"It was a forbidden sience, like the science of herbs, that stuff. God had told us not to teach it to them. But they were so... illogical. So chaotic. They needed learning.
"We began to teach select individuals in secret. Naomi wanted to learn. So I taught her." He sighs. "Shouldn't have."
"it was her own fault," Bartleby mutters. "Correcting the High Priest. In public." He shakes his head, and looks at Charlie.
"Jeremiah... he trained as a smith, a metalworker. The Nephilim - our children - were bigger than normal humans. He didn't stand out as much in that profession."
"That's not so bad . . . that's on the way to being a man. I was imagining a tiny child." He hums a moment: lully lullay, thou little tiny child, by by lully lullay . . . "But then the flood happened and they all died. Is that right?"
Charlie traces the inside of Bartleby's wrist. Curiosity about Bart's life before is battling with the need to hold and touch him--it's difficult to reconcile the two.
"Let me think if there's anything important I haven't told you . . . you know about the band and my brother and my issues with temptation . . what else is there?"
Charlie makes a dry not-laughing sound and says, "Family was me, Liam, my mum, my dad, and my mum's parents who moved to Manchester when I was a baby. Childhood was . . . had its ups and downs. My dad had a temper. Dreams--I have a reoccuring one about being on a bus and everything smells like bacon. Loves . . ." He falls silent and strokes Bartelby's hands again.
[ooc: no problem. *pets* Work is going to be busy later so there will be delays.]
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Date: 2004-12-14 08:28 am (UTC)"We began to teach select individuals in secret. Naomi wanted to learn. So I taught her." He sighs. "Shouldn't have."
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Date: 2004-12-14 06:47 pm (UTC)You taught her, and when it was discovered they killed her . . . what happened to the boy?"
Jeremiah. He experiments with the name. Jeremiah.
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Date: 2004-12-14 06:56 pm (UTC)"Jeremiah... he trained as a smith, a metalworker. The Nephilim - our children - were bigger than normal humans. He didn't stand out as much in that profession."
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Date: 2004-12-14 07:15 pm (UTC)"It wasn't necessary. She didn't have to wipe out all of our children, and She didn't have to wipe out all of Her children. She was angry."
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Date: 2004-12-14 07:53 pm (UTC)He opens them again. "You too."
[ooc: charlie can't hear him, btw.]
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Date: 2004-12-14 08:03 pm (UTC)More time. Just give me more time.
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Date: 2004-12-15 01:49 pm (UTC)[ooc: so sorry. conked out. am ill.]
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Date: 2004-12-15 04:35 pm (UTC)[ooc: no problem. *pets* Work is going to be busy later so there will be delays.]
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