" B'rill grinned, "Yeah, I know what you mean, it is comforting that this land suffers the same silliness that ours does." Silor just grunted and held...his head as he had a hangover from the dwarven ale he had drunk the night before after beating up the idiot.Matsy Rollingpin did offer them some JumJum pie before they left, but the smell made the three Elven shy away. She seemed surprised, "Most folks like my pies, what is wrong with this one." B'rill answered, "We just came from the Feydark. We. I did get to look down the front of her dress though and got a good look at her decolletage, which was formidable. She was probably forty pounds overweight, but she was a real good dancer. She carried all of her weight herself, and so we moved around the dance floor more smoothly than I had with Mildred. "My name is Jackie, what's yours?" Katrina. How old are you, Jackie?" I'm fifteen, Katrina, how about you?" Dale had already told me to not tell anybody that I was only thirteen years. " Manny interjected, then looked carefully away ... Somebody snorted...In the afternoon, I got an email from Mike, seriously asking about a Thursday night gig. I wrote back that we should probably come out and have a look at his place and lay out the job and pricing and we set a date for that evening. I picked up the girls and we cased Mike's joint...Mike had a small studio apartment that needed some cleaning -- and a poker table. I was all business, and so were the girls, talking about food. I guess it seemed more that he felt it wasn't right for him, or for him and me. But it didn't matter. Or, at least I told myself it didn't matter.I guess that's why I didn't back away from Dawney's suggestion — even though maybe I should have. Joe always seems pleased to get home and sorry to leave, but in between? I very much needed to keep myself busy.Dawney encouraged me into pursuing a PhD and helped me choose a research area. I shouldn't have agreed to take on something that was so close.