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Terms of Service by Wayward (PG)
Fandom: BABYLON 5
Pairing: Lyta, Sinclair (Valen)
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: A Scintilla of Truth
Why this must be read:
"Terms of Service" begins at the end of a simpler time, when the Vorlons were just mysterious and not freaky-deaky planetkillers. Kosh sends Lyta to go find someone called "Entil'zha" on Minbar, and she does.
Wayward dances through canon, touching on details from the death of all Narn telepaths to the destined sacrifice of an intrepid Ranger named Ericsson. This is a solid, stubborn Lyta who loves and obeys her Vorlon, and a questing, questioning Sinclair who's only just beginning to realize who he is.
"The circle must close to have a beginning."
Staring at the words did not bring enlightenment. The words remained as inscrutable as the Vorlon itself. Sinclair knew better than to try to find a literal interpretation of Kosh's message, yet...he was sure if he closed his eyes, all he would see would be the tracery of circles dancing in his head. Sinclair laughed to himself. It was his experience that Vorlon sayings did nothing to focus the mind.
The words faded away, to be replaced by something unexpected and, coming from a Vorlon, completely terrifying.
Clarity.
In the form of instructions.
Sinclair read the clipped and detailed sentences. They were stark and brutal in their specifics, unyielding in timing or delivery, and devoid of explanation. Most startling of all was the target of the instructions.
Lyta.
Terms of Service
Pairing: Lyta, Sinclair (Valen)
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: A Scintilla of Truth
Why this must be read:
"Terms of Service" begins at the end of a simpler time, when the Vorlons were just mysterious and not freaky-deaky planetkillers. Kosh sends Lyta to go find someone called "Entil'zha" on Minbar, and she does.
Wayward dances through canon, touching on details from the death of all Narn telepaths to the destined sacrifice of an intrepid Ranger named Ericsson. This is a solid, stubborn Lyta who loves and obeys her Vorlon, and a questing, questioning Sinclair who's only just beginning to realize who he is.
"The circle must close to have a beginning."
Staring at the words did not bring enlightenment. The words remained as inscrutable as the Vorlon itself. Sinclair knew better than to try to find a literal interpretation of Kosh's message, yet...he was sure if he closed his eyes, all he would see would be the tracery of circles dancing in his head. Sinclair laughed to himself. It was his experience that Vorlon sayings did nothing to focus the mind.
The words faded away, to be replaced by something unexpected and, coming from a Vorlon, completely terrifying.
Clarity.
In the form of instructions.
Sinclair read the clipped and detailed sentences. They were stark and brutal in their specifics, unyielding in timing or delivery, and devoid of explanation. Most startling of all was the target of the instructions.
Lyta.
Terms of Service