#dreaming

Earl says "She is basically saying I'm being nitpicky" He smiles though "That the downs are worth it with the ups."

Squeeaky beams "Thank you, Madame Raven. I hoped so. ..dreamed so"

Nod!

and they travel on... other parts of the city can sometimes been seen... oh crime alley! Poor little bruce! His parents before him.. as he takes the oath of the bat!

Is this a city of all stories?

It seems to be a mix of them.... for also in the alley way a girl wanders singing cockles and mussles allive alive o

SIGH.

They're on a mission, but surely, there's much to see...

SO much to see....

As Doctor Jekyll races through the streets, feeling the change come upon him....Anita Blake looks for clues for the criminal Mr. Hyde... unfortuatlely she's been forced to team up with this know it all guy Sherlock something

Stories... good ones, great ones... the city is teaming with them.

Why even average fiction can be found

...there's a place for that!

And the city, sometimes it is more of Batman's gotham city, other times a shining superman metropolis, sometimes it's Victorian London other times the shining spires of Gondor... (Damn brits win either way when you think about it) and so much more

"Never had a path cut through a city " Earl looks at this 'Not like this. Wish I had my canvas and paints"

Zara nods... then fishes through his packs from her shoulder vantage. She offers down a sketchbook and pencil.

"You're a life saver, love" And he stops.

Squeeky blinks as the quest stops... and he looks at Zara "Madame Raven, is this a ..thing with you two? "

Eyebrows.

"I mean, twould slow us down to a ..." He meets the eyebrows and his own single eye looks away "or I could just you know be patient" Squeeky mutters

A shrug, and a politely (if not overly) apologetic gesture.

Earl gets lost in the moment, and takes his time..oh what wonders form, Gondor's tallest tower near the empire state building over the streets of Paris....with Victorian coaches riding through

"Zounds..." Squeeky says "Dude's got mad skills"

Zara beams, full of secondhand pride. "Kvelling" even.

Earl finishes up, and smiles "It'l ldo.. hope I remember" He then says "THanks for being patient, both of you"

Squeeky says 'No prob, Brah. "

A kiss right on the very top of his head, and she takes the sketchbook to pack it away.

And they travel on

The city passes behind them, and oh Zara wishes she could have traveled it safely.

Next time!

And she looks forward to dreams.

They enter pastorial areas... more shire than city... yet few people.

It's a bright summery day

Bright enough that Zara might want to use Earl for a shadow rather than a perch

Hisss! Daystar!

And then as they travel on.. iit shifts... and trees break into colors, the sun seems just a bit weaker.... Autumn? They're in Autumn...

Zara emerges from hiding and sniffs the air.

It's fall! Oh.. leaves falling.. that hint of decay that really shows things are alive!

Zara drops down the the ground, touching the carpet of leaves to confirm.

Oh yes...dry to the touch, but cool

She does a little twirl.

Earl explains "Autumn is her time" To Squeeky.

Squeeky nods "I can see that"

Zara looks around... this.. i snot an island, is it?

Is this the place?

It isn't... and then.. it begins to snow. It's been, as one can measure time here, only an hour... yet somehow.. it is now turning to winter!

Zara returns to Earl, shaking her head.

He covers her as the wind grows cold "Fall fell fast "

A nod. Frown.

And they travel as the leaves blow away, or get buried in the winter snow fall. It comes light, then thickens... and even a troll might feel cold. The cyclops shivers and blinks... and Earl gathers his lady up and tucks her within his jacket so tall he and it have gotten