I just sent this bit to Ian...
If I didn't already know this world was unusual from Eimi climbing out of my luggage, the appearance of two youngsters at the mouth of the alleyway would have tipped me off. The boy - who had green skin - was wearing what looked to be some sort of uniform, and seemed to be getting into some sort of attack stance. The girl - who had orange skin and pointed ears - was looking at us in awe.
(Which worried me slightly. After a century, even I could figure out that the women I met liked me more often than the statistical average... but she was a pre-teen girl.)
The boy opened his mouth to say something, noticed how she was reacting, then turned to her and asked, "What *is* it with you and bikes, Andrea?"
(That's different. I stopped worrying so much.)
Yes, I know I misspelled AndrAIa's name. See the "Fox/Fawkes" bit in the Harry Potter step for why.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
If I didn't already know this world was unusual from Eimi climbing out of my luggage, the appearance of two youngsters at the mouth of the alleyway would have tipped me off. The boy - who had green skin - was wearing what looked to be some sort of uniform, and seemed to be getting into some sort of attack stance. The girl - who had orange skin and pointed ears - was looking at us in awe.
(Which worried me slightly. After a century, even I could figure out that the women I met liked me more often than the statistical average... but she was a pre-teen girl.)
The boy opened his mouth to say something, noticed how she was reacting, then turned to her and asked, "What *is* it with you and bikes, Andrea?"
(That's different. I stopped worrying so much.)
Yes, I know I misspelled AndrAIa's name. See the "Fox/Fawkes" bit in the Harry Potter step for why.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012