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"Yeah, but she knows we love her anyway," I said, smiling down at the cat who'd licked long odds to make it this far. Her fur had come in all the way since her near-death by freezing and now hairs went flying with each stroke. It wasn't unusual to find a laid-aside article of clothing blessed with cat hair, as she found it and napped on it, ostensibly taking in our scent with each breath. I rose after giving her a final pat, saying, "It used to drive Christian to distraction, finding his nice things all over with this stuff." | "Yeah, but she knows we love her anyway," I said, smiling down at the cat who'd licked long odds to make it this far. Her fur had come in all the way since her near-death by freezing and now hairs went flying with each stroke. It wasn't unusual to find a laid-aside article of clothing blessed with cat hair, as she found it and napped on it, ostensibly taking in our scent with each breath. I rose after giving her a final pat, saying, "It used to drive Christian to distraction, finding his nice things all over with this stuff." | ||
− | I brushed my fingertips with my thumb for emphasis, | + | I brushed my fingertips with my thumb for emphasis, a few stubborn hairs drifting down to the deck. I didn't mention how Joshua's trousers were already nearly whitened by his petting session, thinking he'd know soon enough. I shrugged and chuckled. |
"It's never bothered me much but then again, my coveralls aren't silk." | "It's never bothered me much but then again, my coveralls aren't silk." | ||
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"The complicated one." If it was possible for him to smile any bigger, he was working hard at doing it. "Good choice." | "The complicated one." If it was possible for him to smile any bigger, he was working hard at doing it. "Good choice." | ||
− | He laid the one on the right down carefully nearby, and then pulled four sheets of paper out of the left bag and laid them down | + | He laid the one on the right down carefully nearby, and then pulled four sheets of paper out of the left bag and laid them down a table next to Rina. "I present the ''Summer's Gift'', pop-up version." |
Each sheet of paper was a tightly drawn illustration of one half of a level of the ''Gift''. Not quite CAD level diagrams, it was clear he had drawn them from memory, but with a good deal of preciseness. He pointed to the Galley. "I drew out the room, but the Gift is more than the empty rooms, right? So if you look closely..." | Each sheet of paper was a tightly drawn illustration of one half of a level of the ''Gift''. Not quite CAD level diagrams, it was clear he had drawn them from memory, but with a good deal of preciseness. He pointed to the Galley. "I drew out the room, but the Gift is more than the empty rooms, right? So if you look closely..." | ||
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− | "Oh, but we're not done yet, Rina. That's one half the gift or one half the | + | "Oh, but we're not done yet, Rina. That's one half the gift or one half the Gift depending on how you think about it." And he reached down for the second bag and pulled out a single sheet of sketchbook paper. When he flipped it over, it revealed a full color pencil drawing of the ''Summer's Gift'' in the Black, heading towards a green and blue planet wreathed in clouds. Towards the far side of the planet was a single small browish moon in orbit. In the upper left corner, to the side of the ship was the system's sun, shining on the ''Gift'', lens flare and all. The detail was good, but clearly from memory. Everything was slightly fuzzy, but that seemed intentional, as if it was all being viewed from a dream. |
− | He handed it over to her. "The other one is too big to get framed, but you probably should frame this one. It'll keep better. These two together are to help you always have a reminder of the | + | He handed it over to her. "The other one is too big to get framed, but you probably should frame this one. It'll keep better. These two together are to help you always have a reminder of the Gift and its crew for whenever it is you eventually leave us. Maybe not soon, but I figured...why take a chance." |
He paused for a moment. "Merry Christmas, Rina." | He paused for a moment. "Merry Christmas, Rina." | ||
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