Earth 2788
““I’ll run with you, Drago, but don’t get ideas.”
I stripped off my jacket, and shrugged the toga on over the top of the rest of my uniform. “I can’t just rejoin the clan and move into the clan hall. Not with so many memories of …”
“I understand that,” he said. “You could start with a very short visit, and then make some longer ones. Give yourself plenty of time to gradually adjust before moving home permanently.”
I tugged my toga roughly into place. There was no point in my trying to adjust the... folds properly. However much care I took with it, I knew I’d still look a mess, because I had nearly as much trouble wearing togas as I did wearing Military dress uniforms.
The drum beats had stopped now. I glanced round, saw Marlise Weldon had ended her display, and that everyone in the dome was staring at me and Drago with shocked faces. All except Mason Leveque, who had an odd smile on his face as if he’d expected this to happen.
I turned back to Drago. We hugged each other in the traditional embrace of clan kindred, before taking a step back and solemnly facing each other.MoreLess
I stripped off my jacket, and shrugged the toga on over the top of the rest of my uniform. “I can’t just rejoin the clan and move into the clan hall. Not with so many memories of …”
“I understand that,” he said. “You could start with a very short visit, and then make some longer ones. Give yourself plenty of time to gradually adjust before moving home permanently.”
I tugged my toga roughly into place. There was no point in my trying to adjust the... folds properly. However much care I took with it, I knew I’d still look a mess, because I had nearly as much trouble wearing togas as I did wearing Military dress uniforms.
The drum beats had stopped now. I glanced round, saw Marlise Weldon had ended her display, and that everyone in the dome was staring at me and Drago with shocked faces. All except Mason Leveque, who had an odd smile on his face as if he’d expected this to happen.
I turned back to Drago. We hugged each other in the traditional embrace of clan kindred, before taking a step back and solemnly facing each other.MoreLess
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