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a grin and reminded myself I really had to stop underestimating what he was. I knew he heard the disappointment in my voice and that certainly didn’t make my mood any sunnier.
“I left a message on her machine to call me because I was interested in sitting in on the demo. Their main sax player is out of town and won’t be back until after the New Year.”
“She told me that there were nine other members of the band excluding you and Honora,” I didn’t bother to keep the suspicion out of my voice, “and they were all there last night. She was excited about having everyone together, in fact.”
“Tony left the band last summer, so she probably views him as no longer a part of it. It wasn’t a very amicable parting.”
“So there are an even dozen of you.” I sighed and shook my head. I wasn’t going to any more concerts in the near future, that’s for sure. They were enough to make an addict out of me. Could you be addicted to magic? I wasn’t very sure, but wasn’t willing to risk it.
“When I can make it, yeah. My schedule isn’t exactly suitable to be a regular member, so I jam when I can. The rest of them live for those Tuesday and Thursday night shows.”
Okay, the man scored a point there. He was worried that I had strolled along and derailed his friends instead of getting them on a moving train in the music world. Considering the type of people he worked around on a daily basis, I could understand the misgivings and suspicion. When you spend your life putting away the bad guys, you start to see stains of that evil across the board.
I could relate to that.
“Okay,” I sighed and leaned against the doorway, nursing my coffee, “I’ll concede that you had grounds to be concerned. Now that you know I don’t run the rat race, no more wake-up calls. We’re working to make sure they get their demo and yes, I’ll be paying the cost at no obligation to the rest of you. Orifiel’s the music hobbyist, so he’s got all the connections. I’m only a fan with the front money. If you have any specific questions, he can answer them. I need to get a shower and get ready for my day now that it’s time for me to be up, anyway. Thank you for breakfast and I’m sure Honora will let you know where to be when.”
I turned and headed to the bathroom and the blessed relief of a hot shower. I took longer in the shower than I normally do and took the extra time to dry my hair. Even though I was expecting my uninvited guests to be gone when I came out, I was disappointed, anyway. The silence seemed especially heavy when I opened the door. I yawned and did what any sane person would do under the circumstances.
I crawled back in my unmade bed for a nap. I’d swing by and talk to Honora after Orifiel finished sowing the seeds of success in all the right ears.
Chapter Six
I didn’t really rest well. I was being lazy because I didn’t want to face the chaos that my moment of weakness had dragged me into. Sometimes being nice could be a pain in the neck and drop me into complications I never could have expected, such as halflings who didn’t understand the rules. At the moment, I really couldn’t hold that against him since I didn’t understand them very well, either. Laying there grappling with the situation wasn’t helping matters.
A bright light nearly blinded me as it shone directly in my face. Ordinarily, I get this feeling of dread when that light pops up telling me it was time to earn my keep. Today, though, I jumped up and held up my arms. I’d dressed in my usual uniform of slacks and a long sleeve knit shirt, but apparently that wouldn’t do. The air shimmered around me to replace it with a pair of rather worn jeans and a hooded athletic sweater with stained sleeves. The dark boots were scuffed and the heels worn to the point they weren’t comfortable to walk in.
I tried not to think about the kind of place that this was considered camouflage for. The great thing about divine intervention is
“I left a message on her machine to call me because I was interested in sitting in on the demo. Their main sax player is out of town and won’t be back until after the New Year.”
“She told me that there were nine other members of the band excluding you and Honora,” I didn’t bother to keep the suspicion out of my voice, “and they were all there last night. She was excited about having everyone together, in fact.”
“Tony left the band last summer, so she probably views him as no longer a part of it. It wasn’t a very amicable parting.”
“So there are an even dozen of you.” I sighed and shook my head. I wasn’t going to any more concerts in the near future, that’s for sure. They were enough to make an addict out of me. Could you be addicted to magic? I wasn’t very sure, but wasn’t willing to risk it.
“When I can make it, yeah. My schedule isn’t exactly suitable to be a regular member, so I jam when I can. The rest of them live for those Tuesday and Thursday night shows.”
Okay, the man scored a point there. He was worried that I had strolled along and derailed his friends instead of getting them on a moving train in the music world. Considering the type of people he worked around on a daily basis, I could understand the misgivings and suspicion. When you spend your life putting away the bad guys, you start to see stains of that evil across the board.
I could relate to that.
“Okay,” I sighed and leaned against the doorway, nursing my coffee, “I’ll concede that you had grounds to be concerned. Now that you know I don’t run the rat race, no more wake-up calls. We’re working to make sure they get their demo and yes, I’ll be paying the cost at no obligation to the rest of you. Orifiel’s the music hobbyist, so he’s got all the connections. I’m only a fan with the front money. If you have any specific questions, he can answer them. I need to get a shower and get ready for my day now that it’s time for me to be up, anyway. Thank you for breakfast and I’m sure Honora will let you know where to be when.”
I turned and headed to the bathroom and the blessed relief of a hot shower. I took longer in the shower than I normally do and took the extra time to dry my hair. Even though I was expecting my uninvited guests to be gone when I came out, I was disappointed, anyway. The silence seemed especially heavy when I opened the door. I yawned and did what any sane person would do under the circumstances.
I crawled back in my unmade bed for a nap. I’d swing by and talk to Honora after Orifiel finished sowing the seeds of success in all the right ears.
Chapter Six
I didn’t really rest well. I was being lazy because I didn’t want to face the chaos that my moment of weakness had dragged me into. Sometimes being nice could be a pain in the neck and drop me into complications I never could have expected, such as halflings who didn’t understand the rules. At the moment, I really couldn’t hold that against him since I didn’t understand them very well, either. Laying there grappling with the situation wasn’t helping matters.
A bright light nearly blinded me as it shone directly in my face. Ordinarily, I get this feeling of dread when that light pops up telling me it was time to earn my keep. Today, though, I jumped up and held up my arms. I’d dressed in my usual uniform of slacks and a long sleeve knit shirt, but apparently that wouldn’t do. The air shimmered around me to replace it with a pair of rather worn jeans and a hooded athletic sweater with stained sleeves. The dark boots were scuffed and the heels worn to the point they weren’t comfortable to walk in.
I tried not to think about the kind of place that this was considered camouflage for. The great thing about divine intervention is
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