Mun watched LOTR to wake up her Boromir muse. ...oops?

[greypilgrim]

Well hello there! My, my. I don't imagine that you were expecting me to show up after all this time. Why, we haven't talked since you were a young girl!

[He sits back, pulls out his pipe-case and opens it, pulling out one of his long-stemmed pipes and his jar of Longbottom Leaf. He packs the bowl calmly, then summons a spark from his finger to set it alight. He takes a long, meditative puff before speaking again.]

The question is, what are we to do now?

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[umgekehrt]

Well, you've got soothing leaf and something to light it with. I'd say you're halfway there.

[sharpsuitfluffytail]

[Drinks, pinky up, and just watches the whole process. He never learned it was rude to stare.]

...Aren't you a little old for the party drugs? Okay, the pipe is a bit classier than some of the other methods I've seen, I'll give you that. But the question still stands.

[Asks the half-pup still addicted to caffeine. Obviously.]

[greypilgrim]

Yes, the Hobbits are quite skilled at growing pipe-weed. I don't suppose you'd care to join me?

[umgekehrt]

I'm not usually one for lefrolls but I've partaken. Don't mind if I do.

[keeps_count]

Oh, I'm sure that you and your mundane will find somewhere suitable, Gandalf.

[greypilgrim]

Well, I certainly hope not. [He blows a slow series of smoke rings.] If that is true I am likely too old for anything!

[sharpsuitfluffytail]

[And he'll wave away those smoke rings and look insulted by their mere presence. Gross.]

You're the one who said it, not me. So it's not insulting if I agree, right?

[greypilgrim]

Legolas! Well, this is a nice surprise. How are you doing?

There are rumors that I might be needed somewhere, but preparations will need to be made. Odd how she chose this particular part of my life to draw me from, but...I am hardly complaining.

[moonlit_star]

It is strange how sometimes we are suddenly remembered. But you seem quite at home despite being forgotten so long ago.

[greypilgrim]

[He sets aside his pipe to pack a clean one for his companion.] Men call me most commonly Gandalf. Try a bit of this. [He passes over the pipe.] It is quite fresh. I just came from Hobbiton.

[greypilgrim]

[The corners of his eyes crinkle. He glances down, notes the tail, and hmmmms.]

[Then he blows a smoke cat and sends it swirling past the young fellow's nose.]

[umgekehrt]

From where? Most of the smokable I know comes from Combine... big rich breadbasket, bastards all. Well, Lek's all right.

[It takes him a moment to get the hang of a pipe, not a rolled leaf.]

[greypilgrim]

Not forgotten. She got shy about playing me. Thought she wasn't good enough or some ridiculous nonsense. Muns get so timid about the silliest things, don't you find?

[sharpsuitfluffytail]

[NOT AMUSED, good sir. At all. He jumps back from it and swats it away. Bad kitty, down! Have some growling for good measure.]

[moonlit_star]

Indeed I do, even if things don't always go well, better to at least have tried and had the experience of it.

[greypilgrim]

It seems that the Men of the future have advanced considerably in their explorations. I have never even heard of such places. [He picks up his pipe again.]

Hobbiton. It is a town built and inhabited by Hobbits--little fellows, about so high, with pointed ears and furry feet. They live quietly, farming mostly, and tend to be very insular. But they are quite a virtuous and loving people once you befriend them.

[greypilgrim]

[See Gandalf fight a smile.]

You seem to be dealing with an unusual predicament, my young friend.

[greypilgrim]

Yes, timidity is a friend to no one. Best to seize the day. Speaking of which, a passerby gave me these for some reason. What do you think?

[umgekehrt]

I don't know any hominids quite that size-- but my last Chief Medical wasn't much taller.

[Never stop making Andrej Is Short jokes.]

Sounds like a place you wouldn't easily be persuaded to leave.

[moonlit_star]

You look very dashing.

[sharpsuitfluffytail]

[Kozak will glare over his delicately held coffee cup.]

It's because the universe hates me and doesn't understand brilliance.

[quicktoanger]

"Not to be a shameless fanboy or anything, but I think I'm actually more excited than my mun to meet you, Gandalf."

[pipeweed]

Gandalf! It's good to see you around here.

[let_me_loose]

You harbor no dislike for the prison she has made for you?

I have to admit that I was half tempted to use bitty!Legolas for this

[keeps_count]

Well enough, I suppose, for all that my mundane puts me though.

You are a great help, no matter what point in your life you come from, Mithrandir.