"She gets like that when she thinks she's got something."She gets like that when she thinks she's got something. And Skii is just competition." "He's worse in some ways. He knows he's not going to have me around for long, so he's trying to get in as much as he can. It's not such a bad thing. Kinda fun, really. Just wish it didn't all feel so hectic." Garth sighed. "I guess that's the biggest thing. I mean, come on, Nickolai, I used to whack off to things like this back when we were in Redbridge. Now it's real and I'm getting burned out." Furry reached over and pulled Garth towards her. He startled, surprised, then allowed her to hug him tightly. He laughed softly as he wrapped his arms around hers. "You know, that's the really surprising part." "What is?" Furry asked as she let him go. "You two. I've actually missed you two. I... Kiza and Skii are just company, you know, just 'fun.' Nickolai's been my roommate for almost two years now and he's sorta like family. And he's talked about you so much I think that you're part of the family too." Furry nodded. "Thanks." "So," Nickolai said quietly, "What are you gonna do?" "I don't know. I mean, I don't want to get into the politics. It makes sense for me to walk the Hall, Nickolai, it really does. But I just don't know." "Why does it make sense, though?" "Because it does. I mean, look at this place. As much as I hate to admit it, this is the center of the universe as far as we know. We don't have a thing that matches up to the power of Pendor. It's time we realized that evolution points us in this direction. |