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[wolfdreamer]

[Bran's smile is only a little wan--and that is only because he is distracted, because Summer is distracted. The great direwolf is sitting at his feet, but Summer has grown large enough that he is still visible in the video feed. Something is ailing the direwolf, making him skittish. He huffs a whine as the video begins, and Bran looks down at him, and lays a hand atop Summer's head.]

Be still.

[Summer's ears flick, nervously; he blinks, and whines again. Bran looks to his device, his hand still resting atop his direwolf's head.]

I am looking for paper--perhaps twenty or thirty sheets of paper, that is not being used. Most things on this ship are written by typing, but there must be some paper somewhere. I can make a trade for it, if it is necessary. And I will need tape-- [That is a new word, but he says it smoothly.] --and scissors, with which to cut. They must be able to do fine work, I think.

[Restlessly, Summer raises his head. The video jars a little, and Bran quickly reaches to steady it, as he gives his direwolf a slightly anxious look.]

In Westeros, great tourneys are often held, where knights prove their merit in the lists. That means a joust, though there is sometimes melee fighting as well. I have never seen a tourney, only heard tales of them--and we have very few knights here. So we are going to let our direwolves race instead, and have a feast, just as if it were a true tourney. [Summer whines again, more plantively. He shrugs out from beneath Bran's hand, turning in a tight circle.] Summer, quiet. It is only a shadow.

There must be a prize, at the end, and I have been trying to think of something good. I have ideas, but they aren't very good, so I thought--

[But what he thought is never realized, because Summer moves quite sharply then, twisting away from Bran and the video with a sharp growl. Bran's face pinches in worry, and he grabs hastily for his device, to steady it again, before he shuts it off. It is an ungainly end to the message, but his concern trumps his good manners.]

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[wolfchild]

[ screw the comms, sister's coming to get you. ]

Bran!

[ told you. ]

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[wolfdreamer]

[He is fast, thanks to his robotic legs--but Summer is faster. Four legs, and not two, and all of them strong and sure. He has seen something, and he has left Bran behind--at least for the moment.]

Arya!

[Arya's voice is welcome. He looks around for her, as he stops to catch his breath.]

Arya-- he ran. He has seen something, but I don't know what it was--and he would not go unless it were for a good reason--

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[ancientalien]

[He had never met Bran Stark, but he knew him. His face and bearing were familiar. His voice. A crippled child- logically he should have been either fixed or killed, but there's more than logic. Because Robb's memories are his, and-]

Do you require assistance?

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[wolfdreamer]

[There is some delay, before he gives answer--and when he does, he is still a little breathless.]

Thank you for your offer of help--but Summer came back. We found him. [He feels as if he ought to defend Summer, a little, so he quickly adds:] He is usually much better behaved. Something spooked him, that's all.

But I thank you for your offer.

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[loyalpup]

[Tom is all smiles as usual, but this time his smile is a little brighter since he's been making new friends]

I got sticky stuff...unless you're stickin' the paper together. Might have some paper in 'al's room.

[Yes, it's still Hal's room, ready and waiting for his return]

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[wolfdreamer]

[He answers, after some delay--but he does manage a smile in return, at least.]

I think it is meant for sticking the paper together. The paper will be decorations, once they are cut. But we must first find paper.

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[endureandsurvive]

yeah it has 2 stick the paper 2gether

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[workout]

[ scott's totally on-board with the rest of it, but the abrupt ending derails his initial response. ]

Do you need any help? [ a pause. ] With Summer. I mean, I can help with the rest of it, but... [ priorities. sorting out the spooked wolf ranks somewhere above arts and crafts, probably. ]

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[wolfdreamer]

[There is some delay in this answer, too, and when eventually he replies-- well, no I just borrowed his skin and then my sister's direwolf shepherded him home again doesn't work so well here.]

He didn't run very far. We found him again.

[and ok Scott will get this because he knows wolves/dogs, right; maybe there's some secret here--]

He is very unsettled. He was chasing something, but there was nothing there. It isn't an illness, or some fancy. He really did see something.

[northerner]

Where are you? Where has Summer gone?

[ immediate stress, tourney talk over. ]

[wolfdreamer]

He is all right.

[late answer here whoops, and he is a little out of breath. perhaps he should have waited and composed himself, but when robb calls he answers!]

Arya helped me to find him again. He-- was chasing something.

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[ladymother]

Bran! What happened? Are you all right?

[+1 worried family member]

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[wolfdreamer]

Nothing.

[It comes out nearly guilty, and he does not know why. He feels a little as if Summer running off was his fault, that he could have managed his direwolf better--and what's more, Bran does not want his mother to doubt Summer.]

Nothing happened, Mother. Summer saw something and gave chase, but Arya helped me to find him. Something aboard this ship has him-- worried, I think.

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[wigs]

[Effie can never resist the lure of a party. And she's already used to it being preceded by some form of violence, so everything works out.]

I have paper of all colors, dear. I should have your other materials on hand as well. I take it they're for decorative purposes?

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[wolfdreamer]

[Panem and Westeros, sister countries! Also Bran does not want to stare, but the woman in the video is so interesting. She looks like he imagines someone from Essos might look, nothing that he is used to.]

Yes. My friend says that she can make decorations of paper, and she will show me how. What would you take in trade?

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[needsheadphones]

So we all get to come watch the wolf race, right?

... and uh, are you okay? [ srsly kid ]

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[wolfdreamer]

If you wanted to, I suppose you could come and watch. It will be in the shuttle bay, at night, so we do not disturb any work that goes on there.

[and okay let's not talk about Summer running away anymore okay but fine, one last reassurance:]

And I am all right, and so is Summer. He was-- He saw something.

[wolfinthesnow]

Bran?

[wolfdreamer]

We're all right, Jon. You need not worry. Arya and Nymeria have helped me to fetch Summer back.

[+ warging like you do]

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[servant]

Do you know what's upsetting him?

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[wolfdreamer]

A shadow.

[Or not a shadow, but-- something more, maybe. Something different. Summer has since been fetched back, and Bran twists his fingers in his direwolf's fur, off screen.]

He saw a shadow, and he chased it. I think-- he thought it a man.

[culver]

What is bothering Summer?

[wolfdreamer]

He saw a shadow, and he chased it.

[And then he kept running, long after he should have, and he was not playing a game as he sometimes does. Bran frowns, just slightly.]

But we have fetched him back since.

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[stimulations]

We don't have a lot of resources for prizes, but I'm sure something can be rustled up. What were your ideas? Maybe they can be built off.

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[wolfdreamer]

[After some delay:]

My ideas were:

A crown, but it would need to be crafted new. Flowers might work. There are those that work with metal so perhaps they would help if they were asked and paid.

A cloak. I have a cloak but it is small. It is very warm and only a little worn and could be useful. I also have some cloth that something could be made from but I would have to ask for help. I do not know how to make clothing.

A plate, with something engraved upon it. I do not know if the plates that are in the kitchens can be engraved but perhaps they can be written on.

It is very difficult to think of worthy prizes. At a tourney a knight might win a purse of gold or jewels or some other trophy. I could ask if there are those willing to give prizes but I think people must keep what they have for themselves if it is valuable. And I have very little that others might find valuable.

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[stacked]

Yo, kid. Everything okay over there?

[ not that she cares or anything shut up about it. ]

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[wolfdreamer]

[totally not caring nope!!]

It's okay. [He is still a little breathless, but he makes answer anyways--so those that have asked after them will not worry.] Summer only saw a shadow, and chased it. But he has come back now. And he wasn't afraid.

[That last one is important to establish, okay.]

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[chambermaid]

[ WORRY FRET WORRY] Are you alright?

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[wolfdreamer]

Yes.

[He is a little breathless, still--but he gives Guinevere a small smile, as reassuring as he can manage to be. There is still a worry, pinching deep in his belly--a misgiving, at least--but Summer has come back, and so he fights that feeling down.]

Summer has come back now. He saw--a shadow. But I think he thought it a man, and so he chased it.

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[became]

You could always try swordfighting over a traditional joust— it might cast a little wider net.

[ neal caffrey, encouraging kids to do stuff with pointy objects since his own childhood ]

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[wolfchild]

Will you enter a melee?