A New Addiction

Being new to watching the television, Ar hadn't yet made the connection between the loud noise, and being able to hear the noise one floor down. To add to this misfortune he had gotten caught up watching what had been proclaimed 'Shark Week', therefore the racket coming from the room resounded of ominous music followed shortly by ear-splitting screams.

Coming from a small forest village, Armandeus had never seen the ocean before, let alone a shark. Which is why he was sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning forward with wide eyes as he watched the screen in a mixture of horrified fascination.

It was safe to say he was well into his show when De'Ryanna would ease the door open, unfortunately her question came at the same time the shark suddenly appeared on the screen with jaws opened wide. With a startled yelp the Elf fell off his perch upon the bed and onto the floor.

[I just found this gem....oh, my. -wipes tears- I keep forgetting not everyone here knows tech. May I? Permission slips from both, if not, I'll leave ya alone and the admin can delete this. ]

Gawain had come looking for Ryanna, and was surprised to see her rushing into Armandeus' room. He decided to approach slowly, as there may be a problem, and he did NOT want to be mistaken as Ry's enemy. Too much of her mother in her......]

As he rounded the corner, he heard the conversation, and was instantly glad he had been round to the lavatory earlier. "Hello, guys. Ryanna, it's fine, release it. It won't hurt anyone. It's pictures which are broadcast over the airwaves and recieved by the er, box. Armandeus, is this the first time you've seen one? Ryanna, you too?! Light, that means neither of you have seen......stay right here, I'll be back in just a little while!" With that, he was rushing out, making a mental note to grab his secret stash of coin on the way out. He was about to right a grievous error....these two had never seen Star Wars! Not even the good ones! The horror! Off into the night, scrambling to form a Gateway into the seedier, yet techy, side of the realm proper, he located a newer set, a DVD player, and went in search of the DVDs. John Williams would soon be washing over them both, and he will have fulfilled a parental obligation -and- helped out someone he was beginning to think of as a new friend. He liked this Armandeus kid, he seemed to be good people.

Gawain came back into the room, bounding like a pup with excitement. He was carrying a pretty large load on his back, but he wasn't having any trouble with it. After a few moments, a few mumbled curses, and a smile, he had assembled a large plasma-screen television, a DVD player, and a surround-sound system. After it was all plugged in and ready to go, he loaded up the first DVD and smiled as he shook the remote control out of the box and loaded batteries into it. "Lady and Gentleman, may I present quite possibly the greatest achievement of man since the crossbow was invented. I give you....Star Wars." With that, he pressed play, and stood back as the credits began rolling and John Williams' score began washing over them. This was going to be a fun, fun night.

"Yes, we have met, once, briefly. However, I did not get a chance to be a gentleman, so I will do so now. Saesa omentien lle, Armandeus. That was a quite old form you were speaking earlier, but I appreciate your help. Cooler heads should prevail once in awhile. I fear I must be going, though. I have a lot of thinking to do, and I fear a bit of growing to do as well. Enjoy the shows, and don't stay up all night..."

He knew, as he walked away, that it was pointless to say, but he had said it anyway, just like it had been said to him all those years ago. But then, he was around way before DVD was anything more than three letters that were nonsensical together, even before there were such a thing as a movie/film. He simply had no idea. He did know, however, that he had to watch himself even more closely now, and some quiet meditation was in order.