Mira Hasta-Rur wrote: > >> Mira raises an eyebrow, "Boring? No, I wouldn't say that. Like > >> any setting, it sets a tone and a mood. Unlike your MIT > >> professor, I can see seduction being right near the top. Or > >> merely 'wow-ing' someone who asked you to show her something she > >> wouldn't stumble across on her own." > > > > "Good!" he nods with a smile, "That was precisely my intended > > effect." > > > Mira raises one eyebrow, but foregoes a response in favor of.... > > >> Mira takes another bite of her food and gets one of those 'oh, > >> this is heavenly' expressions on her face as she savors it, "And > >> the food alone would be well worth the visit. What a delightful > >> excursion so far." > > > > The luncheon continues for another three trips through the > > waterfall and back to the restaurant before the diners make all the > > way through a light dessert of strawberries and cream. > > > > "Now, before we get *too* relaxed here, I think we should proceed > > to our next venue." Jac says as he stands and holds out his arm to > > Mira. > > > > The pair take the skyway back down to the village below the falls > > and stroll through it downhill toward the river. As they walk, > > Mira's attention is caught by a shop window displaying clocks. Some > > appear to be the old mechanical sort in ornate wood and metal > > houses. Others are more modern looking, some even appear to have > > holographic effects...yes they do project the time into the air. > > "What an intriguing shop," She says, "Would you mind terribly?" "No, don't mind a bit." Jac says, "Today your wish is my command." He escorts her into the dark shop. Inside it smells of old wood and oils. There are clocks and other small things on display in here. Mira is attracted to a table displaying small crystal globes. Inside the globes are images of the falls with a perfect little rainbow arcing from the top of the cliffs to the tiny village below. Looking closely she see that this is a holographic projection and the details are perfect. The water is flowing, the rainbow is shimmering and there are even tiny little birds flying around inside the globe. "May I help the Sianna and the Si?" asks an elderly woman as she comes out from behind a wooden counter. Eris AKUS
