. irrationally suddenly wanting to drive Hero like a thumbtack!"She's a big girl Tenchi." He sighed to no one. And the attraction between them was mut...al and obvious. In fact, the last time Tenchi could recall seeing sparks like that fly between two people, his high school had burned to the ground! Still, It took all the courage he had to just slowly walk away."Ah tawt yah mate bay hirsty?" Ryo-chan offered slowly, holding out the tray."That's very kind of you." Hero responded with equal care.. " Really? Hey Mom, won't my wall look great with shells like these?" I'll say. These are absolutely gorgeous." Which one do you like best?" Marissa asked Cherie."They're all so beautiful," cooed Cherie as her eyes and fingers darted from Abalone to Limpet to Conch, then a pair of Tritons. The girl's fingers traced the outline of a Lightning Whelk and fluted Clam, but it was a small but uniquely marked Cowrie to which she finally pointed."They're all lovely, but that one caught my eye for some. I don't even want to think about that.It was like talking to a girlfriend, rather than to a guy, when she had one of her chitchats with him. There was none of the underlying sexual tension that would inevitably creep into a man-woman thing. The playacting. The put-on vulnerability and giggly flirtatiousness that was expected of the woman. The barely-controlled aggressiveness that the guy was supposed to show. It was all so very stupid and so often turned sour. But talking to a gay man -- a. The rest was easy. Tim had introduced himself at the table, after making a bet with Rob that he could score with the "old broads", and then began to mentally manipulate the older of the sisters. It was the younger sister who's spirit he wanted to control - without his mental suggestions. When the older lady had departed to the water closet, Tim had dropped his pretence of being a gentleman and then told Mrs. Leveque bluntly what he had to offer. She was too surprised and outwardly disgusted by.