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Date Posted: 16:27:38 09/07/01 Fri
Author: Lian
Subject: She nodded.
In reply to: Jyssa - Magi 's message, "~ smiled ~" on 12:20:01 09/06/01 Thu

"Well met, Jyssa. . . and Magi," she added in a quick response to the flit's insistent chirp. "Actually, I've been at Honshu exactly 19 Turns. That is to say, my entire life. My family lives here as farmers. If you like, I can introduce you two. We're very well acquainted, Honshu and I." She stopped speaking, wondering if she was being too talkative. But then again, what was wrong with talking a little more than necessary? It probably took everyone's mind off their troubles. At the least, they would be thinking of how to get rid of her rather than their personal problems. She clapped a work-worn hand across her mouth to keep from giggling aloud at that. What was she, a girl?

Of course she was a girl, just not a stereotypical one. Sure, she had looks aplenty even, but who was she to care? Her honey-brown curls usually hung loose, tumbling down past her middle back, but today was different. Today, she had her hair piled up into a gargantuan bun to keep hanks of hair from falling across her eyes. And what eyes those were. They could get you thinking you were in a forest laden with sunshine, light dripping down through needlepoints in the canopy, pooling about your feet. In actuality, her eyes were forest green, with a smattering of the rare golden freckle. Her features, delicate as china, cast a deceptive spell on all those who met her. She was not, as her appearances suggested, a weakling. In fact, she was quite the opposite, ornery young woman.

But one needn't dwell on looks too often, Lian thought. They won't get you anywhere unless you're a concubine. And I intend never to be one of those. Instead, she chose to think of the upcoming Hatching. It wasn't an easy thought to avoid, either, what with eggs encircling them. Almost like a cage, but a welcome one. There was a certain calming presence, a euphoria if you will, about these eggs. It made her want to stay forever, but she knew she couldn't. Sooner or later those eggs would hatch. And that, she thought, has got to be better even than this. At last she turned to Jyssa. "You want to take a tour of Honshu? I think the clutch is still hardening, so I don't think we'll miss the Hatching or anything." She extended a hand in invitation, offering a smile of friendship.

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~ nods ~ -- Jyssa + Magi, 06:14:24 09/08/01 Sat
- Lian's face broke into a wide smile. -- Lian, 14:36:03 09/08/01 Sat