November 24, 2007

Run Away With Me

Once the Singer had gotten herself dressed, she left my wagon and started heading off... to her own wagons, I knew. Out of compulsion I walked with her. Hoping perhaps to make her see things reasonably."Come away with me,...
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November 22, 2007

Do You Have To Tell Him?

"Who cares for you now... with your papa gone?" Men don't really need women, you see. But women... they sure need men. Don't they?"Well.. The Ubar is my guardian, if that's what you mean. I live with Mama and an elderly...
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November 21, 2007

How Much Did You See?

."What are you looking at, Kazhuye?" She had that accusing look on her face as she crossed her arms over her chest after turning her back to me and rummaging through my clothing... apparently looking for her clothes. She...
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November 20, 2007

Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed

.I do not remember ever falling asleep. I only remember waking. In the usual place."Kazhuye! What are you doing in my bed?!"But that was not the usual sound I awoke too. I pulled to rub the sand from my eyes, only to find...
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November 20, 2007

Keeping Watch

.I could not make her sleep outside. Nor could I take her home to her own wagon in such a compromised state, (even if I knew where it was!) Who would ever believe me that nothing happened? Come to think of it, I wasn't sure...
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November 19, 2007

Women and Paga

.T'zuri spilled out of my wagon wrapped in my fur, only to stumble across the wagon camp enclosure to the fire again, and plop right on down to the ground. Following her cue, I too, crouched down and handed her the cup of...
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November 18, 2007

House Guest

.When I had returned, I stood there holding the second cup of paga... watching in near disbelief as she crawled right up into my wagon. Ahh hell... this was just not good. No... not good at all. Was I gonna have to camp...
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November 18, 2007

Drinking With Men

.I felt doubly bad now. First for the fact Necessity had been the culprit in making the girl cry. Secondly... for damn near drowning her. But more and more she seemed to give in to the numbing effects of the icy cold water...
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November 18, 2007

Girl, Don't Cry

.The Singer started to cry. I mean really cry... like a girl! It made me uneasy suddenly, because I have no clue what to say to a crying girl."Stop crying, T'zuri." I feel like a damn heel now, and I didn't mean to knock...
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November 18, 2007

Streams

Following the story I told... which was a rare thing in and of itself as Singers tend to be the storytellers that entertain Tuchuks round their campfires... Sakmeta had come around to talk to me. I think. Actually she'd...
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