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[holdshisown]

Greetings Nippon, I am Maedhros Fëanorion and I arrived sometime last month. If it would not be too much of an inconvenience I would ask for some assistance.

[Maedhros looks a bit sheepish before he explains himself.]

After a small... accident one of my brothers shirts were, well... destroyed for the lack of a better word. I'm not quite sure where to go to find a replacement for him and would be grateful for any help in the matter.

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[holdshisown]

Better than me at least. [He gives Maglor an affectionate smile as he says it.] But I'm sure you'd be able to tell if there was anything imediate we need to be concerned about.

A songbird, of course. You've already gotten access to a pair of wings so you're halfway there already.

I will admit considering a crow or raven, just so I can make Murder of Crows jokes

[bythewaves]

[ He ducks his head shyly ]

Technically aren't they your wings, not mine?

It would almost be too easy to do so

[holdshisown]

Technically, but I'm not the one using them.

[Nor is he likely to do so. Flying once was enough for him, he much prefered to keep his feet on the ground.]

sooooooo tempting

[bythewaves]

I mean... I think you could?

[ He tips his head consideringly ]

If you wanted, I mean. It IS just a mask...

[holdshisown]

I'd... rather not.

Flying once was more than enough for me, I think.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor reaches over to squeeze his brother's hand comfortingly ]

Alright Nelyo. I'll look after it for you then.

[holdshisown]

[He squeezes back, smiling gratefully at his brother.]

Thank you. I know it will be in good hands that way.

[bythewaves]

Even if I decide to lend it to Elrond?

[ he teases gently ]

[holdshisown]

I trust Elrond with my life, why wouldn't I trust him with my soul? Although... I'd hope you'd make sure he didn't fly too high while using it...

[bythewaves]

Elrond is sensible. [ Maglor hums ] I'm sure he would not.

[holdshisown]

He is. I wonder where he got that trait from? [Most of his family, biological and adopted, were not known for their sensibility.] No, the one that would soar without regard to saftey would have been Elros.

[bythewaves]

Not from our side of the family. Perhaps it's something from the Lady Luthien?

[ Although he's not entirely sure if one can describe Luthien I-challenged-Satan-and-Death-and-won Tinuviel as 'sensible' ]

.... Or perhaps Lord Beren.

[holdshisown]

I'm not sure I'd call sneaking into Angband sensible... even if she succeeded in the end.

[He certainly didn't want Elrond to emulate that particular ancestor, noble though she might have been. He didn't want to be known as the first and only elf to die from a heartatack.]

...Seriously? You are talking about the man who got captured by Sauron because he wanted to prove to Thingol that he was worth his daughters hand in marriage.

[bythewaves]

He was sensible enough to know that he needed help, at least?

[ Okay, maybe Melian is the only sensible person in Elrond's bloodline ]

[holdshisown]

That's just the bare minimum of sensibility though...

[bythewaves]

It's still better than some in our family manged....

[ Not that he doesn't think Uncle Fingolfin's charge wasn't TERRIBLY amazing and great for Songs, but also... No. ]

[holdshisown]

I think we should all just agree that 'good sense' was sorely lacking all over Beleriand at the time...

[bythewaves]

That much I would have to agree...

Which still leaves us to wonder where Elrond got it from.

[holdshisown]

Perhaps he is the originator of good sense? He didn't get it from anyone and it just manifested in him out of nowhere?

[bythewaves]

It makes more sense than him inheriting it! Unless it passed down from Indis, I suppose.... maybe Elenwe?

[holdshisown]

Perhaps... Indis always was sensible, I couldn't say one way or the other when it comes to Elenwe. I never knew her well enough.

[bythewaves]

Nor I... Findekano or Findarato might, perhaps! But they are not here to ask. She seemed very nice, but that means little about sense. And you knew Indis better than I did!

[holdshisown]

They might have. Not as well as I would have liked, father wouldn't have stood for that. But she always gave me good advise and I've never seen her act rashly.

[bythewaves]

I wish now I had been brave enough to try and get to know her. [ He sighs ]

Too late now, I suppose. I doubt she'd want to speak to anyone from our family again!

[holdshisown]

You would have liked her. She was musicaly inclined as well, you know? [He shakes his head sadly however.] It was bad enough that I was on somewhat friendly terms with her. If you had followed my lead in this I fear father would have acted... poorly to say the least.

I don't know... she'd be disapointed in us but... [The Indis he remembers had such a large capacity for forgivenes. He'd feel ashamed facing her again however.]