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 Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:38 pm
"Where did he go?" demands Mara as they walk into the entrance of their cave.
"How would I know... he does that though, disappear without a word... then he pops up just when ye get good and worried." says Ari shaking her head.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:41 pm
*Kero cocks his head*
Who does?
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:53 pm
"See?" says Ari rolling her eyes as she tugs her sister into the kitchen.
"How does he do that?" demands her sister in an undervoice, plopping down on a bench beside her at the table.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:56 pm
*Kero voices an explanation of teleportation so complicated that Mara is wondering where her ears went*
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 1:24 pm
Ari rolls her eyes and whispers in her ear. "He does what I did all the time... it doesn't make him sick..."
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:23 pm
*Kero nods*
Perhaps because I've been doing it on a whim since I was 284,643 years old?
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:36 pm
Mara's mouth falls open. "How old are you?" she demands to know.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:48 pm
*Kero ticks off some numbers on his fingers*
13,023,982 years old, last I checked.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:51 pm
Her eyes get dramatically wide, making Ai come over and give her a hug. "I'll explain it later, kiddo... trust me... I did raise him and not that long ago either. But it's a bit complicated."
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:04 pm
*Kero nods*
Extremely so, in fact. But for now, let's eat!
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 5:09 pm
The conversation at the meal is a lively one, except for one individual who seems to stare at her parents a bit more than usual. Ai and Bez ignore her though. Sometimes a touch of mystery is good for the soul.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:27 pm
*Kero finally starts telling riddles*
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:21 pm
Now he has her attention. Surprisingly she is a very good riddle solver. Her quick mind can get most but not all of the riddles and he soon realizes that those she doesn't solve usually involve social mores, games, events or items she hasn't come in contact with in their tiny isolated community.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:26 pm
*Kero nods*
Okay then, you're good at this. Try this one on for size.
This thing all things devours
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers
Gnaws iron, bites steel
And grinds hard stones down to meal
Slays king
Ruins town
And beats the highest mountain down
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:32 pm
She grins at him. "That's from one of my favorite stories... Bilbo said time... and I agree."
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