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[theban-sphinx.livejournal.com]

Time: January 19th, 2001
Status: Private - Sphix and Ellie
Setting: The cellar
Summary: The sphinx and Ellie meet



As the months passed and both Hera and the police remained absent, Sphix allowed herself to let her guard down and settle into living in the Manor. Somewhere in the course of early winter she started to regard the basement as her territory, and before the winter holidays had passed she had made it a habit to take a walk through the basement at dawn and at dusk. After all, what good was a territory if you weren’t going to defend it?

She was on one of her now routine morning walks when she heard a faint sound - a clock clicking open, most probably - and the barely audible squeaking of a seldom used door swinging open. The sphinx stopped mid-step, trying to recall what exactly was behind the corner. She had, after long weeks of trying, managed to pry open most of the doors in the cellar, but there were a few that stubbornly remained shut. And this way… this way was the water room, wasn’t it? She had heard wet, splashing sounds on the occasions she had stood behind the door, trying to force it to cooperate.

For a moment, the sphinx considered turning into her human form. She abandoned the idea quickly; she had no clothing with her, and walking around without anything on her did not, in most occasions, go over too well. She would just have to catch the intruder as she was, even if it meant losing the cover that looking like a human provided. She pressed her wings closer to her body and, tail twitching in annoyance, went to see who had trespassed her territory.

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[chantinellie.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I have my diversions," Ellie said, keeping a firm grip on her temper. Clearly, getting along with this peculiar creature was going to be a challenge. But then, she liked challenges, even if this was a somewhat unfamiliar kind. "But I can set my own schedule." She crossed her arms, considering. "If you've nothing more pressing, then there's no reason we couldn't go right now, is there?"

[theban-sphinx.livejournal.com]

“Now is as good a time as any”, Sphix answered. “Although… how do you propose we get from here to somewhere with shops?” She hadn’t seen any promising sort of businesses on the few times she had ventured away from the Manor. She had been staying out of sight, though, avoiding roads and traffic. She was sure she had missed a lot of things.

If they were heading out, she would have to get her purse from the cellar, too. Sphix nodded towards the door. “And I do have to take care of some things, first. Such as the matter of money.”

[chantinellie.livejournal.com]

"I usually call a cab," Ellie said. Unlike some of the other Manor regulars of late, she steered clear of John's friend Chas to avoid complications, but there were others who didn't mind coming out here. Especially once they'd seen her. "There's not much in the way of shopping in Lower Tadfield, but if they make it, you can buy one in London."

She walked to the wardrobe and began sorting through the clothing. "Why don't you take care of whatever you need to while I change and make the call?"

[theban-sphinx.livejournal.com]

A cab? Sphix thought for a moment before nodding. She would have avoided cabs last autumn - all public transport, in fact - but she doubted the police was still actively looking for her, so taking a taxi shouldn‘t be a problem any more. And Chantinelle claimed to be able to handle the officers, anyway.

“Suits me”, the sphinx said and went to the door. “I’ll meet you in the lobby, Chantinelle.”