He reached out a hand, and she shook it.He reached out a hand, and she shook it. Then he turned around, gesturing to the tall melKatkin to walk up and join them. "I guess I'd better do the same. Kiza, Jofuran, this is Garth, my roommate. Garth, this is Furry, and this is her roommate, Kiza." Garth shook hands with Kiza first, then with Furry. "I've heard so much about you. It's like I know you." Furry giggled. "I don't know if you know me, but I'm flattered that Kolya talked about me." "I don't think I could have talked about much else for a few months after leaving back in 2800," Nickolai interjected. He smiled as Furry blushed visibly, the tips of her ears reddening, as did the edge of her muzzle about her whiskers. Garth laughed. "No, you couldn't." He turned to Furry. "Don't worry, he was just depressed. I forced him into the fencing class and the local video game tourney. That got him out of his depression. I haven't seen him quite like this in a while, though." Nickolai slid his arm around Furry. "What do you want, Garth? I've been feeling like a part of me has been..." Nickolai stopped; an urge he had been desperately trying to suppress just would not stay down anymore and he yawned. "Oh! Sorry... Like a part of me was many light years away. |