Quote:The grooming session had improved matters, Yoko had to admit. The years had not been kind to him, but at least now he actually looked his age (specifically, a couple of years younger than her) rather than appearing to have stepped out of the weekly meeting of Deranged Wasteland Elders Anonymous. Also, nobody had ever quite figured out what the traditional garb for Spiral warriors was, but it was near-universally agreed that it didn't involve shirts.From chapter 44 of The Doorstop.
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Quote:Cinque considered this for a moment, before smilingFrom Chapter 5 of Ready, Sette, Go!
slightly. "That's... not a bad point. Cold turkey rarely does any good,
after all. All right, Nove, the ball's in your court."
"Whoo-hoo!" Nove said, pumping her fist exuberantly. "Sette, you're going to have a blast, I promise!"
"I see no court, nor ball." I said. "So I believe Cinque was mistaken about the ball being in your court. I apologize."
"... yeah. Yeah, that's great." Nove said. She did not sound as enthusiastic.
Perhaps she had been looking forward to having a ball.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.