, My Treasure after that. (glowers at me)
Me: I will, I will…
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I love the way the stone sings and only he can hear it! – also love the sense of foreboding!
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Quartz: Thank’ee, thank’ee…listening to the stones is one of the great joys of my existence, I’m telling you.
Opal: (sighs)
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Intriguing. Love this.
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Thank you!
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