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Silviu's picture



Salutations.

It would please me greatly if you would assist me.

I seem to have broken my mirror. Could you please tell me what I look like?

Many thanks.
Silviu Sava

eyestrain's picture

Odd then, that you do not

Odd then, that you do not seem to use mouth or eyes to smile, but I saw one there, in the shadows, I am certain...

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Serendipity's picture

That's even more beautiful. I

That's even more beautiful.
I love bones, when I see them, or thin things, I want to touch them, to run my hands over and in them.
Bones are beautiful.

Are you very thin?
I don't think you are too thin---but neither do I find you heavy.
You are just right, you feel healthy ( :
Silviu's picture

Ah, my apologies; I did not

Ah, my apologies; I did not explain myself well. I do use my mouth to smile. It is just that those smiles do not always reach my eyes.

As for my weight and build....I am not terribly bulky, no. I am not weak, either; mine is a...gangly build. I am tall, lean. I would have what you my call a swimmer or dancer's grace.
Serendipity's picture

Oh? Do you dance? Because I

Oh?
Do you dance?
Because I know one who would simply love to sing for you ( :

ahhh it brings to mind music, music is wonderful, don't you agree?
I can hear it in my ears, indescribable, flowing and perfect in its imperfection.

Do you enjoy music?
Silviu's picture

I have wiled away many an

I have wiled away many an hour in my study, reading and listening to opera and classical music. I do not enjoy dancing myself, though I do like to watch it. I have, occasionally, been coaxed onto a dancefloor, but it would take a very special person to manage that feat.
eyestrain's picture

Baring one's teeth and

Baring one's teeth and smiling are not the same thing.

Maybe when your mirror is fixed, you will see what I saw.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Silviu's picture

Oh, I have no doubt you saw

Oh, I have no doubt you saw me smile. None at all.
Serendipity's picture

I adore you, you should know,

I adore you, you should know, you remind me of good things. it's soothing.
Study, you say, and reading.

Do you write then?
Choose:
Pen. Pencil. Quill.

What feels write in your hands?
when you had them of course.

Do you prefer men or women when it comes to romance? either? both?----again I hope I do not come off as rude, something about you just draws me in, and I long for information ( :
Silviu's picture

When I am in possession of

When I am in possession of the correct appendages, I can write, yes - and do, at length. I prefer the quill; I enjoy the scratch of it's nib, the careful use of sand to dry wet ink.

Where love is concerned, I am drawn to the woman, to the delicate lines of hips, the slow staircase of rib and the curved column of back, meant for wide-spread fingers settling at the small of it. Women are their own form of art, and I appraise them as the art critic, standing lonely in the gallery.
Serendipity's picture

As I am sure they are drawn

As I am sure they are drawn to you--for an artist is never truly alone.

Are you introverted? Or extroverted?

What do you think of animals---
especially birds.
I adore birds.

They remind me of art, the subtle curve of a wing, the pulsating of strong muscle under feather, and their dark eyes.
Beautiful.
Silviu's picture

I would probably call myself

I would probably call myself introverted. Not that I am anti-social, per se, but I watch and listen, allow others to speak before saying my own piece.

As for animals..I think they are interesting to watch, to learn from. Their moves can be mimicked, their shapes drawn on for inspiration. Nature, in and of itself, is a wondrous thing. Perhaps that is why I chose to come here.

For ideas.
Serendipity's picture

Poppies. You make me think of

Poppies.
You make me think of poppies as well, flowers, but not all flowers, just some.

The pale sky between the hours of early morning and late night, when the blue is mixing with the peach, golden yellows and reds, tinted green and pale lavender.

Dry places too, are you not fond of being wet, damp? you like to be warm, right?
Serenai's picture

Ideas? Are you working on

Ideas?
Are you working on anything?

Such nimble fingers.
I'd bet you could sew if you wanted to.
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Silviu's picture

Blue, perhaps, but...those

Blue, perhaps, but...those other colors remind me of the dawn, a time that stirs ill memories in me.

As for warmth...it does not matter to me. Neither heat nor cold stir me, nor bother me. I could stand in the center of a blizzard, and not feel the cold.

I am always working, it seems! I can, indeed, sew! I am a bit of an artist myself, truth be told, with long, articulate fingers, capable and dexterous.
Serendipity's picture

sewing fingers? maybe you

sewing fingers?

maybe you are good with music then as well, instruments, violin, piano, the flute?
Violin and Flute seem to suite you best in my opinion.
But my opinion is only mine ( :

Are you sad at all?
I don't know, you feel sad, but, only in secret.
a gentle melancholy. sweet and sad.
Silviu's picture

There is no musical

There is no musical instrument I cannot play.

As for sad? No, sad is not something I'd associate with myself.
Serendipity's picture

I think I adore you more and

I think I adore you more and more each time I learn a new thing!

Have you any siblings?
if so, older, younger?
were they brother/s or sister/s?
Silviu's picture

I am an only child, actually,

I am an only child, actually, with my parents having already passed again.
Serendipity's picture

of course, my

of course, my apologies.

Your favorite colour?
food?
drink?

I am running down to the bone and grinding it for questions that I might ask haha
Silviu's picture

RED. RED. RED.


RED.
RED.
RED.
Serendipity's picture

!!! Red? Red is

!!!

Red?

Red is everything.

Red is the colour of life, blood pulsing through veins and the ripening of apples.
But red is also the colour of fresh wounds, of killing fires.
Red is life.

Red
Crimson
Dark red
Silviu's picture

Did you know that the word

Did you know that the word 'bonfire' comes from 'bonefire', where the Gaelic peoples would burn the bones of slaughtered animals?

Two birds, one stone.
Serendipity's picture

I have never seen anyone kill

I have never seen anyone kill a healthy bird by throwing stones.
Flutter away.
Flutter away...!

That is interesting.
I bet it smelled like cooking meat.
or maybe not.
ivory turned black in the red
Silviu's picture

You've obviously never seen

You've obviously never seen me throw a stone.
Serendipity's picture

That is true. Would you throw

That is true.
Would you throw a stone at a bird as it fluttered away?

And if so. Why?
Silviu's picture

It would depend on the

It would depend on the circumstances. I can't quite see myself being so cruel as to hurt a bird for no reason.

Of course, why would I stone the crow at all, when I can simply talk it out of the trees?
Serendipity's picture

Good choice. words can be

Good choice.

words can be more dangerous than any stone of course
OokamiAzura's picture

I wish I had something

I wish I had something intelligent to say, but alas I'm speechless.

So I'll just leave a track ;;
Silviu's picture

I suppose my stunning good

I suppose my stunning good looks could have that effect on others.
Lu's picture

You do intimidate, as black

You do intimidate, as black things do. Truly, you are breathing penumbra-

-do you breathe? Could you breathe? Did you once? Could a breast like that- like that- even hold such mundane human organs? It's so very full of starlight. Unfit for these things.

Silviu's picture

I do breathe - but it is an

I do breathe - but it is an old habit, one that is terribly hard to break. Organs, yes - but they are, for the most part, useless.
Lu's picture

...Useless. Which would you

...Useless.

Which would you prefer: German Chocolate or Red Velvet?


Silviu's picture

You're asking if I prefer

You're asking if I prefer chocolate with coconut or chocolate that is red.

We have covered this, have we not?
Reyy's picture

popping in to say hello.

popping in to say hello.
Lu's picture

The depth at which we

The depth at which we discussed it was not adequate. I practically lust for your intricate answers.

What of those things on your head? They seem smooth, like fine ivory, coated in the deepest of ink.


Silviu's picture

These? Why, these are horns.

These? Why, these are horns. Aren't they terribly handsome? They seem..sharp, though.
Serendipity's picture

So, you like red. But

So, you like red.
But why?

What red do you like exactly?
I am so slow it seems.

Do you like red for the sweetness,
warmth, strawberries in a field, the colour of love and the first tinges of sunset sunrise skies.

Or for the bitterness,
blood shed, burning fires, the colour that rims one's eyes when they have been wronged.

it must be the first, you seem like a peaceful enough creature.
Lu's picture

Handsome, sharp...They don't

Handsome, sharp...They don't merely seem it; my hands can confirm it. Would you use them?


Silviu's picture

Red is the color of life. It

Red is the color of life. It is hot, copperish. There is nothing sweet about red. I am peaceful when it suits me, when need be...but to stir my ire is a terribly poor idea, I must admit.

As for their sharpness? Oh yes. Quite. These horns are not here for looks.
eyestrain's picture

What will you do once you

What will you do once you know what you look like?

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Silviu's picture

What will I do? Why, I'll

What will I do? Why, I'll flaunt it!
eyestrain's picture

What other qualities of

What other qualities of yourself would you like to know?

We know
your hair
your build
your complexion
your gaze
your preferences
your ornamentation

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet
Silviu's picture

I think I have a good idea of

I think I have a good idea of what I look like, now - of course, my interpretation of the words here may not reflect what you think, but..
eyestrain's picture

"in the eye of the

"in the eye of the beholder"
Like words, everyone interprets what they see differently.

I don't strive to be the best, but instead I strive to do my best, and always give it my all every time.
-faunet