At 09:43 PM 8/6/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >"I think you might have that air too, Mira.  Though you do have a bit of a
> >temper...  You might get a 'reputation' as being hard to get along
> >with."  Mira can hear the quotes around 'reputation'.
> >
> >"But has it been a dream of yours to live that life?  To perform?"  He
> >pauses, feeling her stiffen.  "Mira, Mira, Mira... " he says, trying to
> >charm the temper, "I'm not about to force you to do something you don't
> >want, or even make suggestions.  This is just us dancing here.  Just us
> >talking.  I just want to get to know you better...."  He smiles.  "Your
> >secrets are safe with me..."
>
>She tilts her head, "Back when, I was just like all the other girls,
>dreaming about what it would be like to be her, to get on a stage and
>suddenly everyone wanted to hear me, be like me. But, honestly, do you
>think there is anything about me that says I would never ever pursue what I
>wanted most?"

Woof gets an inscrutable look on his face, pondering an answer to 
that...  "A part of me actually wants to say 'yes' to that question, but I 
haven't got enough information about you yet.  I'll let you know...  But 
for the sake of argument, and the rest of me, I'll say 'no'."

>She looks thoughtful, "Of course, its always possible that I didn't because
>if I did, I'd be just like all the other wannabes that hung around Galina.
>I don't know. I do know, that I've never not sung along when no one was
>watching."

"I believe that.  You don't want to be around me when I'm listening to an 
old vargr disc I have...  You'd think I was in heat or something...  You on 
the other hand sound really really good."

>She smiles.

That smile should be able to melt any thickness of ice...  He grins at the 
thought that flits through his mind, and then he flushes.

Woof