A Festive Occasion Among Friends and Others: Bingo Bolger-Baggins

[bingo_bolger_baggins]

So Elanorelle and I brought the first course out while being regaled with an accounting by a very ebullient Celly of her time with Feanor in the smithy--it's quite nice to see her so bubbly. We hobbits were just about to toast and start in on our own when Feanor joined us, shortly followed by his grandson Celebrimbor, who I haven't even gotten a chance to greet yet, I'm sorry to say. I see he's having a nice chat with Elanorelle and Folly. I do wish Grandmum were here as Feanor said he would like to meet her.

Anyway, I had gotten up to chop some more salad, and it's a good thing too, I suppose, because we have just been joined by yet another guest, Feanor's son Curufin, who Melba is attending to, and ah, good! There's Uncle Sennie, finally.

I'm sorry, Curufin, I just got distracted looking at this lovely arrangement. And then I had to help fetch in the second course. I am Bingo, Bingo Bolger-Baggins--Bingie is just what close friends sometimes call me. You said you are a Warrior Princess? have many skills, this being quite a fine one. You asked something else.

But one moment, does anyone need more wine?

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[celebrimborx.livejournal.com]

*sips his wine* To be honest, I was completely occupied with preserving my life and that of those around me to pay much attention to Glaurung's mood. He seemed ruthless, bloodthirsty, merciless--the stereotypical dragon traits. That was so long ago.

I shall settle down again but not quite yet. A wandering lifestyle is to be my destiny for a while.

[bbolger-baggins.livejournal.com]

*rests his hand sympathetically on his shoulder* It must have been a terrible thing to experience the Fall of Nargothrond and not even get a lousy t-shirt. Do the Eldar do anything to commemorate it, seeing that the lands are all under the sea now?

*nods* If you decide to settle here, I'd be glad to lobby the Shire council to establish a Nargothrond Remembrance Day. Besides the t-shirts, we could probably market little plush Glaurung's fairly effectively.

[folcotook.livejournal.com]

Wow! Not fun! I guess the bad part of living forever is that a lot of bad things can happen to you, and lots and lots of therapy for that.

Where're you going?

[celebrimborx.livejournal.com]

*smiles* Yes, a lot of bad things can indeed happen to a person, immortal or no.

Years ago I made three rings which were very dear to me. Fast forward hundreds of years to the present: I would like to have them back. One I have found, the other two--no, one--has evaded me.

*reddens* Well, technically, the second ring is also evading me but I have a vague notion of who has it stuffed in his pocket can assist in its recovery.

[folcotook.livejournal.com]

Are these the magic rings you're talking about? Like Narya? What are you going to do with them? *finishes his wine and pours some more*

[bbolger-baggins.livejournal.com]

*smiles and goes onto the next conversation, but keeps half an ear on this one, glad Folly, who unlike him could ask the question innocently, asked it, is worried about this plan of Celebrimbor's*

[celebrimborx.livejournal.com]

*breathes a sigh of relief* Yes, Folco, they are magic rings.

Do with them? Why, merely HAVE them, of course, and care for them. They are beautiful and seem almost have their own separate personalities.

*elfapathically*

[naryathered.livejournal.com]

*deep in pocket, muffled* Hrmph. And their own levels of intelligence.

[folcotook.livejournal.com]

But shouldn't they be used for beneficial things? Or put away so you can't use them, because I know people get hooked on them. I think Melbie kind of was. It can be bad stuff. Or are you immune because you made them--wait Sauron wasn't immune, was he? But he was bad anyway. *thinks hard about this, sips his wine*

[celebrimborx.livejournal.com]

*ponders Folco's words* There is much to consider, yes. I cannot foretell exactly what would occur if I were to have all the rings in my possession.

*stares at the wall; drinks a little more*

[folcotook.livejournal.com]

Maybe together they'd suck your soul out! That would be bad!

*squints* What elements are they? Earth, Wind, and Fire? No, that's a band, not a a ring. Fire, Wood, and Metal?

[celebrimborx.livejournal.com]

You are close: Fire, Water and Air.

[folcotook.livejournal.com]

Huh. Why didn't you make an earth one?

[curufinwe.livejournal.com]

*common* Earth is Noldor element. One is wonder.

[folcotook.livejournal.com]

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*smiles*

[bbolger-baggins.livejournal.com]

*listens as Feanor turns (http://www.livejournal.com/users/bbolger_baggins/60495.html?thread=1754191#t1754191) to the conversation next to them, one he had also been giving half an ear to, leans over and pats Folly on the arm, in Quenya* I'm sure the problem is in translation. Are you saying that the Noldor are of the earth, so you believe you already have power over earth and needn't a ring for that? And "wonder"? What do you mean?

[curufinwe.livejournal.com]

*Quenya* It's as if he's trying to pretend he's not Noldor. I've noticed this in his other works. *interrogatory* Why not a ring of Earth, Tyelperinquar? Do share.

[bbolger-baggins.livejournal.com]

*notes the negative judgemental parental pressure Feanor is putting on Celebrimbor* Some more mushroom pie anyone?

Oh, and we have this wine from the Grey Havens (http://www.gangofpour.com/bree/profiles/havens/merlotop.jpg) . . . it's from the vineyards of hobbits, but made the way the Teleri do--its quite fine. *is well aware of the distracting effect the mention of Teleri should have on Feanor*

[curufinwe.livejournal.com]

Hmmm? Well, it should be decent. Or at least strong, knowing The Third Kindred. Probably not strong enough to sozzle a real elf...

[bbolger-baggins.livejournal.com]

*pours him a glass* It's bouquet is Elvishly intricate and bold while leaving a lingering sensual hobbitty flavour behind. *hands him the glass* Tell me if you think otherwise.