Tomorrow's her hundredth birthday, you know.Tomorrow's her hundredth birthday, you know. She asked me not to tell you that, but you asked me to remind you of important birthdays. Tomorrow's also Beth's birthday, and Ricarn Settng's, both of whom are on your list of want-to-knows." "Oh, okay, thanks." "Ken?" "Yeah?" "Your bath is ready." Goddamn. Does everybody know my personal habits by now? Well, it does kind of figure Dave would know, he does see my every move. Notice, also, he didn't ask for an RSVP on M'Bawr's invitation? There is no way I was going to miss this, and he knew it. Twelve lome'. I was as grateful as always that The Castle and D'Tangent Arc were on the same schedule, since I hate position-lag. I navigated among the green plants and white chairs of the enormous dining hall, admiring the incredible array of ferns and leafy plants hanging from the matrix of hydroponics tubes on the ceiling. I could see the stars beyond them, and the night air was cool with just a hint of a rainstorm recently passing. |