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1. [DL-C] A Sweet Deal With A Slick Ending! (JP)
From: John Pepper <trissana@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 20:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: John Pepper <trissana@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [DL-C] A Sweet Deal With A Slick Ending! (JP)
Afternoon. Day 3
(NRPG: A bit of a backpost - this takes place the afternoon of Trevor's
return from Keldarra, before Triss comes down sick)
Trevor had stayed as long as he could with Cynthia - to their mutual
delight - as soon as he'd returned from Keldarra. However, S'lomon
had come in and informed Trevor that he needed to do some last minute
tests on the Warrenlady before pronouncing her fit to be released the
next day. Trevor, the healer had informed him in no uncertain terms,
would just be in the way. So he had made himself scarce, promising
Cynthia that he'd be back later.
As he let the med center, he felt a bulge in his pocket and
remembered the jewels he'd bought in Ralengarde - the jewels that
he'd planned to go into his gift for Cynthia. What he needed was a
setting, though, and he hadn't had the work done because the single
best artisan he knew of was right here at Cleft.
*Triss,* can you ask Azure where her rider is?*
[Azure said her rider is with her, giving her an oiling,] the pearly
dragon replied. [I wish my rider would give *me* an oiling...]
*You mean like the one I gave you just YESTERDAY?* he inquired.
[Oh...um, yes, that one,] Triss agreed. [Well, it doesn't hurt to
try...]
He found Katrina by the lake, as he'd figured, busily oiling Azure's
underside as the iridescent blue dragon lay on her back rumbling
happily. Her eyes snapped open when she saw Trevor approaching,
though, and she was quick to notice the pouch he was carrying. The
next thing he knew, she'd lifted her head and was staring at him. It
was odd being stared at by an upside down dragon, but after giving
her a friendly pat on the nose, he waved up at Katrina.
"Hello up there!" he called out. "How goes it?"
Katrina shook her head, smiling ruefully. "Azure always manages to
make sure I get as oily as she does," the Beta wingleader replied.
As if to make the point, Azure shifted a bit so that her upside-down
head was right above Trevor, her large eyes focusing on what he was
carrying. She shimmied a bit to get herself in that position, a move
which caused Kat to slip backwards and the phrase 'Dragon surfing' to
jump into her head. Luckily, Kat had Azure's soft underside to cushion
her fall instead of the hard ground.
Trevor chuckled as he saw what had caught Azure's attention. "No
luck this time," he said. "This isn't candy or cookies, or anything
like that. See?"
He opened the pouch and took out a stone to hold up for the dragon to
see. It just happened to be a small diamond, and he had to snatch his
hand back as her tongue snaked out at it.
Kat sent a quick, <Azure! Bad dragon!> As Trevor reacted to Azure's
move,Kat thought how absurd her words, 'bad dragon' had sounded.
"Hey!" Trevor said.
"You should have held up a stone that looks less like a sugar crystal,"
Katrina told him. "That's a pretty diamond, where did you get it?"
"Ralengarde," he said, and told her the name of the shop. Presuming
that by now Kat would have told Azure that Trevor wasn't carrying any
illicit
sweets for her, he emptied the rest of the pouch into his palm. "I
wanted
to do a piece of jewelry for Cynthia commemorating the birth of the
babies," he explained. "I've got matching birthstones for K'rald and
Bahb, as well as Cynthia's birthstone. They offered to do a setting
for it, but I've seen your work and it's much better than anything
they had. I was wondering if I could persuade you to take on the
job. I know you're busy with your new duties, but I know it would
mean a lot to Cynthia, and to me."
"Thank you," said Kat to Trevor's complement of her work. "I'd be
happy to work on such a gift from you for Cynthia. I see you have a
spare gem,
would that be in exchange for my work?" Kat was about to add such a
exchange
wasn't necessary, but Trevor spoke first.
"Yes, please take it. I know your new duties keep you busy. And since
working on this would take time, I would like to give you something in
exchange
for that work."
"Thank you Trevor. I guess my stock of gems is running low. So I
could use it for another piece. It's a deal."
Trevor chuckled. "And besides, can you imagine what your father would
say if you gave me *too* good a deal?"
"There is that!" Katrina agreed with a laugh. She was going to close
the deal with a handshake and the acceptance of the gems when she
paused and looked at her hands. Both of them were slick with oil. She
considered wiping them on her clothes, but they
were just as oily as her hands. As she stood there trying to think of
a way out of this awkward moment, there was a *thunk* as a clean rag
from above landed on her head.
Kat pulled the rag off her head and looked up at her iridescent blue
dragon. An iridescent blue dragon who was looking at her with the same
upside-down head she had looked at Trevor with.
Kat smiled as she wiped her hands and sent, <Thank you Luv. I don't
know what I would do without you.>
<You are welcome my rider. Oohhh, and since you are so gracious,
do you think I could have a sweet treat now?>
Kat rolled her eyes as she replied, <We will discuss 'sweets' after
your oiling. Right now, I have a business deal to close.>
Katrina returned her attention to Trevor. The two then made
arrangements for a pick up time for the finished piece and closed the
deal. After
Trevor left, Kat made sure the gems were secure and dry while she
finished oiling Azure.
Respectfully submitted jointly, by:
John
(Trevor & Trissana)
and
KB aka
Katrina/Azure
Seth/Alizarine
Cleft Warren
Summary
Day 3. Afternoon
While Katrina oils Azure, Trevor sees her about doing a piece of
jewelry for Cynthia to commemorating the birth of the babies. Katrina
gladly accepts the job while fending of Azure who thinks the gems are
sweets.
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