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[kilimanjaro]

[Kili doesn't waste time with formalities. He looks strained and tired, dark shadows lining his eyes. No doubt he hasn't been sleeping well.]

I'm looking for Thorin Oakenshield. He's a dwarf like me, dark hair, blue eyes, probably carrying an elvish sword. I've been told he is here, but so far I've been unable to locate him.

[His hands are trembling slightly as he draws one over his face, rubbing lightly.]

If anyone has information on him, please tell me. [A moment of hesitation.] My name is Kili and the best place to find me would be the training rooms.

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[ladyspitfire]

[Her look is wry.]

It's all right, you don't have to tell me. Rest assured, I imagine it's very important.

[But that brings her to another point.]

It's true, then, what he said. Dwarves aren't very trustful of humans, are they?

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[kilimanjaro]

[He smiles slightly at that and nods a little.]

We don't trust anyone, really. Were you talking with Thorin?

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[ladyspitfire]

I was. It's not so different from the dwarves in my own world, really. They keep out of the politics of the surface world and, in turn, we keep out of theirs. It's a shame.

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[kilimanjaro]

[Kili shrugs.] We keep to ourselves. I've...only left home once.

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[ladyspitfire]

Did you enjoy the change of scenery, at least?

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[kilimanjaro]

[He hesitates at that and settles for another shrug.]

It's been alright. Dangerous and exciting, and...I see why my mother didn't let us go out alone.

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[ladyspitfire]

[She snorts, almost laughing.]

It's a lot to take in for the first time. My friend Oghren was afraid he'd fall up into the sky when he first left the underground.

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[kilimanjaro]

[That makes him smile, and he can understand the feeling, but he didn't grow up entirely underground. Some of Kili's fondest memories were in the woods surrounding their mountain home.]

...I miss seeing the sky.

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[ladyspitfire]

You can see it here but it's not much to look at. Not anymore. I'm sorry for that; the United Earth has seen fit to not allow us any enjoyment while we are at war.

[It's worse, yet, because it never stops raining. There's no respite from it.]

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[kilimanjaro]

[He nods slowly, ruffling a hand through his hair.]

...My brother and I used to go swimming in the river by our home. We'd lie out on the grass and let the Sun dry us. [He sighs.] I don't even have the sky to remember him by.