#odyssey

August pinks even more "Of course not." he murmurs. "Forgive me, may I sum up your plan as I understand it?"

She blushes as well, "In for a penny, I mean.. go ahead"

"You agree that honesty is vital in a relationship so your solution to having done something you're not proud of is to keep it a secret from the people you care about."

The eshu winces anew "Remind you not to let me sum up my plans again."

"If honesty is not uncomfortable, occasionally, you should examine it to see if it is, in fact, honesty."

"Is that a quote from somewhere?" Curious

"No." simply, with a soft smile.

"It probably should be" She sighs "I .. need to think about it. The right thing is the right thing, but maybe I'm not as good a person as I thought I was"

"That thought may be the first step in becoming that person."

"maybe, or it could get me in a lot of trouble"

"Or both."

"or both" A concession "I'm worried what ssis will think of me, but I also wish she were here so I could ask her advice"

"You'll see her when she wishes it." he reminds gently.

"I know," She raises ehr voice slightly "But it can be very inconvenient"

"I don't think convenience figures into it."

"Not with my sister, no" Wryly

"You -can- trust her, though."

"With my life" She agrees

"And with embarrassments and transgressions."

A mumble there

August lets that lay there for a bit, too.

"I suppose. Oh well, how are you and the fellow written word nerd getting along? Any of her writing devices worth taking back to Earth Runes?"

She says nerd playfully, clearly going for the rhymme

"Journeyman Gelcura? She's very pleasant company. I hadn't thought about bringing a device back but it bears thinking about."

"Well, not to be rude, but Earth Runes doesn't get out that much, not this far anyway, might be a good way to extend Coradel's reach"

"I will ask if that would be welcome."

She nods

August lets the silence between them linger; no hurry.

(Perception plus Alertness for August)

/roll 4

There is an ant on his pants leg.

This doesn't bother him; live and let live.

Then it curls behind him... and there is a FLUMP

"Ow" says the childling. Who appears to have anatane

"August, you have a pooka" Tziporah points out