delight_in_wt | Entries tagged with void-dancer

Since Void-Dancer won't be at the No Surprise party, I decided to go see him today. I checked at his house but the only one home was his maid so I told her to tell him I'd called and that I'd stop by another day. If I waited for Void-Dancer to call me back every time he wasn't home I'd NEVER see him again. He's not very good at social stuff like that.

I went to the Temple of Reflections in the Void next and as usual stopped in the entranceway to spend some time staring at the windows to other places and worlds. I was especially looking for worlds with a lot of Durudor so I could spot

gavinfox's and

vik_thor's world maybe. I found one that might have been it! The window showed what looked kind of like a city intersection but instead of buildings made of wood they were made of MIRRORS. And not LITTLE buildings either! They were all jammed next to one another with no space in between, and they stretched so high that the window didn't show their tops. I counted at least eight levels of mirrors on one and each mirror was half again as tall as the people swingng around. The mirrors weren't perfectly reflective so it wasn't a blinding hall-of-Illusidor effect. On the streets were metal carriages that rolled along by magic without anything pulling them. And the people looked like they were made of Durudor too! They had eight legs ending in hand-feet and many of them moved around by swinging on thick ropes that spun out from their abdomens. It looked like a lot of fun swinging around among the tall buildings! So is that like your world Gavsy?

Visiting "Here" reminded me that I STILL haven't gotten a present for Kvarse ARGH and I have no idea what to get her. I haven't seen any interesting animals on my journeys! I might have to go on an Adventure just to find something. I looked in the mirrors for cute animals she might like and saw some pretty ones with heads like a taptet but slender and delicate four-legged bodies with no arms. They had short brown fur and white spots on their flanks. They were in a section of a forest where everything was in shades of brown or grey or green. All the grass and moss and leaves were green and all the wood and earth was brown or grey. Do you know a place like that, Boomsy? One of them would make a good gift if I had any idea where to actually find them.

Or I could just donate a bunch of lozens to the Nastrothon Memorial Sanctuary. Kvarse'd like that.

I was still looking at windows in the entrance hall when Mask of Infinity came out. He was escorting an unhappy-looking Sleeth. "The Temple appreciates your donation," Mask was saying. "I know it can be unsettling, but the ceremony went quite well. "Here" looks with favor upon your endeavor. That's just ... one of the ways he shows it."

The Sleeth lashed her tail. "Knowing this and being pleased by it are not being the same thing. I get what I come for. I go now." She slunk off.

I waited until she was out the door and then waved. "Hiiiii Mask-max!"

Mask of Inifinty sighed as he watched the patron depart and then turned to me with a smile. "Hello, Delight. Good to see you again, it's been quite a while."

"Soooorry I've been out of town mostly! I was gone all Chirreb on a stupid adventure and then most of Oix visiting Boomer-rooners but I'm back now. How have you been?"

"Busy. We're a bit short-handed at present. I don't suppose you've ever considered a calling with the Lord of Space?" Mask of Infinity grinned and winked at me to show he wasn't very serious.

"I did remember I worked at the Temple for um three weeks in 4378?"

"So you did. Whyever did we let you go? Your parents talk you out of it?"

"Noooo they usually wait a couple of months before trying to talk any of us out of things because we'll probably stop on our own," I said. "Velabble fired me because I forgot to show up for three ceremonies in a row where I was supposed to be assisting. She said 'I don't care how fond of you 'Here' is, if you're not present you're no use to us!'" I shrugged helplessly.

"Ah. I suppose she had a point. Not interested in giving it another go, then?" Mask walked with me back in to the main sanctuary.

"Noooo I'm rich and retired now are you reeeeeeally this desperate? Why don't you just hire Nightbloom back?"

Mask of Infinity's smile faded, and he just shook his head. "I'm afraid that's not an option."

"Why not could she really have done something worse than not showing up three times in a row with no notice?" I asked, as we knelt together towards the altar.

He shook his head again as we rose. "I can't discuss that, Delight. And it's been seven years for you. I'm sure you've matured since then."

Now I really wanted to know how Nightbloom managed to get fired, but I let the topic go as we walked the straight line crooked to the altar. "Not really I got fired in Lage for kinda the same thing."

Mask of Infinity tried to stifle a smile and failed. "I'm sorry to hear that."

"It's all right being rich is better. Is Void-Dancer around I was looking for him?"

"Alas, he's scheduled for an off-site rite all day today."

"Awww all right I'll just say hi to "Here" and all the angels while I'm here." I gave the Temple a donation since I'm rich and paid my respects and one of the angels impaled me a little in greeting which was unexpected. But that's why I have Remedy for Locador and it was nothing serious.

I went home afterwards and figured I'd try again tomorrow. But then Void-Dancer surprised me by returning my call that evening.