Seeks-Square-Crabs
Jul. 14th, 2003 07:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sythyryI begin to think that swearing off Orren once a year, or once a term even, is not quite enough. I think I should swear off Orren once a week. That might suffice.
Seeks-Slithering-Songs Strenata and I had arranged a date for this afternoon: listening to some end-of-term recitals from the advanced music students; dinner at Ghu Navage Ghu; parting ways for the evening because it is end of term and we both have a great deal to do.
I waited outside the Hall of Crypts (the recital rooms are in the crypts, presumably for better quiet. These are not burial crypts; those are elsewhere.) for a good hour and then some, enough time for the sun's flame to wane appreciably. And then I flew back home.
And when I got there, Strenata had sent me a note -- she was going to spend the afternoon hunting for square-crabs with Oonspath.
It was quite an excited note. Square-crabs are only tasty for a few days a year, and she had missed the last year because she was studying the theory of differences, and she had missed the year before because she had broken five of her ribs.
A bit of further prying (inspired by how water-stained the leaf was) revealed that she had written the note from the riverbank, about halfway through my waiting. Presumably she remembered our date, but did not think that I might have been trying to meet her there, so sent the note to my home, far too late.
In any case, Dubaille was not the most sympathetic of listeners. When I expressed complaint about Strenata's neglect, he gave me a vast stinking torrent of abuse, vileness, adultery, oppobrium, torment, and occasional bits of neglect from Lady Quissenden.
I escaped from the flood; I flew out the window! (He had the window open in wintertime for some reason concerning the pile of burnt baked worms in the kitchen, I presume.)
And so I flew to Flooosh's bakery, for complains and poptaloops. She was sweet and sympathetic, and invited me to come to her family's village for the week between terms.
A whole village of Orren.
I am once again doomed.
Why You Should Not Date A ...
I should compile a full list of reasons never to date anyone. "Never date an Orren because they will never remember a date." "Never date a Sleeth because they will kill you." "Never date a Cani because they can tell what you are thinking." Unfortunately, it should be funny, and I can't think of a single funny thing just now. Any ideas?
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Date: 2003-07-14 05:26 am (UTC)Only if they really like you. On the first date you should expect only a mild-chewing upon.
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Date: 2003-07-14 10:43 am (UTC)Never date a Khtsoyis because they'll make up new and disgusting (and impossible) things to say you did with them and think it's a good joke?
Never date a zi ri because you're only a passing diversion to them, even if they stay with you faithfully for the rest of your life.
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Date: 2003-07-14 02:06 pm (UTC)I'm not sure this applies to fellow Zi Ri. :)
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Date: 2003-07-14 12:25 pm (UTC)So there's nothing to worry about.
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Date: 2003-07-14 09:38 pm (UTC)Curious - noticed that you friended me. Might I inquire further?