"Just ask me, silly," Maria said, grinning at him. He was adorable when he got all huffy; she was beginning to understand the satisfaction Sheifa got out of relentlessly teasing people. "It might not be my area of expertise, but I think I can hold up a mirror just fine, at the very least."
At his question, she looked thoughtful, but the makings of a smile was on her features. "It happens less in Aquaria, true, and much less in Airyglyph. But in the Sanmite Republic... remember Roger, the kid Fayt mentioned? He's a Menodix. They're descended from raccoons. So he looks like a human child, but with a raccoon's ears and tail. There's a lot of Menodix in Surferio, and other humanoids." She was confident nobody would beat an eyelash about his appearance, even if he didn't exactly have the big white wings of a Featherfolk.
She suddenly remembered something, fishing out a communicator from her pocket. Fayt, true to his word, had made her one, although he'd reminded her at least half a dozen times that she shouldn't be careless in using it, UP3 and all. Cliff had laughed, saying he was still a square even after everything the inhabitants of Elicoor II had seen. "I had Mirage cash in my investments, so we have a few thousand fol to get started. What do you want to do?" It was so like Maria to think of the practical things in life.
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Somehow, Aligoté could always bring out the softer side of her -- and nowadays she didn't mind so much.
At his question, she looked thoughtful, but the makings of a smile was on her features. "It happens less in Aquaria, true, and much less in Airyglyph. But in the Sanmite Republic... remember Roger, the kid Fayt mentioned? He's a Menodix. They're descended from raccoons. So he looks like a human child, but with a raccoon's ears and tail. There's a lot of Menodix in Surferio, and other humanoids." She was confident nobody would beat an eyelash about his appearance, even if he didn't exactly have the big white wings of a Featherfolk.
She suddenly remembered something, fishing out a communicator from her pocket. Fayt, true to his word, had made her one, although he'd reminded her at least half a dozen times that she shouldn't be careless in using it, UP3 and all. Cliff had laughed, saying he was still a square even after everything the inhabitants of Elicoor II had seen. "I had Mirage cash in my investments, so we have a few thousand fol to get started. What do you want to do?" It was so like Maria to think of the practical things in life.