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Belar's real proud of those mountains, now that the snow's finally settled in and everything's in shape for maximum winter-time use. Time to go see if he can't rustle up some interest in 'em, as long as they're out there waiting for people, hey? At least, once he's done with his obligations.
The sign on his table tonight reads:
ANSWERING PRAYERS - BACK IN 15 MINUTES
WILL TAKE QUESTIONS ABOUT SNOWBOARDING, SKIING, BOBSLED, LUGE, OR OTHER SNOW-BASED SPORT LESSONS AFTER THAT
NO, SERIOUSLY, THERE'S MOUNTAINS OUTSIDE, GO LOOK
That, he figures, should do the trick.
The sign on his table tonight reads:
ANSWERING PRAYERS - BACK IN 15 MINUTES
WILL TAKE QUESTIONS ABOUT SNOWBOARDING, SKIING, BOBSLED, LUGE, OR OTHER SNOW-BASED SPORT LESSONS AFTER THAT
NO, SERIOUSLY, THERE'S MOUNTAINS OUTSIDE, GO LOOK
That, he figures, should do the trick.
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She's scribbling instead, in three colors of very stylish pens, on a legal pad. (Real Earth paper, not digital.) STOCK PORTFOLIO OPTIONS reads the top.
Her skirt and sweater and boots are a slightly different style than usual, if you happen to notice these things. Still heavy on the pink and white, but a lot less tatterdemalion hippie than usual.
More... yuppie.
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Kind of weird for her to still be doing the same thing when he opens his eyes, though.
"Doesn't fifteen minutes of that kind of thing get boring?" he asks curiously, craning his neck a little. "Or are you one of my brother's children?"
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"Diversification is vital." Half a beat, and then she glances at him with a quick and conspiratorial smile. "Got to be competitive. It's 2520 -- marketplace is a jungle."
"Traditional metaphor," she adds to the air over his left shoulder. "There's a dearth of tigers."
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Or not, but, you know, he's trying to get a feel for the conversation here.
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"Family connections are often vital," she agrees. "Within an avoidance of apparent nepotism. We'll have to call it standard networking practice."
And then she rolls her eyes, an amiable duh. "Real bears," she informs him, "would piddle in the carpets. Very bad for business."
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Or call them stupid and nonsensical. One of the two.
"Tam," she says, and offers a hand with a smile that seems faintly polished, for all that it's genuine. "River. Ordinarily in the English formulation."
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The swift, light swiping of a finger of awareness over the surface of the other person's mind, and only the surface, is almost reflexive by now.
"... pleasure. Oh, for the love of Dad..."
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"Patronymic," she agrees politely. "In the traditional usage."
"The solo format is a distinctive tool for remembrance. Risks impress the clients -- it's a constellation of potential factors." The polished smile is back.
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So she takes the sign's advice and steps ouside.
She steps back inside pretty damn quickly and pulls up a chair. Her curiosity is peaked.
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15 SECONDS
10 SECONDS
5 SECONDS-
And then the upper part of the sign winks out in a spark of brilliant blue light. That's when he opens his eyes. "Okay! So!" He grins. "What can I help you with?"
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"Am I safe in assuming you're responsible for our new mountain range?"
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"Mary Anne Bell, pleased to meet you. Can't say I've had the pleasure of meeting Garion, but I'll keep my eyes open."
The grin creeps a little wider. "Very good idea, as much snow as we get. And I've got a Bound friend or two who probably wouldn't mind the idea of more room to run around."
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He nods. "I kinda figured as much. I designed the mountains with a couple of extra features- mostly just to make it easier for people to walk up there, you know? I don't do mechanical real well, so there's no chair-lifts or anything, but if you find the right place it shouldn't be a problem to get up to the ski zones and the snowboarding territory."
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"And if people really need a chair lift, there's enough mechanically inclined people around here for us to end up with one. What is it you do that you got so good at landscaping?"
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Her hands are folded primly behind her back, and her eyes are fixed on the sign. It would not do, after all, to interrupt someone else's prayer.
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"Hi, Mary," he says cheerfully. "What's up?"
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"He said she should be named Angel. It is sensible because you are a god so I said yes."
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"It is good that you like it," she says. She wouldn't have changed it if he hadn't, mind, but it's good that he does, all the same.
"Colin is my cousin. He used to be sick but now he is not. He had never named a creature before but it was very good for his first time I think."
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