Nickolai's Letter, January 23, 2801.Nickolai's Letter, January 23, 2801. Garth nudged him in his seat. "You're quiet." Nickolai raised his hands above his head and stretched, testing the limits of his seatbelt in the process. "Yeah. Just thinkin'." "About the match tonight, or something else?" Nickolai smiled at his Katckin friend. "Something else." "Furry?" "Yeah. His expression was abashed, but he knew Garth would press him for details. And he did want to talk about it. Garth knew the routine, too. "Well?" he asked. Nickolai smiled. "Well, you know. I received a letter from her yesterday. She's back in school now. Her parents promised they were going to hang around Pendor for a while, but it looks like her dad is already looking for someplace to fly off to. She was SDisking it from home, but she decided she wanted to be part of the local university, so she moved onto the grounds. She has a roommate, a female Marten variant with 'redgold' fur and a white spot along here," he said, gesturing down the front of his chest. "What's a Marten?" "Kind of a weasel," Nickolai said. "Part of the Mustela species. She's even shorter than Furry." He smiled at Garth. "She said they like taking showers together." "Geez," Garth interrupted, shifting slightly in his seat. "Are all Pendorians really as sex obsessed as they say, or did you get lucky and hit one that likes the stereotype?" "They're not sex obsessed," Nickolai replied. "You are. Just 'cause they're both so small that taking a shower together is comfortable for them doesn't mean you should go assuming they're sleeping together." "Well, are they?" Garth asked, his fuzzed Katckin voice edged with testosterone-laced curiosity. Nickolai nodded. "Sometimes. It worries me, though. Furry thinks Kiza is getting too close to her. In her last letter she said she had attached herself to her." Nickolai grimaced. "God, talking about two people of the same sex can be tough." "From what you've talked about, Furry's a smart girl," Garth said again. "I think she'll be okay. What else?" "Like what, what else?" "Like, what's she studying?" "Oh," Nickolai replied. |