21.Oct.22, 02:53 AM
A'tay knew his meeting with K'dar went well but he still regretted not having his presentation on a large piece of wood. Zelly told him he didn't need it and that it was just him worrying too much but he truly thought it would have helped demonstrate his points more effectively. He could have made a chart, diagrams, and arrows guiding K'dar from point to point and clearly listed all of Lazerat's highlights and what he could bring to trade deals and organizing shipments in and out of the Weyr. But he made it through the new proposal without it anyway. It helped that he had more time to work on the idea and had Zelly and Lazerat himself to flesh it out. He had the initial idea but they're the ones that made it real. He almost wanted to use that as a reason why he shouldn't have even Weyrsecond but K'dar wouldn't let him resign no matter what he said. So A'tay only made sure his two cohorts got credit for the final product.
"Um, dessert?" A'tay answered after Zelly released him and led him inside. It took him longer than he wanted to admit that he didn't clue into why she offered dessert twice but with a different emphasis on the second offering. When he did get it, her back was already to him as they walked inside so she missed his flush of embarrassment. Knowing Zelly, she likely still knew he had been clueless for a moment. He shouldn't have been given the woman he lived with and all that she had taught him but maybe that just proved how nervous he still was from the meeting.
"That smells amazing," but everything Zelly created in the kitchen did so that also shouldn't have been a shock. Yet cinnamon just had a way of winning over the senses and stomach so even if he had wanted dessert, A'tay was certain that would have changed the moment he had a whiff of the buns. He shooed her to sit down so he could serve them. She had put the time into baking so the least he could do was serve the item and tidy up later--though it seemed Zelly had done a good job of that already as well.
"The meeting went well," he opened intentionally with a vague comment. 'Well' could mean Lazerazt was moving to Igen or it could mean 'K'dar didn't kick me off a ledge for another bad idea so that's a good start'. Not that he would. Maybe. A'tay didn't want to find out if K'dar could be pushed to that extreme for him or anyone else. Two plated cinnamon buns were set down on the table in front of the couch where Zelly had claimed a seat and A'tay took the other.
"K'dar liked how thorough we were and that we came at the idea from all sides," A'tay continued before a mouthful of pastry stopped him and he moaned in pleasure. "So good! And the short story is K'dar said Lazerat will be welcome at Igen and given the job."
"Um, dessert?" A'tay answered after Zelly released him and led him inside. It took him longer than he wanted to admit that he didn't clue into why she offered dessert twice but with a different emphasis on the second offering. When he did get it, her back was already to him as they walked inside so she missed his flush of embarrassment. Knowing Zelly, she likely still knew he had been clueless for a moment. He shouldn't have been given the woman he lived with and all that she had taught him but maybe that just proved how nervous he still was from the meeting.
"That smells amazing," but everything Zelly created in the kitchen did so that also shouldn't have been a shock. Yet cinnamon just had a way of winning over the senses and stomach so even if he had wanted dessert, A'tay was certain that would have changed the moment he had a whiff of the buns. He shooed her to sit down so he could serve them. She had put the time into baking so the least he could do was serve the item and tidy up later--though it seemed Zelly had done a good job of that already as well.
"The meeting went well," he opened intentionally with a vague comment. 'Well' could mean Lazerazt was moving to Igen or it could mean 'K'dar didn't kick me off a ledge for another bad idea so that's a good start'. Not that he would. Maybe. A'tay didn't want to find out if K'dar could be pushed to that extreme for him or anyone else. Two plated cinnamon buns were set down on the table in front of the couch where Zelly had claimed a seat and A'tay took the other.
"K'dar liked how thorough we were and that we came at the idea from all sides," A'tay continued before a mouthful of pastry stopped him and he moaned in pleasure. "So good! And the short story is K'dar said Lazerat will be welcome at Igen and given the job."