Kestryll links in atop the fountain
carrying two coolers and sitting atop two boxes. He
looks around then down, and gives a deep sigh. Spotting
Cordelia leaning over some guy laying on the ground he
smacks on his most cheerful face.
You must be
Cordelia! Silly me I watched that poor fellow faint
after seeing Kuhlade's keanulint. I was sure he'd be all
right. No worries. Be with you in a
moment.
Kestryll hops out of the fountain and
takes the coolers into the Eggroom. Returning he drags
the boxes out of the fountain. 'Hope the danishes
stayed dry...' He brings those into the Eggroom and
restocks the tables, puts out some fresh coffee a few
other things and some clean mugs and things. Then
wanders back out to formally introduce
himself.
Kestryll at your service. You
must be Cordelia. Heard a bit about you and a few others
as they wandered into the Kahlo Pub or in my own various
explorations. Oh and yes, I'll
check on the Eggroom supplies as I drift in and out. I
figured it would be a good place to keep up as I heard
about the Supply shop. Hate to hear about somebody
getting lost just trying to find breakfast.
"Pleased to meet you Kestryll, you are
doing a splendid job with the breakfasts - they are very
popular."
She looks at MrD and decides she had
better introduce him to Kestryll.
"I would like
you to meet MrDeitch - he was our old adversary in the
Mystery of the Bahro Caves, but he has since reformed
his ways and is now trying to find out whether this bug
is Polly, the pet of our friend Elkae."
"Now if
you will excuse me please everyone, I need to go back to
my Relto as I need to get a shower and a change of
clothes. I shouldn't be gone long, if anyone needs me
could you please tell them I'll be back
later."
With that Cordelia links
out.
Cordelia Personal Assistant
to Professor Thietris Institution of Advanced
Exploration of Myst Worlds
"Well I...what do you..." Veronica is
flustered as she is still not accustomed to being spoken
to as if she were not someone extremely important.
Gathering her wits she states scathingly, "What manner
of footwear do you supply? The sign does say, 'If
we don't have it, you don't need it' and I can assure
you that I am in desperate need of shoes." She holds up
her shoe missing a heel in front of Grizz's
nose.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dream as
if you will live forever, live as if you will die
today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Grizz takes in the shoe. He looks again
more closely at the young lady, and maybe he sees
something there that most miss.
"Tell ya what.
Shoes like you're wearin' ain't much good down here.
What you need is a good pair of hiking boots. And while
you're at it, a change into some more rugged clothes
would help too."
He looks again, and sees a
slight tremor in the young lady's lip.
"I don't
believe I caught your name
Miss."
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D'ni Cavern Supply "If we don't have it, you don't
need it!"
Well, nice to meet you, MrDeitch.
*sniff* Smack me for being so insensitive I completely
forgot.
Kestryll walks over to the crate and
pets the poor keanulint until it calms a bit. Then
picking it up by the tail he carries it over to the
balcony with the telescope and dangles it off the
railing. He lets go once he's sure it's hooked it's tail
securely and walks back to the crate. He picks up the
lid and replaces it. Sniffing he
smiles.
There smell's fading already. I'll
take the crate with me when I leave. If it is Elkae's
Polly it'll be hanging off the balcony. Otherwise it'll
be hanging off the balcony until someone decides what to
do with it.
Losing a bit of her steam as well as her
nerve, Veronica hesitantly says, "I'm Veronica
Fairchild, recently from the Surface...*mumbles* and
various other hoods." It was better not to tell of her
other catastrophies, afterall she did need to settle
somewhere and it was too late in the day to catch the
ferry to yet another hood. She hastily calculates her
remaining money wondering how much she would have left
after buying the
shoes.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dream as
if you will live forever, live as if you will die
today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What!!! : Oh hi, Cordelia.
This must be urgent for you to leave the cavern to call
me. What's up? : Yeah ... : Yeah
... : No kidding? : Okay. Let me get this
straight. You have a Kemo keanulint in a cooler full of
Kool-Aid? Well krapolies, Cordelia, no wonder it's sick.
Get the poor thing out of there. Clean it, caress it and
keep it. : Oh, I don't know. See if you can get a
carton of crackers from the Cavern Supply. Careful not
to crush them. Keanulints are kinda kooky about
that. : Lysol is good. : No, for the
air. : Right. : I've not seen Polly for a
long time. I think she went home to Kemo to take karate
lessons. : 'Kay. Give my regards to Thietris.
Byeeee.
Rather curtly she replies, "Veronica, if
you please." She tells Grizz the same tale she's been
spouting at every other hood, "Oh I...just desperately
needed a change of scenery you see and I...am looking
around at various employment opportunities." She squeaks
loudly as she sees the ferret dash by the door, thinking
it might be a large
rat.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dream as if
you will live forever, live as if you will die
today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H'lo? : Hi again
yourself. : Whaddya mean the keanulint's
gone? : Okay, well then don't worry about it.
It'll take care of itself. : Oh, you mean the Kemo
keanulint, cooler and Kool-Aid are ALL gone!
: Yeah. : Yeah. : Probably a
klepto. : 'Kay.
Byeee.
Grizz reacts to the squeak, and just
catches a glimpse of Grassie mirrored in a display case
window. He is secretly amused. But there is something
about this young lady that he finds appealing. Being a
very trusting fellow at heart, he makes an instant
decision.
"Ronnie," he says (and grins as she
tosses her head, her eyes glaring), "truth be told, I
think you are a little down on your luck. Now I could
use a little help here in the store. I've a mind to give
you a try. If it works out, maybe your luck can change.
Now I'm about to head to the surface for the rest of the
day. I'll give you a trial here."
Ronnie...
"Well..."
"Keep the coffee hot. You can make
coffe can't you?"
Ronnie...
"Well..."
"Keep the plate full of Fig Newtons,
and help people find what they need. You can find a map
and a list of locations of goods in that big book on the
counter by the coffee maching."
Ronnie...
"But..."
"Don't get lost in the sub-levels, and
while you're here, wipe all that gunk off your pretty
face. Here in D'ni Cavern Supply, we don't just put up a
sign with the motto, we live it."
Ronnie...
"But..."
"Now I'm sure you can handle all that.
So I'll see ya tonight. Might be pretty late. Oh, and
don't forget to put on some more cavern-suitable
clothes. You'll find what ya need in block 3, aisle 4,
north side."
Ronnie... "But..."
"Well, I'm
off. Have a good efternoon."
And Grizz turns and
walks out of the store.
Ronie stands there with
her mouth hanging
open.
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D'ni Cavern Supply "If we don't have it, you don't
need it!"
After locating the proper coordinates
for the Institution Hood, Chuckles58 links there via the
linking simulator in his Takotah Alley security office.
He promptly walks into the D'ni Cavern Supply, past
Grizz and Veronica, not wanting to interrupt the
important conversation in shoe styles. Fairly quickly,
he chooses a nice orange hard hat.
Now, where
would I find a 'wedgie protector'. Don't know if I'll
need it or not, but it's better to be safe than
sorry.
After 15 minutes of searching, he
scribbled on a piece of paper and left it for
Grizz.
Leaving the store, he walks over to TLG's
new Heek store.
All right, this hood has
everything. A portable heek table would be a great
addition to the office decor.
He proceeds
inside, perusing the various games for
sale.
I wonder if he carries any games for
the Atari 2600. My Activision stampede game is on the
Fritz.
---------------------------- "Where are
the donuts?" - Atrus (realMyst) Save URU Live
upon hearing the Squeak , Grassie turns
to investigate. He also remembers he needs a
custom-sized ruck-sack. He hops back into the store,
calling out:"Oh Grizz....., sorry Miss, I guess I just
missed Grizz, but maybe you can help me find the
custom-sized ruck-sacks?"
What we did in Live,
Echoes in Eternity. Mental sanity is making good use
of insanity. The White Ferret is still here, Just try to get me
away and I'll bite!!
Grizz goes up the steps and stops at the
office to leave a note for
Cordelia.
Cordelia- I've hired that pretty
young thing that was looking for shoes. I've left her in
charge in the store. Like my daddy always
said..."nothin' like being thrown in the water to teach
you how to swim." I'm going to the surface for the rest
of the day. I'd appreciate it if you would keep an eye
on her now and then. Be sure she isn't overwhelmed or
anything. I know it's a lot to ask, busy as you are.
But I think that young lady needs a real chance.
I'll pay you back
somehow. Grizz
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D'ni Cavern Supply "If we don't have it, you don't
need it!"
Realizing she is standing there with her
mouth wide open, Veronica gulps down her sudden terror
at being left in charge of the store. She tests a small
smile out on the little ferret and says, "Hello, I am
Veronica." She frantically tries to remember all the
instructions. "Ok, a ruck-sack...ruck-sack...that would
be a bag of some kind for collecting rucks?" She has no
idea what a ruck is, but apparently this little guy
needed a bag for them and she was determined to prove
she could do this job. Walking over to the counter, she
trips over a canvas bag and goes sailing through the
air, knocking over the coffee pot which in turn spills
onto the big book on the counter. The book containing
the map and locations of all the items in the store. She
watches in horror as the book quickly absorbs the
coffee, smearing the ink everywhere. "Oh no...no..no!"
She runs behind the counter and finds a rag (a shirt
belonging to Grizz) and uses it to mop up the remaining
coffee. She looks at the ferret who is smiling so
patiently and says, "We might have a bit of a problem
finding that item
today."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dream as
if you will live forever, live as if you will die
today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cordelia links to the surface one
last time to make a sat phone
call.
H'lo? : Yeah, Cordie? : Oh,
I dunno. Kestryll comes to mind. : Honestly! He
copped the tip crock at the Age & Country. Nearly
crowned me with it, too! : Well, no, he left the
cash on the counter. He's no crook! : 'Kay.
Byeee.
[click] ____________ There's no
place like home.
[This message was edited by
Elkae on Tue April 06 2004 at 01:21 PM.]
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