A City Dreaming
“Anais asked, turning from a shared glance at Ibis, which would have concerned M had he seen it.
M hadn’t seen it. His attention was mostly occupied by their waitress, formed in the lovely-but-disinterested-brunette mold. “Nothing in particular.”
“Feel up for an excursion? We were going to go visit that goblin market off Classon.”
“I didn’t know there was a goblin market off Classon.”
“It’s only in existence every seventeen years,” Anais explained, “when the Earth Dragon mates with Cancer. I’ve ...heard they have some lovely holiday ornaments.”
“Should be a good time,” Ibis added, “if you’ve got the energy.”
There is a school of thought that says that given the paucity of daylight hours in December, a man would do well to rise early and enjoy them. M did not hold with that view, but, disdainful of the sun’s modest offering, chose rather as a rule to stay in bed until near evening. The point being that, so far as M’s circadian rhythms were concerned, they had just finished eating brunch.MoreLess
M hadn’t seen it. His attention was mostly occupied by their waitress, formed in the lovely-but-disinterested-brunette mold. “Nothing in particular.”
“Feel up for an excursion? We were going to go visit that goblin market off Classon.”
“I didn’t know there was a goblin market off Classon.”
“It’s only in existence every seventeen years,” Anais explained, “when the Earth Dragon mates with Cancer. I’ve ...heard they have some lovely holiday ornaments.”
“Should be a good time,” Ibis added, “if you’ve got the energy.”
There is a school of thought that says that given the paucity of daylight hours in December, a man would do well to rise early and enjoy them. M did not hold with that view, but, disdainful of the sun’s modest offering, chose rather as a rule to stay in bed until near evening. The point being that, so far as M’s circadian rhythms were concerned, they had just finished eating brunch.MoreLess
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