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In the morning, Isabella does her best to extricate herself without prematurely waking Adarin. They don't need to leave on anything like a tight schedule.
She's not nearly graceful enough to reliably manage this, of course.
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Then they're there. Adarin fidgets, a little, fixing his hair a bit from the flight and trying to look nice for Isabella's parents. He's pretty sure that they won't eviscerate him for slightly tangled hair, but he wants to make a good impression anyway.
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"Aww," says Isabella. She gives him a little peck of a kiss, then opens the unlocked door. "Dad? Mom? I'm home!"
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"Hi there, Bells," says her father, entering the front room. He gives Adarin an assessing look.
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Adarin smiles back politely! "Hello, sir. It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Adarin."
Vern is deposited on the ground and looks around. She isn't sure how to be polite in this setting! She's going to try, though.
Vern is deposited on the ground and looks around. She isn't sure how to be polite in this setting! She's going to try, though.
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Charlie's wolverine winds around his ankles to sniff at her. "I'm Kesathi," she tells Vern.
"Likewise," Charlie tells Adarin, "I'm sure. You're Isabella's boyfriend, I hear." Isabella gets a hug.
"Likewise," Charlie tells Adarin, "I'm sure. You're Isabella's boyfriend, I hear." Isabella gets a hug.
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"I'm Vernaia," replies the kagu. She lets herself be sniffed without trouble. "It's nice to meet you."
"I am! To my utter delight," he says sincerely.
"I am! To my utter delight," he says sincerely.
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At that, Charlie actually smiles. "Well, nobody ever said she didn't have good taste," he says.
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"She wanted to serve rice with the fish, ran off to get some - something, some kind of spice she's out of."
Kesathi flumphs contently to the floor. Path flutters down to sit on her back.
Kesathi flumphs contently to the floor. Path flutters down to sit on her back.
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Adarin grins, at Charlie's assessment. "Thanks," he says, obviously pleased that he is met with approval.
Vern isn't sure what to do! So she finds what seems like a polite distance to sit at, deciding that if there is a thing that daemons should do in this situation, Path will tell her, or Kesathi will interact with her.
Vern isn't sure what to do! So she finds what seems like a polite distance to sit at, deciding that if there is a thing that daemons should do in this situation, Path will tell her, or Kesathi will interact with her.
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"I'm glad she's found somebody who appreciates her," Charlie says.
Kesathi says, "I've never seen your kind of bird before."
Kesathi says, "I've never seen your kind of bird before."
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"I'm so appreciated," Isabella assures her dad.
"She's a kagu," says Path. "Flightless bird."
"She's a kagu," says Path. "Flightless bird."
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"I'm really tempted to just go on a tangent about why Isabella's amazing, but that might be a bit much," replies Adarin, still grinning. "Also we would probably be here a while."
"I am! I can sort of fly or glide for a little while, but it's not quite the same," she explains.
"I am! I can sort of fly or glide for a little while, but it's not quite the same," she explains.
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"I'm curious what this tangent would consist of, though, save it for later, maybe," suggests Isabella. "Feed my ego until it exceeds the size of the sun and swallows up the world."
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Charlie laughs.
"Well, that's what cloud-pines are for, when you've got witches around," says Kesathi. "You're little, that must help. If Ranata insists on flying me and my Charlie somewhere I have to be in a sling under the branch. I don't think we're supposed to be flying creatures, me and Charlie."
"Well, that's what cloud-pines are for, when you've got witches around," says Kesathi. "You're little, that must help. If Ranata insists on flying me and my Charlie somewhere I have to be in a sling under the branch. I don't think we're supposed to be flying creatures, me and Charlie."
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"Sure," replies Adarin, happily. "I'll start keeping a detailed list. Do we need to find a way to go to Mars or something so the world isn't in danger, first?"
"That's unfortunate, but no one can fault you for your nature. I, for example, am not meant to swim. Cloud-pines are amazing, though, Adarin and I are so charmed by them. It's for the best that I'm little, I think. I get to go to fun places."
"That's unfortunate, but no one can fault you for your nature. I, for example, am not meant to swim. Cloud-pines are amazing, though, Adarin and I are so charmed by them. It's for the best that I'm little, I think. I get to go to fun places."
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"I don't know how seriously to take that," remarks Charlie.
"I'm not really aquatic. Wading is fun, though," opines Kesathi. "Scares the fish though."
"I'm not really aquatic. Wading is fun, though," opines Kesathi. "Scares the fish though."
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Adarin snickers. "Well, the real question is if going to Mars is worth being on the to-do list, with all that we have on it already. Maybe if colonization were an option, or if you have unspoken dreams of going that you haven't told me, yet."
"Oh? Did you and Charlie catch the fish we're having?" Vern asks curiously.
"Oh? Did you and Charlie catch the fish we're having?" Vern asks curiously.
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"No specific dreams of it, no. But colonizing Mars would be fun. And it'd avoid a lot of fuss with Earth governments too, come to think of it."
"They go fishing every chance they get," Path tells Vern.
"They go fishing every chance they get," Path tells Vern.
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Charlie looks nonplussed by all this talk of colonizing Mars.
"Well, I don't do much of it," says Kesathi. "Can't so much hold a fishing pole. Sometimes I catch one when it tries to escape."
"Well, I don't do much of it," says Kesathi. "Can't so much hold a fishing pole. Sometimes I catch one when it tries to escape."
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"Right then, it'll go on the list," says Adarin, amused. "But only if colonization is an option."
"Ooo. Adarin and I have never been fishing. Do you think we would have fun?"
"Ooo. Adarin and I have never been fishing. Do you think we would have fun?"
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"Have to figure out something for the atmosphere and work out supply-line problems," says Isabella merrily. "It'll be fun."
"We don't," snorts Path. "It's dull."
"We don't," snorts Path. "It's dull."
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Charlie snorts and leans on the doorframe. "Send me a postcard, Bells."
"It's relaxing," asserts Kesathi.
"It's relaxing," asserts Kesathi.
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"Certainly. Would we need to terraform Mars first, or would we go with the faster method of living in bubbles? I think that whichever we choose we should try to make sure the colony is self-reliant as soon as possible, to prevent terrible results from supply-line problems."
Vern giggles, a little. "We might try it one day, just to see."
Vern giggles, a little. "We might try it one day, just to see."