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The following day, very little happens, except for Vorreedi mentioning that Yenaro has been arrested (by the civil police, for theft, on charges from a ghem-lord Miles has never heard of, as opposed to by Cetagandan security for treason).

Also, Ivan gets bored - with all the bodyguards Vorreedi now requires for them after the incident at the bioestheties exhibition, the possible spontaneity of going out with his ghem girlfriends is much reduced.

But the next day they get to attend the Singing Open of the Great Gates.

And oh, is there ever singing.

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From:

isthisart

"I think it may be lunchtime," she observes after there has been some snuggle.

From:

thisvorlunatic

"All right," he says agreeably.

To lunch!

From:

middlingalong

Ivan is already eating lunch, or possibly a very late breakfast.

"How's it going?" he inquires.

From:

thisvorlunatic

"Just fine," says Miles.

From:

isthisart

(Linya giggles faintly and obtains food.)

From:

middlingalong

Ivan peers at Miles's face and looks really curious, but he isn't quite curious enough to ask about what he wants to know in the presence of a lady.

From:

thisvorlunatic

Miles obtains food. And sits next to Linya. And... scintillates.

From:

middlingalong

"You look, uh, well."

From:

thisvorlunatic

"Oh, do I? Maybe it's because I'm happily married."

From:

middlingalong

Ivan blinks, attempting to decipher secret coded messages in this utterance.

From:

isthisart

Linya looks amused by this exchange. She tucks in to her lunch.

Edited Date: 2014-07-20 10:35 pm (UTC)

From:

thisvorlunatic

Miles beams and eats his food.

From:

middlingalong

"So, how's Russian going?"

From:

isthisart

"Do you speak it? You tell me," Linya replies, in Russian of limited idiomatic fluency but technically acceptable grammar.

From:

middlingalong

"...I'm going to assume that means you have retained more over the past day and a half than I can remember from when I was supposed to learn it as a kid."

From:

thisvorlunatic

Miles giggles.

From:

middlingalong

Ivan appears to be trying to figure out whether the two of them have had sex by psychic powers.

From:

isthisart

This is either completely lost on Linya or just too vulgar for her to acknowledge.

From:

thisvorlunatic

Miles is no help. He just keeps looking really pleased with himself. And madly in love with his wife.

From:

isthisart

By the time Linya has finished lunch Ivan is no closer to figuring this out. However, when she finishes eating, she gets up and kisses Miles on the top of the head before she departs -

From:

middlingalong

- which causes Ivan to startle in his chair, as though he has just witnessed someone turn into a frog or a piece of furniture deliver stirring oratory.