#kc_necropolis

"Yeah, yeah."

"you want a root beer or something while you're here?"

It's insidious!

"Well, sure!"

"Other than being isolated, how are you doing?"

"Well, working you know? Keeps my mind off the bad. I got my usual sellers. Folks will always want fun mirrors and stuff... I got one that's selling pretty good that lets you see what you look like in different colors? Clothes reflect the same but in the colors you want. Sold one to a pooka seamstress in Earth Runes. Helps her with her work"

"Oh, that sounds nifty!"

"She sure thinks so, so bank" Pleased "And there's always the ones that want the mirrrors that make you look hotter than you are, but that always seemed a bit ueless to me, cause then when you leave it you're still frumpy right? but vanity I guess. Tried making that mirror in the potter books that shows you your heart desire? That was a bust" grumble

"SHould do one that can switch between fae and mortal..."

"Sometimes it's hard to gauge how things look without breaking your brain."

"Gotta be careful there, it can add an element of banality you know? Though... I do got these glasses, just for fun.. and I was isnpired by stories I heard about rivervale"

"Problem is, I can't use them now..cept maybe with Kinain ? They let you see mortals as kithain"

"Oh, cool!"

"Yeah, it's pretty fun. " he sighs "But obviously I'm not supposed to travel where they are... but you know if you ever want something made let me know. "

"Well, dunno - the camera is pretty awesome."

"I know, but if you ever want to buy something else, I could use jobs. I take dross , or cash. Though sometimes I take work in trade. LIke with you you being so strong I might ask you to do heavy lifting "

"That I can do! Money is tight, so's dross..."

"Oh, sorry to furking hear it' he says "Look, I know you don't like charity, but enjoy the gift okay. And if you want me to ask around for a job or two for you that pays I can but it would be on this end of things"

"That's real nice of you, appreciate it."

"Sure... I know it's gotta be on the upand up you being a knight and gwyd and troll and all. I tend Seelie myself. Honest dealings keep the glitches back a bit"

"Yeah, agreed. I don't mind unseelie that much, but, like - your word is your word, yeah?"

"Right... if my rep gets ruined as no good, no body will want to hire me" He orders a drink for her from the gauntlets "So whatever the court, got to protect that reputation"

"Exactly."

The Jukebox begins to play "Heart of Glass" By Blondie

"And well, if somebody screws me... I mean, I'd be Irate."

"Yeah, Falcons got a temper" he nods

A quiet frown, and she nods. "Yeah. Not something I want to have happen."

"Hey, if it's any bonus to you, Falcons also pay for quality, and they pay well and don't screw you over. At least, I never had a Gwydion deal gone bad. Read the fine print if you want to deal with an Ailil or an Eiluned though... geez"

"Oh yeah, shifty."

The young nocker seems glad to have folks to just plain talk to, and says "So what's going onn at the lodge? Any news? "

"Well, let's see.... there's this new apartment..."

He listens "Oh yeah, heard Caesar was expanding there. Gotta be hornapoloza huh?"

"Sounds like it. Of course Etsie's there..."

"Etsie is..." Brow narrowing trying to figure it out

"A lot. Uhg."

"She makes me feel... stupid. I don't like her."

"She some kind of know it all? " he says "Sucks to meet them, which is one down side of our kith, like.. half of us are know it alls. Beliieve you me"

"No, not that.. but like.." She frowns.

"Like, she rolls in and sucks up all the air and just.. just.. somehow you're wrong or slow because you don't understand what she's getting at..."

"Oh, scene stealer ...yeah, that is definitely a satyr thing sometimes" He sniffs "I'm sorry you had to put up with that"

"I dunno." Shrug.

"Ain't like I like being the center of attention or anything, but I don't like feeling stupid."

"Who does? And you're not stupid. I mean, sometimes I think maybe some of us kind of WANT trolls to be stupid, because we're small and weak compared to you, doesn't seem fair you can be smart too... but when you think about it, while most trolls are what I'd call Linear thinkers, they're NOT dumb, and the best guardians have muscle AND Brains. heck, trolls were some of the best generals in the Accordance war"

"I know I'm not as smart as, like, Symon... but.. yeah." Scowl.

"Look, it aint' for me to say, but maybe you should borrow a bit of Nocker wisdom... and just say to yourself 'furk her, ,her opinion isn't worth drek'. Don't worry about what she thinks of you, and don't worry about her making you look bad because she can't, not in front of your posse, right? They know you, the real you, and they knwo you're not dumb"

"I just try to avoid her." She shrugs.

"Works" He says "now, you're into horses you say? Mmm not sure what I can interest you in the glass department for horses"

"You wanna see the pictures?"

"Sure!"

A FLUSH from the bathroom. FlickerFlush!