#bergen_county

"Yeah. She's.... I -want- to.... to be with her and ... .wait, what?"

"What?" he says

"Oh shit" he winces "Damn, I'm an asshole. I had no right to do that. it's just among satyrs it's not a big deal"

"Did you say lesbian? Like.... exclusively?"

"Yeah, but I shouldn't have 'outted her' .. it's just Colton talks about her, and says he wished she found a regular girl who would treat her right. naturally Iwas all over that.. and I got told that A it wasn't my business, and B no I wasn't Sparrow's type .. given Sparrow seems cool with satyrs.. well, it was the other thing, my danglie anglie ..." A pause "She's a woman who likes women. And that's fine. " A DUBIOUS brow "Dude, tell me you're not like.. against that?"

"Hell no!"

"Just....." he looks down the hall again with a sigh. "Exclusively? No interest at -all-?"

"Dude, EVERY Guy wants to be that guy that's SO sexy, that he can turn the unturnable. And to be fair, t here are girls who see a gay guy and figure if they can 'flip him' it will be like the gold medal trophy of seduction olympics... and BOTH are wrong and .. a bit stupid if not cruel to try. Now, We satyrs? As a rule, we put the PAN in Pansexual. But right now, your ONLY chance score with Sparrow is ask Jonas if he can change your twinkie into a donut and even then you might not be Sparrow's pref. So far as I know...she's into women, only women, and you .. no, that's not fair to you WE have to respect that. "

"I'm not DISrespecting it, Dude! Can't I express how I feel without getting jumped on? I'm bummed she's not into guys, but I'm not stupid enough to think -I- could 'turn' her!"

A sigh "I'm jumping on you ..." A leer "Though if that's an invitation"

"Pffft." Adam shoves the satyr's shoulder. "You had your chance on the couch."

"HA!" He laughs

"Nah there are reasons I said 'We'" He nods then "Do you think knowing she's into shes will help you shield against the sidhe's she-ness?"

"Probably not, but I can keep it in my pants."

"Cold showers, long jogs, " A nod of sympathy

"Lots of Nab." He counters.

"Lucky bastard" A nod

"I am." He agrees. "So.... hey, wait. Things are a little fuzzy but .... I'd have sworn she was kind of flirting with me?"

A brow , unsure

"Like, I know she complimented me and she touched me.... I'm -sure- of that."

"Dude? Your mom recently told me I had a nice shirt, and she put a hand on my shoulder... you sure you want to roll with this precedent?"

"Ugh, Zane, Dude...." Adam rolls his eyes. "This is -different.- She wanted me to talk to her."

"Yeah, as a potential squire. " He says "Adam, you're a bro, but if she was flirting, maybe it was more to see if you could focus rather than a real invitation? "

"Ugh." Adam sighs. "Not my finest hour, then."

"we all roll ones now and then... to use a Symonism"

"Shit." with feeling. He looks down the hall again.

"I think she's gone, man.. somehow the hallway looks a bit less... wonderful.. so she's gone" A sigh

"What??" Adam bolts down the hallway. "She said she wouldn't disappear!"

"Oh, then maybe she is there?" A shrug "Go see"

Sparrow's work area is neatly packed away.

And Sparrow herself?

Not there.

"Nooo!" Adam sprints down to the apartment doors, looking outside.

Zane keeps up easy enough, then says "Sorry, Man. "

"Shit shit shit shit......"

Zane isn't sure what to say "There there"

"Why did she leave? What did I do wrong?"

Zane says "We don't knnow why she left. Could have been she had an emergency in grass. Could be she was needed elsewhere fast. Heck, she could have seen a dreamer in danger... Liams are all over that. Doesn't mean you did anything wrong. Hell, even if she thinks you're not the best match for each other as knight squire, it doesn't mean either of you is WRONG. "

"But... she didn't say yes. I mean... the Chief told me to come here and talk to her and that she might take me on as a squire and she didn't say she would so.... so what do I do? I don't know where she lives or her number, how do I contact her?"

"Call the lodge? THey might know how to contact her"

"Oh!" Adam grabs his phone and dials the number.

Zane hears half the conversation, and can see from the set of Adam's face that the other half is not what he wanted to hear. "Nope. Neither of them are there."

"Ah damn. Sorry, man"

"Well... shit. What am I supposed to do now?" He seems at a total loss.

"You did what the Chieftain Asked. You met with Sparrow. Sparrow told you to go away for now.. now continues. Your time is your own and that's okay"

The mortal boy glances back at the building, longingly. "I guess."

"Wanna hit the pool?"

"Yeah. But.... I'll just go home."

"Dude... come on. Piper's not at hte pool now"

"Chief might call back." He points out.