24.Apr.13, 10:29 PM
It seemed like forever before the airheads took the bait and rushed into the room. Peorray frowned when she heard them shriek, trying to decide whether it was a good shriek or a bad one. When she didn't hear any snarls or shouts of joy, she started for the doorway to the other room to see for herself. With her luck, they really had found dresses in there, and maybe the secret way to escape that the Weyrleaders didn't want anyone to find. She pulled up short when Oahvakeen rushed back to report instead.
The content of his report got him a skeptical look and a brief glance over his shoulder toward the other room, but she shrugged and headed back to their work. At least he'd got rid of them. And if the mental image of the two covered in animal shit made her smile a little anyway, so much the better.
"At this point, I'd probably try to gag them with it." She answered truthfully. "I don't have much faith in their ability to judge beauty, though, so they might actually bring back something pretty by accident." Once Oahvakeen had inventoried the first crate, she moved to set it aside in the discard pile. "Also, I wouldn't put two marks on their remembering our existence ten minutes from now. Those two are two stuck on themselves to think about anyone else that long."
Which one, indeed!
The content of his report got him a skeptical look and a brief glance over his shoulder toward the other room, but she shrugged and headed back to their work. At least he'd got rid of them. And if the mental image of the two covered in animal shit made her smile a little anyway, so much the better.
"At this point, I'd probably try to gag them with it." She answered truthfully. "I don't have much faith in their ability to judge beauty, though, so they might actually bring back something pretty by accident." Once Oahvakeen had inventoried the first crate, she moved to set it aside in the discard pile. "Also, I wouldn't put two marks on their remembering our existence ten minutes from now. Those two are two stuck on themselves to think about anyone else that long."
Which one, indeed!