Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
"Oh," Alec says, looking at the rod in his hand, color rising in his cheeks. "Yes, that." Clasping hands behind his back, trying and failing - quite miserably - to conceal the pole and line. "Aheh. Not one of my finer moments. But, I'm out here because......well, why not?" He holds the hand with the pole out, gesturing around with it. "The birds are singing, the fish are swimming, and the catpeople are fishing. It's truly a beautiful day," he finishes, this last with the pole pointed at Tallia and a roguish grin on his face.
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
Tallia "There are some things... that we all can't escape from..."
She tried to laugh, but failed miserably. Her laugh came in slow, then fast, then slow again. Any onlookers would be subject to think she was choking on something and trying to sing at the same time. He... he was joking around... right? She was supposed to laugh... wasn't she...? It was so hard to tell... She just didn't have the sense of humor others had, it seems. She silenced herself with a hand over her mouth, her face deepening in color. Once she found she had calmed, she began to speak again.
"T...that's... nice... I.... actually found myself... doing the same... I just... happened to have run into... Chaz..."
Yeeees. Chaz somehow found himself very defensive of Tallia. He didn't know why. He was also still a little miffed at Alec.
I don't know if I like fishing very much now. It's a little...involved.
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.
Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
"Some people are good at it," Alec says, shrugging, "some people are not. It would seem you and I are in the same boat with that one, Chaz."
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
"T...though... now that I think about it... I'm... kinda hungry..."
She turned to Alec, a blush imminent upon her face.
"W...wh...where are you... headed... off to... Alec...? Di... did you have... anywhere in mind...?"
Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
"Nowhere in particular, no," Alec says, shrugging. Looking around, his eyes fall back to the cathians in front of him. "Why? Have you got somewhere in mind?"
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
Tallia "There are some things... that we all can't escape from..."
She looked around, surveying her surroundings. She had just realized she had gotten herself lost. If it hadn't been for Chaz, she probably would've traveled further into her own confusion.
Uhh...me neither. I don't know where there is to do around here...
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.
Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
"Well.....the Tavern," Alec says, putting a finger to his lips and tapping it. "The hot springs. Wait, no, Tallia. Umm......" He scratches his head then shrugs. "Tavern's the only place I can think of, unless you'd just like to walk around?"
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.
Tallia blushes at the mention of the hot springs. Had word really spread around that fast...? She hadn't... done anything... had she...? Going back to the suggestion, she realizes she agrees with Chaz on this one. After all, she doesn't know how she'll get if she drinks anything. Then again, there's more to the tavern than a stiff, hard drink, right?
"U...um... I'm... OK with anything... Alec..."
Oops, did she sound too forward with that...? Her face grew hotter at the thought....
Chaz looked from Alec to Tallia and back again, and then something clicked.
Oh, well, if both of you want to go I'm fine with it. Don't let me be the wet blanket.
A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.
Alec [M:118:6:][D3v:http://rpgmenagerie.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=cs&thread=412&page=1#1242]"I see," said the blind man to the deaf lady.[0:Wandering the stacks.][1:Present and accounted for.]
"Riiight...." Alec trails off, rubbing at the back of his neck subconsciously. "Well, maybe we could just.....walk around, for a bit? Chaz not being a drinker puts the kibosh on the Tavern, and visiting the hot springs with a respectable woman is hardly acceptable."
Come in under the shadow of this red rock, and I will show you something different from either your shadow at morning, striding behind you, or your shadow at evening, rising to meet you. I shall show you fear in a handful of dust.