So... that happened

[cleolinda]

So my parents went out early to breakfast, as they tend to do on Saturdays (because they are crazy. And also, because they like to get to the grocery store early in the day), and I was checking my email, intending to go back to bed after a few minutes, when I heard the doorbell ring. My first thought was, Who in the world could that be, this early on a Saturday? My second thought was, THOSE GODDAMN KIDS. So I charged downstairs and flung open the front door, hoping to catch them in the act (and yet knowing there's no way I would be fast enough), and of course no one's there.

And then the glass outer door opened.

I looked down.

"I am Serafina Pekkala, Queen of the Witches of Lake Enara. I am here to protect the child Lyra. Is she here?"

"Uh... yeah. She's... upstairs. Is that... is that a cloud-pine?"

"Cloud-juniper," she said calmly. "Cloud-pine is not in season."

And she came right in and went right up the stairs and I just kind of stared after her and finally closed the door in the cat's face before he could sneak out.

"SERAFINA!"

"SERAFINA!"

Galadriel was very pleased to meet her as well. I guess that's what the alethiometer was trying to tell us, that Serafina was coming? She was certainly more of a mother to Lyra than Mrs. Coulter ever was--I still can't quite suss out all the nuances of the message, but I think the alethiometer was trying to say that someone was coming to protect Lyra. (You know, exactly like Serafina said. I are smrt.) Not that Lyra needs protecting--number one, she's pretty fearsome to behold with that bookmark, and number two, the Problem of Edward has already been resolved and squared away. But if anyone on The Shelf was concerned for her safety--Lyra being the only minor, and the only Shelfian not trained in the use of any weapons or magic yet--that's been taken care of, certainly.

Speaking of The Littlest Edward--he was a bit agog when Serafina arrived because he had never before seen a woman so... indifferently clothed, let's put it that way. That's a whole hell of a lot of fabric she's got goin' on there, yes, but it's basically an entire dress made out of silk scarves arranged in a vaguely skirt-like fashion. Maybe they cover the goods, maybe they don't, and Serafina doesn't really care either way. She does wear leggings (no, really, she does), but even those are transparent and not really all that effective, judging by the look on Edward's face when she turned her back to him. And when she leaped from the file cabinet to the shelf over my desk, I'm pretty sure I heard him whimper, "I'm going to hell now."

(The other guys seemed to take it more in stride, although I heard Helm's Deep Aragorn ask Purple Arwen if she still has that blue negligee of hers.)

(Faramir Two was just fascinated by the whole thing. "How can she have so much dress and yet be so naked? It's a marvel of construction.")

But for the moment, she settled in without any trouble; I found her a nice place on one of the bookshelves where she could store her cloud-juniper. From her new perch, Serafina surveyed the room before her. "So," she mused idly, "which man on The Shelf is going to be my lover?"

Oh God.


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Comments

[elbiesee.livejournal.com]

Ho boy. The drama continues, it just jumped genders.

*curls up with popcorn, wishes she had more dolls than Garnet Barbie*

[bright-blonde.livejournal.com]

AHHHHHHHHH. this is SO EXCITING.

[gaslightgallows]

Long-time lurker, didn't ever mean to come out of the woodwork, but "So," she mused idly, "which man on The Shelf is going to be my lover?" has pretty much destroyed that resolution.

SLoD is officially the best soap opera. Ever.

ZOMG

[twilax101.livejournal.com]

... i luv it.

*chants* EDWARD EDWARD PICK THE LITTLEST EDWARD SCREW BELLA WOOOOOOOOO...

*chant over*

Re: ZOMG

[rustedinkwell.livejournal.com]

THIS! I SECOND THIS. :D :D

[cupcakery.livejournal.com]

Oh, Serafina.

[bright-blonde.livejournal.com]

also:

"So," she mused idly, "which man on The Shelf is going to be my lover?"

Oh God.

i think that was the plot curdling right there.

[elirrina.livejournal.com]

Serafina! Oh, this will be exciting.

[fragmentedsky.livejournal.com]

As a decade-plus His Dark Materials fan, I am SO COVETOUS OF THAT DOLL.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I really can't recommend the Serafina and the winter coat Lyra highly enough. For some reason, Serafina's not photographing well--it may be the light or the angle of her face, I'm not sure.

(And she comes with two sets of feet!)

[shalimar1981.livejournal.com]

Hmm, could Eowyn finally get some competition which gets her game in gear?

[linwenilid.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought, too. Serafina/F1 FTW!

[sturmclan.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God. I don't know much about the Golden Compass world, but The Shelf is in TROUBLE. And there's gonna be some pissed off Middle Earthettes soon, I believe. Whose man is she gonna commandeer??
This is awesome. I cannot wait for the next installment!!

[ppyajunebug.livejournal.com]

YAY! And now the new drama begins...oh god I kind of want her to flirt with Edward just to see what kind of self-flagellation he puts himself through...

[lost-garnet.livejournal.com]

Which gentleman among you am I to have the pleasure of making love to?

...*crickets*

[emmy-scarlet.livejournal.com]

Mansfield Park quote! Okay, you rock, just for that *adores Mansfield Park*

[zeroxgirl1201.livejournal.com]

Oh jeez, this is going to be fun. *laughs*

Faramir Two is absolutely hilarious. Marvel of construction indeed. XD

[arden-ranger.livejournal.com]

"How can she have so much dress and yet be so naked? It's a marvel of construction."

It totally is!

That is one gorgeous doll. It's one of those that makes me understand why people pay out the nose for those things.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah, on paper the price looks ridiculous, but when you get them in person--the Lyra in particular is just crazy awesome with the winter coat and the beautifully etched alethiometer--I will say, for this price, you never get any sloppy paint or rough edges or unlined clothing. You get exactly what you paid for, if not more.

[allie-meril.livejournal.com]

Is this the biggest internet cookie ever arrival??

AHHHH, she's so pretty.

"So," she mused idly, "which man on The Shelf is going to be my lover?" *giggles*

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

It's part of the arrival. It'll take a while for the rest to be revealed. : )

[rissa333.livejournal.com]

Of COURSE it's Serafina to save the day. I thought for like half a second yesterday that the Gyptian Mama might show up, but that was silly I suppose.

She's so lovely and...scarfy, too.

[allichaton.livejournal.com]

I may have screamed a little bit when I saw it was Serafina.

*roots with twilax101 for The Littlest Edward*

[corinnethewise.livejournal.com]

My husband does not understand my obsession with this (or why I insisted on taking pictures of all the Tonner dolls at NYCC). But it's so amazingly wonderful!!! I can't wait to find out what happens next. (And I don't know if you've ever considered selling advertising, but you probably get enough hits to make some money off of that.)

[kirsdarke.livejournal.com]

Drama, drama, drama. Hee.

The hug made me go "Aww."

[rosewood39.livejournal.com]

Beautiful doll, my sister would love her, that is her favorite character. Also, love the stories, they are so much fun to read!

[distantechoes.livejournal.com]

*double thumbs-up*

Also, she looks amazzzing. I can't wait for the next installments. :D

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

"How can she have so much dress and yet be so naked? It's a marvel of construction."

Faramir 2 is obviously unfamiliar with the Theiss Titillation Theory (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheissTitillationTheory).

[fineprnt.livejournal.com]

...I totally just followed that link and spent the last forty minutes reading about costumery and related topics.

[serenenuit.livejournal.com]

"So," she mused idly, "which man on The Shelf is going to be my lover?"

If this doesn't kick start Eowyn, nothing will (although I think Faramir 1 would be entirely overwhelmed by the Queen of the Witches (although too, he might appreciate a woman with some confidence and the ability to clearly articulate what she wants and how she wants it)). :P

And yes Littlest Edward, you're going to hell!

[dragonzair.livejournal.com]

Swear to God, if she picks Edward I will DIE.

Not that I'm complaining. I'm HOPING.

Hahaha.

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

"SERAFINA!"



SERAFINA! \o/

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

LMAO @ that elephant!